Audiority releases L12X free Marshall Lead 12 amplifier plugin

Audiority has released an analog simulation inspired by the Marshall Lead 12 solid state amplifier of the late 80s: L12X. The plugin includes an integrated cabinet provided by Seacow Cabs.

The original head was an op-amp based amplifier: instead of using tubes or transistors, the op-amp is able to provide a huge amount of gain with very little or no distortion. However, when the amplified signal reaches the voltage applied to power the op-amp, it gets clipped. Marshall engineers exploited that to provide a great sounding amplifier with very few components.

This little solid state head is able to push cabinets up to 4×12 and can easily sound like a JCM™. We modified the original circuit by adding a Contour knob (to get a more scooped tone) and an additional Boost overdrive stage. We also included an integrated Cab Simulator, loaded with a Marshall cabinet IR featuring Celestion V30 cones.

L12X features

Analog modeled solid state amplifier.
2 channels (Clean/Boost).
3 bands tone stack.
Contour.
Integrated cabinet simulator.
Resizable interface.
The L12X is available for download in VST/VST3, AU and AAX plugin formats from Audiority and distributor Plugin Boutique.