The developers went even further and introduced the Bias Amp 2 plugin, which will be an absolute dream for anyone who wants to influence the minor details of their guitar tone.
When playing passive guitars and basses and using a audio-interface with a fixed level (as I do) you may find most default tones unsatisfying, except the insane ones, which may be less harsh and fizzy.īoth versions of BIAS Amp are latest (2.0.1 (724)) and on Mac within Reaper. For example, Bias FX 2 allows you to use many different virtual amplifiers, effects, and cabinets. Here are my findings, which implicate, that the input signal is relatively low in the newer BIAS Amp 2, which leads to a thinner and weaker tone with less breakup and distortion. Make a screenshot of BIAS Amp 2 showing the level-meters. Max out bot levels at the left and right of the bottom in Bias Amp 2, too.Deactivate Amp 1 and add BIAS Amp 2 to the same track, choose the same unchanged default amp.Make a screenshot of the test-tone, hitting the level-meters in BIAS Amp 1. Do that, and your amplifier will sparkle. Thats why one of the main objectives of amplifier design is achieving the ideal bias. Without bias, you only hear one side of the signal: Your amplifier clips. Max out bot levels at the left and right of the bottom in Bias Amp.Īdjust the test-tone now, so the input-level-meter reaches the red area for comparison reasons. Bias (bias voltage) allows an amplifier to reproduce both sides of a signal: The negative and the positive. 4 Bypass Bias Voltage for Power Amplifier 5 R IN Negative Input of Right Channel Power Amplifier 6, 18 GND Ground Connection 7 L IN Negative Input of Left Channel Power Amplifier 8 Volume Internal Gain Setting Input Connect to VDD which Set Max.This is normally the correct choice but if not try switching to the other channel. The second amp will output to the output that is currently off. This will add a second amp into the signal chain.
Add a test-tone plugin to your DAW and route it to a track with BIAS Amp 1 in the signal path, behind the test-tone. Make sure you have output 1 and 2 selected as outputs in settings.