FREE AMPLIFIER SIMULATORS

There are many free amplifier simulators out there and some are as good, if not better, than their commercial competitors.

But there are so many of them! Which one should I get?

If you had to pick only a few ones, I would recommend:
    - Ignite Amps' Emissary, very versatile,
    - Mercuriall's JCM800 or Harlequin for a warm, vintage all-tube sound,
    - Lepou's Lecto / Legion / LE456 for Metal,
    - At last, for bass, SHB-1 from Ignite Amps.

In any case, the essential element will be the cabinet (the impulse response, or IR) that you will add after the amp sim. Depending on the IR, the sound you'll get will be quite different. The choice of the IR is really important to get the sound you're looking for. (details here)

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FromMe
le 13/10/2025 à 12h14

Hello.

So how can I contact LePou?
The latest X64 version of Legion has a bug where the Drive amount jumps when changing from green/red channels. The knob doesn't jump, but you can hear the drive amount jump when tweaking a little bit, so who knows what the default or chosen sound is being used whenever?
Also similar problems with the Engl as well. The old V 1.01 x86 32 bit version of Legion works perfectly however. (but the newer 64 bit version does sound a bit better, sadly).

Has you or anyone else noticed this?
I want to contact him for a way to fix these plugin bugs.

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Hello,
To my knowledge, Lepou has not been active for years in the simulation community. I think he has completely given up by lack of time and motivation. So I doubt he'll be willing to fix any bugs, and I have no idea how to contact him.

Grebz

musicien-bidouilleur
le 07/09/2025 à 17h58

Juste pour t'encourager et te féliciter pour ton travail. Bonne source d'informations.
J'ai écouté en partie ta musique : il y a un monde entre 2008 et 2020, non pas concernant les titres que j'aime bien mais concernant leur réalisation. 2020 >>> 2008 à mon humble avis.
Le travail et la persévérance paient !
Bravo.

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Merci beaucoup, ça me fait très plaisir !
Grebz

ace0fspades
le 25/08/2025 à 05h50

Thanks for the free impulses! Great stuff!

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Thanks for visiting!
Grebz

Jimmy
le 09/12/2021 à 15h16

Hello,
I would like to config my Schuffham S-Gear 2 but I don't know how to do.
I have Logic Pro X.6.2 with S-Gear plugin
I found your website and I ask myself what does it means in the folder Schuffham S-Gear 2.
I don't understand what you have writing like in this exemple : Guitar on the left:
1 impulse of baffle Marshall 1960A (loudspeaker: G12M) through a microphone Neumann U67 in Cap Edge position, at a distance of 2 inches (5 cm). Stereo panning: 100% left.
1 impulse of baffle Marshall 1960A (loudspeaker: G12M) through a microphone Neumann U87 in Cap Edge position, at a distance of 4 inches (10 cm). Stereo panning: 100% left.
How can I find the same sound as you ? How can I do to config my own S-Gear with these parameters ? What does it means ?
Sorry for my English ;) I’m French !
You can answer me directly on my email address.
Thanks in advance.
Jimmy

Labrava
le 29/10/2021 à 13h49

Hi Grebz,
I don't know if you read these... but I was wondering if your Lepou plugins are x32 or x64? Thanks for all the great stuff on here!

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Hello, thanks for visiting my website. They're x64.
Grebz

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