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's most ambitious creation to date. A highly flexible and comprehensive solution for the end of your signal chain, it is a superb problem solver and convenient creative companion.

Talk about feature packed! With an integrated Stereo FX loop, KMA’s proprietary True Double-Tracker doubler, our 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!

at a glance • The complete final stage of your pedalboard
• Foot-switchable Stereo Effects Loop
• Dual Cabinet Simulation (DROAC IR Loader with 3 Celestion Digital® Powered Presets and 2 User slots)
• Ambience Control – for room simulation
• Foot-switchable True Double-Tracker (Proprietary Doubler) with Width knob
• Switchable Tube Power Amp Simulation (6L6/EL34/KT88)
• Flexible internal signal routing
• Premium Analog, high-headroom signal 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 Stereo Analog, with Aux/Main Mix/Blend Control
• Dual Headphone Outputs, with 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
• 32 Bit internal processing
• Powered by regular 9V PSU (<490 mA)

deceptively simple to useIt’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, despite the huge complexity of what’s going on inside!

a killer featureA 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.

fatten those riffs up!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.

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

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

Last, but by no means least, we added another trick up the ENDGAME’s sleeve for live musicians.

If, like many performers today, you use IEMs, you may want more of your own level or have an easy and simple way to blend your own monitoring levels. Many musicians can experience a slight delay between their own signal and what comes back from the monitor mix depending on the type of connections used and this is even more prevalent with many digital consoles. In addition, if there are not enough aux sends on your rig, sometimes you may not be able to hear yourself in stereo either.

So, by using the analog AUX input for your monitor mix in and the ENDGAME’s headphone out to your wired IEMs (or connected to your own IEMs wireless set up) you will have more direct control over your own levels. In this case though, you just need to set the internal DIP switch to not pass the Aux input section to the Main Outputs – no more arguing with the engineer for “more me” – you have your own control!

KMA believes ENDGAME represents one of the most intuitive, efficient and convenient devices ever for the culmination of your signal chain. We have more than packed in a stack of cool features in such a deceptively small, yet powerful pedal, so broaden your tonal horizons and experience new sonic dimensions as never before!