Fractal Audio Firmware Update Thread

[LScottK]

I have one half of one functioning brain cell and I never said it!

I'll see your one half brain cell, and subtract/raise you 1/4 brain cell. Wait . . .

 

[Orvillain]

 

[ᛗᛜᛜᚺDᛜᎶ Ꮤᛨᚳᚴ]

With today's 28.05 update for the FXIII, I thought I would do a little math. I looked at all the FW's on my hard drive and I have 90 since Dec 22, 2021. So over the course of that 1241 days, it comes out to a FW update ever 13.7888888 days for the last 3.5 years! Beyond incredible IMO!! I would love to see more complete numbers if anyone has them for the III as well as other FA products ;~))

 

[TSJMajesty]

Unreal!!

Improved preamps. Interesting.

Axe-Fx III Firmware 29.00 Public Beta

https://www.fractalaudio.com/downloads/firmware-presets/axe-fx-3/29p0/axefxiii_dsp_rel_29p00_beta1.zip Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Notes 29.00 Improved Amp block preamp modeling. Most amp models have been updated as a result. Audition presets and adjust as necessary. Changed name of Supro...

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[AutomationBias]

Cool - I had completely missed that they added the 1695T.

 

[Stone]

Also Cool that Supro said can rename it to the actual amp name Blackmagik

 

[ccc118]

Unreal!!

Improved preamps. Interesting.

Axe-Fx III Firmware 29.00 Public Beta

https://www.fractalaudio.com/downloads/firmware-presets/axe-fx-3/29p0/axefxiii_dsp_rel_29p00_beta1.zip Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Notes 29.00 Improved Amp block preamp modeling. Most amp models have been updated as a result. Audition presets and adjust as necessary. Changed name of Supro...

forum.fractalaudio.com

Has anyone had a chance to try this out? I think it sounds really good. This seems to have cleaned up something in the low end that I was having trouble dialing out before. According to Cliff: "The latest changes improve the accuracy of the bias excursion. In general this means less bias excursion for low frequencies which means "tighter" tones and palm mutes. It depends on the particular amp though. Some amps will be essentially unaffected by the new algorithm."

This seems to explain what I'm hearing.

 

[TSJMajesty]

Has anyone had a chance to try this out? I think it sounds really good. This seems to have cleaned up something in the low end that I was having trouble dialing out before. According to Cliff: "The latest changes improve the accuracy of the bias excursion. In general this means less bias excursion for low frequencies which means "tighter" tones and palm mutes. It depends on the particular amp though. Some amps will be essentially unaffected by the new algorithm."

This seems to explain what I'm hearing.

I'm curious if you felt like you noticed that before you read Cliff's notes. You know, the confirmation bias thing.

 

[ccc118]

I'm curious if you felt like you noticed that before you read Cliff's notes. You know, the confirmation bias thing.

Yes, I posted something about it in the FAS thread prior to that. I also went back and forth between 28.08, just to make sure there really was a difference. Cliff only chimed in with that comment to respond to someone who doesn't seem to like it.

 

[TSJMajesty]

Yes, I posted something about it in the FAS thread prior to that. I also went back and forth between 28.08, just to make sure there really was a difference. Cliff only chimed in with that comment to respond to someone who doesn't seem to like it.

Nice. I'm slowly getting more and more reasons to update...

 

[DrewJD82]

I still have to update it, I was working on music with it when it dropped and would have gotten too carried away listening for details. I’ve yet to have an update let me down!

 

[TSJMajesty]

Release Version:

Axe-Fx III Firmware 29.00 Release

https://www.fractalaudio.com/downloads/firmware-presets/axe-fx-3/29p0/axefxiii_dsp_rel_29p00.zip Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Notes 29.00 Improved Amp block preamp modeling. Most amp models have been updated as a result. Audition presets and adjust as necessary. Changed name of Supro 1695T to...

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[TSJMajesty]

And on a Saturday evening!

Axe-Fx III Firmware 31.00 Public Beta #2

https://www.fractalaudio.com/downloads/firmware-presets/axe-fx-3/31p0/axefxiii_dsp_rel_31p00_beta2.zip NOTE: This firmware requires installation of Dyna-Cabs version 1.09 if upgrading from firmware prior to 30.00. Refer to the Dyna-Cab Installation Guide for details. Be sure to install the...

