Fractal Audio Firmware Update Thread

[Stone]

It's interesting how much there's "well we had some parts and we figured out how to make them work" in the tube amp world vs hard science to measure stuff and make an optimal solution. It's part tech, part art where some makers earn a reputation because they stumble upon a good sounding solution.

I'm not surprised most tube amps out there are all variations of the same designs.

Are they not all based on the original RCA and Westinghouse designs?
@FractalAudio would know

 

[iaresee]

I blame Gibson for everything.

It's all Leo Fender's fault. Using whatever shit he could get cheap to keep margins high.

 

[laxu]

Are they not all based on the original RCA and Westinghouse designs?
@FractalAudio would know

Sure, if you want to go all the way back. I was thinking more of tube amps released today that are still 90% the same 1950s-1980s designs.

 

[MirrorProfiles]

very happy with this direction of adding channel and master volumes to appropriate amps. It was something minor, but still important I was hoping to see added so it’s great to see it’s possible and I fully trust Cliff to know which circuits will benefit most from having both controls available. The familiarity and association with real amps alone makes it worth it

 

[FractalAudio]

Are they not all based on the original RCA and Westinghouse designs?
@FractalAudio would know

All started with the RCA Receiving Tube Manual.

 

[Frodebro]

All started with the RCA Receiving Tube Manual.

That dates back to what, the 1920s or so, doesn’t it?

 

[James Freeman]

The Mark series graphic EQ sucks. I know some people want authenticity but it's simply a bad design.

Here's a graph of the response vs. slider position:

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Over 80% of the slider's range you only get about +/- 2dB of variation. Then there's 8dB of variation in the last 10% on each end. Stupid.

I just realized I am looking at a ready-to-go model of an authentic Mark EQ, Cliff already modeled it....
Now that we have all the Mark models of the world, it's the only missing piece.

 

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[laxu]

I just realized I am looking at a ready-to-go model of an authentic Mark EQ, Cliff already modeled it....
Now that we have all the Mark models of the world, it's the only missing piece.

Call the original "Mark EQ SE" aka "Stupid Edition".

 

[DrewJD82]

I just realized I am looking at a ready-to-go model of an authentic Mark EQ, Cliff already modeled it....
Now that we have all the Mark models of the world, it's the only missing piece.

BACK TO YOUR CORNER!

 

[James Freeman]

Without passion for progress and authenticity you'd still be playing some buzzy digitron from the 80s not an Axe Fx.

 

[James Freeman]

BACK TO YOUR CORNER!

Btw, I love monty python and old british humor in general.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Btw, I love monty python and old british humor in general.

 

[OrganicZed]

 

[Stratzrus]

 

[laxu]

 

[KHAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!]

 

[TubeStack]

 

[JiveTurkey]

As discussed; had to raise my Recto master volume up a bit to match previous levels before.

I did import the Chris Whoever dude's GOT preset and got a great JVM amp block out of it.

 

[Moondog Wily]

"Lucky little bastard! It's not every day baby sees daddy burn to death!!". That is a quote for the ages!! OMG, gotta watch that movie!!!