This is being developed by Steve Acktinson, as a completely free and generous open source project that he does as a hobby in his spare time. A crowd source group good vibes effort has adopted his baby and helped it grow to what it now is from over a year ago when he first offered a few vst3 ports of his profiles. An ever growing community, mostly through the NAM Facebook group, is offering their skills and generosity through creating and sharing profiles and technical knowledge, answering questions and trying to improve the plugin and offering profile sharing platforms.
Official site:
https://www.neuralampmodeler.com/users
New plugin release: version 0.7.4 is here!
Get it at https://neuralampmodeler.com
In this release: navigate files using arrows, and stability improvements! Read more:
https://www.neuralampmodeler.com/post/n ... s-released
Tonehunt: Download over 5,000 free amp/pedal/preamp/poweramp/full rig profiles and also some cab IR's and various studio outboard preamp/EQ/tape machine profiles.
https://tonehunt.org/
If you are interested in following updates, geeky audio/programing, amp tones, and or contributing or just downloading profiles, please join the Facebook group/Discord Server
"Keep an eye on this dude. First person Ive seen to bring the Kemper/Quad Cortex workflow to the computer. And its freeware!"
Neural Amp Modeler (NAM) Discussion Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/5669559883092788
NAM Discord Server
https://discord.com/invite/vBwrNAqf
Neural Amp Modeler is open-source on GitHub!
https://github.com/sdatkinson/NeuralAmpModelerPlugin
Keep in mind, this plugin and trainer is still officially in BETA. There may be bugs and may not work on all DAWS perfectly. The standalone version has been giving people problems on certain OS/systems. It's recommend to use the plugin version for better stability right now. You can find most answers on the Facebook group. There is a bug report feature on the GITHUB page.
Trainer/profiler:
https://www.neuralampmodeler.com/users
https://github.com/sdatkinson/neural-amp-modeler
There are FAQs and tutorial videos on how to use the NAM Trainer in the FB group and on youtube, which allows you to capture a real amp or a pedal. Many knowledgeable people in the group can assist you with reamping/training. If you are able to shoot the profile of your amp through reamping but are confused on or can't get the trainer to work, there are some people in the group who will gladly do the training and make the *.nam files for you, just send them your wavs.
Quick how to use the Neural Amp plugin/player within a DAW:
First, NAM only supports sample rates of 48K khz, so make sure that is set in your sound/interface and DAW audio settings, when using it in standalone or in a DAW. The Neural Amp Modeler (NAM) plugin works by loading profiles of real amps (*.NAM file format) in the "Select model..." slot. Navigate to folder where you downloaded your *.NAM files and open one of them. NAM is only (in most cases) the preamp/power amp combination captured via a loadbox, and needs either an IR loaded (0.7 NAM plugin version only supports 24bit 48Khz MONO IR files), or you can, which is recommended for IR compatibility, use an IR loader plugin/cabsim directly after the NAM plugin. 0.7.1 version may have fixed IR compatibility issues. The EQ controls on the plugin are not an amp's tonestack controls, but rather active studio EQ for boosts or cuts after the preamp/power amp profile, but before the final volume output. Also important to note, the INPUT gain control has a big impact on how the specific model you have loaded will sound and react, some models may need less gain and others more. If it sounds boomy and too compressed with no headroom, lower the input and raise the output level if needed; if it is not reacting the right way and sounding quiet, raise the input gain. As with real amps, you can use any pedal or effect before the NAM plugin, such as overdrives/boosts, compression, modulation etc.
You can find thousands of free NAM profiles at
www.tonehunt.org
The majority of the discussion is still happening on the NAM Facebook group.It is highly encouraged to join the Facebook group right now to keep up with all the *FREE* models being shared, developments, feature requests/bug reports, how to's/FAQs, and how you can help contribute or share your knowledge and skills to keep helping this community grow.
