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Did you know that Reaper had electric guitar 'virtual amp' modelers? I didn't :-P. There are several and they are included with Reaper - in the collection of plugins it comes with. The effect is a 'JS' plugin (short for 'jesusonic'), which is a Reaper-specific plugin.

Anyway, someone on our YouTube Channel was asking if there was a way to plug his electric guitar into Reaper through a regular audio interface (such as a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2), and hear it sound like it was played through 'virtual amps.'

Amp Modelers In Reaper?

At first I didn't know if you could do this with a standard interface. I use a specific interface - the Line 6 Pod Studio - for recording electric guitar. You use that interface (the Pod) along with the Line 6 software, Amp Farm, to access dozens and dozens of high quality virtual amplifiers. This is how I recorded 'That Thing You Do.' See our post 'Cover of “That Thing You Do” – Record a Rock Song on Your Computer' for more on that :-).

For the kind of quality of amp models you get with Line 6, you obviously pay (gladly, in my case). But it turns out that Reaper has some amp models (in the effect, 'Convolution Amp/Cab Modeler') that are FREE! I was shocked. And as I said earlier, it's already part of Reaper out of the box (virtually speaking :)).

How Good Are These Virtual Amps?

Are they as good as the Line 6 ones? No they are not. But they are pretty cool! For one thing, they are free (I did mention that, right? :-P). But technically the Reaper amp modeler does not try to model the actual physical amplifier. The reason for the name 'convolution amp/cab modeler' is that it is really an 'impulse' of the the amp in a space, rather than trying to make everything sound like it was run through the amplifier.

What does that mean? Well, probably the best way to learn what that means is to check out the article here from Sound on Sound. The point is that the Reaper 'virtual amp' effect is more of an approximation than an attempt to sound exactly like a real amp.

That doesn't mean it isn't cool! See the video below for how to do it and what it sounds like:

As I show in the video, you can add distortion to the sound by loading another JS plugin (called 'distortion,' oddly enough).

Also, you can 'play live' by loading the effects on the track and arming it to record. You will have to switch on the 'record monitoring' button. All that is shown in the video.

So you do not necessarily need to have a paid virtual amp program or a specific guitar interface in order to record a cool electric guitar sound using Reaper. Have fun!

S-Gear is a collection of guitar amps, speaker cabinets and effects implemented in software for use with your computer, Windows PC or MAC. The software comes as a Standalone Application and as plug-ins for use with the most popular DAW (digital audio workstation) recording software.

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The sound of a boutique tube amp, turned up loud!

The really special thing about S-Gear is the amazing high quality of guitar amp tones achieved simply by plugging your guitar into a computer via an audio interface. S-Gear gives you a professional guitar sound without the expense and hassle. We are talking about the sound of a high quality tube amp, turned up loud, and mic'd up professionally in a suitable acoustic space. S-Gear's boutique designed amps, coupled with accurate convolution based speaker cabinet emulation, provide a massive range of guitar tones.

Flexible Drag & Drop Effects Rack.

S-Gear features a flexible effects rack and four different rack processing units. Drag & drop rack units to change the processing order in your rack.

Detailed modelling of analogue electronics is the key ingredient in the DelayThing and ModThing processors, providing versatile analogue style delay and modulation effects. RoomThing is a studio quality reverb processor adding depth and space to your guitar sounds.

Boutique design expertise.

If you've never tried S-Gear you are missing out on a great experience. All the amps and effects are carefully designed by Mike Scuffham (former product designer for Marshall Amplification, and veteran of hardware electronic product design). You may come across products boasting high numbers of amps and effects, but the Scuffham approach is to give you only the best. We want you to achieve the best possible sounds with the minimum of hassle. Read more about our approach to modelling classic guitar amp electronic circuits.

10 day fully featured trial.

Head over to the download page and install the software. You get 10 days to demo the full product, after which we are sure you will agree that S-Gear is a must-have tool for any discerning guitarist.

► For playing, practicing and recording guitar at home, enjoy pro-quality guitar sounds with headphones or studio monitors, any time of the day or night. For quality, versatility and convenience, this beats any traditional guitar amp. For some, it might provide the first experience of playing through a top quality tube amp at high volume. And without waking up the children!

► For the professional working studio or music producer, S-Gear can give your projects a top class guitar sound, streamline your work and give you more time to focus on producing great music.

► For the writing and performing artist, S-Gear gives you the convenience of working on your music when and where you need to. With inspiring guitar sounds instantly available, you can concentrate more effort on your guitar playing and your music.

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