Heath Row

Well here we go. the SE100, It's as good as any of the others as an amp sim, looking at the 'Plexiness', it's the Softube first, the rest including the SE100 are not far behind. The Softube besides the sound has more configurations in the bridging area. I think it was the SE100 and the Friedman BE100 that both had this beautiful low end rumble, it actually mad me smile and laugh when I first heard it. It of course had a certain amount to do with the mic/cab IR configuration used at the time. It was an Ownhammer rEvolution pack, I think it was MRBW M75, Mics - 414. But you could get it with others, it just really stood out in that config. So, I'm no expert, I have played Plexi's and own one, but that was years ago, I'm as ancient as Methuselah, so for what its worth, the SE100 just as an amp sim, is as good as any other in that list, when it comes to 'Plexiness' it and all others are beaten out by the Softube, after that you can draw straws, except for at the moment the Nembrini BG Extasy, see below. I purchased the Nembrini BG Extasy yesterday afternoon, and just as an amp sim it's excellent, the 'Plexiness' as yet I haven't been able coax out of it, but I've had turn to the manual for all the switches on the front panel, like what is 'Excursion A&B?' You can hear it there, but not yet as the others, may be not surprising as it's a Bogner amp with 'Plexi Modes' But time is only early, I only got it yesterday, and still trying to figure it out, to an old dude like me it's not straight forward. Still it sounds excellent as is. I know a lot of people knock Amplitube, but the 2 amps, JH Gold and MiniPlex 20, can be tweaked to match it with the rest, and with internal Cabs to boot. Personally I could be happy with Amplitube 5 if that was all I had, it probably is my most used Guitar Rig (no. not that hideous NI thing 😁) This is all just my opinion, an old worn out dude who is just having a bit of fun while waiting for the final performance. So take it for what it is and nothing more. It really was making my head spin having all these amp sims up and going back and forth to make sure I was getting it right from my point of view. Happy to do my best to help a fellow Studio One user😇 All the best [Edit] remember I was using 3rd party IR's, except Amplitube, it was all genuine factory Amplitube.

Hmmm, it's hard, you probably don't need them all I'm a bit of a collector. What are you mainly using using them on PC/Mac/iOS? If it's iOS? then Nembrini Mrh159 is to my ears damn fine. Yes they are all have a lot of similarity in the sound, like you can tell they come from the same family as it were. There are also differences, and there differences not only in sound, but CPU usage, how you get on with the GUI, other subtle differences. If you got the finances, I'd say get them all, just wait for sales, like all Nembrini is on sale now, Surh SE100 is at low price, which can be brought down if you have a coupon, or brought down to $31 by the Forever 29 Sub, and then if there is nothing you want next month just cancel it. IR's, yeah I have way to many, I have all the Ownhammers, all the Redwirez, Celestion, Choptones, Dr Bonkers, etc etc, the majority of them don't get used just because of the sheer volume of them, but I pretty much know which ones I use, and what will do what, the rest of them can just sit there. Ownhammer are top notch. For my IR loader I use SuperCabinet which is like a module inside of Overloud's TH-U. Basically I just run TH-U for SuperCabinet, everything else is disabled. I also have purchased a number of IR's through and for SuperCabinet, The Jensens are awesome, as are the ones from The Amp Factory and ChopTones. Apart from the Jensens I have some MESA IR's and Bogner, VOX etc. You can try them all out from within SuperCabinet, I think it's a 2 day trial. I'm just working my way through😁. They can only be used in Supercabinet though, but you can load other 3rd part IR's in Supercabinet. Other than SuperCabinet I use Kazrog's Recabinet 5, which is excellent as well. I go for stuff that not only does it's job well, but has low CPU use, sometimes it doesn't work out that way though, and you just have roll with it except a bit of CPU usage Anyway, first of all it depends on what platform it's for, PC\MAC\iOS ?

The Softube is kick *****. The Nembrini is awesome(and on sale) Amplitube, I'd personally take the MiniPlex 20 over the JH, but the JH is more than capable if you spend a little time with it. The Friedman BE100 is Excellent. The Suhr SE100, well yeehaa. The Nembrini Extacy, I shall be purchasing it later today while it is still on sale, so we shall see. Mercuriall, well they are very good, but I let them go a few years back, I still have I think 3 from them, but they never get used. The BE100 and the SE100 took more fiddling to get them where I wanted them, but when I got them there, they were certainly there😁 For me, all of them bar the Amplitube ones require external/3rd party cab IR's. Amplitube 5 is the only amp sim I've had that I don't feel the need to use external/3rd party cab IR's. One thing, whoever makes the presets for these amp sims, well, I don't like most of them, I just use my own settings, and usually the drive is backed way of, and the treble and to a lesser extent the presence are also backed off some.

