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    Rocktron 300 and 2X12 Mesa Slant speaker swap ( stereo ?)

    Re: Rocktron 300 and 2X12 Mesa Slant speaker swap ( stereo ? I'd go with 8 ohm EVM12L's. I have a 2x12 cab loaded with 8ohm speakers and a separate jack for each. Using with the rocktron 300 each gets one channel, there is no reason to run bridged. When I use the cab with my Boogie heads I...
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    FRFR with coaxial drivers. What are the options?

    I tried the Carvin and thought it sounded like Crap. YMMV. Mine sounded so bad it may have been a bad sample.
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    Egnater Renegade

    I just picked up a renegade a couple days ago but Haven't tried it yet. I'll probably give it a shot sometime soon.
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    Found great amp stand for Axe (pics)

    I was looking at these online the other day. Does the tilt lock solidly, like with grooved channels or anything, or is it just a pressure fit?
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    A FR rig in disguise?

    I get the feeling ( based on no personal experience however ) that RMC might be a company much like Fractal... small shop serving a specific market with high quality gear. Looks like they do custom work for touring bands, in which case while they may not have "name recognition" by the general...
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    VHT/Fryette 2/90/2 vs. Atomic Reactor Monoblock?

    Dude.. I think you need to go back to first principles since it seems FR doesn't give you what you want. Pair up the AxeFx with a good poweramp and use a guitar cab. If you can't get that to work for you then the AxeFx might not be good for you. The Atomic MB-50 is probably a good choice to...
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    VHT/Fryette 2/90/2 vs. Atomic Reactor Monoblock?

    or in a head shell with a 2 space rack. :D
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    Thinking of getting a Standard to replace my 11R

    Since the latest firmware tweaking is greatly reduced IMO, especially in non-FRFR rigs like you are running. I run basically the same way, AxeFx into poweramp into cab. Typically when I audition amp sims now the only tweaks I do much of besides basic EQ are bright switch on/off, and damp and...
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    interesting... rackmount concepts.... headcases/ FR speakers

    Re: interesting... rackmount concepts.... headcases/ FR spea noice!
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    interesting... rackmount concepts.... headcases/ FR speakers

    stumbled onto these guys. I know nothing about them personallby, but it looks like they have some stuff that might be interesting to processor users: http://rackmountconcepts.tripod.com/
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    FRFRustrated

    This is mistaken thinking. There is no standard "value" to the AxeFx that every guitarist is using a percentage of. There are many people for whom playing through monitors just doesn't feel right to them, whether its physical or psychological. So they choose to play through cabs. If they are...
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    Atomic FR Wedge Gig Bag?

    anybody know of anything that fits it?
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    rackmount midi merger and XLR split/merge

    I use the MOTU MIDI express for this exact purpose and it works great.
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    2 powered atomics or 1 powered 1 passive?

    The only disadvantage I can think of for that setup is that you won't be able to independently control the volume of the wedge.
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    Power amp sim question for axe-fx with a tube power amp

    Don't forget to try the easy thing and try power amp sims on both outs. Mesa power sections tend to run pretty clean and if you arn't cranking the snot out of it you might find that its ok to put the power amp sim through the amps power stage. Its worth a shot anyway, certainly cleans up the...
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    Atomic FRFR used as backline

    Bass extension wise, the Atomic FR's seem to drop off pretty quickly lower than 100Hz to me. Obviously it can be boosted via EQ to some extent.
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    Is the Atomic FR Wedge for me?

