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Darkglass Anagram Multi FX Announced

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Grahams Groove said:
FWIW, you've been able to bind 'other' parameters for a while now. The new add here is really the dedicated wah and pitch blocks. The volume is more convenient, but you can use the gain block the same way...
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For me at least, the big takeaway from the new update with switching to volume pedal blocks instead of gain blocks, is that it can control multiple volume pedal blocks, at least from what I saw in the video, where you can add instead of just swap what you're controlling. Gain blocks, I was only able to control one of at a time.

I realise that it's a niche use, but I run my signal chain in parallel, and I wanted to have the volume control after the amps, which meant two separate gain blocks, only one of which I could control at a time. This means that I'll be able to use a single expression to control both, which is very welcome.
 
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AnthonyBe said:
With Expression Pedal discussion being the hot topic, just a reminder of this article:

anagramanswers.com

What types of Expression Pedals are supported with the Anagram?

Issue What types of Expression Pedals are supported with the Anagram? Why isn't my Expression Pedal Working? Description There is no one standard for Expression Pedals. In general, they either work by changing an Analog or Digital potentiometer and they can be wired for TRS or RTS connection...
anagramanswers.com anagramanswers.com

If you have had good/bad experiences with a 3rd Expression Pedal that isn't listed, please let me know so I can add to the list!
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Has anyone tried the Lehle dual expression yet? Also wonder if the toe switch would work
 
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IvanBassist said:
Thanks!

Just fyi to everyone, most of the team will be traveling to NAMM from Wednesday until Sunday, so it might take me longer than usual to reply :)
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I'll be there Thursday and Friday. I'll come by and say Hi if I see you at the booth.. or roaming the floor
 
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JengDoe said:
Can I use a regular TRS expression pedal with it, with a standard linear 10 kOhm potentiometer?
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TRS works, but RTS is far better. I run the Paint Audio Foot Captain, it's a 26kOhm pot with two outputs, I just swapped it to the RTS output yesterday since I'd just plugged in the TRS without thinking the first time around, works far better, much smoother taper than before.
 
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Quad Cortex Mini just announced. Kinda looks a bit like the Anagram. $1399 @ Sweetwater
 

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Rockgeezer said:
Quad Cortex Mini just announced. Kinda looks a bit like the Anagram. $1399 @ Sweetwater
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IMO NDSP ruins every product with their footswitch scheme. The QC has them way too close together, the nano requires double presses to get to half the presets (and there's clearly space for another switch in the middle), and this one put them right next to the screen instead of under the screen, such that it's harder to integrate into a pedalboard with pedals right beside it (because you'd end up stomping the knobs of the pedal next to it).

This does look like an improvement at least, but pricing it so close to the flagship product is a bit odd.

IMO the Anagram has by far the best hardware design of any current modeling device.
 
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I have a question that it is probably stupid, but here it goes.
I am starting to use some NAM captures. I habe tried some made by @IvanBassist and they sound really good. However, I want to ask about the category of the NAM. Let's say I use the capture of the Sushibox Finally, but I set the category to amp instead of pedal. Does that mean that I have the EQ that comes with amp captures or would not work properly? I ask because it seems like it could work as a preamp im this way with more controls.
 
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javi_bassist said:
I have a question that it is probably stupid, but here it goes.
I am starting to use some NAM captures. I habe tried some made by @IvanBassist and they sound really good. However, I want to ask about the category of the NAM. Let's say I use the capture of the Sushibox Finally, but I set the category to amp instead of pedal. Does that mean that I have the EQ that comes with amp captures or would not work properly? I ask because it seems like it could work as a preamp im this way with more controls.
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This maybe makes more sense when you realize that the EQ settings that are available in the NAM amp block are also available separately as "Amp EQ" (the first option in the EQ category). That EQ has nothing to do with NAM, it's just a generic setup that Darkglass designed to be useful with amp captures.

Whether you upload a NAM capture as an amp or a pedal only affects whether the block you use to load it combines that EQ with NAM into one block.

You could use the same NAM capture loaded as a pedal instead of an amp and put an "Amp EQ" block before or after it and you'd get the exact same result as the NAM amp block. It'd just require two blocks instead of one.
 
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javi_bassist said:
I have a question that it is probably stupid, but here it goes.
I am starting to use some NAM captures. I habe tried some made by @IvanBassist and they sound really good. However, I want to ask about the category of the NAM. Let's say I use the capture of the Sushibox Finally, but I set the category to amp instead of pedal. Does that mean that I have the EQ that comes with amp captures or would not work properly? I ask because it seems like it could work as a preamp im this way with more controls.
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If you set it as an amp, you get a 4-band EQ where you can select the frequency bands of the low-mid and high-mid. Not sure what the frequencies are for low and high. Then you can select whether that EQ is applied pre- or post- NAM capture. You also get controls for input vol and output volume. Obviously, these are 'fixed' and don't represent EQ controls on the actual pedals/amps you're capturing, but they give you some serious control for added tweaking and tone sculpting. For my use, I tend to load pedal captures as amps where I want more control. For pedal captures where I generally kept the controls static on my board, I keep it simple and upload the captures as pedals.
 
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I think this is a really good topic to capture as I have no doubt as more users start delving into NAMs then the lack of official documentation is going to leave them very confused.

...So I've done exactly that :) @Grahams Groove and @bigcupholder your responses really succinctly and concisely summed up the situation. Thank you! I hope I've done the topic justice in the article below. let me know if I've got anything wrong, mis-represented, or just plain missed any key concepts.

anagramanswers.com

When I make my own NAM capture of a pedal, can I upload it as an Amp to use the additional EQ features?

Issue When I make my own NAM capture of a pedal, can I upload it as an Amp to use the additional EQ features? What are the actual differences between the Amp and Pedal categories for NAM blocks? Description Neural Amp Models (NAMs) are loaded into the Anagram through the Darkglass Suite ->...
anagramanswers.com anagramanswers.com
 
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As a newbie to the Anagram and multiFX in general, I'm going to ask some newb type questions.
I have played around with the Anagram for the past week or so. I have read the manual (not sure I really absorbed it, but I tried). I also went to the TB Wiki and signed on to AnagramAnswers.

So, I like many of the sounds I have heard while just paging though all the Factory and User settings (my unit was used and the prior owner definitely populated the User settings). I can definitely see using the elements (assets?) to make a good signal chain. All of it is kind of overwhelming TBH, b1ut I'm determined to try to set it up for use in my live work.

I did appreciate @IvanBassists video about keeping things simple. I generally play 90% clean (but with a Cali76 comp and a Noble in my non-Anagram signal chain), so simple settings should work for me for the most part.

For FX, I'd like to have a Octave (-1 and +1 .. I use an OC5 now) , light/med OD, Envelope Filter/Wah (I use an MXR Bass Envelope Filter for this on my old board). These would replicate my current board options. Longer term I'd like to add the MXR Bass Synth via FX loop, but I'd like to start by just replicating what I can do today with my pedal board.

For Anagram options, I'm just not clear on how to set up a signal chain where I can use the 3 foot switches to use the Octave, OD, Envelope.
Which mode would be the best way to go ? Scene?, Stomp? or Preset ? And is there a clear "How-To" step by step thing that I can reference (I have not seen one other than something I generated with Google AI and I'm not sure that's accurate).

Can any of you experienced Anagram/MultiFX folks help a brother out ?

thanks!
 
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