As supplied in this bundled format, TH2 might not have all the bells and whistles of the full version of Overloud's TH2 (or competing products from Line 6, IK Multimedia or NI), but it offers enough scope for most routine electric-guitar tasks.Īlso exclusive to the Producer edition is the new R-Mix plug-in. The user can drag and drop these to different places in the signal chain as required. The Producer Edition version offers a collection of stomp-box effects that are not present in the Studio or Essential version, covering the usual overdrive, fuzz, delay, reverb, noise reduction and modulation options, doing their job very effectively. There is also modelled mic positioning controlled by dragging a virtual mic graphic around in front of the speaker cabinet this is a bit gimmicky, but the results are quite effective. For extra flexibility, you get two independent amp channels, into which you can load different amp models and then blend them to taste. Eight amp models are provided, with corresponding cabinets and, as might be expected, they allow you to go from sparkly clean through to monster metal and most stops in between.
While Sonar has included amp simulation for some time, TH2 is a definite step up in terms of quality.
Overloud are also responsible for another new plug-in in X2: the TH2 guitar amp/cab simulator. I suspect anyone working in dance, electronica, pop or ambient styles - and even media composers looking for sound-design textures - could have some fun and get very productive with this. Whether you need speaker-shaking basses, leads to free your fillings or rhythmic sonic mayhem, Rapture can put in a very good performance. Of all the bundled plug-in instruments, though, my personal favourite is Rapture, which offers an excellent library of synth sounds and is highly programmable. The plug-in offers seven different basic piano sounds, and if you flip to the 'advanced' interface, you can customise the room size, amount of reverb and velocity response to suit your needs. True Pianos, meanwhile, probably has an edge over the sampled pianos included in Dimension Pro, in terms of depth and dynamics. For example, there are some nice TR808, TR909 and LinnDrum-inspired sounds, and the classic rock fan in me quite liked the 'OldZepKit' acoustic presets.
The same sorts of comments can be made about Session Drummer 3: it won't compete with a BFD2, Superior Drummer or Addictive Drums in terms of absolute realism or detailed features, but it is a very respectable source of both acoustic and electronic drum sounds.
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