Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.
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Contenders
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.
AmpliTube 5 is IK Multimedia's guitar and bass amp/effects modeling software for recording and live use, available as plugin and standalone.
Technical matrix
| Signal | Aethis | AmpliTube 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $34.99 | $99.99 |
| Dubspot Score | — | 8.2 |
| Formats | AU, VST3, standalone | VST 3, Audio Units (AU, Mac), AAX, 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 | — |
| Gear models (full AmpliTube 5) | — | 183 models |
| Gear models (AmpliTube 5 MAX) | — | 435 models (111 STOMP, 111 AMP, 106 CAB, 33 SPEAKER, 18 MIC, 48 RACK, 8 ROOM) |
| Platform support | — | macOS 10.15+ (M1/Intel) and Windows 10 64-bit or newer |
| RAM required | — | 8 GB |
| Disk space | — | 3 GB |
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