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    FM9 Ordered

    Very familiar, except for the FC switching system. My current foot controller is VERY different. More flexible in some ways, more limited in others.
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    FM9 Ordered

    I'm purchasing the FM9 to replace my live II rig. But I have a feeling that I'll wind up using it instead of, rather than in addition to, the III. Time (as well as my financial situation) will tell.
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    Be Heard! Review the Axe-Fx III in our Store

    It's like when the kid next to you throws an eraser when the teacher is not looking, and you get blamed for it. 🤣🤣🤣
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    Be Heard! Review the Axe-Fx III in our Store

    My best review would be that I've purchased the Ultra, the II, the II XL, the III, and the FM9, all new from Fractal. Actions (and $$$) speak louder than words.
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    FM9 Ordered

    I also want to send out a HUGE thank you to AlGrenadine. Were it not for Fractool's ability to convert my countless Axe II presets into FM9 form, this purchase would have been out of the question. I tried converting some of them to the Axe III format, and the amount of work it saves compared to...
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    FM9 Ordered

    I'm coming from the Ultra, the II, the II XL, and the III. I need Fractal power and quality in a fly rig, so add the FM9 to the list. I'm new to the FC switching paradigm. I'm trying to make the jump from the Gordius LG2 to the FC world.
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    FM9 Ordered

    I just ordered the FM9. Hopefully I won't have to ask so many questions once it comes. Thanks to everyone for the help so far.
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    Jump to bank of currently active preset?

    I subscribe to this approach as well. However, I play in several bands (cover and tribute) and have hundreds of presets, almost all of them attempting to recreate all possible details of the original studio recordings. The rabbit hole is necessarily deep. I spend considerable time thinking...
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    Jump to bank of currently active preset?

    That's great. I guess the worst thing that could happen is that I might get kicked out of my current scene, or the state of an effect might have to revert to its initial state. Thanks. I appreciate the help. I'll probably use this in place of an additional "Bank > Active Preset Bank"...
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    Wish Function to Load the Bank of the Currently Active Preset

    OMG, no need to apologize. I totally appreciate your help trying to answer my questions. Thanks to you and everyone else.
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    Wish Function to Load the Bank of the Currently Active Preset

    Nope. :)
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    Jump to bank of currently active preset?

    This is a definitive response that is easy to understand. Not ideal, but at least I know what I'm dealing with now. I'll have to think about how I'll handle this.
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    Jump to bank of currently active preset?

    ??? My banks do contain five presets. The switches in my Banks layout each select one specific corresponding bank, each 10 banks away from the others. It's a way to recall a bank that is close to any specific bank I might want to ultimately reach using the bank up/down footswitches to the...
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    Jump to bank of currently active preset?

    To clarify my question, consider the custom layouts shown (neither is the MLM). The Banks Layout has tap/hold switches that select and load banks 10 increments apart and then also piggyback the Presets Layout. In this case I don't want the Presets Layout that appears to show the bank of the...
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    Jump to bank of currently active preset?

    Not yet having an FM9, it's difficult for me to decipher this. All I want to do is load the bank of the current preset, assuming that I'm not on that bank already.
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    Wish Function to Load the Bank of the Currently Active Preset

    I mentioned this in the FM9 main discussion section. Since it got some positive feedback, I'll post it here. I asked if the FM9 had a footswitch function that loads the bank containing the currently active preset (with the usual ability to piggyback the loading of a preset layout). It...
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    Jump to bank of currently active preset?

    Thanks for the suggestion. I don't know if it will help or not. Having a function to return to the bank of the currently active preset, (especially when automatically loading the preset layout), is the fastest way I can think of to get out of the tallest weeds.
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    Jump to bank of currently active preset?

    That's what I was afraid of. I understand why it works that way, especially when automatically switching to the preset layout when changing Banks. But it presents another set of challenges if you don't have the option otherwise.
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    Jump to bank of currently active preset?

    I don't know. I don't have an fm9 yet. That's why I'm asking stupid questions.
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    Jump to bank of currently active preset?