    So, I have some preliminary results of playing music through my passive wedgie. Basically, the sweet spot of these things seems to be from about 100-10K or so. Bass falls off pretty quickly below 100 although obviously you can boost it with EQ to recover some of it. Boosting bass at 100 and...
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    Rocktron Velocity 300 vs. Art SLA-1

    I'm sticking with mine, in fact I'm going to order another passive wedgie. One thing I like about the passive setup is that all the power goes to the rack, I don't have to drag power cables out to the wedges as well.
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    Turning Axe-Fx off

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    Turning Axe-Fx off

    Unless you are in the middle writing new firmware to the flash memory. Turning the AxeFx off then would be very bad.
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    Rocktron Velocity 300 vs. Art SLA-1

    C90's are much "cleaner" than V30's, IMO they will let the qualities of different amp models shine through better if you stick with regular cabs. My main sound is a heavy rock sound based around Mesa Mark tones, but I range around from Jazz ( badly) and Blues up to Metal.
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    Is the Atomic FR Wedge for me?

    actually I'll be doing some testing in this regard soon. Not so much for keys, but MIDI guitar and bass, and backing tracks. I'll let you know what I figure out. I'm not using the powered cab, I'm using the unpowered Atomic wedge with a poweramp.
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    Rocktron Velocity 300 vs. Art SLA-1

    Mesa 1x12 3/4 back with EVM12L. Excellent cab, I like it way better than the Theiles, way less boxy sounding. I've also been running a Lopo 2x12 with Mesa C90's. I'm going to experiment now with IR's or just filteres/PEQ to see how close I can come to getting the sound of the Mesa cab through...
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    Cab Sims vs. Low Pass Filter

    actually the lowpass filter just has a natural rolloff, I'm probably not very clear with my terminology. You can adjust the curvature of the rolloff with the Q, and even add a bit of a peak before the rolloff happens like some speakers have if you want. You use the Freq to control where the...
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    Cab Sims vs. Low Pass Filter

    anyone else sometimes forgo Cab Sims and just use a lowpass filter with rolloff? Thats basically what you get when you use one of those "direct line out simulation boxes" that go between a tube amp and it's speaker cab. I prefer the low pass filter with some of my patches. Its a virtual setup...
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    Rocktron Velocity 300 vs. Art SLA-1

    So I received my passive Atomic Wedgie today played with it for about an hour with the Rocktron. Excellent combination. I set the Reactance at about 10 oclock and Definition is about at 9. I played around with cab sims which gives good results with the factory defaults. I don't have the...
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    Rocktron Velocity 300 vs. Art SLA-1

    "deceptively" heavy is a Mark IV combo with EVM12L. :shock: :P
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    Rocktron Velocity 300 vs. Art SLA-1

    man, those of you complaining about the weight of the rocktron must never have hauled around tube heads. :shock: :D No law says the rack has to go on top... I'm running an 8 space rack with casters. AxeFx, power, rocktron, and a 2 drawer rack for the mythical fractal floorboard or cables or...
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    Review: Rocktron Velocity 300 new version...

    Define "evenly". I'm not convinced that cheaper solid state poweramps are perfectly transparent, but my sample size is not large. All I can say is that the QSC GSX3 I tried, along with the class D Crate Powerblock, both add a "brittleness" to the sound to my ear, even when going into a standard...
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    Celestion CL 80s, THD Longhorns, or Eminence Delta 12a?

    The Delta 21a is a loud clean neutral speaker with very little speaker breakup, much like the EVM12L. It was often used in place of the EVM when the EVM's were not available for a while.
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    Pulled the trigger on the passive Atomic FR cab

    I just ordered a Passive FR Wedge to try with my v300. Looking forward to seeing how that works.
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    New Rocktron velocity vs tube power amp

    The Rocktron is 300 watts at 8ohms bridged. The V30 breaking up is going to be more of a limit to clean headroom than the Rocktron in that rig. I use a cab with 1 EVM12L and it gets way louder than I need it to be clean, but ultimately it depends on how loud you play. V30's break up too early...
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    New Rocktron velocity vs tube power amp

    power amp sims on, cab sims off since I'm going into a Mesa 3/4 back cab with EVM12L.
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    New Rocktron velocity vs tube power amp

    I don't have a rack power amp to compare too but the Rocktron 300 compares favorably with using the power sections of my Mark IV. Its really about the reactance control on the Rocktron to me. I've tried a QSC power amp previously and thought it was too strident in the high mids/high end and...
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    Review: Rocktron Velocity 300 new version...

