Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Release

[Whistler]

@chris @yek Your patience is very much appreciated with answering various questions and guiding people in the right direction

 

[Sebastian]

Fun fact: the "edit" led does not turn on by simply selecting a preset created on an earlier firmware. It does have to contain an amp block in order to auto-change values and cause the edited state, it appears.

 

[tripulante.db]

Having played a couple of hours with this firmware and I dare to say that it is spectacular.
AC30 Brilliant is killer!!!
The new Kill Dry feature is a more powerful tool than you would initially believe. It is possible that it is a placebo effect, but for some reason I hear more definition in the delays using Kill Dry and compensating the level by lowering MIX, to obtain the same level that I previously achieved with the same block in parallel, MIX at 100% and lowering some db. I can't find a logical explanation for this behavior but that's how I feel using "2290 w/ Modulation Delay". Placebo maybe... maybe. Fortunately it's for the better!

 

[jyflorida]

Having played a couple of hours with this firmware and I dare to say that it is spectacular.
AC30 Brilliant is killer!!!
The new Kill Dry feature is a more powerful tool than you would initially believe. It is possible that it is a placebo effect, but for some reason I hear more definition in the delays using Kill Dry and compensating the level by lowering MIX, to obtain the same level that I previously achieved with the same block in parallel, MIX at 100% and lowering some db. I can't find a logical explanation for this behavior but that's how I feel using "2290 w/ Modulation Delay". Placebo maybe... maybe. Fortunately it's for the better!

Same here with the Kill Dry feature. The overall delay effect just sounds "cleaner" and less cluttered. Can't think of a better way to put it but it's really fantastic.

 

[Jon Kaneshiro]

Any substantial changes to the ODS Clean? So excited to try this out!

 

[sprint]

Same here with the Kill Dry feature. The overall delay effect just sounds "cleaner" and less cluttered. Can't think of a better way to put it but it's really fantastic.

Can't fathom how killdry would affect the character of the delay itself - I suspect differences heard are from not arriving at the exact same mix level using killdry vs previous settings without kill dry.

 

[yek]

Can't fathom how killdry would affect the character of the delay itself - I suspect differences heard are from not arriving at the exact same mix level using killdry vs previous settings without kill dry.

Exactly.

 

[Brewce]

Can't fathom how killdry would affect the character of the delay itself

Maybe when someone did mix in dry? (by accident or not getting the principle)

 

[yyz67]

Placebo

Listening intently "for" something different and 'better' (or 'worse') and finding it.

Make two scenes with and w/o killdry set at the same effective mix. THEN see if there really is a difference.

 

[sprint]

Maybe when someone did mix in dry? (by accident or not getting the principle)

yes - not yet sure exactly how I might use it in my presets mostly running delay/verb in series (plain jane / not parallel), but its great for very quickly / easily hearing just the wet signal alone which I often like to do momentarily for tweaking as it gives me a clearer idea if what the delay / verb is doing precisely.

 

[Zedhed]

Downloaded...Installed...Now...
TO THE BAT CAVE!

 

[DallasGlenn2005]

I just played with the new ac30 brilliant amp. Yes it’s as advertised from the previous posts.

I think it’s so good that I have to believe Cliff was on a mission to prove something to someone. Basically a “here, hold my scotch” moment.

Update Edit: I have yet to compare the settings to the ac30tb that I’ve been using. But it’s definitely more brilliant.

 

[Brewce]

I think it’s so good that I have to believe Cliff was on a mission to prove something to someone. Basically a “here, hold my scotch” moment.

Maybe the other person won, though...

 

[touch33]

Thank you!

… and NOW I’ll be updating to 25.00!

 

[rsvette12]

I'm running out of words this release is SUPREB - luv it

 

[Jarick]

Awesome release! I love the "Kill Dry" for parallel effects. That makes it so much easier to set up patches and also to get levels correct.

 

[jimmynorrisjr]

I can't be that definitive for now, i have to try at rehearsal to
But in the studio it seems really close to the Decimator yes

What are your settings for this?

 

[synboy]

Im not hearing any difference on my parallel "dry kill" delay block if I set Global Effects mix to 50% or 200% (I do when I use the Global reverb mix on the reverb setup the same way) . Does the Global Effect mix work for others with parallel delay blocks?

AH FOUND IT - I didnt realise you need to set the block mix to GBL for effects to have the Global effect mix work on them (as I didnt use global mix before as my delays were in parallel)

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blaggers......the layout of the preset you posted is very strange, with all of the inputs/outputs. Care to explain what all of this does, and how you have the in/outs (physical) set up? Just looking at it makes my brain hurt.

 

[joecooll]

Thanks FAS

 

[tripulante.db]

Can't fathom how killdry would affect the character of the delay itself - I suspect differences heard are from not arriving at the exact same mix level using killdry vs previous settings without kill dry.

Yes. I understand what the function does because I always used it with my Eventide Eclipse. On the AXE FX III most of my presets have a parallel delay (2290 my favorite).
I certainly can't find a logical explanation for the different sensation I noticed today, so most likely I didn't get to exactly the same wet signal level (Although I went back and forth a couple of times).
I will try to make time tomorrow to configure the 2 scenes of a preset with the two options to verify it. In case I feel this again, I will share the preset here to see what you think. Sometimes placebo psychology can play its tricks on us