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  1. Dimi Guitar

    Tonex One

    Also, at least in my opinion, tonex software UI is a tragedy. They've improved it recently but it's still quite a badly designed UI, for me personally. So with tonex one my goal will be to get in and out as fast as possible from desktop app.
  2. Dimi Guitar

    Tonex One

    This is true for me as well, how the amp input level seems right out the gate with fractal. With tonex software this seems more convoluted. For example, there has been a lot of debate about how to set so-called "input trim". Seems a bit simpler with the pedal and maybe tonex one, but still...
  3. Dimi Guitar

    Tonex One

    There are some great ones, yeah. I typically have done my own with kemper and later on tonex and (much more so) nam. For me, most third party captures or profiles have proved not very useful.. considering different pickups, guitars, play style, taste, etc. That said, there has been a trend of...
  4. Dimi Guitar

    Tonex One

    You can get captures others made or make your own via the software on pc or Mac. Then load them into tonex one.
  5. Dimi Guitar

    Tonex One

    Unfortunately it's not a reversible/curable condition, but can be better at times. Thanks a lot for your wishes
  6. Dimi Guitar

    Wish VHT/Fryette d60 mk1 model alongside mk2

    True, they are very tight, but at the same time more "tube screamerish" (going by memory. I will check these out again for a more fresh impression). The MKI deliverance to my perception has this width and percusiveness that doesn't as much resemble the effect of a TS style pedal.
  7. Dimi Guitar

    Tonex One

    Generally fm3 is small enough for my uses. But some times, I also want something even lighter, due to neurological issues. For that reason, I imagine that the tonex one will be easier to carry around if I have to. That said, ideally I probably wouldn't want to use tonex by itself, but as part...
  8. Dimi Guitar

    Tonex One

    You can capture amps without including mic'd cab. That offers some more flexibility as you can use IRs. You can also change cabs with captures that include the full rig. Much like with Kemper, this tends to assume where the mic'd cab part begins, if dealing with full rig captures, and it doesn't...
  9. Dimi Guitar

    Tonex One

    Pre-ordered as well. This will be used in the loop of fm3 and also by itself. It's rare for me to see amps I have trouble emulating by tweaking the fm3, but they exist. This will serve 1) as a digital replacement for these amps dialed my way and 2) as a backup for fm3.
  10. Dimi Guitar

    Tonex One

    Is this reffering to cleaning up the sound with the guitar's volume pot or altering the gain with the knob on the unit itself? If it's the later, and that would mean such units are toys, the numbers of touring bands relying on "toys" (like the Kemper especially before liquid profiling) are...
  11. Dimi Guitar

    Tonex One

    Here's one use case: fractal removed deliverance MKI sim and replaced it with MKII. MKII just doesn't feel anywhere near as good to me, in terms of percusiveness, and other sims don't seem to get close enough. My tweaking hasn't had the best results either. With a tonex one in the loop, I could...
  12. Dimi Guitar

    Wish VHT/Fryette d60 mk1 model alongside mk2

    Considering how we got 74829292 Marshalls that sound and feel comparatively similar, at least for me, it makes sense having the MKI.. when the MK II is radically different... .. Unless people think the sim is poop, but that's probably not the case for most. At worst, I'll run a tonex one...
  13. Dimi Guitar

    Wish VHT/Fryette d60 mk1 model alongside mk2

    I meant experience with the real deliverance MKI and MKII , but yea. I do not have much experience at all with the real fryette heads. But I have heard from people that pitbull is even tighter than deliverance MKI. If all I used was the D60 models, I would go back to older firmware in a...
  14. Dimi Guitar

    Wish VHT/Fryette d60 mk1 model alongside mk2

    Do you have experience with the real amp heads by any chance btw? Just hard to imagine there being such a big difference with the actual amps. Cygnus X3 for me improved the feel by a big margin for the amp sims I typically use. When I checked out the deliverance, I initially thought it's...
  15. Dimi Guitar

