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

In today's video, I am looking at IK Multimedia Amplitube 5 to see how easy it is to build a great guitar tone.
To download The studio Rats TONEX Preset Pack
www.thestudiorats.net/product...
Link to Amplitube 5 Software
www.ikmultimedia.com/products...
The Studio Rats are core band members Paul Drew on guitar/production/mixing, drummer James Ivey and Dan Hawkins on bass. They collaborate with singers and musicians to produce radio-ready songs.
#ikmultimedia #tonex #amplitube5max

[@ReasonableAssumption]

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.

[@lorenmorgan1931]

Yeah the presets that come with are the worst. I can get good tones out of it when I start with a blank slate. Also in this video the use of a Tonex amp is really what does it.

[@mikehunt576]

should amplitube be called aliexpress amp sim copy of copies of copies for fakers who play covers and dont care about anything unique?

[@ciri151]

@@mikehunt576 found the salty elitist

[@mikehunt576]

@@ciri151 many women who give me head say that too..

[@RogerThat902]

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.

[@LaurenceRutherford]

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

[@mark_heath]

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.

[@gimmee99]

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 !!!

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers Scott, much appreciated.

[@dantucker7390]

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

[@velocitystudiomix]

Absolutely amazing tones your getting!😎

[@seanwalsh999]

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.

[@Utubewrk123]

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.

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers Jackrobb

[@LaurenceRutherford]

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

[@StratsRUs]

Sounds beautiful and articulate.With the perfect heft.

[@user-vf2qs4fx8r]

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.

[@DaveZNoisebox]

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

[@TheStudioRats]

Awesome! Thank you

[@DVTOM]

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

[@theaaronimal]

Wow! This sounds so good!

[@jammergreg]

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

[@vincenzoe.corallo4448]

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!

[@jamescuttsmusicjcm5013]

i was thinking exactly the same thing about the strat. haha.

[@adriandix2071]

Great, Many Thanks for this.

[@davidemagon]

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

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers Davide

[@matthewgerbutavich4582]

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."

[@danielross51086]

Fantastic. Thank you.

[@k8923]

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

[@vovindequasahi]

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!

[@TheStudioRats]

I only wish.

[@IamMusicNerd]

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.

[@MW47742]

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!

[@kentcalamba]

Awesome tone for room / silent recording..subscribed

[@TheStudioRats]

Thanks for the sub

[@davidmcdonald8730]

The Matchless model in the preset pack is great 👋

[@thahoustonbassrunnaz4389]

Great video

[@ksharpe10]

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.

[@massi2403]

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!

[@mikkelclausen831]

This is what ruins youtube. Id say its sponsered, but its not clear. Witch is illigal I think. You have no idea if its honest opinions??

[@mikkelclausen831]

Sorry Paul says its not sponsered in the end. But does that go for the other tonex videos as well? Else its just bullshit.

[@ByTheSpirit84]

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!

[@ddean8395]

I love my Amplitube 5. I set the sampling rate at the highest at 96khz not the lowest 44.1khz and 256 buffer size. Sounds absolutely amazing with no noticeable latency. I also use the IK iRig HD 2 guitar interface 96khz sampling rate 24bit with the gain and volume not to high or low. The signal light should be orange not red or green when you strum a chord hard. And play through a 12 inch Celestion speaker cab preferably through a tube amp.

[@TheFrankiejay]

Nice. The joys of technology 😊

[@vince8081]

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.

[@ricklachaine5406]

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 :-)

[@internalmethods]

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.

[@Dunk0The0Punk]

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 ?

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers Duncan, I tried to share it unfortunately you can’t share a patch if it contains an tonex patch.

[@Dunk0The0Punk]

@@TheStudioRats No problem Paul thanks for getting back to me

[@Dunk0The0Punk]

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

[@vovindequasahi]

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.

[@mizreh]

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...

[@predigr]

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?

[@JudgeFredd]

IK Amplitube 5 is a great product

[@ksharpe10]

Love the guitar Paisley

[@6345788]

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😆

[@TheStudioRats]

Much appreciated

[@DMCWorshipSaoundOficial]

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.

[@mathtrixmusiclix4248]

Sickest guitar ever!!!

[@user-xj9oy3mq6v]

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

[@cancelbubble6535]

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

[@DieselWeazel]

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

[@dancrowell2933]

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

[@LysanderLH]

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.

[@noahduff8404]

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

[@joeschlicht]

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.

[@timothy5974]

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. 🙏😎

[@TheStudioRats]

Hi Tim, I bought an HX stomp and sent it straight back.

[@ivanfeaguirre]

@@TheStudioRats Maybe time for a second chance? Did you have it before firmware 3.5?

[@jackloganbill605]

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!!!!!!!!!

[@TheStudioRats]

I think it makes more sense if your not into capturing. Other people have captured and you can get those captures.

