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  1. zentman

    Recently got my first AxeFX-XL, any reason why most presets are "dark" sounding? Is this normal?

    Try them at concert volume.
  2. zentman

    Help transferring new preset to specific bank

    That worked...thanks.
  3. zentman

    Help transferring new preset to specific bank

    I have always used the Fractal Bot to transfer the A bank to where my B bank lives on the Axe Fx. Today it won't transfer the bank at all even though it just did the firmware update. Borne's sysex program did transfer the new bank A to my Axe Fx bank A though. My problem is I want it in bank B...
  4. zentman

    Quantum factory presets

    Current take pretty much as far as I can tell.
  5. zentman

    So when is the waitlist open!

    In
  6. zentman

    Before sending my Axe II back to support I seek peanut gallery suggestions-midi

    I have decided to send it back. It will be much more costly than having a local guy fix it but at least I know the guys who built the thing won't mess anything else up while they are in there. I'm going to have to play live with a RP500 now. :(
  7. zentman

    Ready for the Amp Show

    Well, isn't there anybody at the show that can post the price yet? It's 10:30!!!! :)
  8. zentman

    Before sending my Axe II back to support I seek peanut gallery suggestions-midi

    I did contact support and a ticket has been open. They were very quick to respond I am pleased to report. That being typed, before I go without my Axe, I seek ideas from the forum. By the process of elimination and logical deduction, I am pretty sure my Axe midi in jack is jacked. Every month...
  9. zentman

    What the !$%# am I missing? Can't get the freakin' usb driver to work.

    I had installed it twice over itself and it just wouldn't work. I totally took it off, rebooted, reinstalled, and it worked.
  10. zentman

    Ready for the Amp Show

    For some reason the same post posted twice. Lo Siento.
  11. zentman

    Ready for the Amp Show

    So how does one do a separate feed for mains vs monitors....the fx send?
  12. zentman

    Ready for the Amp Show

    So how does one do a separate feed for mains vs monitors....the fx send?
  13. zentman

    Quantum bug? Saving banks internally.

    When I go to save my bank internally, it just flashes back to the screen I execute the command from in utilities. It used to take a while and you saw a progress meter as it saved. I'm not quite sure it's saving at all as it happens so fast. I would reload the bank but I want to make sure it...
  14. zentman

    Mackie DLM8 or DLM12?

  15. zentman

    Mackie DLM8 or DLM12?

  16. zentman

    Had perfect clones - Firmware 2-6... Sounds Changed Firmware 7-14

    A: They don't B: You just picked up a used Axe II in January 2014 and it was still on a FW version from 2 years ago? Smell test failure here. C: Go get FW 2-6 and Djent yourself to happiness. D: Good bye now.
  17. zentman

    And then there were 2-CLR Neo

    I think about 15 lbs. Somebody correct me here. Whatever it is, I can lift them at 58 and with 2 bad shoulders so I'm happy. :) I believe the entire speaker and components are made here. Again, maybe Tom can chime in or somebody who actually knows. :)
  18. zentman

    And then there were 2-CLR Neo

    They are basically 400 bucks more each. That being said, they are made in the USA ( standards are made in China but well built) and use the lighter, costlier magnet.
  19. zentman

    And then there were 2-CLR Neo

    My second arrived yesterday and made me remember why I always liked two of any speaker, only now more so. STEREO! I ran them in wedge with guitar and ripped face for a bit. Then I put them on the poles you see. They are near the corner and I know that's a huge no-no but it is what it is for...
  20. zentman

    Somebody is getting a pair of Atomic CLR's for Christmas!

    Having 2 opens up a world of other options beside playing guitar through. That being said, I have always used two of anything I had because it is just so frikkin awesome sounding in stereo. Many of the effects in the axe just beg to be stereofied. Then there's the whole two amp thing panned hard...
  21. zentman

    Somebody is getting a pair of Atomic CLR's for Christmas!

