Update: under user's pressure, Mod has released a NAM plugin (LV2) for the Mod Dwarf/DuoX. The great news is that Mod is officially collaborating with NAM, not only for NAM's integration and usability of Wavenet files in the Mod ecosystem, but also to have the availability for MOD users to upload GRU and LSMT files created with AidaX into NAM's central ToneHunt centralized ressource. It's likely that NAM and AidaX will become a single super amp tone capture trainer/loader in the future. And everything is open source!!! MOD GUI, NAM... amazing! The NAM plugin is a lighter version of NAM's desktop version, as it does not have an EQ and requires lightweight 'nanocapture' files (aka lighter tone capture Wavenet files), otherwise the Dwarf's CPU can't handle it - as expected. And even then, a single 'NAM nanocapture' uses ~70% of Dwarf's CPU... so one can't add a lot more in terms of effects once NAM and a cab IR are active on the Dwarf. That said, they are working on a twist that would use only ~35% of the CPU, allowing for more effects to be added. That said, it terms of capability... it's exactly what people wanted ToneX to be.... Like ToneX, it now have awesome amp tone capture + IRs loader. Unlike ToneX, Dwarf adds a huge panel of effects, that ToneX is missing (since ToneX pedal cannot carry Amplitube effect). Now the Dwarf is the next gen Beebo, in full effect. One only has to hope that the next pedal by MOD will be a Dwarf with the processing power of a DuoX.
@LeoGibsonGtr11 ай бұрын
This is super interesting...thank you soooo much for sharing!!!!!
@electronik8086 ай бұрын
we need another review :-)
@alienlovesecrets9379 Жыл бұрын
Wow, this seems like a new starting point for the guitar community. Free but high quality captures from the PC at home onto the stage in a physical unit...the future is exciting. Great video Leo, thanks for the information.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yes, I do agree... I think that these type of solution shooed gain attraction in the future..as they are pretty clever... Thank you!
@mr.kim7977 Жыл бұрын
For me the Dwarf is a game changer. I have two of them and use then in a chain. My pedalboard is as big as a sheet of paper, absolutely transportable in my guitar bag and costs not more than 1.000 Euros. The Dwarf gives me possibilities that I never had before. The wiring of the pedalboards is totally free, thus, you can form the sound like in no other hardware. I sing and play guitar or mandoline in parallel through the Dwarf. I cannot hear the latency, sorry. I am not sure if anybody can, to be honest. I never had that much fun with another hardware and I tested a lot of multieffects in the last few years, line6 and all other well known brands included. The number of plugins is constantly growing. It is hundreds meanwhile. And on top you now get the modelling. I now sold my amp, even less to be transported for a gig. And all this in that tiny and unbreakable box. For me the Dwarf is the best device on the market, especially for 500 Euros!
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, thank you so much for sharing you experience and you findings!
@jcoulter43 Жыл бұрын
Exciting possibilities. Can't wait to see how this mutates into other hardware and software solutions. Great demo song. Just so lush and beautiful. God bless and rock on 🎸😎👍
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Yes, it's an interesting way of doing things! I'm happy that you like the music!!!
@picksalot1 Жыл бұрын
It's good to see that a company is taking the important steps to put all the critical features into a portable hardware unit. Being permanently tied to using a computer is something I'd like to avoid. What is the latency in the hardware unit when not connected to a computer? For me, 5-6ms or longer starts to interfere with my playing and experience. It would useful if they upgrade the hardware to include and Effects Loop, and Jacks to connect an Expression Pedal and additional stomp buttons. The HX Stomp is a good example of getting a lot of design features right. The ability to load Neural Captures from other units/software is something that would make this unit much more attractive. Is "Tone Matching" the effect an end user's guitar has on the resulting tone, essentially sidestepped by using these Neural-type devices? Very informative video, and I look forward to learning more about this unit and your videos. Thanks
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, the way NAM and AIDA create profiles is based upon neural networks. I would't say that it is like the tone matching feature that for instance is available in Fractal or Positive Grid (as far as I remember)...that technique tries to match the eq curve, where the neural network technique create a neural net aimed to copy the amp. As regards latency, you can find my findings in the dedicated section of the video (you can check out the exact time stamp in the description of the video). I do agree, as regards foot switches and I / O...that would enhance even further the features of the Dwarf Thank you!
@PlayFloyd_IN Жыл бұрын
Your understanding of emoting through a tremolo system on a guitar is tremendous. 🙏 Immediately reminds me of the late great, Michael Casswell.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
wow, thank you for such a great compliment!!! Really appreciated!
@BlackbirdDH4 ай бұрын
Leo ... the demo song blew me away and gave me goose bumbs. Really love the song.
@LeoGibsonGtr4 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you soooo much, I'm really super happy that you like the music....it really means a lot to me!!!
@danielbluez Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the top intro song, best way to "sell" a product. I have it for some months and love it. @1:35 has a what was that/got to steal that moment.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Thank you Daniel, really appreciated!...when you like my music...I'm super happy!!!
@marcelo_campitelli Жыл бұрын
I see you got into AIDA, that is awesome Leo :):) haven’t explored the AIDA world yet, but seeing you review it is a treat as always and super informative. Great stuff as usual!
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
You are welcome and I'm really happy that you appreciate the video!!
@needsLITHIUM8 ай бұрын
The MOD Dwarf actually runs an ARM64 build of headless Linux, and that GUI he keeps showing is the web remote interface. Everything as far as configuration goes on the MOD is done via a remote connection that you control with an HTML5 webpage/web server accessible over ethernet or Wi-Fi. All the plugins it loads locally or downloads from their appstore is in LV2 format, which is basically LADSPA ver.2 and was developed first on Linux, with Mac and Linux only getting LV2 support recently, and DAW's like Reaper only adding support on any platform in late 2020/early 2021.
@LeoGibsonGtr8 ай бұрын
Hi, thank you so much for sharing!!!!
@shadracastrat Жыл бұрын
Insane playing on the opening demo Leo brilliant 👏 👌
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Thank you sooooo much, I'm really super happy that you like the song and the playing!!!
@michalsadlon9472 Жыл бұрын
I will probably start to listen closely to your guitar intros. This was by a mile much more entertaining than the whole Steve Vai live set I saw last month 🤷♂️ 😊
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you so much for such a great compliment!!! Maybe you can check out this playlist, where there are some songs of mine: kzbin.info/aero/PL5d6_Yq6oCrwnnNHTA0KoVX-H6L1Jo134 Thank you once more!!!
@charlesli5521 Жыл бұрын
That had to be the most expressive solo you've done on this channel. Beautifully done w/ that chord progression. Well done!
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi Charles, thank you soooooo much for this amazing compliment...I'm really happy that you have appreciate the music and the solo!!!!
@stephengabree Жыл бұрын
Again another combination of technical expertise and melodic feeling in your opening song. Thanks!!!
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
You are welcome Stephen, and I'm really happy that you like the music!!!!
@alexandreazzalini-machecle4775 Жыл бұрын
Regarding the external effects loop, as the Dwarf has got two inputs and two outputs, and arbitrary routing between them, you can perfectly insert your own physical pedals between output 1 and input 2 (for instance), and insert whatever effects you want before and after your physical signal chain (and use all the criss-crossing signal path you want in between)
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi Alex, thank you for sharing! Yes, that's right...the problem is that I would like to run stereo choruses, and in this case I would need a stereo looper. Thank you!
@tr-austin Жыл бұрын
I love your playing as much as your reviews Leo. A true Master & nerd too... :) And thank you for always keeping your socks on! 😆
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Thank you sooo much, I'm really super happy that you like my playing!!! Well...socks have now become a trademark for the channel...the risk is that I go outside without shoes...but just wearing socks...😀😀😀
@nathanclave Жыл бұрын
OMG! Will definitely check this out! Thank you as always!
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
You are welcome!!!
@marcovagnoni1635 Жыл бұрын
Problem is once you get used to low latency (even my NUX MG30 has as low as 3 ms while i feel AXE I/O + Amplitube is a little worse) 8.6 ms become unplayable. Keep up the good work, Leo👍
@Spidouz Жыл бұрын
You know that the same latency as standing 2 to 3 meters away from a cab using regular tube amp? Acoustic latency exist and nobody ever mentioned it, even playing 5m away from the cab on stage (which equal to 15ms latency)… and now some people bitch about 3ms digital latency. That’s just plain dumb…
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing Marco.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
In my opinion, the point here is that latency sum up...Your digital pedalboard introduces latency, you may have a wireless transmitter that introduces latency, then you may be far from the speaker, adding more latency... That's for saying that it depends from your entire solution... Thank you
@peterjessop1878 Жыл бұрын
I agree latency is a bit high. TONEX claims 3ms and modellers such such as Axe fx claim 1ms. If this is 8.6 then even adding any digital pedal, wireless, monitor feed from a digital mixer, would make this difficult for me to play.
@giorgiomarzano5819 Жыл бұрын
I would not trust the declared latency, because they could only state the bare "buffer size / bit rate" without taking int account the ADC/DAC and processing latency. One easy way to have an accountable measurement is to record in a dawn at the same time the clean output of the guitar and the output of the pedalboard, as the two channels of a stereo track and then measure the distance between the starting of the non zero samples
@_DRMR_ Жыл бұрын
I think NAM should adopt the docker solution, since working with Anaconda is actually a much bigger barrier that requires a lot more finicky details that most users don't want to go through. What do you mean by an "external effect loop"? The Dwarf has stereo i/o, so you could run your external effects through the secondary channels (this of course does add latency, but I don't see how an "external effect loop" would not do the same). In regards to latency: I think you are all sitting in a tiny room right next to your amp. Once you go to a real studio or stage the difference in latency is negligible since the distance traveled from the speaker to your ears accounts for most of the latency you will experience in these "real life" settings. (8ms equals about 3meters distance traveled for sound)
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, thank you for sharing...Actually I have learnt Anaconda, I found it pretty easy and I have not experienced any problem using it. Maybe the docker is better...but I think that many guitarists have learnt Anaconda and with AIDA they are required to learn a new process...Considering the diffusion and success so far of NAM, I think it's a missing opportunity. I love stereo choruses and I want to put my Seymour Duncan Catalina after the Dwarf amp but before the Dwarf delays and reverb: is there a way to do it? Thanks!
