Cytomic The Scream Overdrive Modelling Plug-in

The Tube Screamer is one of the most modded pedals there is, and this plug-in lets you to mod the virtual circuit to your heart’s content!

PAUL WHITE

With so many effects‑modelling plug‑ins available today, you might wonder why Cytomic would focus their talents on an emulation of the classic Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer. Indeed, when I first saw their announcement, I wondered that myself — but boy am I glad that I decided to see what all the fuss was about! I started by comparing the results of placing The Scream before a Blackstar St James amp model set to the clean channel of its EL34 mode. In comparison with other drive plug‑ins, the Scream sounded more refined (to be fair, Overloud TH‑U’s Tube 9 came close), reminding me of a real Tube Screamer running into a clean amp, with the classic smooth highs combining with some mid lift and a little taming of the low end.…

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