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  1. J

    Atomic Active Cab vs. Matrix Q12a

    You mean like the figures being bandied about for that other speaker? :roll Published CLR performance data were taken on production copies of the speaker by competent engineering personnel using the most accurate spectral analysis technique available. On occasion, the tester has taught classes...
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    Atomic Active Cab vs. Matrix Q12a

    You need not repeat that for the fifth or sixth time. It remains irrelevant. Sound is sound. Whether you hear it or your audience hears it, the criteria are the same. So are many other CLR users, including me. I've used my powered monitor - the antecedent of the CLR - as sole-source backline for...
  3. J

    Atomic Active Cab vs. Matrix Q12a

    Not my call, but thanks for the interest.
  4. J

    Atomic CLR "EXPLOSIVE"!!! UPDATES w/Vid Setup and Backing tracks

    Better watch out for the "Boom of Doom" (TM). It'll getcha. :lol
  5. J

    Atomic Active Cab vs. Matrix Q12a

    Having listened to the clip you posted, I can say that it obviously exaggerates the notes on the low E string in the "Pretty Woman" intro. The low E and G# are more than 6dB hotter than the notes played on the higher strings that follow immediately. Whether that is due to your Axe-Fx preset...
  6. J

    Atomic Active Cab vs. Matrix Q12a

    To a naive observer with no specific information about either of the speakers in question, there would appear to be two possible causes for your experience: 1. Your preset has more bass than you like, the CLR accurately reproduces it, and the other speaker's bass deficiency tends to make the...
  7. J

    Atomic Active Cab vs. Matrix Q12a

    I'm posting here just this once to correct this blatant misinformation: I was providing direct support to assist you in dialing in your Axe-Fx. What you were getting out of the CLR was exactly what you were putting into it. Nothing more, nothing less. I'm back out of here now....
  8. J

    FCB1010

    It's done in the Axe-Fx with Autoengage.
  9. J

    Why arent cross over set at4- 5 khz instead of the 1.8 -2 khz range

    If you're driving a 4x12 hard enough to experience a "physical sensation," then someone is being subjected to "painfully high SPL." The apparent difference is more likely due to differences in placement/aiming of guitar cabs vs. FRFR speakers than to any other difference. Uhh, make that 280...
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    Why arent cross over set at4- 5 khz instead of the 1.8 -2 khz range

    I have explained in detail more than once why this is a myth. The volume velocity capacity of a well-designed 12" woofer is more than four times that capacity for typical guitar 12" speakers. So it is altogether possible - likely, in fact - that a well-designed two-way system with a single...
  11. J

    Axe-Fx II Technical Questions Thread

    Yes. The same three IRs I contributed to the Gen 1 Axe-Fx are in the II. They are all farfield. Typo. This is a Redwirez IR and is shown as such in the editor.
  12. J

    Why arent cross over set at4- 5 khz instead of the 1.8 -2 khz range

    Because that's the range of frequencies in which it is most likely - still not a guarantee - that both HF and LF sections of the speaker can do their jobs well. No.
  13. J

    Firmware 11

    The differences apparently can lie all over the place, depending on which amp sims you use and how you have them set. For most of my presets, the differences were relatively minor and required only small adjustments to accommodate. Others have encountered much more dramatic differences than I...
  14. J

    Fractal Patch Contest

    FWIW, I use a variation on the Brownface preset (with my own IR) quite a lot. One caveat: these two presets were built with firmware 10.03. If you auditioned them after updating to 11.00, they would have worked somewhat differently than they did when I created them. Also, I am not a big fan of...
  15. J

    Sometimes Axe-Fx vs. Amp comparisons miss the point

    Having referenced neither myself, I'm not sure exactly what your point is. Having pointed out the above, I observe that the obvious common thread in the two extremes you mention is music itself. It exists and can be perceived entirely apart from the tools used to make it. That is a spiritual...
  16. J

    Why can't I get my Axe + monitor to feed back normally like a guitar cab?