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https://www.fractalaudio.com/downlo...xe-fx-3/31p0/axefxiii_dsp_rel_31p00_beta2.zip


NOTE: This firmware requires installation of Dyna-Cabs version 1.09 if upgrading from firmware prior to 30.00. Refer to the Dyna-Cab Installation Guide for details. Be sure to install the firmware before installing the Dyna-Cabs. The file is here:

https://www.fractalaudio.com/downloads/firmware-presets/axe-fx-3/DynaCab/dyna_cabs_1p09.zip



31.00

Improved preamp modeling in Amp block. This yields more accurate harmonic response and better feel. NOTE: The Preamp Tube Hardness parameter functions differently now. Existing presets are automatically updated to the default value for the amp model.

Improved power amp modeling in Amp. This yields a more controlled low end, especially for non-MV amps.

Added “Surround Delay” type to Delay block. This type produces “rotating” echoes that appear to move around the listener. The Rotation parameter determines how rapidly the echoes rotates. With Rotation at 100% the echoes will rotate 180 degrees each time (front, back, front, etc). At 50% the echoes will rotate 90 degrees (front, right, back, left, front, etc.). Negative values will cause the echoes to rotate in the opposite direction.

Added “Auto Delay” switch to Cabinet block. When ON the IR is delayed by the appropriate amount based on the Distance parameter (time alignment is turned off). The user can add additional delay using the Align tab. Note that the actual delay can be less than the displayed delay as all IR delays are normalized to the shortest delay (so as to minimize overall latency). The Align tab has been changed to display the delay in ms rather than distance to reduce confusion with the Distance parameter.

Various other fixes and improvements.

 

[KHAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!]

FM9! FM9! FM9! FM9! FM9! FM9!

 

[TSJMajesty]

Release Version 31 for Axe III:

https://www.fractalaudio.com/downloads/firmware-presets/axe-fx-3/31p0/axefxiii_dsp_rel_31p00.zip

NOTE: This firmware requires installation of Dyna-Cabs version 1.09 if upgrading from firmware prior to 30.00. Refer to the Dyna-Cab Installation Guide for details. Be sure to install the firmware before installing the Dyna-Cabs. The file is here:

https://www.fractalaudio.com/downloads/firmware-presets/axe-fx-3/DynaCab/dyna_cabs_1p09.zip

Updated Axe-Edit is required and can be found here:
https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/axe-edit-iii-1-14-22.216660/



31.00

Improved preamp modeling in Amp block. This yields more accurate harmonic response and better feel. NOTE: The Preamp Tube Hardness parameter functions differently now. Existing presets are automatically updated to the default value for the amp model.

Improved power amp modeling in Amp. This yields a more controlled low end, especially for non-MV amps.

Added “Surround Delay” type to Delay block. This type produces “rotating” echoes that appear to move around the listener. The Rotation parameter determines how rapidly the echoes rotates. With Rotation at 100% the echoes will rotate 180 degrees each time (front, back, front, etc). At 50% the echoes will rotate 90 degrees (front, right, back, left, front, etc.). Negative values will cause the echoes to rotate in the opposite direction.

Added “Auto Align” switch to Cabinet block. When OFF the IR is delayed by the appropriate amount based on the Distance parameter (automatic time alignment is turned on). The user can add additional delay using the Align tab. Note that the actual delay can be less than the displayed delay as all IR delays are normalized to the shortest delay (so as to minimize overall latency). The Align tab has been changed to display the delay in ms rather than distance to reduce confusion with the Distance parameter. NOTE: Existing presets will have Auto Align set to ON as this was the prior behavior.

Added On/Off switch for Metronome. This can be controlled remotely as well by setting the desired control source in the MIDI/Remote -> Other menu.

Added Suhr Reactive Load Speaker Impedance Curve.

Various other fixes and improvements.

 

[eggpl@nt]

Cliff posting “Wirmware Wednesday” is so funny to me for some reason weason.