Waves GTR3

WAVES GTR3 - Electric Guitar & Bass Amp & Effects Suite | Unleash Legendary Tones, Build Your Dream Sound Wall

For guitarists and bassists who pursue ultimate tone and feel, Waves GTR3 is your indispensable top-tier amp simulation software. This powerful plugin not only accurately recreates countless classic vintage amps that musicians dream of, but also incorporates cutting-edge modern designs, even including custom models from industry masters like Paul Reed Smith and Neil Citron, ensuring you can sculpt any style of tone at will. Whether for studio production, live performance, or daily practice, GTR3 delivers unparalleled sound quality and playing experience.

The appeal of Waves GTR3 extends far beyond its rich selection of amplifiers. It also features 25 professional-grade effects pedals designed based on Waves' high-end studio processors, giving you a comprehensive virtual pedalboard. These effects are meticulously crafted, simulating real hardware with astonishing detail, perfectly embodying Waves' consistent tradition of excellent sound quality. From warm overdrive to crystal-clear delay, GTR3 amplifies your creativity infinitely, adding depth and color to your musical expression.

With Waves GTR3, you'll experience unprecedented studio-grade flexibility. It precisely simulates the freedom of working in a professional recording studio, offering up to 12 virtual microphone options, combinable with 16 guitar cabinets and 6 bass cabinets. You can freely connect cabinets in series or parallel, or even choose to bypass the virtual cabinet and output the amp head's signal to a physical cabinet, enabling more diverse sound experimentation. GTR3 is your ultimate tool for crafting unique guitar sound walls and enhancing bass grooves, making your performance full of infinite possibilities.

Core Advantages & Application Scenarios

Unparalleled Amp Selection
Waves GTR3 brings together 25 meticulously selected guitar and bass amp models, ranging from pristine clean and warm overdrive to scorching high-gain, meeting the needs of various musical styles. Whether pursuing classic vintage tones or exploring modern avant-garde sounds, it can be easily achieved. Custom models from masters like Paul Reed Smith and Neil Citron are specially included, bringing unique charm to your tone.

Professional-Grade Pedal Effects Array
Built-in 25 effects pedals developed based on Waves' high-end studio processors, including distortion, compressor, chorus, delay, reverb, wah, octave divider, pitch bender, and more. These effects are precisely simulated to ensure excellent sound quality and realistic dynamic response, making your tone richer and more colorful, and elevating your expressiveness.

Studio-Grade Microphone & Cabinet Simulation
GTR3 offers 12 virtual microphone options, paired with 16 guitar cabinets and 6 bass cabinets, highly simulating the flexibility of real recording environments. You can freely adjust microphone placement, explore different cabinet combinations, and create unique spatial presence and tonal textures, making your recordings more professional.

Highly Flexible Signal Chain Configuration
You can choose to connect cabinets in series or parallel, creating unprecedented tonal combinations. Furthermore, GTR3 supports a virtual cabinet bypass function, allowing the amp head's signal to be output directly to a physical cabinet, perfectly combining the advantages of software simulation and hardware equipment, providing more diverse options for live performances or recording.

Real-time Control & Advanced Integration
Supports MIDI Learn functionality, allowing real-time control of GTR3's parameters via any MIDI controller for a more intuitive and dynamic playing experience. At the same time, GTR3 is fully compatible with Waves' free StudioRack host, allowing you to perform amazing parallel processing, such as applying independent effects on different frequency bands, breaking through the limitations of traditional effects, and exploring infinite creative possibilities.

Technical Specifications

• Number of Amp Models: 25 (including guitar and bass amps)
• Number of Effects Pedals: 25 (including distortion, compression, delay, reverb, etc.)
• Guitar Cabinet Models: 16
• Bass Cabinet Models: 6
• Virtual Microphone Options: 12 placements
• Cabinet Configuration: Supports series or parallel
• Physical Cabinet Output: Option to bypass virtual cabinet, output to physical cabinet
• MIDI Control: Supports MIDI Learn function for real-time parameter control
• User Interface: Supports multipoint touch sensitivity
• Compatibility: 100% compatible with Waves StudioRack host (free)
• Parallel Processing: Supports multiple parallel effects processing and frequency splitting via StudioRack
• Sound Quality Standard: Based on Waves' excellent sound quality tradition and high-end studio processor technology