    And he uses a pair vs. your single speaker, he uses different gauge strings than you (which can't be ruled out as a contributing factor), and he is in a completely different acoustic environment. Then there's the fact that two different examples of the same model guitar can easily have...
  17. J

    Sometimes Axe-Fx vs. Amp comparisons miss the point

    I agree. I always practice more unamplified than I do through a rig. I use my rig when I'm developing sounds and to recalibrate my touch for amplified playing, but I learn musical ideas playing acoustically. AAgain, I'm in complete agreement. I've told friends who ask that music is something...
  18. J

    Sometimes Axe-Fx vs. Amp comparisons miss the point

    I tend to think of what would still be possible in the absence of, say, a power grid. I like to think I could come up with a way to create music even if I were stranded on a desert island. Whether or not I could successfully do that, I do see it as a valuable philosophical objective.
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    Sometimes Axe-Fx vs. Amp comparisons miss the point

    Got it. I take it out and read it every couple years. I recently recommended it to my sister, a classical pianist, and she loves it.
  20. J

    Is Shiva clean in the AxeII?

    Also OT: the word "God" is not a name; it is a title or descriptive noun and is used in the bible as such ("shall put no other gods before me"). The singular name that the Israelites used for their deity has been deleted from all modern versions of the bible. So the answer to your question...
  21. J

    Sometimes Axe-Fx vs. Amp comparisons miss the point

    Believe he did. He made an explicit statement to that effect on this forum when the album was first released.
  22. J

    Sometimes Axe-Fx vs. Amp comparisons miss the point

    You're welcome. I saw another of Hal's master class videos about a year ago, and he's become my hero. He articulates very effectively a number of concepts that have gradually been dawning on me over the past 20+ years.
  23. J

    Sometimes Axe-Fx vs. Amp comparisons miss the point

    How about Ed Degenaro's "Less is Seldom More?" Or Andy Wood's "Disconcerting Amalgam?" YouTube - ‪Andy Wood - A Disconcerting Amalgam‬‏
  24. J

    Sometimes Axe-Fx vs. Amp comparisons miss the point

    Those of us who have made those statements all along have been widely ridiculed, but - depending on your goals in dialing in sounds - it is often true. Again, depending on the artist, a Peavey Bandit may lie above the "tone quality threshold." That does not detract in any way from the value of...
  25. J

    All drives sound thin?

    Uhh, no.
  26. J

    Axe Fx II smokes the Ultra

    Cliff, that's incorrect. I made a living playing rock 'n' roll, blues, rock, funk, etc. My present trio's song list covers everything from ZZ Top to Steely Dan to Little Feat, and the sounds I use on most of those tunes are anything but "clean jazz tones." I use my Marshall presets with a Strat...
  27. J

    Axe Fx II smokes the Ultra

    Yes. There are user enhancements (e.g., X/Y selection) signal processing improvements (e.g. input level changes), enhancements to many effects blocks, etc., etc. That does not lead to the II "smoking" Gen I units, however.
  28. J

    Axe Fx II smokes the Ultra

    I've got one now. You've seen what I've had to say, and I even posted comparison clips. There's nothing to retract. The Gen I devices are good enough that nothing can "smoke" them. Something may be getting "smoked" here, but it ain't Gen I Axe-Fxs. :)
  29. J

    Axe Fx II smokes the Ultra

    Thank you. I said when I first got my Standard that future improvements would tend to be of a subtle nature. That statement was predicated on the ability to effectively use the available tools to get the sounds you want. As new firmware releases became available, at times the default settings...
  30. J

    The new MATRIX GT800FX. THE amp for THE Axe-Fx

    Re: balancing different presets - there is no possibility of getting equally good level matches under every likely combination of stage volume, stage acoustics, levels from the other instruments/vocals, etc. Settings that work perfectly in one scenario may be off the map the next night in...
  31. J

    Connecting Axefx Ultra-Buying Soon!! HELP ASAP!!

