They keep getting closer agreed there’s nothing quite like a real tube amp, specifically how the tubes react to playing and picking dynamics. Still, for me, nothing sounds or feels like a tube amp on the verge of breaking up. I will definitely check out the other two as well. I intend to do a deep dig into the Nembrini apps while I am on vacation next week. One of the things I like about Bias FX is that everything(amps,fx,cabs, IR's) is in one wrapper. Out of curiosity have you tried any of the latest batches of amp sims: THU Overloud, Nembrini or Mooer GE Labs? No modeling app comes close to the feel of a great tube amp yet. I had a stroke a couple years ago so I can't lug my tube amps to gigs. Also put a tube screamer in front of the amp in Biasfx with the drive turned down works wonders to fatten up a Marshall model. I use them to tame any fizziness or annoying frequencies. I have better tone than most local players. I have been gigging with BiasFX into my Bose L1 model 2 for a couple years now. The short answer, PG has been surpassed but experienced simmers have invested and can get great sounds out of said: I think Ge Labs is the wild card, as it has tonal elements of Bias and Overloud, and the most interesting pricing model. it’s not even close if we’re talking real analog amp sound fidelity.
I don’t think it’s a fair contest to compare Overloud and Nembrini to Bias, Amplitube, Tonestack, Depthlike, etc. Why? Because they sound so much better to me and so much more real than the other apps. I have all the Nembrini amps and the Overloud full pack plus 11 rigs. Now, I have completely gone crazy with Nembrini and Overloud. I was much much more impressed with Ge Labs on first impression.
I recently watched two lengthy YouTube demos on FX2, one sounded horrible and the other sounded amazing, so I’m sure there’s a path to good tone there. I think the overall feeling I got was “fizzy”, which in turn seemed digital.
It’s how people felt about Cubasis, there was no path to upgrade from CB2 to CB3 and CB3 was crash city.Īll that aside, I played around with the FX2 free demo and was not compelled to go in on it. If your BIAS amplifier is NOT already registered to your account, connecting your Head, Rack or MINI amplifier will still unlock the full functionality of BIAS AMP 2 Mobile when “Run Temporary” is selected, but only as long as the hardware is connected to the Mobile software.ħ) If you dismissed the register prompt and selected the option to “Run Temporary”, you can still register your amplifier at any point by tapping the “Register” button in the top right hand corner of the Mobile software.I’m pretty new to iOS sims and only started shopping this year, it seemed like many were angry with PG because there was no path to upgrade from FX1, and FX2 started out buggy at first and with no midi. This gives you access to every option in the software other than the custom Celestion speaker packages at any time, even when you leave your hardware at home. Press the “REGISTER” button to do so, and follow the prompts to complete registration.Ħ) Once your BIAS amplifier is registered to you, a full license for BIAS AMP 2 Mobile will automatically be placed in your account. If you don’t have an account yet, you can easily create one by tapping “Sign Up”.ĥ) If this is a new account or the first time you’re running BIAS AMP 2 Mobile, the software should prompt you to register your hardware. The first time you sync your amplifier this way it will take awhile to perform the firmware upgrade, but the next time you sync it will go much faster.Ĥ) Once connected, the software will ask you to log in to your ToneCloud account. This will connect your BIAS amplifier to the Mobile software, and upgrade the firmware at the same time. If you’ve previously installed BIAS AMP 2 Mobile, got to Step #3.ģ) Boot the software and connect your BIAS amplifier to BIAS AMP 2 Mobile by tapping on the “gear” icon on the top right of your screen, and then tap on “Connect Hardware” in the following dropdown menu. It’s simple to register your hardware, redeem your free license and upgrade your amplifier’s firmware so that it can work with BIAS AMP 2 Mobile (iPad and iPhone) :ġ) Go to the App Store on your iOS mobile device.Ģ) Download and install BIAS AMP 2 Mobile - it’s a freemium app, so there is nothing to pay.