The Annual NAMM predictions rumours thread 2024
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Man, if I could find more guitars in solid neon yellow…Before and after... Which one less likely going on stage?
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No you didn’t!Before and after... Which one less likely going on stage?
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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
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That seems pretty cool, not unexpected/sitting thoNAMM 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 itwww.musicradar.com
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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
It only works with "software" pedals that are made using the Aviate system ... just take a look at the shop on their website.
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$2099 they say they tried to keep it inexpensive????
Thats actually pretty cheap , for a 50 watt 34 , 3 channel head , with midi , a built in gate, reverb , dual masters, programmable presets, IR loaded two notes on board ,
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I did... I could not bring myself to bring it on stage as it was.
My only regret is that I applied a clear coat over if and it doesn't look at cool as in the picture anymore.
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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
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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Similar to the Mod Dwarf, I think. Quite affordable, so let's wait and see what the individual FX sound like and what the latency will be.
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.
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Well, there's been the Muse Receptor already.
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.
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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Btw, the new Pacificas look great. Very slick, yet elegant. Just not sure about the neck, which is supposed to be on the thinner side.
Precisely all those things are the ones I don´t want to deal with live.
First of all, the Muse was an absolute fail. It lacked power, compatibility and whatnot... it was a lot of money for getting a very meh solution that was obsolete in no time.
Second, that thing of adding a gain plugin before the amp is a risk in certain live use cases. For instance, if you want to use NAM, and want to change the profile (for whatever reason), you are lost. You have to go to the gain plugin, adjust the gain (in the case you know what it is, or have the info at hand in that moment, which may be very optimistic), and do all of that quickly. Of course it can be done, of course it´s not rocket science... but it´s just tricky enough to not being a quick enough tweaking system for live use. Let alone that, if it´s a PC based syustem, you´d need to deal with a mouse, a keyboard, or a touch screen for the tweaks. For me, it´s just much more convenient having a floor unit, with dedicated knobs and no gain guessings, etc. You want to tweak, you just bend down and VERY EASILY do it without messing anything up. Of course, if your live use is very controlled, the presets are never tweaked, and there´s little chances of needing to build anything on the go... all the risks minimize, obviously. But even so... meh.
PC based HX Native vs a Helix LT, for instance? Well... the PC needs an audio interface, a USB cable, a PC (maybe a screen in case it´s not a laptop), power cables, USB noises risk, a midi controller, a cable for the midi controller, maybe a power supply for the controller (apart from the one for the PC)... Nah. For me, there´s no comparison. I massively prefer an LT on the floor than a complex rig full of cables, power adapters, several hardware gadgets, gain staging incertidumbre and much less user friendly on-the-fly tweaking.
And hey, I´m always thinking of building such a rig... There are some beautiful mini-pcs with included touch screens and powerful enough to run NAM and effects... I absolutely love the idea. But mate, when I put all the differences on the table, there´s no contest for live use compared to having only one unit on the floor. It´s just much safer, simpler, easier and trouble free.
Of course, this is just my preference.
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I actually like the thinner neck. I saw a couple of YT vids with some vague comments that it’s wider than the old neck but not as wide as the Ibanez AZ (which I found to be on the wider side).
