Amplifikation 360 vs TH-U

Amplifikation 360 is a modular host for building guitar rigs from Kuassa Amplifikations and Efektor plug-ins. It supports free routing with unlimited devices, plus serial, parallel, and crossover container setups. Live and Toggle modes let users switch sessions or individual modules with a hardware MIDI controller. Other tools include a looper/audio player, chromatic tuner, movable interface panels, and tap tempo that can sync to a DAW master tempo. The app can run standalone or as a VST, VST3, Audio Unit, or AAX plug-in on Windows and macOS. Compatible Amplifikations and Efektor plug-ins a user owns are registered as modules inside it. The free plan includes Amplifikation Lite, Efektor Silencer, Efektor G3607 EQ, seven utility modules, and cab IR loading. Individual compatible plug-ins start at $25 one-time; the Amplifikation 360 Bundle is $299 one-time, with taxes excluded. Amplifikation One modules are not available in the host because they use an older engine architecture. The listed minimums are 64-bit Windows 7 or later, or macOS 10.11 or later, with at least 4 GB RAM. The product page states native Apple Silicon support and macOS notarization with Hardened Runtime.

TH-U is a guitar and bass amp simulation plug-in that combines amp modeling, captured rig playback, and Fluid IR processing. TH-U Premium includes 89 guitar amplifiers, four bass amplifiers, 50 guitar cabinets, two bass cabinets, 18 microphone models, and more than 1,000 factory presets. Its Rig Player provides access to more than 32,000 captured rigs. Premium includes SuperCabinet with 1,728 Fluid IRs; users can export a cabinet as a WAV impulse response or load conventional IRs for processing. TH-U also provides a MIDI-controllable polyphonic transposer and MIDI controls that can be learned from the interface. Desktop versions are available as AudioUnit, VST, and AAX64 plug-ins or as a standalone app, with listed support for Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Ableton Live, Studio One, and REAPER. Desktop compatibility is macOS 10.14 or later and Windows 10 or later. TH-U iOS is a standalone and AUv3 app for iOS 13 or later. A 15-day trial is available; TH-U Premium is listed at €269, paid once, with separate upgrade prices for eligible owners.