IK Multimedia AmpliTube Joe Satriani | Classic Instrumental Rock Guitar Tone Expansion and Modeling Suite
AmpliTube Joe Satriani is a tone expansion created for guitarists pursuing melodic rock and searing lead tones. It offers a variety of amp and effect models, ready-to-use presets, and a flexible signal chain, allowing you to quickly achieve clean, full, and dynamically expressive signature tones for recording, practice, and live performance, and it operates seamlessly within the AmpliTube platform.
Key Product Features
- Focuses on a wide range of Joe Satriani-style tones, from bright clean and crunch to high-gain lead sounds
- Multiple amp, cabinet, and effect models can be freely combined to build personalized signal chains and routing
- Includes practical tone presets that are ready to use, and can be deeply tweaked and saved as custom presets
- Provides cabinet and microphone position, distance, and room/ambience adjustments to shape a more three-dimensional space and directional character
- Can be mixed with other AmpliTube expansions and gear, expanding flexibility in tone design and stacking
- Low-latency real-time playing experience, suitable for recording, rehearsal, and stage monitoring
- Supports DAW parameter automation and MIDI control, facilitating scene switching and precise post-production tweaking
- Suitable for re-amping from a dry DI signal and for tone replacement during mixing
System Requirements
- Operating System: Windows and macOS (64-bit environments)
- Platform Requirements: The corresponding version of AmpliTube must be installed to use this expansion
- Mode of Operation: Can be used as a plug-in in compatible DAWs and can run via the AmpliTube standalone application (provided depending on version)
- Audio Interface: ASIO/Core Audio devices are recommended for low-latency performance
- Network: An internet connection is required for authorization, downloads, and updates
- Storage and Performance: Disk space and CPU requirements depend on the size of projects and content
Plugin Formats
- AAX
- AU
- VST3
- Operates as plug-ins provided through the AmpliTube platform and (depending on version) as a standalone application
Supported Applications and Main Workflow Integration
Insert the AmpliTube plugin on guitar or bus tracks in mainstream DAWs to monitor recordings in real time or to re-amp dry DI signals later. Common workflows include automating/MIDI-switching effects and parameters, saving presets with the project for easier collaboration, and fine-tuning gain and spatial settings during mixing; you can also use the AmpliTube standalone application for practice and rehearsal, quickly comparing and managing tone setups.