GEAR REVIEW
TWO NOTES GENOME | Steve Sattler
KEY FEATURES
• Professional grade signal path in a Plug-in format
• Huge library of great sounding presets included
• Able to load select third party AI amp and pedal captures
• Easy to use full-range editing options
• Great Customer Support
• Affordable price point
GENOME from Two notes Audio Engineering is an adaptable channel strip designed to deliver an end-to-end professional grade selfcontained signal path in a plug-in format . Over four years in development and just released at this year ’ s Winter NAMM show , GENOME has been designed to deliver pretty much everything a discriminating modern guitarist might need . GENOME is available in all mainstream plug-in formats including VST3 , AAX and AU . Featuring an ever-growing roster of amplifiers , pedals , class-leading virtual cabinets and essential studio effects . GENOME is designed to be used both as a comprehensive desktop recording tool and as a hybrid backline . GENOME replaces Two notes Engineering Wall of Sound as well as incorporates most of the software functionality of Two notes older C . A . B . M / M + and the new OPUS hardware Preamps as well .
GENOME features a familiar lane-based user interface meaning you simply click a blank component slot and then select the GENOME component you want . GENOME is designed to deliver end-to-end tone shaping as soon as you install it . GENOME comes with hundreds of stock presents organized into eight banks of presets with 100 presets ( or “ RIGs ” as Two notes Engineering calls them ) per bank . GENOME comes with a huge variety of great sounding presets in all the familiar categories which you can use as a starting point to craft your tone . In addition to a diverse mix of clean , crunch , and overdrive tones , you also get a selection of custom crafted presets from YouTube personalities , famous guitar players , producers , et cetera in a variety of assorted styles .
For the big picture , simply click the Lane Merge Mixer icon to bring up GENOME ’ s lane mixer which allows you to adjust the pan , phase , level , width as well as control the stereo mono configuration of each lane of your RIGs . GENOME can also easily switch to series or parallel signal processing modes . To merge back to series processing , click on the node switch between your selected components and select a merge option to immediately route both lanes to a single chain .
With GENOME you are getting the bulk of Two notes current Software functionality including full control over your preamp and power amp stages as found in their OPUS Preamp giving you full control over pre and post effects , input , and output levels and more . GENOME ’ s TSM or Tube Stage Modeling section offers a wide range of power tube options . There are also plenty of options for configuring your preamp section however you want which is something very few amp modelers offer . GENOME also features an on-board Pedal engine that gives you a wide variety of emulations of classic
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