Positive Grid has announced that the BIAS FX LE guitar amp software suite is offered as a completely free download from their website until December 9th, 2018.
BIAS FX LE is a stripped down version of BIAS FX Pro, featuring a total of three virtual guitar amps (’77 Silvertone, ’69 Plexiglas, and ’92 Treadplate) and six virtual guitar pedals (treble booster, 6-band equalizer, an overdrive stompbox, a chorus, as well as digital delay and reverb pedals). It was offered as a freely downloadable product several times in the past already, as part of Focusrite Collective and also in the Propellerhead Shop. You can now get it for free simply by signing up on Positive Grid’s website.
See also: Blue Cat Audio Releases Free Guitar Amplifier VST/AU PluginSince I’m not a professional guitarist, take my review of the software with a grain of salt. That said, to my ears, the virtual amps and effects included in BIAS FX LE sound very good. The amp models cover a range of classic tones, raging from Silvertone’s cleans to more high-gain sounds offered by the Treadplate amp. My main gripe with BIAS FX LE is that the software is slightly laggy on my system. The CPU hit isn’t too high for a guitar amp, but the software takes a while to load as simply doesn’t feel as responsive as my other plugins.
If you play the guitar or find yourself mixing DI guitar recordings more often than not, there’s really no reason not to give BIAS FX LE a try. Chances are you’ll end up adding another tool to your guitar processing arsenal completely free of charge.
On a related note, Positive Grid has slashed the prices of their entire product lineup by half, including the advanced BIAS FX editions. Users interested in upgrading their free copy of BIAS FX LE can currently purchase BIAS FX Std for $49 ($99 standard price) and BIAS FX Pro for $99 ($199 standard price). Other software packages like BIAS AMP, Pro Series Compressor, and Pro Series EQ are also on sale.
To download your free copy of BIAS FX LE, simply add it to your shopping cart on the promo page linked below. A valid email address is required to complete the checkout process. You will also be signed up for a free Positive Grid user account. BIAS FX LE can be used as a standalone application or as a plugin (VST, AU, and AAX) in a compatible digital audio workstation.
BIAS FX LE is available for free download via Positive Grid until December 9th, 2018 (612 MB download size, EXE installer, 32-bit & 64-bit VST/AU/AAX plugin for Windows & Mac OS).
Last Updated on December 8, 2018 by Tomislav Zlatic.