    Based on what I read so far, my advice to you is not to buy an Axe-Fx just yet. You're diving into the deep end before you know how to swim. You will benefit from spending a few years getting your feet wet with more basic equipment.
  32. J

    The new MATRIX GT800FX. THE amp for THE Axe-Fx

    Seems to me like a major priority realignment is in order. It also seems to me that your gear is more a symptom of a problem than a cause. There's more evidence of the priority problem. When the music starts, the sonic OCD has to stop. Your sound on the gig will never perfectly match your idea...
  33. J

    Temporarily buy an Ultra while waiting for the II?

    IOW, around the time hell freezes over. :) In case you haven't noticed, they're not selling for $2200, they're going for $2600. The folks on the waiting list will eventually get theirs for the discounted price, but the period of time it will take them doesn't qualify for "readily available and...
  34. J

    UPS Insurance Claim, advice please :(

    I'll second that. Even when you jump through all the hoops they put in front of you, their universal statement is that the item was "improperly packed."
  35. J

    Ebay Jerk

    Thread closed.
  36. J

    FRACTAL WORLDWIDE is at it again on Ebay with an AXEFX 2 !!! $3,999

    Thread closed
  37. J

    "Almost mature"

    I have no need of them. When I am playing live, I am already in a room. Adding a simulated one would only make matters worse. When I record direct, I have always been able to get satisfactory "in the room" sounds with the reverb block in the Standard. As unconventional as it may appear, I only...
  38. J

    "Almost mature"

    If you can't already get what you want from your Gen 1 Axe-Fx, you should consider looking elsewhere. The tools are there right now, and they have been there for years. The name on an amp sim is just that: a name. It's a starting point, not a destination. Rather than beg for some more amp names...
  39. J

    FRACTAL WORLDWIDE is at it again on Ebay with an AXEFX 2 !!! $3,999

    You are apparently misinformed about the acquisition and preservation of trademark rights. For starters, I recommend you read this: http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/BasicFacts_with_correct_links.pdf. I quote from Page 1: "You can establish rights in a mark based on use of the mark in...
  40. J

    Opinions on Power amps And cabs please

    Interesting. I tend to rely on my ears and my brain for this kind of thing. Bwahaha. There is no possible speculation ("finding") on your part that could possibly have the slightest effect on my customers' decisions. While I appreciate your concern, you need not worry about my company. We're...
  41. J

    Opinions on Power amps And cabs please

    Seeing T-S parameters defined is one thing. Understanding how they affect the sound of a speaker in a given enclosure is another. Note that T-S parameters include electrical as well as mechanical properties and that acoustic properties (e.g., radiation resistance) are largely absent. T-S...
  42. J

    Opinions on Power amps And cabs please

    You will find an abundance of opinions on any Internet forum, and this one is no exception. The opinions that are backed up by actual knowledge of the subject matter are, as elsewhere, a relatively small minority. I've not taken IRs of an EVM12L, nor is it a speaker that is of interest to me...
  43. J

    Opinions on Power amps And cabs please

    My time on the FAS forum includes the original one, which I joined in 2007. My response to DADA's post is due to the fact that he's talking out of his ass. He has no idea what the "mechanical behavior" of a loudspeaker is, nor of how that "mechanical behavior" might affect the sound you hear...
  44. J

    Opinions on Power amps And cabs please

    :roll "Mechanical behavior of this speaker?" Try again, maybe you'll manage to fabricate something even sillier next time. What's apparently "missing" here is the required level of comprehension.
  45. J

    Fractal axe II on ebay

    Thread closed. Infractions underway.
  46. J

    AXE-FX Standard and Ultra discontinued!

    "Specifications (prices, availability, etc.) are subject to change without notice." Ever seen that in a product data sheet or user manual? If you haven't, it's because you weren't paying attention....
  47. J

    Use of Tonestack

    It helps if you have some familiarity with the behaviors of specific tonestacks in actual amps. Otherwise, you're flying blind. It also helps to understand that the "Passive" selection is identical to the tonestack for that amp type. For example, if you're using the Brownface amp sim with...
  48. J

    How will the FRACTAL direct waiting list affect the PRESALE Tone Merchants buyers?

