Splitter and Ampire - Stereo Guitar Rig

[@Ahrayeph]

If I may add the following : If you want both amps to sound a bit more separated, add a short delay (20 - 30 ms) before one of the Ampire instances, they'll sound wider and more distinguished from each other. An ideal confguration to double track rhythm guitars in stereo in one take. You might also want to add a tiny pinch of pitch shift on that channel - something llike 0.1, really slightly pitched - up or down (I usually go for down, but I suppose it depends on the song and the music genre which one works best) to get the guitar signal sounding slightly different on each splitter channel. If it worked for ZZ Top on their debut album, and countless others, it works for everyone. And S1 and the Splitter make it dead easy to set up too. Back in the analogue days, they had to fiddle with the multitrack's speed and the guitar's tuning to accomplish this, especially when guitar players didn't have more than one amp, but needed to double track their rhythms.

[@AndreaMaccianti]

Thank you so much Joe for this tip, can't wait to try it out, I love my Studio One 5 Pro! 💪🤘😊

[@ricklachaine5406]

I was first using Logic Pro X then did not want to buy a new Apple computer to take advantage of updated versions of Logic so I went with Cubase Elements 11.5. Then I found that features I wanted to use would have required me to upgrade to quite more expensive versions of Cubase such as Artist and probably Pro. Then I found out about Presonus Sphere membership for a very reasonable monthly rate that gives me access to Studio One Professional so I made a very easy decision to switch to this DAW. Once I got my head around how to use this DAW I was hooked. I love it. What I was most surprised at was how good using Ampire felt combined with great sound. This video opened up a new world of possibilities for me as a guitarist recording at home. Great video of an even greater feature of Ampire. Thank you for that.

[@officialWWM]

Very cool idea. I do this in my Headrush but it's good to have another option.

[@orryfishburne5326]

Thanks for clarifying the channel split. Ive been wondering about this for months. I knew channel split was left and right, but didnt know about switching the track to stereo from mono. 😁

[@jonbirmingham6005]

Fantastic Joe. I’ve got Studio One Pro 5 and excited to know all of what you presented. Thanks!!

[@clockwizemusic1]

Awesome, I wish I would have know this just a couple days ago. Thanks for the gems!!

[@jeffevansmusic]

Hi Joe. You have forgotten to mention something very important here. The Input setting to the stereo track needs to be for Input 1 only or the mono input that you are connected to. Many people with stereo interfaces only will plug their guitar into channel 1. They will create a stereo track OK but the input settings for that track will be set for Inputs 1+2. So only half this chain will actually work under those conditions. eg left side only, right side will be silent. Someone has already mentioned this on the forum. Not everyone has interfaces with 8 mono inputs. So for those with 2 channel interfaces only make sure the input to the stereo track is set to Input 1 only. (or the input you are connected to)

[@DayBeforeTomorrow]

All you need on stage is an AB box that enables A channel, B channel or both channels. Grounding is something else!

[@woodenbeast9337]

You are such a good teacher

[@a2ndopynyn]

When set to stereo, it almost sounds like reverb without being reverb. (And it goes without saying that you could also use two different amp modeler plugins.) Very cool. Thanks!

[@johncortese2165]

Thank you for the great tip, Joe. I write songs in the style of George Harrison once in a while and this will work great with a slide guitar with harmony, etc.. Thanks again ! All the best...JC

[@lovestreaming]

I never really used the splitter-tool, but after this video I will definitely have to try it out. Very inspiring - as always, thank you 😊 But Joe, your throwing paper in bin-skills may need some improvement 🧐 😄

[@davideBosco]

Always on top of the world..... You're amzing guy...... nice trick for my guitar e also for my new Duo live music project!!!! Italy is in the house!!!

[@andrewsinclair5203]

Great little tutorial. Thanks. I'm firing up Studio One right now to have a go at this. :-) So easy, yet so effective.

[@blizzy78]

Joe posts video, I like.

[@hendricksam]

Beautiful!!!

