AmpForge vs ToneBytes Pedals
AmpForge
github.comToneBytes Pedals
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| Figure | AmpForge | ToneBytes Pedals |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Guitar Amp Software | 8.0 (#10) | 6.9 (#22) |
| Host compatibility | The README describes use in compatible hosts including Reaper, Carla, and Bitwig. | The maker says Pedals has been tested with Cubase, Cakewalk Sonar, Ableton Live, FL Studio, Synapse Audio Orion, and Cockos Reaper. |
| What it does | AmpForge is a free, open-source guitar amp simulator plugin with vocal effects. | Pedals is a VST effect plug-in for processing electric guitar and bass, and can also process other audio sources. |
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In their own words
AmpForge
AmpForge is a free, open-source guitar amp simulator plugin that also includes vocal effects. Its pedalboard has 19 internal modules that can be reordered while the plugin is running. The NAM module loads Neural Amp Modeler capture files supplied by the user. Vocal tools include autotune pitch correction and a de-esser for sibilance. AmpForge is available as VST3, LV2, and CLAP plugins, plus a standalone app on supported platforms. It can run in compatible hosts such as Reaper, Carla, and Bitwig. Users can save, update, delete, import, and export custom presets, alongside the included factory presets. Hosts can automate every parameter, including pedal positions. An IR loader is included, but users need to provide cabinet impulse responses and NAM captures. AmpForge supports Linux, macOS, and Windows. The Windows installer offers VST3, CLAP, and LV2, but no standalone executable. The macOS build is not signed or notarized; the README describes a Gatekeeper workaround for installation.
ToneBytes Pedals
ToneBytes Pedals has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.