Today I spent a few hours in the studio with FW Q10.01 (updated from Q9.04). Just by playing the guitar alone I didn't felt any special going on. Then I re-recorded a few parts of the latest song I am working on.
That was when/where I felt the difference. It's hard to describe in words (especially that English is not my native language) what is that I heard. The tone was the same but also different, the guitar was more dynamic/organic with Q10.01. I couldn't hear anything that others are saying about changed highs, maybe 10.01 has a tiny bit less edge in a good way. It doesn't take away from the presence of the guitar it just sweetens it.
The real difference what I heard was in the low spectrum of the frequency. Q10.01 has a little bit less lows than Q9.04 but that's easy to overcome. After paying more attention to the low frequencies, finally I heard clearly a difference. In Q9.04 there's a constant low frequency which is gone in Q10.01. Q10.01 has enough low end, palm mutes strike you in your guts, but it is just simply clearer than Q9.04. In Q9.04 it was harder to get the right balance between massive guitar sound but yet still clear. In Q10.01 it's just simply clearer.
I think this controlled low end in Q10.01 makes the guitar feel more dynamic. Maybe I am mistaken, that's not the only reason Q10.01 is more dynamic, but I am sure the enhancements on the low end are contributing to it.
All I had to do to make the make the perceived tone on Q10.01 as it was on Q9.04, I lowered the cutoff frequency in the CAB block from 135HZ to 120Hz. Even if the perceived tone was the same, with the Q10.01 I could hear with more detail the bass guitar also. I came to the conclusion it is also because of the lack of constant low frequency that was there in Q9.04.
Worth mentioning all my observation are based on one single amp, the Recto 2 Red.
Ooops, I almost forgot, thank you FAS!!!
