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  1. J

    Focal Alpha Twin Evo

    If they sound anything like the Twin6 you won't regret getting them.
  2. J

    FM9 Firmware Version 7.00 public beta (1)

    Public Beta Version 7.00 - April 11, 2024 NOTE 1: The FM9 supports DynaCab speaker simulation, introduced in firmware 5.0. If you are upgrading from firmware 4.x or older, you will also need to install the DynaCabs update. If you already installed the DynaCabs update with 5.0 or newer you do...
  3. J

    Would you help a stranger?

    As an engineer who sometimes gets interrupted by customer support calls (um yeah, my machine doesn't run, what should I do...) I have had to check myself many times, and I consider growth in grace in this area an accomplishment and a mark of maturity.
  4. J

    A Kind of Happy New Year to me!

    I like the lumps personally. :p At least she is having fun. I have to admit, I'm planning to retire very soon and this is making me think about some type of really fun vacation while I'm still physically able.
  5. J

    A Kind of Happy New Year to me!

    Men break things with heavy-handedness. Embrace it, and tell your wife she is lucky to be married to a manly man. Then duck and run.
  6. J

    Thank you Fractal Audio

    +1 to the OP! I’ve mucked around with a few other modelers and none come close to Fractal stuff in terms of tone shaping tools in a way that just works for my brain. And the tones ain’t bad either. 😉 Happy New Year everyone!
  7. J

    Need to vent: Cancer Sucks RIP 8/16/62 - 12/25/23

    Tomorrow I am helping the son of my friend who passed away from cancer with some car maintenance. He is the same age as my youngest, and the same age as my father was when he lost his father. Life is hard and precious. Prayer's for you and your brother my friend.
  8. J

    5150 Presence Knob

    I voted for ideal, but after reading all the posts I’ve changed my mind. Authentic is the way to go. It’s more consistent with your well-known philosophy, and what York Audio and others said about those familiar with the real amp.
  9. J

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY CLIFF!

    Happy Birthday, Cliff! Enjoy!
  10. J

    Praise and Worship presets ?

    Sacrilege!
  11. J

    Praise and Worship presets ?

    Same but different here. You can't hear anything but drums and vocals in the room. I brought it up to the worship pastor, and even volunteered to help with sound, but nothing changed, so I stepped down from guitar playing. Too much stress trying to learn songs in three days and too little...
  12. J

    NGD - Taylor Acoustic!

    Congratulations! Enjoy.
  13. J

    Captain Obvious here with a post about monitors

    Focal Twin6 in a treated room here. Even after owning them for more than a year I still laugh out loud sometimes at how good it sounds.
  14. J

    Gapless test 23.00 beta 1

    I hear a gap, no?
  15. J

    Let's talk Telecasters/Partscasters

    @Andy Eagle I read that a "compound" radius neck using the same ratio as the string width at the nut to the string width at the bridge (which I assume really means the nut to string-width-at-end-of-fretboard) yields the most consistent action across all strings and during a bend. Agree? Disagree?
  16. J

    R.I.P. Gary Wright

    My mother passed away almost two years ago from dementia with Parkinson's. Not a fun time. Condolences to Mr. Wright's friends and family.
  17. J

    Nick Mayer Presets are AMAZING

    @warlockII, I bought them too, but they're far too bassy for use with my Falcon. Are the Veritas guitars just that much brighter? What type of guitar and pups are you using?
  18. J

    FM9 Firmware Version 4.01

    I’ll be out of town all weekend, so of course…
  19. J

    Wish Delay repeat clearing

    +1
  20. J

    First show with Dyna Cab - Bust

    I probably don't have the best ears, because I find that my ears tend to be pretty forgiving of a guitar tone all by itself. They adjust to the relative brightness of a tone and it sounds okay. For example, my studio monitors are brighter than my headphones. If I change from one to the other...
  21. J

    In praise of LT TV Mix #2

    I use two of Leon's IRs in my main preset as well, and I play P&W. They work well for edge of breakup! Grateful for all you've done for the community, Leon!
  22. J

    Health Supplements. What are your favorites?

    I’m curious; how much salt per day?
  23. J

    Health Supplements. What are your favorites?

