Aethis is a $34.99 neural guitar amp sim with three heads, dual cabs, ten pedals, a 9-band EQ, and a four-voice smart harmonizer. 14-day trial, no subscription.
Plugin comparison
Aethis vs TONE3000 Plugin
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.
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Contenders
The side-by-side
8.8Great
TONE3000 is a free, open-source Neural Amp Modeler plugin and standalone app with in-app access to 700,000+ amp and pedal captures, chains, stereo and EQ.
Technical matrix
Specs compared
| Signal | Aethis | TONE3000 Plugin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $34.99 | Free |
| Dubspot Score | — | 8.8 |
| Formats | AU, VST3, standalone | VST3, AU, AAX, CLAP, LV2, standalone |
| Type | Neural guitar amp sim + studio rack | — |
| Amps | Lumina (clean), Ember (rock, 2 ch), Noctis (high gain, 2 ch) | — |
| Cabs | 2 IRs, 6 mics each, custom WAV | — |
| Pedals | 10 reorderable | — |
| EQ | 9-band parametric, pre or post | — |
| Harmonizer | 4 voices, ±15 st, scale/MIDI, formant | — |
| OS requirements | macOS 12.0+ (Apple Silicon/Intel), Windows 10+ x64 | — |
| Version | 1.0.0 | — |
| Product type | — | Free Neural Amp Modeler plugin and standalone app |
| Developer | — | TONE3000 |
| Engine | — | NAM A2 (Neural Amp Modeler, Architecture 2) |
| Library | — | 700,000+ captures and impulse responses |
| Formats | — | VST3, AU, AAX, CLAP, LV2, standalone |
| Platforms | — | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| Price | — | Free, open-source |
| Released | — | September 1, 2026 |
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