Fractal Talk

- ★ - BROCKSTAR - ★ - said:
I am pretty sure wireless doesn't matter as the impedance has to do with the input of fractal and what comes after it etc.. I use wireless too and it changes the tone when I mess with the impedance in my fm9 etc. Some settings not much of a difference and others more drastic but it does change for me. Maybe it doesn't react like a cable does completely but there is a change.
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Impedance has to do with how the guitar interacts with the first thing it's plugged into. In my case, I'm plugged into a wireless transmitter that digitizes the signal and that's where the interaction stops.

Try to change input impedance settings with the Fuzz Face first after the input block. You'll hear the dropout due to the option change but no tonal difference. Placebo likely. Try that again with a quarter inch cable in place of the wireless system and the difference will be stark.
 
Alex Kenivel said:
Impedance has to do with how the guitar interacts with the first thing it's plugged into. In my case, I'm plugged into a wireless transmitter that digitizes the signal and that's where the interaction stops.

Try to change input impedance settings with the Fuzz Face first after the input block. You'll hear the dropout due to the option change but no tonal difference. Placebo likely. Try that again with a quarter inch cable in place of the wireless system and the difference will be stark.
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It depends on the output impedance of the wireless receiver, if it is very low you won't hear a difference, if it higher and comparable to the output impedance of a pickup you'll definitely hear a difference (but this difference is still different than that of the pickup connected with a cable)
 
Alex Kenivel said:
Anyway, on the subject of the drives - I've only begun to try things out. There are quite a few model names I'm unfamiliar with so I'm a little lost. I'll get to all of that after I finish Yek's amp guide
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The Wiki is so useful for reference, quick look ups and in certain cases tips and/or recommendations.
 
Rock Chalk said:
As far as I know, when you use wireless, it acts as a buffer between your guitar and the Axe (or an amp), so you lose that interaction.

There is this https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...one-dragster-1-channel-load-correction-device haven't tried it myself though.
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I don't think Fractal can model Fuzzes 100% (even with a hardwired cable) because they depend on the interaction between the guitar and the fuzz itself.

For wireless, IMHO none of them sound like an actual cable so I just look for something that sounds "good". I usually just add a 350pF capacitor to ground on the wireless transmitter cable plug and that gets me somewhere I can live with. The dragster can sort of help by altering the impedance relationship between the guitar and transmitter, but I've found that that is usually OK (around 1M Ohm) on most transmitters already.

-Aaron
 
aflynt said:
I don't think Fractal can model Fuzzes 100% (even with a hardwired cable) because they depend on the interaction between the guitar and the fuzz itself.
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Can someone help me get to the bottom of this because I seem to get conflicting information.

Does the variable input impedance on the FM9 and FXIII solve this problem or not? Or does it only partially solve it, in that it’s still not the same as the direct connection between guitar and pedal?

Is this just a totally insurmountable problem for all modelers because the input of a digital device is inherently buffered?
 
grafter.puzzler said:
Can someone help me get to the bottom of this because I seem to get conflicting information.

Does the variable input impedance on the FM9 and FXIII solve this problem or not? Or does it only partially solve it, in that it’s still not the same as the direct connection between guitar and pedal?

Is this just a totally insurmountable problem for all modelers because the input of a digital device is inherently buffered?
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"No digital device will do a fuzz properly because the input impedance is nonlinear. Digital devices necessarily have an input buffer. I will say our conventional, buffered, drive models are great."

That's from Cliff on here
 

Søren Kelly shared their block libary over on a facebook group with over 500+ blocks for fm9/fm3/axefx3 etc.​


Looking through it seems like a bit of ones I have already but quite a few new ones too :D My block addiction still in full force lol.

Since they shared it publicly, I'm assuming it's ok to reshare it for you all! If anyone notices paid ones in here from some other users that I may not have noticed as I haven't went through all of it yet, then I'll remove this!

DOWNLOAD HERE AND ENJOY
 
Ok here's a block I made last night and I call this one "Distant Stalker". It'll work for fm9/fm3/axefx3. It's a multitap delay but it gives off this impression of a reverb/delay that you'd hear in the distance or maybe from another room etc. Not over powering and great for jazz in my opinion, but also very nice on some semi-distorted lead tones as well! Sounds best after amp/cab as it's stereo but experiment with it where you want!

HERE A JAZZ EXAMPLE OF DISTANT STALKER HERE

DOWNLOAD DISTANT STALKER HERE
 
mavrick102000 said:
You know it's pretty bad when you've been collecting block libraries and gift of tone presets and you don't currently own a Fractal device.

:LOL:
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