Darkglass ADAM — MIDI Editor & CC Reference

Control the Darkglass ADAM from your browser — full MIDI CC reference for 14 parameters, interactive editor, and AI-generated presets. Free, no install.

Nitelite gives the ADAM a full browser-based control surface: turn every knob, flip every switch, describe the tone you want to the AI Tone Terminal, and save the results — all sent to the pedal live over MIDI (default channel 1). Works free in Chrome, Edge, Opera, or Brave — no install required.

Knobs

ControlMIDI CCDescription
COMPRESSIONCC 0One-knob compressor. Sets the input gain into the compressor; an intelligent make-up gain algorithm keeps the output at usable levels regardless of how much compression is applied. The compressor ratio is selected separately on encoder A.
DRIVECC 1Adds distortion and drive to the signal. At the heart of the distortion circuit is an accurate model of Nolly's favorite vintage distortion unit. Crank to apply Nolly's vintage distortion to the distorted side of the signal chain.
CHARACTERCC 2Changes the tone of the distortion, adding brightness to the distortion signal. Higher values add presence and bite; lower values keep the distortion warmer and rounder.
BLENDCC 3Mixes between the distortion (with cabsim) signal and the clean sidechain (multiband-compressed) signal. Depending on the distortion/preamp setting, the clean sidechain is either a full-band or low-band signal.
LEVELCC 4Master volume. Controls the level of the instrument signal at all four outputs (1/4" balanced pair, XLR DI, headphone). Has no effect when the pedal is bypassed and no effect on USB / Aux / Bluetooth media playback.
LOW SHELFCC 5Low shelf band of the 6-band graphic EQ at the end of the signal chain. -12 dB to +12 dB; CC value 64 is flat. Boost for added sub-low weight, cut to clean up muddy room rumble.
250 HzCC 6250 Hz band of the 6-band graphic EQ. -12 dB to +12 dB; CC value 64 is flat. Shapes low-mid body and warmth.
500 HzCC 7500 Hz band of the 6-band graphic EQ. -12 dB to +12 dB; CC value 64 is flat. Cut for a scooped bass tone, boost for a honky, mid-forward voice.
1.5 kHzCC 81.5 kHz band of the 6-band graphic EQ. -12 dB to +12 dB; CC value 64 is flat. Adds upper-mid bite and pick attack when boosted.
3 kHzCC 93 kHz band of the 6-band graphic EQ. -12 dB to +12 dB; CC value 64 is flat. Adds presence and string articulation; cut to tame harsh fuzz fizz.
HIGH SHELFCC 10High shelf band of the 6-band graphic EQ. -12 dB to +12 dB; CC value 64 is flat. Boost for air and sizzle, cut to tame fizz from heavy distortion.

Switches

SwitchMIDI CCPositions
COMPRESSOR (ENCODER A)CC 11Bypass / 4:1 / 8:1 / 12:1 / 20:1 / ALL IN
DISTORTION (ENCODER B)CC 12Bypass / Mode 1 / Mode 2 / Mode 3 / Mode 4 / Mode 5
CABINET IR (ENCODER C)CC 13Bypass / IR 1 / IR 2 / IR 3 / IR 4 / IR 5

Footswitches

  • Abypass on CC 11
  • Bbypass on CC 12
  • Cbypass on CC 13

Hardware Presets

The ADAM has 6 hardware preset slots. Nitelite can save your current settings to a slot and recall slots via MIDI program change.

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