IK Multimedia Amplitube 5 - Is This The Best Guitar AmpSim? 

For once an Amplitube 5 clip that actually shows how to use Amplitube 5 and not just someone playing through a bunch of presets , it earned my subscription.

The thing Amplitube 5 nails that I love is that they have the amps that look like the real thing. That's something that always throws me off w/ modelers. There is something to being able to tweak what looks like a real amp. I was blown away with the tones when I first discovered ampltiube 5.

Every time i think your software tones can't get any better, you release something new !! Amazing sounds and the cleanliness of your picking allows everything to shine through. Fantastic job mate !!!

I like a 15 minute video from you because you know what you’re doing. Since you’re a session guy when players ask where can they learn how to get a great sound I’d send them to you. Whether or not they use software or not, you’re a great teacher and a great player with a great sense of sound so much props to you as always Paul.

My tonex pedal arrived this week so I followed along with this creating the same tone in Amplitube and also enjoyed learning some tasteful licks and chord voicings from you. Beautiful sounds and playing as always.

I've been using Amplitube 5 for a couple years now. The sims are great. Pedals are great. Just need a foot controller. ToneX pedal and an expression pedal might fill that void. My favorite part is playing Amplitube through my Boss Katana. Using the power amp in, I turn the Katana into a FRFR speaker cab. I either turn the cab sims off and just use the preamps or use 2x12 cab models to match the Katana cab for the most realistic playing experience. Between the master volume on my I/O, the master volume in Amplitube, and the master volume on the Katana there is so much tonal variety for anyone. Amplitube and/or Tonex, Boss Katana, and maybe an expression pedal can provide a crazy amount tones for less than a brand new Marshall JCM800 head. That whole "amp in the room" feeling can be had with the Katana as your speaker cabinet. In my opinion I feel like that whole saying comes from people playing plug-ins and sims through desktop/studio speakers. H.W. from ToneJunkies said it himself too. Plug Amplitube into the Katana or any speaker cab and that air being pushed at your feet will give you the "amp in the room feeling."

Good stuff Paul as always. I got a Tonex and Ampljtube 5 after watching your videos.

I think IKmultimedia has got it backwards, they should have released an Amplitube pedal with Tonex software, instead of a Tonex pedal with Amplitube software, how are we supposed to take that beautiful effects and amp chain that you created to a gig, I am not bringing my laptop to a gig. I will wait for the Amplitube pedal. Great demo, and nice tones.

The amp models in Amplitube 5 are very good too... even without Tonex a great tone is possible.

I have been thoroughly impressed with the TONEX so far. It is perfect if you want amp captures in a box small enough to fit on your Pedal Board. And once you set it up, you don’t have to mess with the computer anymore at all. It has allowed me to take dozens of my favorite apps with me anywhere, and at a fraction of the cost of the quad cortex, Kemper, or Axe Effects.

That guitar sounds killer! And of course you’re playing is killer.

Sounds beautiful and articulate.With the perfect heft.

sound is great! I have got the Tonex pedal and I am so impressed. Your Strato is amazing... never seen before the semi hollow with with P90 style pickups... it sounds incredible!

IK Amplitube 5 is a great product

Funny because i always hated the amplitube's sounds in général, lack of realism and reactivity but that new version sounds really good... great review, thanks.

Finally, someone who isn't doing software demo tones with all high gain metal. It's super easy to get metal tones, but not so easy to get clean, edge of breakup, octave fuzz, etc.

Great video Paul.... replicated your settings at my end and sounded awesome. Love how you break down the steps when building a patch. Cheers.

To Bad the tonex pedal does not do all these, all the ambient effects/vibs. trems. IF you could download all the Amplitude 5 stuff unto a Tonex pedal then I MIGHT buy into this Multimedia, but until I can take it to sessions, well not there yet, I am afraid. REALLY NICE playing and Demo.

This is so helpful! Thank you. Would you consider making a video showing different presets in the context of an arrangement with Amplitube 5 and Tonex amps (even in several genres)? Would be amazingly useful since your tones are so mix ready. There are so few videos with production and context in mind. Your knowledge in this area is really valuable for those of us trying to make better sounding productions.

The Matchless model in the preset pack is great 👋

Yeah, I'd be pretty happy with that too, Paul!