Suhr SE100 Amp Sim

Anyone tried this yet? I gave it a shot and received the following error when I added my Monthly code So much for the 1, any 1 plugin deal. Sent them a support ticket, will see what happens.

NEW! Get the plexi-style tube-driven sound of the Suhr SE100 amp! Suhr SE100 has joined our guitar amp hall of fame. John Suhr’s classic design and Marshall mod of choice for guitar royalty including Eddie Van Halen and Steve Lukather is now an amp plugin for your DAW. Jam anywhere and get studio-quality recordings. The offers in this promotion are fixed price offers. Dynamic Discounts apply to non-promotional plugins only, so feel free to add some and save extra! Suhr SE100 Get the plexi-style tube-driven sound of the Suhr SE100 amp anywhere $149 $49.99 Plus local VAT taxes in Europe* Save 66%

and the winner is Frank by a nose🐽

In Studio One if the PA plugins don't have any presets after installation, which happens alot with PA plugs, all you have to do is open the preset browser, right click/refresh done, from then on all your presets will be available from within the plugin window where they should be.

I'm just saying what has and still does work for me. Take it or leave it, no skin off my nose.

I think your link is wrong

Just out of curiosity, are you signing in to InMusic or the TM before you try to use BFD? If you are don't, after everything is set up, leave the LM alone, unless you are installing a new expansion, and no need to sign in to the InMusic site. Just be set up and be on your way, It's what I do, I don't and haven't signed into anything since I loaded my last expansion. Zero problems online or off. Also, have you made sure that you are running the latest version of the LM, v3053, after installing BFD3 it reverts the LM back to v3052, it would be wise to then reinstall the latest v3053 over top.

Just be aware, if you aren't already, when you install BFD3, it drops your License Manager back 1 version from the latest, 3053 I think, to 3052, you have to manually reinstall the latest 3053 to avoid any possible issues. But yeah, it's rock solid, I have 59 expansions and have 0 issues whatsoever.

Right you are good sir, to much of this, not enough of that, confusion reigns supreme. Disregard my previous ramblings.

No. Peter was asked that somewhere, and the answer was No.

My answer would be 'No', but that is just my opinion. I never use the ones I have, some people love them, best to demo them and make up your own mind.

Ditto here, except I've never thought about Re-installing it once since I left. I jumped ship to Studio One in 2015, never looked back. I'm just here for the 'Deals' Sub Forum.

Heresy!!!

eSoundz, I've got their entire catalog and they all work fine, same goes with Chocolate Audio, and most likely "the one or two more"😁 I find it pretty much Rock Solid, If they make me sign in again every 3 months, I don't mind, it's a small price to pay to have the best.👍

BFD3, hands down. I have owned them all, sold SD2, SD3 and EZD2 and all my EZX's and SDX's, AD2, about 3 months after SD3 release, they just never got used, never touched SD3 after the initial look around honeymoon period.

Well it's ok, better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick, be prepared to bring your own CAB IR's. If you have other bass amps, save your money, even at $19.

Oh dear, I just blew a voucher and $25 on something I already had.😢 The other day I got a message when trying to purchase something I already had, I don't think I got one today, unless I just never seen it 😟 I think it's a sign of to many plugins, to much GAS. Studio One gives me a plugin count of 1599, I think I need to be admitted to some kind of help program

You should be able to get access them. If you sign into your account at bfddrums.com, check your products, if they are listed there, and have a serial number beginning with BF (that is listed on the bfddrums site, not your original serial), then you should be good to go. If not message Drew with your original serial, requesting a new one, and he will fix you up. If you have them installed from before InMusic, thats ok, so did I, if not as long as you have the installation files saved. I don't know what all the trouble is people are having, I have 59 expansions, all are working fine, including the Zildjian's., and the trouble people are having with auth, they seem to be trying to sign into the LM/InMusic all the time, I don't sign in to anything (after I'm set up and running) and have no issues.

For me, MODO Bass is just easier and sounds better, easier on the system as well. It never makes it to the final, as I just use it as a place holder during the creation process, just for simplicity. The bass part is always played in with a real bass in the end.