

Hitting the Pedalboard button in BIAS FX 2 takes you to a screen where you can quickly and easily modify the settings of the amps, pedals, and rackmount gear but can’t swap them out, perfect for changing settings on the fly in a performance situation. The bottom bar includes input and output volumes, Guitar Match toggle, Quick Snap buttons for quickly loading favorite gear setups, and a global output settings menu and toggle.

Starting from the left, the top bar includes an icon for Positive Grid’s Tonecloud, a preset loader, a preset editor button, a link to the Positive Grid store, tempo controls, Pedalboard view toggle, Tuner, Looper, Settings menu and Help. Above the main screen is a menu bar, and below are volumes, output settings, preset Quick Snap and Guitar Match. LooksĪfter the splash screen, BIAS FX 2 opens by default to the Routing screen, where you can customize your signal path through the myriad effects and amplifiers included with the plugin. Today we’re going to put BIAS FX through its paces and get neck-deep in tone. What would you pick to play through? Would you create an intricate signal path using a vintage tube compressor, wah, fuzz, and delay to recreate Jimi’s sound? Would you run a split setup with an authentic ’59 Tweed on your left and a ’67 Blackface on your right, each with its own separate effects chain, creating the ultimate dirty blues tone? Or would you do the same, except with a JCM800 and a 5150 and get crunchy? Would you use Celestion Greenbacks or a Mesa cab? Would you mic up with Royers, MD421s, or C414s?īringing this imaginary room full of gear to your DAW is the goal of BIAS FX 2, an guitar amp and effects simulator suite from Positive Grid. Imagine there’s a room in your house chock full of nearly every major amp, speaker cab, effects pedal and microphone ever created. Choosing the Best Digital Audio Workstation for your Home Studio.Best Acoustic Treatments for Home Studio 2021.Best MIDI Drum Pads for Home Studio 2021.Best MIDI Control Surfaces for Home Studio 2021.Best MIDI Keyboards for Home Studio 2021.Best Audio Interfaces for Home Studio 2021.Fixing Up a Vintage Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder.How To Build a Studio Guitar with 48 Tones.

