IK Multimedia AmpliTube 4 Review by Sweetwater 

No one does an in depth demo like Mitch Gallagher.... a true professional! Give the man a pay raise

Oh thank god for you guys. I just wasted a pile of time on a number of other (actually newer) reviews of A4 that didn't tell me what I needed to know. I just got the full A4 package from IK and had a few question as you can imagine. Good work Mitch and Sweetwater guys!

I like the way Mitch smoothened the distortion sound near the end of this video!

Got it yesterday! Just awesome as always! Amplitube is the best modeler out there, today, hands down. Easy, affordable and the tones that you can get with a little bit of tweaking and knowledge of what you're doing, are simply amazing!

Great as always Mitch! I've had Amplitude 4 for awhile but not really played with it till now as I just bought the Orange collection from you guys. I didn't realize how powerful Amplitude was til now. Thanks!

I love Amplitube - Not as good as a real tube amp BUT for a fracture of the price you get a hell of a lot of tone!

Nice coverage Mitch! I'd been delaying buying this plugin, but finally got it. Watching this certainly helps to get an idea of how to use it.

I've tried almost everything I could find and personally I think Amplitube is a real underdog, if you want the meatiest thick metal tone software can provide get this product

Great in-depth review as always Mitch.

Thanks Mitch, as I am new to this soft ware full stop I had no idea how to use or setup, all I wont to do is plus in my axe and play. There's extremely little info for a person starting out I like me. With your in depth description on all formats of operation I can now go away with some confidence and understanding how this all works through a P.C - IK Multimedia wasn't any help with my inquires

Man that sounds great. I’m still trying to figure out how to use the gear . Love it , incredible sounds and video .

The only thing cooler than playing around with a new cool toy like this.......is getting a good buzz and watching Mitch play around with it. 😁👍👍🖖😎

Thank you Mitch. Always enjoy your reviews. You clearly have a solid understanding of the products you present. The quality of your voice is also easy on the ears. What do you guys think about this vs Overloud's TH2 product (just from the perspective of amp emulation)? Most digital amp emulators have a weird thing happening in the harmonics which just doesn't sound right. This and TH2 seem to be pretty food in that regard. Thoughts?

At 4:28 the Preset Browser is shown. MOST of these presets are not simply available, you have to buy them first. Also "Preset Exchange" button is shown. There are currently NO user presets files you can download from this site for Amplitube 4. They are all for Amplitube 3 which will not open in Amplitube 4. I had no idea about these 2 things, before buying.

Mitch, do any of the Marshall emulations go up to "11"?

Excellent demo Sweetwater and diggin using this myself. Maybe cork-sniffers can tell the difference between the new British amp models in Amplitube 4 and Universal audio's official Marshall amps, but both sound pretty damn good and usable to me. I can save all of my presets and don't have to spend thousands of dollars on mic's and amps and go deaf trying to get a good sound out of the real thing. That said - what I really could use is some good Vox AC30 and country/tele clean to warm options (e.g. Beatles Nowhere Man tone). It seems like most of these products have a sea of Fizzy metal sounds for tone-tester types, but very few good sounds that could get you a nice Folsom Prison Blues, Chattahoochee, Brad Paisley tele tone (or even Sweet Home Alabama & Sultans of Swing).

Great review. A4 is an awesome program. Thanks Mitch.

Really good presentation of Amplitube 4s features.. nice job

That Dirty blue one tone sounds amazing !

Something like this could spell trouble for my guitar progression. I would spend more time playing with different tones (with no intentions other than hearing the different tones) than I would spend time actually playing my guitar!

Great demo! You mentioned this working with your DAW. Does this work well inside of GarageBand?

Mitch, You really did a great in depth review. Amplitube 4's sound options are INCREDIBLE! Thanks for Sharing.... :0)

they plan on doing amplitube 5? Also, thank you, Mitch.

Thank you for yor clear and concise explanations.Greetings from the Netherlands

AmpliTube is a secret weapon, but you need to fidle around with all the features, creating your own presets. Mainly because the presets that come with AmpliTube sound horrible, and I mean almost every single preset they done sounds horrible until you adjust them. But then, you can get a lot out of the tool! AmpliTube is fantastic.

Great work bud, good stuff! Love Sweetwater!

I'm just a hobbyist and don't need 5k of amps. I also live in an apartment and this fine for me.

Is this version being demoed the one that Sweetwater sells for $499?

Hey Mitch...Your videos are way cooler than Im sure they are supposed to be. LOL. But wanted to say congrats on the weightloss..you look great dude!

Sounds great.I am new to recording on a computer.Can you run IK Multimedia through monitors?Also would it sound any good?Is that what you are doing?Or is headphones your only option to hear what you are playing?Thanks!

Very great review!!! Congratulations

What monitors are you using? Great demo!

The best review ever.

But the big question is: Does all of the different amps, pedals, mics etc etc sound close to the real deal? If you mix up a good tone in Amplitube 4, and you go out and buy the gear to make that tone, would you then get a very close match?