    Wish VHT/Fryette d60 mk1 model alongside mk2

    The splawn seems closer, for percusiveness, to the MKI deliverance sim.. than the MKII. Less big sounding, but it's probably the most percussive amp sim right now? Could be. Comparatively, the MKII sim feels much more like a fart box... which don't get me wrong, I often like a looser, less...
  16. Dimi Guitar

    Wish VHT/Fryette d60 mk1 model alongside mk2

    I think the two amplifiers here sound more alike to each other than the old MKI simulation does to the new MKII Fractal simulations. That aside, I tested several amp simulations in an attempt to closely mimic the MKI sim tone. As you suggested, I tried some Splawn models, which turned out to be...
  17. Dimi Guitar

    Wish VHT/Fryette d60 mk1 model alongside mk2

    A comparison between MKI and MKII (the real amps).
  18. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Firmware Version 8.00 beta 1

    I always forget they exist. Will check them out again.
  19. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Firmware Version 8.00 beta 1

    I'd go through all the marshalls, but you've probably done that. One option would be using some kind of EQ match tech and baking the result into an IR as a corrective measure. I'm having a somewhat similar challenge with the Deliverance sims. MKII lost a lot of the percusiveness that made MKI...
  20. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Firmware Version 8.00 beta 1

    Considering it's a different amp being modeled now under "Brit Silver" maybe another sim altogether can get closer to what you seek?
  21. Dimi Guitar

    Wish VHT/Fryette d60 mk1 model alongside mk2

    I agree. The MKII sim does not seem to have what made the previous sim special. I tried getting close with tweaking but this was not very successful. The MKI version had this percussiveness and unforgiving nature in the feel that made it rather unique among high gain sims.
  22. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Firmware Version 8.00 beta 1

    Having a bit of a challenging time due to neurological issues, but this firmware is still quite inspiring for me atm. I believe I now understand why Cliff said he "spent hours playing" (or whatever he said) with this firmware. When the original Cygnus came out it was a great update for me. Fast...
  23. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Firmware Version 8.00 beta 1

    1000%
  24. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Firmware Version 8.00 beta 1

    Repeating myself, but God damn how good the feel is in this firmware. Definitely a bigger difference than Cygnus X2 made... Maybe even a bigger positive difference for me than the original Cygnus? I don't know, but this is incredible, from the fender deluxe to the citrus RV50.
  25. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Firmware Version 8.00 beta 1

    Very happy with the change in feel for the Citrus RV50. It's a similar change for many amps, but maybe something extra on the RV50? Unsure, but it seems to feel closer to a real rockerverb now. Very satisfying to play through.
  26. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Firmware Version 8.00 beta 1

    Citrus RV50 is listed as a new model. But we had that before, correct? I assume this refers to some extra work done on the existing model.
  27. Dimi Guitar

    The Fender 70th Anniversary Ltd Ultra Strat

    I actually like the finish. What scares me is how the neck shape seems to be on these -- meaning wether the back is too "square-like" in places. Some charvel has given me nightmares because of this.
  28. Dimi Guitar

    Development with the next firmware

    Pretty sure it is for both.
  29. Dimi Guitar

    Development with the next firmware

    Even if I thought this way (that I got fm3 without expecting updates), I am skeptical I'd view the updates as gifts. If I bought my friend a mop, this wouldn't be intended to increase market or social value on my part, not even in part. At the very least, I'd view such intent, if it existed, as...
  30. Dimi Guitar

    Development with the next firmware

    I partly agree about the "free" narrative, or a radical version of it. Of course buying fm 3 comes with the expectation of some updates. It's pretty much part of the sale in 2024, especially Fractal's own precedent. That said, specific update schedules and content seem more vague in terms of...
  31. Dimi Guitar

    Development with the next firmware

    100%. I have seen firmware updates referenced by users as "gifts". They are bizarre gifts if one's intent is partly to increase the value of the product being sold or sustain one's position against competition, etc etc. You don't normally buy your friend chicken with french fries to eat on such...
  32. Dimi Guitar

    Did a comparison between my FM3 and a Quad Cortex

    Yes, I don't think it was the same rockerverb model. But also some people seem to think rockerverb was much improved in firmware that hasn't yet come to fm3, so hoping that may be bridge the gap.
  33. Dimi Guitar

    Did a comparison between my FM3 and a Quad Cortex

    Personally I quite dislike how the neural DSP company seems to conduct itself (likely due to people calling the shots having a certain mentality). It's as if they've partly emulated a business model where inflated claims and failure to deliver are part of the game more or less, mixed with pseudo...
  34. Dimi Guitar

    Recordings sections in the forum suggestion.

