synthpenguin
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So happy for the AM4 users getting that new amp and compressor first 
so quick good for them hahaha
so quick good for them hahaha
Fractal Talk
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BROCKSTAR
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So happy for the AM4 users getting that new amp and compressor first
Um axe-fx 3 got them on thanksgiving lol
synthpenguin
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Yeah yeah yeah lol
I know theyβll come to the FM9 eventually lol. I wouldnβt actually care normally except I love that compressor.
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synthpenguin
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Don't be sadThink about the FM3 people lol.
Just dial in some jazz rock lead tones in honor of all of us FM usersβ¦
GTR37
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I think it will hit FM9 -3 before next WednesdaySo happy for the AM4 users getting that new amp and compressor first
I think they are just trying to align before the holidays
BROCKSTAR
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Axe-Fx III Firmware 31.02 Release
https://www.fractalaudio.com/downloads/firmware-presets/axe-fx-3/31p0/axefxiii_dsp_rel_31p02.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...
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Man, I'm not even busting the QC's balls because it's the QC (and it's NDSP that I don't like) but that's a perfect example, those two tones back to back, that sound like the difference between an average amp sim and a Fractal model. While I've never shot the amp out directly comparing it to any modeler, it's an amp I've owned and spent a lot of time with live and in the studio, that low end is absolutely correct and is the source of all the balls with that amp. The usable balls, anyway. And that spot at 11:12 where he sustains the open chord, that's the 6505 growl.
Boosting it does play around with that, I'm assuming he's boosting them there as that's tighter than a regular ole 6505, but I wonder where the boost is coming from, an actual pedal or models from the respective units?
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Alls i can say I never watch or listen to these comparisons, I don't care what the other modelers sound like as long as I can get the tones I need with my fractal, then that's all that counts, has not let me down so far.
Sound comparisons donβt mean nearly as much as they did fifteen years ago. Itβs all the other features that separate the different units that people who are actually in the market are looking at. βCan this do what I need it to?β
Stone
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Exactly, so what do I need it to do? And does it check the boxes?
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I generally find more differences in the feel, which dont really come across in videos anyways.
Tried a pile of pedals with the fm9 this week. Added a second EV2, which leads me towards making a little larger board rig for the fm9. Theres certain to be some extra space so I decided to see if anything is really fun into the fm9.
Lots of pedals I liked into it, but I was surprised how often I decided the ITB stuff made more sense because of how it could change from scene to scene. That was particularly true with the ODs and fuzz boxes.
The POG2 and mxr poly octave just donβt add anything really that I canβt do with the quad or dual chromatic pitch blocks.
One pedal did rise to the top though, and I shouldnβt be surprised - the Ventris. Damn that thing sounds so, so good. Itβs the last pedal that I expected to add much since the reverbs in the fractal sound so good. Thereβs just something a little magical about how the Ventris plays in front of a crunchy amp sound though and Iβve missed my reverb in front of the amp and drive pedal sounds. So, it is now sitting in front of the FM9 for me to see how it goes for a bit before I commit to a board build.
The things Iβm loving about it: the big spring tank sound I cloned from a surfy bear, the lofi and offspring algos, and the way the hall-l algo works in front of gain.
I could probably cop the spring and hall sounds in the fm9 if I took the time, but why bother I have them dialed in with the Ventris and I have the room.
D
Lots of pedals I liked into it, but I was surprised how often I decided the ITB stuff made more sense because of how it could change from scene to scene. That was particularly true with the ODs and fuzz boxes.
The POG2 and mxr poly octave just donβt add anything really that I canβt do with the quad or dual chromatic pitch blocks.
One pedal did rise to the top though, and I shouldnβt be surprised - the Ventris. Damn that thing sounds so, so good. Itβs the last pedal that I expected to add much since the reverbs in the fractal sound so good. Thereβs just something a little magical about how the Ventris plays in front of a crunchy amp sound though and Iβve missed my reverb in front of the amp and drive pedal sounds. So, it is now sitting in front of the FM9 for me to see how it goes for a bit before I commit to a board build.
The things Iβm loving about it: the big spring tank sound I cloned from a surfy bear, the lofi and offspring algos, and the way the hall-l algo works in front of gain.
I could probably cop the spring and hall sounds in the fm9 if I took the time, but why bother I have them dialed in with the Ventris and I have the room.
D
synthpenguin
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Same so far. I have some drive pedals I'm keeping because I've made them, it's just fun to have a couple of real fuzz pedals, and because there's no BD-2 in Fractal (yet?), but the current drive models (idk what they were like before the update) are excellent. I could happily do everything ITB.
I do want to experiment with some drive pedals in the loop though. I have a DIY RAT I am keeping, and it would be cool to be able to move it around in a patch, especially to put it after mod FX. I never liked the results of trying this with Helix though.
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Follow up on this. I made this with the Multi-Delay set right to his settings and itβs an amazingly badass reverb. No clue how much is sounds like the Nocturne pedal, but its absolutely killer regardless.
Iβm going to go back sometime this week and recreate it with standard single delays and see how they sound with different delay types. (Tape, Digital, Analog etc)
Stuff like this is where Fractal kicks all sorts of ass.
Blix
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Axe-Fx III Firmware 31.03 Release
https://www.fractalaudio.com/downloads/firmware-presets/axe-fx-3/31p0/axefxiii_dsp_rel_31p03.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...
GTR37
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Cliff still working on that pesky pitch blockAxe-Fx III Firmware 31.03 Release
https://www.fractalaudio.com/downloads/firmware-presets/axe-fx-3/31p0/axefxiii_dsp_rel_31p03.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...forum.fractalaudio.com
Hopefully this will help those struggling w warble
It sounds like Cliff is not done yet with the pitchblock . . .
Axe-Fx III Firmware 31.03 Release
nice! i wonder if the improvements to envelope detection could be posted over to the ADSR? That would be very great if you had the time Cliff. Many thanks for this update and hope youβre feeling better.
