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    Development with the next firmware

    Just leave the stuff where it, go home and crack a cold one. Revisit this next week. We’ll be here pressing F5, cracking jokes and posting memes.
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    Development with the next firmware

    I sometimes wonder if the FM3 would be cheaper had Cliff not have to budget for the data (bytes) for such counter-productive discussion. No, those posting funny memes are not feeling entitled. Yes, if you post something on a public forum, it’s open to interpretation. Let’s wait for the next...
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    Fender Princeton Reverb Tone Master Thoughts

    Thanks much! I don’t intend to play on stage anytime soon so I should be good.
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    Cable recommendation

    Hey folks, I’m looking for a quality cable to connect out1 of my FM3 to a Seymour Duncan power stage 170 placed 15 feet apart. I tried a monoprice premier (balanced) XLR to 1/4 from Amazon and the cable is producing too much hum. That was tested by disconnecting the cable from the FM3 side, and...
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    Fender Princeton Reverb Tone Master Thoughts

    On a separate note, would you be willing to part with your preset? I love that amp, but unfortunately don’t know enough about the deeper parameters within FM3 to dial in the sounds. I’m happy to pay if you are selling, or plan to sell your preset.
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    Any Fellow Gamers Here?

    Hey sorry I never got around to replying. The reason I asked is that you mentioned commuting - I understood it to be hotel nights. I used to do that, and would carry my PS4. My commute was a 4 hour drive, staying up in a hotel for few days and driving back though - so carrying my ps4 was easy...
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    Any Fellow Gamers Here?

    Not sure I understand your question. You are unable to carry a PS5 but want to get a smart tv?
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    Question on routing

    Hi folks, Can we make the headphones volume independent of out1? Here’s my use case - I have a mic connected to in2 of the FM3 (an interface sits in between to act as the mic pre). Guitar is on input 1. The FM3 acts as the USB interface to my computer with a pair of monitors connected to Out1...
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    FM3 vs HX Stomp

    Thank you - I will give this a try and report back. To the others - thank you for all the suggestions that a true apples to apples comparison can only be made by controlling all other parameters except the modeling. This would’ve an interesting exercise that I will park for some other day. For...
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    FM3 vs HX Stomp

    I always play the modeller through my powercab. I can help explain what I meant by the 2 statements you have highlighted - I can clearly identify artifacts to the tone (for lack of a better word) that are similar to a real amp but which are missing in the HX. However, the HX, in my setup, has a...
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    FM3 vs HX Stomp

    Hey I’m sorry but when I said “PC” I meant the Line 6 powercab and not a computer. I will exclusively play via the powercab for now.
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    FM3 vs HX Stomp

    Hi Folks, To get it out of the way, this is not really a “which is better” question. As of now, I have a FM3 and an HX stomp, both within their return period. I am trying both of them through a Line 6 powercab. I’ve tried 2 ways - turning off cabinet modeling in the units and using the cab...
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    New FM3 ordered - questions.

    I loved Austinbuddy’s presets for my AX8. I think it’s time to look into the ones he has for the FM3. I am not much of a tinkerer - especially when it comes to guitar. I understand that Fractalaudio’s product philosophy is to provide the end user with as much flexibility as can be offered...
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    Anyone else dig the bona fide Marshall amp models more than.....

    I don’t have much to add here in terms of the original topic of the conversation. I am just loving the fact how y’all refer to the amp models like you’re talking about the real amp. I was actually confused from the first few posts as to what the discussion is even about. There was a post about...
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    New FM3 ordered - questions.

    I have a couple of options. The one that is m trying to go with is a line6 powercab. It sounded decent with my ax8. I am also in the process of building a celestial specced cab with the F12-X200. The third option that I may pursue is a mission engineering 1. There are a couple of used ones on...
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    New FM3 ordered - questions.

    Hi Folks, I just order a new FM3. I used to own a standard and an AX8 - both stellar units. Can’t wait to try the FM3 (my gripe with the AX8 was that it was there on the tone but not on the feel and immediacy of a real amp) I”for the AX8, the standard presets that came with the unit did not...
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    Typical question: Should i buy an AX8 in 2022? Please read the post :)

    I don’t own an FM3 yet but from what I’ve heard, the effects quality is toe to toe with some of the best. I understand you have the pedals you need already - but if you are flexible, maybe selling them can contribute towards your purchase of the FM3? Just a thought.
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    FS For Sale : AX8 with a defect