    Makes a lot of sense.
  35. Dimi Guitar

    Development with the next firmware

    The footprint is the biggest reason for me preferring fm3. (Well what else could it be.. lel)
  36. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 and Tonex Dual Amps?

    You were after dual amps?
  37. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 and Tonex Dual Amps?

    Kemper has liquid profiling.
  38. Dimi Guitar

    Development with the next firmware

    Is this about Cygnus X 3?
  39. Dimi Guitar

    Development with the next firmware

    There is already Cygnus X3 out in beta for the Axe Fx 3. Nearly very amp sim has been "remastered". Guys, it may be hard to do, but I wish we could stay less focused on the III and even the FM9 (less so for those who own these devices and need more parity)... and live more in the now, with what...
  40. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Firmware Version 7.00

    Won't make it come any sooner, but I get the anticipation.
  41. Dimi Guitar

    Finding Marshall sound for metal

    Did you try lowering the master vol? Maybe can help. Give it a go if you have not.
  42. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Firmware Version 7.00

    I mean, at this point you'd hope they have gotten used to this :p Only a matter of time till Cliff goes on another update spree on the III and then it's a similar situation. Some times the FM3 part of the forum reminds me of a specific formulation of hedonist paradox.
  43. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Firmware Version 7.00

    Sure, but the same is true for so many things.. :) I doubt many would care if one used helix instead of a fractal unit, for example... But the guitarists themselves may have all sorts of reasons to prefer one over the other. To put it differently: I think gapless will be more for "us" than...
  44. Dimi Guitar

    Gapless Switching win for FM3

    For sure it's gonna be massive for FM3 (especially FM3) if it gets gapless... And just to think how far things have come compared to the first firmware of the unit. I remember when the drives were updated and I lost myself playing some down tuned, metal version of "Layla". Some times people are...
  45. Dimi Guitar

    Gapless Switching win for FM3

    Well, if it does. I'm hopeful it will.. but we can't be certain at this point (unless there was some news I didn't see).
  46. Dimi Guitar

    FM9 Firmware Version 6.00 public beta (1)

    How much has the orange rockerverb changed? For those with access to it atm. I wonder about that, because I typically love orange amps, but for whatever reason haven't gelled with the orange models.
  47. Dimi Guitar

    Fender Tone Master FR-12, Ordered 1/5/24, No Hiss - Video of Test

    Misunderstood something from the video , sorry : )
  48. Dimi Guitar

    FM 3 Capture

    There is no function like that on fm3. Even on axe fx III, there's eq matching -- but that's not equivalent to how cortex captures stuff. But you can still get fairly close to many amps (in my experience even many amps that don't have corresponding fractal sims) by finding sims that sound close...
  49. Dimi Guitar

    ETA for next FW

    Personally I don't care much for that. Mostly the JCM. But I have issues
  50. Dimi Guitar

    ETA for next FW

    They don't have unlimited resources and decisions about what to focus on have to be made. But yes I had also wished this was fixed, before. Eventually I just changed my set up somewhat to accommodate the issue. But even myself (as I think many others), to be frank, do prefer fractals attention...
  51. Dimi Guitar

    ETA for next FW

    It seems that this update will be quite massive considering all the new stuff, improvements. Those on fm3 alone often have to wait more... But then they/we receive a more complete package at once.
  52. Dimi Guitar

    New to Fractal coming from Tube amps

    I do not see reason to say such things.
  53. Dimi Guitar

    Bug? Will the recording latency ever get fixed?

