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Superior Drive by Artera DSP (Released)
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/superior-drive/id6745561803
Inspired by a boutique black edition of a beloved Japanese overdrive pedal, released to celebrate four decades of tonal history.
Experience the warmth and character of classic overdrive with Superior Drive, a state-of-the-art AUv3-compatible plugin. Utilizing parametric Neural Amp Modeling (NAM), Superior Drive captures the essence of iconic mid-boosted overdrive tones, delivering authentic analog feel with digital precision.
Key Features:
•Parametric NAM Engine: Accurate modeling of classic overdrive characteristics.
•AUv3 Compatibility: Seamless integration with iOS/ iPadOS DAWs like GarageBand, AUM, and Cubasis.
•User-Friendly Interface: Intuitive controls for Drive, Level, and Tone.
•Low Latency: Responsive performance suitable for live and studio settings.
Whether you're crafting solos or adding grit to your rhythm, Superior Drive offers versatile overdrive tones for modern musicians.
Comments
Hmm, I got a real nice clean sound setup with Nam XT just the other day. Think I'm going to test this to "destroy" it ...
Pedals is a bit odd to work with digitally, for some reason. Nembrini also have a few free ones for anyone who want to try.
We are pretty confident about "destroying" that clean sound in a nice way
) and it will react well.
I got the best result positioning the SD before the XT. I do have both IR channels off (using Revolv - reverb). Usually a chorus or a phazer works great before the amp but hardly ever a distortion. Interesting, but, I'm not sure it's a keeper (gotta be honest).
I’ll try this pedal in a bit. Very curious now
I’d definitely recommend to keep the IRs on. The distortion might sound super harsh without it - which is very normal with all distortion. IRs that mimic guitar cabs cut off a lot of high frequencies which makes everything sound more smooth or „normal“.
Just in case you didn’t know 😊
Yeah usually but in this scenario where I have the nam loaders stacked with some clean amps I used the IR's for reverb. Then tried with Revolv which is so lovely. 🙃 So I had to use that instead.
I’m really sorry but I also can’t make friends with this pedal 🙈 I still prefer the Nembrini Black (RAT) pedal on iOS. And my very favourite remains the TSE R4T on desktop! Too bad it doesn’t run on silicon macs anymore :‘(
Here are my two reasons:
1. Superior Drive doesn’t have that very low gain „edge of breakup“ setting that I’m always going for with a RAT type pedal.
2. Too much mid frequency boost and too steep of a lowcut. It reminds me too much of a tube screamer which I don’t like too much.
Sorry again! I hope others will like it better than me🤞
Oh so the speaker cabs are already included in the NAM files?
And you’re playing acoustic guitar? I guess not every overdrive pedal will sound great on a acoustic
I can imagine that an overdrive pedal would need quite some tone/high freq cut on an acoustic.
No I'm playing the electric (Ltd w ESP humbuckers). 😊
Haha ok I’m completely on the wrong pathway here 😄
FWIW, RAT and Boss Super Overdrive which I think is what this emulates are very different pedals. I wouldn’t expect this to sound like a RAT emulation.
It says 1981 in the name so I assumed it’s a model of the „1981 drv“ which apparently is a kind of copy of the RAT pedal. At least that’s what I found out when researching the 1981 drv. I might be wrong.
It is not a RAT for sure but we modeled that pedal too and will be released.
The image is a play on a Boss Super Overdrive . Do a web search and you will see
Is this going to have IAP pedals or are you more likely to release a new plugin for each pedal?
Each pedal will be seperate plugin.
I see thanks for clarifying 👍 definitely excited for the RAT model!
Here is a blind comparison of Superior Drive and my 1982’ish Boss Super Overdrive pedal with the same dial settings on each. I mixed the order up a little.
They are going into GigFast Lite on a clean twin patch
Thanks for your time and effort. What are your thoughts?
They are quite close. I might say the actual pedal “felt” tighter when I was playing BUT after I normalized the sets of phrases the sounds were a lot closer than I thought at first.
I suspect that if I had played with the input gain a bit more the difference in live feel might have been different.
I am curious if people can tell which are the plugin and which are the pedal.
@espiegel123 thanks for the comparison. I’m not familiar with this pedal but the app really does sound close. As with Gigfast Lite, Superior Drive has excellent touch sensitivity and I can see using it often.
@ArteraDSP please keep the pedals coming!
These are my guesses:
First sample: A is the real pedal, B is the app
Second sample: C is the app, D is the pedal
On the lead I think it's harder to tell, but my guess is:
E is the app, F is the pedal
final one: F is the app, G is the pedal.
I’ll wait to reveal to see if anyone else wants to jump in.
What about the one marked ? at the end?
[oops! I marked two as F]
When the sound designer team sent the blind test for me before release, I guessed wrong, so I will stay out of this 🤣
Next one is ready and coming in a few days. Thank you.
Not a fan of this pedal, but look forward to the Rat (and others) @ArteraDSP.
The sound comparison is difficult @espiegel123, they sound so similar. But I'll guess that A, D, E, and F(2) are the app (i.e. B, C, F(1), G and ? are the real Boss).
@ArteraDSP - nice work. Any plans to have a go at the Nobels ODR-1?
Thanks.
FWIW, it's my favourite OD pedal, simply because it doesn't sound like a pedal
Yes unleash the Rat 🐀 🙌
heh. i've been doing some pedal comps on desktop lately, so this is fun. fwiw, B C E G & ? sound alike to me, & seem a bit more dynamic, so i'll guess they are the real deal.
i've found a couple pedel fx on desktop that are exceptionally transparent & less fatiguing to play with. i'm not sure those subtle details survive video compression tho. is lossless audio convenient @espiegel123? wish there were some sort a demo @ArteraDSP, but see how that might not make sense.
@espiegel123 - great video. A very thoughtful and generous use of your time. Results are close enough that I'm convinced of the value of the app.
@ArteraDSP - I just stopped by to say that you keep getting my purchases, that I would have normally passed over because I have too many guitar FX already, by making them work on Intel Macs as well. 👍🏼
Tx @wim
One piece of advice I’d offer to anyone using the plugin is to spend a few minutes experimenting with the input and output gain sliders. I found that I needed a little output adjustment for the plugin to sound comparable to the pedal. A small adjustment made a world of difference.