Burning Stones
macOS Read Me

Uber Desert Amp

Thank you for downloading Burning Stones.

Burning Stones is a guitar amp plugin designed for sag, speaker weight, rough cabinet character and heavy desert-style guitar tones that react under the fingers.

It can stay clean and dusty, break into small-amp heat, push into hard rock drive, or collapse into heavy doom, sludge and desert saturation.


WHAT IS INCLUDED

This macOS package includes:

Burning Stones.component
Burning Stones User Manual.pdf
Burning Stones License.txt
README_macOS.txt
Third Party Licenses/Michroma-OFL.txt


PLUGIN FORMAT

macOS:
Audio Unit (.component)

This version is intended for AU-compatible hosts such as Logic Pro and other macOS DAWs that support Audio Units.


INSTALLATION

1. Quit your DAW.

2. Copy this file:

Burning Stones.component

3. Paste it into one of these folders:

User install:

~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/

System install:

/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/

The user folder is usually the easiest option because it does not require administrator permission.

If you do not see the Library folder in your user folder, open Finder, click Go in the top menu, hold Option, then choose Library.


OPENING THE PLUGIN

After copying the plugin:

1. Open your DAW.
2. Rescan Audio Units if needed.
3. Look for Burning Stones in your Audio Unit effects.

In Logic Pro, you may need to open:

Logic Pro > Settings > Plug-In Manager

Then search for Burning Stones and make sure it is enabled.


IMPORTANT macOS NOTE

Burning Stones is distributed as a direct plugin download.

Because of that, macOS may ask you to confirm that you want to open the plugin, or your DAW may need to rescan it.

Download Burning Stones only from:

https://www.hellyeslooplab.com


WHAT BURNING STONES DOES

Burning Stones pushes guitar into a fictional high-gain desert amp with built-in cabinet voices, sag, power-stage response and rough speaker character.

In simple terms:

Input pushes the amp.
Gain controls preamp drive.
Power drives the final amp/speaker stage.
Feel changes the response of the amp.
Cab Type changes the cabinet voice.
Output sets the final level.


QUICK START

1. Load Burning Stones on a guitar track.
2. Start with the Desert Ritual preset.
3. Raise Input for more sag, compression and amp collapse.
4. Adjust Gain for the amount of drive.
5. Use Power to control how hard the final amp/speaker stage is pushed.
6. Use Feel to make the amp tighter or more reactive.
7. Shape the voice with Bass, Mid and Treble.
8. Choose a Cab Type.
9. Use Output to set final level.

For heavier sag:

Raise Input, raise Feel and keep Power controlled.


FACTORY PRESETS

Burning Stones includes factory presets ranging from clean cabinet tones to extreme amp collapse:

Desert Ritual
Ghost Cab
Sunbleach
Pawnshop Heat
Chrome Motel
Dry Rust
Iron Veil
Steel Mirage
Collapse Bloom
Monolith Bloom
Broken Sun Amp


USER PRESETS

Click Save Preset to save the current sound as a user preset.

Saved presets appear in the preset menu under User Presets.

A/B/C are temporary compare slots. Save A, Save B and Save C store the current state into those slots.

Use Save Preset when you want to keep a sound permanently.


TROUBLESHOOTING

If the plugin does not appear:

- Make sure Burning Stones.component is inside the Components folder.
- Quit and reopen your DAW.
- Rescan Audio Units.
- Restart the computer if the DAW still does not see it.
- In Logic Pro, check the Plug-In Manager.

If the sound becomes too harsh:

- Lower Treble.
- Lower Gain.
- Try Doom Room or Doom Bloom.
- Lower Output if the DAW channel is clipping.

If the sound is too dark:

- Raise Treble.
- Try Bright 57 or Doom Edge.
- Reduce Bass if the low end feels too heavy.

If you want more sag:

- Raise Input.
- Raise Feel.
- Keep Power controlled.

If the plugin output is too loud:

- Lower Output first.
- If the amp itself feels too pushed, lower Input or Power.


SUPPORT

For updates, manual and support:

https://www.hellyeslooplab.com


LICENSE

Burning Stones is licensed, not sold.

You may use it in commercial and non-commercial music productions.

You may not redistribute, resell, share, repackage, upload, modify, reverse engineer or include the plugin in any unauthorized bundle or download service.

See Burning Stones License.txt for the full license terms.


THIRD-PARTY LICENSES

Burning Stones includes the Michroma typeface, licensed under the SIL Open Font License.

See Third Party Licenses/Michroma-OFL.txt for details.


Hell Yes Loop Lab
https://www.hellyeslooplab.com
