Not all guitarists can afford to work their tracks at home by having big rigs cramped inside their room. With such a tight situation, no matter how desirable the sound would be, mic'ing up an amp is simply no option. Fortunately, there are cabinet simulation plugins out there, among them is the new Audio Ease Cabinet plugin.

Cabinet is a convolution-based plugin that simulates five kinds of loudspeaker cabinets, some of which are reminiscent of Marshall, Fender, and Mesa Boogie cabinets. This plugin relies upon actual samples of speaker cabinets to ensure that realistic touch to the final processing stage of your guitar signal. It also features a spring reverb and a top-class recording studio live room for that added atmosphere that would breathe life to your guitar tracks. You can insert Cabinet right after your favorite preamp plugin or plug your guitar to a preamp from your hardware amplifier then process the signal with Cabinet at the end of the signal chain for the guitar sound you have always wanted. Just as in the tangible realm of hardware, you can also adjust mic'ing for the cabinet, albeit virtually, to further define that sound.

Cabinet is available for both Windows and Mac as a download with a price tag of $59. Before purchase, you can also try Cabinet out for yourself first by downloading a full functional demo that will work for 30 days before expiration.