The Annual NAMM predictions rumours thread 2024

Elric said:
Good point. Definitely setting one's self up for comparison there.

I do find it funny that they'd release a replica of a guitar Eddie said sounded terrible because of it's physical design which they copied, though.

In fact he refused to record with that guitar again and borrowed an OG Destroyer for a subsequent album when he wanted to 'destroy' some more. I guess he did play it live occasionally because it looked cool, though.
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I heard Phil McKnight say that stuff like that is better thought of as memorabilia. It will mean a lot to someone, but not necessarily to be playing it.
 
Before and after... Which one less likely going on stage? ;)
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ragingplatypi said:
www.musicradar.com

NAMM 2024: “The ultimate platform to make boutique audio effects for musical instruments”: Aviate Audio unveils the Multiverse Player Edition – a ground-breaking user-configurable digital stompbox

Sync the pedal to the Multiverse Designer plugin interface and you players can create and manage their own sounds, find tones from other developers, and set the Multiverse pedal up just how they like it
www.musicradar.com www.musicradar.com
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That seems pretty cool, not unexpected/sitting tho
 
ragingplatypi said:
www.musicradar.com

NAMM 2024: “The ultimate platform to make boutique audio effects for musical instruments”: Aviate Audio unveils the Multiverse Player Edition – a ground-breaking user-configurable digital stompbox

Sync the pedal to the Multiverse Designer plugin interface and you players can create and manage their own sounds, find tones from other developers, and set the Multiverse pedal up just how they like it
www.musicradar.com www.musicradar.com
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dronerstone said:
That seems pretty cool, not unexpected/sitting tho
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It only works with "software" pedals that are made using the Aviate system ... just take a look at the shop on their website.

Ben
 
Sedaxel said:
www.gearnews.com

Waves SuperRack LiveBox: Use VST3 Plugins for Live Mixing - gearnews.com

The new Waves SuperRack LiveBox lets you use any VST3 plugin for live mixing – with ultra-low latency and Dante/MADI connectivity.
www.gearnews.com www.gearnews.com
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There should be an LE version. Stereo I/O and that was it.
A live-ready plugin host would be absolutely up my alley, I even considered a Muse Recptor years ago (but that seemed pretty weak both on the hardware and CPU side, and it was also back when amp simps didn't sound too great), simply because I don't want to take care of tweaking a computer based setup for live purposes myself.
But then, it'd all be up to the hosting software - and I doubt the Waves system could be mangled in ways satisfying for guitarists.

However, if there was something suitable for guitar player needs, I'd buy that over any dedicated hardware modeler any day. I mean, you could have a Helix, S-Gear, NAM, any modulation effect, any delay and any reverb (including IR based ones) side by side. That'd pretty much be a dream come true.
 
Sascha Franck said:
There should be an LE version. Stereo I/O and that was it.
A live-ready plugin host would be absolutely up my alley, I even considered a Muse Recptor years ago (but that seemed pretty weak both on the hardware and CPU side, and it was also back when amp simps didn't sound too great), simply because I don't want to take care of tweaking a computer based setup for live purposes myself.
But then, it'd all be up to the hosting software - and I doubt the Waves system could be mangled in ways satisfying for guitarists.

However, if there was something suitable for guitar player needs, I'd buy that over any dedicated hardware modeler any day. I mean, you could have a Helix, S-Gear, NAM, any modulation effect, any delay and any reverb (including IR based ones) side by side. That'd pretty much be a dream come true.
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I also think it´s some kind of utopic solution. But I think it´s hard for a system made of plugins to be live tweakable and to be easy to implement. For me, the big problem when combining plugins is all that input gain thing.

As an example: let´s say you want NAM as your amp sim. You first need to know the correct gain to enter NAM. Let´s suppose you get to know it, fine. You adjust your audio interface for NAM. But obviously you´ll need some effects. Then you load more plugins... but all those plugins will receive the gain you previously adjusted for NAM... and most probably those plugins are not made with the same gain reference as the profiles you load into NAM. Not to speak that the different profiles in NAM would require different input gains. Sooooo... you´ll need to put in your chain different gain adjustments between plugins, and even for different NAM profiles, in order to make it work perfectly. A nightmare... for me it´s a no-go.

The only thing that would make it work EASY is to use a guitar effects suite, with all effects and amp sims included. Say a Helix Native, TH-U, Tonocracy, Amplitube, or something like that. This limits the idea of using any plugin you like the most for each effect. And honestly... it´s a hassle to build a computer based rig to play Helix Native. I massivley prefer the easy experience of having a trouble-free piece of hardware on the floor... easy to tweak, no cables, no multiple gadgets, etc.

OK. A plugin host, if it´s easy to tweak, if it doesn´t need additional gadgets, if it´s trouble free AND if it´s able to deliver something more than a floor modeler... it would be perfect.
 
Sedaxel said:
I also think it´s some kind of utopic solution.
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Well, there's been the Muse Receptor already.

Sedaxel said:
For me, the big problem when combining plugins is all that input gain thing.
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Nah, that's really not an issue. Dial in your analog input level properly, then slap a gain plugin in front of any amp sim you may use. Adjust so it sounds good, save as a channel preset (that's a functionality that simply has to exist in a live host) and call it a day. You will never ever have to deal with it again.

And fwiw, I have been doing all that already, I programmed a rather elaborated live guitar setup for MainStage to see how well things would be working. There's been plenty of different amp modelers and input levels have been no issue at all as the first thing in each channel was a gain plugin, so that I could keep the interface's input level the same. As said, you only do all this once, save it as a template and/or channel strip preset and that was it.

Sedaxel said:
And honestly... it´s a hassle to build a computer based rig to play Helix Native.
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Why?
Fwiw, I proably would *never* switch any complexed things inside HXN. I would just call up as many instances as I feel would be needed and switch between them. It's all a matter of the host (and of course of having enough CPU juice, but that should be absolutely no issue these days).
 
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