    Tone Merchants would still be the place to go with your question. They are the dealer, and they know the details of their arrangement.
  49. J

    How will the FRACTAL direct waiting list affect the PRESALE Tone Merchants buyers?

    This is not the place to raise that issue. FAS doesn't have anybody's "down payments." Tone Merchants does.
  50. J

    How will the FRACTAL direct waiting list affect the PRESALE Tone Merchants buyers?

    You would need to take that up with Tone Merchants. To Tone Merchants, not to FAS. Your issue is with the dealer, not the manufacturer. FAS is not accepting deposits.
  51. J

    Wish Fractal well

    Complain all you want, you're not going to change anything. Not saying how I feel about it one way or the other, but it is what it is. Your choice is to accept it or take your business elsewhere. That's the message. Don't shoot the messenger just because you don't like it.
  52. J

    How many AFX 2 units are being made every day?

    Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him to surf Teh Interwebz, and he won't bother you for weeks.
  53. J

    What's A Fair Resale Price for the Ultra?

    $75.00. That's a fair price. It's a used computer. I'll give you $75.00 for it.
  54. J

    Help - I Don't Want To Blow Up!

    Bingo. That's all you need to do. That doesn't matter. You can still drive it to full power with a strong enoughb signal at its input.
  55. J

    Scofield AC30 tone

    This thread was laser-beam focused on John's sound in the "Alone Together" clip linked in the OP. He has often sounded quite a bit different than this. I was struck with both his playing and his sound when I first heard the clip a couple weeks ago, and I was happy to see that Jens had started...
  56. J

    Scofield AC30 tone

    Jens, I agree with your analogy to transcription, and I'm glad you started the thread. I love Scofield's sound in this clip, and it has been a very worthwhile effort to work out a preset for the purpose of approaching it. Thanks to you, Joey, and the others who participated. I hope to see more...
  57. J

    QSC K10 tweeter phase mod opinions please.

    Read the sticky at the top of this forum.
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    QSC K10 tweeter phase mod opinions please.

    It is. You see that dip with one choice of mic position. Take response measurements at several different positions in the vertical median plane of the cabinet, and see what you get. It cannot be. Take the measurements I suggest above, and you will see why this is so. Yes, it is. It is simply in...
  59. J

    K12 tweeter polarity mod

    Please read the sticky again: "Important: these suggestions apply to the QSC K10 only." Nobody here knows the answer to your question.
  60. J

    QSC K Series distortion?

    Me, too. I didn't try Scott's with that kind of sound, so I can't say whether or not it does the same thing. It's definitely not about pushing the woofer too hard, however. It's the result of something in the electronics being driven into clip.
  61. J

    Scofield AC30 tone

    Thanks, Joey.
  62. J

    It has begun

    Still feeling bad about SA not making it, huh? ;)
  63. J

    Scofield AC30 tone

    Take a look at the pitch block settings in the above preset. Voice 1 is +7.9, Voice 2 is -7.1, and the mix is at 14.2%. That's really close to what you're suggesting. The small amount of compression I'm using does not suppress the way attack dynamics influence breakup in the amp block. I had...
  64. J

    This is the "Non-Bitching" thread....

    The Mavs won the NBA Championship.
  65. J

    QSC K Series distortion?

    I don't have Scott's K10 any longer, so I can't test this. I do have a suggestion, however. You may be clipping the input of the K10. Set your levels to just initiate the distortion. Next reduce the Axe-Fx output level and increase the K10 input level just enough to compensate. Does the...
  66. J

    It has begun

    No. Lebron just lost the brass ring. Looks a lot to me like Cliff's winning right now. He's not as shy or soft-spoken as Dirk, though. :)
  67. J

    Scofield AC30 tone

    OK, here's the revised preset. I took some of the hair out - maybe too much - and tweaked the compression a bit. I also recorded a clip. I don't have a semi-hollow box in playing condition right now, so I used my Epi Emperor II (pre-Joe Pass, Korean manufacture) to record the clip. There's a...
  68. J

    Scofield AC30 tone

    Thanks. I've refined the preset some more, and I'll post my current version later today. He's definitely using a compressor. He almost always has that sound, and it is obviously compressed, albeit to a relatively small degree.
  69. J