It sounds the best out of all the software I’ve considered.

I’ve been using Amplitude 5 since it came out and it’s great once you understand how to tweak it. The Engl amps are my favorites. I also use Neural Cali and that’s quite phenomenal as well. I’m not familiar with Tone X and not quite sure what is different between it and Amplitude 5, I do know however that I can get any tone I want with Amplitude 5. The Neural stuff sounds and feels more like playing through a real tube amp, but that’s not to say that Amplitude 5 doesn’t. I don’t know if this makes any sense, but playing trough Amplitude feels softer when playing. I’ve been playing since I’m 12, played the bar circuit from 17 to 32, and now enjoy just making noise at home with my recording projects. In the years I played semi-professionally I owned quality amps and guitars so I have a bit of an idea what sounds and feels good. I find with any of these amp plugins is to pay attention to the signal going in the interface and the signal hitting the software. You don’t want it too hot or too weak. Great video by the way :-)

First, your playing is phemoninal, Second the tones you create are spectacular. Got a subscriber now.

I didn't think it was to long at all in fact I want more !! as usual all your sounds are Top Notch and this patch is no exception sounds fantastic, to me anyway. I really enjoyed the whole process starting from scratch how you chose the position of the effects and the evolution of the sound thanks Paul, any chance you can share the patch ?

Amplitube 5 is my go to nowadays, because if you can't get the tone you want from it you need to learn about how tone works basically. Sure I could spend thousands of dollars on hardware to get an even more realistic tone, but you'd have to be a tone Rain Man to hear the difference in a good mix. IK Multimedia's ToneX takes this even further by allowing you to emulate any gear sound. They still need to work at integrating ToneX better with Amplitube 5 but I'm sure that is coming. The point is the tones you can get with this software is only second-to-best to the real deal, and for a penny compared you can own three studios worth of hardware at your fingertips. The rest is up to you knowing how to handle tone through EQ, effects, and mixing.

This is helpful for me. I have Amplitube 5 as well and I cant dial in a tone to save my life! Ill watch and rewatch this to help, thanks!

Really interesting to hear a "non-sponsored" view of Amplitube and TONEX. Motivates me to go and rediscover Amplitube taking into account some of your tips (and perhaps combining with MIDI :) ). Thanks Paul!

Wow! This sounds so good!

Thank you for that video. Now I understand some things my Tonex can do! I am a digital dinosaur and still learning… And I got that sound replicated!

Very inspiring Musician.....One one my favourite channel indeed!

Without a doubt, the breadth is spectacular 🤩 since it runs on a PC there is no storage limit like the multi effects, recording, live performance with midi pedals I love its quality And its practicality, if you obviously know how to use the daw and amplitude, as well as a good audio interface, and good speakers where you can do it live, a marvel even in 2024.

Funny that you made this video, as I was searching around how to "sound" with Amplitube. I bought it a few months ago, and left it away, because it doesn't sound in my studio. My goal was also to take it to small gigs where I don't have enough space for my gear. But it does not sound as you make it sound... I will try your settings, knowing that I can't get the same, as I don't own a Tonex...

We want pack number 2 please for ToneX pedal guys! I love so much pack1 !!😅❤🎉

Absolutely amazing tones your getting!😎

Amazing tones! I just got a Tonex pedal and I'm excited to really dive in. Great Video and amazing playing.

Nice. The joys of technology 😊

Love the guitar Paisley

Awesome tone for room / silent recording..subscribed

I think one can’t go wrong with many of the sims available today, it’s nice to ha ve options isn’t it? Well done Mr. Drew. Question? I wonder why I haven’t seen you ever use a HX stomp, or have you and I’ve missed it. Enjoy your live streams with Sir James as well. Thank you. 🙏😎

Great playing BTW! I dig it dude!! You got a bit of Nuno Bettencourt style in your playing, and that my friend is a compliment!

Just came here to say that your Tonex capture pack is awesome. Way better than anything from IK.

Ha, IK Multimedia do know you made this video now, because I found video in their site... anyway - cool concept, was wondering if one day you can (or maybe you have) done an A/B comparison of the actual matchless mic'd up vs your ToneX sim capture within Amplitube. I'd be very interested in that.