    FM3 sits on my desk, a bit like pod xt used to. In that regard, having the usb interface work like on the III -- in turns of the latency reporting -- would be useful for me, especially considering limited desk space.
  54. Dimi Guitar

    Bug? Will the recording latency ever get fixed?

    I just accepted (a long while ago) that if the issue for fm3 specifically would be fixed, it would be probably take a while, if it ever happens. I then got an interface with more inputs to accommodate what I wanted to do. Recording the fm3 through usb (with no daw adjustments) previously.. for a...
  55. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Firmware Version 7.00

    We will tho. And then new updates will come out for the III and on the ball rolls :)
  56. Dimi Guitar

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 23.03 Beta #1

    Not on axe fx III, but I'm curious: how does the new JCM feel under the fingers? I've always loved the older JCM 800 sim, but at times wished for a "rougher" version. I did watch the Leon Todd video but wonder what others think.
  57. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Firmware Version 7.00

    On the topic of dyna cabs, like I probably wrote before, I've been able to get very close to some of my favourite IRs I used previously. There's still some differences.. but for a while now I've more or less switched every preset I use to dyna cabs. Simply the level of control has been very...
  58. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Firmware Version 7.00

    It would definitely be super useful, more so with fm3 than any other fractal unit, for my uses. But it seems there's increases CPU usage on the III for this. Still, I saw a note on axe III on a later (I think) firmware release where "improved CPU usage" was mentioned. Which brings hope...
  59. Dimi Guitar

    What a journey! ( FM3 VS Kemper content)

    I strongly agree that master vol setting is very important with fractal amp sims. For the tones many want, lowering that control with plenty of sims can be very productive. Or even the other way around for some. For me, what I initially liked a lot with fractal units was being able to dial in...
  60. Dimi Guitar

    Marshall JVM410HJS - real amp versus Axe3

    That's very interesting! I'll listen again with headphones.
  61. Dimi Guitar

    Marshall JVM410HJS - real amp versus Axe3

    To me, A seems smoother and more 3 dimensional somehow. A bit like real amp vs Kemper. But haven't listened on proper monitoring yet; my perception may be off. I'd have to make a blind test with the clips for myself, too.
  62. Dimi Guitar

    Marshall JVM410HJS - real amp versus Axe3

    A sounds considerably better to me too.
  63. Dimi Guitar

    Atomic Re-enters the Scene

    Or you can also capture your tone -- as a result of a hardware tube amp, cab, mic mix. It's mostly what I did for years with Kemper, provided I was getting results in the analog world I was happy with. But yes, one reason I enjoy fractal units as much (even more so now with dynacab) is the...
  64. Dimi Guitar

    The Quest for amp clarity and sizzle

    That's quite low. How about higher than you'd normally expect? Plus tinkering with the preamp EQ along with that.
  65. Dimi Guitar

    The Quest for amp clarity and sizzle

    Did you tinker with master vol?
  66. Dimi Guitar

    The Quest for amp clarity and sizzle

    While I believe NAM can be very accurate, usually I've been able to get close with fractal sims by lowering the master vol considerably. There's always some difference, but to the point where it's easy to fail blind tests, at least for me.
  67. Dimi Guitar

    The Quest for amp clarity and sizzle

    Have you tried playing around with the fractal amp sim master vol levels? Maybe you have, but can make a big difference.
  68. Dimi Guitar

    AFIII Short test of Skullcrusher amp with new Dynacabs

    For me probably the biggest plus with modelling approaches is being more in control of my tone without having to set up real rigs to profile/capture/etc etc. Even just the master vol in the fractal amp sims allows me to accomplish a lot. The dynacabs added another dimension to that. I had...
  69. Dimi Guitar

    Can't find a good high gain tone

    This may not help, but how high is your master vol in the amp sims you're using? I'd lower that considerably and test. In my experience, many Kemper profiles are made with the (amp) master vol fairly low. That tends to affect how mutes feel.
  70. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Firmware Version 7.00 beta 3

