It’s highly likely that if you are going to be using the free version of Studio One, Studio One Prime, that you are going to be wanting to lay down some guitars. The great news is that Studio One Prime comes with some great free plug-ins that can help you get a huge variety of guitar tones.
Studio One Prime includes RedLightDist, a hugely flexible plug-in that features everything from subtle clipping right through to outright destruction and a limited version of Ampire, the guitar amp and cab plug-in.
For the two examples I wanted to show both subtle guitar clipping as if the guitar is going through a combo and then great distortion effects that are possible by combining the plug-ins.
The best news is that I’m not a great guitar player, so just imagine what you can do if you care an axe fiend… over to you!
Clean Guitar With Bite
In the first example I’ve used a Telecaster with Humbucker pickups in the centre position – I’ve simply added some RedLightDist to add character to the sound as it is being connected directly to the audio interface (DI). I’ve included the images to show you the settings in both the first and second example.
In the audio example the guitar starts off just with the DI sound and then the RedLightDist fades and then back out to demonstrate how using the Mix control can blend the sound to taste.
Guitar With Distortion
In the second example I’ve use the same Telecaster with Humbuckers but in the rear position. I’ve used the RedLightDist to create the Distortion and then used the Cabinet only on Ampire to create a cab setting and warm the sound up. Without the cabinet it sounds like a distortion pedal but with it you get a nice big round distortion without the fizzy top end.
In the second audio example the guitar starts off just with the DI sound and then the RedLightDist and Ampire cut in we then bypass and then back again. Huge difference!
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