    Hi All, I have an AX8 with a defect that will need to be fixed by Fractal support outside of warranty. In my email conversations with fractal support, I have been told that it sounds like a chip related issue, and have been given an ESTIMATE of 80-100$ + shipping both ways to fix. Please note...
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    Is the Friedman ASC-10 good for fender is cleans or edge of breakup

    In the market for an FRFR system. I’ve heard good things about the Friedman ASC-10 - especially that it was designed to be a little closer to a traditional cabinet sound than a true FRFR. I don’t play outside of my house so I’m not too worried about my presets replicating correctly on FOH etc...
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    Movie Review: Tenet

    I always treat Nolan’s movie as sitting in and listening to a PhD dissertation with no idea of the topic, but with great music playing in the background. it all depends on you as to what you want to make of the experience.
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    Movie Review: Tenet

    Given that’s it’s a Nolan movie, this is a compliment.
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    Marantz MPM-1000 microphone - any good?

    Hi folks, I’m looking for a decent vocals mic for my daughter who has developed an interest in singing. I don’t want to buy anything expensive - just something that represents her vocals well and can be put in mixes. The primary purpose is for her to get lots of practice recording vocals and me...
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    Low-cost tablet input for amateur computer graphics

    If you just want to dabble for now, there are plenty of new brands (Chinese mostly) on Amazon. Some of them are better known and have plenty of reviews. I bought one (Huion Kamvas) earlier this year for my kid - school is virtual and they need to write on the computer whiteboard, and he was...
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    It runs Doom

    I am quite positive that trying to emulate doom on axe fx will not result in any kind of advancement in amp simulation :) as well, the axe-fix today is just that - custom firmware on a DSP chip. I am sure there’s information out there on which DSPs are used in the the various axe models. In...
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    Apple Silicon

    I’m sitting in a M1 Mac mini here. 8 gigs RAM. I’ve edited 3 home videos - 5, 8 and 13 mins. The video is a Prores 4K out of a BMPCC 4K. FCP editing includes color wheels, color curves and LUT. light touches only. the Mac mini kills my previous windows machine which wasall around better...
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    So the wife and I finally did it......

    Congrats!! And welcome neighbour! We bought our house in central NJ last year around the same time as well.
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    New Mac or New Mac? Questions

    I am probably the first one that would recommend you going for the M1 chip. From From your post, it sounds like you want a Mac to get the apple native apps. Those are all optimized for the M1 already. Also, with the benchmarks those chips are putting out, I can only imagine how third party apps...
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    What's up with this, is it for real? :(

    Let me put it this way - If Cliff were to port his code over to a popcorn maker, I’d buy it at the same price. Hell, maybe I’d prefer it over to the axe III so I can make popcorn while working on my preset. It’s not the price, it’s the price in relation to the quality. As long as I can not find...
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    Gamers - are you looking forward to PS5/Xbox x?

    I agree. I cannot get behind the whole grinding thing. Plus, with family and everything, I barely get time. I like story heavy games on the easiest mode available.
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    Tosin Abasi selling his Axe-Fx II with all his patches

    It’s ok to not like a certain kind of music. I don’t like it either and I’m comfortable with it. I don’t think Tosin would ever know that I don’t like it, and I don’t think he’d care if he knew. I can see he is technically excellent, but it does nothing for me. He maybe an incredible musician...
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    Gamers - are you looking forward to PS5/Xbox x?

    Damn
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    Gamers - are you looking forward to PS5/Xbox x?

    PS5 is truly a generational leap. Ray tracing, SSD and the Tempest audio engines are the highlights. We all know about ray tracing but game developers are heaping praise on the audio engine as well. I might have to disagree with you on the exclusivity comment, but it’s subjective. 2 of the best...
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    Gamers - are you looking forward to PS5/Xbox x?

    Yeah I think we need to get in a preorder first. PS5 preorders have been an absolute disaster. Scalpers have been using bots to use up preorders in minutes, if not seconds. there’s a Reddit thread and folks are frustrated.
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    Can an IR make my violin sound like a guitar?

    What if we use an impulse response that’s not really a response to an impulse. We may not call it an IR anymore but we could still convolute it with the input signal?
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    Cherry or hickory?

    I’m a newbie to the grill and have only bbq’ed so much so far. I’ve added Weber hickory chips and I like the flavor they have. I recently found out a firewood store near me who also sell smoking wood. They stock both cherry and hickory. We only do poultry and fish - salmon is primarily done on a...
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    Cherry or hickory?

