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IK Multimedia Introduces Amplitube Fender

Fender and IK Multimedia announce new software for guitar and bass tones

Modena, Italy (January 15, 2009) ā€“Ā Ā Made by IK Multimedia in cooperation with Fender Musical Instruments, the AmpliTube Fender is the only official Fender guitar/bass amp and FX software suite.Ā Fender says the Amplitube Fender sets a new standard for software amplifiers with its collection of 45 pieces of gear, cabinets, stompboxes and rack effects.Ā 

Features:Ā 
ā€¢ Stand-alone and plug-in software for allĀ  popular platforms, including VST/AU/RTAS plug-in formats.
ā€¢ 12 influential guitar amps.
ā€¢ 12 original matching cabinets and more, with nine microphones.
ā€¢ Six signature classic stomp effects and six rack effects.
ā€¢ Extreme tone flexibility; mix and match amps, cabinets, mics and more.
ā€¢ Sound-certified and approved by Fender.
ā€¢ Five separate modules: tuner, configurable stomp pedal board, amp head, cabinet plus mic, and rack effects.
ā€¢ Two fully configurable rigs with up to 32 simultaneous effects.
ā€¢ Digital tuner.
ā€¢ Includes SpeedTrainer and Riffworks T4 recording software.
ā€¢ Can be expanded with additional ā€œPowered by AmpliTubeā€ models using AmpliTube X-GEAR.
ā€¢ Can be controlled live with StompIO, StealthPedal and any traditional MIDI controller.
ā€¢ Hundreds of presets included, with more that can be downloaded from the AmpliTube preset XChange area.
ā€¢ Powered by AmpliTube with DSM (dynamic saturation modeling) and new VRM (volumetric response modeling) technology.

GearĀ List:

Amps and Cabinets
ā€¢ ā€˜59 Bassman LTD with 4x10 cabinet
ā€¢ ā€˜65 Twin Reverb with 2x12 cabinet
ā€¢ ā€˜57 Deluxe with 1x12 cabinet
ā€¢ ā€˜65 Deluxe Reverb with 1x12 cabinet
ā€¢ ā€˜64 Vibroverb Custom with 1x15 cabinet
ā€¢ Super-Sonicā„¢ with 1x12 cabinet
ā€¢ Vibro-King with 3x10 cabinet
ā€¢ Pro Junior with 1x10 cabinet
ā€¢ MH-500 Metalhead with MH-412SL 4x12 cabinet
ā€¢ Champion 600 with 1x6 cabinet
ā€¢ Vibratone 1x10 rotary speaker cabinet
ā€¢ Bassman 300 PRO with 810 PRO 8x10
ā€¢ TBP-1 Tube Bass Preamp

Stompboxes
ā€¢ Blender
ā€¢ Phaser
ā€¢ ā€˜63 Fender Reverb
ā€¢ Fuzz/Wah
ā€¢ Tape echo
ā€¢ Volume

Rack Effects from the Cyber-Twin series

ā€¢ Pitch shift
ā€¢ Tape echo
ā€¢ Sine chorus
ā€¢ Triangle flanger
ā€¢ Wah
ā€¢ Compressor

Microphones
ā€¢ Groove Tubes MD1b-FET
ā€¢ Groove Tubes VELO-8

For additional information on pricing and availability, visit www.amplitube.com/fender.

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