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    Why is it necessary to apply high/lo pass filters to cabs?

    It is because of the microphone. Most IRs are “close mic’d,” which means the bass and low mids will be fattened by the proximity effect. On top of that, many are also much more centered or “on-axis” to the speaker cap than you would put your ears with a real cab, which makes high cuts necessary...
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    Pure volume Boost pedal?

    As someone who also uses a volume pedal, I simply created a Channel B for my volume block and boosted the level on it.
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    Germanium boost pedal?

    Yes, I am nowadays. For a while, I was plugging in the back and couldn’t get the fuzz to sound good, which is why I bought the Benson. Now the problem is I like the Benson more than the fuzz face using the front input lol.
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    Germanium boost pedal?

    I have an analog Benson Fuzz that I like. I run the gain at 0, where, according to the manual, it operates more like a clean germanium boost. It fattens/thickens the tone, softens it, and somehow makes it pop a little more at the same time. I want to replicate this in the AxeFx and go all...
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    Using multiple amps and continuity between tones and frequency?

    I would say try running the same mic further from the center for that, but be careful not to overdo it.
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    Using multiple amps and continuity between tones and frequency?

    Another factor to consider is the microphones. For example, going from an SM57 to an R121 is enough of a change to potentially break that continuity. Dynacabs are great for creating some standardization because you can select the mics and control distance and placement.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    $10k is not bad to have a Dumble to run off to Mexico with.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    Just took my shiny new Plexi tone to practice and found that my guitar became weak and disappeared when everyone else was playing. I had committed one of the classic blunders: dialing in too much gain at home. I take back what I said about needing more gain.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    You can add a bright cap pretty easily. Only tricky part is figuring out the right value for the cap.
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    Best Way to EQ Ear Piercing Frequency?

    I have the open back LCD-2 with fazor, a few years before yours. With the right EQ, they are amazing. Here are the settings I use for mine. Yours would likely need further adjustment being closed back, but this might be a decent starting point.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    I think that it is worth differentiating between “sounds good” and “sounds like I think it should.” For my handful of tones I had carefully honed and dialed in, I needed to make adjustments.
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    Best Way to EQ Ear Piercing Frequency?

    Which Audeze do you have? I have two of them and both require a lot of EQ, but sound amazing once I got that dialed in. PEQ block on Output 1. Find frequency response graphs or EQ settings that headphone enthusiasts have made for your specific headphones as a starting point. Run some music...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    Yep. I made separate folders on my desktop to keep them grouped together. Worked fine for having a few amps, but people with more would need something more streamlined.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    What I did for this one was I took screenshots before doing the reset.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    Initial impressions on my main amp, a Plexi 100W Jumped: Settings Definitely requires re-adjusting settings with an open mind because the changes are substantial. Had to turn the gain up quite a bit. I turned the Normal channel up more, relative to the high channel. Normal channel is adding...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    I suspected Cliff was working on something big because it had been a while since the last significant update. Can’t wait to try it!
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    My JCM800 Just Blew Up

    Though it dies, yet shall it live forever in Fractal heaven.
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    Why do some IR's and DynaCab's seem to compress more than others?

    No, speaker compression is the right one for that. Turning compliance up simulates a speaker that has been worn down or “broken in” over time. A little goes a long way.
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    Game changer for dialing presets!

    I like what I’m seeing here. Works with the Axe FX XLR outputs and whatever monitor you already have.
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    Why do some IR's and DynaCab's seem to compress more than others?

    IR’s are more than just an EQ curve. There is also a time component. Heck, IR’s can even be used to create reverb.
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    Dynacab Pack Purchasers - Looking for Feedback

    Here are the EQ settings I'm currently using to flatten the frequency response and adjust for proximity effect on the R121:
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    Dynacab Pack Purchasers - Looking for Feedback

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    Dynacab Pack Purchasers - Looking for Feedback

    The 1960TV pack was money well spent for me. My approach is a little different from most in that I like using a single ribbon mic as far back as I can put it. Very natural sound. I landed on 204 angle, max distance from speaker and towards the edge of the speaker. Pluses to the cab pack...
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    The more IRs are used, the more realistic the amp/cab in the room sound is

    No, my 2 cents is: the closer to real listening distance (3-5ft) and the better the mic, the more it will sound like amp in the room. The closest I’ve gotten to that is 12 inch distance with a dynacab pack and a ribbon mic. I find there is a coherency and punchlines to one IR that washes away...
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    I find the Plexi models all quite dark. Explanation inside. Any help?

