Monster high-gain amp character with flexible routing, cabinet mixing, and studio effects.
The Nembrini Audio 8180 Monster Tube Guitar Amplifier plugin is based on the Peavey 5150*.
From clear rhythm tones and powerful crunch to saturated leads, the 8180 delivers the aggressive, harmonically rich sound of heavy rock and metal. Shape your sound with pre-amplifier pedals, detailed cabinet and microphone mixing, third-party impulse responses, and post-amplifier effects.
Two channels with independent Pre Gain and Post Gain controls share a Low, Mid, and High equalizer.
- Rhythm channel: Shape clean and crunch tones with the Bright and Crunch switches.
- Lead channel: Dial in harmonic-rich rock tones and saturated metal leads.
- Power amplifier: Adjust Resonance and Presence, and choose 6L6 or EL34 power-amplifier tubes.
Key Features
- Two-channel amplifier: Rhythm and Lead channels with independent Pre Gain and Post Gain controls; Bright and Crunch switches on the Rhythm channel.
- Amp tone shaping: Shared Low, Mid, and High equalization, plus Resonance and Presence controls and selectable 6L6 or EL34 power-amplifier tubes.
- Pre-Amplifier Stomp Effects: Noise Gate, Screamer, Filter, and Doubler. Drag the pedals to change their order in the signal chain.
- Cabinets & Microphones: Eight cabinet emulations, four microphone emulations, adjustable microphone position and distance, and a mixer for two microphones and ambience.
- Impulse Response Loader: Load and blend up to three third-party IRs with independent level, pan, phase, solo, and mute controls and a frequency-response graph.
- Post-Amplifier Effects: Seven-band Equalizer with high-pass and low-pass filters, Delay-Reverb, and Studio Compressor. Drag the modules to change their routing order.
- Input & Output: Input and output level controls and meters, plus Fix Input, Mute, and Tuner controls.
Stomp Effects
- Noise Gate: Control unwanted noise with Threshold, Range, and Speed.
- Screamer: Shape overdrive with Drive, Tone, and Level.
- Filter: Tight cuts lows; Harsh reduces highs.
- Doubler: Add stereo width with detuning and dynamic offset controls. Mono keeps low frequencies centered.
Bypass pedals individually and drag them to reorder the signal chain.
Cabinets
- Cabinet Emulations: Choose from eight guitar cabinets.
- Microphone Emulations: Choose from four microphones for each of the two microphone channels, with on/off-axis selection and continuous Position and Distance controls.
- Mixer: Blend Mic 1, Mic 2, and Ambient channels with independent level, pan, phase, solo, and mute controls.
IR Loader
- 3 IR Slots: Load and blend up to three third-party impulse responses.
- Independent Mixing: Control level, pan, phase, solo, and mute for each IR.
- Response Graph: View the combined frequency response in real time.
- Cabinet Bypass: Bypass the cab/IR section for external cabinet processing.
Post Effects
- Equalizer: Shape your tone with seven bands plus high-pass and low-pass filters.
- Delay: Create rhythmic echoes and spacious textures with flexible timing, feedback, tone, and mix controls.
- Reverb: Add space and ambience with Size, Tone, and Mix.
- Studio Compressor: Control dynamics with full compression controls and gain-reduction metering.
Bypass modules individually and drag them to reorder the signal chain.
Free Impulse Responses
Legal Disclaimer:
5150 is a registered trademark of Peavey Electronics. Nembrini Audio 8180 was developed by Nembrini Audio SRL based on its own modelling techniques. Peavey Electronics has not endorsed nor sponsored the Nembrini Audio 8180 in any manner, nor licensed any intellectual property for use in this product.
Plugin Formats
A VST2, VST3, AAX or AudioUnits compatible host