Great review, thanks!

So are the iOS and pc versions separate products? I have to buy both if I want to have it at home and on the road? Do I have to buy the iPhone and iPad apps separately as well?

If we forget about all the fancy bits and pieces it comes with, basically, it is a software multi fx unit rather than a hardware one such as gt-100 etc . . . and it needs a powerful computer to work! Maybe one could record clean guitar into DAW then use this to add effects later, but then could u play the same riffs without live distortion sustain etc? Arguably a hardware multi fx box (if u don’t fancy a chain of real stomps) would be a better bet and this is somewhat of a white elephant.

It seems like you are getting a lot of questions here! Hopefully someone wouldn't mind answering one more... Is everything in the video from the stock program, or are there any of the add-ons that you buy seperately? In the trial/demo almost everything is locked and was wondering if more things are unlocked after buying it.

Stupid question here..this is exactly what is included with iRig2 HD? And this can be opened as a plugin in another daw as well??

Hi, need some help here, I've just changed my interface but with this new one I can't open amplitube 4 in standalone. It works in my DAW but when I try to open the standalone nothing happens. I haven't chosen my interface in amplitube options, maybe that might solve it but I haven't figured how to access the menu which chooses the interface. Can somebody help me..

Mitch did you use a DI box to boost your signal or did you record direct into your interface

Somehow sitting on a desk chair with a guitar in front of a computer doesn’t cut it for me. I’ll take a basement, a good amp and a few good pedals any day.

I have the full amplitube app on my iPad which is great, but how do I get the legacy amp simulation? I don't see it on any options

Many thanks for the excellent review. A4 was a pig for me to get set up under Windows 10. IK Support were very patient but it took weeks just to install the StealthPedal audio interface driver. In the end it had to be installed under Windows 7 Compatibility Mode.Note that the StealthPedal is no longer sold in US. Then the StealthPedal MIDI Control software would not run properly and I still have problems. Basically, when it starts, it is minimised to the task bar and so cannot be switched on or adjusted. When it will not start up properly I have to reinstall - damned nuisance.

Hi Mitch great reveiw, did they remove the drum tracks from amplitude 4?

This video looks like someone walked into the marketing manager's office in a panic like, "Um Mitch, our guitar player we hired called out sick today and nobody else here can play guitar. We're just going to set up real quick in your office on your desk here and film this promo real quick! K? THX!!! "

I just got this software based on this video. It costs $200.00. It took approximately 6 minutes to download. At 4:20 does Mitch not say " The pre-sets that ARE LOADED UP INTO APLITUBE 4"? I click on these and they are not loaded. It my understanding that I have to PAY for the presets he just said came loaded in the software. How the hell am I misunderstanding his statement!

I just want to make sure, did you say you can input audio? Here's my issue, I'm currently using Reason which doesn't support VSTs. So if I could input my tracks then record the guitar part in this software, then export or bounce the guitar session into Reason that would be awesome! Please let me know, thanks

How much ?? Also what kind of interface do I need??

great video! but how did you get it to sound so clear?? I just downloaded it and it;s awful... makes a loud high pitched squeal the entire time I use it, even on clean channels.

I don't understand what is the subject you are reviewing: is this Amplitube 4 OR it is Amplitube 4 DELUXE or custom/fender whaterver? What amps are REALLY included with the basic A4? There are so many options I am confused. The website itself doesn't help a bit. Frustrating. Thank you for your precise review, very interesting and helpful! I've learned a lot here! Bye and have a nice day everyone

It is mentioned that Amplitube 4 is not a replacement to Amplitube 3. I decided to do a Google search and could not find information on the differences and IK Multimedia's website only seems to offer Amplitube 4. So are they products that supplement each other, or was this video simply made at a time where Amplitube 4 had not integrated all the features needed to act as a full replacement for Amplitube 3? Can someone please elaborate on this for me.

Does this have Mesa amp models in it? then what is the difference between this one and the "AmpliTube MESA/Boogie"

saves me a couple of million worth of gear

What's the box under your monitor? Is it just some sort of preamp?

It's possible to use this interface with IPhone Amplitube 4, Garageband ou Bias FX, 1 channel before the preamp head and 2 channel after the preamp, in the effect loop, like 4 cable method ? Will have sound "Latency" problem ? I would like to replace my effects processor rack. Could you make a demonstration video ?

