"Distortion texture" may be the phrase I've been trying to think of for many years when I try to describe "that sound" I'm chasing that I hear in an amp of someone else playing but can't seem to get myself. Sometimes I think of it as a "brushy, airy" texture or even some "hair" on a tone instead of a more "clean, solid" sounding tone.
Yes. Everyone knows that 7 smells of rich Corinthian leather, cigar smoke, and new cash.
In fact this is what I feel sometimes about these update like “forget what you have this one is 10 times better “ . So the sound we have with the 3 actually was not so good so ?
No one said "10 times better" and world is not black and white, there are infinite shades of grey and colorsIn fact this is what I feel sometimes about these update like “forget what you have this one is 10 times better “ . So the sound we have with the 3 actually was not so good so ?
I actually could feel what you're talking about. Especially in the ENGL Savage and ENGL Powerball that felt pretty mushy and crackly. At least for me. I'm interested if you finally got that JP2C from sweetwater to check that "SHRED" mode if it actually adds gain or simply a high treble boost
In fact this is what I feel sometimes about these update like “forget what you have this one is 10 times better “ . So the sound we have with the 3 actually was not so good so ?
The shred mode add gain and some light trebles. It act like an overdrive boost in the end. And I agree with both engl (brrrr )
Well, I agree it's very accurate. The additional "perfectly accurate" claim has been around as long as I can remember, and every firmware seems to get perfecter. So...
Many firmware ago, in the ultra ages, I was able to tell what and where there was difference between emulation and real. With Ares sometimes I "feel" something "wrong" but to me it is very hard, or impossible, to tell which are the difference! I understand what Cliff explained, yeah... sometimes I got the taste of different texture... but if Cliff asked me to tell him what it is (the high? the mid? the low? the gain?)... I can't tell!
From lots of people. But mainly I'm saying that I think Cliff still has some tricks up his sleeve. And I also appreciate that the Fractal crew tends to think beyond merely reproducing old classics, and looks to what can be done better in the digital realm.
+1000 this. I sometimes take friends to see the local community orchestra (vs. the top-tier one in the region) and they enjoy the show, while I'm cringing internally at the musical mistakes and intonation issues. They just can't hear it. It takes time to learn how to hear, and from what I can tell, the Fractal team (mostly Cliff?) have spent a great deal of time learning how to hear in ways most of us just can't, for lack of that same time spent learning.
So the forever “perfectly accurate” thing, falls down . I m not against differences . But I dislike the fact that users are always wrong when they notice a difference or something they dislike . And this is like this since axe 2 (and maybe before ) . If you said that is perfect and then change all the poweramp and preamps one by one
. Hm. Don’t know. If we just can have a “warmer feel “ and more dimension to the sound I ll take it 
This one is certain to be perfectly accuraterSo the forever “perfectly accurate” thing, falls down . I m not against differences . But I dislike the fact that users are always wrong when they notice a difference or something they dislike . And this is like this since axe 2 (and maybe before ) . If you said that is perfect and then change all the poweramp and preamps one by one
