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Neural Amp Modeler (NAM) first impressions

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I was at my brother Zorran’s studio a few nights ago and he got me to try this free open source plugin called Neural Amp Modeler (no relation to Neural DSP). I was quite impressed by how well it reacted to picking dynamics and guitar volume roll-off, both a big part of my playing . It happens naturally with most tube amps, yet it’s kinda hard to replicate with modellers. I decided to try it out at the home studio and share the results with you. I used the NAM plugin for just the amp models, the speaker cab sim was handled by Two Notes Wall of Sound on the Friedman G12-65 4x12 cab (my favourite).
The guitar is a Fender Eric Johnson signature Strat with Suhr Thornbucker+ and V60LP pickups.
Download the plugin (scroll to ‘Play”) : www.neuralampmodeler.com/users
Download amp captures: tonehunt.org/
Facebook Group: / neuralampmodeler
Dirty Shirley: tonehunt.org/SaschaS/bdb0ce96...
Soldano SLO100: tonehunt.org/caevizcarra/54a6...
Matchless Chieftan: tonehunt.org/ToneJunkie/e6f85...
Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+: tonehunt.org/dogusaltin/04f6a...
Marshall 1959: / 100010353370237
Marshall JCM800 2203: tonehunt.org/ArthM/0190802e-4...
Fender Blonde Bassman: tonehunt.org/amalgamaudio/b2d...
Wizard Modern Classic; tonehunt.org/servusjon/425f5e...
0:00 Intro
0:54 Friedman DS Mini
1:43 Soldano SLO100
2:56 Matchless Chieftan
4:17 Mesa Mark IIC+
5:05 Marshall 1959
5:53 Marshall 2203
6:19 Fender Bassman
7:09 Wizard Modern Classic
8:43 Outro

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6 авг 2024

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Комментарии : 94

@bigdaddydishrags Год назад

Finally someone using the plugin for non-metal tones

@blackstratblues Год назад

What I thought was metal while growing up is now classic rock 😂

@DavidKdkmusic 9 месяцев назад

Hallelujah!!!😂 Congratulations for the Job from Brazil Mr @blackstratblues !

@everythingisopen 9 месяцев назад

true! same for any other guitar gear it seems. Somehow the metal guys (not a woman in sight ever) are much more ODHD than the rest of us and have their YT game on. Maybe YT is a perfect sweet spot for those of them who spent sooo many hours practising those meandering 'riffs' and finally nailed it. Same for the IR creators also btw. They really know their stuff and learned how to DIY it up to pro level.

@7thyevon 2 месяца назад

The matchless tones really stood out to me!

@blackstratblues 2 месяца назад

Yeah they felt great to play too!

@volkanatalaymusic 6 месяцев назад

I still remember your “While my guitar gently weeps” take at Harmony Central forums. Those were the days, take care bro 😃

@vg99 Год назад

one of the best demos of the Neural Amp Modeler Period !

@edgarfernandes9051 6 дней назад

Great sounds, very good picture!, congratulations!,

@blackstratblues 5 дней назад

Thanks!

@bradshannon862 6 месяцев назад

Excellent demo and review. I have downloaded NAM and some sims, IR's and I am waiting on my DI box. Interfaces are so cheap these days ( I am running a Scarlett solo and an Apollo solo) and Reaper is dang near free! If I understand this works as a stand alone also. Fantastic!

@MrTupeloFlash 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for the clean tones

@samverville4238 Год назад

Amazing !! your showcase of this amazing software is soundwise one if the best i saw

@blackstratblues Год назад

Cheers 🙏

@thirstyrosestudio8288 Год назад

Great Video!!! You certainly know how to entice the best tones out of all those presets. Really love what you played, as well. THANK YOU!!!!!

@blackstratblues Год назад

Thanks, glad you liked the sounds!

@BlackmoreDavid Год назад

Just wow! Sounds great, dude!!

@Thetimrobertson Год назад

Great playing and sounds man. NAM is the future for sure. Early days but excited to see where it ends up.

@blackstratblues Год назад

Same here, if this is early days the future looks promising 👌

@cmd_f5 10 месяцев назад

Awesome bluesy jams! Got bored of the metal stuff ;) NAM is great. Excited to see where it is a year from now. It's already crazy how many profiles are out there, and are great quality.

@tada7471 Год назад

Wow! Very nice playing and demo, Thx!

@blackstratblues Год назад

Thanks!

@waqasliaqat Год назад

I'll be sure to try these !! Nice one Warren !

@blackstratblues Год назад

Have fun and let us know how you get along!

@lyw2 7 месяцев назад

Great rhythm playing.

@HiteshRikkiMadan Год назад

Fantastic stuff Warren 🙌

@blackstratblues Год назад

Thanks Hitesh, glad you enjoyed the video.

