Axe-Fx III Firmware 31.03 Release

[deathbyguitar]

Digitech Drop deprecated.

Are you saying it now sounds better than the Drop?

 

[My name is mud]

Are you saying it now sounds better than the Drop?

Even if the drop pedal does the job, the virtual capo was already better before this update, as the drop is not perfect

Time to release the fractal drop’pedal !

and for the aesthetic, it will be quotes from these people on forum saying that the virtual capo suck through the years

 

[My name is mud]

Or just assign the Envelope Follower to the Control knob on the Wah block.

This is what I do if I need an auto wah

But it can make sense to move it in the wah block, calling it « auto wah » ,being able to set a tempo if we want a permanent movement (like a phaser will do, sometimes a phaser can be an auto wah too) , or to set a mode that does « wah » in every attack (like the envelope follower do)

Yes Christmas is gone but who knows

 

[zebric21]

Happy new year everybody! Will the pitch block improvements come down to FM3?

 

[langohr]

Happy new year everybody! Will the pitch block improvements come down to FM3?

Soon.

 

[FarleyUK]

Thanks for this - the VC is a lot better!

However - one thing I noticed at last nights gig with the VC - it doesn’t seem to track artificial harmonics well.

For example, in Panama - they fly off when not using the VC, but when I use it, they’re much harder to make sound.

Hate to say it, but the Digitech drop and the Stadium’s poly capo do them without an issue - is it expected that the VC would have trouble tracking them?

(This is said not to complain but just to provide feedback - it’s still much more usable, but I wanted to flag this in case it was missed).

 

[FractalAudio]

Thanks for this - the VC is a lot better!

However - one thing I noticed at last nights gig with the VC - it doesn’t seem to track artificial harmonics well.

For example, in Panama - they fly off when not using the VC, but when I use it, they’re much harder to make sound.

Hate to say it, but the Digitech drop and the Stadium’s poly capo do them without an issue - is it expected that the VC would have trouble tracking them?

(This is said not to complain but just to provide feedback - it’s still much more usable, but I wanted to flag this in case it was missed).

Works fine here. Post your preset and sound clips illustrating the issue and compared to the other products mentioned.

 

[joecooll]

Thanks FAS
Happy New Firmware

 

[FarleyUK]

Works fine here. Post your preset and sound clips illustrating the issue and compared to the other products mentioned.

Will do once I’ve got a sec - appreciate the response though!

 

[LeBigMac]

Wow! Thank You for constantly improving!
Happy new year !

 

[jayjay347912]

Potential bug

There's a latency problem with the year shifter, it's already 2026 in here but on the other side of the ocean it's still 2025.





Happy new year everyone

 

[RDH]

Happy New Year all you Fractalites

 

[Dr No]

Happy new year! Everything sounds stellar, including VC. Given the comment above, I also checked the pinched harmonics with VC one step down, and they do pop out easily, but with some irregularities, especially on 7th fret of g-string (pinching for F sharp). See attached files. I also added the dry di file and simplified preset. It does sound absolutely disgusting, but I just wanted to exaggerate the effect. I have no clue if other products exhibit similar behaviour, but I'm not sure I noticed this in earlier firmware. Maybe somebody can check? Stay healthy!

 

[unix-guy]

Happy new year! Everything sounds stellar, including VC. Given the comment above, I also checked the pinched harmonics with VC one step down, and they do pop out easily, but with some irregularities, especially on 7th fret of g-string (pinching for F sharp). See attached files. I also added the dry di file and simplified preset. It does sound absolutely disgusting, but I just wanted to exaggerate the effect. I have no clue if other products exhibit similar behaviour, but I'm not sure I noticed this in earlier firmware. Maybe somebody can check? Stay healthy!

I believe the F# at a certain octave is the max range of the pitch detector.

Maybe that's why?

 

[My name is mud]

Happy new year! Everything sounds stellar, including VC. Given the comment above, I also checked the pinched harmonics with VC one step down, and they do pop out easily, but with some irregularities, especially on 7th fret of g-string (pinching for F sharp). See attached files. I also added the dry di file and simplified preset. It does sound absolutely disgusting, but I just wanted to exaggerate the effect. I have no clue if other products exhibit similar behaviour, but I'm not sure I noticed this in earlier firmware. Maybe somebody can check? Stay healthy!

With luck my cats weren’t in the room listening to the sample

 

[JiveTurkey]

I believe the F# at a certain octave is the max range of the pitch detector.

Maybe that's why?

Good catch and suggestion.

 

[Randalljax]

I think artificial harmonics are Aways going to be a PITA for a pitch device , just simply due to the fact the pitches are all over place you can literally hit the same note 5 times and get 3 different sounding harmonics depending on if it hit at fret 3.5 or 3.7 or the angle of the thumb or if you are closer to the bridge etc etc
For me personally I would never judge a pitch shifter on those but
More on solid notes or a quick run
Or more complex chords if the shifter also has an upper limit depending on octave as Unix said that will come into play as well

 

[State of Epicicity]

I would turn off the pitch shifter for any harmonic and just manually transpose to play the right sounding note.

 

[Moke]

I believe the F# at a certain octave is the max range of the pitch detector.

Maybe that's why?

I was thinking the same thing. The highest fretted and then stretched note on a 24 fret guitar is one thing. but way higher notes are possible using harmonics.

 

[SinglecutGuy]

Can confirm that overall the Virtual Capo feels better. The only note I have is that as you lower steps, it feels like you lose gain. I can compensate for that on a Drive block or Gain in the Amp Block, but thought it was worth noting.

It's possible that A: This has always been the case with the Virtual Cap, or B: This is inherent to lower frequencies and the way the amplifier would react to them naturally.