NAM: Neural Amp Modeler

[2dor]

Yeah, it really isn't quite as simple to make a parametric model compared to snapshots and so if people are serious about building a product that works in this way - the simple option is to get in touch with Steve or Tone3000 who would be happy to help out.

That being said, I'm sure someone who enjoys solving problems and has the skill to do so, could probably put a workflow together and post it up on github for everyone to use for free. It hasn't happened yet as far as I can see, but it would be cool to see people who can do something like that being pro-active rather than not.

I came across this a while ago but haven't tried it yet:

GitHub - orico/nam-multi-knob-extension: Multi Knob Neural Network Emulator For Guitar Amplifiers

Multi Knob Neural Network Emulator For Guitar Amplifiers - orico/nam-multi-knob-extension

github.com

 

[Dom Mcsweeney]

Cool! Nice find!

I'm quite happy with snapshots, and a decent EQ.
And for example, the Dimehead has a parametric EQ with various tonestack presets, similarly so has Genome.

I'm personally more than happy to support and buy any fully kitted out products people have made, as I'm not sure I have time or energy to dig that deep myself.

 

[elgordito]

I came across this a while ago but haven't tried it yet:

GitHub - orico/nam-multi-knob-extension: Multi Knob Neural Network Emulator For Guitar Amplifiers

Multi Knob Neural Network Emulator For Guitar Amplifiers - orico/nam-multi-knob-extension

github.com

I'd be curious if you try it successfully. Yesterday I got the main nam repo and looked a bit at the code. It was surprisingly easy to train a model on my Mac using GPU. I'll have a look and see if I can train a multiknob model as I see there are some .wav files in the repo.

 

[elgordito]

Cool! Nice find!

I'm quite happy with snapshots, and a decent EQ.
And for example, the Dimehead has a parametric EQ with various tonestack presets, similarly so has Genome.

I'm personally more than happy to support and buy any fully kitted out products people have made, as I'm not sure I have time or energy to dig that deep myself.

My experience using an amp is tweaking the drive or presence or whatever until it feels right. So while snapshots are cool I don't think it really fits most people's workflow. Same if you model any pedal

 

[Sascha Franck]

And for example, the Dimehead has a parametric EQ with various tonestack presets, similarly so has Genome.

I've said so quite sometimes, Genome's NAM block is pretty much perfect IMO. The only thing I'd wish for would be if they could add a custom BMT tonestack with parametric mids. I'd use that pre-capture to shape the amp's gain character and then use the post-EQ for final balancing.

I'd really like a hardware pedal only loading 1-2 NAM captures (plus an IR block or maybe 2), featuring the same things as Genome's Codex block. I don't think I'd ever need anything else again for my amp needs (obviously the thing would have to have MIDI switching).
Should be made by Dimehead because their tech seems to be most excellent (super low latency and nice converters).
And in case anyone is up for doing such a thing, I *demand* that they contact me to talk about UI issues beforehand...

 

[FrankyFire]

I've said so quite sometimes, Genome's NAM block is pretty much perfect IMO. The only thing I'd wish for would be if they could add a custom BMT tonestack with parametric mids. I'd use that pre-capture to shape the amp's gain character and then use the post-EQ for final balancing.

I'd really like a hardware pedal only loading 1-2 NAM captures (plus an IR block or maybe 2), featuring the same things as Genome's Codex block. I don't think I'd ever need anything else again for my amp needs (obviously the thing would have to have MIDI switching).
Should be made by Dimehead because their tech seems to be most excellent (super low latency and nice converters).
And in case anyone is up for doing such a thing, I *demand* that they contact me to talk about UI issues beforehand...

Sonulab will release their Stompstation Pro tomorrow. It will have Dual NAM Blocks. I like their Phone UI, maybe you should check that one.

This is the countdown post:

 

[Sascha Franck]

Sonulab will release their Stompstation Pro tomorrow. It will have Dual NAM Blocks. I like their Phone UI, maybe you should check that one.

I will defenitely watch that closely. But given their one-single-encoder affair, I gotta say my hopes for a decent UI are pretty low.

 

[2dor]

I will defenitely watch that closely. But given their one-single-encoder affair, I gotta say my hopes for a decent UI are pretty low.

This one has several encoders by the looks of it:

 

[Sascha Franck]

This one has several encoders by the looks of it:

Not bad. But what are all these companies thinking by designing footswitches that close to each other?

 

[2dor]

Not bad. But what are all these companies thinking by designing footswitches that close to each other?

I guess with 3 of them you could argue there's enough room to not accidentally squeeze 2 at a time; well, maybe the middle one's iffy but the side ones are alright if you're not heavily hidrated ahem..