hello it's Patrick here from the GarageBandguide.com this is stark a new
amp simulator for Mac OS Windows and iOS from Clark
Starck is a fully-fledged amp simulator aimed towards guitarists bass guitarists
and synth / keyboard / MIDI controller users
despite its clean straightforward looks and modest price tag it sounds as good
if not better than a lot of other high profile amps ins available today as I
mentioned earlier is available on Windows Mac OS as an audio unit plug-in
and iOS as an audio unit version 3 app now this is important as at the time of
this video and pressure stark is one of if not the only audio unit version for
the amp simulator available they'll do feel free to correct me if I'm wrong in
the comments below taking a look at the Mac OS version the
interface is very clean and really easy to navigate it's split into four modules
the amplifier module gives you 12 different amplifier profiles to choose
from it has both a clean mode and an overdrive mode for each of these
equalizer functionality including a handy presence control and a boost knob
which controls the end stage amplification saturation
the cabinet module gives you access to 10 different cabinets of various sizes
and sounds you also have a stereo width knob here that simulates a distance
between two microphones put in front of the speaker cone
you
the room simulation module gives you six different kinds of rooms each room size
can be changed between small medium and large versions of itself there's also a
decay parameter controlling reflectivity of the walls and a dry / wet mix knob
the pedalboard contains four pedal slots where any of the 14 included stompbox
effects can be inserted the order of the pedals can be easily changed using a
drag-and-drop system and you have some fantastic sounding effects available
here the reverb and delay pedals being particular standards in my opinion
and at the bottom here as a global preset selector which allows you to dial
in dozens of fully formed guitar keys and bass guitar cents as the desktop and
iOS version of Start are virtually identical and the examples that follow
I'll jump back and forth between the two versions to give you a feel of how it
sounds on both platforms
you
Stark's clean and surface and bold easy-to-use controls are something that
beginners especially will appreciate but don't let those cool graphics and
chunky control knobs fill you there's some serious customization
options under the hood here and once you get to grips with Starks interface
you'll be able to produce color tones out of this thing that rival the sounds
available and other vastly more expensive amps ins on the market right
now starkers available right now at introductory pricing the Mac OS version
is at their websites and the iOS version is on the App Store links to both of
those in the description below I'd be Patrick from the GarageBandguide.com and I'll see you next time bye for now