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  1. jesussaddle

    Axe-Fx 2 XL+ and Eureka Prom 3.2

    Were you able to fix this? I'm having a similar issue. The Axe FX shows that it sees the midi activity when I do the "pedal send" using pedal #5. But the presents don't change in the Axe FX (in my case I have the original II.)
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    Ooooh... Charts and Graphs Redux

    Does anyone know if there's an less aliasing in the 9T than the original Axe FX II ?
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    Pickup Question - Fishman vs Passive

    This was the post that got me the most confused: .... 3 years ago (edited) I’m a quite surprised to find out the fluence pickups have hum in the split positions. That was one of the main reasons I wanted them, because I thought they took care of that problem. 1 year ago I think the Open...
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    Pickup Question - Fishman vs Passive

    Sorry, I'm definitely rambling here cuz I'm a bit lost. My guitar neck thru Rich Bich from early 80's has a 24 5/8 scale and I put in a switch to split the bridge humbucker. The guitar currently has a 3-way toggle. I started inquiring about Active PU's because I'm looking to go quieter...
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    FM9 FAQ

    It got added to the FAQ recently. See my response to cbzender above. (I personally don't find I use global blocks that much since I don't use them in any way that is not equivalent to the existing feature of being able to batch copy...
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    FM9 FAQ

    No, but..."No, only the Axe-Fx III has Global Blocks. However, FM9-Edit makes it easy enough to copy-paste one block across any number of presets when you need to do batch updates...." (From https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fm9-faq.176134/
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    No guitars but very cool

    Thanks for sharing. Stand up bass in the pocket!
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    Music & Color Related or Not - How Do You See It? (& is there a Physics Tie In?)

    Please, anyone interested, shoot me a message and give feedback on my demo video (it will be a dropbox link at first, but I think I'll put this on a video channel if at least 1 person can grock it), and then I'd love to hear arguments for or against what I'm finding/showing. (The early argument...
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    AXE FX 3 MARK1 VS MARK 2

    I saw someone here selling their Mark I. I'm not sure how much less I would pay for the Mark I vs the Mark II. I'm not even sure a fair price difference between them would be $500; given that Cliff is apt to use that extra flash memory for something really extraordinary. The increased preset...
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    You guys are in for another treat.

    Wonder if Cliff could model the Game Changer Audio pedals...
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    You guys are in for another treat.

    lower expectations resulting from reality.
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    You guys are in for another treat.

    I once had a 295 simulclass and on instinct plugged my turntable into it - and was like "WHAT IS THAT"??? Not sure if related - but it sounded frickin' amazing.
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    You guys are in for another treat.

    Really interesting perspective. Knew there was a drawback!
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    You guys are in for another treat.

    Goes on my list of famous quotes of the 2020's "Cygnus did further dimensionalize the amps". EPic. That one quote right there may be the one that causes me to spring from II to III.
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    You guys are in for another treat.

    Not to change the subject, but man Geddy is having an F*@#%^^ good time~~~!!
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    You guys are in for another treat.

    HIlarious!!!!
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    Wish More Looper block memory slots

    Allowing to divide up the total memory into sections sort of reminds of the way that the tempo beep is not made up of 2 sounds (like in metronomes of DAWs - so one can get a sense of measures vs beats). Putting that optional 2-sound metronome wish aside, I could see the basic extension of looper...
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 2.00 Firmware Release

    Trying out new guitars breathes new life into old firmware. Money and a III just around the corner.
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 2.00 Firmware Release

    I agree. Those of us who are convinced that Christmas will come again this year can keep checking what's in this little online stocking of merriment and good tidings for us. :christmastree:
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    Its a good style - and a good sound - his approach doesn't sound anything like Marty Friedman, but they are both sort of rebels in a good way.
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    Joe Kogok (I happed to see someone suggest that he is a student of Danny Gatton - and it seems obvious - hadn't come across him before. I'll have to check him out some more. )
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    Kirk Fletcher guitar is talking.
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 2.00 Firmware Release

    I know there may not be another update. But this is where I come to chill after a long day at work.
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    Anyone with Knowledge of Audio Algorithms and Synthesis Programming - What Do You Think?

    https://www.vast-dynamics.com/sites/default/files/downloads/Vaporizer2Manual.pdf This may be interesting to audio programming types or people fond of synthesis. Its a synth I hadn't heard much about until now. Reading the manual I found the explanation about the synth's intent (the dev's...
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    Ethan Brosh Jason Becker tribute (Gotta love how creative George Lynch has always been)>
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    Nili Brosh
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 2.00 Firmware Release

