As such, we’ll primarily be looking at T-Racks 5 as a mastering tool, which was its initial raison d’être. I will spend a little time discussing four new plug-ins that are part of the release, but we’ll mostly be concerned with the framework. However, I am going to focus here on mainly the framework aspect of T-Racks 5. T-Racks 5 has components of use in all phases of the music production process, and most of these components are plug-in modules that can be individually used inside all major DAWs in both the PC and Mac worlds. This article looks at T-Racks 5, a recently-released new incarnation of one of the flagship product collections from IK Multimedia (hereafter IKM). How did they do? The results are … ahem … sweet! They’ve upped their game once again with version 5. If you’d like to find out more about the T-RackS 5 suite of effects, or the AmpliTube 4 range of guitar and bass amps, visit IK Multimedia.T-Racks is IK Multimedia’s signature mixing/mastering suite. There’s basic multitrack recording and four-track looping available, but it’s the tones themselves that really excel.Īssuming your conversion and latency specs are up to it, there’s no barrier to setting up convincing custom chains and using them for live performances -the Ampeg collection, including the old B-15, is especially great for creating some Motown magic. And with user-friendly interfaces at each step, it’s fun to create custom sounds to taste.īeing a guitar and bass interface, there’s slightly more emphasis on performance.
The sounds are all the more convincing and compelling when you switch the cabinets and manipulate microphone positions (which could be used for some “ reamping” in the mix).
The ability to tweak the signal at different stages in the chain is a piece of cake. The signal path is clearly laid out at the top of the screen, with space for a tuner, stompboxes, amps, inserts, cabinets and effects racks. So like the T-RackS 5 emulations, if you’re familiar with the original, it’s pretty easy to dial in your favourite tone, post haste. Within the sub menus you can find the exact amp models across a range of eras, with interfaces that look “anatomically” correct. Amps in the BoxĪmpliTube 4 is the latest version of IK’s vast library of guitar and bass amps – encompassing collections from Ampeg, Fender, MESA Boogie, Orange and more.
Conveniently, you can save four different versions of a chain (A,B,C,D) and flick between them on the same piece of audio, which saves you having to duplicate tracks for comparison, or rebuild a channel strip.
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