🔥Introducing ICONS - Amp Modeling + FX - Plugins & Standalone

[KFF]

This should be an ad for reading the damn manual.

Some of the best manuals in the biz, too!

Coupled with wikis... should be a bunch of geniuses walking around here!

 

[KFF]

This is ICONS thread lol

Ummmmmmmm...

 

[Johnkenn]

This is ICONS thread lol

Thanks buddy, I completely had no idea.

 

[javajunkie]

How is CPU performance? Plugins of course usually require multiple instances in a DAW at once - are these ICONIC plugins made with that in mind?

The CPU use isn't bad at all. I loaded up a preset in the standalone and turned the effects on including preamp in the cab section. it was around 1.3% on my cpu. Less than the EHXport (POG III editor ) which was at almost 6%. The lower cpu use is probably due to it using my GPU. ICONS was using about 6% of my GPU. The amps sound as good as my AXE III.

 

[Admin M@]

The statement isn’t claiming that ICONS Fullerton includes everything required to recreate every iconic tone.
The tones it is designed to produce are, by any reasonable standard, iconic.

Let's not devolve into semantics anyway. THat's better for those weird troll-laden places.

 

[Niksounds]

Nice to pair with Mercuriall or super super Nembrini

 

[ruso]

Not sure if this was posted:

 

[Brian Coonan]

I didn't see it mentioned but I've always had an issue re-amping (my config for sure) but I would imagine this product would make that a complete breeze - is that an accurate statement? I'm thinking you would record the track and then really just change what amp and such in the plug-in to charge the tone? That alone would be worth it to me since I've never been able to re-amp with any success.

 

[unix-guy]

I love new Fractal product releases except for the:

• incessant bitching that it (whatever it is) doesn't match exactly with my personal needs
• isn't what I want to pay for it
• should have done this
• shouldn't have done that
• other general armchair engineering

Just goes to show you can't please everyone... Or even most people

 

[unix-guy]

I didn't see it mentioned but I've always had an issue re-amping (my config for sure) but I would imagine this product would make that a complete breeze - is that an accurate statement? I'm thinking you would record the track and then really just change what amp and such in the plug-in to charge the tone? That alone would be worth it to me since I've never been able to re-amp with any success.

There's no reamping required. Changes to the plugin will affect the track real time,

 

[Brian Coonan]

There's no reamping required. Changes to the plugin will affect the track real time,

That's what I was thinking it would be - re-amping probably not the correct term in this case. Thanks.

 

[Whizzinby]

I didn't see it mentioned but I've always had an issue re-amping (my config for sure) but I would imagine this product would make that a complete breeze - is that an accurate statement? I'm thinking you would record the track and then really just change what amp and such in the plug-in to charge the tone? That alone would be worth it to me since I've never been able to re-amp with any success.

Slap the plug on the bus with your DI and boom goes the dynamite.

 

[nicolasrivera]

Effects are mostly the same in all volumes.

The Deluxe Spring reverb is only included in the Deluxe volume. The Vibrato-King Spring reverb and Harmonic Trem are only included in the Vibras volume. Complete obviously has all of those.

Ohhh i understand the bussiness plan of this releases, to get all FX, one will have to have bought almost all packs that will include diferent FX in each offering.

Will Pitch block be offered like this of as an individual FX?

What about the pro grade studio comps. a Studio FX pack?

Thanks.

 

[vangrieg]

I'm thinking you would record the track and then really just change what amp and such in the plug-in to charge the tone?

You can do that if the amp you want is included in the plugin.

Reamping with plugins is great especially if you can calibrate the level properly (which in this case with Fractal hardware you can do, and that's awesome).

 

[unix-guy]

Ohhh i understand the bussiness plan of this releases, to get all FX, one will have to have bought almost all packs that will include diferent FX in each offering.

I don't think you do.

The effect types that Matt listed originated from specific Amp models. They're included to make those amps "complete".

 

[lauke-lux]

2 small questions :
1) what about latency in DAW ?
2) the future audio interface will it be some 19" unit and/or will there be a minimalistic "weekend bag" compatible version ?
For the time being enough to do with my hardware versions, but surely an interesting (and probably necessary) evolution. Just praying that it will not be pirated like so many stuff these days, I love too much this company.

 

[RiffDuck]

The amps sound as good as my AXE III

I don't think there should be any pressure for the plugins to sound EXACTLY the same, I'm not sure that's possible. But a nice "very close" would be good enough for me!

Looking forward to their high gain though, I've always found that's the toughest to get the "texture" right in plugin form.

 

[unix-guy]

2 small questions :
1) what about latency in DAW ?

This is no different than any other plugin...

2) the future audio interface will it be some 19" unit and/or will there be a minimalistic "weekend bag" compatible version ?
For the time being enough to do with my hardware versions, but surely an interesting (and probably necessary) evolution. Just praying that it will not be pirated like so many stuff these days, I love too much this company.

Not sure what you're referring to...

 

[unix-guy]

I don't think there should be any pressure for the plugins to sound EXACTLY the same, I'm not sure that's possible. But a nice "very close" would be good enough for me!

Looking forward to their high gain though, I've always found that's the toughest to get the "texture" right in plugin form.

As stated multiple times, the code is a direct port from Axe Fx III.

 

[David Houck]

I didn't see it mentioned but I've always had an issue re-amping (my config for sure) but I would imagine this product would make that a complete breeze - is that an accurate statement? I'm thinking you would record the track and then really just change what amp and such in the plug-in to charge the tone? That alone would be worth it to me since I've never been able to re-amp with any success.

There's no reamping required. Changes to the plugin will affect the track real time,

Thanks! I've been waiting for someone more knowledgeable than me to bring this up.