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  1. JRFarmer

    Fractal Audio DRIVE models: Pi Fuzz (based on Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi)

    This is basically how Gilmour used the Big Muff
  2. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 6.00 beta 3

    Is BB Pre AT drive block model new in this firmware? Leon Todd shows it in his video, but I don't see it in the release notes.
  3. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 6.00 beta 3

  4. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 6.00 beta 2

    Read the release notes. A change in SPDIF output level is intentional. "SPDIF output level will no longer be dependent on the volume knob."
  5. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 6.00 beta 2

    Read the release notes. A change in the sound is intentional. https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fm3-firmware-version-6-00-beta-2.188173/post-2334391
  6. JRFarmer

    Have you found “your” amp in the FM3?

    The AC20 (and all the other Vox-style models) also sound great with greenback IRs. I use Leon Todd's TV Mix IR with AC20 often.
  7. JRFarmer

    Porcupine Tree - New album & Tour

    I was there, they were awesome! I think it was my 4th PT concert, and definitely the best.
  8. JRFarmer

    Porcupine Tree - New album & Tour

    But the new album is great and the live show is just incredible. I love what Colin did in that band, but you have to admit his style of play just didn't fit these new songs.
  9. JRFarmer

    Have you found “your” amp in the FM3?

    What do you do to get the rhythm channel tone? Do you start with the Deluxe Reverb model or something else? I think the Imperial is cathode bias, no negative feedback so I bet the FAS Class A amp model is pretty close (blackface preamp w/ cathode-biased 6L6 power amp).
  10. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 5.03

    Mentioning Dream Theater is the Godwin's Law of guitar forums. I was just making sure we were in compliance.
  11. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 5.03

    FM3 updates or no updates, Dream Theater will still be corny.
  12. JRFarmer

    "AMP MUTT" PRESETS

    I like the FAS Class-A model, which is a bit of a mutt. From memory, it has blackface tone stack, cathode-biased 6L6 output tubes, no feedback loop.
  13. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 5.03

    Has anybody noticed the FM3 has only 3 footswitches? This product sucks.
  14. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 5.03

    Exactly.
  15. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 5.03

    The complaints about what FM3 can't do are tiresome. Whiners should have bought an FM9 or an Axe-Fx III, but they'll come here to tell us all about the very specific delay trails they need while they're playing at home in their bathrobes.
  16. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 5.03

    Jesus Christ. FM3's not for you then. End of.
  17. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 5.03

    Why do people write long posts like that? Ain't nobody got time to read that shit. Make your point in 3 sentences.
  18. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 5.03

    If any compromise is needed, it shouldn't be amp or cab block. I can use a reverb or delay pedal with my FM3 if needed. I can use an overdrive pedal. I bought the FM3 for the amps and cabs, and they can't be substituted too easily. That being said, this is all silly speculation, and really just...
  19. JRFarmer

    After receiving my fm9, I sold my fc6 and fm3 and need to reset the fm3 back to the factory layout.

    @unix-guy kudos for referencing the manual directly. Getting the right answer from an authoritative source is so gratifying, I don't know why more people don't try it.
  20. JRFarmer

    Drive blocks for dirt? Amp block? Both?

    Agreed there's no wrong way, but a clean amp with drive blocks is often the only way to nail a particular sound. Most of Gilmour's dirty tones are like this.
  21. JRFarmer

    Art tube Preamp

    Always read the amp guide, and try the model for yourself. This model does not sound like Vox to me at all, and the details provided by the creator tells us why. A “Blackface” preamp into a cathode-biased 6L6 power amp with no negative feedback...
  22. JRFarmer

    Tuner indicator motion is choppy after upgrading to 5.01

    I think I agree. 5.02 is better than 5.01, but I don't think it's as good as it was in earlier firmware. I'm not downgrading to compare, just from memory.
  23. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 5.02

    That's called a selection bias. You're reading the thread on a Fractal Audio forum, the people who use this forum are mostly current Fractal customers. If you go to a Line 6 forum, you'd find the same thing in their favor.
  24. JRFarmer

    Tuner indicator motion is choppy after upgrading to 5.01

    This looks better on 5.02 firmware
  25. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 5.02 beta 1

    We're not being fanboi's just because we react to your chicken little routine. Stop with this "5 is still in beta" nonsense. The 5.01 firmware is officially released. It's good. Enjoy it. The 5.02 firmware is in beta. Choose to take it if you like. Report bugs if you feel up to it. Or wait...
  26. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 5.02 beta 1

    Why not just play guitar and let Fractal worry about the bits and bytes and processing limitations?
  27. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 5.01

