

The Waves GTR3 is an amplifier simulator (and effects too) plug-in to be used in a DAW. Then I switch to the full versions of the plug-in during mixing when I want to add more effects, dual amps, etc. Therefore, I like to use the "lite" versions of the plug-ins during tracking with low latency. Most DAWs give you the option to decrease the latency with the trade-off of decreased processing power for decreased latency. A big problem when tracking guitars is latency when the computer needs to process the signal, so it plays back the audio with a slight delay. The other main benefit of having the different versions of the plug-in is for tracking. This can be done to save CPU processing when working on a full mix. This can be useful when you don't have use for the entire toolrack, but just want to add a single amp or an effects box. One thing that I like about the software is that it comes with "lite" versions as separate plug-ins. It was a little frustrating to have to disable one amp everything I opened the software, but I guess it is just a matter of preference. Most of the time when I am working on a tone, my preference is to only use one amp. They come set up with two amps (one panned left, and one panned right).
WAVES GTR3 TUTORIALS FULL VERSION
One thing that was a little strange for me was the dual amps in the full version of the plug-in. Compared to other amp sims, I think the presets in GTR3 are actually a lot better than the presets in NI Guitar Rig, Amplitube, Pod Farm, etc. There are decent presets included to get you started if you aren't experienced at creating your own tones. It is intuitive if you are familiar with guitar effects/amp chains.
