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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.01 Release

    I think you might just be hearing what a good sounding Vox AC30 TB sounds like. There's nothing to suggest this amp has a special algorithm.
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    Laptop/EMI question

    I said had. He had issues before "Noticeably quieter than the Define R6 I was using before."
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    Laptop/EMI question

    Even the main man himself had issues with it. https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/gpu-emi.176486/page-3#post-2174033
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    First morning

    I have to disagree with that, Axe Edit is far easier to use for me. Tiny screen vs a HD monitor or laptop with a mouse and keyboard, is a no brainer. I'd only use the front panel interface if I absolutely had to.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.01 Release

    There was a beta 2 for 25.00 and you didn't need to reset the amps in it. https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/axe-fx-iii-firmware-25-00-public-beta-2-cygnus-x-3-release-candidate.203306/
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.01 Release

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    Laptop/EMI question

    I find only distance works.
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    Are buttons a must

    Just do a quick check, takes 5 minutes to update even if it isn't.
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    Are buttons a must

    I don't think buyer's remorse exists for the Axe FX 3! 😁
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    Are buttons a must

    Just go straight to the AXE FX3 and the FC-12 like I did. 😁
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    Axe III direct and cab

    https://www.fractalaudio.com/downloads/manuals/axe-fx-3/Axe-Fx-III-Owners-Manual.pdf Page 27
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Release

    I too would be interested to know the actual era of AC30 that was modeled for the new Brilliant channel. It's quite different to the HW TB. Sounds effing killer though, especially with the Class A dynacab!
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Release

    "Added “Class-A 30W Brilliant” Amp model." :eyes: :eyes: :eyes:
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    My First Axe-Fx Weekend! Can't believe it's finally happening! (formerly 'Ordered today...')

    Welcome aboard bro. You won't regret it.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta #2 (Cygnus X-3 Release Candidate)

    Awesome!! So to confirm this differs from the first beta in that no amp reset is required to set the updated parameters (they are changed upon preset recall)?
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    Not a Bug Sound interruption during FX3 playback

    Try a new cable before you do anything.
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    What’s the latency on the Axe III?

    That's what it says.
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    Audio without DAW

    You can route inputs directly to the outputs in Focusrite Control. It's called "Direct Monitoring". You don't need a DAW then. Please see page 18. https://fael-downloads-prod.focusrite.com/customer/prod/downloads/Scarlett 18i20 3rd Gen User Guide V2.pdf
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    Best way for adding an octave

    Classic whammy for me.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    Only amps, in this beta at least.
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    How was the JMP-1 Modeled?

    https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fractal-audio-amp-models-brit-pre-and-jmpre-1-marshall-jmp-1.112139/
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    Axe bogging down my computer and freezing

    Time for a new PC methinks. Can you look in task manager to see what's using all your CPU/memory? What are the specs of this PC? It could be many things causing it, slow hard drive, not enough memory, old CPU, malware. We have no way of knowing. Might just be a case of 2011 hardware not...
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    Question about Vox style amps and IRs

    If there's one thing about the Class A 30W TB model in the axe, it's not dark, it has an aggressively icepicky top end. There's some honky/boxiness in the lower mids, but I tend to just EQ them out, they must be a quirk of the HW Head model Cliff has. I find lowering the cab resonance can help...
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    Do You Use the Enhancer Block?

    Use stereoiser for playing in headphones sometimes, just makes it a bit more pleasant, live, no.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    Just been playing through it for a couple of hours, sounds amazing, I think it sounds more authentic and natural for lack of better terms. Edge of breakup amps sound stellar. Not noticed any issues so far. Very happy.
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    Do we really need channels and scene controllers?

    Just use presets?
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    The more IRs are used, the more realistic the amp/cab in the room sound is

    This is true if you add stereo fullres room IRs. ;)
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    Noticeable benefits of going FRFR cab over guitar cab/power amp.

    I mean with FRFR you get all the benefits of cab modelling instead of being stuck with one. For home playing it's a no brainer. Live I can see the argument for a real guitar cab.
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    Where firmware 25 takes us?

    Cake and candy
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    Axe FX III EMI issues? Thinking about upgrading from the II.

