Waves is best known for their general effects (eq, compressors, etc) and less known for amp sims in particular, so I had high expectations for what they would include in this effects package. Nonetheless, there are some cool sounding amps that you won't find elsewhere. I think this is probably due to the partnership between PRS and Waves for this product. There are some unique amps included that aren't included with other amp sims. In Waves GTR3, it is harder to tell, but it is more about finding one that sounds good rather than picking a particular amp. Other amp sims are more obvious about which amp you are using, but just change the name due to licencing. It includes models of guitar amps ranging from 'clean' to 'high-gain.' Many of the classic guitar amps are included (fender, vox, marshall), although it is a little difficult to tell some times which amps are which. The Waves GTR3 is an amplifier simulator (and effects too) plug-in to be used in a DAW. Then I switch to the full versions of the plug-in during mixing when I want to add more effects, dual amps, etc. Therefore, I like to use the 'lite' versions of the plug-ins during tracking with low latency. Most DAWs give you the option to decrease the latency with the trade-off of decreased processing power for decreased latency. A big problem when tracking guitars is latency when the computer needs to process the signal, so it plays back the audio with a slight delay. The other main benefit of having the different versions of the plug-in is for tracking. This can be done to save CPU processing when working on a full mix. This can be useful when you don't have use for the entire toolrack, but just want to add a single amp or an effects box. One thing that I like about the software is that it comes with 'lite' versions as separate plug-ins. It was a little frustrating to have to disable one amp everything I opened the software, but I guess it is just a matter of preference. Most of the time when I am working on a tone, my preference is to only use one amp. They come set up with two amps (one panned left, and one panned right). One thing that was a little strange for me was the dual amps in the full version of the plug-in. Compared to other amp sims, I think the presets in GTR3 are actually a lot better than the presets in NI Guitar Rig, Amplitube, Pod Farm, etc. There are decent presets included to get you started if you aren't experienced at creating your own tones. It is intuitive if you are familiar with guitar effects/amp chains.

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