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Guitar double tracker · VST3 · AU · Standalone
DUPTRAX 3Guitar Double Tracker
Record your part once. DupTraX 3 plays it again, the way you would on a second take: a little ahead or behind on every note, its own intonation, its own picking. Learned from real double-tracked guitars — and in our blind tests, it couldn’t be told apart from the real thing.
Best on DIWorks best on a clean DI guitar track. Put DupTraX 3 before your amp sim, so every take goes through the amp like a real double. See how to connect it
- Windows 10 / 1164-bit · VST3 · Standalone with ASIO
- macOS 11 or newerApple Silicon (M1 or later) · AU · VST3 · Standalone
- Not forIntel Macs · Pro Tools (AAX)
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1take to record: DupTraX plays the rest
4rhythm guitars in Quad, from that one take
14presets, from tight metal to loose rock
0latency for your guitar in Live mode
6blind-test pairs to try right here
Signal chain
Works best on a clean DI track
A real double is two performances, each through its own amp, one left and one right. DupTraX 3 gives you the same from one take: put it before your amp sim, on the clean DI guitar.
Real recording
You play the part twicefour times
Your tracksAmp simMix
Take 1AmpL
Take 2AmpR
Take 3AmpL
Take 4AmpR
Two tracksFour tracks, each a separate performance through its own amp, panned left and right.
With DupTraX 3 · amp sim in stereo
You play it once
Your trackDupTraX 3Stereo ampMix
Clean DI
Your takeYour take + new 2New takeNew 1 + new 3
Amp left
L
Amp right
R
One track. DupTraX 3 puts your take left and the new take righttwo takes on each side; the amp sim in stereo mode plays each side through its own amp. In Neural DSP plugins, for example, set Input to Stereo.
With DupTraX 3 · any amp sim
Amp sim without a stereo mode
TracksDupTraX 3Amp simMix
Clean DI—AmpL
Same DIDouble onlyAmpR
Just like a real double: copy the DI to a second track and put DupTraX 3 on it with Double only. Your DAW keeps both tracks in time. For Quad, use an amp sim in stereo mode.
Not this way
Amp simDupTraX 3
DupTraX 3 reads your picking best on the clean DI. Amp first, and both sides share one amp sound.
Not this way
DupTraX 3Amp sim in mono
A mono amp folds left and right together: the double collapses into one guitar.
Blind test
Can you tell which one is the real second take?
A guitarist recorded each riff twice. In every pair below, the left side is his first take. The right side is either his real second take — or DupTraX 3, playing a second take from the left one. Both go through the same 5150-style amp profile and a Marshall 4x12 V30 cab, at the same level. Put on headphones, listen to A and B, and pick the real one.
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Six pairs. Guess each one, then see if you were right.
The real second take is
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The real second take is
The real second take is
The real second take is
Played again, not copied
A second take is a second performance
When you double a part, your second take is never a copy. Some notes land early, some late, each is a hair differently in tune, picked a little harder or softer. A delay, a chorus or a copied track can't do that — DupTraX 3 does it note by note, from what it learned listening to guitarists play the same parts twice.
- 1Put it onDupTraX 3 goes first on your clean DI guitar track, before your amp sim. See how to connect it.
- 2Pick a presetNatural Double plays it like a real second take. Tighter, looser, Quad: one click.
- 3Press playYour take on one side, the new take on the other. Quad fills both sides.
- 4Keep itThe same take number gives the same double every time. Roll the dice for a new one.
Double and Quad
Two guitars, or a wall of four
Double plays one new take against yours: the classic left and right rhythm guitars. Quad plays three new takes, two guitars on each side, for the huge rhythm sound of a band that tracked every part four times. Every take plays the part its own way.
14 presets
From surgical to sloppy, in one click
Natural Double, Tight Metal Rhythm, Djent Surgical, Loose Rock, Live Feel, Clean Strum, Wide Quad Wall, Lead Double, Mono Thick and more. Save your own and they come with you into every project.
Live mode
Play through it, with zero latency
Turn on Live and your guitar comes through instantly while the doubles follow just behind you, like a second player standing next to you. Practise, write or play on stage with a doubled sound.
Standalone app
No DAW needed
The standalone app connects straight to your audio interface, with ASIO on Windows. Pick your guitar input, set the buffer, hit the test tone and play.
Your feel
As tight or as loose as you play
Every control starts where real guitarists are. Turn it to taste.
TightnessFrom an edited, session-tight double to two players loosely in one room.
TimingHow far each note moves ahead of or behind yours.
PitchHow differently in tune each note is, like a second take on a real guitar.
Dynamics and toneHow much harder or softer each note is picked, and how its tone changes with the stroke.
Width and levelHard left and right, or both guitars in the centre for a fatter mono sound.
Double onlyMute your original and print the new take on its own track.
Delivery and compatibility
Ready for your DAW and your stage
- Windows
- Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit · VST3 and standalone app with ASIO
- macOS
- macOS 11 or newer on Apple Silicon (M1 or later) · VST3, Audio Unit and standalone app
- Not supported
- Intel Macs, Pro Tools (AAX)
- Best results
- A clean DI guitar track, with DupTraX 3 before your amp sim (how to connect it)
- Made for
- Rhythm and lead guitar, clean or distorted tones
- In the download
- Windows installer, macOS installer, User Guide (PDF)
- Licence
- One-time purchase, instant download, free lifetime updates; included in the All-Access Pass
Questions
Frequently asked
What is DupTraX 3?
DupTraX 3 is a double tracker for guitars. From one recorded take it plays a second take of the same part, or three more in Quad, the way a guitarist plays a part again: a little earlier or later on each note, with its own intonation, picking strength and tone. It is not a delay or a chorus.
Does it really sound like a second take?
That was the goal and the test. We recorded real double-tracked rhythm guitars, played the second take and the DupTraX 3 double through the same amp, and asked which one was real. In our blind tests the double could not be told apart from the real second take. Try it yourself in the blind test on this page.
What is the difference between Double and Quad?
Double plays one new take, panned against your original: the classic left and right rhythm guitars. Quad plays three new takes, so one recorded part becomes a wall of four rhythm guitars. Each take plays the part in its own way.
Can I play live through it?
Yes. Turn on Live and your guitar comes through with zero latency while the doubles follow just behind you, like a second player in the room. The standalone app runs without a DAW and supports ASIO audio interfaces on Windows.
I own DuptraX or DuptraX Pro. Is there an upgrade price?
Yes. Log in with the account you bought it with and 30 % comes off DupTraX 3 at checkout automatically. There is no code to enter.
Which formats and systems does it run on?
VST3 and the standalone app with ASIO on Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit), and VST3, Audio Unit and the standalone app on macOS 11 or newer on Apple Silicon (M1 or later). Intel Macs and Pro Tools (AAX) are not supported. The download includes installers for Windows and macOS and the User Guide.
Where do I put it: before or after my amp sim?
Before. DupTraX 3 works best on a clean DI guitar track: put it first, then your amp sim on the same track. DupTraX 3 plays in stereo, your take on one side and the double on the other, so run the amp sim in stereo (most have a stereo or dual-mono mode) and each side goes through the amp on its own. If the amp sums to mono, the double collapses into one guitar. After an amp, both sides share one amp sound and the takes sound less like two players.
Does it work on vocals or bass?
DupTraX 3 is made for guitar: it learned from guitarists playing the same part twice, and that is where it sounds its best. Use it on rhythm and lead guitar, clean or distorted.
DupTraX 3
Record it once. Hear it doubled like you played it twice.
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