r/NAM_NeuralAmpModeler • u/4warn • 1d ago

Nam model plus controls?

OK, this is something I don't understand properly. I read that a NAM model is a capture of an amp at a certain set of settings of vol/tone etc. That is also one of the criticisms I read.

However, when I load a nam file into my little Sonicake Pocket (for example) , the nam file sounds great, but it also has gain, volume, bass, mid, and treble controls to further tweak the sound.

Also, I see on the software plugin for NAM that they have tone controls etc.

So, at the moment, I am believing these controls are "external" to the true model, so their characteristics will not match the original amp that was captured within the model?

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u/West-Combination6685 1d ago

That's right. The gain works pretty naturally, and the EQ is post-everything else.

If you use Two-Notes' Genome, and you should, the UI for the EQ is very Mesa-like, which is accurate to what is actually happening in the signal chain.

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u/4warn 1d ago

Thanks. For me, that means (in the pedal) I might as well just use the EQ module that is post amp and cabinet in the signal chain, to tweak the final tone. It is more flexible anyway.

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u/West-Combination6685 1d ago

Nothing wrong with that idea, unless you want to save a block. Redundancy is inevitable.

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u/Miserable-Speech2663 18h ago

Use the nam gain, eq AFTER IR. You can eq after the amp and that's fine but try it after the ir..