Waves GTR
Amp User Guide
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 3
1.1 WELCOME............................................................................................... 3
1.2 PRODUCT OVERVIEW .................................................................................. 3
1.3 COMPONENTS .......................................................................................... 4
1.4 WAVESYSTEM TOOLBAR................................................................................4
CHAPTER 2 – QUICKSTART GUIDE................................................................ 5
CHAPTER 3 – CONTROLS AND INTERFACE.................................................... 6
3.1 AMP TYPES ............................................................................................. 6
Clean..................................................................................................... 6
Drive ..................................................................................................... 7
High Gain............................................................................................... 8
Neil Citron.............................................................................................. 9
Bass.....................................................................................................10
3.2 AMP CONTROLS .......................................................................................11
3.3 CABINETS AND MICROPHONES ......................................................................12
Cabinets................................................................................................12
Bass Cabinets ........................................................................................13
Microphones ..........................................................................................13
3.4 CABINET AND MICROPHONE CONTROLS............................................................14
3.5 AMP COMPONENTS....................................................................................16
3.6 HD (High Definition) OPTION.......................................................................18
APPENDIX .................................................................................................. 19
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Chapter 1 – Introduction
1.1 Welcome
Thank you for choosing Waves! In order to get the most out of your
new Waves plugin, please take a moment to read this user guide.
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We suggest that you become familiar with the Waves Support pages:
www.waves.com/support. There are technical articles about
installation, troubleshooting, specifications, and more. Plus, you’ll
find company contact information and Waves Support news.
1.2 Product Overview
Waves Amp is a primary component of GTR, which features an
exceptional selection of virtual amplifiers, cabinets, and microphones.
While GTR was designed to be used with electric guitar, it’s also a
powerful set of tools for processing and re-amping drum or vocal
tracks.
Each amp has two main sections:
• Amp Type – With controls for amp selection and tone
adjustment.
• Cabinet & Mic – With controls for cabinet selection, microphone
selection, and microphone position.
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1.3 Components
WaveShell technology enables us to split Waves processors into
smaller plug-ins, which we call components. Having a choice of
components for a particular processor gives you the flexibility to
choose the configuration best suited to your material.
Waves GTR Amp includes Mono, Mono Dual Cabinet, Mono-to-Stereo,
and Stereo configurations. The Mono Dual Cab, Mono-to-Stereo, and
Stereo components can each accommodate one amplifier with two
cabinets. In Mono-to-Stereo and Stereo configurations, the output of
each cabinet can be panned independently.
1.4 WaveSystem Toolbar
Use the bar at the top of the plugin to save and load presets,
compare settings, undo and redo steps, and resize the plugin. To
learn more, click
open the WaveSystem Guide.
the icon at the upper-right corner of the window and
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Chapter 2 – Quickstart Guide
• When you open the Waves Amp plug-in on a track insert, it’s
ready to go with the default Clean amp.
• Use the Drive control to crank up the gain for more intensity
without changing your output volume.
• For a more distorted tone, choose an amp with more Drive from
the Amp Type menu. Amps are sorted in an escalating gain
order.
• Once you’ve selected your amplifier, open up a post-amp
PedalBoard. Reverb, Vibrolo, Delay, EQ, and Compression all
work well as post-amp effects.
• Here’s an example of a possible full setup:
Stomp 6 Mono-to-Stereo PedalBoard with its default preset,
followed by a Stereo Amp, followed by a Stomp 2 Stereo
PedalBoard with Vibrolo and Spring Reverb Stomps.
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Chapter 3 – Controls and Interface
3.1 Amp Types
Select the amp model using the Amp Types menu. Amps are sorted
into groups by application or drive rating. Each group has a unique
skin.
CLEAN amps are displayed with a golden panel and tweed skin.
• Direct Full-frequency, transparent tone
• Clean Based on a 1959 tweed Fender® Bassman®.
• Warm Based on a boutique amp from Paul Reed Smith's private
collection.
• Punchy Based on a 100W Marshall® head
• Sweet Based on a 1968 Gibson® Skylark
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DRIVE amps are displayed with a blue panel and gold threaded cloth
skin.
• Cream Based on a 1966 Ampeg® Gemini II
• Edgy Based on a 1980 Vox® AC-30 TB-2
• Drive Based on a 1964 blackface Fender® Super Reverb®
• Overdrive Based on a 1980 Marshall® JMP
• Scream Based on a custom amp from Paul Reed Smith's private
collection
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HIGH GAIN amps are displayed with a red wine panel and treadmill
skin.
• Crunch Based on a custom Garcia™ from Paul Reed Smith’s personal
collection
• Crush Based on a modified Marshall® MK2 50W stack head
• Scorch Based on a boutique amp from Paul Reed Smith's private
collection
• Inferno A virtual model with super-high distortion and extremely fast
cleanup
• Monster Based on a Marshall® 100W head
• Hot Based on a Koch® Combo
• Modern Based on a Mesa® Dual Rectifier® Solo head
• Shredder Based on a Marshall® JMP1 preamp
• Supernatural Based on a boutique amp from Paul Reed Smith's
private collection
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NEIL CITRON amps are displayed with a purple velvet skin.
