December 3, 2008
Overloud (distributed in North America by ILIO) has announced that TH1, its Custom Guitar Effects Suite, is now being shipped to distributors and dealers worldwide. TH1 offers a new twist on the guitar player's stage and recording system by implementing both revolutionary features and a user interface that appeals to every level of player and producer, regardless of experience and technical know-how. Overloud's tube and analog emulation technology has been in development for more than ten years and has been brought to market in its fourth incarnation in TH1, resulting in what Overloud believes to be the warmest, most lush and truthful guitar tones ever created with a modeling plug-in.
Exclusive features such as SLR amplifier morphing, free life-like microphone positioning around cabinets, ReSPire cabinet technology, and BREVERB-based reverbs, are combined with a radically different and transparent user interface, a vast selection of mics, cabinets, and amps, dozens of stomp-boxes, pedals and rack effects, easy and powerful memory management, and unprecedented real-time control capabilities. Together, these features forge a totally new, yet familiar, experience both for the guitarist and the 21st century producer.
A 14-day playable demo is available for download on the company's website.
Features
Sound:
4th generation tube and analog emulation engine
SLR morphing technology, morphs between amps for an infinite sound canvas
3D positioning of microphones in front of cabinets
Cabinets feature ReSPiRe technology
BREVERB-based reverb effects
Global sound-influencing controls
Easy and intelligent stereo handlingtrue stereo in to out capabilities
Ease Of Use:
Easy to understand and modify signal path
In-line high quality Tuner
Compact view "Live" mode
Advanced memory management
12 Factory Banks featuring 93 Sounds and 462 Variations
Control:
Easy to configure MIDI Program and Bank Change control
Smart Controls open up new ways of controlling and tweaking sounds
MIDI CC control of Smart Controls
Additional Features:
Very low CPU usage
Plug-in or Standalone mode
Each amplifier introduces 4 samples latency, Zero latency for all other modules
8 Amplifiers with 15 total Channels and 21 operating Modes
21 Cabinets
18 Microphones: choice of Dynamic, Ribbon, and Condenser types
Two microphones for each Cabinet
Studio Ambience reverb optionally added proportionally to the distance of the microphone from the speakers
50 stomp boxes, pedals and rack effects
Parameter-based BPM sync switch
Local and Global Tap buttons; Host or Internal Tempo Sync.
Pricing and Availability
TH1 is available now in RTAS, AU, VST and Stand-alone formats for Mac OS X and RTAS, VST and Stand-alone formats for Windows and lists for $349 in the USA and Canada.
For more information, visit their web site at www.overloud.com.
