Hotone MP-100 Ampero Silver Edition Amp Modeller/Effects Processor

General

The Hotone MP-100 Ampero is more than just a progressive effects processor. This multi-effect powerhouse is also an amp emulator that harnesses Hotone's own next-gen CDCM HD & F.I.R.E. modelling system. Pile on the 24-bit signal processing and you get hyper-realistic, insanely responsive guitar sound with plenty of space on the side for hammering your own custom profiles into shape via the supplied stack of sixty-four amplifier emulations, sixty cabinet emulations as well as the 244 mountain of effects. Over 100 of those effects have been directly based on some mouth-watering classics, while another 50 are some of Hotone's own creations. With this all-in-one board, you can even add accurate simulation of renowned microphones and adjust the virtual placement to taste.

The Hotone MP-100 Ampero: Acoustic Emulations, 3rd Part IRs and an Audio Interface

The MP-100 Ampero can even transform the sound of an electric guitar into the sound of an acoustic guitar on demand, and to ease your home recording setup, the unit can simply be connected to your PC or Mac using the included USB cable so it can serve as a guitar interface to record to your software of choice. Using the free software, you can take a deep dive into every parameter to make more tailored adjustments, and if you already have a few third party impulse responses, you can import them to be called up later.

A Drum Machine & Looper

Help honing your timing is provided a built-in drum machine that comes pre-packed with over 100 beats, while the integrated looper provides up to 120 seconds of recording time so you can stack rhythms and licks and jam along to yourself. Thanks to the Mode switch, the Ampero can also be used with acoustic instruments and keyboards or synths, and while an expression pedal already comes fitted on the right, a second external pedal can be jacked in at will. Navigated with smooth ease via the 4 inch HD colour touchscreen, this sound-based Swiss Army knife is nothing short of a revelation.

• Downloadable Ampero Silver Edition V3.9 firmware
• Downloadable Ampero Editor V1.3.1 for macOS and Windows
• Downloadable Hotone generic USB asio driver V5.41.2