    Perhaps you should be made aware that new firmware == new thread. But also, there's a pinned thread that exists specifically for notifying you of new firmware... just watch that thread. https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fm3-firmware-updates.159952/
  28. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 5.01

    I'm glad neither Marco nor Gavin are in DT. That means they're out there making good music with Steven Wilson.
  29. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 5.01

    DT used to be fun, and then I turned 16. Corniest stuff on planet earth.
  30. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 5.01

    Let's not forget how "helpful" Elon was when the kids were trapped in the cave in Thailand. Dude is a douchebag, full stop.
  31. JRFarmer

    Tuner indicator motion is choppy after upgrading to 5.01

    The motion of the indicator bar and the strobe wheel is not as smooth as it used to be. These used to be very reactive and smooth in motion, now they seem to be more intermittent and choppy.
  32. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 5.01

    That IR works too well for too many amps. Jumped plexi? Yup. Spanky Deluxe Reverb? Yup. AC20? Yup. Seems like the only time I don't use this IR is with Top Boost model.
  33. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 5.01

    Maybe it's time for the peanut gallery to stop obsessing over the frequency of firmware releases. If these bugs are truly "extremely minor", then why do you even care? Let Fractal do Fractal, and you can go play guitar.
  34. JRFarmer

    FM3 initial impressions...

    Same here. I'm tempted to sell my FM3+FC6 and buy the FM9, but I'm not running out of CPU and I never need 2x amps and 2x cabs.
  35. JRFarmer

    Anxiously awaiting FM3 firmware 5.0 beta

    It contains a temporary cure for F5-itis
  36. JRFarmer

    Am I crazy for liking a stomp box sim as a Marshall sound?

    I like using drive pedals on clean-ish amps, especially the Vox-style amps. But I do find the amp model doesn't matter very much in that scenario. The drive model and the cab model are much more important than the amp model for this setup.
  37. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 4.01

    I think FX8 and AX8 are the only exceptions to this. When FM3 launched the AX8 stopped getting firmware updates. I don't think the FM3 will get the same treatment, because the FM3 and FM9 share a common platform.
  38. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 4.01

    What if... you just played guitar instead of F5ing?
  39. JRFarmer

    FM3 with JJ Jr

    I wish that JJ Jr model was in the amp block
  40. JRFarmer

    Announcing the New FM9 Amp Modeler/FX Processor

    Same processing as FM3? Or better? I'm just worried now the FM3 will fall behind in updates.
  41. JRFarmer

    Fatigue with the "I am hitting the CPU limits" on the FM3 talk???

    @bleujazz3 but also the forum is searchable. And so is YouTube. The best students are the ones that actually want to learn and invest the time. The worst students are the ones that just ask for the answers without looking for them first.
  42. JRFarmer

    Fatigue with the "I am hitting the CPU limits" on the FM3 talk???

    The CPU limit complaints are almost as annoying as the footswitch count complaints. Also, the constant "is the modelling really good enough?" questions from lazy customers is annoying, too.
  43. JRFarmer

    Getting paralyzed by options

    This. All day this. Fewer blocks always sounds better to me, and has the side effect of limiting the urge to tweak. If your preset looks like a public transit map, just delete it and start over.
  44. JRFarmer

    Should I do a soft reset on my main gigging presets on the new 4.0 Firmware??

    Nobody is forcing you to take firmware updates. This is a pretty simple trade-off: either you (1) stay on the firmware you've got and no need to worry, or (2) take the update and rework your presets.
  45. JRFarmer

    Should I do a soft reset on my main gigging presets on the new 4.0 Firmware??

    I don't understand all this reset angst. Save your preset to another location on the FM3, do the reset on your original preset, play guitar and see how it sounds. Switch back and forth between the reset and the un-reset presets. Which do you like better? Why is this even worth discussing?
  46. JRFarmer

    New Youtube informative videos about FM3

    Links are convenient https://www.youtube.com/c/RoshRoslin/videos
  47. JRFarmer

    Wish Embed PYTHON code into parameters

    Have you tried Scene Controllers and the Pitch Follower? They can "do something special" without you writing a single line of software.
  48. JRFarmer

    Wish Embed PYTHON code into parameters

    This is easily the most ridiculous "wish" I've seen on the forum. Congratulations.
  49. JRFarmer

    The Gosh Darn Fractal Amp Models......

