Mongillo19
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Here I was thinking I was giving a complimentTough crowd, I thought it sounded pretty good
I’m not a purist though, I wasn’t trying to exactly match the recording or anything
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metropolis_4
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Here I was thinking I was giving a compliment
I assumed you meant you expected something from me to be bad, but this was less bad than usual
Mongillo19
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Not at all! I didn't think it would sound good solely because it was the fenderI assumed you meant you expected something from me to be bad, but this was less bad than usual
I figured it anyone would make it sound great would be you 
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Not at all! I didn't think it would sound good solely because it was the fender
There’s the praise I was looking for!
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Seriously though this is what I think is so cool about component modeling, and especially Fractal.
There’s enough of that real DNA in there that you can do things like this the way people used to mod the real gear and it responds the way we expect it to. And it sounds like we expect!
It’s not just some algorithm to emulate the character people expect from a stereotypical Twin tone, it actually behaves like a real Twin
There’s enough of that real DNA in there that you can do things like this the way people used to mod the real gear and it responds the way we expect it to. And it sounds like we expect!
It’s not just some algorithm to emulate the character people expect from a stereotypical Twin tone, it actually behaves like a real Twin
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The absolute insane amounts of time and effort @FractalAudio expends on making sure this is true is crazy. And not just true for the middle settings. It's true to the _extremes_ as well.
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Can you use both Output 1 connection ports (XLR and TS) without it affecting the signal? I’d like to use the TS (humbuster) connection on Out1 for my LXII and then control it being used by leaving it powered off or on. But I also use the XLR connection on Out 1 for my monitors. I’m not sure if it somehow affects one or the other. I know some devices don’t rec having concurrent connections from the same Output.
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Well... _most_ of them. Thankfully we have you testing them.
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Yes, that's fine to do.
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Awesome. Thx.
Mongillo19
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Hit us with the plexi settings
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Some people confuse incorrect testing procedures with inaccuracy. I.e., cranking the treble on your amp while playing in close proximity can cause a magnetic feedback loop between the output transformer and/or load-box choke and your guitar. This invariably causes high-frequency resonance, sometimes even ultrasonic. This will effect the tone and the feel.
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I travel a lot and need to pack light and small, so I got myself a Tonex One, as an temporary companion to the VP4.
While some stuff sounds pretty good (and it's cheap), the entire "snapshot" approach annoys me beyond endurance.
Having to plow through them and having to load them one by one, to see whether it works with your particular guitar, sigh ...
Plus, it doesn't help that trimming the input to avoid clipping directly affects amp gain.
In other words: Long Live Component Modeling!
There's only one thing that annoys me more (in this area), and that's the horrible Tonex software, which is a chaotic and confusing mess.
Totally bizar that IK hasn't taken steps, after uncountable complaints about it.
/rant off
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I know users who report inaccuracies in Fractal modeling more often than not get the stick, but I am willing to take the risk or admit that I'm a fool if I'm wrong, but this time I don't think I am.
I also don't think I confuse incorrect testing with inaccuracy, I have pretty solid understanding of tube amps and more than a few years of experience myself, you know this Cliff.
The squish happens with a PPIMV at 0.1 whisper quiet bedroom volumes through a real cab.
The OT is not even slightly driven nor is the load box... there is no load box.
BTW, if I engage the FX Loop with a volume box to slightly lower the drive into the PI I don't get the squish sound anymore.
As I've written earlier, I think the origin of this squish sound happens somewhere around the distorting phase inverter possibly interacting with the feedback loop.
The Treble knob is not to blame here, if you play with a boosted Strat you get that too.
If this results in Cygnus 4, we all win.
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Fractal is more akin to fired cottage cheese on 0.3, it's tasty, but it's not a cheesecake either.
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