Comments on: Mercuriall Ampbox Now Offers FREE Guitar Effect Pedals

By: robinibbo

robinibbo — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 08:48:15 +0000

Most of the FX were already free which you can download independently, the Metal Area is particularly good, if that’s your bag. Put this up against IK Amplitude and it pales in comparison in both of sound and cost, especially when Amplitude MAX is on £70 for all the amps and all the effects, not just Mercuriall’s measly one amp offering.

By: Peter Dillon-Parkin

Peter Dillon-Parkin — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 19:27:53 +0000

To be fair the vendors themselves seem to be quite poor at explaining their gear and how it works. They are not alone in this. Not even alone in the guitar sim world.

By: alex

alex — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 17:42:46 +0000

Thx! This is great. I’ve always liked Mercuriall Audio plugs.

By: Lukas

Lukas — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 17:21:23 +0000

For those wondering about the unclarity in the post, the guitar pedals seem to be free, working fine, and without limitations.

To download the plugin you need to put in your email. Install process is pretty typical, no need to register or download downloaders. Just install one 250mb+ file. You get to choose if you want to install standalone app. Once you open the plugin as effect you get Preamp, Poweramp modules on by default. In those modules it says “This product is in a demo mode” it is unclear when demo mode expires and website says nothing about it. Turning off preamp and poweramp module clears the plugin screen and you can enable guitar pedal modules at any time. The website calls plugin “next gen” really nothing next gen about it. Does not give me a polished feel about it. The pedal sound personally is nothing special especially chorus pedal. I get the vibe that author is trying to help the developer out a bit which is nice. If you’re looking for a similar, but higher quality free plugin and don’t mind going through a software manager, I recommend trying Amplitube from IK Multimedia. Hope this helps somebody.

By: Tomislav Zlatic

Tomislav Zlatic — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 16:46:50 +0000

In reply to LMAO. The guitar pedals are FREE even if you don't purchase the software. That's what's covered in the article. I'm adding another paragraph and a screenshot to clarify.

By: Brock

Brock — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 15:39:11 +0000

Agreed, I see I’m not the only one who thinks this

By: Brenny C

Brenny C — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 13:55:26 +0000

Frady drops some decent free software links from time to time, so no need to call him out specifically and be a jerk about it. There have been a few duds from multiple contributors here – it’s just the nature of free plugins. Don’t like the inconsistency that comes with it? Then pay for all your software.

By: Hell'ektrix

Hell'ektrix — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 12:17:10 +0000

In reply to LMAO.

Yeah it’s just what I’m wondering about…
It’s not really clear.

By: LMAO

LMAO — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 10:45:01 +0000

“Hey do you like these car seats? They are yours for free if you buy the whole car”

FREE when purchasing = NOT FREE