    Most of my presets have very few effects and only used "authentic" parameters on the amp models. I get skeptical when I download a preset and see PEQs and GEQs and complex routing and five types of modulation and delay and deep parameters edited on the amp block. Usually the guitar's unique...
  50. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 4.00 beta 4

    Same here. Chirping continues indefinitely while the FM3 is on.
  51. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 4.00 beta 4

    Thank you for suggesting we do what had already been done and then continue to beat that dead horse after you replied to a post that had a link to the thing you suggested we do. Where would we be without your thoughtfulness?
  52. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 4.00 beta 4

    Again, this was already done in a previous beta thread. https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fm3-firmware-version-4-00-beta-3.173689/post-2104101 Here it is again so maybe we don't get 500 replies that say "maybe you should post a video."
  53. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 4.00 beta 4

    This was already done in a previous beta thread. https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fm3-firmware-version-4-00-beta-3.173689/post-2104101
  54. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 4.00 beta 4

    Same. Still chirping like a cricket.
  55. JRFarmer

    Any Porcupine Tree Fans?

    This isn't surprising in the slightest. SW is known to have used a PODxt to record some of those breathtaking guitar parts on Deadwing and FOABP.
  56. JRFarmer

    Any Porcupine Tree Fans?

    Made in Mexico.
  57. JRFarmer

    Any Porcupine Tree Fans?

    Another huge SW and PT fan here. Dunno 'bout you but the Hot Kitty model isn't doing it for me. Today I was playing with the Archean Bright model and a V30 cab and got some killer In Absentia and Deadwing tones.
  58. JRFarmer

    This would be nice, if possible?

    But at what price? And how many of these hypothetical musicians are there? Maybe there is demand for such a product. Maybe it's not profitable to make it and sell it. Both these things can be true at the same time.
  59. JRFarmer

    Cab IR vs Amp model

    That's typical for Johan's videos. Check out the rest of his YouTube vids. Always blasting the amps, always with the ear protection. Good fun.
  60. JRFarmer

    Cab IR vs Amp model

    Find an artist who's tone you like, and even focus in on a specific song. Find out what amp they use, find out what cab and speakers they use. Then find the closest thing in the FM3 and try it out. Sooner or later you should get an idea of what the speakers sound like. Greenback vs V30 vs G12...
  61. JRFarmer

    How to move a block keeping the connection?

    I don't know how we're going to survive this
  62. JRFarmer

    Cab IR vs Amp model

    There was lots of chat in the 4.00 beta 1 thread about which is more important to the overall tone: amp model or cab IR. I'm just posting this for your listening pleasure. The amps don't sound identical obviously, but there's not that much difference between a cranked Fender and a cranked...
  63. JRFarmer

    Fractal Audio DRIVE models: Pi Fuzz (based on Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi)

    So which version of the Big Muff Pi is modeled by Fractal? There are so many: http://www.kitrae.net/music/music_big_muff_tone_differences.html I understand there are two major circuits, each with variations: transistor and op-amp.
  64. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 4.00 beta 1

    Uh, there are 1000s of IRs in the Fractal firmware
  65. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 4.00 beta 1

    Understatement. I can't believe there was somebody ready to sell their FM3 because they tried a beta firmware and couldn't get a good sound.
  66. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 4.00 beta 1

    This is a weird place to make that request. I find you get more mileage out of the gear if you learn to dial in your own tones. I watch Leon's videos because he shows me how to do that. I almost never download his presets.
  67. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 4.00 beta 1

    Perhaps you might spend a little time learning how to use the FM3 before you give up on it and sell it?
  68. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 4.00 beta 1

    That's bananas.
  69. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 4.00 beta 1

    What about the Europeans with a 50hz power grid? Surely this creates different ghost notes. Can you add a parameter to switch between North American and European power grid? Joking, of course. Edit: Oops, that shit already exists. Silly.
  70. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 4.00 beta 1

    Leon Todd's Klon settings are buried in a 50min video. He uses a FET Boost, starts talking about it here:
  71. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 4.00 beta 1

    Fair enough, I'll improve my statement... It's weird to report "it doesn't sound like I like it" after you did a reset.
  72. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 4.00 beta 1

    Do you realize that when you "reset the drive block" that parameters are going to get changed to default values? It's weird to complain "it doesn't sound like I like it" after you did a reset.
  73. JRFarmer

    Leon Todds IRs?

    Same here. Maybe 7 does better with the higher gain amps? I don't use those often.
  74. JRFarmer

    Octave up patch

    Do you know about the wiki? It's a good place to learn stuff like this. https://wiki.fractalaudio.com/wiki/index.php?title=Pitch_block
  75. JRFarmer

    Precision Drive Pedal isn't the same as the real thing

    This question has nothing to do with the topic of this thread. Have you considered starting your own thread? Or better yet, searching the forum to see if this question has already been asked and answered?
  76. JRFarmer

    Bank up bank down issue

    I think you need to reset system parameters and re-load OMG9. Some parameter(s) isn't right, it shouldn't need any fudging to get the OMG9 to work properly.
  77. JRFarmer

    Maximize preset layout

    OMG9 already has banks of 6 presets... hold bottom left and bottom right footswitches of FC6 to bank down and bank up.
  78. JRFarmer

    Two Reverb Block locations in one scene

    Explore the Feedback Send/Return blocks, and maybe combined with Mixer block you'll get what you're after.
  79. JRFarmer

    Do you find yourself defaulting to certain Cab IRs?

