Overview
Often when it comes to the most significant matters, the more you feel like saying, the less necessary it seems to say anything at all. Greatness is self-evident.
This could not be more true for John Petrucci. Being at the forefront of progressive and guitar music for decades, he has redefined what is expected of a modern guitarist.
His borderline supernatural skill and impeccable taste for writing some of the world’s most sublime music has inspired several generations of musicians to push the boundaries of what we thought possible.
Distilling what has been a remarkable career into the perfect software tool for someone as demanding as John was one of the most formidable challenges we have ever faced as a team.
It is with immense pride that we present you Archetype: Petrucci X.
Wah & Compressor
Featuring a wah model that perfectly recreates John's iconic wah tone. The compressor provides incredible dynamic control to condition your signal for the amplifier section.
Pre Effects
Overdrive, Phaser/Vibe, Chorus, and Flanger offer further augmentation of your sound.
Amps
Four incredible amplifiers rigorously designed to deliver every nuance of John’s tone.
Piezo
Designed for piezo pickups, this amp emulates the natural resonance of an acoustic guitar body. It performs excellently with single-coil pickups as well.
Clean
Sonorous and rich, featuring a bright switch that adds clarity and definition.
Rhythm
Thunderous and insanely versatile. The tight knob, bite switch, and bass knob all interact with the amplifier’s gain structure to dial in the perfect amount of attack or growl.
Lead
Unbelievable sustain and deep harmonic structure take your lead tone to another planet - in an amplifier that looks like a spaceship!
Cabsim + IR Loader
A comprehensive cabsim module with IRs made by Jimmy T at DTHQ. Featuring six virtual microphones that can be easily positioned around the speakers. In addition to the included IRs, this module can be used to load your own impulse responses.
Room Mics
The Room controls in the cabsim module introduce a subtle room reverb effect, adding natural depth to your sound.
EQ
The onboard 4-band semi-parametric equalizer, now featuring high and low-pass filters, allows for complete control over frequency response. There's one each for the Clean, Rhythm, and Lead amps.
Volume
MIDI-controllable and perfect for performing!
Post Effects
Three rack-mounted post-effects units for all your favorite luscious, dreamy sounds.
Stereo Chorus With vintage and spatial modes for every swirly sound you could ever imagine.
Stereo Delay Featuring cross feed for unpredictable trails, crystal for elysian sparkles, and tape saturation for warm harmonic distortion.
Reverb Dark, foreboding reverb with a celestial shimmer.
Transpose & Doubler
Transpose: Pitch your guitar up or down by a constant interval (+12/-12 semitones). Use this to easily change the tuning of your instrument.
Doubler: Project your signal to a simulated stereo field giving you the sound of a double-tracked recording.
Tuner
Now featuring an additional live tuner that displays at the bottom of the UI.
Metronome
To perfectly supplement your practice, the metronome allows you to control time signature, accent sounds, and note values (the metronome is only available in Standalone).
Standalone
No DAW? No problem! Run Archetype: Petrucci X as a standalone app with no additional software required.
System requirements
Archetype: Petrucci X comes in 64-bit VST2 / VST3 / AU / AAX / Standalone.
Latest OS Compatibility for Windows & Mac, including Native Apple Silicon.
For more information about system requirements visit our support page.
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