    No, I'll be in a different bank. I won't be automatically loading a preset in the newly recalled bank. My previous preset will not be available in the bank that is now recalled. I'm wondering if there is a function to jump to the bank that contains the active preset regardless of what bank you...
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    Jump to bank of currently active preset?

    I've read through the FM9 and FC manuals, but I'm not clear on some of the details of the switch functions. Is there a function that allows me to jump to the bank that contains the currently active preset, if I have recalled a new bank but have not yet engaged a preset in the new bank?
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    Boss GX-100

    I bought one of these last week and tried it out in depth for several days, hoping that I could use it for a cheap fly rig. I swore off Roland a while back, but I truly wanted to see what they had to offer. I was shocked at how little Roland's amp modeling has improved since the GX-700...
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    FS For Sale: Lake Butler RFC-1 MIDI Mitigators and Power Supply

    USA, Las Vegas, Nevada I am selling not one, not two, but three Lake Butler RFC-1 MIDI Mitigators. Two of them work perfectly, one gives a corruption error when packing data. You must assume that this third unit is for parts, though it may be serviceable. I also have one working power supply...
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    5 Minute Tones

    A My conspiratorial mind could think of a dozen reasons, knowing UNLV, local politics, and the F&B union (the last vestige of the mob). The question I ask is why UNLV would deliberately omit the hot sauce that outsells all other brands combined by a wide margin in Las vegas. Why do they omit...
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    5 Minute Tones

    I'm calling bullshit on this study. UNLV is a corrupt joke. Knowing what goes on there makes the omission of Cholula a given. The food and beverage unions own the place.
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    5 Minute Tones

    Especially considering the study was done at unlv, and Cholula is literally on every restaurant table in Las vegas, to the exclusion of all other brands. Hmm...
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    5 Minute Tones

    Leave it to UNLV researchers to omit the two most popular brands from the study. I guess I'll go back to tabasco.
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    Wish 2 PITCH blocks, 1 ON at a time

    It is my understanding that processing resources are allocated when an effect is instantiated, whether bypassed or active. If true, then bypassing one would make no difference. Also if true, then I'm not exactly sure why quality settings on some blocks would affect CPU use, nor why the option...
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    Direct Bank Select?

    I have the III in my studio. I've been using the II with the Gordius LG2 live since forever. I need to get rid of my rack and move to a smaller, flyable format. And once you get used to the III, the II is hard to go back to. Having only one pitch block was the only potential red flag, but...
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    Direct Bank Select?

    Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I am new to the FC switch paradigm, and needed a couple of days to wrap my head around it. Not surprising, since the Gordius took a lot longer than that. I think the FM9 will work for me once I get used to it. I've had 10-key for so long, I just need some...
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    Direct Bank Select?

    Hey Moke. Yeah, I was actually considering that EXACT layout. Great minds think alike!
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    Direct Bank Select?

    Using the default Bank Size of 5 results in a total of 103 banks. Min size of 1 results in 512 banks. Creating a couple of layouts to access banks 10 increments apart could work. I would only have to scroll through five at a time max.
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    Direct Bank Select?

    Cheat sheet. Been doing it with my current controller for decades. Working in several bands with chaotic schedules who never play the same setlist twice makes the setlist feature too cumbersome.
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    Direct Bank Select?

    It's analogous to the difference between speed dial and 10-key dialing on your phone. Speed dial limits you to one call recipient (i.e. bank). 10-key gives you direct random access to a virtually unlimited number of recipients (i.e. banks).
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    Direct Bank Select?

    From my original post: "I see that banks can be accessed sequentially, and that any footswitch can be assigned to recall a specific bank. But I see no way of randomly recalling a bank." Still, the feature you and scarbodave mentioned might be a useable workaround when dealing with a huge...
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    Direct Bank Select?

    Thanks. I'll investigate this.
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    Direct Bank Select?

