NAM support announced by Fractal Audio

[synthpenguin]

It seems that what Line 6 will be providing with Stadium is much more of an ecosystem around capturing, including cloud elements and offloading the capturing process etc, which makes using some sort of proprietary format (with NAM support?) make more sense. I'm guessing that Fractal will handle NAM loading more like they handle IRs, or maybe like how Genome handles loading NAM captures into their CODEX engine, so there's less / no need for that.

 

[JCW308]

I bet the Fractal models will still sound better!

 

[banned]

There is actually a LOT to improve on. That's why NAM is still under development.

NAM and others will forever be in development. As far as I'm concerned though - on the amp modeling front - there are many devices that get me to where I want to be TODAY.

However, what still doesn't work well is speaker modeling - I still have to use a guitar cab to get the appropriate tone and feel in parity to a physical amp.

Now, once I do use guitar cabs, I have ZERO complaints - so the amp modeling / profiling is great with today's state of the art. Cab models and IRs are also great. But somehow, when you plug into 'FRFR', it doesn't translate. So that's where i'd put R&D into personally.

 

[FractalAudio]

White-box modeling will still be the primary focus. NAM will be included for those cases where a model isn't feasible. Just look at the wish-list section of our forums:
"I wish for a model of the Andromeda Magnetar 3200. There are only five known in existence and no schematic is available but I'm sure Fractal could make a model just by looking at a picture of the rear panel."

 

[synthpenguin]

White-box modeling will still be the primary focus. NAM will be included for those cases where a model isn't feasible. Just look at the wish-list section of our forums:
"I wish for a model of the Andromeda Magnetar 3200. There are only five known in existence and no schematic is available but I'm sure Fractal could make a model just by looking at a picture of the rear panel."

Finally, I can have my never-before-modeled, near-vintage, last decade Bugera G5 Infinium head in Fractal.

 

[Chocol8]

Cab models and IRs are also great. But somehow, when you plug into 'FRFR', it doesn't translate. So that's where i'd put R&D into personally.

I agree that there is much more to be done with cab and speaker modeling, but there is a lot more than can be done with capture tech as well.

 

[Chocol8]

Finally, I can have my never-before-modeled, near-vintage, last decade Bugera G5 Infinium head in Fractal.

NAM won't capture it randomly frying itself properly. At least not yet.

 

[deathbyguitar]

White-box modeling will still be the primary focus. NAM will be included for those cases where a model isn't feasible. Just look at the wish-list section of our forums:
"I wish for a model of the Andromeda Magnetar 3200. There are only five known in existence and no schematic is available but I'm sure Fractal could make a model just by looking at a picture of the rear panel."

This is verbatim what I hoped you would say.

 

[LP59]

White-box modeling will still be the primary focus. NAM will be included for those cases where a model isn't feasible. Just look at the wish-list section of our forums:
"I wish for a model of the Andromeda Magnetar 3200. There are only five known in existence and no schematic is available but I'm sure Fractal could make a model just by looking at a picture of the rear panel."

+1. I think the lesson of the QC is the two methods can be complementary.

NAM is making captures a commodity. The important part will be the bits around it, for example having a nice UI for navigating, auditioning, and loading the captures.

 

[Mongillo19]

White-box modeling will still be the primary focus. NAM will be included for those cases where a model isn't feasible. Just look at the wish-list section of our forums:
"I wish for a model of the Andromeda Magnetar 3200. There are only five known in existence and no schematic is available but I'm sure Fractal could make a model just by looking at a picture of the rear panel."

Are you able to say if it will be "just" a NAM block or could you see the next gen being able to make use of I/O to create profiles to load in

 

[FractalAudio]

I'm surprised that people are surprised by this. NAM is basically commodity at this point. The code is open-source.

 

[FractalAudio]

Are you able to say if it will be "just" a NAM block or could you see the next gen being able to make use of I/O to create profiles to load in

Haven't gotten that far yet. Currently we're just targeting being a NAM player but that could change over time.

 

[synthpenguin]

NAM won't capture it randomly frying itself properly. At least not yet.

All the more reason for a model then, especially once everyone realizes that some famous stoner rock guitar sound was recorded from one right as it caught on fire. It's either that or we will all have to buy a solid state Bugera-in-a-box that uses CD4069s that blow up by design, Wasp-style.

 

[2dor]

I'm surprised that people are surprised by this. NAM is basically commodity at this point. The code is open-source.

Well you never know if companies jump on stuff like this or not.
Happy to see FAS is going to support NAM.

 

[JiveTurkey]

INB4 @Whizzinby "NOW DO THE PLUG"

 

[Mongillo19]

Haven't gotten that far yet. Currently we're just targeting being a NAM player but that could change over time.

Appreciate the reply!

 

[GTR37]

@timbuck3 you should hold off from buying anything

 

[deathbyguitar]

God I loved that show.

 

[Chocol8]

i meanif DI went to Fractal touschreen GUI theyve got to milk it

Hopefully they can improve upon their form factor inconvenience to better compete with QC.

 

[Dom Mcsweeney]

White-box modeling will still be the primary focus. NAM will be included for those cases where a model isn't feasible.

It's awesome to see you're considering NAM support for next Gen, and obviously it's also great that you'll still be fully focussing on your own component modelling work, I think there's room for both.

I'm here to help if you guys need anything, or sign-posting for a conversation with anyone (NAM / Tone3000). I help out with both on support, pre-release testing and moderation, so I'm all ears if you have any questions. =)