    That someone is also me! Getting my second this Tuesday. I am loving the one I already have. Two is just going to be mind blowing.
  22. zentman

    Did something with that CLR Neo I hadn't tried until tonight

    I showed up at this Church tonight for a short set. They had little Behringer 10 inch powered monitors. I have always used my 2 monitors for me and one for the house, whatever is there. Lately I have been just using one CLR and the house. Tonight right before set up I remember reading guys...
  23. zentman

    Well here is my final report on the CLR Neo-The Studio

    Just to be clear here, this was as unscientific as stuff gets. Just me and the studio owner messing around. The engineer wasn't even there. I did ask Mr Mitchell some questions via PM and I hope he doesn't mind if I share as I suspected it to be the case. The guy is hearing more mids from the...
  24. zentman

    Well here is my final report on the CLR Neo-The Studio

    Well the Augspurgers ain't no slouches. He also uses Yamaha NS10s. He really loves the little Auratones and went on for a bit about them. I think he said flat from 200 to 2k and made a joke they were like a telephone but that if the mix sounded good on them, it would work anywhere. Ted Perlman...
  25. zentman

    Well here is my final report on the CLR Neo-The Studio

    I took my one CLR Neo to Maximus Studios today. (Maximus Media) This place has three studios and here in the pic we are in one of the rooms. Studio A if you looked at the link. The owner, Jeff Hall, has been running the place for 30 years. He uses the Mackie HR824 ( nearfields) mostly but...
  26. zentman

    CLR Neo-At the club report w/pics

    Here's a pic of the band I did the gig with that I also just quit. I'm the guy in the middle with the cap to cover my balding head. I am 58 years old today BTW. That little gal next to me is a classically trained violinist that just shreds. Gonna miss her. and at the gig:
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    CLR Neo-At the club report w/pics

    Looked cooler. :) Also, I wanted exactly what I think I sound like to hit a bunch of the folks. What better way than a studio reference quality CLR blasting in their tiny little faces at mega DBs. It fills the room in a very pleasing and subtle way. Like listening to a good hi fi system...
  28. zentman

    CLR Neo-At the club report w/pics

    Well, last night was my last outing with them. I only did two gigs. Just wasn't for me.
  29. zentman

    CLR Neo-At the club report w/pics

    Fulton 55 in Fresno. Geoff Thurman Band.
  30. zentman

    CLR Neo-At the club report w/pics

    I had an amp stand but after testing it without, I left it in the car. It worked as is and gave the Axe rack a place to sit. It's a great room and the mains are Professional Audio Systems speakers (not the flying things, the huge array on the floor behind the guy on the left), so the sound is...
  31. zentman

    CLR Neo-At the club report w/pics

    Here's a couple of shots from the gig last night. One of the rig and one from the balcony. I was able to carry the Axe rack, pedal case, guitar bag, and CLR all in one load easily. Remember, I'm 58 (actually will be Monday) and have bad shoulders. I always used the two DLM8's before and was...
  32. zentman

    Now that the cat is out of the bag-CLR Neo

    Yes, the wedge.
  33. zentman

    Now that the cat is out of the bag-CLR Neo

    According to all involved, there is no difference in audio. Scott Peterson has both versions and confirmed that statement.
  34. zentman

    Now that the cat is out of the bag-CLR Neo

    Tom King called me out of the blue a few months ago regarding this new product. He had seen my post regarding the reason I had cancelled my order...weight. I have one shoulder with no cartilage and the other has a bursitis. I just can't lift heavy stuff anymore, it hurts for days afterwards...
  35. zentman

    So I got a CLR to try

    Here's the one CLR at rehearsal last night. As you can see, there is a drummer, a trumpet (mic'd), percussion, violin (electric not in pic), loud bass dude, etc. The one speaker easily jumped on top of these guys with room to spare. The drummer has those special sticks that play quieter but...
  36. zentman

    So I got a CLR to try

    That setting was for wedge. On the floor looking up at you. When I put it on a counter at rehearsal I upped the fractal highs a tad. I think it's the room there too.
  37. zentman