Great, Many Thanks for this.

Fantastic. Thank you.

Got it now needed an update, managed to recreate the patch from your Video thanks Paul

How many people get to say, "while I wait for my studio to be built." I've got Amplitube and Tonex and to be honest after tweaking I usually arrive at the same sound. I don't think a lot of people realise just how good Ampltube can be. For me it's the best amp sim solution if you are looking for a variety of tone. Neural are great but only concentrate on one or two amps per sim.

I take pedals to rehearsals because most often, that is when I create my sounds to match the band, especially when it needs to be done instantly. I can’t imagine how taking my PC,an interface and speaker would work out in that situation. Also, these software packages look like i’d need to spend days working out how to do basic things with and most pedals don’t. I would like to see the comparison between having a pedal and amp rig vs software in real time.

Awesome video, awesome playing, awesome sound. Thanks for sharing the capabilities of Amplitube I am considering giving soft a try. Do you notice latency when playing using your PC/Mac?

This is wild and wacky, all at the same time! Complements on a fantastic review, well thought out to demonstrate what a great sound software can provide. Any ideas what I can do with my Mesa Boogie😆

Sickest guitar ever!!!

Paul, great sound and demos. For an apartment, through headphones which has the best touch and less latency, Boss GT 1000 Core or Multimedia Amplitude 5? Sold my Helix LT, could not do it for me. Thanks

Check out the new 1.5 updated to ToneX. Much improved interface.

Awesome guitar, is that a Fender custom shop build? Pink paisley thinline stratocaster with p-90s? Fantastic sounds, too.

If all you want is sustain thru endless distortion; Amplitube is your guy. If you are looking for that incredible Fender Compressed Clean Chime Sustain....Forget it !!!

So is ToneX included in Amplitube 5? Or both when you get the pedal? Don't really need the pedal, but ToneX sounds amazing. I see that it's also a standalone app, but without any effects. Really on the fence of getting this, or something from Neural DSP (Mesa Boogie IIC+).

Your playing and tones are superb. How could you send these tones to the front of house or an FRFR speaker?

That guitar is luuuuuurvely.

Hey Paul, always a superb video, well done. Do you think the software is good enough if you only play at home? I assume the pedal is mainly for gigging? Amplitude is much more polished than NAM.

neural dsp better?

Great video

Holy Strat!

Thx for the impressive tones. What is the roundtrip latency at this point in time? How to get the direct signal into a DAW for later reamping. Does TONEX in this regard have a Direct out?

Great video and great ones!!!! Does the ToneX pedal make sense or does it have value if you do not plan on capturing amps/effects? Thanks again!!!!!!!!!

If they can make a rack or all in one floor unit under $1500 they should do well I feel it has to be coming soon

Hey there Paul, Wonderful Vid! is there anyway i can control the an Amplitube wah with my foot using an expression pedal?

Show us all how you can blow your monitors because they have the volume completely maxed out when switching presets ! The default settings are so high even with your guitar turned off ! This is a big problem that nobody discusses. Let's not forget about when the default presets have pedals with the amps that the volume is even higher ! I guess I'm going to have to make a video so people can see the problem with the software for Amplitube and Tonex software.

I’ve got all of them. Amplitube needs a heck of a lot of tweaking to get a decent sound, and the IRs are terrible. S Gear is a better choice for midpoint cost. Ultimately get a Neural DSP like Petrucci. That has 4 amps from Peizo to mega gain,but it can do cleans and crunch. The IRs are excellent and it’s super quick to get a sound. Got the ToneKing, Rabea and Soldano ones too. All excellent. Nembrini also do superb affordable amp sims. Their Dumble is amazing, for like £20!! As for IRs just get OwnHammers… learn from my mistakes… I bought tons of different brands. Celestion's are good too. Hope this helps someone.

I have Amplitude 5, which comes with some basic version of ToneX. I struggle to figure out which ToneX models I can download and use with my lesser version of ToneX. Is there some chart I am missing somewhere that describes this?

To what value was the main input set in order to sound like the real amps they are modelling?

Hi Paul did you have your ToneX pedal connected to your mac ? to access the sounds stored within the tonex pedal ?

