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The ga gt2 Black Friday deal from Black Rooster Audio is 34% off at $19, with the offer ending Nov 22, 2026.
The GA-GT2 is a preamp plugin for guitar, bass and vocals. The maker says it covers everything from a character-filled vintage tone to full-on heavy metal distortion.
It's an emulation of a pedal that became a favorite among guitarists after its 1989 introduction. The maker says that pedal has been used by players from punk to metal to country.
The first-generation model also won over bass players, along with studio engineers who run drums or singing through it for extra saturation and a warmer tone. The GA-GT2 carries that range into the box.
The maker describes the plugin as powerful yet lightweight. It comes as a VST, AU or AAX plugin.
The interface is drawn as a 19-inch rack unit, so you can stack several instances vertically in your DAW. That suits layered guitar parts, where each track gets its own copy.
The oversampling rate follows your session's sample rate. The maker says this saves CPU while keeping the sound as transparent as possible.
DSP operations use SSE2 and Apple Silicon instruction sets, which the maker says keeps performance high despite complex computations. The interface also supports high pixel density displays on Windows and macOS.
On Mac you need OSX 10.9 or newer, with an Intel Core CPU or an Apple Silicon M1/M2 processor. It needs 1GB of RAM and a 64-bit host that loads VST, VST3, AU or AAX.
On PC you need Windows 7 or newer with an SSE2-compatible processor, 1GB of RAM and a host that loads VST, VST3 or AAX. Both platforms call for a display of at least 1280x1024 pixels.
If you work on Windows, the maker points you to your DAW's manual to confirm HighDPI support.
Yes. The GA-GT2 Black Friday deal takes 34% off, bringing the Black Rooster Audio preamp plugin to $19. The offer ends Nov 22, 2026.
The GA-GT2 is available as AAX, VST and AU, and the system requirements also list VST3. Mac hosts can load VST, VST3, AU or AAX. Windows hosts can load VST, VST3 or AAX.
It blends the input signal with the distorted signal. The maker says it works on guitar tracks and also on vocals, drums and bass. The Phase Switch inverts the signal to avoid phase cancellation when you use it.
Yes. The Mac requirements list an Apple Silicon M1/M2 processor, and the maker says the DSP code is optimized for Apple Silicon and SSE2. Mac OSX 10.9 or newer and 1GB of RAM are required.
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