KMA Machines Endgame

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KMA Machines ENDGAME
Duality Calibrator
Stereo Alchemy

“Forever entwined within the fabric of life, the self and shadow-self embraced in acceptance of their juxtaposition. Harnessing the true balance of their opposing natures, their awakening and ascendance heralded the dawn of a new found ecstasy.“

After years of development work, ENDGAME is KMA Machine’s most ambitious creation to date. A highly flexible and comprehensive solution for the end of your signal chain, ENDGAME is a superb problem solver and a convenient creative companion.

Talk about feature packed! With an integrated Stereo FX loop, KMA’s proprietary True Double-Tracker doubler and own DUAL IR cab with power amp simulation, an Aux Input (also via Bluetooth), real pro-level XLR outputs and extensive routing options, ENDGAME really is a powerhouse for your board, whether touring as a fly rig or practicing at home with headphones. Oh, did we mention Stereo? Now you can finally use all your stereo devices with just one easy to use and compact product - let the alchemy begin!

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, <490> mA max. current draw)

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, our friends at KMA love stereo effects (they actually have quite a few of their 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. They 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, despite 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 they think it should perform. In the process, they’ve spent hundreds of engineering hours working on our own proprietary technology, even developing their own custom neural network AI with onset detection in the process in their algorithms.

KMA believes their True Double-Tracker is the best sounding, yet easiest to use doubler you’ll ever use. Period!

Dual Cabinet Simulation IR Loader
The built-in Dual Cab Sim IR Loader is their own simple, yet flexible and powerful convolution cabinet simulation solution, which will suit a multitude of circumstances.

For this they developed a new technology they call ‘Dynamic Responsive Onset AI Convolution’ or DROAC™ for short. While other devices can potentially lead you down the path of option paralysis, KMA decided to just keep ENDGAME intuitive. This helps you focus on creating rather that constant adjustments, as in their experience once you’ve found your ideal cabinet tones, you tend to just stick with these favourites.

Using the rotary switch on ENDGAME’s front panel, you can select from 6 different settings.

Presets 1 to 3 are KMA’s own choices and are based on the most popular and regular examples that will fit a majority of musical situations (V30 4×12, Creamback 4 x 12, Greenback 4×12). These Genuine IR’s are provided by industry leading speaker brand Celestion® Digital, for the most authentic tone possible.

While User Presets A and B are completely user definable. There are thousands of third-party IRs out there, which can be loaded into ENDGAME’s internal storage simply using a USB-C cable connected to your host device (Mac or PC), so you’re sure to find a tone that fits you perfectly.

Why “Dual”? Well as the ENDGAME is a stereo device, what goes into the Left side of the Cab Simulation stays in the Left output (and vice versa) – no nasty phase issues to corrupt the stereo width of your carefully constructed tone here! However, what if you desire a totally different speaker cab to the other on one side of your stereo signal? Well, you can easily do this via the custom loader simply by placing different IRs in each corresponding folder. From the factory, we’ve pre-loaded these slots with examples/ combinations of our various cabinet choices on each side, but overwriting and loading your own cabinets in these user slots is a breeze.

Alternatively, by selecting the OFF position on the CAB IR knob, the internal CAB is completely Bypassed. This allows you to use your own amp or cab simulation device prior to the input of the ENDGAME as you wish.

Tube Power Amp Simulator
A tube power amp can make a fundamental difference and add significant depth and weight to your tone. ENDGAME’s integrated Tube Power Amp Simulator replicates the most common type of guitar tube amps to give the ‘r