Metal VST Guitar Amp Comparison - X50 vs Waves PRS Archon vs BIAS AMP 2 vs Thermionik and MORE

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[@goddessintriptych7046]

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[@adamsteelproducer]

Cheers! pinned

[@Timmsie95]

I honestly think the Vadim Taranow Heavy5150 was one of the top ones here. It was clear as day, but not brittle. I'd love to hear a clean tone amp sim comparison as well!

[@adamsteelproducer]

Yeah it surprised me as well! It’s not very versatile (it pretty much does one sound) but what a sound!

[@onzkicg]

What a surprise for a free plugin

[@SeriousTipStudio]

I just got the PRS had it for a week now and love the sounds and the flexibility of the software. It feels like your playing out of a amp. And it work great with pedal too.

[@onzkicg]

How was it? You like the tone? I bought one impulsively, i purchased a wave bundle and got a free offer, i didn’t know there’s time limit to choose so I picked this on the list instead of nothing lol😅 I already got S-Gear which has MIDI control setting. Not sure how it compares with PRS. Thanks!

[@nakermanca2056]

For me TSE and PRS fits the mix best. LOVE to see real amp through captor vs plugins comparison.

[@gregknight5141]

Think the bass tone stole the show here! 😀 I have a soft spot for ignite emissary and I reckon a new version will be on its way as they updated NRR and Anvil. Also, TH3 for a review some time? Interested in your thoughts on that one as an ITB plugin as it's great to mix with

[@onzkicg]

Awesome review thanks for putting together. What surprised me is even those free plugins can sound good in mix with more time tweaking added. I like the PRS and Vadim tone in the mix.

[@AlexRoxjar]

Vadim Taranow sim was quite surprising. Prs was kinda nice too. Was disappointed by bias tho, I thought it can do better.

[@dexheavy85]

This video was awesome. It kinda gave me starting point in searching through the sea of plugins. Other ones like this would be welcome.

[@ssiephminus5047]

I own Bias Amp 2 and I find that it sounds the most like an actual amp with a microphone on it compared to any of the other plugins I’ve experienced. And let me tell you, I have quite the collection. Most plugins sound like an amp just going direct, even with the speaker emulations. Bias Amp 2 at least sounds gritty and imperfect and that’s what I like the most. Plus Bias Amp has so many things that you can tinker with to dial in exactly the sound you want.

[@MaKeXiuShi]

Waves did really good job on PRS simulation

[@BillHesse]

Thanks so much for putting the massive amount of time and detail in comparison videos like this one. I don’t know why you don’t have 3-4x more subs.

[@adamsteelproducer]

Thanks Bill! Well all being well it’s just a matter of time. Here’s hoping!

[@mistersadaimusic]

Karzog stuff still sits in a mix so well. I wonder when if he'll ever finish working on the revamped thermionik suite.

[@adamsteelproducer]

I’m not sure when, but he’s working on it for sure

[@apeclegendary6005]

Thank you for this demo bro. Totally helpful.

[@linko994]

Am I the only one who thinks the Bias was shit? Impressed by the PRS though. Had not heard of that one yet.

[@matttaylor1449]

Bias is extremely tweakable and it look me 2 years to really learn the ins and outs of it. That being said the presets are a bit naff and most of these reviews use them. I have my own custom tone which is kinda of like a 5150 mixed with a Marshall. It's literally on par with Fortin Nameless Suite. If you have Bias Amp you can find my tone on the cloud. Heavy and Tight it's called. It's on the Insane amps page.

[@linko994]

Yeah I mean I know, that you can get good tones out of Bias. I've heard plenty of them. But I tried Bias Amp, Bias FX and Bias Amp FX and never got the results I wanted. I mostly use the Kazrog Thermionik stuff now and it's easy to get great tones.

[@matttaylor1449]

Is the Kazrog Thermionik that good, I've only tried Bias and Fortin Nameless Suite and watched the review on YT for other amp sims.

[@linko994]

@@matttaylor1449 You can try it for freie and see If you like it I think

[@adamsteelproducer]

Thermionik is a lot more versatile than the Fortin amp (as amazing as that one is) because it’s a whole suite of amps that covers a lot of bases well. Bias for me is quite fizzy and limited, but personal taste can vary

[@melikkhelifa]

Thank you for this! My favorites are the Emissary and Vadim Taranov.

[@VICTORFERREIA1987]

Emissary the best..

[@rendyandrian7149]

What a cute baby. Love this comparison. You put all the sound together so it's very easy to find the one that I like. I think bias 2 is the brightest one and you manage to make it sound good. I find it quite difficult to get the sound that I like from Bias 2.

[@amirrezatavangar1113]

Love your videos man. keep on doing the good stuff 🤘🏼

[@SeacowCabs]

Your videos always are awesome!

[@DarkItachi1]

the prs and bias stole the show but i like the highs in the bias and the low end of the prs I would try to mix them

[@codylujan]

The Lepou Lextac sounds really good for a free amp sim. All in all, I think PRS is the best

[@kevinwhite6172]

I have a few of those and the prs is my favorite. The only one missing is helix native.

[@onzkicg]

I hope you can test S-Gear also. I bought PRS impulsively since offered free. Not sure if I made right choice lol😅

[@yuryleonov3701]

Vadim Taranov is the best one and the most mix-ready

[@jackwhitenoise3943]

Great video ,Perhaps it is late to comment but It would be nice to compare all of this with Mercuriall amps from Mercuriall Audio Software

[@lylaznboi01]

I liked both the PRS and the Thermionik. I prefer the PRS a little more. I have demoed it, but it's too damn CPU heavy for me. I own Thermionik, for the price, it sounded pretty damn great.