    So I got a CLR to try

    Soloist setting with on board bass EQ rolled back 3 clicks, 4 bars showing in window. I rolled the on board treble back 2 clicks, 3 bars showing. On the Fractal global 31 off. 63=-6....4k=-3 ......8k=-3.5......16k=-4. There are probably a few different ways to do this but I just played around...
  38. zentman

    So I got a CLR to try

    You made the right call, as you well know. I will have both as I actually paid full pop ($699 each DLM ) and I am not gonna eat it so soon. That and the fact they will still come in handy for reasons I have already posted, floors for church stuff and floors with CLR backline. Now that the eq is...
  39. zentman

    So I got a CLR to try

    I have to admit, the way I had them set was far from the truth of it all yet I still could make music. The highs were very pronounced as were the lows. After my A/Bing I was actually kinda pleased. Still getting the CLR pair though. There are other attributes besides just the raw frequency...
  40. zentman

    So I got a CLR to try

    Well I actually dialed it in pretty close but what you suggested sounds like work for a smart guy. :)
  41. zentman

    So I got a CLR to try

    I have been sitting here playing this thing for hours today. Simply amazing. I eq'd the DLM until I was blue in the face but it's never going to sound like this CLR thing. It will make sound, it will make good sound, but it will not make amazingly clear, tight, just like an amp type sound. I...
  42. zentman

    So I got a CLR to try

    No, we wanted someone who wasn't deaf from a life of listening to metal guitar. ;) A joke answer for a joke question....please tip the waitress on the way out. :) Disclaimer: Michael Wagner is a producer with a proven track record and more talent in his pinky than I have in my entire body. The...
  43. zentman

    So I got a CLR to try

    I use the Y setting with the bass rolled off 2 notches on each speaker. I loved the sound. Then I put it next to that CLR. :( Still, it works, it colors the tone, but it works. My problem is even though I know not one soul in the band or crowd would know or care, I do. Hence the reason CLR is in...
  44. zentman

    So I got a CLR to try

    Because I recommended the DLMs in prior postings I thought I would share a live clip of them. They do actually do the job and here you hear them from the back of a club recorded with a Zoom recorder I think it was. One of those little handheld things. The sound dude had barely any of me in the...
  45. zentman

    So I got a CLR to try

    Well the CLR will definitely get any backline guitar duty that's a given. All my club and outdoor gigs will be CLR. Like you just stated, the DLMs will still be the grab and go Sunday morning, 8 am feet monitors at praise and worship places. It's not like I need 125 db 3 feet from my face. ;)...
  46. zentman

    So I got a CLR to try

    In defense of the DLM here, at volume, 2 of them can easily do a gig. With full range material they are not studio reference quality. With a modeler driving them, they did sound like big fat guitar amps. The sound of the modeler was being altered but not in an unpalatable way. They are the...
  47. zentman

    So I got a CLR to try

    Let me add, I am not going to dump the DLMs even though I will most likely get the CLRs. There are times when a tiny little box is appropriate as a monitoring solution and 2 of those in stereo is really nothing to carry. When it comes to backline or big shows, the little guys will just have to...
  48. zentman

    So I got a CLR to try

    First thing I did was put it next to one of my little, beloved, DLM8s here in my home studio. The difference in clarity was immediately apparent. I tried to goose the mids on the DLM to match but no dice. There is a transparency to these things that is real and tangible. Had I never heard one...
  49. zentman

    FW 11 Jumpered Plexi Video - VH's I'm The One

    I will never be able to do that. Awesome!
  50. zentman

    On the fence between Axe FX II and Kemper Profiling Amp

    Like it or not Scott, you are generally perceived as a Fractal shill on many forums. It may not be true but my analogy stands. You just read a personal insult in to what I typed. I am more than certain you are fair and balanced but it is what it is. Go to Rig Talk, GAB, TGP, or anywhere they...
  51. zentman

    On the fence between Axe FX II and Kemper Profiling Amp

    Sorry if I made him come off as a bad guy. He is certainly entitled to his opinion. I'm sure he's a great person but his affiliation with one company makes his reviews , whether true or not, seemed slightly biased. It's pretty much what people would say if Scott Peterson did a Fractal/Kemper...
  52. zentman