About comparing any amp sim to real amp: there are at least three aspects of comparing to real amp: how do you feel it under your fingers, how it shake your pants when cranked up, how does it sit in the mix. And here is why people make the biggest mistake when they say: "Can't be compared to real amp", because they don't say about in what way. Is it not shaking your pants, because you play on headphones instead of 4x10 cabinet? Or maybe it doesn't feel like real amp, because it doesn't have "that feel under fingers" when playing? Or maybe it can't be compared to real amp, because it doesn't sit in a mix and sound like shit. Or maybe... (here other maybe)... Most important thing - any amp simulation sound/feel different on different interface. Put Amplitube or "any other amp simulation" to shit interface worth 50$ and next put it to some top class 2000$ worth interface and tell me there is no difference. It will be like driving Fiat 500 vs Porshe 911, despite of using still the same amp simulation. Better interface gives better experience, closest to using real amp in a way of feeling the instrument and sitting guitar in the mix. Very often you hear: "This or that amp sim can't compare to AXE FX II"... It can't if you consider that AXE value is over 2000$ and you try to compare it to Line6 GX or Focusrite Solo worth less than 100$. The difference AXE FXII vs cheap interface is in preamp quality, AD/DA converters, ect. You may load the same fuel to Fiat 500 and Porsche 911, but experiences from taking a ride with each of this cars will be different. Someone may say: "So why buy an interface for 2000$ when you may have outstanding tube amp for this price?". It depends what you need and what for. I've chosen good amp sim and good interface, because I play and record and home, and my neighbours are a big fan of quiet neighbourhood. It doesn't shake my pants - my amp sim I mean - because I'm using headphones or studio monitors instead of 4x10 cabinet with 100W valve amp, but under fingers it feels like good real amp.

And, can we multi out all those mics?

Do you have speakers hooked up in this demo? I can only get sound out of my passive bass, and it sounds nothing like this; the active bass is zip, zero, nada. Can't hear a damn thing.

Hello Mitch. I need some help. I purchased IRig hd2. Dealing with amplitude 4. Many features, amps, etc I see are on this. I cant find them though on amplitude. Could you give me insight on what I need to do. I would be thankful. Not much online to help here.

So we can have both Amp 3 AND 4 installed side by side?

Thank you.

How do you keep it quiet on the high gain mode and also with those pedals. I usually use the noise gate on some heavier sounds.

What analo-digital interface is used before going into the computer.. Is there a sound card requiered what are the minimum demands for computer processor?...What are the recommondation of all of this s I can use Amplitube best.

Amplitube4 is awesome

Sad to say, Amplitube is not compatible and does not recognize my Universal Audio Arrow interface. I submitted a service ticket with IK Multimedia and never received a response. The folks on the IK Multimedia forum were of no help and didn't even respond to my question, so don't look to them for "support".

can we use Bluetooth speaker?

Does the plugin works with Audacity ?

with amplitude 4 can you use a focusrite interface?

I bought Amplitube 4 but I can't open it after I installed and registered

Awesome!

The only thing that sucks are the latency issues you'll encounter. I always have issues and my computer is clean and has 8 GIGS of RAM.

Sorry abput this question but What mic are you using on this video? Thx

hi great video bro , can I change the metronome sound in amplitube 4 ??

What audio interface is the computer monitor sitting on?

what interface do you use ? ( the red one on the table)

I'm thinking of getting the AT4 MESA/Boogie package. Does the M/B package come with all the looper stuff in the base package?

I'm having a weird sound when i use an overdrive pedal in the stompbox section. Does anybody know what might be wrong ? The other pedals work just fine without any noise complaints...

I dont know from where the sound is coming in his setup. Guitar-ipad with A4-??

can i use amplitube 4 as a plug inn with Audacity on a mac running high seirra OS

what audio interface do you have there

what is the latency like?

love the software so far, i have a question tho whats a pedal i can get that will allow me to control my wah and volume pedal on the modeler?

My Amplitube 4 standalone has a slight delay or latency. Is there any way to fix this? I tried experimenting with the buffer size but that only created artifacts or drop outs.

Can you try this free before purchasing?

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Does Amplitude have the ability to import MP3 backing tracks to jam along with?

how do you export presets to save on external hd

Can i use this live?

Whats the best way to record a track with Amplitube 4? Say for example in GarageBand?

Mitch, you really know your stuff when it comes to the newest gear, but you will never be accused of being a guitar player:) SW is by far the best company out there for everything musical, so you got that going for you!

how do i download AmpliTube on mij MacBook pro

Do I need also Amplitube Tube 4 (70€ Standart thing) + Mesa Boogie or Can I play only with the Mesa Boogie plug in? Would be very happy about an answere 😜💪

How I can connect my guitar amp to PC?

How many GBs of space do I need? Im trying to find what the hard drive requirements are.

Does anyone know the answer to this question: in the mic sim section you can set the width of the two room mics. How would this affect the common process of duplicating a guitar track and panning 1 hard left, the other hard right, etc. Would that be canceling out the width that Amplitube is creating?

So Brit amps on top of other options or, wow it sounds like British amps only. Really? If that is the case that is a real deal killer for me.

Wish the plugins were compatible with Mac Catalina

All the wonderful amp options and you ONLY use ONE!!! HELLO!!!

My software doesnt sound anything like this , and i have a official cable ... trying to get it to work for 2 years now . and no succes . record sound is crap . even different then how it sounded when i recorded it :(