Winter NAMM 2026 predictions

[[Nathan]]

Wasn’t this a fractal rumored device at one point

 

[bucephalus]

Wasn’t this a fractal rumored device at one point

That was the "surprise"

 

[Chocol8]

Wasn’t this a fractal rumored device at one point

They took a different approach, leaning on their European pricing as a way to fuck people in the ass.

 

[Enchilada Jones]

So now someone has found a way to get girls more interested in shredding and chugs etc!!

 

[timbuck3]

Fractal beta testers?

 

[Dom Mcsweeney]

Fractal beta testers?

Video is 7 years old.

ps. DakhaBrakha are one of my fav bands, btw.
Seriously fucking amazing live.

 

[timbuck3]

Video is 7 years old.

ps. DakhaBrakha are one of my fav bands, btw.
Seriously fucking amazing live.

 

[GTR37]

Fractal beta testers?

Wtf did I just watch

 

[[Nathan]]

Wtf did I just watch

Sounds like a lit track that could be played on the forest moon of endor

 

[timbuck3]

Wtf did I just watch

Grace…beauty..and soul all working as one.

 

[GTR37]

Sounds like a lit track that could be played on the forest moon of endor

100% , I keep looking for Ewoks

 

[Ross Davies]

I still don't know what genome actually is. I got a free license for it from Two notes and haven't been interested enough to actually read up on it. The initial press releases and emails from Two Notes were as clear as mud.

Ross from Two notes here - it's essentially a rig simulator available as a plugin and standalone application. If you wanted to give this a whirl, please grab the latest installers here: https://www.two-notes.com/en/downloads/

If you have any specific questions, let me know! :)

 

[[Nathan]]

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Just spotted this Hugo thing from Poly Effects

I got to speak to Loki (interview posted soon). Searched here to see if anyone has been talking about Hugo.
The more I think about this the more I think it's actually an incredible solution. I'm going to see if I can get my hands on one for a demo when available.

- Audio Interface
- Bitwig License included / You can use other DAWs
- More ins and outs than you can ever need with expandable ADAT and more
- Inbuilt loadbox
- NAM capture workflow similar to ToneX, QC, Kemper etc
- Tone3000 preview/download
- VST3 compatibility so any ampsim or effect/processing if you want to go that route
- Runs OBS for streaming people, can plug webcams or USB devices for HDMI input cameras etc
- Ryzen 8000 something powered, high tier DSP processing as well
- Footswitches have a Z axis to them so you can do modulation/wah/expression stuff on the unit, also colour coded
- Pads also have a few tricks but can do anything from basic macros to being used as 2 full sliders
- All of the internal routing between applications has 0 latency

Availability mid to end of year and currently $2000USD price tag (global availability and price hikes are real). It's not cheap but it's also (potentially) a complete one stop shop for anything plugin / amp capture based. It literally is the kitchen sink for studio audio, live audio, practice rig, video streaming etc. I'll be very interested to see this in practice because the possibilities of what you can do are pretty endless.

Forgot to ask if it can run doom but we all know it can

 

[Orvillain]

I got to speak to Loki (interview posted soon). Searched here to see if anyone has been talking about Hugo.
The more I think about this the more I think it's actually an incredible solution. I'm going to see if I can get my hands on one for a demo when available.

- Audio Interface
- Bitwig License included / You can use other DAWs
- More ins and outs than you can ever need with expandable ADAT and more
- Inbuilt loadbox
- NAM capture workflow similar to ToneX, QC, Kemper etc
- Tone3000 preview/download
- VST3 compatibility so any ampsim or effect/processing if you want to go that route
- Runs OBS for streaming people, can plug webcams or USB devices for HDMI input cameras etc
- Ryzen 8000 something powered, high tier DSP processing as well
- Footswitches have a Z axis to them so you can do modulation/wah/expression stuff on the unit, also colour coded
- Pads also have a few tricks but can do anything from basic macros to being used as 2 full sliders
- All of the internal routing between applications has 0 latency

Availability mid to end of year and currently $2000USD price tag (global availability and price hikes are real). It's not cheap but it's also (potentially) a complete one stop shop for anything plugin / amp capture based. It literally is the kitchen sink for studio audio, live audio, practice rig, video streaming etc. I'll be very interested to see this in practice because the possibilities of what you can do are pretty endless.

