I’m looking for a free amp plugin that will be nice and quiet or not gainy or hot. I am having problems with lousy tone on guitars and attribute it to the guitars and the pickups. What I need ,I guess, is a digital amp plugin that is mild or soft . Any help.
Check out these:
Both are unrestricted and free of charge.
And of course Cubase’s 
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You don’t like the Cubase ones?
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It doesn’t get any better than this 
Main thing to remember with all Amp sims in a computer is you need to make sure your guitar is plugged into an interface with a 1M ohm input otherwise you will not get the best out of the amp models. 1 M is what all guitar amps impedence is and your guitar pickups are designed to react to this impedence giviing you the correct dynamics/level/feel. Unless you replcate the input into the virtual amp the same you won’t be getting back what you should from the software.
If you don’t have an interface with a 1M high impedence input try putting a buffered non true bypass FX pedal in front of your audio interface.
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A cardinal sin 
of Guitar amplification in software is forgetting about speaker simulations.
Inserting a speaker cabinet simulation FX into the audio chain fixes a lot of the shrillness problems from weird pickups and/or software guitar amplifiers.
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It probably isn’t the Cubase plugins.just monetarily I’m stuck with the cheaper guitars or cannot upgrade pickups etc.
Here’s two of the 3 or so interfaces I’ve had for years…
They’re supposedly for guitars too.Here’s another…zoom g5n multi effects pedal…seems none of them are 1m impedance
the UR 22 has a 1M impedence when you engage the Hi Z button so should be fine.
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All the usual amp modelers have the ability to use Speaker IR’s . So no problem.
The Neural Amp modeler software forums/groups have hundreds of free Amp models and speaker Ir’s
You can also use Steinbergs ‘Reverence’ p;lugin to load cabinet IR’s as well. There’s a million of them on line if you search.
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Do you mean in the driver control pane.
Exactly - not a problem with availability- but a problem when not using.
In my observations, the cab sim frequently makes a much bigger difference in the eventual sound than the amp or distortion model.
And newcomers to the field may not be aware of that, while the experienced hands forget to mention it, because it’s become second nature to them.
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If your needs are for guitar, these are the best Free Plugins.
The site does not seem secure, but there are no real problems accessing it.
Analog Obsession also has some very interesting plugins.
I said to use the Steinberg UR 22 you have. That has a button on the front so that input one becomes high impedence.
Regarding NAM files just google it!!! there’s whole community out there
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If you plan to play through amp plugins within Cubase, you’ll want to keep in mind the effect of latency. Latency may be contributing to your dissatisfaction with your guitar tone. Too much latency can really ruin the feel and timing for playing guitar, especially when you’re overdubbing or recording along with other tracks. There are several factors that contribute to latency you may wish to be aware of. For example, a slower processor and Cubase studio setup factors like buffer settings, choice of driver for your interface, and use of other plugins or large numbers or tracks in the project can all increase latency. If you are not familiar with how to cope with latency while tracking, it would be useful to research the topic online. I have moved away from using plugins for silent guitar recording, mostly because in my setup they make it harder to get inspiring low- to mid-gain playing feel. I now strongly prefer the feel and response of using a good amp sim/IR pedal like the Strymon Iridium plugged into my interface instead of an amp/IR plugin. The new mini Tonex pedal is much cheaper, and gets good reviews for its tone. Those pedals are not free, but a used one might be something worth saving up for, depending on your situation. If you already own a real amp whose tone you like, you could use that with relatively little additional investment in hardware. You would need a load box (e.g. Julius Music) and speaker-level direct box into your interface. That setup can sound and feel great for low- to mid-gain tones. You would need to use a mic’ed speaker cab IR after the amp’s speaker out, either in an IR pedal before the interface (e.g. Sonicake), or in a free IR loader plugin within Cubase. One simple, effective free IR loader plugin is called NadIR [IGNITE AMPS - Engineering for the moshpit]. Happy tone hunting.
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