    The Axe itself seems to be pretty immune from EMI, I have my laptop literally on the axe fx and with humbuckers there's no noise or none that gets past the default noise gate settings. Obviously with single coils you get EMI but that has nothing to do with the axe fx. Also if you run a silly...
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    Axe-FX IV idea for Fractal

    Sounds like a lot of added cost for something a lot of people would rarely use.
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    Poll results of feature requests

    I would prefer more drive pedals. Surprised a metronome was above that.
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    New Gibson…err…Mesa Amps

    The irony is this would probably sound better with a tele than any of those Gibsons. Both seem a bit farty and flubby when driven to my ears. Cool if you're into that, but seems a bit of a one trick pony.
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    Legacy Vs. Dyna-Cabs

    Prefer dynacabs because of ease of use but still use legacy for cabs that haven't been given the dyna treatment (e.g. JC-120).
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    New stage trends...

    A lot of big acts now have zero backline on stage anymore, no amps, no cabs, no fake cabs.
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    Let's show some love! What is the thing about the Axe3 that made you grin recently?

    Discovering how ridiculously good the plexis are, always been a combo kinda guy.
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    Orange Rockerverb compared Axe FX 3 vs. Kemper

    They sound completely different, lol. Something can't be right with the test.
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    Thank you Fractal Audio

    Yup, the Axe FX 3 is the best bit of kit I've ever purchased. Thanks Cliff and team, happy new year!
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    Which has the biggest impact on tone from a Les Paul?

    Pickups no 1 then a sliding scale of other factors after that.,
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    Favorite amps for Strats?

    Marshall Super Lead 100 (1959) sounds delicious with single coils, been listening to Graham Coxon from Blur and he uses a tele with 2 of these amps, tried it with my strat and it's creamy, jangly heaven, takes pedals really well too.
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    Something's coming....

    The gates of hell are being opened?
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    Slow Downloads

    One for the system admin guys, just bought the AC30 dynacab pack and it's downloading at 50KB/s, been going for 1.5 hours now. This is on a 500Mb/s connection. Dunno if the server is being slammed right now or there's another issue. (MacOS 14.1.2 - Macbook Air M2) EDIT. Finally downloaded...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 23.05 Release

    Cliff, I don't know what you did to the Class A models but my god, they sound glorious now. And the Fender Twin models, holy moly.
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    Idea: A randomization switch for component values based on tolerance differences

    Although an interesting idea, this sounds like it would be an absolute nightmare to implement and support.
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    Anyone compare that new 2290 pedal to our 2290 delay?

    I had a rack TC2290 and toured with it, it's not as great as you think it is, it was noticeably un-transparent compared to a true bypass signal and not in a good way, the delays in the Axe are superior. It was the best in 1988 possibly, but times have moved on.
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    The Edge/U2 and UAFX pedals

    It's not just harmonics, look again. It's used on the entire outro. Of course it's not used on all songs, like none of his pedals are used on all songs, but it is used, which is what the question was I was answering. Given that sound (Comp+FA-1) of the outro is basically the New Years Day...
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    The Edge/U2 and UAFX pedals

    Yes. There's a video on youtube of his pedalboard during Gloria and the comp is used a lot just in that song alone, he also uses an SD-1 and FA-1 for the slide solo in that song, who knew....
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 23.03 Beta #1

    Does this man ever stop?!?!
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    Metallica and Fractal article

    OK, how much do we have to bribe Chad for these preset bundles?
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    The Edge/U2 and UAFX pedals

    Yeah i know, we can replicate the +4dB boost easily, the SDD drive model audiably distorts when the drive value increases though, I'm asking what drive value matches the SDD preamp. I don't think I've ever seen it documented, I've always assumed it's a value of 1.
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    The Edge/U2 and UAFX pedals

    Speaking of the SDD3000 drive model, does anyone know what drive value matches the SDD unit? Is it 0? 1? The SDD unit itself doesn't have a "drive" knob. Dallas mentioned Edge has to use capacitors into his wireless packs to mimic long cable runs, I've found changing the input impedance and...
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    Mark Knopfler is selling his guitar collection

    Mark's an amazing, legendary guitar player, hope he's OK. Time catches up with us all eventually.
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    Does anyone else find it funny

    I was born in 1980, and all through the 80s and 90s I remember every house I went to having a Hi-Fi or "separates" system, with some big meaty speakers attached, it would take centre stage with the TV in a living room, people took pride in their audio equipment and would show it off to friends...
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    I’m never using a 3rd party IR ever again. Ever. For anything.