    Thinking about this a little more, maybe the best thing to do is to try some of the other plexi models in the Fractal. Plexi 100W is the darkest sounding one, and I use that with my single coil strat to balance things out. Last time I messed around with other Plexi models, most of them were...
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    I find the Plexi models all quite dark. Explanation inside. Any help?

    Another thought, especially if you’re more looking for the fractal to be as bright as the other modeler than to nail the YouTube tones, is to add some EQ after the amp. The Output EQ block of the amp works great or you can add a PEQ block after the amp or cab. As a sound guy, I approach from...
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    I find the Plexi models all quite dark. Explanation inside. Any help?

    1. Try turning the gain down, particularly for the tone in that first metropoulos clip. 2. Try turning Presence up. 3. What are your Speaker compression and distortion settings at? Lowering those might help. 4. I would also suggest experimenting with your guitar pickup height. Setting the...
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    Where firmware 25 takes us?

    But what if Leon stopped updating his firmware and there were no more firmware update videos. It was for the greater good.
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    The importance of Mono for live guitar playing

    I wonder how it would sound in the house if you did stereo IRs that are very close to each other, such as the same cab with mics positioned on different sides of the speaker?
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    Amps & Cabs: On Presenting Information

    We already have a “default” cab/speaker selected by Fractal for each amp model: the speaker impedance curve defaults. About half of those have matching dynacabs. Once the other half is done, a default dynacab setting could be implemented, similar to how the speaker impedance curve can...
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    Amps & Cabs: On Presenting Information

    I partially disagree. It would not satisfy those who think that it should be as simple as selecting a cab in the real world, but for those who understand that the microphone is part of the process, this would move them to “I have the correct cab and now need to dial in the mics.”
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    Amps & Cabs: On Presenting Information

    This. ^ Currently, there are half as many dynacabs as speaker impedance curves, but for amps that do have a matching dynacab, it is easy to identify the “correct” one. My hope is that eventually we will have a full set of dynacabs to match the speaker impedance curves and an option to...
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    Deluxe Tweed: Normal gain at 10 lowers the volume?

    The two volume knobs are interactive and turning one up can lower the volume, but it does it differently than just turning down the volume.
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    Axe FX III EMI issues? Thinking about upgrading from the II.

    Have you already shielded your guitar’s electronics? I would start there if you haven’t.
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    The importance of Mono for live guitar playing

    Monitoring is usually pretty utilitarian when it comes to hearing other people. My experience with church bands is we usually have drums, bass, acoustic, 1-2 electrics, 1-2 keys, 3-5 vocals, and a track. Usually people just put what they need of my guitar in their mix. It is rare to find someone...
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    The importance of Mono for live guitar playing

    My analogy from my experience as a sound man is the average listener hears the GPA. They can tell the difference between a 1.5 and a 3.0, but they can’t tell you if it is because you flunked Chemistry or aced your final in English.
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    Axe-FX IV idea for Fractal

    Is Axe Edit for iPad or iOS a thing yet? If not, I think that would be a more feasible idea that would scratch that itch.
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    The importance of Mono for live guitar playing

    I run output 2 as mono for the house, using a Mixer block to collapse stereo reverb effects. Output 1, I add a pair of FullRes room IRs panned left and right, and run my ears from there.
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    First Fractal - FM9 would work, but temped to go for flagship

    There are all kinds of goodies in the updates! New amps, improvements to the modeling, gapless switching, dyna-cabs… the new stuff usually makes its way to the FM units eventually, but sometimes takes several months.
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    First Fractal - FM9 would work, but temped to go for flagship

    Aside from cost, the only downside to the III is more stuff to lug to a gig. I occasionally remind myself that my rack with the III is a lot lighter than a tube amp, but I do sometimes think it would be nice to have one less thing to carry.
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    Legacy Vs. Dyna-Cabs

    I recently got the 1960tv pack. Moving the mic around the speaker makes more of a difference than I ever would have imagined. To try things out, I made 4 IRs at different sides of the speaker, with the same mic (r121), distance (max), and position (edge). If someone told me those were 4...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 24.04 Release

    Let your doctor know if it lasts more than 4 hours.
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    Filter boost Placement on grid

    I would run it before the reverb and delay, so that the tails are based on your original note. I would be less concerned about a tail getting loud going into the solo (since the band is likely full blast) and more worried about the tails noticeably jumping down after the solo if the song comes...
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    Royer R121: how to read the frequency response graph?

