PreSonus Ampire

Ampire Grows up And Moves Out

Ampire is PreSonus’ new State Space Modeled guitar amp/cab/stompbox simulator, included in Studio One Professional 4.6 and later. You get five new amplifier models, 16 cabinet emulations, and a pedalboard full of effects, and - in a first for PreSonus - they have made Ampire available for use in other DAWs in VST3, AAX, and AU formats.

So what makes today’s Ampire so great? Well, this time around, the boys in Hamburg leveraged their expertise in State Space Modeling technology to create our amplifier and stompbox models. This same technology also powers our StudioLive Fat Channel plug-in emulations of the venerated compressor and EQ designs that keep eBay in business—while also ensuring that the nuanced, variable sonic character of analog survives its transition to the digital realm.

These five world-class amplifier models are the heart of Ampire. Each is meticulously State Space Modeled from a bonafide classic, with all their analog-defining nonlinearities and dynamic responsiveness - critical for capturing the tone and character of vacuum tube and semiconductor-based circuitry.

Included Amps:

MCM800, VC30, Blackface Twin, Dual Amplifier, AMP STV

Impulse Responses Bring Classic Cabs to Life

Amps, of course, aren't the end-all, be-all of guitar tone, as speaker cabinets do a great deal to color the sound of a guitar rig: speaker complement, wood, and cabinet size are all determining factors in the final tone. Furthermore, when recording a speaker cab, strategic microphone placement also imparts a dramatic sonic consequence. But when it comes to emulation, speaker cabinets require a different solution than the State Space Modeling tech we use with the amplifiers.

As the circuitry of cabinets is comparatively simple, we relied heavily on impulse responses (acoustic measurements of real-world cabinet behavior) and microphone modeling to emulate the recording performance of the 16 classic speaker cabinets found in Ampire. You also get a microphone edit page that provides control over microphone blend, plus polarity and balance. We even included a convenient tuner.

And if you're into DIY cabinetry, you can even create impulse responses of your own real-world cabinets and spaces and save them for use in Ampire! Mix and match amps, mics, and cabs to your heart’s content with our best simulations yet.

Included Cabs:

4x12 M65, 4x12 MFB, 2x12 VC 30, 2x12 Blackface, 8x10 STV, 1x12 American, 2x12 American, 1x12 British, 1x12 Boutique, 1x12 British II, 2x12 Boutique, 4x10 American, 4x12 British, 4x12 British, 4x12 American, 2x12 Bass, 8x10 Bass, User Cabinet

Find Your Sound with Pedalboard

No guitar rig is complete without a mess of stompboxes, and Ampire doesn't hold back in this regard. The same nerdy State-Space Modeling technology that made our amp modeling possible also drives five of the thirteen stompboxes included in the Ampire Pedalboard. And for non-guitarists looking to use stompboxes to warp their vocals, drum machines, keyboards, kazoos, or any other audio source, the Pedalboard is also available as a stand-alone plug-in.

Included Pedals:

Big Fuzz, FAT, MP Ninety, PAE Chorus 1, Tube Dreamer, Delay, Equalizer, Modulation, Pan, Reverb, Tremolo, Tube Driver, Wah-wah