Fractal Audio Firmware Update Thread

[la szum]

He’s not going to think you’re a legend anymore, if you keep making fun of his accent.

Haha! In fairness,. I think it is more about pronunciation than anything to do with an accent, and
it is something that Leon himself has commented on numerous times. Those of us who grew up
in the 80s understand the VHS versus Beeta debate.

All in good fun.

 

[la szum]

Oh yes, he's quite masterful. I believe he's used it as a noun, verb, adjective, adverb, and preposition.

I had a girlfriend literally break up with me for using that word in relation to a woman who earned it. I said,
something like, "Can you believe her? What a C**t!?"

If I had known it was that easy I would have said it way sooner!!

You can call a guy a Dick, or a Cock, or a Dickhead, or a Prick. Big whoop! I think I've been called all of those
things in the span of 30 seconds on more than one occasion.

 

[Fireproof]

I had a girlfriend literally break up with me for using that word in relation to a woman who earned it. I said,
something like, "Can you believe her? What a C**t!?"

If I had known it was that easy I would have said it way sooner!!

You can call a guy a Dick, or a C*ck, or a d******d, or a Prick. Big whoop! I think I've been called all of those
things in the span of 30 seconds on more than one occasion.

You should have asked “What does so-and-so and a tampon have in common?” Answer: They are both stuck up c***ts.

 

[Piing]

If I had to describe this Cygnus X-2 in one word it would be "tight". Not tight like compressed in dynamics, but tight like all the frequencies are firmly hold in its place, without unwanted dispersion or things hanging here and there. Like when a porn-star-like MILF grabs you by the balls. It is tight and you cannot escape, but you don't want to.

 

[DrewJD82]

I don‘t think Leon would ever use such words. He‘s always so polite!

Wait until the first TGF-Fest, open bar but there’s only absinthe available, we’ll get Leon to film a Fractal update in real-time after a few drinks and see how long he can hold back from saying it.

 

[2112]

Filming a Youtube video is probably the longest I go in a day without swearing. We usually save 4 letter words as terms of endearment

 

[la szum]

No we all want the "Leon goes off the rails" Friday Q and A.

 

[Fireproof]

No we all want the "Leon goes off the rails" Friday Q and A.

“Hey all you f*****g legends, I’ve had a &*^#$ and &*#@@! week this week and am &^$%@3 excited to bring you this @*^#$#$ tip for the fractal F f*****g M9…”

 

[fretworn]

 

[GTR37]

If I had to describe this Cygnus X-2 in one word it would be "tight". Not tight like compressed in dynamics, but tight like all the frequencies are firmly hold in its place, without unwanted dispersion or things hanging here and there. Like when a porn-star-like MILF grabs you by the balls. It is tight and you cannot escape, but you don't want to.

That’s is a good description it is tighter for sure on many amps
The low end overall is much more pleasing and clear

 

[Fireproof]

Has anybody that uses AustinBuddy’s Live Gold presets upgraded to FM9 v4 Beta? I have many of his presets that I start with, and just add a looper or wah or something easy and I’m done. Sounds great for my setup. I’d love to check out Cygnus X-2, but don’t know if it will mess things up, requiring more re-do/tweaking than i want to mess with.

I emailed Buddy and he said “hold off, I’ll have reworked all the presets for V4 in 2023.”. But I’d love to check it out now if it’s not going to really mess anything up. Not in a band at the moment, so no worries there…

 

[TSJMajesty]

Has anybody that uses AustinBuddy’s Live Gold presets upgraded to FM9 v4 Beta? I have many of his presets that I start with, and just add a looper or wah or something easy and I’m done. Sounds great for my setup. I’d love to check out Cygnus X-2, but don’t know if it will mess things up, requiring more re-do/tweaking than i want to mess with.

I emailed Buddy and he said “hold off, I’ll have reworked all the presets for V4 in 2023.”. But I’d love to check it out now if it’s not going to really mess anything up. Not in a band at the moment, so no worries there…

I can't speak to AB's presets and how the update will affect them, but I now like many of the factory presets that I didn't before, and my own, tweaked presets sound better too. Back everything up, give it a try, and if it messes them up beyond what you can tolerate, obviously you can always revert.

 

[Fireproof]

I can't speak to AB's presets and how the update will affect them, but I now like many of the factory presets that I didn't before, and my own, tweaked presets sound better too. Back everything up, give it a try, and if it messes them up beyond what you can tolerate, obviously you can always revert.

Thanks! That’s encouraging. And that’s a good reminder, that I can just revert if needed…

 

[GTR37]

I can't speak to AB's presets and how the update will affect them, but I now like many of the factory presets that I didn't before, and my own, tweaked presets sound better too. Back everything up, give it a try, and if it messes them up beyond what you can tolerate, obviously you can always revert.

I agree even many of the amp models I would never try
I have always read people saying I got stuck on this one model for and hour and that not been my experience but last night I started playing the Nuclear Tone
That is a thing of beauty some responsive and dynamic lost an hour just playing w different verbs
Drive and mod FX
Amazing model

 

[TSJMajesty]

I agree even many of the amp models I would never try
I have always read people saying I got stuck on this one model for and hour

Since 21 was getting all these rave reviews, I decided to once again review the factory presets, and it's been 3 days and I'm still not done. I couldn't tell you which amps I'd land on (well one was the JM45, I remember that one) and get "stuck", but there were quite a few, and some that have never caught my ear, like a couple Fenders (I generally don't care for 'em.) My Majesty was even getting some Strat vibes. (J/K- they have their place. Drew!)

I need to start either writing down which ones I like, or start saving them to a new slot.

 

[GTR37]

Since 21 was getting all these rave reviews, I decided to once again review the factory presets, and it's been 3 days and I'm still not done. I couldn't tell you which amps I'd land on (well one was the JM45, I remember that one) and get "stuck", but there were quite a few, and some that have never caught my ear, like a couple Fenders (I generally don't care for 'em.) My Majesty was even getting some Strat vibes. (J/K- they have their place. Drew!)

I need to start either writing down which ones I like, or start saving them to a new slot.

Set lists my friend
Write down your top 20 and throw them in a set list then you can just pull them up easy

I find a lot of the amps to have more of the individual characters now
Like Deizel and Uber have that kind of loose low end resonance
The Marshall’s are leaner in the lows and percussive
I think it’s a great update not quite sure where he will go next but this one had some fairy dust for sure

 

[Mongillo19]

The Gift of Tone

Thought I'd share this sneak preview :-)

forum.fractalaudio.com

Not firmware but really neat!

 

[la szum]

I would expect some IRs and maybe even some Artist's Presets.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Maybe they finally got that IR from Devin

 

[Mongillo19]

I would expect some IRs and maybe even some Artists Presets.

Yeah that would be cool. Muse preset would be wild