    On the fence between Axe FX II and Kemper Profiling Amp

    On that FW tweaking forever thing; There's two types of Axe guys. Guy one gets an update and notices something different. Maybe the bass increased along with thump , feel, whatever. Guy one understands the changes, reads the release notes, adjust the two parameters suggested or just turns down...
  53. zentman

    On the fence between Axe FX II and Kemper Profiling Amp

    Delete.
  54. zentman

    My Hairy Brown Eye is soooo dirty

    Hmmmmm, Rig-Talk • View topic - diddling with my tight hairy brown eye ;)
  55. zentman

    Mackie goes coax - new DLM series

    http://forum.fractalaudio.com/amps-cabs/70986-dlm8-last-test-large-hall-youtube.html
  56. zentman

    Axe-Fest II

    I will be giving a presentation on the best five key words to post to a Kemper troll to get him riled up and yourself banned from any forum.
  57. zentman

    playing the biggest show of my life in 3 weeks aprox. 6-7000ppl any advice?

    Depends adult undergarments aren't just for senior citizens ya know.
  58. zentman

    Are you tired of FRFR?

    When I tire of sounding like the best album ever, from every angle live, I will go back to amps.;)
  59. zentman

    Amp Envy?

    I played last night with a guy running the huge pedal board through a Classic 50. His amp was encased in baffles and all I heard was the mic'd tone in the house monitor. For me, it was Axe in to two DLM 8s. He didn't stand a chance. The Hot Kitty and Boutique patches I used just nailed it.
  60. zentman

    Clip from band I was asked to join-Hot Kitty Ver 11

    Vocals, like guitar tones, are a matter of taste. There's a few big name voices out there that make me cringe when I hear them but the guys are legends. But I get you, it's not Freddie Mercury. Since I really didn't mix it, I was apologizing for burying the violin solo in advance which I would...
  61. zentman

    Clip from band I was asked to join-Hot Kitty Ver 11

    It's not live. It's an MP3 I recorded over. I will say it sounds like this live though. Live I bring it way down for fiddle solo. Almost a semi palm mute thing live. Then you can hear her well.
  62. zentman

    Clip from band I was asked to join-Hot Kitty Ver 11

    Like I typed in other threads, subbing in band, first gig in club 20 years, yada yada yada. Well, there was a death in the family of the headliner so gig's off. Here's one of the songs we were gonna do. Live and loud all that drenching in effects works with my DLM8s because they are so clear...
  63. zentman

    Get Yer 11.0 Beta Here!

    I may as well fan boi in here. Whatever it is, whatever was done, whatever it was or is gonna be........it sounds like the best amps ever sitting her in my room or at rehearsal last night. These guys have never seen stuff on this level. I am blowing minds including my own. Today W/11 was just...
  64. zentman

    Get Yer 11.0 Beta Here!

    Too technical. Too hard . Tweakers nightmare! Turn knob down? Are you on acid man?!!!!!
  65. zentman

    That new bass cut

    sure fixes the prosumer low end problem on monitors in addition to cleaning up mush. Used it on some bass heavy clean patches as well. Cross checked results on a few systems and it translates fine. Will really help guitar sit in mix too. Not using it on everything , mind you, just a few select...
  66. zentman

    Mackie DLM-8 ?