[@mortheres]

Thanks a lot for this really good video. And congrats for your little sweetie baby. So cute !

[@rodoljubraickovic3183]

Great video! Best comparison of 5150 ever! Can you make it with some commercial impulses and clean DI on input?

[@adamsteelproducer]

I’m thinking of making a bigger version of this in the future, so sure. I’ll also be adding AmpliTube, Revalver and TH3, as well as a “real” peavey amp for comparison

[@timellegaard27]

Don't forget Helix Native - there's a 14 day free full trial on that :-)

[@adamsteelproducer]

Good shout, but my trial is up there! I did a video on it when it first came out. I’ll see what I can do though.... ;)

[@BillHesse]

Bias always seems to be a bit thinner on the low end than most other VST and micing.....while it doesn’t sound great alone is that to say it doesn’t fit the mix better? Not sure, I find myself dialing a lot of low end out.

[@willianwyler5941]

Great shootout, thanks! For that 'one' sound Vadim and Emissary are very good! I prefer though Thermionik and PRS.. Could you not have used 2 speakers center panned in the WOS instead of 4, panned left and right? I'm still learning it..

[@adamsteelproducer]

Hey! If I was recording one channel at a time I could have done that, but I was feeding both left and right amps through it at the same time to keep the test simple. The hard pan is to make sure the incoming stereo signal doesn’t get summed to mono. If you’re only putting one amp through it, the way you suggested works fine

[@willianwyler5941]

ok, i got it, thanks! Btw, love your IRs!

[@RolandDeschain1]

I find the Emissary has a terrible amount of hiss. I thought it may have been my guitar until I played through Bias FX and heard no hiss at all.

[@matrixarsmusicworkshop561]

Very funny as I actually like the tube one the best. Like, for real!

[@alexmachado3176]

To me the PRS sounded great on its own, however the Bias Amp 2 and Vadim Taranov seemed to sound really close to each other and cut thru the mix much more effective. To me Bias all the way though. Most of the others were too muddy and or too mid rangy (Radio like)

[@matrixarsmusicworkshop561]

Emmisary and bias are killer... Emmisary has that great warm tube tone, and Bias has that cutting trebble of mesa boogie aka the best amp ever

[@mandomandorukot]

Could you also share your ir used in this video?

[@mardvkmedia3159]

I'd love to try thos CAB sims of yours. where can I find them?

[@adamsteelproducer]

Search for Two Notes Wall of Sound- it’s a VST/AU/AAX plug-in. It has its own store where you can try our cabs before you buy them!

[@monnig73]

Prs is the best here... great punch

[@canvoodoo]

prs and bias

[@nakermanca2056]

Best will be Amp+Captor into same IR as a Plugin sim comparison. There is no relevant test like that on KZbin IMHO.

[@adamsteelproducer]

I’ve just done exactly that (video to follow soon) and you may be surprised!

[@nakermanca2056]

Hop Pole Studios I hope that Helix Native will be "in the mix". When I tested preamp of my 2015 Rectifier and preamp of recto in Helix demo, they were almost identical.

[@adamsteelproducer]

I’ve just added it to the list for version 2 of the video!

[@underpressureman]

so you used a tube screamer before the DI?

[@adamsteelproducer]

Yeah that’s right. In this case I used a “real” tube screamer because I had one in my recording chain, and figured it would level the playing field instead of the inbuilt tube screamer sims that some have. Next time I’ll be doing it without as well!

[@usta028]

great, but y ou forgot to show lead tones with each.

[@adamsteelproducer]

I didn’t forget, I just didn’t do it. This was a simple straight heavy rhythm tone shootout, which is far more harmonically complex than single note lead work and therefore should show differences far more easily

[@iappshellas]

I wanna try LePou LeXTAC, but MainStage 3 does not recognize the AU. Any ideas?

[@adamsteelproducer]

Is it a 32 or 64 bit AU? And which is mainstage? Could affect it appearing. I unfortunately LePou hasn’t been heard from in a year or two, so they’re not really supported

[@iappshellas]

After a reboot... everything is working. Tnx m8!

[@matttaylor1449]

The playing sounds a bit like Tool to me.

[@VICTORFERREIA1987]

No Amplitube 4 and Revalver 4?? Lol

[@adamsteelproducer]

I can’t afford to buy them all! Maybe another time

[@VICTORFERREIA1987]

Ahh ok..

[@nooraizansamsuddin6467]

No need to buy...all vst plugins can be hacked🤣

[@adamsteelproducer]

Not on this channel. Cracking is damaging the industry.

[@thomasfokas]

I hate Waves as a company but sounded the best. I’ll have to see if in my kracked Waves folder.

[@commit123]

Why does everybody hate waves, just wondering cause im clueless lol

[@poulwinther]

They deliver outstanding super affordable software, while the competition keep artificial rates by marketing hype, so you hate it yet you want it for free? Just because you're a massive loser doesn't mean you have to advertise it!

[@alyctro8158]

Vadim makes the best amps, all the others sounded like fake amps.

[@touron119]

Bias has 0 balls...

[@mardvkmedia3159]

I absolutely love the Archon by waves and, no fake modesty, I can make it sound pretty damn good. Here's a shootout versus the NTS by Fortin. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4DaZ2SNasyUqas It was the very first amp sim I was completely sold on right off the bat so I bought the Supermodels pack for 50usd (a steal!!). no regrets there!!