    Yeah, it was in the thread title but I probably should have mentioned it in the body too.
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    Royer R121: how to read the frequency response graph?

    Anyone know how to read this graph? With most graphs, each vertical line represents 10, 100, or 1000hz, but there are too many lines for that. I am wanting to use EQ to flatten out the response, so I need to know what the increments are. Edit: this is the frequency response for a Royer R121...
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    Legacy Vs. Dyna-Cabs

    0.2dB is noticeable, but subtle. I suspect some of the differences could be the mic position. After playing with the 1960TV in Cab Lab 4, I’m pretty sure the stock dynacab position moves towards the edge of the cabinet, away from the other speakers. This results in a tone with greater clarity...
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    Poll results of feature requests

    I tend to perceive the value more in what I use vs what is available in the unit. More specifically, what I can fit into my live kitchen sink preset. Amps I used to use and removed from my live preset feel like amps I sold. Other amps feel like amps on the floor room of the store, some of which...
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    Poll results of feature requests

    Actually it would be quite simple. Each amp model already has a default speaker impedance curve, so it would just match that. At the moment, we have around 80 speaker impedance curves and dynacabs that match about half of them. Of course, the automatic thing would be optional, maybe turned on...
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    Poll results of feature requests

    The issue with “more amps” in a poll like that is people have different amps in mind. I’m also in the “we already have so many amps” camp. I would rather see more dynacabs: ideally one for each speaker impedance curve. Then an automatic selection so people can simply select an amp and the...
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    Legacy Vs. Dyna-Cabs

    I just tried out one of the cab packs with cab lab 4. You can pull back to 31cm.
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    Change two blocks at once without scene?

    Nowadays, scenes are the best way, and you can use Scene Ignore for any effects or stuff that you want to be independent. Scenes are also nice because you can set drive pedals with a different channel for each amp.
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    Recreating Black Flag's Damaged tones

    My 2 cents from a quick listen on an iPhone speaker… The lows have some “blocking distortion,” like a square wave, and probably a high pass in post production. Older amps that weren’t intended to be overdriven tend to have more blocking distortion (like a tweed deluxe). I would also try...
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    Legacy Vs. Dyna-Cabs

    It’s similar to how someone can have thousands of TV shows and movies with Netflix and it’s not enough.
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    Legacy Vs. Dyna-Cabs

    So I decided to download cab lab 4 and purchase the 1960TV dynacab, as that is the one I am using in two established amp tones. I got it configured, set up the two different ribbon mics at max distance on the far edge of the cone, and started experimenting with moving the mic around the circle...
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    Mikko 2

    How far back can you pull the mic in Mikko2? Lately, I’ve been digging the 1960TV dynacab, ribbon at max distance (24cm) and wondering if this can get me more options for that type of tone.
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    Legacy Vs. Dyna-Cabs

    I found something about that in another thread. How much of a difference do you hear between ultrares and the built-in dynacabs? On a related note, I got the impression from the website that all you get is more mics and the ability to mix and export cabs. Ultrares and more mic position options...
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    DynaCab Ribbon: Shure KSM313/NE or Royer R-121?

    I was looking at the Cab Packs in the store and noticed two ribbon mics in all of them: the Shure KSM313/NE and the Royer R-121. I also noticed that the Shure was listed first. The mics that we already know (the SM57 and Soyuz) are listed before other mics of the same type. Then there was also...
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    Unsure which unit to go for

    FM3 doesn’t do dual amps.
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    Legacy Vs. Dyna-Cabs

    I am a recent convert to Dynacabs. I’ve been really liking the Ribbon mic at max distance. Very natural, amp-in-the-room sound without the unnatural girth that close-mic’ing tends to add. Traditional IRs are generally close mic’d, so dynacabs let me do something that I otherwise might not be...
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    Legacy Vs. Dyna-Cabs

    Sounds like just the new cab packs. It says 2048 for the axe fx 3. My understanding at the time dynacabs were released was they were not ultrares because of how much memory that would use. This has really piqued my curiosity… I might have to try out the packs and cab lab to see how they sound...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 24.04 Release

    I haven’t played either Fryette model, but based on the descriptions people are posting, I would try raising the Negative Feedback to tighten up the lower notes. If the high strings feel choked after doing that, raise the Presence.
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    Live Levels