    Mom’s are great. Enjoy every moment. I lost mine 1.5 years ago and miss her every day.
  24. J

    Matteo Mancuso - Drop D

    I’d like to see some of those really fast passages in super slow motion. Amazing talent, indeed! Nice writing, too. And his vibrato is outstanding. Thanks for sharing.
  25. J

    Health Supplements. What are your favorites?

    Unless it’s raining, I take a walk at lunchtime every day. Ok, there were a few days in my Michigan winter that I skipped due to snow, but otherwise I found that my body adjusted to temperature extremes. Summer is actually worse as there’s no way to not sweat. Lol.
  26. J

    Health Supplements. What are your favorites?

    Nutritional yeast is my favorite. I tried taking D with K and it didn’t go well with my tummy. I take some electrolytes too. Kava kava sounds interesting as I have trouble sleeping.
  27. J

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 22.00 Public Beta #4 (Beta 10)

    Roger that.
  28. J

    Cross Country Driver, Fractal Audio and Tom Anderson Guitars

    The new album sounds awesome! Great tones, cools riffs, and thoughtful lyrics.
  29. J

    Trouble with my high end on a live context !

    I'm personally a fan of the optical compressor with the LED light type. I run one before the amp and one after. I use Emphasis, set around 5, in the Sidechain for the compressor after the amp. I use a hollow body guitar, so I don't need a ton of compression before the amp. Too much will...
  30. J

    Trouble with my high end on a live context !

    Also, a compressor BEFORE the amp can help you stay in the sweet spot of the amp and help control piercing high notes. So can EQ before the amp. If you don't have enough 300-600Hz going into the amp the high notes can thin out.
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    Trouble with my high end on a live context !

    The drx10 frequency response graph looks ok. Maybe keep the contour switch off. If the tone is okay in the house, then I would turn on the EQ for output 2 (assuming you are driving the stage monitor with output 2) and boost mids and cut highs until it sounds good. Also, make sure you don't...
  32. J

    AFIII Dust In The Wind

    Great job man. Such a classic song and band. Unfortunately I never saw the original lineup live, but I did see them a few years back in Detroit. Great show. And yes, Rich sounded great.
  33. J

    Red Wirez & Lincoln Brewster…anyone know anything?

    Wow, didn't see that coming. Interesting!
  34. J

    Not the studio monitor question that you think

    You should hear a mono signal in the “phantom center” if your monitors and room are right. There are plenty of videos on YouTube that will help you understand how to set things up properly. Aside from that, if you like the sound of one speaker better, just use one.
  35. J

    FM9 Firmware Version 4.01 public beta 2

    Me too. Too much OT conversation going on…
  36. J

    FM9 Firmware Version 4.01 public beta 2

    Our acoustic guitarist and worship leader is out with Covid, and the keyboard player started in with chills last night. Looks like it’s drums, bass and me (and other vocalists). I think I’ll focus on learning the keys parts this afternoon and leave the updating for another day. By the way, I...
  37. J

    FM9 Firmware Version 4.01 public beta 2

    Same here. I’m 99% sure it would be fine, but taking no chances this Sunday.
  38. J

    My first FAS product - FM9T - coming from Helix.

    Welcome! I think you will be very happy with this decision. I’ve worked with a Helix and have an FM9. Helix is fine, but Fractal modeling and block flexibility to get the tones you’re after is next level. IMHO
  39. J

    About the role of a compressor

    When it’s pre it affects how the transients hit the non linear amp. In practice, for me doing the edge of breakup thing, it controls the breakup when you dig in. I think it fattens the tone a bit more than post, also, probably because breakup adds high frequency content.
  40. J

    About the role of a compressor

    If the pick attack you like sounds fine in a mix then leave it alone. If it’s a bit poky, try the optical compressor. Change the type to LED if you need more off the leading edge. Use the mix as needed. Try it before and after the amp, or try one before and one after, just doing less each.
  41. J

    Tone Junkie Modeling is Dead

    Obviously his position is ridiculous if you're representing it accurately (not going to waste my time watching the video). But, each person has their own needs, so a capture probably makes sense for some people. Personally, I love modelling and have no use for capturing.
  42. J