@Saf1ouane 6 дней назад

You're a great player, nice demo !

@blackstratblues 6 дней назад

@@Saf1ouane thanks!

@Saf1ouane 5 дней назад

@@blackstratblues You're welcome !

@notalkguitarampplug-insrev784 Год назад

Great demo ❤

@blackstratblues Год назад

Thanks!

@borjar.6373 Год назад

Man great playing we want more videos like that trying nam models with your music style ...I am tired of all the time metal heads...

@Obi-Juan_Guitar Год назад

I agree with this even though I just made a metal video yesterday. I love watching and playing other styles too. Love the sounds and playing on this video. 🎸

@blackstratblues Год назад

Hey I’m a metal head too! Haha yup I’ll make a follow up vid soon as I spend some more time with NAM

@borjar.6373 Год назад

@@blackstratblues I like metal too but the ratio of heavy metal vs other styles of playing is 90% to 10%..

@anshuman1527 Год назад

Soo Good Wari baba!!! Thanks for sharing

@blackstratblues Год назад

Cheers Anshuman 🤘

@firdausHITMAN Год назад

beautiful playing man is all i can say

@blackstratblues Год назад

Thanks!

@user-ym5ev2jb4w Месяц назад

Я, когда в первый раз услышал, был в шоке. А сейчас послушал вас и снова в шоке! Цифровой звук победил, а вы классно играете.

@Obi-Juan_Guitar Год назад

Sounds awesome! I need a strat right now 😀

@blackstratblues Год назад

Everyone should have a Strat! :)

@harshsolse9884 Год назад

Loved It !!!!! These Plugins Are Getting Too Good Day By Day

@blackstratblues Год назад

Yup! Exciting times indeed

@cancelbubble6535 Год назад

Sounds fantastic for a free plugin. I do wonder what would it sound like without the speaker cab simulator, though. If you do more stuff like this, showcase the product by itself, then throw on other stuff to compare and contrast what you're adding.

@blackstratblues Год назад

No need to wonder, try it out with the IR of your choice. I went with the Two Notes WOS because without some speaker simulation/IR it will sound horrible, just like a real amp. The NAM plugin can host an IR if you want.

@sandrosadhukhan Год назад

Like the lighting!

@blackstratblues Год назад

And the sound? 😇

@sandrosadhukhan Год назад

@@blackstratblues that is always top class!

@sandrosadhukhan Год назад

@@blackstratblues on that note, which camera are you using for the video?

@blackstratblues Год назад

@@sandrosadhukhan Sony A6400 via Elgato Camlink 4K

@sandrosadhukhan Год назад

@@blackstratblues thanks!

@vivektekwani Год назад

I like

@sandrosadhukhan Год назад

The sounds from JCM800 are amazing Warren. I have read you used that amp a lot on your first album. Do you have some similar amp still? If yes, a video with you discussing how you achieved those first and second album sounds would be awesome!

@sandrosadhukhan Год назад

Or actually using the JCM800 of this plugin, because that is what many of us will be able to use!

@blackstratblues Год назад

First album was all the HSS Strat, Boss SD-1 and 1980 JCM800 2203. Second album was a late 70s JMP 2204 (same circuit but 50W) with Maxon SD9 and Roger Mayer Voodoo-1 for boost. I now have a late 70s JMP 2203 that was modded by John Suhr with a FX loop and a few other tweaks.

@sameerchaudhary465 Год назад

Great tones! The other day, in the quest of finding sweet tones, I finally decided to connect the Scarlett 2i2 audio interface that I had lying around to NAM on my laptop and another wire to my guitar, but I failed to get any sound out of it, let alone get the sweet sweet Andy Timmons tone that I had downloaded on my laptop. Is there something I'm missing or is there a specific audio interface that's used for this purpose? (The one that I have is my uncle's that he'd got to record him singing old Hindi songs on his karoke)

@blackstratblues Год назад

Try hosting the NAM plugin in the DAW of your choice. I haven't had much luck with the standalone on a mac.

@jackjohnson8446 Год назад

Hey man, Gig Performer and NAM - the best combination ever! Can you make a video of tweaking Gig Performer and NAM, maybe tiny tips and tricks to have the ultimate sounds? NAM definitely works better in Gig Performer than standalone.

@blackstratblues Год назад

Anything particular you’d like to see? I made a bunch of NAM presets that I showcased in this video, I’m still getting used to working with it. I made this video as well ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9FYKvE2Y8SU.html

@jackjohnson8446 Год назад

@@blackstratblues Those are fabulous and so is your playing! Maybe setting up swells, output fading and transition between various sounds. Did you measure latency?