    The beta runs great for me. I was not expecting to love the Revv models (because I'm not sure I'm the biggest fan of the other channels in the real amp) but the Green channel is great for me. Some Marshall sims get close, but there's still some differences. The Revv green is very, very open...
  71. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Firmware Version 7.00 beta 3

    I was initially confused about "scenes" as well. Figured out what this is for/isn't for by experimenting with it.
  72. Dimi Guitar

    New to Fractal coming from Tube amps

    How have you compared against your amps?
  73. Dimi Guitar

    IRs York Audio Master Thread - Newest Cab Pack: KW 412 M25-SH

    Any new plans about the Diezel cab that I may have missed? That's the one I'm waiting for the most. Hoping for both V30s and K100s.
  74. Dimi Guitar

    IRs York Audio Master Thread - Newest Cab Pack: KW 412 M25-SH

    How different would you say the new Henderson pack is compared to the Friedman M25 IRs? I use The Friedman pack almost exclusively for my rock, metal stuff, minus clean tones. But yea. Curious.
  75. Dimi Guitar

    Wish TMA block

    Yes for sure
  76. Dimi Guitar

    Wish TMA block

    It would be cool, but also kemper units are fairly comparable to each other. Processing power differs a lot between FM3, FM9, Axe Fx III. And considering bthe fact that even FM9 does not have tone matching, I suspect fractal wants this to be exclusive to Axe Fx III. Maybe that could change at...
  77. Dimi Guitar

    Wish Amp block for loading NAM (Neural Amp Modeler) profiles

    Do not know whether it's even possible to have such a player in fractal units, but it would be a great addition imo. At least running NAM captures on my Mac, the results are fantastic.
  78. Dimi Guitar

    My take on Alexi Laiho/Children of Bodom's tone

    That's cool! Will try this later. Right off the bat, it sounds maybe a bit more "loose" than what I'd expect? Hard for me to tell when not in a mix though. Not that this means it sounds bad or anything. Thanks for sharing
  79. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Firmware Version 6.02

    Aside from the curves, loving the new gates. I haven't done tests vs previous firmware, but I run some rather noisy pickups through this new firmware and was surprised at how controlled the sound was. There seems to be a rather meaningful difference. The sustainer compressor is also quite a...
  80. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Firmware Version 6.02

    Quite happy to see ox and torpedo curves. Whether this satisfies @nteloss or not, I don't know; but when I switch to the Ox impedance curve I do get more of what I'd typically expect from the Ox. Quite like it myself, actually. And it's also good to have these curves for comparisons people do...
  81. Dimi Guitar

    Can't Beat Warmoth

    Have you had to to fret level new warmoth necks often? I wonder how level the frets are from the get-go. From what it appears, they do not level frets. But it seems the frets are pressed in considerably better than some other brands -- and tend to stay in place. That plus carful board levelling...
  82. Dimi Guitar

    Can't Beat Warmoth

    Did it need fret levelling or maybe had that done already?
  83. Dimi Guitar

    Fractal vs Capture

    And also profiling with the kemper while using more than one distorting stage (like preamp and poweramp distortion) can affect results considerably, the mids going full on cocked wah. It does not always happen, and I've profiled amps that for whatever reason did not confuse the kemper as much...
  84. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Buck Tick "Miss Take" cover. Friedman York IR and Diezel VH4 CH3.

    I'm really glad you enjoyed this and thanks for the kind comment : ) It's an interesting band. Been on a bit of a binge lately seeking out japanese rock bands, but liked this specific one for a while. As far as the solo goes, I used neoverb by izotone as a vst (can be quite automated) which gave...
  85. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Buck Tick "Miss Take" cover. Friedman York IR and Diezel VH4 CH3.