    I can't imagine headroom not being adequate with 4ohm cabs unless you play seriously over the top loud.
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    New Rocktron Velocity 300 vs ART SLA-2

    FWIW any "popping" I get with the V300 is minimal..... even if its turned all the way on it's just a little pop that in no way would be close to damaging the speakers.
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    Review: Rocktron Velocity 300 new version...

    I need to pull out the Radial headbone and do a comparison between the IIC+ and the Axe/Rocktron combo. Back around 7.0 ( I think) I did a comparsion and at that time I thought the preamp portion of the Axe was pretty much dead on but the poweramp modelling wasn't quite there. I think I was...
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    Review: Rocktron Velocity 300 new version...

    You'd probably want to start a thread specifically on the VoodooValve, this thread is about the poweramp.
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    Review: Rocktron Velocity 300 new version...

    Still using it, still liking it. With the Rocktron I don't feel the need to use my tube amp head power sections and will actually be unloading all my heads shortly. Its plenty loud for me, I'm usually running it into a Mesa EVM12L 1x12 cab. I'm sure it would power a couple of 8ohm 4x12's fine...
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    m13 as floor controller?

    anyone tried it? It looks like it might work pretty well according to the manual, except that sending program changes might require 2 button presses. Otherwise it looks like it gives you 12 IA switches normally.
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    DCM1540L & Axe FX Ultra.. problems....

    It's very common to have two jacks. Generally the two jacks are wired in parallel. The second jack is to chain to a second cab. Put the amp into bridge and plug into one jack. One might be labeled "in" and the other "ext" or something. If its a real stereo cab it would almost surely have...
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    Power cuts out when turning on DCM1540L

    sounds to me like something to do with the Carvin is shorting out. Might be a bad unit.
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    Adrian Belew axe-fx reactor FR video

    Adrian has more talent and creativity in his little pinky than most of those claiming they can't live without the mythical "last 10%" of tube tone. :D
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    Power Amp A/Bing with 1 - 4X12 Stereo Cab

    As long as when run in stereo the two halves are completely electrically isolated, ie no shared ground or anything weird, you shouldn't have a problem. I've never seen a cab that wasn't wired for isolated stereo, but you never know. Alot of Randall cabs have their mic elimination circuitry in...
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    will this Power amp work

    Whether its loud enough depends entirely on how your band plays. for me, 200watts bridged would be more than loud enough. For that cab, it looks like it has the two jacks on the left marked "split for stereo", so plug one side of the amp into each plug. Each plug will have 4 ohms so you'd...
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    What say ye? Mackie Monitors?

    I have a pair of the version 1 Mackie SRM450's and I don't like the upper mids or the highs with them, they do sound harsh and brittle. I compared next to a QSC HPR122i one time and it was no contest, the QSC was MUCH better. I have no experience with the version 2 SRM 450's.
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    Review: Rocktron Velocity 300 new version...

    Power amp sims on, cab sims off.
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    Midi devices that work with Macs? (Macbook Pro user)

    I'm using an 828mk II thats been working pretty well. Sometimes I get a problem downloading the firmware but it hasn't taken more than a couple of shots usually. The 828 mkII or mkIII are really nice boxes, I highly recommend them for the Mac.
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    Carvin DCM200L vs. Rocktron Velocity 300

    That will be an interesting test.
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    Class "D" Amp + Axe FX?

    This has been my experience with the cheap Class D Crate Powerblock. I haven't tried an expensive Class-D, like the Acoustic Image though, and have no experience with the new Carvin.
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    Review: Rocktron Velocity 300 new version...

    So, I received the newly reengineered version of the Rocktron Velocity 300 today. Spec's wise, its a 1U poweramp that puts out 150watt/channel into 4ohm, 75 watt/channel into 8ohm, or 300 watts into 8 ohm bridged, according to the manual. I run each channel into a single side of my 2x12...
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    Whizzer Cone Advice?