@blackstratblues Год назад

@@jackjohnson8446 Oh you mean setting up Gig Performer and NAM as a live performance solution? Interesting, I've never looked into it because I just use a small pedalboard with some drives and HX stomp into the return of a L6 Spider Valve for most live gigs, the good stuff stays home ;) It would be cool to try though. I haven't measured latency because it felt pretty damn good at 64 samples.

@everythingisopen 9 месяцев назад

Loving this totally, this is the video I share as a NAM demo reel to noobs. Still rocking NAM?

@blackstratblues 9 месяцев назад

Yup it’s still getting used. Made another couple of videos using it if you wanna check. Hoping a low latency hardware solution becomes possible before lot too long so I can use it live.

@everythingisopen 9 месяцев назад

@@blackstratblues Great - checking. FWIW I've got a 2012 12GB RAM i5 dual core running one NAM instance at 16 samples buffer without a glitch, into a MX5. Chain is guitar > MX5 > NAM DAW > MX5 as wef tx and IR loader. But the round trips adds up, I can't imagine a fluent player like you could live with it for live use.

@NACHOXVALLE 10 месяцев назад

Hi Master, i would like to know which audio interface have you used in this video, also if you`ve made some kind of mod in your volume and tone guitar knobs as to not lose sound richness at low levels (as resistances, capacitors, any?). Thx in advance.

@blackstratblues 10 месяцев назад

I used a UAD Apollo X8P, just the HiZ input. I don't have any treble bleed cap/resistor if that's what you were referring to.

@NACHOXVALLE 10 месяцев назад

@@blackstratblues Yes, i was talkin' about that treble bleed stuff.. THX A LOT.

@salvatorefloris9131 Год назад

Congratulations on the video! I know Nam, I tried to use profiles and IRs as per video, but it doesn't sound so well! Try with 3 Stratocaster with several pickups and Les Paul R8. I always feel very annoying highs very digital "fizz". Have you used post eq etc? Thank you

@blackstratblues Год назад

Glad you liked the tones! I didn’t use any post EQ, just some reverb. Have you tried Wall of Sound for the cab sim? The cab I used (Friedman 4x12 with G12-65s) is nice and warm.

@salvatorefloris9131 Год назад

Yes same plugin and same IR 😢

@blackstratblues Год назад

@@salvatorefloris9131 Try the settings shown here, maybe that could help? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7rYXtcBigBI.html

@lapocasini1246 7 месяцев назад

Nice demo! On the Bassman it shows no IR loaded even though that profile is an amp only profile(no cab) Is that a mistake? If so which IR? Lovely tone!

@blackstratblues 7 месяцев назад

I'm not using the IR slot in NAM at all, using amp only profiles with Two Notes Wall of Sound for cab emulation.

@lapocasini1246 7 месяцев назад

@@blackstratblues I see, Cheers!

@edwardborgoary7925 11 месяцев назад

I wish we could get that "E Major Blues" tone from you....please

@blackstratblues 11 месяцев назад

Any of the slightly crunchy amps with the Strat neck pickup and gtr volume on 6-7 should do the trick. Most of it will be about how you hit the strings with the pick, and that's hard to distill into a plugin :)

@edwardborgoary7925 11 месяцев назад

Thank u so much....😇🙏

@markswarbrick999 Год назад

Did you download my Behringer HM300 pedal 😀

@blackstratblues Год назад

I haven’t tried any pedals yet, so many amps to still try! :)

@pangea2003 Год назад

don;t you need IR's to play with the amp models? i can see the second slot is empty on your NAM plug in.. It sounds great though! :) Thanks

@blackstratblues Год назад

I was using Two Notes WoS for the cab sim :)

@pangea2003 Год назад

@@blackstratblues thanks! sorry i realised later on that you already mentioned this on the description! It sounds really great, but of course great playing too! 👍 Thanks

@pangea2003 11 месяцев назад

i've watched your video again and spot the frame with the WoS screenshot. I can see you are using two cabs miced with two ribbons and no power amps. Is that correct for all the tones? Cheers

@blackstratblues 11 месяцев назад

@@pangea2003 Usually it's the G12-65 Friedman 4x12 mic'd with a SM7B dynamic and M160 ribbon.

@pangea2003 11 месяцев назад

no power amp activated on the WoS? Thanks@@blackstratblues

@milankotevski1663 11 месяцев назад

You've got some seriously good tones here. NAM is awesome. Just out of curiousity: what pickups and audio interface are you using in this video?

@blackstratblues 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! Pickups are Suhr Thornbucker+ and V60LPs. Audio Interface is a Universal Audio X8P.

@prognosis77 Год назад

You full of it dude. Switching between ampsims doesn't sound the same. I will say NAM is definitely authentic in modeling the amps the capture.

@blackstratblues Год назад

Not here to argue, just share my experiences. Generally on an amp sim, switching between amps of the same gain type and the same cab typically sounds more homogeneous than in NAM. Did you like the sounds in the video? :)