Do I Really Think NAM Is The Future? @KaiDown

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

My NAM Captures:
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/kaidownguitar
Discord: discord.gg/eKDEq3swaG

ML Sound Lab NAM Comparison: youtube.com/watch?v=_-rC1Zgu4Bs

Affiliate links:
Thomann: thmn.to/thocf/6hhf4538gt
Henry's Guitars: henrysmusic.com/collections/guitars?sca_ref=10528292.TdvQQ0PXJRpDU
IK Multimedia: ikmultimedia.sjv.io/bkm1rg

Follow me on social media:
instagram.com/kaidownguitar
tiktok.com/@kaidownguitar

All IRs, drums and amp sims I use can be found here: ml-sound-lab.com

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:07 What's So Great About NAM?
2:44 The Biggest Problem With NAM
5:02 Option Paralysis And Scrolling Fever
6:18 Fluffing Up The Spec Sheet
7:50 Models Are Almost Always Better Than Captures
9:48 The Bigger Picture
11:41 XRecer Could Be "Quad Cortex But NAM"
13:07 What's Next For Amp Captures?
14:51 Some People Need To Chill Out..
16:29 My Thoughts?

$These Are The Best Fractal Amps And Effects Preset link: https://ko-fi.com/s/98ed89ad55 Fractal AM4 (G66): https://www.g66.eu/en/products/fractal-audio/am4 Affiliate links: Thomann: https://www.thomann.co.uk/index.html?offid=1&affid=3888 Henrys Guitars: https://uk.henrysmusic.com/products/henry-s-henrys-snake-ii-relic-st-1n-naja-surf-green-relic?sca_ref=10528292.TdvQQ0PXJRpDU Free Presets and NAM Captures: https://ko-fi.com/kaidownguitar Discord: https://discord.gg/eKDEq3swaG Want to keep up with me on social media? https://www.instagram.com/kaidownguitar/ https://tiktok.com/@kaidownguitar All IRs, drums and amp sims I use can be found here: https://ml-sound-lab.com/ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:22 Amps 2:46 Reverbs 5:27 Drives 8:57 Delays 11:13 Scenes 13:23 Outro$

$I Found The Best Free Axe FX Presets Simeons page: https://simeonharris.co.uk/fractal.html Forum Thread: https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/some-new-presets-inspired-by-chase-bliss-eae-old-blood-noise-etc.221101/ Free presets, NAM Captures and more Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/kaidownguitar Discord: https://discord.gg/eKDEq3swaG Affiliate links Thomann: https://thmn.to/thocf/6hhf4538gt Henrys Guitars: https://www.henrysmusic.com/collections/guitars?sca_ref=10528292.TdvQQ0PXJRpDU IK Multimedia: https://ikmultimedia.sjv.io/bkm1rg Follow me on socials https://www.instagram.com/kaidownguitar/ https://tiktok.com/@kaidownguitar All IRs, drums and amp sims I use can be found here: https://ml-sound-lab.com/ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:37 Quick Runthrough 4:44 First Thoughts 5:23 Tweaking: Montreal Assembly Count To Five 7:14 Tweaking: Old Blood Noise Endeavours Parting 9:24 Tweaking: Walrus Audio Lore 10:30 Tweaking: Butterfly Effects Dobbo 12:48 Tweaking: Dirge Electronics Slowly Melting 15:12 Tweaking: Earthquaker Devices Afterneath 17:04 Thoughts 18:41 Outro 19:06 Extra Clip: Earthquaker Devices Data Corrupter Dont forget to show the pedal brands some love too! Chase Bliss Audio: https://www.instagram.com/chasebliss/ Kinotone: https://www.instagram.com/kinotone Collision Devices: https://www.instagram.com/collisiondevices/ Digitech: https://www.instagram.com/digitechfx/ Montreal Assembly: https://www.instagram.com/mtl.asm Old Blood Noise Endeavours: https://www.instagram.com/oldbloodnoise/ Walrus Audio: https://www.instagram.com/walrusaudioeffects/ Butterfly Effects: https://www.instagram.com/butterflyeffects.world Dirge Electronics: https://www.instagram.com/dirgeelectronics/ Earthquaker Devices: https://www.instagram.com/earthquakerdev/ Alexander Pedals: https://www.instagram.com/alexanderpedals/$

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Do I Really Think NAM Is The Future?