audemia
Inspired
So i finally found my zen formula for making hi gain rhythm settings on the fractal, and it is incredibly simple and can be dialed in (for my satisfaction) in under 5 minutes. i'll leave it as brief as possible. ponerse así:
The first amp you dial in with an ultra violent high gain setting (choose any, they're all sweet in unique ways).
The second amp dial in a very lightly distorted (or not at all) clean amp.
Mix the two so that its maybe amp 1:amp 2 - 60:40 or 70:30 or thereabouts in terms of volume. you want the result to sound like hi gain, but you can just hear the clean amps qualities glistening through.
The clarity that you can get from this is amazing, the note separation you get with big chords is perfect, and (i think) you have much more control over the dynamics through your picking and playing technique which has always been my style. you can get it sounding dirtier by simplying digging right into each note with your pick as hard as you can.
In the last hour or so i just dialed in 5 settings which i'll run through with the band next rehearsal. they are:
fas modern/mr z
recto/brownface
recto/boutique 1
diezel/mr z
energyball/... cant remember
all of these settings were guess and check first time into grin-face, which leads me to believe that any combination will be able to sound great in its own way, leading to hundreds (literally) of 2-amp combos.
The sounds i'm getting, i.e. the warmth, clarity and note separation from this, extremely simple set up are sounds that i've wanted for years. compare how simple this is on axe fx to how complicated a real world counterpart would be. also imagine how expensive.
real world recto and twin reverb, 2x DI box to split and reattach the signals? keep adding those dollars, and this is just one amp combination.
can you feel the nostalgia in this post? the axe-fx has been a frustrating experience due to my lack of knowledge with electronics and how amps work, but i knew that it would pull through in the end with fantastic results and I feel i've made a huge step in that direction.
The first amp you dial in with an ultra violent high gain setting (choose any, they're all sweet in unique ways).
The second amp dial in a very lightly distorted (or not at all) clean amp.
Mix the two so that its maybe amp 1:amp 2 - 60:40 or 70:30 or thereabouts in terms of volume. you want the result to sound like hi gain, but you can just hear the clean amps qualities glistening through.
The clarity that you can get from this is amazing, the note separation you get with big chords is perfect, and (i think) you have much more control over the dynamics through your picking and playing technique which has always been my style. you can get it sounding dirtier by simplying digging right into each note with your pick as hard as you can.
In the last hour or so i just dialed in 5 settings which i'll run through with the band next rehearsal. they are:
fas modern/mr z
recto/brownface
recto/boutique 1
diezel/mr z
energyball/... cant remember
all of these settings were guess and check first time into grin-face, which leads me to believe that any combination will be able to sound great in its own way, leading to hundreds (literally) of 2-amp combos.
The sounds i'm getting, i.e. the warmth, clarity and note separation from this, extremely simple set up are sounds that i've wanted for years. compare how simple this is on axe fx to how complicated a real world counterpart would be. also imagine how expensive.
real world recto and twin reverb, 2x DI box to split and reattach the signals? keep adding those dollars, and this is just one amp combination.
can you feel the nostalgia in this post? the axe-fx has been a frustrating experience due to my lack of knowledge with electronics and how amps work, but i knew that it would pull through in the end with fantastic results and I feel i've made a huge step in that direction.