Fractal Audio Firmware Update Thread

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Gift of Tone – Fractal Audio Systems

www.fractalaudio.com

First one up is the man himself @2112

Excited to check it out!

Been using those IRs for a bit now. I like how they seem to work across a wide
variety of amps----even if it is only ever Marshalls for me.

 

[Mongillo19]

I thought that was Larry David at first.

 

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Are you accepting suggestions?

Can you bring the Brass up a little???

 

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I had a non-musician friend ask me to send it to them in hopes they could help me out. She wasn’t understanding the difference between the song itself and the mix and kept going back to me writing the song poorly, no matter how many times I tried explaining what I f*cked up, it wasn’t getting through.

The way it stands right now it sounds like a copy of a copy of a copy of a 2001-era mp3, I think it’s entirely the fault of the kit I used for this song, Toontrack generally dials in way too much low end in their kits, sounds great for isolated drums but in this case, the kick drum and toms just dominate everything and it sounds like they’re causing the mix to fold in on itself.

Man, it's amazing how much a kick/snare can change how an entire mix sounds. I swear
I can change to a different kick and suddenly it sounds like the guitars are darker (or
brighter, depending on the kick chosen). I think this is why getting the drums dialed is
so vital. For me, it is always the brick and mortar foundation of whatever else goes on top
of it/along with it.

It blows my mind sometimes. Don't touch the EQ on the guitars and change a kick sample
and suddenly the guitars sound different.

 

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I use his presets every day!

 

[JiveTurkey]

I love Larry so damn much

 

[DrewJD82]

Man, it's amazing how much a kick/snare can change how an entire mix sounds. I swear
I can change to a different kick and suddenly it sounds like the guitars are darker (or
brighter, depending on the kick chosen). I think this is why getting the drums dialed is
so vital. For me, it is always the brick and mortar foundation of whatever else goes on top
of it/along with it.

It blows my mind sometimes. Don't touch the EQ on the guitars and change a kick sample
and suddenly the guitars sound different.

So, so much this.

Maybe I’ll post a super secret link to it so people can hear what it’s like when everything in a mix is fighting for space. This one is definitely a case of bigger isn’t always better. I wanted a huge drum sound in it the song but I can certainly see where going for that gave everything else the sh*t end of the stick.

 

[SeeD]

Is that Louis C.K ?

 

[Mongillo19]

Maybe I’ll post a super secret link to it so people can hear what it’s like when everything in a mix is fighting for space

 

[Mongillo19]

GIFT OF TONE #2: MARK DAY

https://www.fractalaudio.com/gift-of-tone/#02 MARK DAY

forum.fractalaudio.com

Day 2 is Mark Day

Great recto tones to be found here

 

[DrewJD82]

GIFT OF TONE #2: MARK DAY

https://www.fractalaudio.com/gift-of-tone/#02 MARK DAY

forum.fractalaudio.com

Day 2 is Mark Day

Great recto tones to be found here

If Mark had something to do with a preset, it's gonna have a LOT of gain! One of the nicest dudes I've ever talked to and he's a great player!

 

[Mongillo19]

If Mark had something to do with a preset, it's gonna have a LOT of gain! One of the nicest dudes I've ever talked to and he's a great player!

Yes it's certainly high gain lol it's supposed to VH esque but it threw me off with the recto

 

[Los-D]

Wonder who the gift of tone alumni will be let’s say there is 12 of them who do you think ?place your bets
In no order

1.Leon Todd
2. Andy Wood
3. Mark Day
4. Cooper Carter
6. Brett kingman
7. Matt Picone
8. Austin Buddy
9. ??????!
10.??????
11. ???????
12.???????

Still waiting on the Aaron Marshall preset pack. Maybe Tosin as well now that he’s back with FAS? Wouldn’t be surprised if there was a John Cordy as a special guest. No Chappers tho

 

[Stone]

Are those gifts compatible with the Helix?

 

[Mongillo19]

Still waiting on the Aaron Marshall preset pack. Maybe Tosin as well now that he’s back with FAS? Wouldn’t be surprised if there was a John Cordy as a special guest. No Chappers tho

I thought he was using a QC?

 

[Stone]

No Chappers tho

 

[Los-D]

I thought he was using a QC?

He switched to Fractal mid-tour (I think).
NDSP check bounced? (I kid, I kid)

 

[GTR37]

Still waiting on the Aaron Marshall preset pack. Maybe Tosin as well now that he’s back with FAS? Wouldn’t be surprised if there was a John Cordy as a special guest. No Chappers tho

I think it pretty obvious Cooper Carter will be at bat soon
I suspect there will be a few big
Names likely closer to Christmas

 

[Mongillo19]

He switched to Fractal mid-tour (I think).
NDSP check bounced? (I kid, I kid)

Gotcha gotcha. Rack mount probably has it's pros as well.

 

[Los-D]

Gotcha gotcha. Rack mount probably has it's pros as well.

Yep. Also, he’s pretty hardcore on MIDI so wouldn’t be surprised if the added flexibility on the Fractal side played a role. The synth stuff was nice as well on the video.