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Amp Sim

Emissary

Ignite Amps

Emissary is a digital emulation of a custom dual-channel guitar tube amplifier designed for modern metal playing. It features a versatile clean channel ranging from pristine cleans to slightly overdriven tones and a mean lead channel designed for serious distortion, with comprehensive modeling of every component in the analog signal path. Developed in collaboration with Ryan Huthnance and Voger Design, it offers both studio and live playing capabilities through accurate tube amp circuit emulation.

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Key Features

01Dual-channel architecture: clean and lead channels with fully separated controls
02Dynamic 12AX7/ECC83 triode stage analog modeling
03Dynamic EL34/6L6GC/KT88 pentode/tetrode power amp modeling with push-pull stage
04Three-way tube selection (EL34, 6L6GC, KT88) with bias scaling per tube type
05Split bias control: Common, Left Tube, and Right Tube for symmetry tuning
06Four-band tonestack on lead channel (Bass, Lo-Mids, Hi-Mids, Treble) with Shape toggle
07Selectable oversampling (2x, 4x, 8x) with independent Mono/Stereo routing
0864-bit double precision floating-point processing with fully automatable controls

Things to Try

  • 01On the lead channel, adjust the Deep control to make the tone fatter and deeper with added low-frequency resonance while avoiding muddiness
  • 02Use the Shape toggle on lead channel: turn up (toggle up) to make high-mids more present and distortion more aggressive, or turn down (toggle down) for a gentle mid scoop resulting in a smoother tone with softer attack
  • 03Set the Input Level control by multiplying it to match your pickup's maximum output voltage (e.g., 1.5x for a 1.5V pickup) so the Emissary receives the correct signal level
  • 04For 4x oversampling as a best compromise between accuracy and CPU performance during mixing, then switch to 8x right before rendering for full processing quality
Formats
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