u/blackcherryaudio

I've been working on this project for quite a while and it's finally starting to feel like a real product.

The idea is simple: instead of tap dancing across multiple MIDI devices or reaching for a laptop, you step through your setlist and song sections with one footswitch while the controller sends the MIDI messages for your rig.

This clip is just a quick demo using Smells Like Teen Spirit sections (not my cleanest take 😅 but it shows the basic workflow)

I'd love to hear what you'd improve or what features you'd want if you used something like this.

Hey guys,

​Just wanted to throw a thought out there and see if anyone in the community is actively working on this.

​We all know the classic debate right now: Neural Amp Modeler sounds absolutely insane and captures the raw feel of a tube amp better than almost anything else. But the obvious catch is that it’s just a static snapshot. If you want to change the gain structure or the EQ realistically, you basically have to load a completely different .nam file. Meanwhile, traditional circuit modeled VSTs or Helix/Quad Cortex rigs give you fully functional knobs that react exactly like hardware, even if the underlying core tone lacks that organic neural "vibe."

​I know Steve Atkinson dropped the ParametricOD plugin a while back to prove that NAM's architecture is totally capable of parametric modeling, and projects like GuitarML's Proteus messed with it too.

​But has anyone actually scaled this up for full guitar amps in the open-source community yet?

​Manually capturing every single combination of a 3-band EQ + Gain on a Dual Rec sounds like a literal math nightmare. I remember seeing this photo of Neural DSP’s custom TINA robot rig, which they use to physically turn knobs in micro increments to build their commercial continuous models.

​Are there creators out there finding ways around this? Like using automated re-amping rigs, continuous knob-sweeps, or AI active-learning interpolation (kind of like what the PANAMA project is trying to do) so the AI can just "fill in the blanks" between knob settings? Or are we still stuck carrying around folders of 50 separate snapshots for a single amp head for the foreseeable future?

​Would love to hear from any developers or profile creators on where the tech is currently at with this. Cheers!

Not sure if this fits here, but you do stomp on it 😅

I built a MIDI controller focused on song flow instead of presets, you step through sections (verse, chorus, etc.) and it sends MIDI commands to your pedals.

The goal was to reduce tap dancing and make live playing more “linear” and stress-free.

Hardware is up and running now (ESP32 + screen + footswitch), currently testing it on my board.

Curious what you guys think:

Would something like this actually be useful in a live setup?

Or do you prefer traditional preset switching / MIDI controllers?