• Legatron Clean Based on a customized Carvin® Legacy
• Legatron Crunch Based on a customized Carvin® Legacy
• Thermitron Clean Based on an Ibanez® TN120 Thermion
• Thermitron Crunch Based on an Ibanez® TN120 Thermion
• Plexitron Lite Based on a modified 60s 100W Marshall® Plexi
• Plexitron Crunch Based on a modified 60s 100W Marshall® Plexi
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BASS amps are displayed with a silver panel and grill skin.
• Directube Based on a Countryman® DI into a V72 preamp
• Activator Based on a Sadowsky® preamp
• SolidState Based on a Hartke® 3500
• Mo'Town Based on a fliptop Ampeg® B15-N tube amplifier
• SuperTube Based on the Ampeg® SVT
• Thunder Based on a David Eden® World Tour 800
• OverBass Based on a Mesa/Boogie® 400+
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3.2 Amp Controls
All Amps feature Drive, Bass, Mid, Treble, and Presence controls,
whose response curves are tailored to complement the specific amp
type.
DRIVE controls the drive level range of +12dB to -12dBfs, with a
default of 0dB.
Range: 0 to 10
Default: 5
BASS controls low frequency equalization cut/boost.
Range: -5 to +5
Default: 0
MID controls midrange frequency equalization cut/boost.
Range: -5 to +5
Default: 0
TREBLE controls high frequency equalization cut/boost.
Range: -5 to +5
Default: 0
PRESENCE controls high frequency equalization cut/boost.
Range: 0 to 10
Default: 0
DIRECT when Bass Amp types are selected the Presence control is
replaced by the Direct control, which controls the amount of direct
mixed with the processed signal.
Range: 0 to 10
Default: 0
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AMP controls Amp activation/bypass. When set to Bypass, input is
routed directly to the cabinet and mic.
Range: On/Bypass
Default: On
TYPE controls Amp selection.
Range: Direct to OverBass
Default: Clean
3.3 Cabinets and Microphones
Cabinets and microphones are selected by using the appropriate menu
selector.
Toggle through them by clicking on the text bar, or click on the arrow
to the right of the text bar to display a drop-down list.
Each cabinet offers a choice of 6 microphones, which may be
positioned either on or off axis.
Please note: “No Cabinet” uses neither a cabinet nor microphone, and
is the default choice for the Direct Amp.
CABINETS
Select from 22 speaker cabinets.
• 4 x 12” Standard Based on a Marshall® 1960a
• 4 x 12” Vintage Based on Marshall® 1960ax with Celestion®
G12 Greenbacks
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• 4 x 12” Britt Based on an Orange® PPC412 with Celestion®
Vintage30s
• 4 x 12” Inferno Based on a virtual cabinet
• 2 x 12” ClosedBack Based on a Marshall® 1936 cabinet with
Celestion® G12 Greenbacks
• 2 x 12” OpenBack Based on a Vox® AC-30 Celestion® Alnico
Blue
• 4 x 10” OpenBack Based on a Fender® Super Reverb®
Blackface 1968 with CTS alnico magnet speakers
• 12” OpenBack Based on a Mesa/Boogie® Mark IV with an
Electro-Voice® speaker
• 15” ClosedBack Based on a 1960’s Fender® Showman cabinet
• Acme 12” Custom Based on a custom cabinet by Ted Jensen of
Sterling Sound
• Acme 2 x 10” Cabinet Based on a 1962 Vox® cabinet
• Acme 8” OpenBack Based on a 1968 Gibson® Skylark
• Acme 4 x 12” Cab Based on a 1970’s Hiwatt® cabinet
• Acme 12” OpenBack Based on a mid ‘60s Ampeg Gemini
cabinet
• Acme 2 x 10” OpenBack Based on a 1965 Fender® Vibrolux®
Reverb Blackface cabinet
• Acme Case Speaker Based on a late ‘60s Silvertone® case with
built-in speaker
ASS CABINETS
B
• Bass 8 x 10” Pro Based on an Ampeg® SVT810AV
• Bass 6 x 10” Based on an Ampeg® SVT610HL
• Bass 15” Based on a late ‘60s Fender® Bassman®
• Bass 15” Fliptop Based on an Ampeg® B15N
• Bass E15 15” + (4 x 10”) Based on David Eden® cabinets
• Bass M1516 10” + 15” + (2 x 6”) Based on a Mesa/Boogie®
1516
MICROPHONES
Select from different microphones, recorded in different positions.
