Checked September 2026
Neural DSP
Neural DSP Archetype: Mateus Asato review
Guitar & amp sims
Guitar plugin with boutique gear emulations built with Mateus Asato. Best for expressive clean and lead guitar. Price: €119 one-time.
Key features
- Three amps: Vintage Clean, Modern Clean, Lead
- Compressor, two overdrive/distortion pedals and modulation
- Cabsim with IR loader and 10 virtual mics
- 9-band graphic EQ per amp
- Tape delay and Hall/Plate reverb
- Doubler and transpose
Pros
- Free 14-day trial
- 10 virtual mics in the cab section
- Native Apple Silicon support
Cons
- Priced in EUR on the official page
- Smaller high-gain range
Neural DSP Archetype: Mateus Asato alternatives
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A free acoustic guitar instrument modeled on a Martin D-41.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported A free digital emulation of the Klon Centaur guitar pedal with Traditional and Neural modes.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXsupportedAn open-source project using deep learning to model guitar amplifiers and pedals.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXnot supportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported
Sources: neuraldsp.com