    Interesting that the Eminence sortof worked for you. I couldn't keep it from farting out in either an open back or closed back cabs.
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    Axe-Fx Through Mesa Express 5:50 Tube Amp

    Mesa power sections tend to run pretty clean. Just experiment a bit... on sims like the Plexi which get so much character from the poweramp distortion I like to keep the poweramp sims on, but on other modern amps which get alot from the preamps you might like them better with poweramp sims off.
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    New 1U Rocktron Velocity 300

    Hmm, one seller says 9" deep and 17.5 pounds. I guess I'll find out when it gets here.
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    New 1U Rocktron Velocity 300

    Rocktron has re-engineered their Velocity 300 into a 1U unit. Dunno what it sounds like yet, but I just ordered one. :D This might be a very good alternative to other 1U units, I have a Rocktron Velocity 100 which is very solid but the 300 has obviously more power, but also more control over...
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    maximum clean headroom from axe fx and atomic reactor fr

    Jay, this really helped me alot in understanding this. My next question would be how do you pair this wattage up with speakers? If I'm running 500watts of solid state power, what wattage of speakers do I need to be running to keep from blowing them? How much allowance is there in for example...
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    Atomic Family Photo (from NAMM)

    We need the monoblock in a "head" form factor with a 2 space rack for the Axe. :D
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    Whizzer Cone Advice?

    I tried using a Whizzer and it actually worked fairly well, but it didn't have enough power handling capability and farted out easily.
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    "Monster" Home Practice Rig

    you can buy those at the Mesa store for $129. http://mesa.stores.yahoo.net/mb-stool.html
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    New Ultra - Initial Impressions

    I think it's actually fairly common for people to put too much distortion into their patches via cranking the drives and masters. You go too far and things just get mushed up. I think as you found each amp has its magic point, and trying to get more distortion past that just makes things...
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    No Effect Loop in Axe-Fx´s Amp Models?

    true, and of course you can use an attenuator with a line out to take the signal from the amp heads also. Luckily its easier to do all that in the AxeFx.
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    No Effect Loop in Axe-Fx´s Amp Models?

    This is where you just need to change thinking a bit from the real world. You don't put effects after the poweramp in a real amp because no effects unit would handle the output power. In the AxeFx there is no issue with that at all, so put your time based effects after the amp block.
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    1x12 Guitar Cabinet ?

    according to the SLA-2 manual its 200watts per channel into an 8 ohm load, a 16ohm load would drop that lower but I bet it would still have plenty of volume with a 16ohm cab on each channel. Its 560 watts bridged into an 8ohm load, so if you don't care about stereo and run the 16ohm cabs in...
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    What brand of speakers are in an Atomic FR?

    Im pretty sure the Verve is a B&C coaxial. Go to www.usspeaker.com and browse around in there. Keep in mind though that just shoving a coax or even a woofer and tweater into an open back cab is not likely to give very good results.
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    Riddle me this FRFR guys

    Give the sound guy the best possible signal you can give him, which is why it makes sense to dial your tones on the flattest playback device you have IMO. You can't control the PA and it's going to have the same effect on you whether you are mic'ing a guitar cab or running the AxeFx direct...
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    Atomic FR and Bass?

    could an Atomic FR handle running as a bass amp for small gigs? Whats its low frequency response? Would a bass guitar cause too much excursion in the Atomics 12" speaker? Inquiring minds wanna know. :D
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    Sick of solid state

    I think another difference is that better power amps will have faster response and recovery times and better "punch". They tend to feel more dynamic in my ( admittedly limited ) experience.
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    Drives sim request

    I don't quite get the requests for clean boosts either. Stick a filter in front of the amp and its the cleanest boost you'll ever get. Its not like every pedal out there has it's own inventive circuitry, most are just variations on a few themes. You can probably find the sounds of alot of...
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    Add 1 or more acoustic IR's to default factory cabs

    as far as I know the existing acoustic IR's were directly derived by someone from the Dtar mama bear. I imagine there could be some legal ramifications by sticking them in as factory defaults unless Dtar permission was obtained. IMO its questionable ethically to even pass these around to...
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    Euphonic Audio NL210 Series II... anyone tried it?

