Kent

Introducing the Kent Guitar Amp suite, a brand-new Acqua library for N4 by SoundDrops. The plugin suite’s unique sound is based on a spectacular vintage 30W model paired with a 2x12” cabinet equipped with Blue Celestion speakers. Kent will win you over with its warm tone and bell-like harmonics. This release includes also a Light Edition (LE) version, specifically designed to reduce the CPU load and allow for easier use of this library in real-time.

Introduction

Starting in 1955, a series of celebrated guitar amps were designed and built in the English county of Kent, namely in the town of Dartford, thanks to Dick Denney’s creativity and Tom Jennings’s entrepreneurial spirit. From the early 1960s on, this style of amplifier greatly contributed to the sound of British rock and pop music; as a result, it’s widely regarded as the “Holy Grail” of guitar amplifiers still to this day.

Guitar amp plugins are a dime a dozen, but as the saying goes: the cream rises to the top. In an already crowded market, the Kent Guitar Amp suite brings something new to the table thanks to its unique sonic character and impressive realistic quality. Like the original amp, which continues to be a favorite with players after over 60 years, we guarantee that this plugin will become one of your go-to tools for recording rock and pop music.

The plugin suite’s unique sound is based on a spectacular vintage 30W model that is property of Elfo Recording Studios, and is paired with a 2x12” cabinet equipped with Blue Celestion speakers. Kent will win you over with its warm tone and bell-like harmonics. This release includes also a Light Edition (LE) version, specifically designed to reduce the CPU load and allow for easier use of this library in real-time.

Details

The Ken Guitar Amp suite includes 2 different plugins:

Kent: This plugin encapsulates the complete head+cabinet chain. You’ll find all the customary controls for the amp section, 2 microphones for the cabinet, plus an independent stereo ambient microphone. Each microphone can be mixed and panned independently.

Kent LE: A lighter version of Kent, this plugin is meant for real-time tracking and processing. Unlike the full version of the Kent plugin, Kent LE offers only 1 fixed stereo microphone setting and a slightly simplified internal structure. The upside is that CPU load is approximately less than half of Kent’s, without sacrificing any of the incredible sound.

Audio Demo

Note: In each file, the guitar is first heard as an unprocessed, raw D.I. signal, and then as it sounds once it’s been processed using the Kent plugin.

In addition to Kent, we added a little of reverb (Silver), and occasionally a bit of delay (Lemon), except in the file called “+Screamer Pedal,” where we used an overdrive pedal.

Screamer pedal

Edge

Hot

IFF-Rhythm

IFF-Solo

Jazzy

SemiAcoustic

Single Coil Crunch