dlesaux
I got around to trying these today and I was extremely impressed Craig.  They are definitely ready to go sounds with a lot of character.  I'll be using these in a project real soon.  Great job..!

Thanks for making my day  
 
My goal was to make your lives easier by being able to just drag something in and have it sound good. We all love music and I wanted you to be able to expedite the song creation process. It took almost a year to do these.
 
But FYI - these are just the start. I have almost 40 effects that Cakewalk is currently figuring out how to integrate. For example there are humbucker-to-single-coil processors, several "stomp box" modules, and some ADT modules.
 
These are all processors I use in my own work, and I'm happy that Cakewalk's new membership model will allow me to share them with you!!
 
 

Anderton

the0x
These do sound awesome; that said I had to keep turning on/off input echo for them to sound correct. If it didn't they were extremely muddy.

Hmmmm...I was hoping the updated versions fixed this. Did you download the latest versions that were released within the past day or two?

I have v1.0.0.8 which looks like its the most recent version.
 
I should clarify that it only happens when you delete the current effect chain and replace it with another. Works as advertised if you are adding it for the first time.

Craig, do you use these for processing already recorded (real) guitar or via some sort of vsti?
 
If real, are you starting with a clean signal or do you get as close to what you want before processing?
 
Thanks

Bristol_Jonesey
Craig, do you use these for processing already recorded (real) guitar or via some sort of vsti?
 
If real, are you starting with a clean signal or do you get as close to what you want before processing?
 

Not quite sure I understand the question, but the way I use them is to play through them when tracking. Therefore I'm recording a dry guitar part, and processing on playback.

I'm with you.
 
I could have worded it a little better but it was following a very late Saturday night 

I must say I totally overlooked these amps because of that input echo bug. I've stumbled upon this thread and decided to give them a second try and, of course, now I changed my mind about them. It's always good when someone just doesn't make a 150th Mesa/Marshall/Engl vst implementation and goes instead for something custom. Nice job, Craig!
Buuut I have to admit: at first, when I loaded the Dark Metal amp, strummed the strings and heard some strange, unpleasant and muffled zoom505-like sound, my impression was somewhat close to Letyourlightshine's. :p Wait, wait... I- I can explain... Stop hitting me! I did not know about that input echo thing! Come on guys... Ouch!

AndreyB
I did not know about that input echo thing!

Did you download the updated amps? I need to know if this is still a problem with the latest versions. Can anyone else comment on this?

Well, Command Center shows that Anderton FX Chain Collection's installed version is 1.0.0.8. I tried reinstalling from Command Center, no change. X-Amps belong to FX Chain Collection pack, right? I think I'll try the manual .exe installer.

Craig, I tried manually deleting the amps and re-installing them from the downloadable .exe setup. Same behaviour.

Hmmm, have not been able to reproduce. Could you (or anyone else having this issue) do me a favor...try deleting the CA-X Amps folder from Cakewalk Content > SONAR Platinum > FX Chain Presets, and then re-installing from the Command Center instead of manually.