    Though you're asking for other opinions than mine, I will chime in none the less. The CLR most likely will be louder and more neutral than a DLM8 but there is the weight issue , which for me is huge. I use two DLM8's. Yesterday with a drummer hitting the skins as hard as he could I was fine...
  67. zentman

    Any idea what the Atomic CLR Wedge wait list is like?

    http://forum.fractalaudio.com/amps-cabs/63756-anybody-know-what-date-atomic-up-clr-wait-list.html
  68. zentman

    New monitor tech saves rehearsal-My first club gig in over 20 years

    I got a call to sub in an original band for an upcoming club showcase. I haven't done clubs since 1991 when I was in a fifties band for a year. Hated it. I showed up for the first rehearsal and brought my axe and the two DLM8's. There was a full drum kit set up so I knew there would be some...
  69. zentman

    My assessment of our FRFR /amp shoot out yesterday

    Pretty sure folks are just hearing what the actual models really put out. Just like amps, there's all kinds of nasty we don't focus on normally.
  70. zentman

    My assessment of our FRFR /amp shoot out yesterday

    I will most likely never hear "sizzle" or "crackle" again in my life. I'm jealous.
  71. zentman

    Has anyone opened up their CLR or Q12/CF12 & can tell us what drivers are in there?

    I was joking. Saw your four posts. :-) I see they were deleted now.
  72. zentman

    Has anyone opened up their CLR or Q12/CF12 & can tell us what drivers are in there?

    So had anyone tried the CLR against the DLM12? :P
  73. zentman

    Are two Atomic Reactors better than one Atomic CLR?

    Two of anything smokes one of anything IMHO. Especially with a device that does awesome stereo tricks like the Axe. Live the audience won't get it but you will and its dang good fun.
  74. zentman

    Has anyone opened up their CLR or Q12/CF12 & can tell us what drivers are in there?

    I will not enter a debate I can't win. I concede defeat.
  75. zentman

    Has anyone opened up their CLR or Q12/CF12 & can tell us what drivers are in there?

    None of them can afford a CLR to open and look at though.
  76. zentman

    Has anyone opened up their CLR or Q12/CF12 & can tell us what drivers are in there?

    Nobody can read it, it's in Chinese. ;)
  77. zentman

    Has anyone comparerd the Xitone wedges to CLRs?

    Anthony Lucas Senior Lab Tech Phone: 502.845.5622 Call him sometime and ask why he lies on a world wide corporate website .Maybe their research is just wrong. I will keep your testimonial in mind though, right up there with the guy on TV that swears that "Helsinki Formula" grew his hair...
  78. zentman

    Has anyone comparerd the Xitone wedges to CLRs?

    He represents Eminence. That's why he is on their website with a whole page. We can safely assume no speaker engineer there ran over to the boss and said "Hey that Tony dude is dead wrong, we should remove that page". Why? Most likely because they agree and because the page is still there. Give...
  79. zentman

    Has anyone comparerd the Xitone wedges to CLRs?

    I'm not believing what I want at all. I am choosing a page at the world's largest speaker manufacturer over a post on a forum. No belief system involved. This is not religion, it is either a fact or it isn't. I am making a choice based on data and source of data provided. If someone presents...
  80. zentman

    Has anyone comparerd the Xitone wedges to CLRs?

    So whose opinion am I going to believe, the largest speaker manufacturer in the world ( they did allow that page on their website so we must assume they agree) or some guy on a forum who may or may not remember how his speaker sounded 20 or 30 years ago, no offense. :)
  81. zentman

    Has anyone comparerd the Xitone wedges to CLRs?

    Originally Posted by notalemming ..... by the way, one of the folks that also does not believe that speakers require breaking in is Jay Mitchell who designed the CLR. Whose opinion should I believe, a musician (no offense, I'm a musician too) or someone who is a degreed engineer & has years &...
  82. zentman

    CLR !!!!!!!!!!! Axe II and FOH Unbelievable!

    Mine is my shoulders. I am not allowed to lift anything above my waist anymore. First the doc took all the cartilage out of my right shoulder. Three years later and now he wants to do it to my left. Shit hurts man. I just can't lift weights anymore.
  83. zentman

    CLR !!!!!!!!!!! Axe II and FOH Unbelievable!

    What would really pain me is taking two 45 lb things out of my car trunk or carrying them up stairs. Trust me, I've done it and it wasn't worth it in the end. Many shots and a few surgeries taught me that. For the record, I think JM is a genius speaker expert but an ass as a person trying to...
  84. zentman

    CLR !!!!!!!!!!! Axe II and FOH Unbelievable!