    Haven't tried it, but many keyboard players love the Accugroove TRI112L, so if the Euphonic is similar it might work. I'm kinda in the same boat, trying to decide if a 12" powered monitor will have enough low end oomph for bass and drum sounds.
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    Got a big problem

    Many MIDI interfaces are fine when dealing with normal MIDI and smaller sysex exchanges. The sheer size of the AxeFx firmware sysex though shows problems that don't occur otherwise in drivers and computer configuration. I've done loopback tests on my Mac just sending the firmware from my Mac...
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    Red Wirez Cab Impulses

    I think this is a key point and a reason why we should tweak with our ears instead of our eyes or head. Goes with amp sims too... many people keep asking for many different amp sims, when in fact alot of these things sound similar and there probably is already something in the box that will...
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    Verve 12's, etc for BASS guitar, or full range bass cab...

    never even heard of those.... awesome looking cab but not exactly small and lightweight!
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    Verve 12's, etc for BASS guitar, or full range bass cab...

    yeah, the Accugrooves are not cheap, but the TRI112L has a size and weight advantage over the ACME, unless you go for the really small ACME. s
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    Verve 12's, etc for BASS guitar, or full range bass cab...

    So, my goal is "one rig to rule them all". Basically, I'm trying to setup one rig with AxeFx and eventually a guitar synth ( probably Axon) that can handle anything from Bass frequencies through guitar frequencies, keyboard, drum sounds, vocals, etc etc. While 12" powered speakers always...
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    Controlling external MIDI synth from Axe?

    I think it would be pretty limited actually, when a good 13 pin controller gives you so much more capability, different sounds for different strings, all that kind of stuff. Still, it would be nice to have the MIDI out do something other than the editor. :D
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    Marshall/G System user now torn after hearing AXE

    I'm a believer in having both rigs. :D I enjoy the AxeFx rig, but there will always be at least one Mesa hanging around my music room too. You could try dumping the G System and using the AxeFx for effects with the Marshall rig for a while. Then you could keep the marshall sounds you like...
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    what is the real purpose of "monitoring" ourselves

    When you Mic a cab, the audience is not hearing "that sound" that you get on stage either. The sound coming 2 inches from the center of the speaker is nowhere near what the cab sounds like, are you are still at the mercy of the sound guy as to whether you are coming through the mix. At least...
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    Post Your Rig!

    the continuously migrating rig now looks like this: 2 self contained boxes that are easy to wheel around. A lighter power amp would be nice. I installed casters on the rack itself so i don't need the dolly anymore. I need to buy a foot switch that will fit in the rack drawer and everything...
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    efx for "Whole Lotta Love" middle section?

    very cool, I'll give em a shot. thanks!
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    Genz Benz STL-10T Cabs

    a long time ago I experimented with a "full range" bass cab with a Pod, but it was nowhere near full range. In alot of those the tweeter is just to add a little sizzle, but the bass driver is still a bass driver and there is a big hole in the mids. On the other hand, A company named Accugroove...
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    This looks cool.

    http://www.daedalusmusic.com/ Looks like they make full range speaker systems for music and other things, including that combo. The speaker system consists of an 8" and a 5" speaker, apparently going up to 15k or so. They also make a monitor wedge in the same format, or another cab that...
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    Tried the Carvin TRX12n....

    and it sounds bad. Maybe I got a bad one, but there is a serious issue in the upper midrange, very honky sounding and extremely ear fatiguing. I wanted to like it, it looks great, is well built, and is a nice size, but back to Carvin this one goes. Cest La Vie.
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    efx for "Whole Lotta Love" middle section?

    anyone have ideas for effects that might work to get a hint of the weirdness that goes on in the middle section of whole lotta love? Sorta fake theramin?
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    "Budget" FRFR?

