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Darkglass Anagram Multi FX Announced

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So, I just got a Darkglass Press in the mail. It’s saying I need to change the fx loop to exp. Currently I’m using my fx loop for a doom 2 and a microtron 4 (the anagram just wasn’t doing it for me with those two pedal blocks). Is there a way to keep those in the loop and add the Press or am I overthinking it? Thanks!
 
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Nobis17 said:
So, I just got a Darkglass Press in the mail. It’s saying I need to change the fx loop to exp. Currently I’m using my fx loop for a doom 2 and a microtron 4 (the anagram just wasn’t doing it for me with those two pedal blocks). Is there a way to keep those in the loop and add the Press or am I overthinking it? Thanks!
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Yeah, you need a TRS to dual TS cable and plug it into the insert jack for your fx I/O. Then use the return/exp jack for expression (which will require a TRS to TRS cable).

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IvanBassist said:
There’s a lot going on behind the scenes. Don’t worry 😬
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Hey Ivan,

My Anagram will be here next week, but in my research of NAM, and many apologies if this has been suggested, it would seem for the creation of NAM profiles/captures through the Anagram using the reamp method, would it be out of the question to have the reamp signal/file/waveform from say Tone3000 native in the looper and or a file that the Anagram could produce?

Not sure if I’m explaining my thoughts correctly, so apologize for that.

So, have the Anagram send through a USB output channels, the unprocessed Tone3000 file and simultaneously send the signal through the effects loop of the pedal/amp you wish to capture, and then routed to one of the output channels also via USB.

Would definitely save in the setup and routing for the traditional reamp method.
 
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MikeBass said:
Hey Ivan,

My Anagram will be here next week, but in my research of NAM, and many apologies if this has been suggested, it would seem for the creation of NAM profiles/captures through the Anagram using the reamp method, would it be out of the question to have the reamp signal/file/waveform from say Tone3000 native in the looper and or a file that the Anagram could produce?

Not sure if I’m explaining my thoughts correctly, so apologize for that.

So, have the Anagram send through a USB output channels, the unprocessed Tone3000 file and simultaneously send the signal through the effects loop of the pedal/amp you wish to capture, and then routed to one of the output channels also via USB.

Would definitely save in the setup and routing for the traditional reamp method.
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This would be nice. I'm half tempted to load it in a Boss RC-5 Looper to simplify the setup. Could better gain stage that way too. I think there is a market for an all in one capture device without messing with Reamp, interfaces, routing signal, etc.
 
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MikeBass said:
Hey Ivan,

My Anagram will be here next week, but in my research of NAM, and many apologies if this has been suggested, it would seem for the creation of NAM profiles/captures through the Anagram using the reamp method, would it be out of the question to have the reamp signal/file/waveform from say Tone3000 native in the looper and or a file that the Anagram could produce?

Not sure if I’m explaining my thoughts correctly, so apologize for that.

So, have the Anagram send through a USB output channels, the unprocessed Tone3000 file and simultaneously send the signal through the effects loop of the pedal/amp you wish to capture, and then routed to one of the output channels also via USB.

Would definitely save in the setup and routing for the traditional reamp method.
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Hey Mike, all I can say at this point is that we are actively looking at improving the capturing of NAM files. I hope you enjoy your Anagram once it arrives!
 
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MikeBass said:
Hey Ivan,

My Anagram will be here next week, but in my research of NAM, and many apologies if this has been suggested, it would seem for the creation of NAM profiles/captures through the Anagram using the reamp method, would it be out of the question to have the reamp signal/file/waveform from say Tone3000 native in the looper and or a file that the Anagram could produce?

Not sure if I’m explaining my thoughts correctly, so apologize for that.

So, have the Anagram send through a USB output channels, the unprocessed Tone3000 file and simultaneously send the signal through the effects loop of the pedal/amp you wish to capture, and then routed to one of the output channels also via USB.

Would definitely save in the setup and routing for the traditional reamp method.
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What would that accomplish though? Maybe I'm misunderstanding your suggestion, but you still need to capture the output somewhere and upload that output (or train locally if you have a strong computer).

NAM is also open source and actively under development. There's already people using different training signals, so storing that is probably more hassle than it's worth if it'll change, regardless of the issue of storing/organizing a bunch of outputs on the device
 
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I wanted to make sure I really understand the role of the Anagram for doing NAM captures. So please confirm that the Anagram is not a capture device on its own like the Quad Cortex, Fractal (and possibly others). The Anagram can just serve as a "routing" box for lack of a better term.

do I have this right ?

I started down the path of trying to do a NAM capture of my beloved Mesa Walkabout, but pretty much put that on hold just trying to figure out the process and routing requirements. I was seeking a clear step by step connection map and process description and I never got there, but I'm still interested in capturing the Walkabout.
 
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pfschim said:
I wanted to make sure I really understand the role of the Anagram for doing NAM captures. So please confirm that the Anagram is not a capture device on its own like the Quad Cortex, Fractal (and possibly others). The Anagram can just serve as a "routing" box for lack of a better term.

do I have this right ?

I started down the path of trying to do a NAM capture of my beloved Mesa Walkabout, but pretty much put that on hold just trying to figure out the process and routing requirements. I was seeking a clear step by step connection map and process description and I never got there, but I'm still interested in capturing the Walkabout.
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Correct - the Anagram has the ability to act as the audio interface and/or the re-amper interface, but doesn't actually perform the capture or processing.

To be blunt about it - the Anagram is essentially just a NAM Player (with a few different controls on the different NAM loader blocks).

People might have different opinions about whether that is good, bad, makes no difference.

Personally, I'd rather NAM processing be done in a cloud service than on my device. The cloud can scale infinitely and have functionality added infinitely - a piece of hardware cannot. But I get that there are people that want a hardware device to be a "one box that does everything" type solution.

Again, my opinion is that that approach often results in a 'compromised at many things, excelling at few, and cluttered with many features that a small percentage of customers use' (a.k.a. 'jack of all, master of none' or 'Swiss-army knife') product. But I'm not the Anagram Product Manager at Darkglass so don't mind me.. :)
 
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