    Feature Request: please allow for manually inputting values as is possibe in FM3-Edit

    I think he’s more focused on being able to enter the number directly by typing, even if it’s an integer or Dint
  43. J

    Room Correction Software

    But in response to the OP, I agree with others that you cannot fix low end (especially) issues with EQ correction alone. That said, anything is better than nothing, so go for what you do first. Just don’t try to fix things below 150hz or so too much.
  44. J

    Room Correction Software

    I’m using both acoustic absorption and EQ correction via Peace APO via REW. Music sounds great, but the problem I have is I use an FM9 for audio output, so my guitar doesn’t have the EQ correction.
  45. J

    What albums calm you?

    I listen to a lot of Murray Perahia, too. Check out his recording of Chopin's Etudes (maybe not as relaxing, but freaking amazing).
  46. J

    Enhancer block mystery! Cannot figure out why this is…

    Sounds like a wiring issue, like the iems are getting two “hots” or something and are phase cancelling.
  47. J

    PSA - David Hislop's AxeFX III/FM3/OMG9 Presets Are Here (Bethel)

    I played around with the DH preset last night and would agree that there are some significant dropout times going between some scenes. I guess I just didn't notice it in the mix on Sunday. I'm in the other camp - I like my effects a little better than his, and I think some of the dropout may...
  48. J

    PSA - David Hislop's AxeFX III/FM3/OMG9 Presets Are Here (Bethel)

    I used the DH Bethel presets this past Sunday and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary, meaning, no more gap than normal. But I've never really optimized my own presets for lag either. I just anticipate the button press and live with it. I find his presets really good with a few EQ...
  49. J

    Bell-like overtones/noise after lowering action

    Are the strings hitting the pickup?
  50. J

    Wish Dynamic EQ

    I'll add to this bump. A DynEQ would be very useful, even more than multiband compression. It's the missing DAW or higher end board trick that can change an okay tone into a great tone, or more likely in my case, a problematic tone into a really good tone.
  51. J

    Delays Sounding Too Reverbery

    Are the amplifiers used with your FR cabs and guitar cabs acting in a non-linear way at all (i.e. compressing)? For that matter, your FR and real cab speakers may be compressing more than your studio monitors. Compression after a delay will definitely change how it sounds.
  52. J

    Yamaha HS-8 vs Adam T8V vs Headrush 108s or 112s

    I agree HS8s are great, especially for the money. In my (amateur's) opinion, controlling some of the room reflections is way more important than the difference between low-end and mid-range priced monitors. Any monitor can sound fatiguing if there is chaos going on in the room, especially if...
  53. J

    Yamaha HS-8 vs Adam T8V vs Headrush 108s or 112s

    My cousin-in-law has some Genelec and Focal Shape Twins. He likes them both in his small studio, but the Shape Twins he said are his go-to. They are amazing. Not sure if you can swing that kind of money, but if you think you can I would suggest making the effort/trip to listen to monitors in...
  54. J

    Switching Computers

    Makes me glad I keep turning down the offer to "upgrade" W10 to W11. I've had some of the same problems as the OP, but lately everything just works as intended.
  55. J

    Yamaha HS-8 vs Adam T8V vs Headrush 108s or 112s

    I’ve had Adam A7, Yamaha HS8, and now have Focal Twins. They all sound “good,” but the Focals are far less fatiguing and more revealing. My tones translate much better with the Focals. I also treated my room when changing to the Focals, so it’s not apples to apples. Whatever you decide, I...
  56. J

    Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to All

    Merry Christmas to all!
  57. J

    Hearing loss...think you have it?

    I have a few db loss in one ear around 4-5kHz and another few db gone in the other ear around 6-8kHz. I still ace the functional hearing tests because my brain can hear every frequency somewhere between the two ears. But yeah, if I could take that Ronnie James Dio concert back I would...
  58. J

    My first FAS product - FM9T - coming from Helix.

    You won't regret it.
  59. J

    FM9 Firmware Version 4.00 public beta 2

    Me too. And I haven’t either.
  60. J

    Sell FRACTAL at Sweetwater.

    I was at Sweetwater's showroom a few months ago, and a month after that again. Both times the sales people were great. The first time I was there, my outside sales guy came down to meet me, and we talked for almost an hour. While we were talking, Chuck Surack walked by and my sales guy...
  61. J

    Pain Mitigation Question

    Living with a degree of body pain seems to be part of getting old. Learning the difference between good-for-you and not-good-for-you pain is the key to avoid both injury and becoming a couch potato. But that’s the good thing about getting old, right? You’ve gone to the school and (hopefully)...
  62. J

    Pain Mitigation Question

    I once had an immunization shot too high in the shoulder and had similar results. My doctor said it screwed up the rotator cuff. It took a month to resolve. I’d see a doctor asap to rule out anything serious and time sensitive.
  63. J

    Windows. Is it worth to pay for an anti-virus?

    I've got two Windows machines at home, neither of which has any protection other than what is automatically there. I literally don't pay any attention to it. No problems so far.
  64. J

    She is New to me, Nice cover of Cliffs me thinks!

    There’s a cool video of her and Per Nilsson I saw a few years back. She’s very good. Per is very, very, very good. IMHO of course.
  65. J

    I’d like to kill every tree in North America.

    Some people don't get hyperbole.
  66. J

    I’d like to kill every tree in North America.

    The exact same thing happened to my brother a short time ago. A tree fell and brought the wire down, though it stayed connected. They eventually put the wire back up and left other trees with branches literally hanging down onto the wire. I guess it's not their job to trim the trees.
  67. J

    Buddy Guy - Live

    Outstanding! I saw Clapton - who's no spring chicken either - a couple weeks ago in Detroit and it was awesome.
  68. J

    Larry Mitchell and Steve Vai

    Too bad none are near Michigan.
  69. J

    Focal Solo6 or Twin6?

    I thought the exact same thing about the Be I heard, full and cohesive sound; very 3-D. I’ll be back at Sweetwater in October and will check the new ones out again to see if they’ve mellowed and become more cohesive.
  70. J

    Focal Solo6 or Twin6?

    The solo6 were the 2022 version. I was there six weeks ago and listened to the Be version. The sales guy, Josiah (highly recommend you ask for him if you ever visit) and I both thought the new solo was quite a bit brighter without the mids to support it. Maybe the tweeters mellow with...
  71. J

    Focal Solo6 or Twin6?

    NMD! Came home with a couple Twin 6. Tried Neumann, PMC, Solo6 (big disappointment) and others. The Focal are a bit bright but the sound field depth is amazing, the sweet spot is wide and you want to just keep listening. It was like all the others were 2-d and the twins 3-d. Anyway, I traded...
  72. J

    Focal Solo6 or Twin6?

    I’ve heard really great things about the new Twin6 and will listen to them tomorrow at Sweetwater.
  73. J

    Focal Solo6 or Twin6?

    I would love to check them out, but they are beyond my budget by a good amount.
  74. J

    Noise Reduction Suggestions

    I can set the gate threshold quite low at home, but then at church it needs to be straight up (noon), whatever setting that is.
  75. J

    Focal Solo6 or Twin6?

    Makes sense. I'll talk to my Sweetwater guy about a Twin demo.
  76. J

    Focal Solo6 or Twin6?

    I'm selling off some gear to upgrade my monitors from HS8 (with HS8S) to either Focal6 or Twin6, and I'm asking for opinions from those who have heard both. I'm looking at the 2022 updated versions of these, not the previous generation, which are not really available anymore. I recently...
  77. J

    Presets Marco Fanton Presets - Master Thread (Fm3, FM9, AXE FXIII) BLACKFRIDAY

    Fantastic tone and playing as usual, Marco!
  78. J

    Wish Fender Prosonic Combo

    Thanks for asking. I was also wondering.
  79. J

    Impinged shoulder anyone?

    My Primary Care MD has no problem giving me a referral to a chiropractor, and he is a “by the books” kind of doc as far as I can tell. That said, I haven’t been to one in quite some time as I’ve found I can maintain my back health through a large hard foam roll and ice if necessary.
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    Impinged shoulder anyone?

    I had the same thing. My MD said they could knock me out and break the encapsulation by force, or I could do PT. I chose therapy. It did not help. My wife was seeing a chiropractor at the time who helped her greatly, so I went to him. He used a contraption between his body and mine as he stood...
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    Have you delved into pickup swaps?