    Typically where cheaper gear may have troubles is around the crossover points and the smoothness of the high frequency driver. We are used to one speaker handling all the guitars frequency range, and those speakers have a depressed high end. In a full range speaker much more of the signal is...
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    tuning up the input?

    The Axe still responds to the input like a regular amp... the harder you hit the input the more distortion you will get if the amp settings are setup to distort. Think of turning the input on the AFX as weakening or strengthening your guitars pickups, or like the level on a clean drive boost in...
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    Bass amp? Carvin BX500...

    5.5 pounds :o Rackmountable, EFX loop with the graphic EQ and master vol after the return, claimed 10-20K, 300 watts into 8ohms. Has anyone tried using the return on a modern bass head as an amp? Carvin used to basically sell the same amp heads as both keyboard and bass amp heads... I'd...
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    Can't Go From 7.18 to 8.02 on my Standard

    Actually I meant SysEx libarian. Getting my MIDI utilities confused.
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    Can't Go From 7.18 to 8.02 on my Standard

    I have yet to manage to get 8.02 onto my Ultra with various midi devices, on my macbook pro. I've setup a loopback test using the techniques mentioned in the docs for MidiOX to test just my system without the AxeFx. I've been testing with both my Presonus Firebox and my MOTU midi express...
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    axe-fx position compared to your playing position

    Utility Menu, Contrast, is your friend. I've had my Axe everywhere from a rack a few inches off the floor to above my head and I've never had problem adjusting the contrast to be readable.
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    Thiele/Beta12LTA fun with RTA

    Yeah, I was wondering about that. I have a small open back cab I might have to try closing up with this speaker. In that case does it also make sense to stuff it with some sort of fiber fill? Thanks.
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    Thiele/Beta12LTA fun with RTA

    Well playing some more with it at higher volumes, the speaker does have a tendency to fart out on some of the thumpier cabs at high volumes. Its not as tight as an EVM. Depends on the cab and mic selections though. Might need to drop the bass down on the EQ. Also should look and see what the...
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    Thiele/Beta12LTA fun with RTA

    The software generates the test signal. The stuff I don't know about testing speakers and audio stuff is legion, so this was more for fun than anything else, and I would certainly make no claims about this being any kind of competitor to a real FRFR. I was curious, $60 bucks is cheap, so I...
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    Thiele/Beta12LTA fun with RTA

    so, I thought it would be a fun experiment to try to see if I could convert one of my Thiele cabs into a semi-full-range thing for use with AxeFx. So I bought an Eminence Beta 12LTA for about $60, which is a dual cone speaker with a projected top end around 8k or so. First I tried the speaker...
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    Cliffs rig

    well, you may have never heard of them if you skipped that whole "cheap crappy practice amp" stage. :D
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    Verve 12ma distorting

    if the Verve is like my Mackies, the LED on the front only tells when you overall volume limiter is going, not general clipping, so you can still be clipping the input of the Verve without hitting max output. As mentioned, turn the AxeFx output down and turn the Vol on the Verve up.
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    Axe FX, speakers and dynamics

    Does your poweramp have master volume on it? Is that puppy cranked? Does that particular amp give you the punch you are looking for when not running the AxeFx into it? The only reason I can think that you arn't getting punch is simply that the system is somehow not setup for the proper...
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    Am I hurting my Axe Fx by doing this?

    at a minimum you should cut or unsolder the lead that provides the send from the peavey. That way you won't have to worry about somehow accidently getting knobs turned somewhere and damaging the Axefx output.
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    Rack Tube Amp vs. Amp Head Effects Loop

    short head Boogie Mark III or IV is a great "poweramp" for AxeFx, and pretty compact.
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    How close will I get with a real guitar cab?

    I use the Axe in multiple ways depending on mood and or need. For one band I'm currently in, I need acoustic as well as electric sounds, so for that one I'm going Axe into either a Mackie SRM450 or a Genz Benz Shenandoah acoustic amp. I'll probably replace both of those with another FRFR...
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