Jason Morin Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 (edited) Hello, Ample Sound releases Ample Guitar v4, featuring 14 upgraded guitar instruments, and a free Ample Guitar LP Fingerstyle library. This upgrade is free for all existing users. Users can log in to the MyAmpleSound page to download. Ample Sound is also running a Guitar Promotion until October 9. All single products and related bundles are available at a 25% discount, and existing customers can enjoy an additional discount on top of that: Thank you! Edited September 8 by Jason Morin 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 https://www.amplesound.net/en/index.asp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Morin Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 36 minutes ago, cclarry said: https://www.amplesound.net/en/index.asp Thank you Larry for the link. I never posts any links because , if I remember correctly the admins and mods are going to delete the post as this was against the rules?? I don't know if this is still valid? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 15 minutes ago, Jason Morin said: Thank you Larry for the link. I never posts any links because , if I remember correctly the admins and mods are going to delete the post as this was against the rules?? I don't know if this is still valid? Just to be safe I'll cover you Jason! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mettelus Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Yay, the String Visualization Mode arrives for the guitars! I won't be able to delve into the new features until the weekend, but looking forward to testing this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Carpenter Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 I was very impressed with Amples stuff, it's just got even better I'm sure. One day, when my studio is finally finished being built... maybe I'll get to play with it again :). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael A.D. Posted Wednesday at 12:29 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:29 PM Great upgrade, but they seemed to have removed the ability to scale the interface so you're forced to deal with a smaller-than-desired interface. Hopefully, it's just an oversight that will be corrected. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Morin Posted Wednesday at 05:10 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 05:10 PM Giveaway & Review, Ample Guitar V4 & AGLP Finger Library 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgelon Posted Thursday at 05:20 AM Share Posted Thursday at 05:20 AM 16 hours ago, Michael A.D. said: Great upgrade, but they seemed to have removed the ability to scale the interface so you're forced to deal with a smaller-than-desired interface. Hopefully, it's just an oversight that will be corrected. Don't think the lack of UI resizing is an oversight. They removed it for the v4 basses, and now the guitars. However, I found a workaround (Win11). If you increase your Windows system scale (under Display Settings), the plugins will also scale nicely. I'm at 150% and the sizing is good without any blurriness. I'm guessing they ran into trouble with resolving how the expandable piano roll works with their own scaling method, which also seemed to mess up tooltip locations and pop-up window dimensions in v3. Maybe they didn't want to support what was already a hacked together implementation on top of their established frameworks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael A.D. Posted Thursday at 12:18 PM Share Posted Thursday at 12:18 PM 6 hours ago, mgelon said: Don't think the lack of UI resizing is an oversight. Not sure if it was an oversight, but after playing with it a bit more, I see that the entire program has basically shifted to the Riffer screen. And the Riffer screen does scale nicely. This new Riffer screen is pretty amazing - they even have a dedicated user manual just for it. I saw a YouTube video where it was compared to the EzKeys interface and I think that's quite a valid comparison. To me, this Riffer screen is basically a brand new program and Ample Sound has totally nailed it. I need to spend a few hours learning all the keyboard shortcuts, but yeah, this is one amazing upgrade. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mettelus Posted Saturday at 01:53 PM Share Posted Saturday at 01:53 PM On 9/11/2025 at 8:18 AM, Michael A.D. said: Not sure if it was an oversight, but after playing with it a bit more, I see that the entire program has basically shifted to the Riffer screen. And the Riffer screen does scale nicely. I just got to delve into AS4 for a couple hours, and been working in the stand-alone ("Rectangles") screen thus far. When the app is full screen, the only sub-tab that will fill it is the Riffer so a massive amount of effort went into the Riffer, and it is possibly even tailored to the stand-alone app(??). Even maxed, I am finding myself hiding the instrument panel (upper right) to get the most out of the work area. I have not delved into the manual one iota yet (not needed to), but the updates are rather nice. Side note: The Les Paul (AGLP) and Strat (AGSC) libraries were updated, and with just cycling through presets/riffs, the introduction of the raking effect became obvious when I happened upon the preset for the "Another Brick in the Wall (solo)" for the AGSC. Loading that full preset (at the top) is probably the best example of all of the new Riffer features (and new samples for AGSC). If in the PRV, you may need to scroll down to see the "FX" row at the bottom, but the use of the raking, up and down strokes in that are great examples of how to use them effectively. As I mentioned in another thread, it seems ALL of the riffs are loaded with any AS4 guitar, so the "Another Brick in the Wall (solo)" riff can be loaded (at the bottom of the Riffer) into whichever guitar you choose. It won't sound the same, but still the best example I've come across so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted Saturday at 07:51 PM Share Posted Saturday at 07:51 PM Any opinions on the telecaster? All the vids I find are from at least 5 years ago. Do the older guitars shine now with better strums now that they get the v4 overhaul? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mettelus Posted Saturday at 10:20 PM Share Posted Saturday at 10:20 PM I do not have the telecaster, so cannot speak to that directly. Hopefully someone who does have it can chime in. Overall, "most" of the new features are universal, and only a handful of them are dependent on "new samples" (very few actually). The reason I say this is the "Another Brick in the Wall (solo)" I zeroed in on once I found it... the "raking" fx only exists in the LP and Strat (so far, the ones with new samples)... if you open that Riff up in any other guitar, the raking and fx do not sound the same (the raking actually comes up as a "scratch" fx for other guitars). That said, there have been a LOT of additional presets/riffs in V4. Most riffs have an associated guitar preset (if you load a preset at the top, you get them both at once). As I do not own the telecaster, I cannot see presets, but most of the riffs have a preset associated with them, and the riff list for the telecaster is below so you can see what is there: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mettelus Posted yesterday at 07:46 AM Share Posted yesterday at 07:46 AM Few quick comments after fiddling a little more. While the CC tracks allow you highlight a note and insert a CC curve for that note's duration (nice feature), the curve is both independent of the note and universal. What I mean here is that if the note is moved/adjusted the CC information doesn't move with those edits (independent), and if two notes are played but only one should be bent, they both bend anyway (universal). Because of the "independent" aspect, getting timing down first is crucial before any CC information is added, so that time is not spent editing the CC info twice. Because of the "universal" aspect, bending a lower note to be in unison with an unbent note on the next higher string (I have always called these "blue bends" so not sure the real name) is not possible, at least that I can find(?). While AS4 still allows transfer from the Tab view to the Riffer, there is still no reverse option, and the only export option from the Riffer is as MIDI. Even with that said, the AS4 update carries a lot of nice new features/capabilities, with the majority of them in the Strum and Riffer areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago Any comparison with OrangeTreeSamples by those who own both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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