    That last statement is key! Couldn't agree more. But I also think the same applies to the instrument. Use the right instrument with the right pickups for the kind of tone and response you need for a particular use. Sounds easy enough, but man have I lost a lot of time over the years trying...
  82. J

    Axe-Fx III Firmware Version 20.03 Release

    Wait, are we talking about amps or thermometers here?
  83. J

    FM9 Firmware Version 3.00 public beta 1

    I gig’d it Sunday and had no problems. Combined with Leon Todd’s latest greenback IRs it was the best tone I’ve ever had.
  84. J

    Speaker Drive and Thump appreciation thread!

    Our sound guy this morning (also a guitar player) noticed it right away. It’s easier to hear on a system that will move some air (naturally). This firmware is amazing.
  85. J

    Speaker Drive and Thump appreciation thread!

    I haven’t tried Speaker Thump with any heavy tones yet, but I’m loving what it does to the so-called Class A amps. To me it seems like the impact is actually higher pitched, meaning more in the guitar range in a mix, on palm muted lower notes. The effect is you can hear it in a mix without the...
  86. J

    Getting a drummer to play in time

    I hear you. I just can’t stand playing with, or listening to, a band that can’t keep time. I don’t notice metronome steady, but non-musical variance is a show stopper.
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    Getting a drummer to play in time

    I agree with torture by clock, but not the rest. In modern music I personally find a steady tempo non-anxiety producing, and vice-versa.
  88. J

    Any 335'ers Up In Here??

    I personally find lowering the bridge pup on most of my guitars helpful to get the tone I like. Higher = more output, more mids, more compressed and congested sounding. Lower = less output, less mids, more open and clear sounding. Obviously each pickup has a sweet spot for my preferences; I...
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    Any 335'ers Up In Here??

    She's a beaut! I have a white one. Your comment about a 335 has me itching to try one now. The wife and I are heading to Fort Wayne, IN, area this weekend. I feel a Sweetwater stop coming on. One thing I've noticed about my Falcon is I like the pickups really low, like almost all the way...
  90. J

    Axe-Fx III Firmware Version 20.01 Public Beta (Beta 2)

    That’s so cool! Now, I mean. Probably wasn’t at the time…
  91. J

    Gibson ruining yet another acquired brand.

    One of my best buds just got a lab puppy and named him Gibson. Yep, he loves his Les Paul Standard. And I admit, it sounds like Rock n Roll, plugged in or not. My newer custom shop LP, on the other hand (2010 ish), sounds like poo in comparison. But back to my point: Gibson did make some...
  92. J

    IV anywhere on the horizon?

    We are regularly buying certain critical and unavailable parts for 8-10x the normal price from EBay or elsewhere at work. It’s crazy.
  93. J

    FM9 P&W Tones with the FM9

    I'll 2nd everything chucma said. Outstanding work! And I'd love to check out your presets.
  94. J

    Sophisticated thread about Globally turning off all Cabs in the FM3.

    Hey, if it sounds good to you and you're enjoying it, nothing else matters.
  95. J

    Goodbye, Todd D. "bishop5150" Bishop

    My sincere condolences to his wife, family and friends. He seemed like a great guy the little I knew him from this forum.
  96. J

    IV anywhere on the horizon?

    Agreed. FM9 stands out as the perfect size for a floor unit, with buttons far enough apart for 13 sized feet. The power is great, but I’d pay another $500 for 25% more power any day of the week.
  97. J

    FM3 Firmware Version 5.03 beta 6 (release candidate)

    Thanks for the update, Matt. My best wishes for a speedy recovery for the engineer.
  98. J

    Auto Insurance...who do you use?

    Me too. Except the Maserati part.
  99. J

    Auto Insurance...who do you use?

    Been there. Someone rear-ended my youngest son on his way to high school as he was at a red light. Completely not his fault. They covered his totaled car, but our rates went up for several years due to losing the claim-free discount. I look at it as their way of discouraging little claims...
  100. J

    To 'Fatten' or add 'girth' to your preset?

    Bumping Transformer Match up a bit can thicken up single notes up the neck.
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