Fractal Talk

[KingsXJJ]

I might actually try a beta, if Cygnus X-3 makes it to the FM9 within a week or so. I usually don’t, but fuck it, this is exciting.

It is exciting!

 

[iaresee]

I think the new spring doesn't have quality options?

Correct. Spring models don't have a quality setting.

 

[Aleksi]

I’m sure I could find this somewhere but I’ll try here first.

Does the FM9 run reverbs at a lower resolution than the AxeFX III?

I’m feeling like on my FM9 the new spring reverbs don’t sound as good as I remember them being on my AxeFX

No quality setting on the spring reverb confirmed. You can stop looking now

 

[metropolis_4]

Correct. Spring models don't have a quality setting.

Then why did you send me off looking for it!


So then… yeah, are the springs not running the same resolution as on the AxeFX? Or am I remembering them being better than they are?

 

[iaresee]

Or am I remembering them being better than they are?

Likely this.

Then why did you send me off looking for it!

I missed the part where you said "spring".

I'll refund 100% of what you paid for my help. Fair?

 

[Aleksi]

Then why did you send me off looking for it!


So then… yeah, are the springs not running the same resolution as on the AxeFX? Or am I remembering them being better than they are?

I think memory of how things sound is wildly unreliable. As in an immediate A/B comparison can be ok, but if there's more than a few seconds between sounds you're already screwed. Also, ever adjusted something and you were sure you heard a difference and then noticed that it's not actually doing anything?

 

[Whizzinby]

What’s the over/under on a Cygnus3 level beta period, 3 weeks?

 

[Mongillo19]

I think memory of how things sound is wildly unreliable. As in an immediate A/B comparison can be ok, but if there's more than a few seconds between sounds you're already screwed. Also, ever adjusted something and you were sure you heard a difference and then noticed that it's not actually doing anything?

I can't remember what A sounded like when listening to B right after switching

 

[JiveTurkey]

I can't remember what A sounded like when listening to B right after switching

 

[KingsXJJ]

Better? Hopefully…

 

[Mongillo19]

Better? Hopefully…

I was just being general about A/Bing. Some are going to like the new firmware update, others are going to like the old one.

Such is the way of digital gear!

 

[luckymethod]

I don't know what I was thinking. Should've figured the usual suspects would offer their "unique brand of humor".

C'mon admit it you baited them because they are fucking adorable in how predictable they are. We don't judge, you're only human after all.

 

[ᛗᛜᛜᚺDᛜᎶ Ꮤᛨᚳᚴ]

I don't know what I was thinking. Should've figured the usual suspects would offer their "unique brand of humor".

Looks like you are trying to give them more rope to hang themselves with, but on the other hand thinking "why am I giving them my rope?"! It is an insult to your rope to allow them to hang themselves with it ;~))

You have, and continue to, accomplish more than most of them have ever dreamed, and most certainly more than they will ever achieve! Time for you to ban them as they banned unto you!! You've already tried turning the other cheek, and you are outta' cheeks best I can tell!!!

Thanks for sharing your incredible thoughts and creations with our world ;~))

 

[laxu]

I think memory of how things sound is wildly unreliable. As in an immediate A/B comparison can be ok, but if there's more than a few seconds between sounds you're already screwed. Also, ever adjusted something and you were sure you heard a difference and then noticed that it's not actually doing anything?

I've fooled both me and a friend. We were listening to music using a stereo receiver and hifi speakers. My friend asked me to turn up the bass. So I grabbed the bass knob, turned it up and we both agreed it now has more bass. Only a few minutes later I realized I had the "Direct" button on the receiver enabled, which disabled the EQ...

For anything you can't directly compare by flipping a switch, recording it, normalizing for volume and listening back is probably the best way because like you said, memory is very unreliable. Sometimes you feel the rig that sounded kickass yesterday now sounds like ass with the same settings, and the only thing that changed was your mood.

 

[Aleksi]

I've fooled both me and a friend. We were listening to music using a stereo receiver and hifi speakers. My friend asked me to turn up the bass. So I grabbed the bass, turned it up and we both agreed it now has more bass. Only a few minutes later I realized I had the "Direct" button on the receiver enabled, which disabled the EQ...

For anything you can't directly compare by flipping a switch, recording it, normalizing for volume and listening back is probably the best way because like you said, memory is very unreliable. Sometimes you feel the rig that sounded kickass yesterday now sounds like ass with the same settings, and the only thing that changed was your mood.

I was smelling some reverb corks a few days ago comparing a plate to a room on my H90. I was absolutely sure that the room was smoother and sounded considerably warmer than the plate. It never actually switched from plate to room, it was just the same plate all along. Funny how that works.

Also, when everything suddenly sounds terrible, I know not to touch anything unless I feel the same the next day.

 

[Joshual-L]

Gotta hand to Cliff, for even posting information there, that then promptly gets shit on.

The logic would be that He could have posted it on the fas forum, i think it was intentional lol.

 

[Tanax]

But there are pretty low-hanging fruit usability improvements that can be accommodated in the current gen units - all of them - right now. A couple are requests in the Axe-FX III Wish List subforum over at Fractal right now. Just stuff like obviating the "Tools" menu and instead letting us just select/edit/move stuff with the arrow keys and pressing of the main encoder knob.

It's not an all (Ground up refashioning of the UI) or nothing proposition.

Absolutely! Hence why I said it can still be improved. But the way people rack on the UI, it sounds like that's the main problem, while it's not. I think however most people don't really even know the difference between UX and UI

 

[DrewJD82]

What’s the over/under on a Cygnus3 level beta period, 3 weeks?

Not seeing any mention of bugs when skimming over the thread at FAS, I’d imagine this will be a pretty quick beta.

 

[laxu]

Not seeing any mention of bugs when skimming over the thread at FAS, I’d imagine this will be a pretty quick beta.

A lot of bugs might be so under the hood stuff that most users just won't notice if something is a bit off.

 

[jellodog]

Looks like you are trying to give them more rope to hang themselves with

Clippy? Is that you?