Purchase the original pedal, handmade in CZ, here:
https://lokajaudio.com/products/lokajaudio-der-blend
This fuzz pedal makes a literal digital toy sound like an expensive analog synth! A personal favorite for lush sounds. Probably sounds pretty good on guitar too lol, since it's a clone of the Fender Blender, famously used by famous artists such as Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine) and Billy Corgan.
NAM 0.12.2
Knobs are labeled 0-9, but the pots' range is 1-9.
"Boost" is a foot switch, so it's either 0% or 100%.
Example:
`9sus_9tone_5level_9blend_0boost` =
Sustain all the way up, Tone all the way up, Level slightly over 50%, Blend all the way up, Boost footswich off (0%).
[C300] = COMPLEX, 300 Epochs, trained with a custom fork of NAM.
[RyH300] = REVyHi, 300 Epochs, trained with a custom fork of NAM.
[RyS300] = REVySTD, 300 Epochs, trained with a custom fork of NAM.
[RxS300] = REVxSTD, 300 Epochs, trained with a custom fork of NAM.
[STD300] = STANDARD, 300 Epochs, trained with a custom fork of NAM.
Model architectures explained:
STANDARD = Baseline, "normal" NAM Architecture, should play nice with most hardware, about 290 kB.
REVxSTD = Basically the same requirements as Standard, but sometimes better quality, about 290 kB.
REVySTD = Similar to REVxSTD, but possibly better, a bit more demanding, slightly larger file size.
REVyHI = Close to COMPLEX in terms of accuracy, about 480 kB.
COMPLEX = The absolute highest NAM quality! You may need a more powerful computer, and some hardware will not be able to handle this. I recommend using a less demanding Architecture for tracking, and then using COMPLEX for offline rendering. Size is about 1900 kB.
Signal chain:
Ableton Live 12.3 Suite
ZOOM UAC-232 32-bit float 48 kHz 100% gain
ART Dual RDB 100% gain
Lokajaudio Der Blend
ZOOM UAC-232 32-bit float 48 kHz input level 12
Ableton Live 12.3 Suite
Converted to 24-bit integer 48 kHz mono and normalized to -3 dBFS TPL via dBpowerAmp.
ZOOM UAC-232 100% output, using a sine wave input at approximately 1.00 kHz measuring just barely under 0 dBFS TPL at the DAW output (double checked with YouLean Loudness Meter 2 Pro) measures 3.518 or 3.559 Volts RMS, which converts to 13.14 dBu or 13.245 dBu, respectively. I list 13 dBu. I used an AstroAI TRMS-6000 multimeter, and triple-checked the measurements. The ZOOM UAC-232 Hi-Z TRS input was set to +12 dBu, and the level measured in the DAW was just under -8 dBFS. I list 4 dBu.
Power was provided by a Mosky ISO-10 PSU, which has been proven to not have continuity between the individual output grounds, and which uses a high-impedance LVR to isolate the grounds.
Computer specs:
ROG Z13 ACRNM
i9 13900H
32 GB LPDDR5
Nvidia GTX 4070 Mobile
Windows 11 Pro
You can use my fork of NAM to make your own "Hyper Accuracy" aka "COMPLEX" architecture NAM profiles, as well as "REVxSTD", "REVyHI", and other Architectures:
https://github.com/sskalnik/neural-amp-modeler
