Metallurgy: Thrash

Metallurgy: Thrash
For Thrash Guitarists

The Metallurgy: Thrash amplifier and effects plugin was created specifically for guitarists who want to quickly and easily access classic thrash metal tones—as well as craft new tones of their own. The plugin features amplifier and effects models drawn from the award-winning HX family of products, ensuring outstanding sound quality and dynamic responsiveness. In addition to being used as a VST3, AU, or AAX plugin within any DAW, Metallurgy: Thrash also functions as a standalone application.

The Metallurgy: Thrash plugin features four amplifier types. The Cali IV is based on* the Mesa/Boogie Mark IV (rhythm and lead channels). Placater Dirty is based on* the Friedman BE 100 amplifier. Das Benzin is based on* the Diezel DH4 amplifier (rhythm and lead channels). Rivet Clean is an ultra-clean amplifier based on* the Roland Jazz Chorus 120 that includes dedicated chorus and spring reverb effects.

The four amplifiers may be paired with any one of eight speaker cabinets. Two microphones may be selected from a virtual "mic locker" containing eight microphone types, and these may be combined with a stereo room mic array. Up to two third-party impulse responses (IRs) may be substituted for the factory mics. All of the microphones may be positioned in various ways and a 4-band parametric EQ enables the cabinet tone to be sculpted even further.

Effect types include several overdrives chosen for their ability to push the front ends of high-gain amps, Throaty wah for edgy leads and "cocked" tones, Vintage Digital delay, ADT (Automatic Double Tracking) for further tone fattening, and polyphonic pitch-shifting—with four effects positioned pre-amplifier and three positioned post-amplifier in the signal chain. A noise gate and a chromatic tuner are also included.

Thanks to the plugin's photorealistic user interface the amp, cab, and effects rigs appear much as they would in the analog world, making it fun and easy to tweak presets to suit your stylistic needs or assemble new rigs of your own.

The Metallurgy: Thrash plugin focuses on the tight, mid-scooped, hyper-aggressive tones deployed by thrash guitarists. Metallurgy: Thrash is available alone and as part of the Metallurgy Collection that also includes the Metallurgy: Modern and Metallurgy: Doom plugins:

• Genre-specific plugin for thrash metal tones.
• HX technology ensures authentic amp tone and feel.
• Photorealistic controls provide familiar operation.
• 4 Purpose-curated amplifiers and 8 cabs.
• 8 Moveable mics plus stereo room mics.
• Load up to 2 third-party IRs in lieu of factory mics.
• 4 Pre-amplifier effects, 3 Post-amplifier effects.
• 4-Band parametric EQ, noise gate, chromatic tuner.
• AAX/AU/VST3 or standalone operation.