[@thewest6128]

I like chose vids which are showing what S1 is capable of.

[@ricardomatamoros9854]

You rock bro. God Bless!

[@markgueren9633]

Very cool!! Have to try this! Love StudioOne!!

[@fadermaster5221]

Add the Nembrini Doubler before Splitter and REAL magic starts. This will sound like two guitar players playing through their individual rigs each.

[@Welcomebacktrotter]

Thanks Joe, you always make such great and helpful videos!!!

[@HeadacheMachine]

Hey Joe, thx but show us the Ampire settings!

[@DavidGarcia5300]

awesome Joe! That has has really inspired me to dust off my guitar and see what I come up with. Thanks!

[@mikepucciomusic3985]

Very cool 🤟

[@jeffhanke2777]

Very cool!!! Love this. Would the Rotor plug in work well in this situation (I haven't played with that yet, but, this sounds like the right opportunity to do so )?

[@roknrexstudio]

Looks like you where in a bit of haze making this video, (purple haze) or was it the excitement of the splitter with ampire to make the cool stereo guitars? Excellent as always Joe.

[@mikehughes2183]

I'm so, so glad I saw this video! I was going to buy the PreSonus AudioBox iOne with the free Studio One 5 Artist. Now I realise I can't record Guitar in stereo unless I use Studio One 5 Professional at a cost of £344.40. No thanks!!!

[@danpeltier1354]

so cool

[@vincetk]

Very cool, thanks Joe

[@lllConlll]

great video man! btw what about that ancient greek word on your arm, whats your interpretation?!

[@asifmallahofficial]

Very Nice Joe The video I was waiting for .. one Question I Watched your video of mid side You use a mixtool but this time I didn't! ?

[@garyshepherd9226]

Joe - this is also good for that Jimmy Page trick - guitar one side, and delay fx on the other side.

[@presonus]

Yeah absolutely. - Joe Gilder

[@tonystrignert]

Amazing Joe 😍

[@pascalmerschaudio]

Dear Joe , This only works without "Zero Latency Button" if i put the Z Button, then the whole configuration dont works anymore

[@nfmusicdesigner154]

TY

[@whisperthiefmusic]

I'm having horrendous CPU spikes using Ampire. I have a high spec windows machine that runs multiple instances of CPU heavy reverbs with no issues at all but for some reason I just can't track using Ampire. Total bummer as it'd be handy when I can't mic an amp up

[@mortenkalland]

Nice

[@jrclarkbass]

I haven't tried this but I assume we could plug in to the interface and set two different channels in Studio One to be active off of that one input. Then set up two instances of Ampire one on either channel and you could pan one left and one right. It wouldn't give you the ease of use that the Splitter provides but it would give you access to individual channels in your Mixer View and everything that goes along with that. I don't know, I'm just a bass player but sometimes I think way out of the box and out of the shipping container. 😁

[@presonus]

Yup, that would work. - Joe Gilder

[@Takaya_Hyogo]

Cool!!

[@35milesoflead]

Not sure if this is a bug or a feature of the USB 96 but I plugged into the instrument port and forgot to trim the input gain. Managed to get a sweet tone using ampire and pedal board. It almost sounded like my amp and pedalboard. But as I say, no gain on the input. I know that on the Studio 192 the line level inputs skip the gain stage, is this true about the instrument inputs or was I just lucky with the Ampire settings?

[@govideo22]

Pse, Joe, can this skill be applied to Ample guitar vst if I use the Atom SQ to play the said Vst?

[@perrythomasmusic3709]

Joe, WTH I am I doing wrong with the splitter? Sometimes it works well, but sometimes, it doesn't work at all. I am using a focusrite, two channel 2nd gen Interface, following your instructions to the letter, but there are times that I only get one amp to actually come through the chain, either on the right or the left. I have also noticed that I start getting some latency and crackles and pops at times, when using the splitter and I am on a 3 TB tower computer and my interface is set properly. If I change the processing and sampling higher, then latency gets worse. Does anyone in here have some ideas? I have been recording a long time with StudioOne, no problems, great results, unless I involve the splitter.