    On the second clip, the lead tone seems quite a bit louder.
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    Question about AXE FX 2 preset conversion

    Upgrading to the III is a time to re-evaluate and re-build your tone better than ever. You can do similar things like using the same amps or even the same cabs (in the Legacy bank), although I would recommend trying dynacabs instead.
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    Question about the Cab Block/Cabinets (probably dumb)

    A big part of the tone of a 4x12 is the large cabinet. Generally, an IR has a mic pointed at just one speaker, so think of it as more like a single 12” speaker in a giant cabinet with a deeper tone. A while back, I remember reading about someone who put a single 12” speaker into a big 4x12...
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    Ribbon mic, 6-8 inches

    Today, I found myself putting the mic position around 9-10 on the dynacab to tame the highs. (Plexi 100 into a 1960TV, ribbon at max distance.) Think about it: no guitarist takes that cab to the face. Standing on stage, that sucker is pointed at your legs. As @York Audio pointed out, you don’t...
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    Ribbon mic, 6-8 inches

    Messing around with this a little more using a monitor... I've decided I'm liking it best with the distance cranked all the way up to 24cm. Even going from 20 to 24 noticeably reduces the girth that mics add to the notes and makes it sound more like a real amp. I cranked up the volume a bit...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 24.03 Release

    I have zero regrets selling my II and can’t think of any situation where I would use that over the III. It was a big change at the time, but in hindsight, it feels more like an evolution of the same product.
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    Headphones: What are your go to reverb and room settings in the cab block to give the sound just a touch of air and width?

    +1 on this. Give it a try.
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    IEM Mix Input

    Something else to consider: is it the monitor mix that needs EQ, or is it really your IEMs that need EQ? An easy way to test is to buy some dongles/cables so you can plug your phone or computer into your AxeFX to hear how recorded music sounds. If it doesn’t sound perfect, then I would work on...
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    Speaker Tab Parameters - New Defaults

    I like using speaker compression as a way to dial in the dynamics after the amp distortion. I think what is best depends in part on what kind of tone you are making. I’m an “edge of breakup” kind of guy and have been really digging the speaker drive, compression, and thump, turning them up to...
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    EQ curve preset that mimics regular guitar cabs for FRFR users?

    This is the first I’ve heard of the two outputs having different tone/purpose. I’m a little skeptical.
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    EQ curve preset that mimics regular guitar cabs for FRFR users?

    Having re-read the thread, one thing that worked for me was using dynacabs with a single ribbon mic at 20cm. That produces a great amp in the room sound from my monitors. It sounds more natural and doesn’t have the girth that the traditional IR I was using before had.
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    EQ curve preset that mimics regular guitar cabs for FRFR users?

    I got the impression that he was happy with his tone, but people were asking him to turn down the lows. I probably misunderstood.
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    EQ curve preset that mimics regular guitar cabs for FRFR users?

    I have some experience doing FOH with real guitar amps. Boomy bass was totally a problem with those. I was always doing a high pass at the board and asking the guitar player to turn the amp down lower than he wanted.
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    EQ curve preset that mimics regular guitar cabs for FRFR users?

    My understanding of the “actual problem” is that too much of your lows are bleeding into the room, and not enough are reaching your ears. Let’s say for the sake of discussion that 20% are reaching you, and 80% are out in the room. If you can change that to, say, 40% reaches you and 60% goes into...
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    EQ curve preset that mimics regular guitar cabs for FRFR users?

    You could turn off the “copy output 1 to output 2” thing so that you can send FOH a signal without EQ, while applying whatever EQ your cab needs on output 1.
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    EQ curve preset that mimics regular guitar cabs for FRFR users?

    You could get a pad to put on the floor underneath the amp to reduce the amount of vibration and bass. Something like this: https://auralex.com/gramma-v2/ (Note: I don’t have experience with that product. It was just the first one I found on a search.)
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    EQ curve preset that mimics regular guitar cabs for FRFR users?

    Wedge monitors put a lot of lows and low mids into the room. To compensate, FOH needs to cut those frequencies from the mains. What makes it a pain for FOH is they don’t have a balanced signal to turn up or down. Adjusting the volume of the guitar in the FOH changes the balance. This can...
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    Is there a consensus headphone choice?