    Scofield AC30 tone

    Come on, Joey. "Excuse the really really bad playing?" You play really well. Own up to it, man. I think it's a very nice sound. It's got a little more hair on it than Scofield's does in the target clip, but that's jazz.
  70. J

    Scofield AC30 tone

    It's there. It's very subtle, but there is definitely a modulated-delay component (chorus, pitch shift, and flange are all derived from modulated delays) - as well as light compression - in his sound on that clip. I used a pitch block to get the "chorus" effect, and it is mixed in very low...
  71. J

    Scofield AC30 tone

    In addition to reverb, part of which may be coming from the acoustic environment in which the performance took place, two sonic elements stand out to me in Scofield's sound: compression and doubling/chorusing. Here's a preset I threw together that I believe approximates those two effects...
  72. J

    Advice wanted from other musicians regarding stage volume

    If you need hearing protection to protect yourself from what you're producing, then what about your audience? I submit that some amount of concern about hearing damage to paying customers is in order. If you are producing 110dB at 2 meters from your amp, you're producing 104dB at 4 meters and...
  73. J

    Scofield AC30 tone

    Hello Jens, That is outstanding. I think I see where you're going tonally. IMO, perfectly nailing Scofield's tone is not so important as interacting with the dynamics of the amp/drive/whatever in a musical way. You're definitely doing that. What guitar were you playing in the clip?
  74. J

    Advice wanted from other musicians regarding stage volume

    It is not normal, and it is dangerous. It's possible, but you've got to figure that, on a bandstand in a bar, you are all experiencing similar, if not identical, effects due to room acoustics. No. The latter solution is the only viable one, as the bass player and drummer are causing damage to...
  75. J

    A Little Experiment (which one is the Axe?)

    I prefer #4. It has the best tonal balance IMO, along with good articulation even in the heavier passages. I'm certain of that one preference, but I didn't spend enough time with the others to be able to place them in order of preference.
  76. J

    QSC K10 tweeter phase mod opinions please.

    Bob Lee is wrong, and you can quote me on that. The presence or absence of a notch at the crossover frequency at a particular choice of test mic position is not indicative of driver polarity. With some crossover topologies - for example, second-order Butterworth, a very common one - having both...
  77. J

    Axe-Fx II Technical Questions Thread

    There was never any information to the effect that this is impossible in the 1st-gen units. It would be nice to have a couple SE emulations, an El84 and a 6V6 one.
  78. J

    Tips for eliminating ice pick highs

    Me, too. It takes a few minutes to add the required jumper. The bridge pickup is then usable with the same settings that also work with the other two pickups. My current Strat has the bridge pickup angle reversed as well, which helps even more.
  79. J

    Inverse Response - uncommented yet?

    You could do that in practice. Unfortunately, this won't even get you close to a neutral platform if you're playing through a guitar cab. Those pesky laws of physics again.
  80. J

    Axe Fx II, It's not Hype (IMO)

    You didn't know? We've had one for years now. Oops. ;)
  81. J

    Axe Fx II, It's not Hype (IMO)

    It won't, if the judge is acting fairly and rationally in accordance with the rules. But if the original Axe-Fx deserved a "9.5," as a number of users claimed (and I tend to agree), then the notion of even a single dramatic improvement - not to mention literally dozens of them - stretches...
  82. J

    Axe Fx II, It's not Hype (IMO)

    Here's something to ponder: pretend you're a diving judge, and you give the first diver a 10. What will you do when the next one does a better dive? Sometimes it's a good idea to keep a little something in reserve. Just sayin'....
  83. J

    Axe-Fx II Technical Questions Thread

    When you equalize a loudspeaker to flatten its response, if you do the job correctly, the equalizer's IR is an approximate inverse (in the frequency domain) of the IR of the unequalized loudspeaker. Convolved with each other, the two IRs result in an idealized IR. Convolution is what DSP-based...
  84. J

    Axe Fx II, It's not Hype (IMO)

