KMA Machines ENDGAME - Duality Calibrator (Dual Cab/ PowerAmp Sim, Doubler, Stereo FX Loop & more!)

ENDGAME ist das bisher ambitionierteste Gerät von KMA. Konzipiert als hochflexible und umfassende Lösung für das Ende jeder Signalkette, bietet es Funktionen wie eine Stereo-FX-Schleife, DUAL-IR-Cab- und Röhren-Endstufen-Simulation, Aux-Eingang (3,5 mm und Bluetooth), umfangreiche Routing-Optionen und nicht zuletzt KMAs geschützte True Double-Tracker (TDT)-Dopplung. Es sind einfach zu viele mögliche Anwendungen, um sie hier kurz abzuhandeln - also:

Ob komplexe Routing-Lösungen, die Verwendung von Stereo-Effektpedalen, das Hinzufügen von einer größeren (Stereo)Breite und Fülle oder das stille Üben - dieser mit und dennoch kompakte Problemlöser ist der perfekte und praktische kreative Begleiter für jede Anwendung

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It’s no secret that over the past few years stereo pedals have become a huge part of many musician’s rigs. While many regular tones can (and should) be mono, we at KMA love stereo effects (we actually have quite a few of our own in development right now), but why is it so hard to use them either at home or on the stage? Without the luxury of 2 amps (plus the ability to turn them up if you have them) or for owners of cab/amp simulators that are usually mono input by design, monitoring stereo effects properly can end up being so difficult that many just end up running their stereo effects in mono and therefore lose many of their spatial creativity nuances.

Doubling guitars in recording is also a common practice in a variety of musical styles. In many cases, a single guitarist will record the same track twice with each separate recording being spread to the left and right channels. The effect of this is unmistakable to the ear and the slight differences and nuances between the two separate performances complement each other to create a noticeable thickness, density and weight to the musical experience. This is hard to get sounding right live too. Note this is not the same thing as simple doublers (that just delay one signal with a modulation) or ADT type solutions that are on the market today.

So, KMA developed ENDGAME. We wanted to make an easy to use product that gives the essentials of good tone, nothing more and nothing less. While from the front panel it might look like ENDGAME has lots of controls, compared to many hidden menus and screens in many other products, all means that it is also deceptively simple to use, de- spite the huge complexity of what’s going on inside!

Stereo FX Loop

A Stereo FX Loop isn’t a new thing, but in ENDGAME’s case it is probably one of the most usable, making this a killer feature!

For maximum flexibility, the serial loop features routing that can exist either before or after the IR loader and/ or Doubler (when active). Buffered for the sake of long cable runs and to maximise signal clarity, you can now hear your stereo pedals and other effects in their true pristine glory! Plus, you can quickly switch the loop on or off via the convenient soft footswitch.

True Double Tracker

Whether playing live or recording with a single instrument, the KMA ENDGAME’s True Double Tracker provides the perfect solution for adding a “fatness” and “width” to your performances and really feels like you are playing the same riff twice!

Enabled via the footswitch, the doubler accurately replicates the minor differences that could exist within two separate recordings and the width control can spread your doubled tracks anywhere from completely centred (0%) to 50% left and right (centre indent) and 100% left and right split.

KMA has carried out extensive research on how to make double tracking sound exactly how we think it should perform. In the process, we’ve spent hundreds of engineering hours working on our own proprietary technology, even developing our own custom neural network AI with onset detection in the process in our algorithms.

We believe our True Double-Tracker is the best sounding, yet easiest to use doubler you’ll ever use. Period!

Main Features:

The complete final stage of your pedalboard

Foot-switchable Stereo Effects Loop

Dual Cabinet Simulation (Dual Mono IR Loader with 3 Celestion® Powered Presets and 2 customisable User slots)

Ambience Control - for room simulation and more

Foot-switchable True Double-Tracker (Proprietary Doubler) with Width Control

Switchable Tube Power Amp Simulation (6L6/EL34/KT88)

Flexible internal signal routing

Premium Analog, high-headroom input, with high-impedance circuitry

Variable Input level (+/-24 dB of gain/reduction) for direct instrument or line level devices

Input Direct Thru connection

Aux Input - Bluetooth Audio or 3.5 mm TRS, with Aux/Main Mix/Blend Control

Dual Headphone Outputs, with dedicated level control

Stereo Fully Balanced XLR DI Outputs, with ground lift and Variable Level Control (Mic/ Instrument/ +4 dBu)

Stereo 6.35 mm Balanced TRS outputs

USB C for loading user Impulse Responses and software updates

True Bypass silent relay-based soft switching

Made in Berlin, Germany

Power by opt. 9 V PSU

(9 V DC, centre -, 2.1 mm, >500 mA max. current draw)