Hi Everybody,
I am hoping to get some help with dialing in the Axe-Fx 3. I got mine around a year and half ago and I was pretty disappointed right out of the gate. Any preset sounded weak, lifeless, digital and that was the case with any guitar or through the studio monitors (Yamaha HS-8) or headphones (Audiotechnica ATH-M50x).
Now I remembered years ago talking to someone about the Axe ULTRA and he said that it was good, but very difficult to dial in. I figured that was the case with the Axe-Fx 3 and I just needed to learn all this stuff. Over the last year and half I with recording songs, read forums, watched videos and become fairly familiar with what to listen for and technical jargon. I bought presets and cab IR's and a mission gemini 2. After all this it still isn't stacking up to what other people are getting out of it and has yet to justify the high price tag. I've been thinking that maybe this just isn't for me and to try something else.
I had sent an email to support with soundcloud clips recorded via USB and they got back to me. They didn't think what I had posted sounded, but he said he wasn't all that familiar with metal tones.
So good people please check these out and let me know what you think.
Here are soundcloud samples with descriptions of various sounds I've gotten from the Axe Fx 3; presets I used are attached.
1) 5150 Adam Preset- This is a preset made with a Savatage Streets tone match block that I had found on Axe Change; So far its one of the better sounds I've gotten with the unit.
Attached preset is EVH 5150 IBZ Pres Eb.syx.
2) FAS Modern 3. This is a preset that came with the unit that I've never edited or touched since a couple days ago.
Attached preset is FAS Modern III.
3) The Thrill EP Version 2020 Instrumental Final; This is a song I had recently recorded using the EVH 5150 preset I had made. Guitars are multi tracked and have various effects on them.
4) Uber Chugga 2; This is a preset that came with the unit that I've never used until today; unedited.
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All these sounds seem to be really lacking for me; like they all seem hollow and lack punch. They also seem really different compared to other peoples recordings. Like this video ; He uses the FAS Modern 3 and his sound is just so much better. The one I use is kind of similar but seems to be missing a giant chunk of bottom end sound is gone. All sounds were recorded today through Reaper and with a Ibanez RG Prestige that use recently restrung in Standard tuning.
Thanks for reading!
I am hoping to get some help with dialing in the Axe-Fx 3. I got mine around a year and half ago and I was pretty disappointed right out of the gate. Any preset sounded weak, lifeless, digital and that was the case with any guitar or through the studio monitors (Yamaha HS-8) or headphones (Audiotechnica ATH-M50x).
Now I remembered years ago talking to someone about the Axe ULTRA and he said that it was good, but very difficult to dial in. I figured that was the case with the Axe-Fx 3 and I just needed to learn all this stuff. Over the last year and half I with recording songs, read forums, watched videos and become fairly familiar with what to listen for and technical jargon. I bought presets and cab IR's and a mission gemini 2. After all this it still isn't stacking up to what other people are getting out of it and has yet to justify the high price tag. I've been thinking that maybe this just isn't for me and to try something else.
I had sent an email to support with soundcloud clips recorded via USB and they got back to me. They didn't think what I had posted sounded, but he said he wasn't all that familiar with metal tones.
So good people please check these out and let me know what you think.
Here are soundcloud samples with descriptions of various sounds I've gotten from the Axe Fx 3; presets I used are attached.
1) 5150 Adam Preset- This is a preset made with a Savatage Streets tone match block that I had found on Axe Change; So far its one of the better sounds I've gotten with the unit.
Attached preset is EVH 5150 IBZ Pres Eb.syx.
2) FAS Modern 3. This is a preset that came with the unit that I've never edited or touched since a couple days ago.
Attached preset is FAS Modern III.
3) The Thrill EP Version 2020 Instrumental Final; This is a song I had recently recorded using the EVH 5150 preset I had made. Guitars are multi tracked and have various effects on them.
4) Uber Chugga 2; This is a preset that came with the unit that I've never used until today; unedited.
.
All these sounds seem to be really lacking for me; like they all seem hollow and lack punch. They also seem really different compared to other peoples recordings. Like this video ; He uses the FAS Modern 3 and his sound is just so much better. The one I use is kind of similar but seems to be missing a giant chunk of bottom end sound is gone. All sounds were recorded today through Reaper and with a Ibanez RG Prestige that use recently restrung in Standard tuning.
Thanks for reading!