The first amp sim built for Swancore.

Glassy leads, post-hardcore rhythms, jangly cleans, and weird melodic chaos.

Built like no other amp

sim in your arsenal.

The Swan
The Swan
$89.99

A next level amp suite built for swancore, shoegaze, post-hardcore, emo, and modern alternative guitar tones.

Includes carefully captured amp voices, pre-FX, cab/IR loading, post fx, and polished mix-ready tone shaping.

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The first amp sim built for Swancore.

Glassy leads. Post-hardcore rhythms. Jangly cleans. Built for melodic chaos.

built like no other amp sim in your arsenal.

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“The Swan is super easy to use to dial in a myriad of usable tones. The default settings for each amp are an excellent starting point, offering great, clean, crisp mid-gain and tight high-gain tones.”


-Joe, Blight town

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What you get.

  • Next-generation A2 amp modeling

  • Multiple amp voices for clean, lead, rhythm, and fuzz-style tones

  • Built-in cab section

  • Load your own IRs

  • Presets for fast starting points

  • Compressor, Wah, and A2 modeled rare 1968 fuzz pedal

  • Post FX: Delay, Reverb, Chorus, Tremolo

  • Tuner, gate, transpose and utility controls

  • Mac and Windows downloads

  • Free future updates!

Powered by A2 modeling.

The Swan uses A2 amp modeling to recreate the feel and response of carefully chosen guitar tones which is part of why The Swan feels so focused.

General FAQ

  • It can get driven and aggressive, but it was built mainly for swancore, post-hardcore, glassy leads, jangly cleans, expressive rhythm parts, and weird melodic guitar tones. Try it on mathrock or midwest emo!

  • Yes. The Swan includes a cab section and lets you load your own IRs.

  • Yes. You’ll get three clean voices to select from and they work well as a pedal platform too!

  • Yes, you will receive a fully functional standalone app for Mac only (at this time).

  • Yes. Your license includes free updates for the swan.

  • Click the gear icon in the top right, select “Manage License” then click “Check for updates.”

  • Yes, it comes with a tuner, gate, transpose and a preset dropdown in the utilites section. You can choose between carousel view or expanded strip view.

  • Yes. Yes you can. It is midi assignable.

  • Probably.

Licensing & Technical FAQ

  • First, check your:

    • Spam folder

    • Junk folder

    • Promotions folder

    • Deleted folder

    Search your inbox for:

    In Touch Audio

    Also confirm that you are checking the same email address used during checkout.

    Your purchase email contains the information needed to download and activate The Swan.

    If the email still cannot be found, contact support and include:

    • The name used for the purchase

    • The email address used during checkout

    • The approximate purchase date

    Do not post your license key publicly.n text goes here

  • The downloaded ZIP must be extracted before installation.

    Windows

    Open the main download, then open the Windows folder and extract:

    TheSwan-1.0.2-Windows-VST3.zip

    After extracting it, you should see a folder named:

    The Swan.vst3

    Do not move the ZIP file itself into your plug-in folder.

    macOS

    Open the Mac folder and run the .pkg installer.

    The installer handles the plug-in locations automatically.

  • The Swan is supplied as a VST3 plug-in on Windows.

    1. Extract the Windows ZIP.

    2. Find the extracted folder named:

    The Swan.vst3

    1. Copy that entire folder into:

    C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\

    The correct finished location is:

    C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\The Swan.vst3

    Keep the entire The Swan.vst3 folder together. Do not remove files from inside it.

  • No.

    The ZIP must be extracted first.

    Do not place this in the VST3 folder:

    TheSwan-1.0.2-Windows-VST3.zip

    Place the extracted folder there instead:

    The Swan.vst3

  • That is normal because:

    C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\

    is a protected Windows system folder.

    Approve the administrator prompt to complete the installation.

  • First, confirm that the plug-in is installed here:

    C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\The Swan.vst3

    Then in Ableton Live:

    1. Open Preferences.

    2. Select Plug-Ins.

    3. Turn on Use VST3 Plug-In System Folders.

    4. Click Rescan.

    5. Close and reopen Ableton Live if it still does not appear.

    The Swan should appear under your VST3 plug-ins.

  • Your other plug-ins may be VST2 plug-ins stored in a custom folder.

    The Swan is a VST3 plug-in and should normally be installed here:

    C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\

    A folder used for .dll VST2 plug-ins is not necessarily the correct location for The Swan.

    Make sure Ableton’s VST3 system folder option is enabled.

  • In Ableton’s Plug-In preferences, hold:

    Alt

    while clicking:

    Rescan

    Then restart Ableton Live.

  • The Swan should not cause severe audio glitches or make your DAW unresponsive.

    Try the following:

    1. Set The Swan’s Transpose control to 0.

    2. Open your DAW’s audio settings.

    3. Set the buffer size to 256 or 512 samples.

    4. Close and reopen your DAW.

    5. Test The Swan by itself in a blank project at 44.1 kHz.

    The Quality setting controls the Transpose tool. It is not a general sound-quality setting. Higher Transpose quality can require more processing.

    If the problem returns, remove The Swan from the project and contact support with:

    • Your Mac model and chip

    • Your macOS version

    • Your DAW and version

    • Your sample rate

    • Your buffer size

    • Whether one or multiple Swan instances were being used

    1. Open the downloaded Swan folder.

    2. Open the Mac folder.

    3. Double-click the .pkg installer.

    4. Follow the installation prompts.

    5. Restart your DAW after installation.

    The installer includes:

    • Audio Unit

    • VST3

    • AAX

    • Standalone application

    The macOS package is signed, notarized, stapled, and built for both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

  • Use the format supported by your DAW:

    Logic Pro: Audio Unit

    Ableton Live: VST3

    Reaper: VST3

    Studio One: VST3

    Cubase: VST3

    Pro Tools: AAX

    Standalone: Use The Swan application

  • Try these steps:

    1. Close Logic Pro.

    2. Restart the Mac.

    3. Reopen Logic Pro.

    4. Allow Logic to finish scanning plug-ins.

    5. Look under:

    Audio Units → In Touch Audio → The Swan

    If it still does not appear, open Logic’s Plug-In Manager and check whether The Swan is listed or failed validation.

  • Open The Swan and follow the activation instructions using the license information sent to your purchase email.

    Copy the license information carefully and avoid adding extra spaces before or after it.

    An internet connection is required during activation.

  • It should work in major DAWs that support AU, VST3, and AAX (Mac Only) including Protools (Mac Only), Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Studio One, Reaper, Cubase, and others.