The AIP is a complete channel strip optimized for professional results in any application, from guitars to vocals to the mix bus.
But it also works great everywhere else.
The Amplified Instrument Processor is a complete suite of tools designed to help you sculpt the ultimate electric guitar tone.
The AIP is a collection of interconnected processors that help you fix issues, craft tonalities and ultimately fit huge guitars perfectly into the final mix. Compression, EQ, saturation, notch filtering, even stereo width enhancement—everything you need.
But its power and versatility also make it perfect for other tasks, like polishing keyboards, fine-tuning vocals, even sweetening an entire mix.
The PSP is like choosing the console you’re going to mix on. Something old? Something ’70s? Something California punchy?
Dial in the overall vibe first — tape-saturated bottom, tube warmth, or mid-forward solid state — then fine-tune the transient response. Your tracks are already richer and bigger.
A big bottom end is nice, but not too big. The FDR holds that bottom end down when guitars get too chonky down there — no reason to thin the guitars, just compress them only when they’re too thick.
Guitar overdubs quickly sound harsh in the 2 – 8kHz range. Precisely notch that painful stuff out while retaining the air and shimmer. The IMF also works great on cymbals and vocals.
Now that your guitars are under control, fit them beautifully into the mix with four bands of fully parametric EQ, modeled from vintage German Klangfilter tube equalizers.
Get that final punch with a bit of VCA compression. Enhance the transients, glue the guitar parts together and adjust their weight in the mix with full control of attack, release, ratio and saturation.
Dial in a bit of guitar wrap-around while opening up the center of your mix for vocals, bass and drums. The widening effect is mono-friendly, maintaining phase integrity with no response anomalies.
When dealing with huge guitars, it helps to see what you’re doing. The RTA provides frequency response, EQ curve, even compression information, helping you to make pro-level decisions about your music.
There’s no best” eq for anything. All you can really say is what’s your favourite at any given time. The AlP has quickly become my favourite eq, ever. Analog or digital. Every time I use it on anything I think I’m hearing something new. It fits my ear/brain chain better than anything l’ve used before. Wtf…right?? How did these guys do this??
Actually, every plug Korneff does is a winner. I like to mix with a kinda matrix of parallel and serial busses, bleeding things a lot, sending opposite instruments to different shared effects.
Especially when working with beats, ambient pads, and sequencers, I use Micro Digital Reverberator and The Echoleffe Tape Delay as tasty verb and delay FX, returning them through the A.I.P to tweak their tones. Then I like to set up Talkback Limiter on an effect send, set to strong to severe compression — smash ’n’ grab — all wet, then send small amounts of either dry instruments or their effects to the TL, adjusting the return level to taste!
The AIP is my new go-to for guitar processing and I’ve used it on every song I’ve mixed since it was released. Everything I need is right there in one place and it sounds fantastic. It’s so easy to dial in a great tone using the various tools in this powerful plugin. Do yourself a favor and pick this up!
Its hard to explain what ‘Analog’ feels like to an individual that may have only ever come into contact with plugins and starter interfaces. Analog in its best state solves multiple problems and encourages characteristics of the source tone in an unpredictable and musical way.
AIP is as close to that experience in a plugin as i’ve ever had in recent times. Its really enjoyable to be able to trust something and not have to over analyse (as can happen with some brands that aren’t telling the whole truth)
AIP is a go to for encouraging tones into shapes we enjoy listening to.
Current Version: 1.4.0
Korneff Audio uses a software-based licensing system. No USB or hardware dongles, no special drivers are needed.
Our plugins can be activated on up to four (4) machines at the same time.
An internet connection is required to activate our software. Internet connection required for all demos.
Absolute incredible. The AIP lives on my Rhythm & Leadguitarbuss in every Mixing Session. Also try it on Overheads, just awesome.
Great work by Korneff Audio.
Best regards, Michael
– Meltdown Metal Studios –
Professional Mixing & Mastering for Heavy Music
This thing is amazing! A magic tool for guitars for sure!
This plug in is unbelievable – I could go on about it all day. I just replaced a stack of about 12 plug ins, all doing various minor stages of notching/ eq-ing/ multi-band/ compressing etc etc with 2 instances of the AIP. Unreal.
The IMF is possibly the greatest tool I’ve ever come across. I don’t understand how ever I survived without it. The clarity it creates on a source with minimal effort. *chef kiss *
This plugin is like the Frank’s Red Hot Sauce of plugins “I put that sh*t on everything!” One of the best plugin purchases I’ve ever made.
This plug-in was my early Christmas gift to myself. MAN did I ever score!
The saturation, warmth, and extensive features of this plug-in are an amazing value. It is going to find its way onto everything. EVERYTHING!
AIP kicks ass!
It really has a 3 dimensional quality to the sound.
The pawnshop compressor made a vocal I was having issues with come to life instantly!
The Talkback limiter was just the right sound needed for parallel on kick and snare, again very 3D sounding. Great tools!
Killer plug-in! The AIP shaves off tons of time that I would normally spend messing around with my guitar tone. The Insufferable Midrange Filter is probably the best sounding and time saving guitar processing trick I’ve found. Everything else included in the AIP is just a massive bonus.
total problem solver! gets me where i need to go faster on guitars then my previous mix chain. gui is a little crowded / takes a little time to get used to though, but that said, i recommend it highly!
This plugin has so much flexibility. It took about 15 min for me to realize how much of a difference this could make on any channel. I can really see this being an “all-in-1” tool. The Frequency Dependent Gain Reduction is impressive and can really help clean up your sound, and does wonders for unwanted lower mid range frequencies. (impressive on acoustic guitars as a first test!)