Great tones but why it is so noisy? Other guitar software is not so noisy. I compared this to Guitar Rig and Helix Native. Amplitube seems to me the best, but this noise :( I use the same guitars, cable and interface for all guitar softwares. I hear this noise on this video too.

I’d been using Amplitube for around 6 months and then I went back to a traditional valve amp with pedals just for a change. I recently plugged back into Amplitube just for the hell of it and for some reason could not get along with it at all. The latency just seemed more noticeable and it immediately put me off. I went straight back to my traditional amp.

I got my Tonex pedal two days ago, but I can't find this capture anywhere. The pedal came with Amplitube 5 and ToneX max software. Can someone point me to this capture?

Tonex - Really difficult to use search function. Searching full string and variations. I got your free cap ( Matchless Independence 35 TSR ) to load once but it had the hiss like i didnt own it. Odd. I own full version of Amp5 and thought I was using TonexCS

Software and profiling is getting really good. Are you running all this into monitors? Frfr? Thanks

Great...would you mind sharing that preset

I'm using this on a powerful PC with a beringer UMC204HD interface, but only going into powered PC speakers.. and the volume is considerably lower, do I need proper Monitors?

I wonder, do you run the guitar straight into an audio interface and through amp5+tonex? cause My tone seems to be much muddier using the very same presets :(

As impressive as all of this is, it just further confirms that I never want to get into a system where I have to sit in front of a PC or have an app open to play guitar. Guitar for me is the outlet for mental health after staring at my computer all day. I want my guitar experience to be the complete opposite. Tones are amazing though!

BIas FX please...

for some reason im getting a static noise when i open amplitude 5 i got the free version and its the app doing it not my guitar

Hi. why does not work amplitube 5 in studio one?

tried it. didn't like it all. one thing for sure it is my fault cause you sound great as always :D

I thought this was about amplitude 5 not ToneX ??

So I have amplitube 5max..do I buy tone to do what you did? What is the process to do what you just did?

ToneX pedal is fun to use right out of the box. But I have no idea how the hell to operate it as an interface using amplitube and get it to sound good. I’ve messed around with every setting on the pedal, but no matter what I do as soon as I switch from ‘live’ to ‘interface’, it turns to shit. Heaps of white noise, no clarity. There’s a way around this im sure, but I don’t know what it is. I use a high end MacBook Pro, normally I run just the helix floor as an interface, and sounds amazing. I use jbl mk2 powered monitors using line out for left and right 1/4”. My settings are all correct on the ToneX pedal as far as I know, and also the MacBook in/output. I’m trying to run just the ToneX, I’ll figure out how to use it with a helix floor later. Advice anyone? Something obvious I could be missing?

Does anyone know if the Amplitude 5 Max upgrades to v2, or are they separate products? If I purchase the 5 Max, do I need to pay for another upgrade? Thank you all!

Amplitube 5 or tonex max??

Thanks Paul.. Did you have a real pedal on in front of all this too ?

so tonex can combain in signal chain amplitube5 plugin?

I think NDSP is still better in terms of just the sound and of course out of the box tones.

So since the pedal its self doesnt have delay can you use delay within the software and put it as a preset on the pedal?

Nothing comes close to softube's amp room, but amplitube is a low s tier/high a tier sim. It's greatest strength is the sheer volume of stuff. Good chance anything you can imagine is available in there in some form or another. And it generally compares well to other sims in direct shootouts where there's overlap. On the negative side: option paralysis (if you believe in that), gear redundancy, the GUI is still cumbersome, the cab system isn't a favorite, and much of the effects, cabs, and some of the older amps (and gear in general) just isn't that inspiring (though v5 went a long way toward correcting this). And tone net is like 80% garbage; not always worth wading through it. I've had amplitube max since v4 and v5 can compete or beat anything. Though when I do use it, it's mostly just the amps, with the effects and can coming from elsewhere, usually amp room.

So, what ere you using?!!...

What guitar is that?

i tryed it and didnt like it sir. i cant feel it. Maybe its just me

What’s the P90 pickups in that lovely tele?

Cant this software run on the TONEX pedal???? Why the hell not??? WTF?

I've been drawn to Revalver lately. Amplitube seems overly processed & does a poor job at the VOX style amps