Neural DSP – Archetype: Petrucci X v1.0.0 for WiN

Often, when it comes to the most important things, the more you want to say, the less it seems necessary to say anything. 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.

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.

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.