Also surprised at how well the stereo width works. I feel like a lot of plugins have never really nailed enhancing the stereo field without ruining your sound, but this plugin is seamless! Loving the Real Time Analyzer as well! Lots of other goodies to play with on this bad boy and I can’t wait.
I see this finding a new home on my Mix bus in the near future. –
Joe Dell’Aquila – Exeter Recordings
AIP sounds amazing! The compression and EQ sound incredibly warm and the proprietary processing button really helped me get another notch up in size on my guitars. I’ve actually found it really useful on acoustic guitars and synths as well. The insufferable midrange filter is dialed-in perfectly for reducing harshness and then introducing some smooth high end back in. Of all the plugins I have that serve basically as channel strips on a console, this one is BY FAR the best sounding.
Top notch plugin. Already in my mix template because I know I’m going to use it on everything I can. Absolute game changer on stringed instruments!
Everything about this is superb !
Works great on electric guitars. Has a large amount of tools that allows fine sculpting, but especially in the midrange. Can’t wait to try on other sources. Great product!
I am barely scratching the surface of what this thing can do, but I am already blown away. This is going to replace a LOT of plugins… amazing!!
Amazing plugin! There is no need for multiple plugins to mix guitars you have everything you need and more with this one plugin! It sounds amazing and is so easy to get the guitars sitting well in the mix! I have not come across any other plugin that can do what this does.
The user interface is great and very user friendly. The plugin provides great results and is arranged to facilitate a great workflow.
This plugin single handedly replaced 90% of the plugins on my guitar buss! Instant workflow and super intuitive controls, I’m finally getting compliments on guitar sound (instead of just drums and vocals). The midrange filter is also extremely useful on synths and vocals for pesky ringing resonances!
One plugin to rule them all
The most analog-sounding channel strip I’ve ever used. It’s also powerful enough to be THE processor for my kick and snare alone. Truly a game changer. Korneff audio is making some of the most exciting analog-styled plugins!
Fantastic plug-in. The insufferable midrange filter has helped me fix so many little issues that I couldn’t nail beforehand.
AIP takes your guitars from Zero to hero!! Excellent!!
This Plugin is absolute phenomenal (as always).
AIP is a sweet sounding “channel strip”. It is not just for guitar – it sounds great on drums, piano, bass – well, everything.
It also works great in conjunction with the Pawn Shop Compressor.
Do yourself a favour, and try it out…
The AIP is really good. It combines a lot of plugins you might use on your guitars/bass/synths anyway. Everything is musical and sounds great!
AIP could and perhaps should be 3 or 4 times the price. It’s brilliant. So many options and possibilities and I haven’t even popped the lid yet! Keep up the good work guys!
Hey folks,
awesome pure piece of gear!!!
I’m Working in an very analog environment and i like that both worlds come perfectly together in your Plugins.
The the general look is haptic kind of trash in a good way;) remarkable style!
the Gains upside down on the AIP slows down the workflow but keep the brain alive 🙂
Overall Beautiful to expire the range of sounds and hidden Knobs!
Cheers from good old Germany Berlin Funkhaus
H.Koerner
The AIP is an absolute BEAST!
It’s already found it’s way to most of my instrument (and vocal) busses and I don’t see it going anywhere.
The IMF and FDR work wonders on taming the harsh frequencies and the PSP gives an overall great tone!
No doubt my favourite purchase the year!
Great channel strip, especially the EQ. Love how Korneff Audio are carving their own niche, kinda like “mad doctor plugins” 😀
AIP is the first plugin in a very long time to have a significant impact on my workflow, rather than just being another nice channel strip which is even more realistic than the last one, etc etc.
Love it.
Changes the game! Works wonders with guitars.
Amazing plugin and concept. My usual guitar chain was a combination of 6 different plugs, each doing a specific task, and this one not only replaces them but sounds a whole lot better. Thanks Korneff!
The Insufferable Midrange Filter is a game changer
I just bought this plugin (AIP). With all of these cool features, my workflow should improve drastically. Thank you for putting this all on one easy-to-use GUI!
Normally when developers make a channelstrip some part of it sucks
How the hell is it that Korneff is able to make all of the sections perfect???
The combination of midrange notch and the woof woof dynamic eq on the back is worth the price of admission.
The should change the name to AAF – Analog As F*#k
Not just a Swiss Army knife, but an incredible one at that. The Insufferable Midrange Filter is worth the price of the plugin alone, but adding in the best tape saturation I’ve ever heard, in addition to the proprietary signal processing and random channel console emulation situation, this thing is extremely badass. I’ve never written a review for a plugin, but this one id do a podcast about. It’s great. You should have already purchased it. No seriously, stop reading this and buy it already. ✌
Just amazing vibes. Much more than the sum of its processors. Looking forward to hearing the next surprise.
Stunning feature set in the AIP. It is my new go to for cleaning up harshness in guitars, Keep up the great work guys!
Lots of character and tweakability – sounds awesome!
Great character and workflow ….Totally adds to the sonic palette
The AIP is all I need on my Guitar Buses
I have all there plugins and have not ben disappointed!
AIP is the type of plugin that you didn’t realize you needed in your life until you get it. Once you have it you don’t see it never being part of your workflow. AIP is the Gameshark of tone shaping, it’s the ultimate cheat code.
Its awesome. Its like if Rambo was a plugin. Easy to use, im getting really Good results on guitar bus, on cymbals n rooms. You name it. Thanks Dan!
Great blend of practical tools and just-make-it-better sauce!
Amazing plugin for versatile use over tracks like guitar, bass, vox and drums. Love the tweakables on the back. Thanks all!
Without a doubt, one of the best saturation software out there. No, it could be number one.
Everything you need, wrapped up in one great plugin that sounds fantastic!