[@MANDALS]

Cannot use hi gain in ampire. It easily clips with little gain. Help please. Artist 3.

[@estebanespin8971]

Oleeeee........brutal

[@SjaakShirly6559]

I get it Joe! May I ask a question? You use 1 (single/mono) input on your audio-interface. You select a stereo channel. But you will still get a (sort of) mono waveform in the DAW. Sometimes I see double waveform in one track. But that's different from this approach? I love your video's. It brought me a lot. Thank you.

[@presonus]

Double waveform on a track is when you record in stereo. For example. Two microphones, one plugged into input 7 and one plugged into input 8. You create a stereo audio track and set the input to (Inputs 7+8), and it records both (left and right) to one channel. - Joe Gilder

[@SjaakShirly6559]

@@presonus thanks! Now I got it!

[@juanwaissman1]

Joe. I did this BUT my cpu usage is near 80% and I see yours is 20 Block size at 128 and Mac mini 2018 What I’m doing wrong? Z green enabled

[@MrSagarvarule]

You should specify this is not present in SO6 Artist edition

[@robbiegrant79]

Hi Joe, Thanks for the Video, I'm having a bit of trouble and wondered if anyone here can help? Maybe I'm doing something obvious, but I've followed the instructions here, created 2 amp sounds using Ampire, added splitter, set splitter to split channels, and set my audio track to stereo, it sounds great, but my stereo track is only recording one half of the signal? any help would be appreciated, and thanks again for all the videos.

[@ampeasy]

I am having the exact same problem

[@Chaz406]

@@ampeasy Same issue. Did you figure it out?

[@vl4997]

Like your guitar - would you tell me the brandname, please?

[@NicolaPuddu68]

Inspiring!

[@catsockstudio]

Cool 😎

[@yardmanAD]

This doesn't work for me. I think it has to do with my audio interface and how I have it setup. Studio one is not great at walking me through my interface setup. Im too stupid to figure it out on my own. Ableton literally walks you through how to get the most out of your inputs in your interface. I have a scarlett 18i8 but can only play analog gear through mono setup. I've tried playing with it and adding "stereo" inputs in the interface setup and nothing works.. but this sounds cool though

[@presonus]

Our support team can help. Submit a support ticket at my.presonus.com.

[@JeanLoupRSmith]

Is there anything equally fun and useful for Studio One Artist? I get Ampire isn't available to us but the choice of guitar plugins is so small I end up relying on miking the amp and not doing anything remotely as cool as this...

[@presonus]

Artist has Ampire. - Joe Gilder

[@daveross37]

Hey Joe could you recommend a good spring reverb plugin? As far as i know Studio one doesn't have a spring reverb. I think I remember you talking about getting a spring reverb IR a while back. Where did you get it?

[@presonus]

Convology makes a pack that works with S1's Open Air plugin. That's what I use. - Joe Gilder

[@presonus]

But you could also use the spring reverb on one of the guitar amps in Ampire in a pinch.

[@daveross37]

@@presonus Oh right! forgot about that one.

[@anthemmakersmusic]

...and you can do it with a Fender Rhodes real or plug-in smiling

[@garethde-witt6433]

Is it me or are the two sounds the same settings

[@amitabhaelliott]

Why oh why didn't you put a short delay of 15ms in front of one of amps. Would have made the effect way more stereo.

[@presonus]

Can also cause phase issues and make it sound terrible in mono. - Joe Gilder

[@resslerartstudios]

How would you do this with acoustic and one mic?

[@VdeoVerse1000]

Ampire brak czystego dźwięku. w studio one 2 prof.

[@confinedmutts]

Too bad ampire is unable to do it without splitter

[@HeadacheMachine]

You can also simply record the same thing on 2 separate tracks with different Ampire amps, one panned hard L and the other hard R. You'll have the stereo.