    There's the problem. I'll probably buy them and put them in my room. When the gigs come where I need stage monitors, I will bring the Mackies. There are zero gigs where I need the amp to do everything. I am always FOH. I will just be buying them basically to hear them at home, marvel, and...
  85. zentman

    CLR !!!!!!!!!!! Axe II and FOH Unbelievable!

    Worse than that....I am.
  86. zentman

    CLR !!!!!!!!!!! Axe II and FOH Unbelievable!

    Crap. ;)
  87. zentman

    CLR guys

    Speaking of FOH, I walked out a few weeks ago at a place and my guitar was squished to hell. The "soundman" had taken it upon himself to apply copious amounts of compression as it was built in to his new mixer. I mean, if it's there, you're supposed to use it right? I won't mention the bump he...
  88. zentman

    CLR guys

    Much better these days since ver 9 or 10. I'm asking for a different reason. It is something in common that can be compared.
  89. zentman

    CLR guys

    Are some of the bank A presets slightly bass heavy even on your flat systems? Specifically some of those recto patches? Stuff like Recto Vintage. Maybe it's just my monitors. Wondering.
  90. zentman

    One FRFR wedge/cab in mono versus two in stereo. Big difference in sound?

    I always have stereo for me. I check the side that gets fed to the house to make sure it sounds ok stand alone. What I get is glorious and the audience feels that I am feeling that even though they only get mono.
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    This strikes me as funny in a way

    Of all the tones that day, James Santiago's was my fave.
  92. zentman

    This strikes me as funny in a way

    I have two pairs of FRFRs now. The most recent being the DLM8s I have posted about. As pleased as I am with the sound and I am, reading about CLRs just makes you want them. Even though I would have no place to use them, I just want them. LOL @ me. Reminds me of last year when the Kemper posts...
  93. zentman

    This strikes me as funny in a way

    At the Axe fest in LA last year, the presenters all played through the house pa which were the dreaded QSCs I believe. I don't remember anybody saying anything but how wonderful James Santiago, Mark Day, Scott, or Tosin Abasi sounded. Now they are the monsters of harsh highs and woofy lows. And...
  94. zentman

    Idea for CLR guys.

    Maybe one or two CLR guys will stumble in here in a few weeks. I thought maybe in the discussion there could be talk about FRFR differences with said patches as well, so maybe cab forum.
  95. zentman

    Idea for CLR guys.

    Dial in your patches so they sound good on your CLRs then upload them for us who own vastly inferior gear so we can see how they translate as well as examine differences between our creations. Put "CLR whatever" (patch name) in your title.
  96. zentman

    DLM8-Last Test- Large hall-youtube

    So tonight I played what used to be a Casino but is now some mega church. The room I played in used to be the concert place. Maybe it sat 1500 or so. This was a CR meeting so there were only about 150 people only. The stage was big and pro. I used their monitor in between my two little DLM8s...
  97. zentman

    DLM8-Last Test- Large hall-youtube

    I just a/b'd them with my V6 studio monitors. I was pleased I wasn't missing anything. PS Full Compass has them for $599. They may not be CLR flat but they sound like I wish I did through FOH, which is different everywhere I play.
  98. zentman

    DLM8-Last Test- Large hall-youtube

    I almost cancelled my order because of that weird dip. A couple of guys who played them next to a few other notable FRFR loved them though so I didn't. Whatever that graph shows just ain't reality as far as I can tell. I tried flattening with EQ and it just sounded weird. The guy yesterday...
  99. zentman

    DLM8-Last Test- Large hall-youtube

    It looks worse than it is. I do bump each monitor dsp EQ 3 db at 2.5 and cut 80 and below 3 db but that's it. They have a high quality sound if that makes sense. Even before the boost and cut I was fine. I use the "Y" setting and god knows what that does to the eq. Stock patches on V10 Axe sound...
  100. zentman

    DLM8-Last Test- Large hall-youtube

    Atomic will probably kick it's butt, but for what I do these rock plenty. :)
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