    Which is your favorite wood for smoking poultry?
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    Lost preset, bizarre incident

    Well...the manual doesn’t talk about how to exorcise an AxeIII. Your best bet at this point is calling Constantine.
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    ARES for AX8

    You keep saying that you don’t want to offend others, but it’s hard to trust when you make statements like ‘painting yourselves as victims is not going to help’ Multiple folks have commented that they are happy with their ax8. Nobody here is demanding fractal to work on porting Ares to AX8.If...
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    ARES for AX8

    The reason these threads keep popping up is at some point of time, cliff mentioned he was trying to find out a way to port a part of ARES to AX8. Folks here are just interested in a formal closure. But what’s the point of coming here and saying that the AX8 is a great piece of gear. I agree...
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    Fender Tone Master amps

    Well - you know I could do that, wonder why I didn’t figure it out. Sorry jk. On a serious note - I avoid returns where I can. I was hoping to get the opinion of someone here who might have had experience playing it.
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    Fender Tone Master amps

    No not really. This is more like a guitar-cable-amp thing I want to try.
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    Fender Tone Master amps

    Less of a requirement, more of a new toy thing. Just don’t want to be underwhelmed by it if it’s nowhere near the AX8. I am, though, still looking for an am in the room feel. This is probably because I primarily noodle, rather than playing a specific song (and therefore a specific tone on an...
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    Fender Tone Master amps

    No. The solid state amps. Have been hearing good things about them. Though of asking here and especially because I was interested in knowing how they compare to an AX8
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    Fender Tone Master amps

    What do you guys think of them?
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    How to keep your guitar playing inspired

    Ok - so this is not a link to an article in a magazine but a genuine question. I’ve been cooped up in the house for the better part of eternity with mostly a guitar and an amp and a few cases of beer. Ok maybe not all of that’s true but you get the idea. Between the family and household...
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    FM3 Now Shipping

    Got it. Thanks for clarifying.
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    FM3 Now Shipping

    Waitlist : 1/26/2020 Invitation received : 9/7/2020 I wouldn’t have asked the team to be working on Monday - blown away seeing the email today. Question : I’m not ready to buy yet. Does my invite expire? The email says it doesn’t but I’m not sure what it means - can I order anytime?
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    Question about Xitone open back

    I’m not in a hurry. Let me know if and when you are planning to sell. EDIT : if also be interested in knowing why you opted for the wedge over the cab.
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    Question about Xitone open back

    Hey folks, In my quest for tone, I’ve realized that i am drawn towards combo amps with open back cabs. I like to base my tone around a fender blues deluxe-y kind of tone. With the ax8, all I’ve tried so far are sub-optimal closed back FRFR solutions (evx zl112, lone 6 powercab and quilter 45...
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    Finally a magazine just for me!

    It’s called the Dunning Kruger effect. Well, not really related to crazy, but it talks about people overestimating their abilities.
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    Finally a magazine just for me!

    This reminds me of Henry kaiser and his series of videos with no other than Alexander Dumble.
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    Attenuators

    I‘be been out of the amp market for quite some time. However the fender blues deluxe has caught my fancy. The only challenge is that I’ve heard it get better as you increase volume. I guess that’s with all amps but more so with this one. I want to know what’s a good attenuator/powersoak in...
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    Finally a magazine just for me!

    In the latest issue, find out why you are better than BB king because you can play faster than him.
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    Who own an Harley Benton LP guitar?

    About to submit an order for a ST62 and a TE20. Stop me. I was in the market for only a strat, but paying half of the guitars price in shipping didn’t sit well with me.
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    Anybody tried the Squier classic vibe

    Thanks for all your inputs. Taking the discussion a bit further - in your experience, are the MIA strats quite different than the MIM strats? Especially around fit and finish? I’m also averse to the ceramic pickups in the MIM and that’s why was thinking about the CV.
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    Anybody tried the Squier classic vibe

    As the title suggests, I am thinking of adding a squirt classic vibe 60s Strat to my collection. This will not be my primary guitar - I have a PRS CE-24 and a Tokai LP for that. I used to own a fender Strat and miss the single coils. The PRS offers a coil split but I don’t think it compares to...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 13.02

    What did I start?
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 13.02

    Have you ever seen a CEO of a firm openly talking about Indian food on a forum #blowsmymind Yes I will not let go of my NaN bread joke, even though it’s stale. Stale. Get it?
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 13.02

    Is anyone else getting a hankering for Indian food after reading this, or is it just me?
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    For all the Les Paul folks out there

