I am in the process of re-installing my DAW (Sonar8.3) as my previous version died due to some viral and root-kit issues. I have a fresh build and just re-installed Sonar, and I'm re-installing my VST Instruments and Plugs.
 
I was running Guitar Rig 3 for quite a while and want some opinions on what to do.
 
The latest Guitar Rig?
 
Podfarm 2 Plat?
 
IKE?
 
Other?
 
Thanks

The Band19
IKE?

Well, Tina left him long ago.
 
HTH.

One vote against IK (sorry for the unintentional typo)
 
Anyone else? Bapu votes against Amplitube. Any favorite/gotos? I always liked GR3, but I'm open to an upgrade since I'm re-installing everything.
 
Thanks.

Actually I use Amplitube all the time.
 
GR, not so much.
 
I like Scuffham S-Gear.
 
TH2 Pro is taking some getting used to.

I like GR5.  I feel it has improved quite a bit over GR3.
 
If you are at all interested in Amplitube, though, they are having a serious group buy going on which ends in a couple of days.

Thanks Ed, and Mumpcake, I know once you get to a certain level it's preference, and many competing packages can do the same things. I liked guitar rig because I was familiar with it, but I'm not against jumping ship. "Especially" since I'm re-installing everything from the ground up. Yesterday got the system back, dual monitors, iLok, MIDI hub, keyboard, sound card, etc... Today installed Sonar 8.00, just downloaded the 8.3.1 patch and will be running soon, downloaded Dim pro tonight. It's a process as I'm sure you all know too well :-( Once I get everything back to square one, I plan on investing in a new DAW (bigger, faster, stronger) and loading X"something" and then doing the gradual bleed over. Can't stay 32bit/XPsp3 forever...

I prefer Amplitube, but it's just my opinion. As was already stated...if you even think you may want Amplitube, now is the time. For $99 you can get Amplitube 3, Fender, Orange and Ampeg, or which ever three add ons you like.

Amplitude, Peavy Revalver Mk III.V and TH2 Pro here. My preferences in that order.

I also prefer Amp3(I mostly sit on the Fender add-on), I like GRig5 better than TH2 and have not tried the others. While the group buy is active I would go with Amp3

I have most of these (Amplitube, GR5, TH2, Pod Farm 2) and my favorite is Scuffam.
I actually use Pod Farm a lot, especially playing live, but that's more because I have a rig set up with my laptop and I've been too lazy to change it!
Nigel