Axe-Fx III Firmware 23.00 Public Beta #1

[Doctor McFarland]

I bought and sold some amps in the past just because they had gaps when switching channels. Fractal has made all my dreams come true. I am once again convinced the best use of your money is to just buy a Fractal. With that said I do have the new Tone Master Pro and the touch screen and encoder switches are amazing. Now if Fractal ever had a touch screen.......

 

[jimmynorrisjr]

Don't know about the Turbo, but on a mkI yes, oversampling rate is reduced when two amp blocks are loaded in the preset (I tested this a while ago). But probably the "low resolution" mode on the axe III is the same or higher than the "high resolution" on the axe II, since the processing power is more than doubled on the axe III

I have the turbo. Is there a way to tell off the unit?

 

[jimmynorrisjr]

Hell. Yes.

I don't know if this has as much flash as a new amp model but this is easily my favorite aspect of the update.

Smoothing is the secret sauce that removes the notchy qualities of IRs. It makes every single one of them sound better to me.

Where do you usually run your smoothness on avereage?

 

[Miguel Braz]

What an excellent improvement, thank you Cliff & Wonder Team!

 

[md1234]

Boom, there it is: gapless/seamless switching, even for presets! Fantastic news for all you FXIII owners and a huge thank you to Fractal Audio to figure out how to make that happen! Happy for you all, enjoy!

 

[unix-guy]

Was it influenced by the work / suggestions that @BobXX put together?

Either way, what a great improvement!

Makes it smoother.

SMOOVE!

 

[AXEMike]

Disregard, operator error .

 

[adrian-caulfield]

FWIW, I was planning to update the JS410 Crunch models as well but my wife got Covid so I've retreated to our "cabin by the lake". When I get back home I'll finish the updates. I wanted to get the firmware into your grubby hands so you could test things out.

Get well soon, covid is a doozy! Family first

 

[chris]

This gaplessness will make the song and setlist features something I'll start using for the first time.

great point. now the setlist function for "grabbing random tones from all over the preset library" benefits greatly from this update.

 

[randocaster]

We hope to implement it on the other products. I don't see why we wouldn't be able to but I don't want to promise anything in case there are unforeseen issues.

 

[Scott333]

So is there a way to turn off this new "gapless/seamless switching" feature?
How are us older folks that enjoy the spot-on gaps between channel selections supposed to recreate the older classic amps?
Maybe implement an "Include Classic Gaps" feature or separate "Gap Block" for the older classic rig recreation?

 

[chris]

So is there a way to turn off this new "gapless/seamless switching" feature?
How are us older folks that enjoy the spot-on gaps between channel selections supposed to recreate the older classic amps?
Maybe implement an "Include Classic Gaps" feature or separate "Gap Block" for the older classic rig recreation?

just wait before you play.

 

[Infuseguitar]

Scott that is hilarious!!!

 

[pauly]

Welcome back!
Thanks
Pauly

https://www.fractalaudio.com/downlo...xe-fx-3/23p0/axefxiii_dsp_rel_23p00_beta1.zip

Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Notes​

23.00

Improved Amp block triode algorithm.

Updated all JS410 Lead models based on a current production JVM410HJS.

Added JS410 Lead Green amp model.

Added Pitch High Cut parameter to Reverb block. This can be used to darken/brighten the pitch-shifted component of the reverb.

Added Smoothing parameter to Cabinet block in Dyna-Cab mode.

Preset, Scene and Channel changes are now gapless.

NOTE: Seamless switching is currently not implemented on the USB and SPDIF/AES outputs due to a "programming oversight"

 

[GreatGreen]

Where do you usually run your smoothness on avereage?

I don't have a hard and fast rule or anything, it's per IR. If I had to give an answer, I suppose I usually just slowly engage the setting until any obvious notches stop being the most obvious thing about the IR.

 

[Scott333]

Scott that is hilarious!!!

So is there a way to turn off this new "gapless/seamless switching" feature?
How are us older folks that enjoy the spot-on gaps between channel selections supposed to recreate the older classic amps?
Maybe implement an "Include Classic Gaps" feature or separate "Gap Block" for the older classic rig recreation?

While we're at it, couldn't we all benefit from a "Standby Block" for all the tube amp models?

 

[hfam]

Outstanding as always!! Christmas in October!!
Hoping maybe Joe's amp comes back as a "why not both?" situation, but the listening to the customers gem is always most important, once again Cliff shows the world how it's done!

 

[honeypat]

OH~!, Fender Tone Master Pro urges FAS to move quickly than ever..doesn't it?..UH~!

 

[jyflorida]

FWIW, I was planning to update the JS410 Crunch models as well but my wife got Covid so I've retreated to our "cabin by the lake". When I get back home I'll finish the updates. I wanted to get the firmware into your grubby hands so you could test things out.

Wish your wife a speedy recovery. Almost lost my wife to Covid two years ago. Horrible days.

 

[jyflorida]

Those of us who know what this is are officially OLD!