Apfx Audio Primo v1.1.4 [WIN]
The soul of PRIMO is a boutique handmade Italian amp, but forget about circuit modeling and static tone snapshots, this is something else. In our vision, the analog tube amplifier is just the starting point, the pencil drawing behind a colorful painting. Our AI, learning from the “real thing”, has crafted two beautiful channels: CH1 for everything from cleans to juicy edge-of-breakup tones, and CH2 for roaring crunch tones and searing leads.
NO MORE SPACE WASTED
PRIMO
INTERACTIVE AREA
MADE FOR YOUR SCREEN
Our user interface is designed to optimize all the available space.
The modern and clean look makes the interaction with the software easier, and not a single pixel is wasted!
Manage different sections and effects with a click: our icons and layout are meant to deliver an effortless and more intuitive user experience.
ANY WAY YOU WANT IT
Stepless resizable UI: choose exactly the right dimension for your screen.
NAME IT, SAVE IT, PLAY IT
Store, recall manage and share your favorite presets.
TUNED TO PERFECTION
Use it all: you can set any control from 0 to 10, PRIMO never disappoints.
LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION
Up to 60% less CPU usage and 75% less RAM footprint than its competitors.
INPUT LEVEL? EASY!
Adjust the input gain control to keep the average input level in the green region of the input meter, this will let PRIMO shine and perform at its best!
Meters color will help you: blue meter? Turn the input gain up. Hitting the red? Calm down, your signal is too hot!
DIFFERENT SOUND, SAME LOUDNESS
No difference in loudness between channels or gain levels: while adjusting the gain the volume won’t change, and neither it will when switching between channels.
Say goodbye to annoying volume changes!
SOUND ENGINE
WHAT IF AI COULD DESIGN GUITAR AMPLIFIERS?
Well, they actually can. Our Neural Network has listened to several, carefully dialed in, guitar tones made with our reference tube amplifier.
PRIMO CH1 and CH2 are what we call Dynamic Portraits, and they are the product of the learning process our AI has gone through. Explore all their sonic facets by sweeping the Gain knob, and refine your sound with the musical and versatile 3-band EQ provided!
COMPRESSOR
Straightforward, transparent but musical, the perfect choice to add punch and sustain to your tone!
OVERDRIVE
Transparent, versatile and no-nonsense. Use it as a standalone drive on top of CH1 or as a boost on CH2!
CAB IR
Store, recall and cycle through your favorite IRs in the cab section.
Enjoy 5 studio-grade high-quality IRs from our friends at Choptones!
DELAY
Choose between a colorful and modulated analog delay or a crisp and pristine digital delay, either mono or stereo. The sync function allows you to automatically set the delay tempo at the bpm of the project, one less thing to worry about!
REVERB
Add depth and tridimensionality to your tone with this sweet plate reverb. Thanks to its single knob layout it will be easy to find the perfect ambience for your sound. You’ll never turn it off!
NOISE GATE
No unwanted noise thanks to the smart and musical built-in noise gate. Set the threshold and it will keep your tracks clean and defined.
MASTER SECTION
Input and output gains let you control the level of your signal before and after processing. Remove unwanted low-frequency rumbling and high-frequency harshness with the high and low-cut filters.
TUNER
Neat, fast and highly accurate. Set the reference pitch, mute or unmute and tune your guitar as you wish: our chromatic tuner does not fear dropped/open tunings, 7/8 strings guitars or even basses!
STAGE MODE
Whether your stage is a big arena or your living room, Stage Mode is here to ease your life.
Breeze through your presets in a click and explore a new handy way to remotely interact with PRIMO.
HOW IT WORKS
With 64 Scenes with 6 Slots each, there is plenty of space to organize your presets, for example by music genre or by song.
That’s not all: you can also remotely manage the effects, engage the Tuner, rename Scenes and Slots and much more!
MIDI/OSC
Use a standard wired MIDI controller, or switch to a fully wireless experience with OSC!
How to Setup MIDI/OSC
ON STAGE
Create a Scene for each song, switch presets and fully manage PRIMO with a foot-controller or even sync sound changes with your backing tracks!
AT HOME
Click less, play more! All your presets are at your fingertips and ready to rock!
You can even relax and noodle on your couch while controlling PRIMO with your smartphone!
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