Dimehead NAM Player

[nikitasius]

You're not going to get anywhere near this level of detail of tech specs from Kemper, NDSP or ToneX. Pick your battles.

You could google "XXX specs" / "XXX datasheet" and get way more info that dimehead offer. You can google "XXX IR sample".

 

[JiveTurkey]

You could google "XXX specs" / "XXX datasheet" and get way more info that dimehead offer. You can google "XXX IR sample".

If the IR sampling rate is incorrect on their website; I agree that it should be corrected. I don't expect it to be; but it should be.

 

[nikitasius]

If the IR sampling rate is incorrect on their website; I agree that it should be corrected. I don't expect it to be; but it should be.

Sadly website have small amount of information and this is in bold text.
I like to finance smart & nerdy stuff. Raspi4 optimization for real RT tasks or their reverb idea (a reverb audio sample for 20+s 48kHz or 47s+ 22kHz depends how to encode it so they probably use this sound pattern w/ your actual signal in real time and it's great!). My wife even asked me whats happened and i told that i won't buy that german stuff for my guitar causecause these folks are banned me on instagram instead of answering me. She told LOL.

 

[Dom Mcsweeney]

Sampling Rate isn't the question here, but fwiw, that's 48khz.

What the complain is about is if the max length, in samples (4096), is supported and true or not.

Answer: Yes, indeed it is true that you can import an IR of 4096 samples in length.

The factory IRs supplied are 2048 as those were made before 4096 support was added.

So I repeat: Currently, the max length of files YOU can import is 4096.
The IRs included are 2048.

Clear

Let's leave it now.

 

[Mongillo19]

She told LOL

 

[nikitasius]

Sampling Rate isn't the question here, but fwiw, that's 48khz.

What the complain is about is if the max length, in samples (4096), is supported and true or not.

Answer: Yes, indeed it is true that you can import an IR of 4096 samples in length.

The factory IRs supplied are 2048 as those were made before 4096 support was added.

So I repeat: Currently, the max length of files YOU can import is 4096.
The IRs included are 2048.

Clear

Let's leave it now.

It support before it was made (c).

Support != used. "It support XXX and downscale to YYY", etc

Also i browse their NAMs:
* 2024-02-25
* 2024-03-03
* 2024-03-18
* 2024-03-22
* 2024-03-23
* 2024-04-05
* 2024-08-28
* 2024-08-30

The dates when they are made different profiles (data from JSONs).

Lets stop making stories and ask devs come here and explain.

 

[Dom Mcsweeney]

That has nothing to do with IRs.
More factory NAM models have been added over time, with later updates, but, again, this isn't related to anything we've been discussing.

Please give it a rest.

 

[Enchilada Jones]

It support before it was made (c).

Support != used. "It support XXX and downscale to YYY", etc

Also i browse their NAMs:
* 2024-02-25
* 2024-03-03
* 2024-03-18
* 2024-03-22
* 2024-03-23
* 2024-04-05
* 2024-08-28
* 2024-08-30

The dates when they are made different profiles (data from JSONs).

Lets stop making stories and ask devs come here and explain.

So this all hinges on your interpretation of how to define the word ‘support’?!?

Is there an Inigo Montoya gif? “I don’t think that word means what you think it means”


Generally in the music gear/ modeling/ ir devices industry if the manufacturer says their device ‘supports’ something then it means it will function with that something. It doesn’t mean that the device won’t alter the ‘something’ you put in it to make it work.
Alter can mean downsize…

 

[nikitasius]

That has nothing to do with IRs.
More factory NAM models have been added over time, with later updates, but, again, this isn't related to anything we've been discussing.

Please give it a rest.

There are 4096 IR samples on a website from 2024-05-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20240518111940/https://www.dimehead.de/faq/ at least.
They continues to create NAM profiles. Guess they could add some 4096 IRs since may'2024.

All we need: dimehead folks here who will answer all our questions (not only mines),

 

[jellodog]

 

[paisleywookiee]

Before all:

• As a buyer in a Europe i have all righs to ask seller all the information i need before i will buy the product and they must answer me.
• As a seller in a Europe Dimehead must publish specifications which their device must match. He is obliged.

Here we go, quotes:


Yep, ridiculously amazing!

As a customer i want 4096 samples as website says. I find a big mistake to offer 2048 samples in the device which suppose to "supports IRs up to 4096 samples in length, providing incredibly detailed and accurate cabinet simulations", while technically load aren't mean use. While there are noone from Dimehead and they don't want to explain the issue i will start. 50/50 i'm right or wrong:
> they use 2048 samples, they can do downconvert from 4096 to 2048. It still match the description: it offer to "load 4096" and also it give better details if downsamling use better algo. So, highly probably NAM Player use soxr for these purposes. If i'm wrong - i invite folks from dimehead to correct it, to say they they load 4096 samples and they use 4096 samples w/o any modifications.


If this nicely made clone of stompbox had better "client support" i would like to buy it. Actually i don't see them here.


Guess they won't use 4096 sample @ 48kHz as is. I don't see them here answering or precising it on a website.


2048 is a actual value for all brand pedals (ik that some have 1024). Thats not enough for me. I don't want to start a fight, i want to have informations which they suppose to add on their website so folks like me won't dig into linux firmware to see whats inside. If i go for 2048 i will take a brand which i can easily re-sell. Dimehead namplayer is a nerdy product, i can't re-sell it. So if they want people buy if it must be special.. or just a good made no matter what they are cloned.


Truly, i never seen such support for french clients.

You're being difficult for the sake of being difficult.

 

[paisleywookiee]

It support before it was made (c).

Support != used. "It support XXX and downscale to YYY", etc

Also i browse their NAMs:
* 2024-02-25
* 2024-03-03
* 2024-03-18
* 2024-03-22
* 2024-03-23
* 2024-04-05
* 2024-08-28
* 2024-08-30

The dates when they are made different profiles (data from JSONs).

Lets stop making stories and ask devs come here and explain.

Or.....you could stop being purposely obtuse, read what Dom said, and move along.

 

[[Nathan]]

Why does this feel so familiar…..

 

[Los-D]

 

[BenIfin]

This person cannot possibly be for real ???????????????

 

[northern_fox]

yes it probably contain flaws which can cost a burned chipset if i unplug it from power while it working. But i can load any NAM profile from the web as is.. i hope too. In fact i don't know if NAM profiles aren't modded (i hope aren't) and idk if IRs are legit too.

I've put hundreds of hours on mine (first run) and played around 30 shows on it, with constant power cycling and I've never had an issue.

The NAMs are used as is - no conversion (at least, not on the filesystem - easily verified by looking at my preset backups).

 

[banned]

nikitasius, thanks for convincing the rest of us that the Dimehead is the best NAM player on the market.

If you're so into geekery, just build your own instead of going on and on about this unit.

 

[Dom Mcsweeney]

Yeah, the amount of power cycles I've done with my v1 unit when testing new firmware updates prior to their release, or simply enjoying playing it most days for the last 10 months or so and then turning it off - it's never once been problematic. Nothing but improvements (more features).

Solid as a rock.

 

[nikitasius]

Quotes - start.

You're being difficult for the sake of being difficult.

Being nobrainer is easier, agree

Or.....you could stop being purposely obtuse, read what Dom said, and move along.

We're all on same level. New level - answers from Dimehead team.

I've put hundreds of hours on mine (first run) and played around 30 shows on it, with constant power cycling and I've never had an issue.

The NAMs are used as is - no conversion (at least, not on the filesystem - easily verified by looking at my preset backups).

Thats why i said "probably". I don't want to be too tech, cause tech usually hated on guitar communities where people trust their ears which often imperfect and not the calibrated gear. But it's a gear forum, so here we go!
"probably" - because of their 2 steps of voltage. I don't have full schema, noone did yet a teardown and noone wanna share the photos. But having 9-24v -> 5v -> 1.8 & 3.3 & ±15 gives a probability that the device made without power supervisor who control the order how to power the different chips. In that case (depending on schema) when you power off some 15v could go into low voltage circuits. I say again, it's probable. Depends of pcb & components (for example caps).

nikitasius, thanks for convincing the rest of us that the Dimehead is the best NAM player on the market.

If you're so into geekery, just build your own instead of going on and on about this unit.

I never told that NAM Player is the best. Dimehead's nam player for public nam profiles is the only one nam player w/ low latency which is avail actually to buy. I don't want to build my own, cause to do it correctly i have to deal carefully w/ overall sound quality, adc/dac stuff & how raspi5 will live w/ . Sure, i can pickup (like anyone can do it) a raspi, install existing stuff and get medium quality nam device for a 1/3 of nam player price. But i just don't want to spend my time on it. Dimehead spent cause they commercialize it, print & solder somewhere and assembly in add pots in germany (dimehead correct me if i'm wrong!).

Yeah, the amount of power cycles I've done with my v1 unit when testing new firmware updates prior to their release, or simply enjoying playing it most days for the last 10 months or so and then turning it off - it's never once been problematic. Nothing but improvements (more features).

Solid as a rock.

Message above is for you too.


Quotes - end.

I'm surprised how people could be upset. Dimehead, we're are all adults, not the kids. You live in Germany, i live in France. We know how buy the stuff.
Instead of ignoring this thread and being ashamed of using raspi4 or providing 2048 samples you could join, answer questions and gratz your engineering idea! On small photos you shared on FB i probably see 4558 & 1678. The 4558 seems to have less elements that reference require (only 1 poor photo!), and damn it will be geeeky good to know how you made it work properly as is. Also about powergood stuff, w/ supervisor or w/o.

You afraid that people can copy your device? Don't think about it. People will copy it if it's a rockstar pad. Your software solutions could inspire other devs. Be more open. Fanboys and haters won't help to solve this case.

 

[Sascha Franck]

@nikitasius, I'm not a techhead at all, but so far it reads to me as if you want Dimehead to publish *all* their technical specs, right?
WTF? I mean, you can't possibly be serious at all. They're selling a commercial product and don't want people to clone their device. As easy as that.