Fractal ICONS Plugin

[KHAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!]

Actually, I think the high gain guys dwarf the low gain/clean tone guys here. I can only think of 2 members I know hang in the low gain/clean territory most of the time.

High gain for me is Blizzard of Ozz, Number of the Beast and Screaming For Vengeance. My happy zone is from Tom Petty to Rush Moving Pictures.

I'm old.

 

[Orvillain]

@SeeD what's 9 + 10?

 

[FuzzyAce]

High gain for me is Blizzard of Ozz, Number of the Beast and Screaming For Vengeance. My happy zone is from Tom Petty to Rush Moving Pictures.

I'm old.

The current ICONS bundle covers a loooot of territory. Only thing that would make it better are more 4x12 built-in cabs. I'd be fine just using this for 95% of the stuff I do. Although getting some higher gain amps I definitely won't turn down once they come out.

 

[jellodog]

Actually, I think the high gain guys dwarf the low gain/clean tone guys here. I can only think of 2 members I know hang in the low gain/clean territory most of the time.

And even one of those moved to EOB with daily forays into mid-gain KRUNCH after he got that PAF in the bridge ...

... because of you filthy TGF degenerates!

 

[JiveTurkey]

I'm usually playing tones on the edge of Break Stuff

 

[jellodog]

Only thing that would make it better are more 4x12 built-in cabs.

Yeah, I wanted to test my much adored '59 Bassman / Jazzmaster patch on the AM4 with the ICONS version through my RME, but I couldn't because the AM4 patch uses the delicious Basketweave DynaCab.

 

[yek]

The current ICONS bundle covers a loooot of territory. Only thing that would make it better are more 4x12 built-in cabs. I'd be fine just using this for 95% of the stuff I do. Although getting some higher gain amps I definitely won't turn down once they come out.

Bypass the Cab block in ICONS, and run it into the (free) Cab-Lab plugin with a 4x12 IR.

 

[Elf]

Lawyer pack.

 

[MirrorProfiles]

Bypass the Cab block in ICONS, and run it into the (free) Cab-Lab plugin with a 4x12 IR.

do we know how impedance interactions are handled in ICONS when the cab (and/or amp) block is bypassed?

 

[paisleywookiee]

I'm usually playing tones on the edge of Break Stuff

 

[DrewJD82]

And even one of those moved to EOB with daily forays into mid-gain KRUNCH after he got that PAF in the bridge ...

... because of you filthy TGF degenerates!

Ya hear that, guys? JD is buying an Engle soon!!!!

 

[DrewJD82]

High gain for me is Blizzard of Ozz, Number of the Beast and Screaming For Vengeance. My happy zone is from Tom Petty to Rush Moving Pictures.

I'm old.

I wouldn’t say “old”, I just built that pedalboard to primarily go for tones up to the early 90’s, which is primarily tones like you mentioned, just maybe less mids/more Cantrell. I’d even go as far as saying that level of gain is pretty much all I need and the only reason I’d switch to a high gain head for more modern tones is due to how those are dialed in for tightness more so than how much gain is on tap.

Petty is an unexpected favorite of mine. I want to say there was a big Petty doc that came out around the same time that Eagles doc came out and they both got me going down their respective rabbit holes and I came out realizing I loved so much more of their music than I thought, they had just gotten so worked into the background of life over the years I stopped paying attention. I love that stuff because my guitar brain tends to shut off and I just soak up the songwriting and they’re just so damn musical.

 

[jellodog]

Ya hear that, guys? JD is buying an Engle soon!!!!

The funniest thing is that both you and I ended up with 50w Plexis!

 

[FuzzyAce]

I wouldn’t say “old”, I just built that pedalboard to primarily go for tones up to the early 90’s, which is primarily tones like you mentioned, just maybe less mids/more Cantrell. I’d even go as far as saying that level of gain is pretty much all I need and the only reason I’d switch to a high gain head for more modern tones is due to how those are dialed in for tightness more so than how much gain is on tap.

Petty is an unexpected favorite of mine. I want to say there was a big Petty doc that came out around the same time that Eagles doc came out and they both got me going down their respective rabbit holes and I came out realizing I loved so much more of their music than I thought, they had just gotten so worked into the background of life over the years I stopped paying attention. I love that stuff because my guitar brain tends to shut off and I just soak up the songwriting and they’re just so damn musical.

I listen to Petty stuff all the time. Tons of great songs and catchy riffs. I agree about the early to mid 90's guitar, most of it was throwback tones to the 60's-70's, but you had some of the tighter stuff working in there because of the 5150 and Recto.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

do we know how impedance interactions are handled in ICONS when the cab (and/or amp) block is bypassed?

In Fractal, the load on the amp is in the amp block where god intended it, not in the cab block. I would assume that is either visible in the plugin, or defaulted to a standard impedance curve one would typically expect that amp to see (this was the default for ages in Fractal land, though you could tweak away from it).

 

[JiveTurkey]

Tom Petty was AWESOME until the stupid Last Dance with Mary Jane turd era

 

[Chocol8]

Tom Petty was AWESOME until the stupid Last Dance with Mary Jane turd era

I can cut him some slack given all the great stuff he wrote over the years.

 

[JiveTurkey]

I can cut him some slack given all the great stuff he wrote over the years.

I do. And he was on some bad stuff at that point. I got burnt out big time on him at that point. He was already fairly low energy and Bob Dylan adjacent enough as it was

 

[dean701]

Actually, I think the high gain guys dwarf the low gain/clean tone guys here. I can only think of 2 members I know hang in the low gain/clean territory most of the time.

I would be #3 I guess. The heaviest I go is a Marshall on full tap or a 5153 Blue with the gain on 3.

All to play mostly 70s to 90s tones. Even if it's a modern tune, the 5153 will pull it off.
2:22

 

[yek]

In Fractal, the load on the amp is in the amp block where god intended it, not in the cab block. I would assume that is either visible in the plugin, or defaulted to a standard impedance curve one would typically expect that amp to see (this was the default for ages in Fractal land, though you could tweak away from it).

"A future update is expected to show some of the Speaker Impedance options"

Introducing ICONS - Amp Modeling + FX - Plugins & Standalone

This is amazing! Is there a trial available so we can try before buying? This. Any plans for a trial version ?

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