• Dyn 409 Based on a Sennheiser® Echolette 409 (dynamic)
• Dyn 421 Based on a Sennheiser® MD-421 II (dynamic)
• Dyn 57 Based on a Shure® SM57 (dynamic)
• Ribb 84 Based on a AEA® R84 (ribbon)
• Ribb 44 Based on a RCA® 44 (ribbon)
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• Dyn RE20 Based on a Electro-Voice® RE20 (dynamic)
• Cond VM1 Based on a Brauner VM1® (condenser)
Bass Mics
• Coil 88 Based on a Beyer® M88 (dynamic moving coil)
• Dyn Based on a RE20 Electro Voice® RE20 (dynamic)
• Dyn 57 Based on a Shure® SM57 (dynamic)
• Cond 87 Based on a Neumann® U87 (condenser)
• Cond GR Based on a Manley® Gold Reference (condenser)
• Ribb 122 Based on a Royer® 122 (ribbon)
3.4 Cabinet and Microphone Controls
VOL controls Cab/Mic volume.
Range: 0 to 10
Default: 5
PHASE controls Cab/Mic polarity (DualCabinet only).
Range: Up/Down (Up = natural phase, Down = inverted phase)
Default: Up
PAN controls cabinet positions within the stereo field. (Mono-to-Stereo
and Stereo amps only).
Range: -100 to +100
Default: 0
ELAY controls the amount of delay applied to the cabinet's output.
D
Range: 0 – 100
Default: 0
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MASTER VOLUME controls overall output gain. Output meter includes
red light clip indicator.
Range: 0 to 10
Default: 5
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3.5 Amp Components
Mono Amp
The Mono Amp is the least CPU-intensive of the Amp components. It
inputs and outputs a Mono signal, running the output through a single
Amp module and then into a single cabinet/microphone filter.
Mono DualCab
The Mono DualCab amp is similar to the Mono amp in that it inputs
and outputs a Mono signal. The DualCab configuration lets you play
the Amp’s sound through two separate cabinets. This allows for
combinations such as loading the same cabinet with different
microphones or using two different cabinets with the same mic.
The outputs of the two sources are then mixed together to a single
output. Each cabinet has a phase switch and a volume control.
Please note: Selecting the same cabinet and microphone for both
cabinets will result in a normal Mono single cabinet sound. In this case,
inverting the phase of one of the two cabinets will result in a silent
output.
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Mono-to-Stereo and Stereo
Mono-to-Stereo Stereo
The Mono-to-Stereo and Stereo Amps share the same controls and
graphic user interface, but their input and processing specifications are
different.
Mono-to-Stereo is very similar to the Mono DualCab component, but
outputs a Stereo signal. Rather than adding each cabinet’s output to a
single path you can pan them to create a Stereo image from the Mono
input.
The Stereo Amp component is actually a dual-Mono configuration
which takes a Stereo input and outputs Stereo. The Left input goes
through the Amp type to cabinet 1 and the Right input goes to cabinet
2. The Pan control can be used to limit the Stereo image width,
collapse the Stereo input to a Mono output, or swap the channel
outputs by hard panning them in opposite directions.
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3.6 HD (High Definition) Option
The HD Option control is located at the top right of the plug-in's
toolbar. It is off by default.
When running GTR at 44.1 or 48kHz, you have the option of doubling
the internal amplifier sampling rate. HD offers fewer aliasing artifacts,
and is especially useful for High Gain models.
Please note: Engaging the HD option will increase your CPU load.
When running at HD sample rates 88.2 or 96kHz the HD option is not
available.
Important Note for Pro Tools TDM Users
The HD option as described above
Under TDM
, the GTR Amp with HD is offered as a separate mono-only plug-in.
applies only to the GTR
Amp RTAS plug-in.
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Appendix
All product names and trademarks are the property of their respective
owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Waves.
Product names are used solely for the purpose of identifying the
specific products that were studied during Waves’ sound modeling
process and for describing certain types of tones produced with Waves’
proprietary algorithms. Use of these names does not imply any cooperation or endorsement.
Gibson® is a trademark of Gibson Guitar Corp.
Mesa/Boogie® and Rectifier¨ are trademarks of Mesa/Boogie Ltd.
Silvertone® is a trademark of Samick Music Corporation
Marshall® is a registered trademark of Marshall Amplification Plc.
Fender®, Super Reverb®, and Bassman® are registered trademarks
of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.
Ampeg® is a registered trademark of St. Louis Music, Inc.
Koch® is a registered trademark of Koch Guitar Electronics
Vox® is a registered trademark of Korg Europe Ltd.
Sadowsky® is a registered trademark of Sadowsky Guitars Ltd.
Hartke® is registered trademark of Samson Technologies Corp
David Eden® is a registered trademark of Eden Electronics
Countryman® is a registered trademark of Countryman Associates
Inc.
Neumann® is a registered trademark of Georg Neumann GmbH
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Shure® is a registered trademark of Shure Incorporated
Brauner® is a registered trademark of Brauner Microphones
AKG® is a registered trademark of AKG Acoustics, Austria, A Harman
International Company
Sennheiser® is a registered trademark of Sennheiser Electronic GmbH
& Co. KG
RCA® is a registered trademark of Thomson SA
Celestion® is a registered trademark of KH Technology Corporation
Hiwatt® is a registered trademark of Fernandes Company Ltd.
Royer® is a registered trademark of Royer Labs
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