OVERLOUD TH-U
FULLY FEATURED AMP, CAB, MIC AND EFFECTS SOFTWARE WITH ALL KINDS OF CLEVER TRICKS!.
With the introduction of its TH-U software, Overloud has delivered a product that rivals the most sophisticated (and expensive) hardware units available today. In addition to providing a vast selection of guitar rigs comprising the most-coveted classic, modern boutique and obscure cult amps, a wide variety of speaker cabinet options and a comprehensive selection of effects, TH-U provides powerful modification capabilities that include the ability to swap preamp and power tubes and adjust voltage with a virtual Variac.
With the addition of the new Rig Player feature, which reproduces rig models profiled from realworld setups, TH-U is one of the most powerful amp/ effects modelling software packages available today. While TH-U is available in genre-specific Metal,
Rock and Funk/R&B packages that each contain 16 amps, 15 speaker cabs and 16 effects focused on their respective musical styles, the TH-U Full package delivers considerably more bang for the buck by providing 89 guitar amps, four bass amps, 52 cabinets, 77 pedal and rack effects, 18 microphones and more than 1,000 presets.
Amp models include the usual suspects (Fenders, Marshalls and Mesa-Boogies, Hiwatt DR103, Roland JC-120, Vox AC30, Dumble Overdrive Special and so on) as well as authorised models of various Brunetti, DV Mark, Randall and THD amps – plus uncommon, but totally cool selections like the Mesa-Boogies .50 Caliber, Orange “Graphic” 120, Lab Series L5 and Polytone Mini Brute. Optional Rig Libraries allow users to load hundreds to thousands of additional amp rigs via the software’s Rig Player feature, too. Users can modify any of TH-U’s 89 amp models with the Amp Tweaks feature. Preamp options include 12AX7/12AT7 tubes or silicon/germanium diodes, and power amp options include 6L6, 6V6, EL34, EL84, KT88 or 5881 tubes, solid-state and Class A or AB. The Amp Tweaks window also provides a virtual Variac for adjusting the voltage from 60 to 110 volts.
The sound quality of THU’s amp models is stunning, capturing the entire tonal range of their real-world counterparts and delivering authentic amp feel and response. Overdriven tones will even clean up when the guitar’s volume control is backed down. The clean, slightly overdriven tones had rich body and a three-dimensional quality often lacking from digital models.
Programming new presets is very simple thanks to the graphic display and drag-and-drop functionality. Zoom in/out functions (25, 50, 75, 100, 150 and
200) make it easy to view the entire setup or tweak individual settings in detail.
The presets comprise a wide variety of genres as well as specific well-known songs, which make a great starting point for users to find tones close to what they’re looking for and further tweak to their preferences. The selection of speaker cabinets and effects cover all the bases as well as a few lesser-traveled paths for more adventurous sound designers.