Resonant DSPSwanky Amp
Touch sensitivity, note bloom and sag, with a character all its own.
Swanky Amp 2.0 launches on October 30.
Three short examples, dry and through the amp, at driven, edge-of-breakup and clean settings.
Both stages are pushed, with the sag and the bloom that come with them.
The loudest notes push the amp over and the quiet ones settle back underneath it.
The amp is barely working, so the pick attack arrives intact and the note decays evenly.
Swanky Amp's underlying tube model provides highly detailed dynamics. And you can control those dynamics to create a unique tube sound tailored to your playing style.
A tube amp model with note bloom and compressive sag? Yes please.
Get that clear crisp sound or crunchy distortion with intuitive controls that affect the underlying tube characteristics.
Explore sounds ranging from vintage crunch tones to high gain metal, all in one seamless workflow.
Dial in the exact tube distortion profile you want with independent control of the pre amp distortion and power amp distortion.
Set the input level in the reference range. Drive the pre-amp or the power amp independently, and without affecting the overall volume. Then, set the output as you desire for monitoring or gain staging, without affecting distortion.
Swanky Amp is free and open source under the GNU General Public License v3 or later.
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Swanky Amp 2.0 launches on October 30.
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Swanky Amp is powered by a state-of-the-art tube amplifier model. The model is based on detailed simulations of real tube amplifier circuits, and is built using a variety of modern digital signal processing techniques.
Measurements were taken of the response of the full amplifier circuitry. In this way, the subtle interplay of the various sections of an amplifier were captured.
Sag isn't just voltage starvation, it is the coordinated response of a variety of electrical components to this voltage drop. Note bloom isn't just the compression of notes near breakup, it is the balance of the onset of distortion with the release time of the distortion ceiling.
By capturing these nuances, and exposing them as intuitive controls, Swanky Amp offers endless sonic possibilities.
ASIO is a registered trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.
If you enjoy Swanky Amp, be sure to have a look at the pro version. Everything that makes Swanky Amp great plus: a collection of essential guitar pedal effects, an advanced cabinet section, an improved workflow and UI, and more!
| Swanky Amp | Swanky Amp Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Tube amplifier model with sag and bloom | Swanky Amp: Yes | Swanky Amp Pro: Yes |
| Tone stacks | Swanky Amp: Three, blended | Swanky Amp Pro: Three, blended |
| Pedals | Swanky Amp: None | Swanky Amp Pro: Six |
| Cabinet | Swanky Amp: One model with Bright, Distance and Dynamic controls | Swanky Amp Pro: Speaker and microphone choice, per-channel placement, impulse response loading |
| Stereo | Swanky Amp: Mono or stereo, one setting for both sides | Swanky Amp Pro: Left and right spread on most amp controls |
| Noise gate and reverb | Swanky Amp: None | Swanky Amp Pro: Both |
| Presets | Swanky Amp: Ten factory presets and preset management | Swanky Amp Pro: Sixteen factory presets and preset management |
| Standalone application | Swanky Amp: Yes | Swanky Amp Pro: Yes |
| Plug-in formats | Swanky Amp: CLAP, VST3 and Audio Unit | Swanky Amp Pro: CLAP, VST3 and Audio Unit |
| Price | Swanky Amp: Free, GPL v3 or later | Swanky Amp Pro: $59, pay once, free updates |
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