Review: Audio Assault Reamp Studio (with video sample)

 

Hello everyone and welcome to this week's article!

Today we are reviewing the most ambitious amp sim ever created by Audio Assault: Reamp Studio!

Reamp studio is a collection of 103 amp heads (actually they are more 103 presets, since for some amp they count the single channel of an amp as a separate preset, so the total amount of different amps is a bit less), 36 stompboxes and 100 cab IRs, all meticulously modeled in 10 months of research, in which the company recreated a virtual version of every amp component, from the different types of tube to all the rest.

The interface is similar to the one of the latest amp modelers of the company: a clean, simple recreation in 3d of the various amp heads and stompboxes, plus a post-amp rack section to fine tune our sound and a cabinet section which brings the experience of aIR impulse rack and Grindmachine 2, in facts it feature both the "Impact" control of GM2 (which recreates the movement of the speaker, adding thump and low end), and the "Focus" one of aIR impulse rack (which is a sort of eq boost in a single knob, which adds high end), and these are the two real game changers here, since together they can drastically impact on the final tone of the impulse.

It is worth also mentioning that the cabinet section features, among the many normal IRs produced in collaboration with SeaCow labs, also some in which you can move freely the virtual microphone in front of the speaker, adding flexibility to our quest for the perfect tone.

How does it sound? It sounds good as you can hear from my video, in line with the recent Audio Assault amp modelers, but adding quite a lot of flexibility, given the huge amount of flavours that we can choose from, both in terms of amps, effects and especially in terms of cabinets, resulting in the most extensive collection available from the producer.

It's possible to find tones for every taste, from clean to extreme metal (there are even bass presets!), although I had some problem with the noise, since the included noise gate sometimes struggles a bit in eliminating the hum when we're using a high gain head boosted with a tube screamer.

What would I work on? Here's a small list of suggestions, which can be used in the future for the next versions of this suite: 

1) work on the presets trying to show the best starting sound possible for every amp, every stompbox, every cab etc: the first impression is fundamental and not everyone is capable/willing to fiddle through all the controls when starting with all the knobs at noon, Every preset should start at its best, and they should be done as a combination of them (for example, lead with delay, clean with chorus, etc...).

2) the noise gate can still be optimized a bit, to get to a point in which it can eliminate the hum even at the highest gain settings without touching the guitar tone 

3) please create some quick manual or tooltips on top of each function, because it's been honestly quite hard for me to understand exactly what each function does (among those without a clear name, like for example impact, focus, and so on) because online it's impossible to find any info.

4) the plugin is a bit heavier on the cpu than the other Audio Assault amp sims, especially when working on a stereo track (processing both the left and right guitar tracks in the same session of the plugin).

Besides these small things to fine-tune, I think this suite will satisfy all the guitar players which are looking for a complete, extensive suite, at a price which is definitely better than any other comparable competitor.

Thumbs up!

Specs:

- 103 Amp Heads

- 100 Cab IRs and 35 "FLEX" Cabs with movable mic position

- Dual IR Loader with IMPACT control to enhance realism

- Cabinet Loader: Freely position the mic using FLEX Cabs, with Impact and Focus controls

- Mix and match your favourite IRs with the dual cab loader.

- 36 Stomp Boxes featuring: Time Effects, EQ, Distortions, Overdrives, Boosters, Compressors, Tremolo.

- FX Rack: EQ, Delay, Reverb, Chorus, Compressor.


Amp Model List:


Blockstar HT50 Clean Voice
Blockstar HT50 Clean
Buguera 1990 Clean
Cieratone Jazz
Cieratone Rock
EHV 5051 III Clean
Fester Deluxe Verb
Highwatt 100 Bright
Highwatt 100
Meisa Fimore Clean
Morgen SWR22
Orenge MacroDark Clean
Paevy Bulbking Crunch
Paevy Stereo
Ronald J102
Vaux AC30
Carving X60 Lead
Carving X60 RTM
Danlectro Twin CH2
Danlectro Twin CH3
Fredman BE100 Crunch
Orenge MacroDark
Paevy Pento Bull
Paevy Pento Cactus
Paevy Pento Star
Paevy Pento Tree
Vaux AC30 HOT
Audio Assault Badix
Audio Assault Crack
Audio Assault Fox
Audio Assault Germinator
Audio Assault Slasher
Audio Assault Smoker Brite
Audio Assault Smoker
Audio Assault Wyld
Audio Assault XBottom
Blockstar HT50 Lead
Blockstar S100
Buguera 333 Rythm
Carving LegaC Bright
Carving LegaC
EGNL Infermo
EGNL Inferno Fat
Fredman Baterslax CH2
Fredman Baterslax
Fredman BE100
Meisa Fimore Drive
Meisa Fimore Hi
Meisa MKII
Meisa MKIV
Meisa TC50
Orenge AD30 Tight
Orenge AD30
Paevy Bulbking
Blockstar HT50 Lead Voice
Bonger Ubershall
Buguera 333
Buguera 6262 Lead
Deizel V4
Deizel VH2
EGNL Evader Tight
EGNL Evader
EGNL Firebol
EHV 5051 III Lead
EHV 5051 III RTM
Frameus Kobra
Krunk Krunkenstein
Meisa Recto CH2 V
Meisa Recto CH3 M
Meisa RevF Orange
Meisa RevF Red
Meisa TC50 Tight
Paevy 5150 Combo
Paevy 5435+
Paevy 6505+
Paevy Triplex Tight
Paevy Triplex
PSR Arkon
Randoll Santa Grind
Randoll Santa
Rev G120
Rev Gen20
Sodano SL100
VTH Pitbul
Buguera 1990 Lead
Buguera 1990 Rythm
Fester Delux Verb Fire
Marshell AFM100 Bright
Marshell AFM100
Marshell JMC800
Marshell JMC900
Marshell JMC2000
Marshell JMV420 JS
Marshell Plexi Bright
Marshell Plexi
Lien6 Spidy Inane
Marshell Bulbstate
Randoll Century Tight
Randoll Century
Randoll RGP1000
Randoll RH200 Rythm
Randoll RH200

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