    Exactly as defined in the manual. Depending on the Bank Size parameter, one can have anywhere from 43 to 512 banks. Using the default bank size of 5, you'll have 103 banks to scroll through. Having a 10-key style layout (with one switch covering two possible digits via tap/hold would allow...
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    Direct Bank Select?

    Thanks. So far, this seems like the best potential workaround. While not as useful or quick as having a "Bank Select" layout like what I described above, I'll investigate using this technique to see if it's practical for my needs. I'm highly motivated to make the FM9 work for me.
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    Direct Bank Select?

    Yes, but there are simply too many banks to quickly scroll through.
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    Direct Bank Select?

    Forgive me if this has been asked before, but I cannot find this info in the manual or on the forum. I'm ready to purchase the FM9 to replace my Axe II/Gordius live setup, but I'm concerned that it lacks one (and only one) capability that is a must have for me. I need the ability to randomly...
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    Bank Number too Small to Read

    Is there any way to display the Bank number in a larger font when scrolling through banks? My poor old eyes can't read the tiny bank number and name at the top of the Preset Select menu.
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    MIDI Dampening Plugin

    Does anyone know of a VST plugin that performs realtime 'dampening' of midi data? I'm looking for something that operates in a similar manner to the dampening controls on Axe-FX modifiers. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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    FracTool - for power users only

    Since I don't remember ever reading that Fractal- Bot explicitly supports it, I might stick with Fractool. It has more comprehensive conversion capabilities. I also prefer the way it amends the file names.
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    FracTool - for power users only

    Absolutely loving having Fractool back. Just donated what little I could at present. As far as converting II XL and II XL+ presets (both ways), is there any real difference between using Fractool or Fractal-Bot? I was expecting an error using Fractal-Bot, but it seemed to work. Just...
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    FracTool - for power users only

    This is as exciting as the recent resurrection of SpinRite.
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    FracTool - for power users only

    Well, that was unexpected. Mind blowing actually. I still think Fractool is too important and useful to have been demoted to the lounge. Definitely not "off topic".
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    FracTool - for power users only

    This thread is neither alive nor dead.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    Guitarists spouting bullshit? Impossible! Hearing a guitarist who knows absolutely zero about amplifier design or coding saying things like "chaos element" makes me cringe for them. With several legitimate reasons to prefer a tube amp, I'm always baffled why some guitar players will pull this...
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    ANYONE USE THIS IN A PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT?

    ASIO4ALL works, but I found it's latency to be unsatisfactory.
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    ANYONE USE THIS IN A PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT?

    It's a Windows problem, not a Fractal or ASIO problem. Switch to MacIntosh and you can set up an aggregate device.
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    Tuner Sysex Routing

    It seems that realtime sysex for the tuner is not being passed out of the 7-pin bidirectional MIDI In jack, but only out of the dedicated MIDI Out jack. Is there any way to send the tuner sysex out of pins 1 and 3 of the MIDI In jack? Perhaps I missed a system setting somewhere.
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    Why do some IR's and DynaCab's seem to compress more than others?

    That's what I was referring to. That's what I thought you meant. I guess that's one way to brighten an ir.
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    Deluxe Reverb Tone - Can Axe-FX Do This With No Pedals?

    I guess you need an IR of a cellphone mic at 10 feet.
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    Why do some IR's and DynaCab's seem to compress more than others?

    Um, that's not how it wotks.
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    Why do some IR's and DynaCab's seem to compress more than others?

    Not.
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    FracTool - for power users only

    I'm fine with the older version I have, since I now only use it with the Axe II. Great tool. Sure, having a constantly updated version for the developing III would be great, but no doubt life has priorities other than providing a free tool for a user base that isn't entirely appreciative. I...
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    The more IRs are used, the more realistic the amp/cab in the room sound is

    No.
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    Hi im back

    Terminator?
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    FracTool - for power users only

    Why is this some sort of secret?
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    FracTool - for power users only