    LCD-2 has enough impedance to use the headphone jack. Some other Audeze like the LCD-X and LCD-i4 are too low. I’ve found EQ is really important for the LCD-2’s and have a PEQ dedicated to that.
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    The Morning Glory Thickener

    What settings are you using?
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    Favorite amps for Strats?

    Which Vibroverb?
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    Favorite amps for Strats?

    That one is already one of my favorites, actually the one amp I am happy enough with that I might keep. It won out over the JTM45 because I liked how I could throw a pedal or boost at it to give it a little more oomph, whereas the JTM45 would sag when I pushed it. However, I did like the...
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    Favorite amps for Strats?

    I’m currently in the process of rebuilding my main kitchen sink preset. I started with making the switch to dynacabs, and now everything is on the table and I’m trying new amps. My main guitar is a single coil strat and I tend to gravitate towards edge of breakup, but also need clean and mid...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 24.00 Public Beta #2

    Maybe it is the “Improved speaker compression and amp interaction modeling?”
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    How to make lower gain Plexi pre set sound full?

    Update: Coming back to it, I realized I wasn't really liking it that much. It seemed like it dulled the guitar. I actually ended up going the opposite direction and going to input trim 1 and am pretty happy with it on initial test (who knows if that'll change again later lol). Seems more open...
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    Wish Auto Speaker Thump

    I was about to post the same thing on the wishlist, then I saw this one. Automating the speaker settings would make it much easier for the “average Joe” to get authentic tones. I’m thinking this could be expanded beyond just speaker thump: maybe compression and drive values could be...
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    How to make lower gain Plexi pre set sound full?

    Your post got me thinking: what if I went beyond just going to "low input" at .5 and dimed out the gain and used the input gain instead? Initial result is I am digging it. It takes the notes sound direct instead of indirect, if that makes sense. It's like there is a thicker core with less...
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    How to make lower gain Plexi pre set sound full?

    +1. I am also running my input trim on 0.5 (low input).
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    How to make lower gain Plexi pre set sound full?

    For my strat, I’m currently using just the normal channel with the bass pretty low (like 1), mids at 8, treble at 6-7, and presence at 10. Also bypassing the bright cap as that really thins things out. The bright channel has a lot of highs and upper mids. It sounds like you need more lower mids...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 23.03 Beta #1

    I think we are ultimately on the same page, just talking about different things (perceived volume vs raw Sound Pressure Level). 10dB is double the perceived volume to the human ear and 10x the SPL.
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    Adventures in Accuracy

    I think knowing that it is best to model the impedance of a real speaker interacting with the power amp and knowing how to do that are two very different things. If I’m not mistaken, the resistive load is just a box that you can plug a powered amp signal into to capture it without blowing up the...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 23.03 Beta #1

    Decibels are a logarithmic scale. 3dB is double, 10dB is 10x. I think what you’re referring to is that 10dB is perceived by the human ear to be twice as loud.
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    Why can't I delete these blocks?

    I’ve recently seen an Amp2 block show up out of nowhere. I had to change it to a shunt and then I could delete.
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    Adventures in Accuracy

    Building a new modeler to “Fractal quality” is a very tall order. I’m not convinced that others can do that, even if given years to do it. The level of knowledge and expertise that Cliff has in how this stuff works and how to model it is truly astonishing, and I doubt that there is anyone else...
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    Finding the right amount of mids with being honky tips!

    At the moment, my Plexi tone is using the normal channel with the bright cap off and the presence wide open.
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    Patch Building Best Practices

    Nah, using the same IR is definitely the least change possible. Only way to reduce that change further would be to use the same speaker impedance curve for all your amps. I was a “one IR” guy since the axe fx 2 days and I liked how it kept the tone from changing too drastically for live use, but...
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    Finding the right amount of mids with being honky tips!

    I’ve recently realized I had a lot flubbiness in the lows/low mids because of the IR I was using. I switched to dynacabs, ribbon mic at 20cm, and the low end is so much cleaner and more focused.
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    Patch Building Best Practices

    How much of that change is amp and how much is cab/IR?
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    Patch Building Best Practices

    One thing I have noticed with a studio monitor is I dial in the tone a bit dark because I am compensating for the brightness of the physical strings. Easier to get the treble right with good headphones. On the other hand, it’s harder to tell how much bass you are running in headphones. Our...
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    Can’t nail the Robben Ford sound and I know exactly why. Help?

    Speaker compression and time constant may be worth a shot as well. Higher time constant can get you the feel of the volume sagging down when you dig in.
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