I Think AI Just Killed The Plugin Industry

I tried the viral "reverse engineer anything" repo with Claude Code, and in about 30 minutes it cloned my favorite compressor plugin. I have zero coding experience. Here's what that means for plugins, amp modelers, and the gear we already own. — 🔗 FROM THE VIDEO Substack on reverse engineering, by Lucija Tomšić: https://lucijatomsic.substack.com/p/rea-reverse-engineer-anything-github-explained HX Stomp NAM hack (Guitar Bomb): https://guitarbomb.com/blog/hx-stomp-hacked-run-nam-amp/ ⏱ CHAPTERS 0:00 The viral "reverse engineer anything" repo 1:02 Why I tried it as a total non-coder 1:58 What is "REA"? 2:40 Cloning my favorite compressor plugin with Claude Code 3:06 Meet Squish Comp 3:19 Why Claude wouldn't copy the code (copyright) 4:03 Squish Comp controls and sound 4:43 I'm going to delete it 4:55 What this means for audio plugin companies 5:50 Hacking amp modeler firmware 6:18 NAM on the HX Stomp 7:22 Fractal adds NAM support 7:49 Modding my Octatrack MkII 8:45 Why old amp modelers won't become e-waste 9:55 Behringer and Akai go open source 10:52 My problem with AI 11:56 Anthropic and OpenAI add guardrails 13:14 What this means for musicians 14:26 Bricking your gear 14:47 Security risks 15:14 The new normal 15:53 Tell me what you think — 📚 MORE COURSES & PRESETS All my guitar courses: https://rhettshullguitarcourses.com Amp presets & IR packs (Helix, Axe-FX, FM3/FM9, Kemper, Pod Go): https://rhettshull.com 🎧 THE PODCAST Dipped In Tone, my weekly show with Zach Broyles of Mythos Pedals. New episodes every week wherever you get your podcasts. 📲 FOLLOW ME Instagram: https://instagram.com/rhettshull #guitar #ampmodeler #audioplugins #musicproduction #reverseengineeranything #claudecode #vibecoding #neuralampmodeler #nam #helixstomp #octatrack #guitargear