Axe-Fx III Firmware Version 20.01 Public Beta 2 (Beta 5)

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Randalljax said:
they may sound slightly different and obviously the SLO uses a 5881 vs the El34 but trust me , they are very close
Amp builders that have opened them up will tell you so , the Mezza core Lead channel is SLO crossed with a Marshall , like many other have done .
if you read some of the builder boards like the the Slo clones forum they will tell you changing just a few components or cap values and use more or less filtering can drastically change the sound or feel of the amp .
but the builders that have seen them confirm they lean heavy in the Soldano camp
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I really can't trust you on this. I own an SLO100, a skill 30, a trinity and an Mzero overdrive. The SLO is its own thing. The skill and the mzero are somewhat similar (to each other, not the SLO) while the trinity is darker and maybe just a hair gainier than the 2.

Its also said the mesa rectifier series and SLO are nearly identical too. Also 2 amps that sound nothing alike (I've had a few duals and currently a triple rec in the stable).

The SLO has a significant midrange bump between 5 and 6 on the overdrive master. None of these other amps do that. One difference of many aside from the base tone of them.

So, regardless of how they're made, the sounds (and feel) of these amps are worlds apart. If Pierangelo aimed to make an SLO clone (he didn't), he failed. What he did make is a fantastic line of amps that hold up to anything else out there.
 
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Really appreciate all you give to us Cliff - Thanks
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FractalAudio said:
https://www.fractalaudio.com/downlo...xe-fx-3/20p0/axefxiii_dsp_rel_20p01_beta5.zip

Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Notes​



20.01

Added Speaker Thump control to Amp block. Speaker Thump models the dynamic, nonlinear behavior of a guitar speaker. A value of 5.0 roughly corresponds to an amplifier running into a speaker rated at the same power as the amplifier, i.e., a 100W amplifier running into a 100W speaker. The reset value is a conservative 2.5 which represents, i.e., a 50W amp running into a 100W speaker. Note that the majority of the response is in the subsonic region and the effect is primarily tactile. Existing presets are not affected and the value will be zero.

Improved Amp block output transformer modeling. This requires updated Transformer LF/HF values for the amp models. Existing presets are automatically updated to the new values upon recall.

Decreased minimum diffuser time in Delay block to 1%.

Added G12T-75 speaker impedance curve.

Added Depth control to Authentic page for Brit Super, Brit 800 Mod and JMP-1 amp models.

Added Diamante Fire amp model based on a Diamond Del Fuego.

Changed “Drive” to “Gain” for Amp block preamp gain control as this is more consistent with naming in real amps.

Fixed switching channels on Drive block can cause pop.

Fixed switching channels on bypassed blocks can cause an audio gap.

Fixed wrong drive taper in Mr. Z Highway 66 model.

Fixed wrong capacitor value in Friedman Smallbox model.

FC: Fixed all FC "Effect" functions (Bypass and Channel, Global and Per-Preset) so they no longer change to an incorrect block when you upgrade from firmware 19.08 or older, or when you restore backups created under the same. NOTE: If you previously installed firmware 20.00 (beta or release) and manually saved changes to global or per-preset "Effect" switches, you may need to manually adjust switch settings again, or import backups created in firmware 19.08 or earlier.

FC: Fixed Factory Default layouts so FX Bypass and Channel switches use the correct blocks.

FC: Fixed an issue that prevented the Hold function from working correctly for some Stand-in Switches.

FC: Fixed UI to refresh when performing "Reset" on a Setlist or a Song from the front panel.

FC: Fixed Setlist functions to not load a song when "Song Load" is set to "None"

FC: Layout Link will no longer unduly trigger when exiting the Tuner.

FC: Preset: Select in Bank switches now stop flashing when the preset is changed by any means other than an FC footswitch (editor, front panel, etc.)

FC: Preset: Select in Bank switches now flash consistently when used with Bank: Select switches.

FC: Preset: Toggle in Bank now consistently and correctly loads the "Primary" preset after changing the bank.

FC: Removed "PREVIOUS" from Bank: Select function as it was replaced by "2nd Press = Previous Bank"

Various other fixes and improvements.
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Randalljax said:
they may sound slightly different and obviously the SLO uses a 5881 vs the El34 but trust me , they are very close
Amp builders that have opened them up will tell you so , the Mezza core Lead channel is SLO crossed with a Marshall , like many other have done .
if you read some of the builder boards like the the Slo clones forum they will tell you changing just a few components or cap values and use more or less filtering can drastically change the sound or feel of the amp .
but the builders that have seen them confirm they lean heavy in the Soldano camp
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The slo has a cold stage. ;)
 
Bruce Sokolovic said:
I really can't trust you on this. I own an SLO100, a skill 30, a trinity and an Mzero overdrive. The SLO is its own thing. The skill and the mzero are somewhat similar (to each other, not the SLO) while the trinity is darker and maybe just a hair gainier than the 2.

Its also said the mesa rectifier series and SLO are nearly identical too. Also 2 amps that sound nothing alike (I've had a few duals and currently a triple rec in the stable).

The SLO has a significant midrange bump between 5 and 6 on the overdrive master. None of these other amps do that. One difference of many aside from the base tone of them.

So, regardless of how they're made, the sounds (and feel) of these amps are worlds apart. If Pierangelo aimed to make an SLO clone (he didn't), he failed. What he did make is a fantastic line of amps that hold up to anything else out there.
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I am not asking you to trust me on this , trust your ears



but I was talking more the actual circuit design more than the sound .

Anyway I don't want to Off topic to much in this thread as it is about new firmware
 
The release notes seem to indicate that this isn't needed, but I found that I have to reset the amp block in order to see the updated transformer LF/HF values. Some are only small changes, but some are quite different. I've only tested a few amps, but they sound really great.
 
Hendrix95 said:
The release notes seem to indicate that this isn't needed, but I found that I have to reset the amp block in order to see the updated transformer LF/HF values. Some are only small changes, but some are quite different. I've only tested a few amps, but they sound really great.
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Yes, there's a mistake in the update function and the new values aren't getting applied for recently created presets. This is fixed for the official release (and why we do beta releases).
 
Randalljax said:
I am not asking you to trust me on this , trust your ears



but I was talking more the actual circuit design more than the sound .

Anyway I don't want to Off topic to much in this thread as it is about new firmware
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Very similar wow.

As it’s dangerous to put 2 heads in the same cab, how did he manage that ? Extra box ? Or the cab is wired in 2X 2x12 ?
What is the best way to plug two heads in the same cab ?
 
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