FM9 vs NAM vs TONEX comparison

[DLC86]

I listened to all 3 twice.

Shooting from the hip, my immediate impression was that the FM9 has more pristine high end detail that wasn't quite there in the other 2, so I preferred the FM9.

NAM is really impressive though! And these are all totally usable tones, of course.

Thanks for doing this @DLC86

Potential bias disclaimer: I am an FM9 owner.

Yeah, that's especially true for tonex, in NAM clip I don't hear many differences honestly, maybe something barely noticeable when I roll-off the volume but that's it

 

[Piing]

I've installed the NAM plugin V0.6.2 for Windows but I do not get processed sound, I only hear direct sound. Neither Standalone or with the VST at Cakewalk.

I've loaded one model and one IR.

I've tried both the guitar as a source, and a recorded reamp signal as a source.

The NAM shows Input Signal at the meter

The NAM Input/Output/EQ knobs do not have any effect. It is like the VST is bypassed or doesn't exist

I get processed sound if I load any other VST in series with this one (e.g.: PRS Archon), so I know that the DAW settings are correct.

This is so simple that I don't know what else to try

 

[Elf]

Did you try the standalone app?

 

[pipelineaudio]

I have a WAY easier time getting out what I put in with NAM vs Tonex, but Tonex is still damn close, just kind of frustrating with the tone and gain stuff

 

[Piing]

Did you try the standalone app?

No sound with the standalone app. Not even direct sound

 

[Elf]

No sound with the standalone app. Not even direct

Weird, maybe try the NAM Facebook group? the developer is active there.

 

[DLC86]

Another one with the 59 Bassguy Bright model

FM9


NAM


TONEX


On this one I have to say tonex is much closer, probably due to the lower gain nature of the tone, but always the same issues with matching the amount of gain on it.

 

[Elf]

Another one with the 59 Bassguy Bright model

FM9


NAM


TONEX


On this one I have to say tonex is much closer, probably due to the lower gain nature of the tone, but always the same issues with matching the amount of gain on it.

Are you uploading your NAM captures somewhere? This sounds great!

 

[James Freeman]

The NAM Input/Output/EQ knobs do not have any effect. It is like the VST is bypassed or doesn't exist

Same here, it's a bug with Cakewalk.
The VST doesn't like to be bypassed or have other plugins with it in the 'FX Rack', otherwise it stops processing sound. As a workaround I put an IR loader in a Bus and send the track with the VST to it.
I will report this on github.

 

[DLC86]

Are you uploading your NAM captures somewhere? This sounds great!

Yep, here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VDTJjZZvdfJDLdKDXoq5hnTYNT2FxVXJ

 

[Piing]

Same here, it's a bug with Cakewalk.
The VST doesn't like to be bypassed or have other plugins with it in the 'FX Rack', otherwise it stops processing sound. As a workaround I put an IR loader in a Bus and send the track with the VST to it.
I will report this on github.

It is working now. After a computer reboot. It is strange, I never had to reboot the PC to make a VST to work.

 

[Deadpan]

I've installed the NAM plugin V0.6.2 for Windows but I do not get processed sound, I only hear direct sound. Neither Standalone or with the VST at Cakewalk.

I've loaded one model and one IR.

I've tried both the guitar as a source, and a recorded reamp signal as a source.

The NAM shows Input Signal at the meter

The NAM Input/Output/EQ knobs do not have any effect. It is like the VST is bypassed or doesn't exist

I get processed sound if I load any other VST in series with this one (e.g.: PRS Archon), so I know that the DAW settings are correct.

This is so simple that I don't know what else to try

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Are you set to 48k?

Load the plugin on a track by itself? This helped me.

Nice IR by the way! :)

 

[Piing]

Nice IR by the way! :)

My favorite!! after hoarding thousands of free and paid IR's worth more than $1k

The pack only has 4 IRs, but it has liberated me from the rabbit hole.

Vinai T: Emotive Tones V1 Signature IR Pack

For use with Kemper Profiler (as a cab only, no amp section), Axe Fx, Axe Fx II, AX8, Amplifire, Helix, Headrush, Neural DSP Quad Cortex and any other software guitar amp modeler that allows IR…

livereadysound.com

 

[DLC86]

My favorite!! after hoarding thousands of free and paid IR's worth more than $1k

The pack only has 4 IRs, but it has liberated me from the rabbit hole.

Vinai T: Emotive Tones V1 Signature IR Pack

For use with Kemper Profiler (as a cab only, no amp section), Axe Fx, Axe Fx II, AX8, Amplifire, Helix, Headrush, Neural DSP Quad Cortex and any other software guitar amp modeler that allows IR…

livereadysound.com

Same thing that did for me the free GatesOfHell IR from Bogren (the one inside my NAM captures folder on google drive), I'm using it on every preset since 3 or 4 months ago and I love it!