Nembrini Audio has released NA 808 Overdrive Pro, a freeware emulation of the Ibanez Tube Screamer guitar overdrive pedal.
NA 808 Overdrive Pro emulates the Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer pedal. The original TS808 is known for its smooth tube-style overdrive tone. For decades, it has been the distortion pedal of choice for countless guitarists, giving the TS808 its legendary status.
See also: Free Guitar Amplifier VST PluginsThe freeware NA 808 Overdrive Pro plugin by Nembrini Audio emulates both the tone and the functionality of the original hardware. The developer claims that the plugin is suitable for various music styles, including jazz, rock, metal, and more.
TS808 sports the JRC4558D IC chip, which is responsible for its signature distortion tone. Nembrini Audio’s free TS808 emulation seems to come relatively close to the original in terms of sound.
Checking out NA 808 Overdrive Pro’s user interface.
NA 808 Overdrive Pro’s user interface replicates TS808’s control layout. It features Tone, Drive, and Level controls, along with the bypass switch, which turns the plugin on and off. Also included is a preset manager with patch saving capabilities, undo/redo functionality, and A/B testing.
The GUI design is quite standard for a virtual guitar pedal plugin. It’s worth noting that the interface is freely resizable by dragging the front panel’s lower-right corner.
NA 808 Overdrive Pro classic overdrive pedal is everything that made its original release fantastic, and more. Regularly remarked as the “Holy Grail” of overdrive pedals, it should be an integral part of every guitarists’ plugins arsenal. This pedal plugin produces amazing, breathtaking sounds, justifying its tradition and quality.
As with any virtual pedal, it’s recommended to add a guitar amp and a cabinet simulator as the next plugin in the chain. Check out the recently announced Amplitube 5 Custom Shop by IK Multimedia.
Due to TS808 Tube Screamer’s popularity, it’s no wonder that the pedal has been emulated numerous times to date. We recommend checking out the free Tubes Creamer 808 and TSB-1 plugin emulations.
You will need to sign up for a Nembrini Audio user account to download the plugin installer. The registration is completely free (requires a valid email address)
NA 808 Overdrive Pro is available in VST, VST3, AU, and AAX plugin formats for 64-bit digital audio workstations on PC and Mac.
More info: NA 808 Overdrive Pro (42.3 MB download size, ZIP archive containing EXE installer, 64-bit VST/VST3/AU/AAX plugin format for Windows & macOS)
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11 Comments
Masked tiger
onlooks kool gonna get it
Febbie D.
onThat was fast
Neytcev
onDoesn’t pass the validation process in Logic 10.1, OSX 10.10 …
HixTheAfrikaan
onThanks for the plug! FYI Acustica Audio dropped another freebie. A compressor called TAN.
Roman
onYou mean this one? https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2016/07/28/acustica-audio-tan-free/
Michal O.
onTAN has been around for a long time. I got it in 2017.
Joseph Burt
ondownloaded it to try! Thanks for sharing this looks pretty sweet!
El°HYM
onAudio Thing’s Wire Test?
@Tomislav
El°HYM
onWIRES!
Tomislav Zlatic
onYeah, that one looks fun! I’ll try to review it soon.
smtlci
onTheir free amp (crunk?) was meh, not bad but not really good either. Let’s see if this one can beat Mercuriall’s. Honestly I’m still surprised that one’s a freebie, it’s better than anything out there in the market, including the paid ones and it’s very damn close to the hardware