    Similar story here. I had a III in my shopping cart (for a new gigging rack), then read this thread. I just ordered a II XL from Reverb instead. I just don't have the time or wherewithal to recreate my live II presets in the III from total scratch. Too many of them. The end of an era.
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    FracTool - for power users only

    What was the last version that allowed conversion from the II to the III?
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    Wish Delay repeat clearing

    The ability to clear the buffer with a midi command would be useful for me. I currently have to use a scheme to reduce feedback to zero and then back to max. Not ideal.
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    Wish Delay repeat clearing

    I guess it is "clearing the buffer" (or part of it) in the domain of the Echoplex. What the OP is talking about, I'm not sure. It's just a response to "I would consider it to be rather odd if changing the delay time caused the buffer to clear" and an example of where changing the delay time...
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    Wish Delay repeat clearing

    Consider the case of the Echoplex, where the play head is stationary and the record head moves instead. If you start with the maximum delay time (max distance between the heads), you will have a "buffer" of around 450 ms in this length of tape. Let's now raise the feedback to max and kill the...
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    Tom Scholz Hyperspace pedal

    Scholz used a rocker pedal that was attached to a metal base plate that pivoted (yaw) around a point near the heel. The plate had two 90 degree bends and ultimately connected to the Echoplex's record head slider via a slot in the plate. When he pivots the pedal, the record head slides. The...
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    Which has the biggest impact on tone from a Les Paul?

    Clever.
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    Kemper Player is out, so pretty much all the competition now has a mini 3 button product… still no Fractal FM3 Lite???

    And still no sub-compact from Hummer. What gives?
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    Beatles Remixes

    Am I the only person in the world who thinks the Giles Martin remixes are comically over-compressed unlistenable shit? The Loudness Wars are over, Giles. What a wasted opportunity, considering the tools at his disposal.
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    Is This a Real Estate and Investment Ripoff???

    We were going to get married this year. We just broke up over this. She resents me for trying to caution her, and defends the guy who ripped her off. It's like I'm living in a surreal nightmare.
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    Is This a Real Estate and Investment Ripoff???

    That's exactly what I told her. She refuses to believe this guy would rip her off. She's always been too trusting of people.
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    Is This a Real Estate and Investment Ripoff???

    No. I couldn't figure that out myself. I asked her, but she is no longer answering questions about it. I know that they paid the seller an amount of money to agree to their deal, but I'm not sure if that was paid to him through the title company.
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    Is This a Real Estate and Investment Ripoff???

    I'm betting that some of you out there know something about real estate and investing, and I need to bend your ear. I fear that someone I know and love is getting taken. Someone close to me recently inherited a significant amount of money. I suggested that she see a financial adviser. She...
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    F#ck Roland

    I've already ranted about Roland's obscene US price hikes on their GK pickup products (FOUR TIMES other countries) and their accompanying ban on overseas sales to the US. So I decided to make my own GK gear "inspired by" publicly available schematics. I just finished the internal preamp board...
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    Blend two Fractal units for optimal sound

    The Rockman is the stiffest and least expressive distortion preamp I've ever played through. But it does blend well for power cords with better amps. It's a tone I haven't been able to duplicate on the fractal.
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    Fractal Does Rush Tribute

    I use the Gordius LG2 functions to fade in the input into an Axe delay block, then ramp up the delay feedback, then ramp down the delay input. Couldn't do it easily without the LG2 ramp and delay functions. And I got lucky that night and didn't make some grotesque noise that kept repeating...
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    Fractal Does Rush Tribute

    During mixdown, I used LALA.AI to remove drum bleed from the vocal mic. The singer moves away from the mic too often, so I had to heavily compress his signal to keep it level. Without LALA.AI, the drum bleed would have been overwhelming. Other than that, and some post vocal effects, it's...
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    Fractal Does Rush Tribute

    It's the II-XL, but still a Fractal.
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    AXE 3 vs EVH. Must see for anyone who still says the AXE is for effects only.