@_DRMR_ Жыл бұрын
@@LeoGibsonGtr No, the dwarf has stereo i/o and that's it (potentially a class-compliant USB sound-card could be used to add i/o in the future, but at the moment this is not possible). Beebo/Digit has quad i/o, but the general latency is much higher there I believe. I don't understand why you think that two completely different AI software programs should have the exact same process and workflow. They don't work the same so the process isn't the same. Btw there is some work done on getting NAM models converted to AIDA-X, so this could help people to reuse some of their work for AIDA-X.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
NAM has gained a lot of attention and there are many guitarists that have learnt how to train amps using anaconda, etc....I simply think that if AIDA uses the same environment, it could attract a bigger public. For instance, let's take myself as an example: I have installed NAM using anaconda, but this environment does not work for AIDA...so I have to check out a docker software, install it, learn a little bit about it, etc...it's a barrier...
@_DRMR_ Жыл бұрын
@@LeoGibsonGtr Except it doesn't make sense to use "the same environment" since the procedure is completely different. From a developer perspective it would likely break things more than being useful.
@aida-dsp Жыл бұрын
We're working on a Conda environment, however there would be one env of NAM and one env for AIDA. I've generated the env from inside our torch container and I'm disappointed by results, I end up with a huge env with lot of packages or a very small one which would probably fail to meet the deps. Although by trial and error we could achieve this Conda env working for AIDA, still I'm disappointed the exact torch version seems not to be tracked in the Conda file. Also for NAM situation looks the same
@dndk-labs Жыл бұрын
Great review! Can’t wait for the comparison video between AIDA and NAM
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I'm really happy that you like the video!!!
@pjrodz Жыл бұрын
OMG! I want this! ❤
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
😀
@franckrochard11 күн бұрын
Nice video and good playing👍👍🎸👊
@LeoGibsonGtr9 күн бұрын
Thank you so much, I'm really happy that you appreciate the video!
@seanwalsh999 Жыл бұрын
Still waiting for the Amplitube pedal with Tonex software or if MOD Dwarf can get the latency thing solved and add the effects loop then I would go with them. Thanks for the demo. I saw an interview with the creator of NAM and he says manufactures are welcome to use his software for free, so hopefully some one will take him up on it.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
You are welcome! Yes, maybe also NAM will have its own hardware machine!
@legryzzly2 Жыл бұрын
I can't no more consider buying anything digital before listen what you said about, Leo. Thank you for your work. 😁
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
You are welcome and I'm really happy to be os some help!!!
@manfredworner8528 Жыл бұрын
Well been thinking about it the mod dwarf Every plugin I have bought didn’t deliver Sound wise But this thing is definitely a solution Yup got one ordered
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, thank you for sharing!
@milankotevski1663 Жыл бұрын
10:04 My vote goes for higher CPU/high fidelity. I want the best user experience possible when playing guitar.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, thank you for sharing!
@strangethingsnonsensemodul9512 Жыл бұрын
didnt know about portal. have to look it up....
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Yes, pretty interesting solution!
@StratsRUs Жыл бұрын
Great, uplifting music !
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I'm really happy that you like the music!!
@conradovitorlopesfernandes5570 Жыл бұрын
Great video and tons of valuable information as always. Thanks, Leo! For me, when latency reaches a level where I have to wait to hear the sound after plucking the string, it's unacceptable because it affects my perception of how good or bad I'm playing. But that's me.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi Conrad, thank you and I'm happy that you find the video useful! Yes, I do agree...the threshold depends on our sensibility...everybody feels latency differently. Thank you!
@hanovergreen4091 Жыл бұрын
Maybe drop the sampling. Sounds like it's set way high. Drop it down to 16 or 32 from the 512 it's probably at? Best Regards.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, the frame rates supported by the unit are 128 and 256. As far as I know there are no other possibilities. Thank you!
@alexandreazzalini-machecle4775 Жыл бұрын
as a reminder, 10ms of additional latency is what you get when you move 3m further away from your amp from where you initially standing.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi Alex, let me add that, in my opinion, the point is to take into consideration the whole latency of your system. For instance if you have a wireless tramitter, latency sum up, if you use a digital pedalboard, latency sum up, if you are far away from your system, latency sum up. Therefore the total amount of latency could impact your playing. That's for saying that in my opinion you have to take into consideration the overall latency of your entire system. Thank you!
@AntonioCavicchioni Жыл бұрын
Leo, I love the demo song... nice composition...
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Thank you Antonio...when you like my music...I'm super happy!!!!
@fincito Жыл бұрын
Great info! By the way, it looks like your Suhr collection is growing 😉
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!! Yes, you are right...😀...I found myself always gravitating towards Suhr guitars..I don't have a clear and rational explanation...maybe they just fits right my hands and way of playing... Thank you!
@mjusick425 ай бұрын
We urgently need a Dwarf with more processing power!!!
@LeoGibsonGtr5 ай бұрын
It would be nice!!! A MOD desktop is out now....which is pretty cool!
@max85maggot Жыл бұрын
Finally someone does a proper review on Mod Dwarf 👏🏻Bravo Leo
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Grazie Max, really super appreciated!!!
@max85maggot Жыл бұрын
@@LeoGibsonGtr 💪🏻
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
👍🙏
@masterofreality230 Жыл бұрын
Looks pretty neat, some day soon, we may see units that can run almost any plugin.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Yes, I do agree... Thank you!
@andythefrenchy8026 Жыл бұрын
Also: I did quite a lot of reading today on the MOD users forum: someone (last March) already gave your suggestion to develop the compatibility with NAM (Anaconda), but bad news... here is what MOD's main developer answered: "it is not worth bothering, even on the duox with 256 frames all the models I tried could not run properly. It needs some serious optimizations before we think about using those." In a nustshell: we're far from seeing NAM integrated in the MOD, in place of AIDA-X. That said, I'm confused, because NAM has already been tested on Raspberry Pi4, and it works! But... with a slightly more powerful R-Pi (maybe R-Pi 5?), it might be possible to run MODEP (just for fx), and add NAM and a cab IR loader in chain, like on desktop... Time will tell. Un saluto da Chicago!
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, thank you for sharing....interesting points...
@moejoe4654 Жыл бұрын
If you go down the opensource hole you will face endless possibilities, between mod-ui, guitarix, and other pieces of very good Open Source software as well as physical components: SBC (rpi or others), AD/DA converters (shields or hats) ... that journey may be time consuming but it certainly is a very good learning path :)
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Yes, I do agree...thank you for sharing!
@aida-dsp Жыл бұрын
Guitarix is actually available in mod-ui
@moejoe4654 Жыл бұрын
@@aida-dsp yes as are many other plugins. I think I'll give Aida DSP OS a shot, and dig out my old Zynthian protoype box (sd card swap really). I may need to look for a good I/O & audio converter shield though, latency was not an issue for midi with soft synths, but I think it'll be for guitar
@fivefingerfullprice3403 Жыл бұрын
Whoa!!! I was just thinking about something like this, except I'm not as creative as what this is.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, thank you for sharing!
@todosportodos15 ай бұрын
Hey Leo, tks for the great video, in terms of realistic amplifier simulations, are NAM and AudaX similar?
@LeoGibsonGtr5 ай бұрын
You are welcome! Well, it's hard to tell....I wanted to do a direct comparison, but I was never able to install the AIDA app to create profiles in my PC... On paper NAM should be better, as it is based on "more complex" neural networks, that in fact require more processing power and are harder to run in device like the MOD dwarf. Thanks!
@marciosaccani Жыл бұрын
Hi Leo... Great video. Make a comparison between Aida-X and Nam please.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, thank you, I'm really happy that you like the video! Yes, I want to do such a video...I was waiting to be able to run the profiling procedure on my personal PC with the AIDA...but I'm encountering too much problems...so at the end I will do the comparison just using the procedure in the web site... Thank you!
@planzed.2 Жыл бұрын
What a time to be a musician!! Great video Leo as always, thank you 🙏🏼 I was surprised the latency is as high as it is.. for example I use ToneX (about 4ms) with Boss GT1000 (which if I remember right is less than 2ms) giving me about 6ms but this unit is about 3x more on it’s own.. how does that work?
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I'm really happy that you like the video! This unit is kind of a computer, where you set the buffer to define if you want to free CPU power to run many plugins or if you want to run less plugins having less latency.
@planzed.2 Жыл бұрын
@@LeoGibsonGtr thank you for answering Leo, hope you’re well!
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
You are welcome!!!
@moroboshidan7960 Жыл бұрын
The thing is, a FX Loop would pile up more latency when used, you'd insert another DAC/ADC in the middle. Great little device, I suppose it's a Linux computer. Someone could make a rack unit using desktop processors. I guess this would allow latencies below 5ms.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, thank you for sharing!
@user-gz7vv6uu7b Жыл бұрын
I totally love the concept. But > 8 ms latency won't work for me. I just don't have the ability to adapt.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, thank you for sharing!
@everythingisopen11 ай бұрын
Thanks Leo, very helpful guidance
@LeoGibsonGtr11 ай бұрын
You are welcome!!!
@farko63 Жыл бұрын
Great taste as usual ....
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Thank you soooo much, really appreciated!!!
@andythefrenchy8026 Жыл бұрын
Ciao Leo! Sono un nuovo fan del tuo canale, e devo dire che ho fatto parecchio 'binge watching' dei tui videos nelle ultime 2 settimane. Let's shift in English so people are not pissed at the Italian mob haha ;) So: I am a beginner/mid guitarist who is looking to an upgrade from my ol' Vox VT20+ (which integrates a light version of the great Vox Tonelab multieffect/amp modeler, including a prehistoric proprietary IR systems . For the $50 I bought it used, I'm happy, but feels that it's now outdated, and would like to play a bit :) Thus I'm on the market for a great bang-for-the-buck under $300 in terms of integrated [fx-amp modeler-amp capture loader-IR loader] solution - preferably in the form of a floor pedal. I have looked maaaany of your reviews and comparisons... in a nutshell , if ToneX pedal could also control Amplitube and came with their full package (max software for both) at $300 total, I'd go for that. But it does not. That said... I bumped on the MOD Dwarf... and wow!!!! This is basically what ToneX dreams to be: amp captrues loader with a much more advanced VST, and the footswtich can control the VST, by switching pedalboards or individual stomps/amps/cabs, but it's well over my budget ($529 new), the community seems smaller than ToneX and NAM, and MOD seems to have a fragile financial health (prone to bankrupcy and loss of developer support) That said, a company called Blokas has developed it for Raspberry Pi (cheap) micro computer, and it's called MODEP (MOD Emulator for Pi), a free software). So I am now hesitating between the Mooer GE-200 (around $200 used !!), or a used MOD Duo 1st gen (around $300 used) or a home-assembled MODEP combo - that offers a way better VST (open source) plugin than MooerStudio, and a higher CPU power compared to the Dwarf - that is: Raspberry Pi computer + PiSound audio interface + used midi controller (total ~$300)... Any thoughts?
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, first of all thank you so much for watching the videos!!! I would say that if you are searching for a solution to play live or for gigging, I would NOT go with the Raspberry + audio interface, etc.. This is maybe personal, but for playing live I would like to have a reliable solution, hassle free... I mean, with the Raspberry solution, I would always be afraid that something goes wrong...this is maybe personal, but I feel kind the Raspberry + audio interface is not as reliable as an amp mod pedalboard. As regards GE 200 vs MOD Duo...the MOD Duo is more flexible, with the possibility to load AIDA...I don't have the MOD Duo, therefore I can't share my direct experience, but I think you are more prone to get flexible and open solutions (considering that you are also considering the Raspberry way). Thank you!
@andythefrenchy8026 Жыл бұрын
@@LeoGibsonGtr Grazie Leo. I can get a used 1st gen MOD Duo for a similar price as the combo R-Pi+PiSound+midi pedalboard. I'm inclined to go for the 1st gen MOD Duo, the only thing that concerns me is the CPU power... with the recently added AIDA-X plugin, it might become CPU-hungry and the 1st gen MOD Duo has only a Dual 1Ghz processor... On the other way, the R-Pi combo would be as powerful as a MOD DuoX (their 2nd gen desktop pedalbox), but no 'screen on pedal, and even lighter community support... Homemade cutting edge processing power with more self-troubleshooting, or low processing power that might become saturated soon, but with better community support... I'll have to mediatate a bit. Thanks for your feedback! Please (if you can) give us more vids on the Dwarf, as I think it might become a dead ringer for ToneX if they allow for NAM plugin to work in the MOD vst.... or maybe the rapsberry will do it :)
@eragonpower2397 Жыл бұрын
As of today, NAM is a plugin on the MOD Dwarf, the only "problem" is that you need to do "Nano captures" (the lightest profile mode for NAM)
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing.
@franckrochard11 күн бұрын
Hello , in live using , is it possible to control volume with an expression pedal into the signal chain before modulation and time effects like a traditional pedalboard ?
@LeoGibsonGtr9 күн бұрын
Hi, I think it is possible as this unit is highly customisable, but I'm not 100% sure, as I have not tried myself
@berndkiltz Жыл бұрын
Wow... The Guitar world is changing
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Yes...very interesting new solutions are coming out....
@notalkguitarampplug-insrev784 Жыл бұрын
Will you make some capture with AB testing and null testing? Thanks! Found Aida x very good to have low aliasing at 96kHz
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Yes, as soon as I will find the time...it's something I want to do... Thank you!
@SrMouraSilva Жыл бұрын
Leo, Mod Dwarf has two input and two output. You can use one of the output as send and one of the input as return. On the Mod KZbin webpage they explore this scenario. But using as this way doubles the latency. Indeed, doubling latency occurs on all digital equipment that has this functionality, but I never heard someone talking about it.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, thank you for sharing! The problem is that I want to use a stereo chorus after the amp and cab block and before delays and reverbs, and I don't think that this workaround works. Thank you!
@jaimesalazarparedes2594 Жыл бұрын
Mod Dwarf Vs Hx Stomp 😊. Greetings from Colombia...
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, interesting point...thank you for your suggestion!
@BrainDeadTX Жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
You are welcome and I'm happy that you like the video!!!
@InnerSilence123 Жыл бұрын
great idea, but to me "no effect loop = no use". Leo your videos are the best.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing and I'm really super happy that you like the videos!!!
@gianfrancoceccolini8 Жыл бұрын
As DRMR mentioned above, since the Dwarf has two inputs and two outputs, plus the freedom to patch internally as you wish, you actually do have an effects loop. There are details on this in another video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5ylmaCLltqcps0
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi Gianfranco, thank you for the useful clarification! It is for sure of a great help, even if (in my case) I would like to integrate a stereo chorus, loading it after the amp and before the delays and reverbs. This would need a stereo return loop, that I don't think is available. Nevertheless, for sure, the mono loop is already pretty helpful. Thanks!
@InnerSilence123 Жыл бұрын
@@gianfrancoceccolini8 great information thank you!
@marklinsenmann9882 Жыл бұрын
First off hi Leo, I Love your videos. Second NAM on the Mod dwarf looks incredible except for one issue. NAM takes a large amount of CPU power so you cannot run many other plugins. I was thinking about running the Mod dwarf through the fx loop of a valeton gp since I'm on a budget and want to reduce the CPU load. Any thoughts? (Sorry if you got this message twice as i didnt know if you would see a reply to another users message)
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Thank you soo so much, I'm really happy that you like the videos! Yes, running NAM alone in the dwarf and using it in the FX loop of another machine is a good option. The only issue could be the latency as you are gonna sum up the latency of the Dwarf and the one of the Valeton. The latency summed could still be manageable, but if you add something else (like a wireless transmitter), latency could become a problem. Another solution could be to use the new AIDA plugins in the Dwarf (the Vibro and the JCVM), that draws less power compared to NAM....this is something I'm testing currently.... Thank you!
@marklinsenmann9882 Жыл бұрын
@@LeoGibsonGtr Thanks for the quick reply! I look forward to seeing the results!
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
You are welcome!
@danimourinho Жыл бұрын
Game changer!
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing!
@thecaveofthedead Жыл бұрын
It sounds really great. But I guess there's no free lunch - as the expression goes. Leo, when you were running it at 11ms latency, were you able to run the convolution reverb at the same time? Or did that overload the processor?
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, at 11ms I was running a "normal" reverb. Actually I have not checked out the convolution reverb in a whole chain...I have to check it out, thank you for your suggestion!
@Mayron85 Жыл бұрын
Great video!
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Thank you soooo much!!!
@JoeDinsdale Жыл бұрын
One thing about latency that I'm not sure you touched on is that if you use channel 2 as an FX loop you're probably going to double that baseline latency. I still think it falls well within useable levels but still worth taking into account.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Yes, I think you are right.
@JoeDinsdale Жыл бұрын
@@LeoGibsonGtr I grew up on trying to play through amplitube via crappy soundcards so even if it hit 50-60ms I don't think I'd have any issues 😂
@alexandreazzalini-machecle4775 Жыл бұрын
What a track !!!
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, I'm really happy that you like the music!!!
@Dan_XF07 Жыл бұрын
Another great video as always Leo 💫 Leo.. I'm sorry for the silly question.. I'm still understanding this new technology haha. So "Aida X" would be one of the plugins that I can use inside "Mod Dwarf" right? Could you tell me if I can, for example, choose an amplifier coming from Aida.. like (Friedman.. Fender..) and at the same time use reverbs from another plugin other than Aida.. all this in the same preset? Or if I'm using Plugin Aida for example, can I only use his amp and pedal simulations? Like... can I only use the features of one plugin at a time for a preset? Your Channel is Amazing
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
👍
@andythefrenchy8026 Жыл бұрын
AidaX is the name of the tone capture technology they integrated in the MOD software. It is a similar plugin as NAM and ToneX, for example. One cannot 'delete' from a capture file a cab or an effect that has been captured 'as a whole' (I mean, it can, but with bad results until now). Instead, one can find use 'separate' captures (like amp only, or cab IR only, or tone fx only - yes fx pedal can be captured as well with neural networks, except for time based effect like delay and reverb), and then add whatever one likes individually. The answer to your question is: yes, you can add any extra effect you want to a tone capture. That said, what you cannot do is modifying the amp knobs (the EQ/gain knobs on AidaX/ToneX/NAM have little impact), or eliminate the cab or the effect that has been captured in the file. Hence why it's always advisable to get and use 'amp alone' capture files or 'cab IR alone' file more so than an 'amp+cab capture file, that would allow less flexibility (and a cab IR alone file used in end chain gives better realism, because it's a different way to capture, it's not a tone). As for the fx stomps capture, I have to acknowledge that I do not fully understand the concept of that... I'd rather stick to a signal chain like that: fx stomp sims from MOD software > amp model from MOD software (or amp tone capture from AidaX or NAM) > time based fx sims from MOD software > cab IR from 3rd party
@Dan_XF07 Жыл бұрын
@@andythefrenchy8026 Many thanks for the reply. You helped me a lot! About adjusting the parameters of the effects within the editing software... did you find it complicated... or did you find it intuitive? I'm very used to making adjustments to pedalboards. However, I was afraid that it would be too complicated to make the parameter adjustments and also the issue of having to assign the function to each footswitch manually. I am very curious and interested to try the dwarf mod. It's just these questions that still leave me a little confused.
@mattvdh Жыл бұрын
nice playing!
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, thank you soooo much, I'm really happy that you like the playing!!!
@roberthinkson5534 Жыл бұрын
Hi Leo! Beautiful chord progression on your demo song! I am using a simple all analog solution into FRFR. (Quilter SuperBlock with analog delay and chorus) I have been considering taking the digital plunge with either the HX Stomp or Stomp XL. I have no interest in profiling. Could the MOD Dwarf be used like an HX Stomp, using amps, cabs and effects already on their site? I am concerned about latency, so am guessing the HX units would be better than using the Dwarf as a standalone unit?
@maxipenna Жыл бұрын
I can share a nice story about Line 6. In the early phase of devel, to save time, we didn't trained real amps. I've trained myself several Helix Native amps. Sounded great. Then eventually I've trained the real amps from which the Line 6 models belongs to. Since in the plugin I can switch from one model to the other on the fly, while leaving al the rest untouched, was a great comparison test. The model from the real amp was just much better, always feel like Line 6 models have been edited with unknown functions that you never really know, since it's closed source. I was not comparing a "difficult" amp, but a Fender Twin Reverb / US Double Nrm. Same channel, settings etc. The compression that the real amp provides, but still remains clean, it's simply not there on Line 6 model. To me, this compression is the reason you would use a Twin. The Line 6 model goes into this kind of overdrive sound that it's cool but it's just another thing, not a Twin.
@roberthinkson5534 Жыл бұрын
@@maxipenna Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Line 6 modeling. I play 100% clean most of the time, so am always looking for a clean sound that still is dynamic and alive.
@electrifried Жыл бұрын
Hi Leo!!Great review!!How did your capture of the pink taco compare to the NAM one?Cheers!!
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, I still prefer not to do a direct comparison NAM vs AIDA, as I would like to be able to train AIDA profiles on my PC, like I did with NAM. I'm studying the procedure and I hope to be able to solve all the problems. Thank you and I'm really happy that you like the review!!!!
@electrifried Жыл бұрын
@@LeoGibsonGtr I understand!Thanks for everything!
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
You are welcome!
@athonygraham8353 Жыл бұрын
Wow, the guitar world is changing fast. Great video's Leo. Do you know whether you can use a NAM or ToneX generated amp profile in the AIDA-X software? Can you run the NAM or ToneX plugin into the AIDA-X Software as an input?
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi Anthony, no you cannot use NAM or TONEX files inside AIDA-X so far. I've heard that they are studying a way to do it, but so far it shouldn't be possible. Thank you!
@darbassbasscovers Жыл бұрын
very good - greeting from a bass player
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Thank you sooo much, really appreciated!!!
@alexhelmsman8212 Жыл бұрын
what is breakpoint for usage of 256 frames buffer? how complesx could be pedalboard with 128 frames(to keep latency)?
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi Alex, in the "description" part of the video there are two use case where you can check out the signal chain to be used at 128 frame and the signal chain to be used at 256. It would be pretty hard to explain it here, maybe checking out the video is easier. Thank you!
@alexhelmsman8212 Жыл бұрын
@@LeoGibsonGtr 👍
@paulrobdi55 Жыл бұрын
About the only app that has a resemblance is Audulus. And that's really a synth builder.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, thank you for sharing....really interesting plugin...
@christianjaycastillo6555 Жыл бұрын
Not available here in the philippines.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
It's a pity, thank you for letting us know.
@TeuvoSick Жыл бұрын
Leo, Portal is still on beta version, awesome video (as usual) Vieni al guitar show a Padova?
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing...you are right...it's a nice solution and I hope they will improve even further! Vediamo, ma non credo di riuscire...mi piacerebbe molto comunque... Grazie!
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Grazie per il link! Prima di condividere i profili, vorrei essere sicuro che li sto facendo al meglio....e a tal fine vorrei riuscire a fare il training sul mio pc (cosa che non sono ancora riuscito a fare). Nel frattempo, se vuoi, in questo video puoi trovare i link al profilo NAM del Pink Taco: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYvTk2aVoNGIptE Grazie
@sasmitha844610 ай бұрын
I think now you can load NAM into this pedal
@LeoGibsonGtr10 ай бұрын
Yes....I have to do a video...when I find the time....
@christianpucciarelli Жыл бұрын
Ciao Leo ,did you try or at least looked at mod duo x? From their data sheet it seems way more powerful than the dwarf ,but I still have to wrap my mind around their ecosystem,I don’t even know if the duo x is still in production and if it can load the same plugins of the dwarf
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi Christian, no I have not. I also read that the DUO has a more powerful CPU on paper, but it is older than the Dwarf, therefore I'm not sure if it is actually better. Thank you!
@christianpucciarelli Жыл бұрын
@@LeoGibsonGtr well,it’s older but it’s way more powerful,I’ve read it can manage more complex chain with less latency. Unfortunately it seem out of production 🤷♂️ I really like the mod ecosystem idea ,I hope this is just a starting point for them 💪. Btw are you gonna make some more video about this line ? I’d like a direct comparison with some competitors in terms of sound and usability (mostly live) in the Leo style 💪
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, yes, I hope to do other videos in the coming weeks. Thank you!
@yowild9629 Жыл бұрын
if dwart would colaborate with quad cortex …
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
It would be very interesting...but Neural DSP and MOD are adopting pretty different approaches...for instance the Quad Cortex is a totally close system...you can even not download the profiles ... where the Dwarf is totally open...
@yowild9629 Жыл бұрын
@@LeoGibsonGtr Well isnt it like Quad cortex promised at the start something like MOD to impliment their Neural plugins into it . Im saying … with the biger chip capabilities and ease of use but with Mod idea . QC could be that what it promised to be . p.s. what would be so hard to go into programing and switch it open … just saing
@Guitar_percussion Жыл бұрын
Leo, please, tell me, can I plug two guitars in it, make them separate and each of them must have their effects, to have separate outputs? I’m playing Doubleneck guitar, and each neck has its own output
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, I think it's possible. The only cons I would see is that you need to run to parallel signal chains thus drawing a lot of processing power...maybe ask directly to MOD if the processing power is enough to run to signal chains. Thank you!
@Guitar_percussion Жыл бұрын
@@LeoGibsonGtr 🙌🎶
@TLSlimehunter Жыл бұрын
I mean, I'm holding on to my papers
@andreajoy4909 Жыл бұрын
Digital chops the signals I´ll stay analog ❤
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, thank you for sharing!
@robertodotes8109 Жыл бұрын
Hi Leo, have you tried the Dwarf MOD now that NAM is supported?
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, this is something I should like to do in the coming weeks...thank you!
@marklinsenmann9882 Жыл бұрын
First off hi Leo, I Love your videos. Second NAM on the Mod dwarf looks incredible except for one issue. NAM takes a large amount of CPU power so you cannot run many other plugins. I was thinking about running the Mod dwarf through the fx loop of a valeton gp since I'm on a budget and want to reduce the CPU load. Any thoughts?
@roscius6204 Жыл бұрын
Yes a hardware solution must have more hardware connectivity. Stereo Effects loop at the very least... preferably 2 🙄
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
😀...thank you for sharing!
@quinnl11 ай бұрын
Wish I could check it out! I’m one of the first kickstarter backers for this, and years later, I STILL have not received my unit! They are telling me they have units available to ship, but I can’t have it until I pay an extra 150 euros on top of what I paid them already with the agreement that I would receive it as soon as they were built. Any get my money back, and they refuse to send me my mod dwarf! Awful way to do business and treat early supporters!
@AA-ih6kt Жыл бұрын
Leo I am suprised no headrush prime review yet.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, well, I can't buy all these modellers and the Prime is pretty expensive. Obviously if HeadRush will send me a unit to test, I will be happy to make a video and some comparisons...but I am ad independent reviewer and I would say that they have to be pretty sure about the quality of their device to send me a unit...otherwise...well, they don't send me anything...😀
@AA-ih6kt Жыл бұрын
@@LeoGibsonGtr you dont buy any of the gear you review? its all given to you free? Didnt know that...even the expensive guitars you play?
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately not everything is given me for free...
Жыл бұрын
Did I hear well at 9:19? This does not work as an interface? That's really a downer 😕...
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, as far as I have understood there is an app that allows you to do it, but it is not official. Thank you for your question!
@andythefrenchy8026 Жыл бұрын
@@LeoGibsonGtr I dont understand that... it states that it can take any instrument from jack input... isn;t that an interface?
@alexhelmsman8212 Жыл бұрын
In case of using it just out of the box, does it better than ampero stomp soundwise? (Without aida )
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi Alex, you mean the amp sim available inside the Dwarf? I should do a direct comparison to answer properly and actually I have not spent too much time with the Dwarf amps (other than AIDA)...so I need more time to check it out... Thank you for your message!
@alexhelmsman8212 Жыл бұрын
@@LeoGibsonGtr Yes I was talking about amps and effects in Dwarf. It is very interesting how it competes with dedicated processors. It seems to me as another type of device. Yes it it the same in common but way more flexible in tweaking. But maybe it is harder to use in live gigs, because processors are created to manage effects and have stomp mode usually. Thanks for discovering for me this type of gear, it was surprise for me (i am totally begginer)
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi Alex, I need to spend some more time with the unit to answer...I notice a pretty nice amp for guitar jazz tones...but for distorted / Overdriven tones, AIDA is a better solution...but I'm still scratching the surface. Thank you!
@GianfrancoCeccolini Жыл бұрын
@@alexhelmsman8212 The Dwarf can be used 100% standalone with the boards that are already inside it. You just need to use the PC to edit the existing boards or creating new ones. It comes already loaded with a collection of pedalboards, that is updated every time a new feature - like the AIDA-X - is added. For convenience, you can update the factory content with a click 🙂
@alexhelmsman8212 Жыл бұрын
@@GianfrancoCeccolini yes I understand. I just meant that processors usually have interface to edit everything without pc. In case if you don't need this option, dwarf seems to be way more flexible
@dasenase Жыл бұрын
im a little burnt because I backed the Mod Dwarve's kickstarter and they delayed for years, and eventually said they were going out of business.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, I can understand you. Obviously I'm nobody to judge... I read that the company have had some issues, and I noticed that they tried to do their best in order to inform the clients and manage somehow the situation. In my opinion the project is pretty unique and nice, and it is worth our support... Furthermore I ask them some questions before making this video and they answered nicely. As I said, I understand you frustration and I'm speaking not having passed the problems you had... Thank you!
@gianfrancoceccolini8 Жыл бұрын
@dasenase did you opt-in for the 150€ voucher solution? After the insolvency we had to find a way to ship the Dwarf to crowdfunding backers and the 150€ plugin voucher was the solution that made it possible. More than 300 units have been shipped in this system.
@dasenase Жыл бұрын
@@gianfrancoceccolini8 I just saw it. Unfortunately I'm not overseas in Japan. Would it will be possible to choose that option?
@gianfrancoceccolini8 Жыл бұрын
@@dasenase Sure. Being in Japan is no problem at all.
@yuudee3132 Жыл бұрын
一直关注这个产品,可惜不在全球发售
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, thank you for sharing! I hope MOD will distribute the unit also to your country!
@figtheoryvlog Жыл бұрын
I feel the processor is too weak to be very useful. Having 2 would be great. Wonder why such a weak processor at such a high price?
@ShawnJonesHellion Жыл бұрын
me who stopped using amps probably back in the 1900s trying to figure out why I'm here 😩. You can't own anything if humans exist. Got my amp one day sold it 2 weeks later due to humans having armed forces to bully gods who don't understand they litterly control both yet
@marekgitarzysta5193 Жыл бұрын
It reminds me of using Linux instead of MacOS or Windows. Sounds great on paper but if you want an easy "grab and go" solution, with minimal learning curve, that will (almost) always work, this is not for you, despite all of the efforts of the creators. Fascinating nevertheless
@_DRMR_ Жыл бұрын
Why would it not always work?
@maxipenna Жыл бұрын
Can I ask where is the learning curve in dragging effects from a library inside a web-ui? According to your comment it seems you need to patch the kernel.
@thestuffmikedoes2309 Жыл бұрын
Not a great comparison. The UI is drag and drop
@giorgiomarzano5819 Жыл бұрын
I cannot agree less, you are complaining because you cannot hammer a nail with a screwdriver... If you have different tools you have to use them as they are supposed to
@joeking433 Жыл бұрын
That's not a very convincing fake Italian accent.
@LeoGibsonGtr Жыл бұрын
Hi, I'm sorry I didn't understand what you mean...