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Recent content by Dpoirier

Changing the email i used in lots of places

I've been thinking along the same lines. My wife is a little paranoid about everything the "big evils" know and keep finding out about us, but my view is "the more the better". After a while (and we're long past that point) they have so much data that it's impractical for anyone to use... Other...
- Dpoirier
- Post #7
- Today at 7:36 AM
- Forum: The Lounge
Axe-Fx III Firmware 32.02 Release

Exactly. Now that I read it again, it had nothing to do with the current topic. My bad.
- Dpoirier
- Post #84
- Saturday at 4:29 PM
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
Axe-Fx III Firmware 32.02 Release

Yep, my mistake. I probably still won't be able to hear the difference (with my very average hearing) but kudos for the new feature, lots of folks here seem to be really appreciative
- Dpoirier
- Post #67
- Saturday at 3:16 PM
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
Axe-Fx III Firmware 32.02 Release

Hmmm... I haven't played around with it and my ears are not refined enough to perceive any difference anyways... But I'm a bit puzzled by the various posts reporting great things about the oversampling, versus Cliff's own comment (which I personally interpreted as "if anything, oversampling...
- Dpoirier
- Post #58
- Saturday at 12:30 PM
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
Axe-Fx III Firmware 32.02 Release

Thank you everyone ❣️
- Dpoirier
- Post #20
- Friday at 2:57 PM
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
Let's talk Performance Page......

Love this thread! As one who hasn't used performance page yet (just recently got my III), I love the discussion
- Dpoirier
- Post #9
- Mar 2, 2026
- Forum: FM9 Discussion
Tuning presets to guitars

I used to think a single bunch of presets would be suitable for any guitar - and let each guitar shine through with its own character. But after months of trying to make my presets be "suitably somewhere in the middle", I gave up on that line of thinking. I now use one batch of presets with my...
- Dpoirier
- Post #3
- Mar 2, 2026
- Forum: FM9 Discussion
Attaching two expression pedals (physically)?

Ah, yes, that sounds logical. Velcro has a pretty strong lateral strength. Excellent suggestion.
- Dpoirier
- Post #4
- Mar 2, 2026
- Forum: The Lounge
Attaching two expression pedals (physically)?

I'm quite satisfied with my two external expression pedals. They're far from Fractal or Mission quality, but they fulfill my needs. They're simple Boss EV-5 pedals. They're also very light, which I appreciate when packing and moving gear. But they're so light in fact that they are constantly...
- Dpoirier
- Thread
- Mar 2, 2026
- Replies: 3
- Forum: The Lounge
Favorite, well dialed-in amp blocks?

Since many of you were wondering what I meant by "well dialed in"... I really meant that the default values rarely fall on the "right" sound (and of course, that's very subjective). It never occurred to me to check the factory presets - I was assuming (for no logical reason) that if the factory...
- Dpoirier
- Post #18
- Feb 28, 2026
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
ICONS Future

I'm really bummed out that any piracy would target fractal. Cliff and the gang have been generous beyond belief, and deserve every sale they get. I'm not a plugin user but it still bums me out. I seriously hope fractal put some sort of limits in there, and that nobody can reverse engineer their...
- Dpoirier
- Post #8
- Feb 27, 2026
- Forum: ICONS Plugins & Apps
Reliable Means of Leveling Scene Volume

Just a tip I wanted to share: whenever I want to balance anything, I run the free (windows) Ulean Loudness meter in a window off to the side and I just let that thing run on. It takes a bit to figure out what fields are meaningful to you, but once you know, it's a breeze to use and a quick...
- Dpoirier
- Post #3
- Feb 25, 2026
- Forum: AM4 Discussion
Matteo Mancuso’s FM3

I'm undecided... Is fascinating or infuriating that he sounds the same and absolutely great no matter if he's playing into a Pod bean from the eighties?
- Dpoirier
- Post #19
- Feb 25, 2026
- Forum: News
Axe-Fx III Firmware 32.01 Release

Woohoo, I'm thrilled with this bit: Added Dry Diffusion control to Delay block. This allows adjusting the dry diffusion separate from the wet diffusion.
- Dpoirier
- Post #20
- Feb 24, 2026
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
Favorite, well dialed-in amp blocks?

Other than the commercial offerings, is there somewhere a collection of well dialed in amp blocks? Some are perfect right out of the box at default (like the Atomica High, thanks Leon Todd for that tip!) but I'm looking for other gems. There was a great recent thread on favorite amp blocks...
- Dpoirier
- Thread
- Feb 24, 2026
- Replies: 21
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion