ALL NEURAL DSP PLUGINS COMPARISON 2023

Which plugin is your favourite?

Archetype: Rabea: 00:03
Archetype: Petrucci: 00:14
Archetype: Tim Henson: 00:24
Soldano SLO-100: 00:34
Archetype: Gojira: 00:45
Fortin Cali Suite: 00:55
Omega Ampworks Granophyre: 01:05
Archetype: Abasi: 01:16
Archetype: Nolly: 01:26
Archetype: Plini: 01:36
Fortin NTS Suite: 01:47
Fortin Nameless Suite: 01:57

Neural DSP are among the brands that make top of the line guitar plugins!
Do they all sound the same?
Obviously not, Some of them sound similar to others but overall the tones in each plugin have different characteristics. My personal favourite is the Omega Ampworks Granophyre!

#neuraldsp #tone #plugin
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[ITzRobertoBRO]

0:04 Rabea
0:14 Petrucci
0:24 Henson
0:35 Soldano SLO
0:45 Gojira
0:55 Fortin Cali
1:06 Omega Granophyre
1:16 Abasi
1:26 Nolly
1:37 Plini
1:47 Fortin NTS Suite
1:57 Fortin Nameless

Time stamps for back and forth comparisons 👀

[JorisDM]

This is the best type of comparison. Thanks a lot!

[ITzRobertoBRO]

The tim hensen sounds really clean for a hi gain 👀 had the crunch without the sizzle, i like that 🤗

[ctatrains]

Man, this was a great idea. Thanks for that!

[josuastangl]

Thanks for this, they all sound very different and great in their own way.

Also a very interesting comparison for me would be:
- Nolly's Amp 2 (JCM800)
- Bea's Amp 2 (Kraken Ch1 aka JCM 900)
- Tim's Amp 3 (Marshall, maybe also a JCM800)
- Plini's Amp 2 (Friedman BE aka modded Marshall)
+ maybe the Cali and Nameless

And also:
- Nolly's Amp 3 (5150)
- Bea's Amp 3 (Kraken Ch2 aka 5150)
- Gojira's Amps 2 & 3 (I think Ch2 & 3 of a 5153)
- Plini's Amp 3 (Mix between a 5150 and a Friedman HBE)
+ maybe the SLO100

and now of course Petrucci's Amps 2 & 3 vs both 2C+ amps

[feffy]

Gojira: 0:45
Tim Henson: 0:24

Fortin Nameless Suite 1:57

[patchbaycowboy]

I think here gojira, granophyre, nts capture the most naturally responsive/close to a “real “ amp characteristic. The others get a little too “spongy” and seem to absorb some of the dynamics
I really like tone king & Morgan
The plini x, mesa suite have been alright although often i use stl amphub for cabs

[honigdachs.]

Good comparison. Generally it shows you how much you really need to carve out the mids and tame the top end of amp sims for them to sound listenable and like an actual recording.

[paperinosubliminalsbackupc]

Henson and gojira were the best sounding

[cmd_f]

Nice comparison!
I like the Archetype Gojira, Cali, and Grano the best. Both in the mixes here and in my own use. The NTS is also really great sounding though I prefer the Cali more. There's just something really awesome and huge about that sim.

Cheers

[iczer-]

This comparison is a good idea, but since the cabinet IR is the most impactful part of the sound for high gain, a better approach would be to use the same IR with every amp model. Then we'd really see how different the cabinet sims underneath are.

[vincentsmith]

I use the granophyre and fortin cali, but I thought the nolly fit the best in the mix

[McRaeStudios]

I have a few DSP plugins. The do sound the same. All with the mystic background reverbs and such. The only saving grace are the plugins that allow midi wah. Just put out a generic plugin that allows the users to create the tones and wah. I don't particularly want to sound like any artist series plugins.

[digitalmarketinghumans]

Damn that Pink Tim Henson sounds real good for punk/pop punk tones. Comes close to a JCM than Nolly to my ears.

[NKN]

LOL true just different EQ and pictures.

[amirtak]

I would like to see the same comparison again but played through the same IR for all plugins. Its much easier that way to gauge the differences between amp tones.

[AD-jdis]

I use Nolly, direct to mixer to PA.... for practice is great but sounds thin with full band.

[tvrdy]

Im searching for Linkin Park sound and found Gojira, Nameless and Nolly very close. Probably will try to tweak Nameless 🤘

[robfrasier]

Hey guys, I’m getting into plug-ins. What interface do you guys recommend?

[madstrebbien]

Watched this with my eyes closed to find out which one I genuinely prefered. My preconception was that I was leaning towards Nolly and it was.