    Pin the picker. When you select a cab in the picker, it is immediately applied, so you can quickly audition many cabs quickly. And if you're really smart, you'll use the looper block so you can audition cabs without having to play guitar at the same time.
  80. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 3.03 beta 1

    Just here at the end of the day to see all the butt-hurt F5ers. Can't wait for Monday when they start to complain about Cliff's latest "really soon" post, and they start to make wild assumptions about the cause of the insufferable delay.
  81. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 3.03 beta 1

    Wait. What's this "Cygnus"?
  82. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 3.03 beta 1

    What motivation would they have for doing that? The mob always interprets "soon" as "now" and they bitch and moan until it finally arrives.
  83. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 3.03 beta 1

    Lol. Way to be on auto-pilot. Dude was talking about scribble strips, not outputs.
  84. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 3.03 beta 1

    How do people come to these conclusions?
  85. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 3.03 beta 1

    I had the real pedal a little more than a decade ago. I sold it after my Axe-Fx Ultra arrived. The Turbo, Hot and Plus modes were all awesome. The Turbo mode had noticeably less gain, from memory, but had a much fatter sound. That mode didn't sound like a tubescreamer, and it's a shame that mode...
  86. JRFarmer

    Steve Vai and FM3

    OnLy tHrEe FoOtSwItChEs!
  87. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 3.03 beta 1

    But what if you just turned the knobs until it sounds good, rather than get fixated on being identical to a specific pedal?
  88. JRFarmer

    What will be better about Cygnus?

    That would probably be easy for the FM3 to do... Just measure the power supply mains voltage, and adjust the amp block bias accordingly.
  89. JRFarmer

    What will be better about Cygnus?

    That's what I wanted to hear. I feel the Ares Top Boost model has a lot of low end and low mids, which really muddies up when you put on a dotted eighth delay and strum.
  90. JRFarmer

    What will be better about Cygnus?

    Is the Top Boost model that much better? You know why it's important...
  91. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 3.03 beta 1

    Ok, they announced it months ago, that doesn't mean they started working on it that same day. This is exactly how they told us these releases would work. New modeling happens on Axe III first, then gets ported to FM3. Same happened with Ares: Axe III got a proper release before the floor model...
  92. JRFarmer

    FM3 Firmware Version 3.03 beta 1

    Perhaps it's taking exactly as long as Fractal planned, and your expectations were unreasonable? Seriously, some people get all wound up about these firmware releases, and when will they happen, and why not sooner, and let's make uneducated guesses about the inner workings of the company. Your...
  93. JRFarmer

    Leon Todd, a.k.a 2112, has 2112 downloads on axechange

    Maybe you could go to axechange and search for yourself?
  94. JRFarmer

    FM3 vs Real Amp + Torpedo X

    I think it's weird to be so obsessed with the difference for this scenario. Maybe just practice without worrying so much about the minute differences in tone? Also, like @jljesse said, "I couldn't tell the difference and I'd bet good money that most people can't tell the difference in a mix."...
  95. JRFarmer

    Leon Todds IRs?

    LT TV Mix 2 is such a great IR. Works great with Fenders and Marshalls.
  96. JRFarmer

    MAX CPU usage live??

    Try searching the FM3 forum. This has been discussed in multiple threads, where you will find CPU saving tips already spelled-out for you.
  97. JRFarmer

    Do you find yourself defaulting to certain Cab IRs?

    Seriously. Take the string noise out of the equation. Take your attention to playing out of the equation. Just listen.
  98. JRFarmer

    Do you find yourself defaulting to certain Cab IRs?

    Leon Todd's "LT TV Mix 2" hits the spot more often than it ought to. https://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?cab=666 He's got a more recent "Mix 7" but I just haven't used it very much. https://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?cab=687
  99. JRFarmer

    Creating Jazz Guitar Tones (First Post)

    This guy gets an absolutely beautiful jazz tone with a Telecaster and a Fender Princeton, I think it is. Shouldn't be hard to dial that in on FM3.
  100. JRFarmer

    EV1 & FM3

    The manual has the answers: https://www.fractalaudio.com/downloads/manuals/ev-1/EV-1_Product-Guide.PDF
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