    Just goes to show you that 'officially licensed" means nothing in terms of quality. Even through my phone speaker, I could tell that the Fender was in last place by a mile.
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    Recreating the amp experience

    I wish it worked with the III. I have one and think it's great. Firmware update???
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    Portnoy back in Dream Theater

    Mangini can play circles around Portnoy. Maybe he became tired of the noodle soup and it became palpable to the others. Who knows? The decision couldn't have been primarily based on drumming skill.
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    Is it possible to get a delay with cents of ms precision? (to compensate latency of other equipment in series)

    I sometimes use all 4 for other purposes. I generally don't need multiple flangers. I've also been using flangers for this purpose since the ultra, so I'm more accustomed to it.
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    Guitar shop pricing gone mad!

    The US economy is in the toilet. Everything here is insanely expensive compared to only three or four years ago. I can barely afford food and gas, let alone guitars.
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    Is it possible to get a delay with cents of ms precision? (to compensate latency of other equipment in series)

    The compressor works too, but I generally need them for other purposes. It depends on your preset.
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    Is it possible to get a delay with cents of ms precision? (to compensate latency of other equipment in series)

    This is the exact problem I've had with my VG 99 for years with the Axe. Since the Ultra in fact. I suspect it's not the Roland converters, but the time it takes the modeling algorithm to model the signal. I have to use a flanger block to align them. I've always assumed that a dedicated...
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    Wish ADA MP-1

    I agree. I got a wide variety of great tones out of it. From Police, to Rush, to Vaughan, to Holdsworth. I have to wonder if a lot of them are in disrepair. I also agree that you have to pair it with the right power amp.
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    Cab-Lab 4 Release 🔈🧪

    Glad it worked for you. 👍
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    Cab-Lab 4 Release 🔈🧪

    The fact that it is now free (especially of iLok) suggests that Fractal has learned something and acted upon it. Props for that, at least.
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    Cab-Lab 4 Release 🔈🧪

    Do you really think that Cab-Lab 4 being crippled by iLok (or not) is the point I'm trying to make? I'll assume so, since you asked the question in that manner, and try to help you understand why I'm "less than enthusiastic" about it now being free of copy protection and price. As a preface...
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    Cab-Lab 4 Release 🔈🧪

    That is exactly my point.
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    Cab-Lab 4 Release 🔈🧪

    My history of shelling out $$$ for Cab-Lab 3 crippled by iLok seriously curtails my enthusiasm for this.
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    Wish ADA MP-1

    I'm referring to the hyperbole. People love to hate in colorful ways.
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    Wish ADA MP-1

    The hyperbole in this threat is amusing. It certainly wasn't the best preamp ever made. And it's certainly wasn't anywhere near the worst. I got great tones out of it, and it was ahead of its time in regards to MIDI implementation. I'm already overwhelmed with the number of models available, so...
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    Wish ADA MP-1

    So, you literally offered them to customers for absolutely free, and no one ever accepted your offer? You offered customers a free MP-1, and each and every one of them said no? Really?
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    Wish ADA MP-1

    I primarily used a H&K EL84 based power amp.
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    Wish ADA MP-1

    I used the MP-1 as my daily driver for years. I don't share your impressions at all. It sounded great, felt great, and was no noisier than any comparable preamp. I only got rid of it because it was no longer supported and I switched to the Mesa Triaxis. Whether or not the MP-1 is ever modeled...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 23.00 Public Beta #1

    Is the degree of misalignment dependent on the amount of smoothing dialed in? Or is the misalignment a constant value that occurs simply because smoothing is enabled? In other words, will changing the smoothing parameter between two non-zero values require realigning the waveforms independently...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 23.00 Public Beta #1

    Gapless switching and dynacab smoothing. Major stuff here.
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    Dyna-cab, general consensus is that they're "better" than legacy?

    Without the smoothing parameter, I have little use for them. So far.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 22.01 Release

    I think some people would benefit from sticking to Roland products for a while to break their addiction to Firmware updates and bug fixes.
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    What doesn't the Axe Fx do effect wise

    Polyphonic fx. Formant pitch shifter. Feedback simulator.
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