    My expectations are low, but I wish them well.
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    For all the Les Paul folks out there

    Umm...what I’m saying is that after playing through 6, I picked the best one of those 6. That didn’t hold a candle to the Tokai (or the PRS Ce-24) I have now. So yes, I guess the way you are describing, that guitar ‘spoke to me’ of the 6. Maybe your approach to this is different, but I don’t...
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    For all the Les Paul folks out there

    I’ve had one. I now have a Tokai. I don’t understand what the fuss around Gibsons is about. The ones I tried before purchase didnt speak to me because they were not good guitars. I’ve not heard this term being used often with other brands (fender, PRS) because they are reliable and consistent...
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    For all the Les Paul folks out there

    Reliving the Norlin era FTW!!
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    Inexpensive guitars

    A lot of what I am hearing is that the guitars come setup pretty great from the factory. The fretwork can be a little iffy, but even a Gibson cannot guarantee you that nowadays.
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    FM3 Now Shipping

    I understand that initially the FM3 had some issues that fractal had to get sorted out. On top of that, the Covid situation threw all supply in a disarray. I would imagine now that things have settled down a bit, just maybe Fractal has more insight on the delivery schedule for waitlist. it...
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    Inexpensive guitars

    I follow DBG and other YouTubers who post content on more inexpensive guitars (Harley bentons, Cort etc). I’m just amazed at the quality being offered for these prices. DBG does pretty good review going through the specs, doing a tear down, comparison with a major brand and I’m just blown away...
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    Covid empties guitar stocks?

    Not just guitars. OTC medicines. I need an otc eye ointment that I could find virtually everywhere a couple of months ago. Now we have eBay scalpers selling it for 3 times the normal price.
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    Gamers - are you looking forward to PS5/Xbox x?

    I am an avid gamer and guitar enthusiast. Unlike the axe, the updates to console are fewer and far between. I am really looking forward to the release of the PS5. I sold my PS4 last year to try an Xbox x but was underwhelmed by the choice of games. Each platform has its own exclusives but I...
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    Best way to monitor Axe-Edit III

    +1 If you already have an ipad, it saves you from buying and maintaining another piece of hardware. Plus no boot time etc etc.
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    Want a plug in system for computer.....help please.

    I personally use a Presonus Audiobox which is a few years old and running strong. I’ve heard good things about Focusrite interfaces. Interfaces have come a long way and even a cheap one will give you a lot of mileage. The only thing you need to think of is how many input channels you need -...
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    S-gear

    I’ve spent the past few weeks on a trail of software plugins to compare them to my AX8. I’ve downloaded trial versions of overloud, helix, neuraldsp and amplitude. I mostly play cleaner to slight overdrive tones. Long story short, most plugins don’t come even close to the AX8. One standout...
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    Guitars: how many and brands?

    Tagging this post to show to my wife.
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    Would you sell your AX8 to buy a new FM3?

    TBH, I’m a little miffed that we haven’t got an update on the Ares update so far. The sticky thread has been full of posts wondering what’s going on. And let me be clear, I’m not annoyed that AX8 won’t get an update. I’m annoyed at the silence. Personally, a simple update like ‘we aren’t...
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    Clean install or Migrate: old mac > new Mac?

    I usually do a clean install and copy over the contents of the older Mac to a portable drive.
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    AX8 Firmware Version 10.01

    Completely agree. My point was more to get AX8 on the same generation of firmware, and not the same firmware. I am in the queue for an FM3. My use case (bedroom playing) does not necessitate me being up to date with the latest firmware. However, as a player, the itch is still there. If AX8...
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    So I tried an Ibanez guitar.....

    Even though I don’t own one, I’ve tried a few Ibanez and hold them in high regards. They are very well crafted instrument and not very experience across the range. I have recommended them to a few of my friends who were starting to learn playing a guitar. They naturally were gravitating...
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    AX8 Firmware Version 10.01

    The conspiracy theorist in me says that even if it is possible to upgrade the unit, fractal would like to keep the firmware a generation behind as the AX8 on Ares would go toe to toe with FM3 on a majority of use cases and might hurt their sales. However the backlog of FM3 invites makes the...
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    Thank you Anton Aristov, you made my day!