    Dynacabs is awesome, precisely because it does away with the madness of cycling through hundreds of cab/mic/placement variations, but doesn't have all the cabs that I need. E.g. JC120. I'm sure over time when more are available I'll ditch the legacy IR option completely.
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    Don't Work on Amp Models When You're Overworked and Tired

    AI not quite I enough.
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    Gapless Switching: Who ditched Scenes for Presets?

    Generally I use 1 preset per song, with up to 5 scenes within a song, and have dealt with any channel switching delay before, which wasn't really that bad in all honesty, so my workflow hasn't really changed, it's just better now. Scenes within a preset are an extremely convenient way of...
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    Blend two Fractal units for optimal sound

    Cool, now you just need to upgrade the 2 to a 3 and it will sound even better! I'm assuming you have more than 1 amp in these presets, otherwise you could just do it all on the 3.
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    The Edge/U2 and UAFX pedals

    Edge has Axe FX 2s, so I wonder if it's just a case of the models on those old units just not being right for him. Or it could just be the HW head that's modelled in the Axe isn't right for him. I know I've struggled with it.
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    The Edge/U2 and UAFX pedals

    They've done a great job, I've listened to a lot of the Sphere shows and would never have guessed it was all emulation.
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    The Edge/U2 and UAFX pedals

    We don't know what he's using these for or if they replace his amps, but you never know. You'd have to watch his pedalboard during the show to see if the loop lights up. Or Dallas could spill the beans. Until we have more information we can't confirm how they are used. As far as I can tell...
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    Have we reached the end of new amp models in the Axe 3?

    Have we reached the end of new amp models in the Axe 3? No.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 23.00 Release Candidate (Beta #6)

    Just once, no need to keep doing it for each preset.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 23.00 Release Candidate (Beta #6)

    York Minster Cathedral You now have this inside your Axe FX
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    Free Dynacab pack

    I'm just waiting for more captures of that gorgeous AC30 cab that's currently in there.
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    Whammy

    He presses the pedal twice live. (or used to)
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    Whammy

    Backing track or MIDI sequenced, I highly doubt Dallas is doing it. U2 has a LOT of backing tracks so wouldn't be too much effort to add this to them either MIDI or audio.
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    Scene Leveling ?

    How does it work with headphones? :p
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    Wait for AXE FX IV or just get the AXE FX III ?

    This is the way.
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    Wait for AXE FX IV or just get the AXE FX III ?

    I don't think anyone said it couldn't get better.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 23.00 Public Beta #1

    "Preset, Scene and Channel changes are now gapless." Whoooaaaaa! Holy shitballs!
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 22.01 Release

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    Using AxeFX III for speaker emulation only

    Just use this DI output into the Axe and turn the speaker emulation switch off? Or am I missing something?
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    How to get chg-chg-chg sound?

    To me this sounds like pick technique rather than amp settings (other than a LOT of gain), sounds like when the pick annoyingly twists around when I'm chugging too hard and I start hitting it with the edge rather than the flat tip on the pick. You could probably boost some upper mids to make it...
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    What doesn't the Axe Fx do effect wise

    I think the effects are mostly covered, maybe not 100% but close enough with enough tweaking. Distortion/OD/fuzz pedals there are obviously 1000s in the real world and the Axe has a limiited selection. But you can tweak them more than a standard drive pedal so you're likely to get reasonably...
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    RIP Friday Firmware

    Cringe.
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    Audio out to wireless headphones? by bypassing final d/a converter?

    The Axe literally has digital outs....
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    Kirk Hammett On Rick Beato (Fractal content)

    James and Lars were 22 when it was released. Which is insane when you think how musically mature it was.
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    axe fx 3 turbo connectivity problem

    Are you going via an audio interface or just using the Axe FX over USB? Please tell us your routing. If it's USB try another cable, almost all issues I've had over USB has been because of the cable.
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    Kirk Hammett On Rick Beato (Fractal content)

    Love Kirk, got a chance to play through his Fractal rig.
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    Dyna-cab, general consensus is that they're "better" than legacy?

