Axe-Fx III Firmware 31.04 Public Beta #2

[FractalAudio]

https://www.fractalaudio.com/downlo...xe-fx-3/31p0/axefxiii_dsp_rel_31p04_beta2.zip

Fixes the gain bug in some of the Drive models .

Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Notes​

31.04

Increased pitch tracking range in Pitch block to ~2500 Hz. This allows tracking pinch harmonics better.

Improved pitch shifting for low frequencies, e.g. bass guitars.

Grouped types in Reverb block to aid in selection.

Increased range of Attack Time in Input block. Attack Time can now be set to a minimum of 0.1 ms. Existing presets are automatically updated.

Increased range of Attack Time in Gate block. Attack Time can now be set to a minimum of 0.1 ms. Existing presets are automatically updated.

Added Swedish Metal model to Drive block based on a Boss HM-2.

Added 1S2473 diode type to Drive block (to support Swedish Metal model).

Added “Transistor” Power Tube Type. This is now the default type for the Jazz 120 amp model and models a transistor output stage. Existing presets using this model are automatically updated.

Improved power tube grid modeling in Amp block.

Fixed preset updater not correctly setting Preamp Hardness if Amp block using EF86 tube type.

Various other fixes and improvements.

 

[BROCKSTAR]

Thanks Cliff!

 

[Jack Napalm]

Added Swedish Metal model to Drive block based on a Boss HM-2

If you didn't do a mic drop when you made this it was a lost opportunity.

 

[lscottk]

Bug fix in minutes!

 

[NaturalScience]

Thought I found a drive block bug and then this goes up within 15 minutes of my loading Beta 1. Impressive!

 

[Andrew Male]

That might be the quickest bug squash ever!

 

[nicolasrivera]

@FractalAudio what can we expect with the Improved power tube grid modeling in Amp block?

 

[FractalAudio]

@FractalAudio what can we expect with the Improved power tube grid modeling in Amp block?

The midrange clipping in a tube power amp is typically dominated by power tube grid clipping because most tube amps use slightly undermatched transformers and most speakers have less than nominal impedance in the midrange. The grids clip before the plates saturate. The improved modeling should make the midrange a little "sweeter".

Notable exceptions are Trainwrecks which use overmatched transformers.

 

[kypen]

Added “Transistor” Power Tube Type. This is now the default type for the Jazz 120 amp model and models a transistor output stage. Existing presets using this model are automatically updated.

Anyone have any suggestions for a base amp (or settings on an amp) for trying to model a Randall amp by replacing the tubes with a transistor tube type? I think negative feedback will be hugely impactful here. Yes...I'm trying to chase the Dimebag tone

 

[touch33]

Added “Transistor” Power Tube Type. This is now the default type for the Jazz 120 amp model and models a transistor output stage. Existing presets using this model are automatically updated.

Yippee! Can’t wait to hear how this sounds with my pedal steel.

 

[State of Epicicity]

Yippee! Can’t wait to hear how this sounds with my pedal steel.

I want to hear the HM-2 with your pedal steel.

 

[Brewce]

Do I hear Cliff singing...??

"And if you don't love me now
You will never love me again"

 

[jerryratpack]

https://www.fractalaudio.com/downlo...xe-fx-3/31p0/axefxiii_dsp_rel_31p04_beta2.zip

Fixes the gain bug in some of the Drive models .

Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Notes​

31.04

Increased pitch tracking range in Pitch block to ~2500 Hz. This allows tracking pinch harmonics better.

Improved pitch shifting for low frequencies, e.g. bass guitars.

Grouped types in Reverb block to aid in selection.

Increased range of Attack Time in Input block. Attack Time can now be set to a minimum of 0.1 ms. Existing presets are automatically updated.

Increased range of Attack Time in Gate block. Attack Time can now be set to a minimum of 0.1 ms. Existing presets are automatically updated.

Added Swedish Metal model to Drive block based on a Boss HM-2.

Added 1S2473 diode type to Drive block (to support Swedish Metal model).

Added “Transistor” Power Tube Type. This is now the default type for the Jazz 120 amp model and models a transistor output stage. Existing presets using this model are automatically updated.

Improved power tube grid modeling in Amp block.

Fixed preset updater not correctly setting Preamp Hardness if Amp block using EF86 tube type.

Various other fixes and improvements.

Wow, that was quick ! Thank you !!!

 

[Burgs]

The reverb type grouping is very welcome. Thanks, Cliff!

 

[Guitarzan69]

Thank you, Sir. bjork bork bork.

 

[JoKeR III]

The reverb type grouping is very welcome. Thanks, Cliff!

Yep, came to say the same thing. I experiment a lot with the different reverb models. Having them grouped saves some time looking through the list to find the names using the same algorithm. Thank you!!

 

[James Freeman]

Thank you.

 

[jin1995x]

Just last fw pinch harmonics range issue was discussed, and now we've got an improved version. i donot think any other product offers such improvements or services where it feels like instant gratification.

 

[painkiller]

donot think any other product offers such improvements or services where it feels like instant gratification.

Fractal Audio is outstanding and extraordinary!

At work, I am forced to work with a company that does it like this:
If you have a request for a software change (improvements or bug fixes), you share it with them. The request is then added to a wish list. Once a year, the engineers get together and discuss which of these requests they will implement. If you're lucky and yours is among it, it takes about a year for the change to be implemented in the software. They might even charge you for it. And if you find a bug, your request for a fix is added to next year's wish list.

I've mentioned Fractal Audio several times as a positive counterexample, but they don't get it... (insert facepalm emoji here)

 

[norpe]

As a swede I'm very happy to see a drive called "Swedish Metal" in my Axe-Fx III.