[@franfranvy6028]

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

[@TheStudioRats]

Coming soon

[@stevewoodyt]

Holy Strat!

[@michaelbreach5862]

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

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers Michael, I’m glad you like it.

[@WaleshiddenhistoryMD]

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?

[@Enice43]

Great...would you mind sharing that preset

[@CFox.7]

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

[@garywaddell6309]

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.

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers Gary, yes absolutely, make sure you use TONEX with it as it’s not included with amplitube 5

[@garywaddell6309]

@@TheStudioRats thank you Paul 🙏

[@guynicholas666]

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?

[@Adventuresingearland]

That guitar is luuuuuurvely.

[@oooogieazgolf]

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?

[@blueblueday]

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.

[@TheStudioRats]

My studio is only a garage conversion. Yeah it’s an impressive plug-in, especially tonex. Cheers AW

[@davidmorales1136]

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!

[@dfgvjnkjdsnbkjsbdvjkhdsb]

neural dsp better?

[@Enice43]

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

[@OrangeMicMusic]

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

[@SonicVision]

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

[@Aleksandre.Tavadi]

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

[@silverwings1843]

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 !!!

[@bumpkin_patrickzz3312]

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

[@douglassmith7371]

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

[@highbox]

Same question as well. What are you listening through in the room? Thanks, and I just want to say that I DO get a LOT out of all of your videos! :-)

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers guys, I’m listening through studio monitors

[@Dunk0The0Punk]

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

[@TheStudioRats]

No, I used tonex software

[@schpeidermann]

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+).

[@MsSpicynipples]

I think the amps in amplitube are the same as in tone x. I think ToneX = amplitube but w/out most the effects. That being said, my tonex pedal came bundled with a download of amplitube 5 and the software version of tonex

[@Charlizzardz]

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 :(

[@TheStudioRats]

That’s exactly how I run it.

[@1970Richiez]

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

[@TheStudioRats]

No just straight in

[@piotrrubin9713]

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.

[@MotoRiff77]

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

[@TheStudioRats]

Agreed

[@kavtech_midi]

so tonex can combain in signal chain amplitube5 plugin?

[@TheStudioRats]

Yes

[@matthewchristian8274]

What guitar is that?

[@dustinarnold79]

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?

[@KL43-e8f]

nope

[@gonebymidnight2881]

Amplitube 5 or tonex max??

[@jezza46]

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.

[@vovindequasahi]

IF you got latency just get a separate computer that you've set up specifically as your AMP/DWS computer, and a great sound card, and some great monitors and you'll be good to go. Still will be cheaper than buying new hardware for each individual tone you want. Unless you are satisfied with the sound your current hardware gets you, in which case I say fuck it!

[@robertritchie2860]

This is exactly the problem: buy some monitors, get a good PC, get a good sound card hey bingo you've spent a fortune and you don't even know if it's going to work? What this video lacks is how the hell is he got the sound reproduction coming out into the room for instance? This is what I'm missing - it's not just a question of just plugging into the PC you've got to get the damn sound out as well. I have some studio monitors but I can't really get the volume up. It's a bit like a black box unfortunately.. No one explains the complete chain - guitar to room sound.

[@jezza46]

@@robertritchie2860 Couldn't agree more. I'm relatively new to the home studio type setup and sometimes I can't find simple info for love nor money. Especially connection info. It's almost as though these guys already assume you are connected and you have some knowledge. I spend ages googling too see how to connect things and very often come up with a blank.

[@chaos4316]

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?

[@patrickaskey1965]

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.

[@enriqueagaton9515]

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

[@ottobakai]

What’s the P90 pickups in that lovely tele?

[@TheStudioRats]

You mean Strat? They’re Seymour Duncan antiquities

[@ottobakai]

@@TheStudioRats Yes, you are right, the strat. Thanks for the quick answer!

[@SyukriGazali]

BIas FX please...

[@reneliebregt6319]

I thought this was about amplitude 5 not ToneX ??

[@pramesh.gurung]

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

[@squeezenor]

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.

[@Amiga1200_Juicer]

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

[@user-zv7lm8uk7h]

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

[@alessiograziani6355]

This is also my question, I'd like to know if an Amplitube preset can be played on a ToneX pedal

[@andretheseal9837]

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

[@jamescuttsmusicjcm5013]

i am the 666th like. and ohhh baby. I am proud to be it too! yeaaah..... now that is rock and roll. haha.

[@sebastian993]

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

[@JD-bk6wj]

I'm lost.

[@nipu5840]

Sounds great till you have a problem. Your only recourse will be e-mail. The company will not respond it will be a bot. Then after days of e-mailing this bot nothing will be resolved. I'm now on day 5 of being locked out after 5.7 update. Trying to money back now but I'm not sure the chat bot understands. Before you buy consider that the only you might get help is through some chat bot. I am sure that any sponsored person on KZbin say is getting a ton of support. You will not.