    The only reason I'll use legacy now is for cabs that haven't been dyna'd. e.g. JC120.
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    Old strings?

    Not noticed this to be honest. Clean sounds are especially sensitive to dull strings, JC-120 it's really obvious instantly if the strings are new.
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    Get rid of switching Audio GAPs p6/6 The "GAP FILLER..." (effective for all BLOCKS) - TIP & TRICKS

    I honestly find preset switching time so quick now this has ceased to be an issue for me. If I need instant I'll use two amp blocks. CPU intensive or not, it works.
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    Again- what's Cliff doing now?

    Working on new prototypes.
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    Big dummy when it comes to IR's looking for info

    It's simply because of the several iterations of cab modelling and IRs since the AXE FX 1 days. The latest and greatest is Dyna-Cab, which is what I use almost exclusively now unless I can't get the right cab (e,g, JC-120). The UI makes it so much easier to get the right sound, I never like...
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    Atomic CLRs not available where I live, what are other good FRFR monitoring options?

    If you have decent studio monitors and you're not gigging, I don't see the point, unless you just want ear splitting gig level volume. If you want to alternate between the axe and your computer/interface, can you not just get a small mixer and hook both up and send the output to the monitors...
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    Wimbledon on ESPN

    We're somewhat lucky in the UK it's broadcast on the BBC which has no commercials, but we do pay for it via the licence fee. Even other commercially run channels are restricted in the number of ads they can run. "The total amount of advertising in any one day must not exceed an average of...
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    Does anyone miss the Smoothing parameter in Dyna-cabs?

    Nope.
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    MacOs 13.4.1 issue

    Weird, no issues here, whenever there's been any issues for me it's nearly always due to a faulty USB cable.
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    First show with Dyna Cab - Bust

    Post preset pls. Otherwise none of us will know what you're talking about when you say "hiss like halo".
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    Do you think Metallica is using Dyna-cab live?

    Dyna-cab is a (free) feature that comes with Firmware 22, released 9th June. https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/axe-fx-iii-firmware-22-00-release.195047/ I don't think it's currently being pushed to users but you can use Fractal Bot and download and update manually...
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    Do you think Metallica is using Dyna-cab live?

    He hammers on the power chords. That slidey tail riff isn't palm muted.
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    Do you think Metallica is using Dyna-cab live?

    At Download it sounded incredible unless you were under one of the repeater/LED towers then it got a bit mushy. The main PA rig sounded immense (was heard 20 miles away)
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    Do you think Metallica is using Dyna-cab live?

    I was at that gig! Firmware was released like 10 days ago and they're in the middle of a world tour so no way they're doing that. As M@ said, they use custom IRs anyway. As for "it's not the album tones" well obviously not, the albums have multi layers, eq and all sorts going on. Plus each...
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    What studio monitors were used for the Axe Fx 3 promo or reveal?

    Metallica were demoing them on something much more expensive last weekend. Could be heard 15 miles away. https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/download-festival-noise-metallicas-new-8508963
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    JC120 Dyna-Cab choices ..

    I'm still using Redwirez JC120 IRs, got some really nice ones. No point moving to dynacab until Fractal add an actual JC120 cab/speakers.
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    Chris from Muse with Fractal?

    I didn't even know Matt was using them exclusively. Last I heard he was using Kemper, admittedly that was a looong time ago.
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    James Hetfield's live i.r cabs

    Yup, pretty sure it's channel 3 he uses as well. I use Dizzy VH4 Silver 3, but the Blue is pretty similar TBH.
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    James Hetfield's live i.r cabs

    I vaguely remember reading back in the day they shot custom IRs for Metallica. If his previous live setup was anything to go by, it will be Mesa Trad 4x12s cabs. Which makes sense as i get closest to his sound using these IRs. I can get extremely close with the recto and friedman V30...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 22.00 Public Beta #4 (Beta 10)

    I knew someone would mention this. They are the same model of G12 speaker and have gone through 60 years of manufacturing, colour and material changes. If you really wanna deep dive then: https://www.bygonetones.com/vintage-celestion-alnico-g12-models.html But from what you are saying the...
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