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Friedman Amplifiers Collection

Friedman Amplifiers Collection

4.6 (178)

Get two flavors of classic British tones from a boutique icon.

  • Re-amp your tracks through Friedman's classic, vintage-flavored DS-40 and fire-breathing BE-100 amplifiers
  • Shape your guitar sounds further with built-in FX Rack and Recording Chains
  • Track through either amp in real time, with near-zero latency, on your Apollo audio interface via Realtime UAD Processing
  • Enjoy quick, precise guitar tuning with the included bx_tuner plug-in

Runs on macOS or Windows. Requires an Apollo audio interface or UAD Accelerator. View full system requirements.

Friedman Amplifiers Collection

$150

$150

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Get Two Flavors of Classic British Tones from a Boutique Icon

Developed by Brainworx, the Friedman Amps UAD plug-in collection gives you the sound of Friedman’s high-end, boutique masterpieces, each with its own take on British tube tone — the BE-100 for the ultimate “hot-rodded” plexi-style amp, and the Dirty Shirley DS-40 for dynamic clean tones and powerful, punchy crunch.

BE‑100: Add the Jaw-Dropping Tones of a Modded Classic

The Friedman BE-100 amplifier is the result of years of experience Dave Friedman amassed performing mods to his clients’ 1959 Marshall plexis. The BE-100 amplifier plug-in gives you these same tones, with smoother treble, tighter bass response, and increased gain capabilities for more sonic versatility.

DS-40: Get Old-School Crunch and More

Taking its cue from Marshall’s earliest production amp — the venerable JTM45 — the Friedman DS-40 Amplifier plug-in perfectly captures the DS-40’s regal raunch as well its clean tone complexities, making it a slam dunk classic rock amp that can also deliver blues, jazz, and country tones with ease.

Explore Over 60 High-End Recording Chains

Both the Friedman BE-100 and DS-40 plug-ins offer an onboard FX Rack feature that gives you potent tone sculpting ability — adjust lows and highs with Tight and Smooth filters, create crushing rhythm tracks by artfully tweaking the onboard noise gate, or enhance solos with a chewy, host-syncable, lo-fi delay. You can also use the FX Rack’s Recording Chains feature to audition your tones through 66 different signal paths, featuring various speaker cabinets, high-end mics, preamps, and EQ emulations.

What They Say

I’ve compared the Friedman Amplifiers Plug-In Collection to the real amps in every way possible — I couldn’t tell the difference by switching back and forth. They really nailed it…

Dave Friedman

Friedman Amplification

A lot of amp plug-ins seem to smear the image slightly and not be as present in the final mix. The Friedman Amplifier plug-ins sound fat and keeps its presence.

Jeff Balding

Taylor Swift, The Eagles, Florida Georgia Line

The Friedman Amplifiers Collection is one of the best sounding rock amp simulators I have heard. Using it with the Distortion essentials bundle is a match made in heaven.

Paul Hager

Goo Goo Dolls, Jonas Brothers

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, you’ll need an Apollo audio interface, UAD-2 Satellite, or UAD-2 PCIe card to run these plug-ins, using the onboard DSP. The plug-ins run on the hardware itself, without adding strain to your computer’s CPU. In an Apollo, onboard DSP processing allows you to run realtime UAD plug-ins with near-zero latency, and even record that processing directly to your DAW.

Yes, you can start a fully functional 14-day demo from any plug-in bundled with the UAD software. Simply click “Start Demo”, and start using it in your DAW.

UAD-2 licenses follow the hardware, it does not matter which computer they are connected to. You can have up to six UAD-2 devices registered to a system in your Universal Audio account, which share those licenses. See UAD-2 Plug-In Licensing Explained for full details. Authorization of UAD-2 hardware is managed by the UAD Meter & Control Panel Application.

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