Amp Room vs GENOME

Amp Room is Softube’s guitar and bass platform for building tones from modeled amplifiers, cabinets, pedals, microphones, and studio effects. Five suites cover ENGL Savage Mark II, Marshall, Vintage, Bass, and Metal, with different gear combinations in each. Officially licensed effects come from Tube-Tech, Empirical Labs, Trident, and other makers. Suite Mode presents selected gear sets, while Studio Mode allows further tone shaping. Suite listings include a custom impulse-response loader, eight IR Producer Packs, customizable signal chains, and cabinet captures with movable microphones. Suites can be expanded with other Amp Room Suites and Amp Room Ready products. The software runs as AU, VST, VST3, or AAX inside a compatible DAW on macOS or Windows; it is not standalone. Use requires Softube and iLok accounts plus internet access. Prices range from €99, paid once to €149, paid once, with a 20-day trial.

GENOME is an amp modeler, effects suite, and virtual cabinet engine for guitar and bass. Its CODEX engine loads Neural Amp Modeler, AIDA-X, and Proteus captures in one workflow, and the product page says it includes more than 40 premium AI amp captures. Signal chains support series or parallel routing, up to 12 components per lane, and dual-lane expansion. GENOME runs standalone or as a VST3, AU, or AAX plugin; listed tested DAWs include Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, Ableton Live, Cubase, Studio One, and Reaper. Parameter automation, MIDI mapping, and MIDI Learn support external hardware control. The free GENOME Intro includes four TSM-Ai amplifiers, 14 pedals, five DynIR cabinets, and four Studio FX. The GENOME license costs $89.99 as a one-time purchase and includes 24 amps, 49 pedals, 16 DynIR cabinets, and 16 Studio FX, excluding FairTone and Artist Series components. A 14-day free trial is available, and a Two notes account is required. A desktop license does not include GENOME iOS; iOS use requires an Access Pass.