Forgot to ask if it can run doom but we all know it can

That is ... trying to a lot of stuff..... I'm skeptique.... but it could be cool. Don't give a toss about OBS. Any details on the built-in loadbox??

 

[[Nathan]]

That is ... trying to a lot of stuff..... I'm skeptique.... but it could be cool. Don't give a toss about OBS. Any details on the built-in loadbox??

He told me but I was dazzled at the other 100 things that I can't remember. I have to email them about some other stuff so I'll ask.
I just had a look and on camera he says "100w load box" but yeah no specifics, I'll see what I can find.

 

[Dom Mcsweeney]

I got to speak to Loki (interview posted soon). Searched here to see if anyone has been talking about Hugo.
The more I think about this the more I think it's actually an incredible solution. I'm going to see if I can get my hands on one for a demo when available.

- Audio Interface
- Bitwig License included / You can use other DAWs
- More ins and outs than you can ever need with expandable ADAT and more
- Inbuilt loadbox
- NAM capture workflow similar to ToneX, QC, Kemper etc
- Tone3000 preview/download
- VST3 compatibility so any ampsim or effect/processing if you want to go that route
- Runs OBS for streaming people, can plug webcams or USB devices for HDMI input cameras etc
- Ryzen 8000 something powered, high tier DSP processing as well
- Footswitches have a Z axis to them so you can do modulation/wah/expression stuff on the unit, also colour coded
- Pads also have a few tricks but can do anything from basic macros to being used as 2 full sliders
- All of the internal routing between applications has 0 latency

Availability mid to end of year and currently $2000USD price tag (global availability and price hikes are real). It's not cheap but it's also (potentially) a complete one stop shop for anything plugin / amp capture based. It literally is the kitchen sink for studio audio, live audio, practice rig, video streaming etc. I'll be very interested to see this in practice because the possibilities of what you can do are pretty endless.

Forgot to ask if it can run doom but we all know it can

Yeah - it certainly looks to me like it's THE one to get if you want an actual all-in-one solution. . . and it's priced very competitively too considering what it's capable of.

I do hope you can get ahold of one for demo-ing, that'd be sweet =)

 

[mchad]

- VST3 compatibility so any ampsim or effect/processing if you want to go that route

Making that a standalone hardware product would be very cool.

 

[[Nathan]]

Making that a standalone hardware product would be very cool.

It is a standalone hardware product?

All this stuff needs horsepower. I guess you can try and build slimline pedals but you'll just run up against walls and compromise when you really dont want any of that stuff if youre completely honest with yourself. I guess a smaller HUGO with less i/o could be a good second SKU but maybe they did the math and the base price is so high because of the horsepower needed to run it, that just adding a megaton of I/O and all this stuff doesnt add too much extra. So would you rather pay $1700 for a smaller screen and I/O or $2000 for a 10.5 inch touch and the kitchen sink. I don't 100% know but thats the vibe I got. The base price for something like this is always going to be insanely high (unless its underpowered, and if it is then whats the point of even getting one... to run like 3 plugins, boo).

 

[Dom Mcsweeney]

It is a standalone hardware product?

All this stuff needs horsepower. I guess you can try and build slimline pedals but you'll just run up against walls and compromise when you really dont want any of that stuff if youre completely honest with yourself. I guess a smaller HUGO with less i/o could be a good second SKU but maybe they did the math and the base price is so high because of the horsepower needed to run it, that just adding a megaton of I/O and all this stuff doesnt add too much extra. So would you rather pay $1700 for a smaller screen and I/O or $2000 for a 10.5 inch touch and the kitchen sink. I don't 100% know but thats the vibe I got. The base price for something like this is always going to be insanely high (unless its underpowered, and if it is then whats the point of even getting one... to run like 3 plugins, boo).

yeah, it would absolutely not make sense to shove the processor (a Ryzen 8500G) from a Hugo into a stomp box format. . .

that being said, I can see the appeal of a little pedal that could do that.