Emissary: free guitar amp plugin by Ignite Amps
High-gain amp sim, a metal favourite.
Opens Ignite Amps's own site.
Put SCRAMBLE. on your drums, 808s and vocals
One button rolls a new FX chain: glitch, stutter, tape stop, chops, reverb, delay and vocal tune. There are 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible chains, the same count as the positions of a 3x3 cube. Save 10,000 presets a day and 1% of them would take 118 billion years, over 8x the age of the universe.
Not just loops: drum buses, 808s and bass, hats, vocals and the master bus. 3,000+ downloads so far.
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Emissary FAQ
Is Emissary free?
Yes. Emissary is a free guitar amp plugin from Ignite Amps. The button on this page goes straight to the maker's own download page.
What is Emissary good for?
High-gain amp sim, a metal favourite.
What are the best alternatives to Emissary?
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