    Hi all, Here's my recent cover of this Japanese band. I'm a bit all over the place, but it is what it is! I enjoyed playing this. Using the virtual capo here to go up a semi tone. Perhaps felt less natural than going down somehow, but acceptable. Per usual, York Friedman IR is used here. The...
  86. Dimi Guitar

    First hours with FM3 coming from kemper stage

    I believe more of a "TS" or even cocked wah feel is, at times, what makes people view Kemper as "more amp-like". (Not that this is more accurate to the amps.)
  87. Dimi Guitar

    IRs York Audio Master Thread - Newest Cab Pack: KW 412 M25-SH

    I do like the k100 by itself, but a blend of that and V30 has been part of my favorite tones.
  88. Dimi Guitar

    Help please! Troubleshooting Noisy Fishman Fluence Tele Pickups

    Agreed, can see how one gets the wrong impression about these PUs. Even just the so-called "passive voicing" of Fishman moderns, many people I've spoken to thought it's a legit passive mode that bypasses the preamp.
  89. Dimi Guitar

    Help please! Troubleshooting Noisy Fishman Fluence Tele Pickups

    Yes, but the moderns are very different compared to the Koch "single coil" style Fishman active PUs most likely. Several reasons why the moderns (especially the one usually used in the bridge) would be less noisy. You can even compare the Fishman classics to the fishman moderns and see the...
  90. Dimi Guitar

    Help please! Troubleshooting Noisy Fishman Fluence Tele Pickups

    Also, for the OP: the Fishman output signal may be much higher than your passive PU. I don't know, and I haven't compared these. But it's it's possible your amp or amp sim has to be adjusted accordingly, and by that point the perceived noise levels are more comparable/Fishman performs better.
  91. Dimi Guitar

    Help please! Troubleshooting Noisy Fishman Fluence Tele Pickups

    They are active pickups, as is the classic set. Why do you think there's no preamp? What tech would the battery be powering instead, in this case? Not that preamp means there has to be more overall perceptible noise between rather different pickups. But there is preamp specific noise, in my...
  92. Dimi Guitar

    Help please! Troubleshooting Noisy Fishman Fluence Tele Pickups

    There may be a perceptible amount of preamp noise, these being active pickups.
  93. Dimi Guitar

    First hours with FM3 coming from kemper stage

    Yeah, didn't take it as a complaint, just shared my experience :)
  94. Dimi Guitar

    First hours with FM3 coming from kemper stage

    Personally, the basic amp controls typically give me most of what I want, if not all. I'll get into deeper parameters if there's something specific I want to achieve that I'm not getting, and other amp sims aren't better for this.
  95. Dimi Guitar

    First hours with FM3 coming from kemper stage

    Personally I never had big issues with fractal tweaking. With Kemper, I'd make profiles every time I wanted a new tone, or hope to God I'll find something proper another person has made.. or rely on tweaking profiles, which was far from satisfying for me personally. From some point on, most of...
  96. Dimi Guitar

    Anyone have an Eart guitar?

    Are the frets seated consistently? Do you think the frets were leveled? What is your action like?
  97. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Vasilis Papakonstantinou "Ellas" cover -- JCM Cygnus goodness plus York IR

    Basically, at this point with covers, my own material, whatever projects, fm3 is so useful for me. When it comes to capturers, profiles, I would spend considerable time with analog rigs. Setting them up right, the whole nine yards. With fm3, I can achieve mostly whatever I want, with such...
  98. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Vasilis Papakonstantinou "Ellas" cover -- JCM Cygnus goodness plus York IR

    Thanks. There's not a lot of covers of stuff like this out there (especially done in a more metal way), so I may do more of these.
  99. Dimi Guitar

    FM3 Firmware Version 6.00

    6.0 is bazingas good. We're at a point now where the feel is so visceral. I tested very old firmware just for shits and giggles, and could get relatively comparable results in the context of a mix -- with some work -- but the experience of playing is so nice on 6.0.
  100. Dimi Guitar

    One expensive guitar or several inexpensive ones?

    Likely mostly agree. My posts are largely to reach some clarity, for my own understanding, of what you think. Which isn't to say you're unclear, but I often approach discussion this way. Anyway, not to derail the thread :)
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