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Starless, a community-built OS for the MOD Dwarf.
In 2024 we opened the MOD OS images, so anyone could change the software and share the result. One Dwarf owner did exactly that.…
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Modeling amps and pedals for the AIDA-X: Best practices
Getting better result when modeling amps or AIDA-X
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Neural Modeling Overview
What’s Neural Modeling? Neural modeling in the context of guitar equipment refers to the use of artificial neural networks to create digital versions of…
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Guide: Capturing a Guitar Amplifier
This post is an extension of the Neural Modeling Guide. For more info on the whole process, please visit the general guide page. Capturing…
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Guide: AIDA-X Training with Colab
Welcome to the AIDA-X model training guide. Here’s what you need to know and do to create custom models for the AIDA-X plugin. We…
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After all, what is digital simulation, in the real world?
After all, what am I simulating? In 1989, the American sound engineer Andrew Bartta created the company Tech 21, creating the now very well…
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Introduction: how important are effects for instruments like the electric guitar and electric bass? Part 2
Part 1 here Virtual FX pedals Ok, let’s move on… within the MOD ecosystem, we have access to dozens and dozens of different virtual…
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Investigating Signal Chain Optimization
Anyone working with amplified and electronic instruments has experienced signal chain issues of one kind or another. With the output of one device routed…
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Introduction: how important are effects for instruments like the electric guitar and electric bass? Part 1
The sound that comes out of the guitar, electric bass, or any similar electric musical instrument is the end result of many hours of…
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Chromatic Spontaneity: Borrowing From Generative Music Systems
The age of automated consumer content is nigh… Technologists propose the possibility of “functional” music, fully synthesized by algorithms that have integrated the silicon…
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5 artists who are using digital effects to build a unique sonic identity
The development and evolution of digital effects in the music world have given rise to a new wave of artists who are exploring unique…
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What happens when you cross an effects pedal with a computer?
It can be very easy to work with digital plugins in your music productions – whether to emulate effects, instruments or amplifiers – as…
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