Better Than Neural Amp Modeler?!?! (Tonocracy is FREE)
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- Опубликовано: 20 фев 2024
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Dont forget the most important step. Setting your interface instrument input dBu level on the INPUT block in tonocracy and then setting your gain knob to ZERO (can be found in your interface manual under tech specifications). Yes, it makes a massive difference to how the profiles react and sound.
I have MOTU M4, should I also set the input gain to zero?
@@georgeg4136 Yes
Thanks mate, this is key for getting it to sound right. I'm using Scarlett 2i2 1st gen and I found the right dBu level in my interface manual under the name "Max input level".
loving your videos, i'm a big fan!
Thank you 😊
This thing sounds amazing. I thought Bias Amp and Bias FX sounded good, but this thing is pretty awesome.
Those are all great, but this is something special 👍
Steven, do you feel using NAM amps w/in Tonocracy is a better option than using NAM alone or using PatchWork, Mod.Audio, or other to set up a rig/chain? Are you using NAM itself w/in Tonocracy or one of NAM's .nam amp files?
I don't think any one is better than the other. It all comes down to preference. NAM probably uses less CPU than all the others, but has less features. For recording I would probably use NAM and playing on my own or live I would use Tonocracy because of the effects. You just need the NAM files to run them in Tonocracy
The EQ section is not post amp. It tries to emulate an amp EQ (not the EQ of the amp that was profiled, but how an amp EQ generally reacts), and, as such, significantly changes the character of the distortion.
Where does it say that?
Great video! What file do I put the NAM profiles in? I see there in ToneSnaps but I can't find the folder on my computer (Window's 11) lol
I was confused at first as well! You actually have to drag the NAM files from their current folder into the plugin in that folder area 📂 does that make sense? I should probably make a video on just that tbh
@@stevenkambach yes it makes sense! Thank you so much!
Awesome video.is there a gate fx in tonocracy?
There is a noise gate! I haven't tried it tho so I cannot tell you if it is good or not
Really useful looking set of features and design that makes NAM a more viable option. Is there a "Noise Gate," and how is it implemented? Thanks
There is! Treat it like an effect block. Just drag it on. I don't remember the specific adjustable settings it has
how did you import nam model in to it? and can you do a video on how to capture rig?
You have to drag the NAM file from the folder into the folder in Tonocracy then drag into the chain. I won't make that video cause I've never done it! Sorry ❤️
What's the latency (RTL) like ? What audio interface do you use ? What settings ( buffer size, sampling rate etc.) ?
I haven't measured but It it is not noticeable. Interface is a behringer umc22 (basic USB 2.0) buffer size is 64 (I think) and sample rate is 44.1k (I think)
@@stevenkambach awesome. Thanks.
@@tzmathew I got you 🙏
@@stevenkambach how do you find this in comparison to other free (NAM) and paid stuff (genome, n-dsp, bias etc.) ??
Does it also have amps/amp profiles on its own..? Or is it just a NAM profiles loader..?
Got my answer at 5:28
Please make a video going through the amps built into it
I tried it. Maybe it wasn't for me. I always wonder if there is a problem with my stratocaster that some amp sims just sound awful or is just that they are oriented to metal with guitars with more metal pickups D:
The clean and crunch tones I got were Ok, but nothing great, to be honest.
Again, it must be my guitar, but to this day I've found nothing that beats my Guitar Rig 5/6. I can get distort and clean sounds there that in my case totally kicks this.
Also, I hate that it has iLok. And the CPU consumption is 2~3 times GR with a worse sound (IMHO). I decided to uninstall it.
PS: Very nice video and very well explained, direct to the point!
There is definitely some room to grow for clean and crunch tones on amp sims. They do the heavy stuff well, but it is hard to compare to a nice amp in a room. I think from an audience perspective, it is usually close enough at this point, but from the players perspective it lacks something. Thank you ❤️
I have Guitar rig 5 as well , I tried many free/trial guitar effects software but they sounded bad and so much delay in real time. Guitar rig 5 still the best in my opinion ,the stock preset are already that good . I have Fender stratocaster Hss and I can even play metal tone with it😅
@@benjoshd3386I never had any delay issues with other softwares, but the feel when playing them never beat my experience with Guitar Rig. Is the closest feeling I had of playing on my real amp. Both the clean and distort sounds sound with so much depth compared to every amp sim I tried. I can also get lots of metal tones in my stratocaster.
Glad to hear that I'm not the only one and that I'm not crazy :D
Make sure to always set your Audio Interface input level / gain control all the way down. This is to get as accurate a response as possible from your amp sims. This is probably the reason why Metal guys seem to gravitate towards plugins and Clean / Classic Rock players seem to struggle to get good tones, because you are adding more gain before the amp sim than there would be if you were to plug your guitar straight in to the real amp, which masks the issue for us Metal guys as we generally go for more saturated distortion tones... Check out a video by Ed S called how to set optimal input levels for amp sim plugins to learn more. Hope this helps! \m/ @@learningforever957
@@serpentsbane9166It helps, thank you so much! You are totally right, I personally always forget to change the input signal, and is something crucial. Thank you so much for the sugestion friend!
PS: The video is pretty good, much appreciated!
'm not able to use TONOCRACY on abledon live. The DAW recognizes the plugin but the signal does not pass through tonocracy. Can anyone help?
I have heard that it is quite buggy. I have not had issues in Reaper. You can try to reach out to support, but I haven't heard good things about that either. Good luck 👍
Is it possible to control tonocracy through midi commands?
At the moment, I do not think so. I have read some comments that say "no" but I have not checked myself
cool
So, uh, what if I dragged over a hundred snaps and they landed in the wrong folder? Is there a way to delete them en masse? Because I sure can't find a way to do it lol
I have no idea, dude. Dang. Sorry!
6:31 but you do have a Sync button on the top right 🤣
Is there? Lol my bad
Does anyone know about the minimum system requirements? Which MacOS?
Website says MacOS 10.15 or later. I don't see anything about minimum system requirements
Thank you! This Information I didn‘t found @@stevenkambach
Tonocracy fails on my PC with a JSON error on its first ever run after installation, and as a consequence "My Library" shows up empty. It's not ready yet.
It is pretty buggy I hear. I have mad no issues. Sorry 💔
Try to download again. I have same problem in first time.
why is it delaying when i play
Probably latency. Look up how to lower the latency in your specific DAW. You will most likely have to reduce your buffer size
Gate is not there ? 🤔🤔
It is there! I just did not use it. My bad
you need a noise gate!
I do! There is one in there I just didn't use it. My bad
…..UPDATE MY APOLOGIES!!!!! Support came through and everything is up. Sorry for being so impatient !!!! Thank you for listening to me gripe
I have not heard great things about support. Sad.
Non existent is pretty bad ….hopefully nobody has any issues ever where they need help !
Support got back with me . I prob should have not spoken so harshly for at least a month ….I was getting quite frustrated though . …troubleshooting has begun …possibly not just a solitary issue …we will see …
@@stevenkambachyou can't expect decent support for a free product !
Compared it with my peavy 6505+ and NAM, no dice, amp sims still a waste of tone, I can pick those things as soon as I hear them unless they are doubled up super distorted with drums smashing all over the place.
You do you ❤️
Well daeemn
Right?!?!
@@stevenkambach Thank you so much for this video bro! Yeap! Daemnnn
@@TolisKarapPlanB I got you fam
Noise gate
I'll use it in a follow up video
The sound of silence is what's missing...
There is a noise gate, I just didn't use it here
Hello darkness my old friend
Hey man...For future videos, can you use a gate/RX on your voice and process it to reduce the background noise? There's a LOT of background noise going on, and it's hard to check out the video without being consumed by that noise! I certainly appreciate the video though.
I will try, but it is the nature of the room I shoot in. Surrounded by motorized cameras and such. Ill see if a gate will work
Lot of noise is from the "amp"
Noise gate ????😅
There is one! I use it on occasion lol
50,000 amps and no effects 🤣 i cant find effects just reverb and delay which comes standard on an amp 🤦 guess i gotta buy a damn boss now 🤘😛🤘
You can't profile time based effects, you have to model them. Check out Tonocracy. Free plugin, has effects and can load NAM profiles. Best of both worlds
Lol. Did u guys patch up finally 😅?
tonacracy better than nam? laughable, it's basically a nam frontend. let's be honest here, they tried to profit from open source and likely ran into a license issue and that's why this low grade software is now free, but still requires ilok to be at least installed. if i were still a beginner it would be kind of cool, but helix native crushes this hot mess.
The SchemeAccurate models are phenomenal!
You're talking like a Nam fanboy. You clearly put zero time in tonocracy.
Paraphrasing: "Still obnoxious but you can do Korn with it"... :D
😄 🤣 😂 😆 😄
Tonocracy and Neural Amp Modeler is about to destroy the amp modeling industry profits.
Let's go 🔥
PACE iLok... no thanks
I don't think it needs that. I didn't do ilok.
@@stevenkambach You did but didn't notice.
@@stevenkambachWhen I first tried to open it would not work without downloading the ilok app. I know some on NAM facebook page say they did not have to while others like myself say otherwise, but I do not see a way around it on my computer. Hard pass until they remove it for all. Thanks for your video.
Yes, there is a step to install PACE which installs iLok. not good! I stopped the install. I'm pretty happy with Neural Amp Modeler though.
I installed today...win 10, I didn't get any prompts for ilok. Working fine!
Better the amplitube and tonnex combined
I think both of those have their place and are great, but I much prefer NAM. I honestly cannot open Tonex or Amplitube without crashing so I don't even bother anymore
fedup with these vids, where guys never play a clean sound.
Lol sorry
@@stevenkambach sorry. But why cant manynof u introduce some cleans? And something outside of this genre?
Not that impressive honestly speaking ... if one is used to other stuff for a longtime this newcomer might not be so interesting. Sorry.
You do you ❤️