    If I make a post in this thread, can I be a celebrity too?
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    Help the Fight Against COVID-19

    There’s another study on indomethacin which is also an FDA approved drug. The study shows effficacy in in-vitro as well as canine in-vivo models. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.01.017624v1 I believe they are throwing science at the wall to see what sticks. IMHO, that’s the...
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    Help the Fight Against COVID-19

    I read a couple days ago that ivermectin had a much stronger effect in vitro. I can’t find that source now.
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    My Live tone FRFR vs Cabs

    An 8 inch champ in a hall will not sound as good as one in the room. An 8 inch champ in the hall will sound significantly different to a person standing next to the amp, to the side of the amp and 50 feet away. An FRFR will sound the same everywhere with a difference if volume. I’m not sure...
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    My Live tone FRFR vs Cabs

    1. It’s quality sound to a person sitting next to the 8 inch champ in the hall. It’s shitty for somebody much farther away. 2. You think an open back FRFR can sound the same as an open back cabinet? 3. I was referring to the FRFR tone. You amuly like it and subjectively think it’s same as...
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    My Live tone FRFR vs Cabs

    Yeah I’m sorry I’m not following your point. Either one of those placed in either of those 2 rooms will give the response of an amp in the room. It will be shitty, but it’s true. I have not heard your reply on the other parts of my comment. In addition, do you think a closed back FRFR cab can...
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    My Live tone FRFR vs Cabs

    It would be helpful if you gave your definition of AITR. You’ll have to excuse me for using non-scientific terminology, but from what I understand, an impulse response of a cabinet represents the frequency spectrum at a very specific point in space. if we, hypothetically, assume that a guitar...
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    My Live tone FRFR vs Cabs

    I am not sure if there's anything to discuss beyond this post. You may like the tone coming out of an FRFR setup, that does not make it a AITR. And I keep hearing that a lot of it is about the volume. I don't think it has anything to do with the AITR feel or response of the setup. A cabinet has...
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    Help the Fight Against COVID-19

    Everyone should give it a try. Start with a cheap one and if you like it replace it with a nicer one. When people ask me about it, I always tell the story of the gentleman who one day decides to treat himself to a bar of Hershey’s during his office lunch. However, work calls and he gets busy...
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    Help the Fight Against COVID-19

    The only peice of positive news in that article is that the doubling rate of hospitalizations has gone down from 2 days last week to 6 days now. Although I’m not sure how much of that is due to the strain on hospital beds
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    Pretty Cool to See, but also.....

    I’ve always said technology should be invisible to the artist making music. This post just exemplifies this.
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    Help the Fight Against COVID-19

    I don’t quite follow why your post has to start with shaming. The person you are replying to has said the exact same thing that you are saying - it is less deadly but more contagious. He specifically says that in his post. We all understand the toll of this disease in terms of absolute...
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    Help the Fight Against COVID-19

    Given that the incubation period is in an average 5 days stretching to 14, why would we see a spike now? Probably because of increased testing- then they should be seeing high ILI numbers beginning March.
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    Help the Fight Against COVID-19

    Looks like the charts are a day behind. Mar 24th stats were published.
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    Help the Fight Against COVID-19

    I don’t follow. Look at the numbers at the bottom of the page I linked. It has daily summary. I’d be glad to be proven wrong but I don’t think that’s the case.
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    Help the Fight Against COVID-19

    Where are you seeing this? The following site says infections and deaths were up again after 2 days of decline. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/italy/
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    Help the Fight Against COVID-19

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    Recommendations for Easy Instrument to Learn/Play

    Well I was going to suggest a Kalimba. Easy to hold. Inexpensive. Natural motion - no finger contortions required mostly.
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    Help the Fight Against COVID-19

    Possibly because the paper is from February when China was the only country with a major impact.
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    Help the Fight Against COVID-19

    https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.02.12.20022434v2 The study is not peer reviewed yet. Take of it what you will but it presents quite a different picture. “We also found that most recent crude infection fatality ratio (IFR) and time-delay adjusted IFR is estimated to be 0.04% (95%...
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    Help the Fight Against COVID-19

    This is not a new drug. It’s FDA approved. The questions need to be answered are a. Is it effective and b. At what dosage. It’s available as generic so I’m confident that production can be ramped up as necessary.
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    Help the Fight Against COVID-19

    If I remember correctly, Tamiflu is a recent drug. I don’t think the reason for not having a proper drug (until Tamiflu) was due to lack of reasoning. Any company could make bank with this. The reason is that antiviral drugs are hard to make - to put it non-scientifically.
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    Help the Fight Against COVID-19

    I would expect the mortality numbers to change if the same infections were spread over a longer period of time. I would also think that number of people infected will come down but that’s just from reading opinions on the internet.
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