8180 Monster Tube

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Monster high-gain amp character with flexible routing, cabinet mixing, and studio effects. The Nembrini Audio 8180 Monster Tube Guitar Amplifier plugin is based on the Peavey 5150*. From clear rhythm tones and powerful crunch to saturated leads, the 8180 delivers the aggressive, harmonically rich sound of heavy rock and metal. Shape your sound with pre-amplifier pedals, detailed cabinet and microphone mixing, third-party impulse responses, and post-amplifier effects. Two channels with independent Pre Gain and Post Gain controls share a Low, Mid, and High equalizer. - Rhythm channel: Shape clean and crunch tones with the Bright and Crunch switches. - Lead channel: Dial in harmonic-rich rock tones and saturated metal leads. - Power amplifier: Adjust Resonance and Presence, and choose 6L6 or EL34 power-amplifier tubes. Key Features - Two-channel amplifier: Rhythm and Lead channels with independent Pre Gain and Post Gain controls; Bright and Crunch switches on the Rhythm channel. - Amp tone shaping: Shared Low, Mid, and High equalization, plus Resonance and Presence controls and selectable 6L6 or EL34 power-amplifier tubes. - Pre-Amplifier Stomp Effects: Noise Gate, Screamer, Filter, and Doubler. Drag the pedals to change their order in the signal chain. - Cabinets & Microphones: Eight cabinet emulations, four microphone emulations, adjustable microphone position and distance, and a mixer for two microphones and ambience. - Post-Amplifier Effects: Seven-band Equalizer with high-pass and low-pass filters, Delay-Reverb, and Studio Compressor. Drag the modules to change their routing order. - Input & Output: Input and output level controls and meters, plus Fix Input, Mute, and Tuner controls. Stomp Effects - Noise Gate: Control unwanted noise with Threshold, Range, and Speed. - Screamer: Shape overdrive with Drive, Tone, and Level. - Filter: Tight cuts lows; Harsh reduces highs. - Doubler: Add stereo width with detuning and dynamic offset controls. Mono keeps low frequencies centered. Bypass pedals individually and drag them to reorder the signal chain. Cabinets - Cabinet Emulations: Choose from eight guitar cabinets. - Microphone Emulations: Choose from four microphones for each of the two microphone channels, with on/off-axis selection and continuous Position and Distance controls. - Mixer: Blend Mic 1, Mic 2, and Ambient channels with independent level, pan, phase, solo, and mute controls. Post Effects - Equalizer: Shape your tone with seven bands plus high-pass and low-pass filters. - Delay: Create rhythmic echoes and spacious textures with flexible timing, feedback, tone, and mix controls. - Reverb: Add space and ambience with Size, Tone, and Mix. - Studio Compressor: Control dynamics with full compression controls and gain-reduction metering. Bypass modules individually and drag them to reorder the signal chain. Works as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect