Waves GTR Solo is a virtual guitar tone processor and amp simulator that acts as a “greatest hits” version of Waves’ larger GTR3 software suite. It models real-world amplifiers, speaker cabinets, microphones, and effects pedals, allowing you to plug a guitar or bass directly into a computer to achieve professional studio tones. Originally released as a paid product, it is now offered permanently free by Waves Audio. Core Features
Virtual Amplifiers: Features 10 guitar and bass amps modeled after legendary gear from brands like Fender, Marshall, and Vox. This includes 2 clean, 3 overdrive, and 4 high-gain guitar amps—including custom-designed boutique models by Paul Reed Smith—plus a dedicated bass amplifier model.
Cabinets & Microphones: Offers 10 distinct speaker cabinets (9 guitar, 1 bass) paired with 12 virtual miking options across 3 distinct microphone types to shape your room tone.
Stompbox Effects: Includes 13 virtual pedals that can be assigned to a 4-slot virtual pedalboard. Available effects cover distortion, overdrive, chorus, delay, flanger, and multiple reverbs.
Built-in Tuner: Includes an integrated chromatic tuner for guitar and bass that supports alternate and user-defined custom tunings.
Ready-to-Use Presets: Ships with 68 factory presets designed to quickly set up tones for different musical genres and iconic song styles. Functional Versatility
Drag-and-Drop Routing: You can easily rearrange the order of your 4 stompboxes or adjust whether the pedals sit pre- or post-amplifier in the signal chain.
Tempo Sync: Built-in tap tempo and host synchronization options allow modulation and delay effects to lock perfectly into your project’s BPM.
Cross-Instrument Mixing: Though designed for guitarists, producers frequently use GTR Solo as a creative mixing plugin to add color, grit, and stereo depth to drums, synth keyboards, vocals, and bass tracks.
Dual Operation Modes: It functions natively as an AAX, VST, or AU plugin inside digital audio workstations (DAWs) like Pro Tools, Logic, and Cubase, or as a standalone lightweight desktop application for live jamming.
Watch how Waves GTR Solo can transform dry DI tracks into fully mixed tones with its stompbox and amp modeling features:
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