Joe Simon Audio · Signal Domain ApS

Kimera: make your tone.

Kimera is a guitar amplifier design and playback tool. Shape its preamp and power amp stages, place the tone stack, and turn your designs into playable sounds.

Get Kimera 1.0 beta Read the user manual

Current version: 1.0 beta Final release: To be announced Evaluation available

Kimera EDIT view showing amplifier DNA controls, user control scripting, and response analysis plots. — EDIT view: shape the amplifier model, define performance controls, and inspect its response.

Build, shape, and explore

Kimera exposes the amplifier model as an editable signal path, with performance controls and visual analysis close at hand.

Design the signal path

Edit the DNA of four preamp stages, the tone stack, and the power amp. Enable or bypass sections as you shape the design.

Place the tone stack

Move the tone stack after any preamp stage and hear how its position changes the amplifier’s response.

Make designs playable

Build a focused PLAY view with script-defined switches and sliders, then map controls to MIDI CC messages.

Inspect the response

Use the analysis plots to compare linear response and nonlinear behavior across the amplifier sections.

Choose your platform

Download the beta installer for your operating system. Each package includes installation notes and third-party license notices applicable to that build.

Kimera for Windows

64-bit Windows · Version 1.0.3

Install Kimera on a supported 64-bit Windows system. Check the manual for system requirements and host compatibility.

Filename: Kimera-1.0.3-beta-Windows.exe

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Kimera for macOS

macOS · Version 1.0.4

Install Kimera on a supported Mac. Check the manual for system requirements and host compatibility.

Filename: Kimera-1.0.4-beta-macOS.pkg

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Before installing: Check the system requirements and host compatibility in the manual. Plug-in formats and host support may vary by installer.

Install and get started

Install Kimera, open it in your chosen environment, and activate a license or start the evaluation trial.

Download the installer for your operating system and run it. Follow the installer prompts.

For plug-in use, open or rescan your host as needed, then insert Kimera on an audio track.

At first launch, activate with your license or choose the available evaluation option.

For detailed controls, presets, activation, and troubleshooting, use the full user manual below.

Documentation and notices

The manual explains Kimera in detail. The notices file identifies the third-party components and licenses included with Kimera builds.

Kimera User Manual · HTML Browse the interface, amplifier design controls, presets, scripts, MIDI, plots, troubleshooting, and licensing information. Kimera Read Me · TXT Installation, first launch, activation, and basic safety information. Third-Party Notices · TXT Read the included component attributions and applicable license texts.