Fractal Audio Systems AM4 - Amp Modeler

[SillyOctpuss]

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[FractalAudio]

For his sole amp block demo, Leo chooses the Vibrolux and then whacks the gain up to 10.

One of my favorite lead sounds is Deluxe Verb Vibrato. Drive = 10, Bass = 0, Treble = 10. Same idea.

 

[jellodog]

One of my favorite lead sounds is Deluxe Verb Vibrato. Drive = 10, Bass = 0, Treble = 10. Same idea.

Sir, I have been schooled!

 

[FuzzyAce]

Fwiw @jellodog , I don't like that sound so much with a fender/jensen style speaker IR. It sounds better to my ears with something like a GB.

 

[BROCKSTAR]

There used to be a fender 666 or magic six rule back in the day, i wonder if people still remember it or use it.

 

[PhilA]

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Hahah for those not in the know though He’s not wrong. Just don’t go telling everyone.

 

[Orvillain]

Hahah for those not in the know though He’s not wrong. Just don’t go telling everyone.

I live in London. Fucking shit hole of a city. Every time I leave it, a little piece of my soul is restored, and I want to come back less and less.

 

[eggpl@nt]

There used to be a fender 666 or magic six rule back in the day, i wonder if people still remember it or use it.

@2112 has done videos on it. IIRC one of those 6’s is actually like Bass on 2 and Mids on 3 (2*3=6). Then it’s Vol and Treb on 6.

 

[BROCKSTAR]

@2112 has done videos on it. IIRC one of those 6’s is actually like Bass on 2 and Mids on 3 (2*3=6). Then it’s Vol and Treb on 6.

Exactly or some people prefer a little more bass on 3 and mids on 3. 3+3 = 6.

 

[yek]

@2112 has done videos on it. IIRC one of those 6’s is actually like Bass on 2 and Mids on 3 (2*3=6). Then it’s Vol and Treb on 6.

Yup. Mostly applied to the Super Reverb and its siblings.

There's actually some science involved:

https://www.singlecoil.com/docs/magic-six.pdf

 

[jellodog]

Well that's my mind made up.

Imma pick up an AM4 just to royally flip the bird to Leo's lame-ass buying "advice".

 

[yek]

After watching the video I'm still wondering what he means with "something missing on top".
Is it sound, or features?

 

[BROCKSTAR]

After watching the video I'm still wondering what he means with "something missing on top".
Is it sound, or features?

Don't people say that when they're talking about clarity or brightness i think?

 

[holoholo]

On a fender amp, mids at 3 would seem awfully low and super scooped to me when if I recall, the fixed mids value of a deluxe is equivalent to ~8 or so. But dial with your ears and not your eyes and all that.

 

[BROCKSTAR]

 

[TubeStack]

Right now, I use the VP4 in the loop of my MKVII head.

I use it for delays, clean boost, noise gate + modulation, as well as controlling my VII via midi and presets/scenes (switching the channels, turning reverb and/or FX loop, GEQ on/off, it's awesome).

Would there be any disadvantage to using the AM4 in this role?

(besides not having all the effects)

Thanks.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Right now, I use the VP4 in the loop of my MKVII head.

I use it for delays, clean boost, noise gate + modulation, as well as controlling my VII via midi and presets/scenes (switching the channels, turning reverb and/or FX loop, GEQ on/off, it's awesome).

Would there be any disadvantage to using the AM4 in this role?

(besides not having all the effects)

Thanks.

That's a question I'd also like to know the answer to. I was interested in a vp4 but the addition of amp modelling while still having most of the effects is very tempting. I'll never use it in 4cm either, I just want to run everything in front.

 

[EOengineer]

It seems like you’d be trading an amp block for some additional fx block types like the multi delays.

 

[AlbertA]

AM4 Faux Nocturne Block - I basically just used diffusion on my Faux Halo block to get in the neighborhood of the Keeley Nocturne Pedal.

Some rough parameters to pedal knob mappings:

AM4 parameter | Keeley Nocturne knob
Master Feedback => Decay
Tone => High cut
HPF => Low cut
Master Time => Pre-delay
LFO 1 Mod Depth => Modulation

Here's with Master Feedback set to 200%:

 

[BROCKSTAR]

I see block and I come running!

Sounds beautiful