    Those are all completely over the top. If that much improvement were even possible, then all the prior firmware revisions would have to have been crap. We've been seeing that kind of gushing - along with some complaints, to be sure - for every firmware release that has come out. It really is...
  85. J

    Tips for eliminating ice pick highs

    No. Amp block.
  86. J

    Axe Fx II, It's not Hype (IMO)

    As I pointed out already, I acknowledge there is a possibility, if not a high probability, that I was mistaken about the individual in question. Mark my words: if he ends up making a positive contribution to the user group, I'll publicly apologize to him and admit that I was mistaken.
  87. J

    Axe Fx II, It's not Hype (IMO)

    I love it when a remark begins with qualifiers like, "maybe this is none of my business," "I don't mean to be a jerk," etc. That qualifier always means that what follows is going to do exactly what the person says (s)he does not intend to do. ;) If I am wrong in this case, and the poster ends up...
  88. J

    Axe Fx II, It's not Hype (IMO)

    Neither is correct. Both are hyperbole. A reasoned, nuanced comparison has credibility. An extreme one does not.
  89. J

    Axe Fx II, It's not Hype (IMO)

    As it turns out, perhaps not. My intent was to discourage hostile responses, because that is what trolls are looking for. I should have worded my post differently. Sometimes the shoe fits, and calling 'em as you see 'em is the best approach. We've certainly had our share of trolls here. In this...
  90. J

    Axe Fx II, It's not Hype (IMO)

    Agreed. Just as people using extreme language ("best ever" and "thin and lifeless") about the device are off the mark. The first post by the individual in question had all the marks of a troll post. For one thing, he was apparently unaware that any issues of comparison to "the real thing"...
  91. J

    Tips for eliminating ice pick highs

    I'm not sure what your question is. Asked and answered. If the excess highs are due to overtones being created by the amp block, pre-EQ is generally more effective at eliminating them while minimizing any change to the character of the amp sim. See above. No. Unless you set the "Drive" parameter...
  92. J

    Tips for eliminating ice pick highs

    This would imply that the IR you use with the FRFR speaker is helping clean it up and that the physical cab is brighter as you are mic'ing it in the studio. You may find that mic'ing technique is the biggest culprit here.
  93. J

    Tips for eliminating ice pick highs

    The issue is there to some extent regardless of pickups, although brighter pickups tend to make it more evident. It is there with my Strat with late '60s vintage replica pickups, as well as with my Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul with p90s. It is not a digital artifact; I have encountered very similar...
  94. J

    Tips for eliminating ice pick highs

    When you EQ after the amp block, you're attempting to remove problem overtones after the amp block has added them. When you EQ in front of the amp block, you are attempting to prevent (or reduce) the generation of the overtones in the first place. I find the latter approach (prevention) more...
  95. J

    Tips for eliminating ice pick highs

    This was for me the greatest challenge in getting good sounds from medium- to high-gain presets in the Axe-Fx. Different firmware revisions have had the syndrome to different degrees, but it has pretty much always been there in the amp sims I use. There are several things you can change that...
  96. J

    Axe II. This is killing me.

    It has been rumored that not having an Axe-Fx II is a non-fatal condition. And that's a damn good thing, seeing as how you can't buy one right now for any price. The macho posturing in this thread would be laughable, were it not so pathetic. For a non-professional musician, acquiring a new...
  97. J

    Pete Thorn with Axe-II

    Sig-worthy quote there.
  98. J

    Pete Thorn with Axe-II

    Then by all means "we" can stop here. Please. I hear both of those clips quite well. IMO neither is a "killer sound." The VH clip is a well-executed rock track with a very good recorded sound, the Beck clip is heavily processed - listen to the number of delay repeats on every decaying note...
  99. J

    Axe Fx II, It's not Hype (IMO)

    You guys are feeding a troll here....
  100. J

    Ultra vs. II head-to-head

    "Identical presets" are not possible. Welcome to my world. That is what I recommend. That is the only way you will know which way to proceed. I've been accused of closing a thread specifically because it failed to establish a preference for the shiny, new product and of trying to prejudice...
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