    Interesting - I wonder how much of the III appeal is stuff that's not yet in the 2 in terms of processing, versus how much is the incredible selection of IRs that it comes with. I wish there were an IR maker that would create a sampler of sorts, a low cost pack ($70 or less) spanning every...
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 2.00 Firmware Release

    LEGACY! LEGACY! LEGACY! Oh, sorry, I am still saving for my upgrade unit, which I am still excited for. But I like dreaming about an update for the 2 also!
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    Its nice to watch Eddie Van Halen just riffing in a guitar shop.
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    Another great example:
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    To follow up on this - Bukovac is playing with actual vibrato, and its exceptionally noticeable. (As opposed to what gets called "vibrato", but where the player isn't listening to the effect. And the player isn't controlling their speed/depth based on feeling. IOW one gets taught that vibrato...
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    Slow down man! Corona Lessons Series - Tom Bukovac (one of the best teachers out there.)
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    I love these types of artists. I had a good friend that was pretty good. This guy is phenomenal.
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    I don't know why but after that I had an urge to put this Plini up.
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    Yamato Mori No slouch. As the comments were saying, probably not his rig, probably he's used to having different sustain/gain and it would be hard to pull off a performance of complicated material under those circumstances (if it is a rig that was given to him when he arrived - here you can...
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    Okay, I am a sucker for world rhythms blended fittingly with the rock and roll of certain classical music.
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    Any Physicists Here?

    Because of personal experience on an almost daily basis I can personally conclude that our brains are not our minds, if by brains you mean the local molecular matter as isolated from nearby energies & fields - you could argue that the sensory organ of the brain has a field and that it interacts...
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 2.00 Firmware Release

    Gate Expanders are very useful - I like how Cliff used the phrase "less chatter". Its very helpful to have this reduced 'chattiness' - When at home I use Fabfilter's Pro-G but to have it built into the amp sim would be very very nice.
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    Chris Duarte His body language says to me "Well I'm standin' next to a mountain."
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    Kaki King Love the overall presentation/mix.
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    Chit San Maung I was actually thinking this guy is really expressive and having a great time. I read some detractors on the youtube comments, and someone mentioned Chris Duarte, who is a very great player (video a few posts below). Now I'm not sure what the 2 styles have to do with one...
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    Pinxi Liu (YoYo)
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    PRS/Strats for sale in Los Angeles

    Hi Fractal forum. Guitars to sell for best offer. Near the Burbank/North Hollywood area (but will ship). 1) immaculate condition PRS CE24 (1997 bolt-on w stoptail bridge), 2) excellent condition American Deluxe Strat - Transparent Ash Crimson (American Deluxe Fat Strat HSS 'First Version'...
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    Want to break your brain?

    The Ames window is sure confused!
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 2.00 Firmware Release

    Maybe there is no physical effect of optimism, and no equation to demonstrate its impact. But a lot of care has gone into the community, and a lot of support, and for this I thank the Fractal team. It kind of makes my glass half full no matter what happens. In Punxsutawney the glass is half...
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    I'm amazed at how different thousands of talented guitarists can be. One thing about Paul is that he doesn't seem to like to hide his level of accuracy behind a wash of reverb. And he doesn't seem to be trying to impress with his moves. There's a finesse of dynamics, and choice ideas, while he...
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    Its a shame more can't see him live. He feels very spontaneous to me, and "electric" in the true sense of the word. Also, I get a very exulted vibe, i get from few players.
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    VERY OLD SONG, DID NOT SEE BEFORE. nice mattias Eklund solo at 01:40 But the birdie edit at 2:56 was perfect. The humor of freak kitchen is dark, the solos are odd. From Daniel Lanois pedal steel to the scary dreamlike qualities of Mattias and his bandmates. Now I want to see the two bands...
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    HELP! Axe-Fx II owners in the SF Bay Area

    I'm so glad you got through your gig! I deal with weird glitches from software and hardware and its not a fun feeling. Hopefully the battery was the issue - and I'm impressed you recognized it in a timely manner and (apparently) took just the right steps.
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    Interesting "Advanced" Audio Plugins And What They Are Really Doing.

    I'm intrigued but overwhelmed. I know that I should be using more mono tracks in my recording, and not be trying to put so much weight on both keys and guitars (not to mention cymbals.) I love the sound of solo instruments, and positioning them in a mix is like sending a beloved child to some...
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 2.00 Firmware Release

    Not me. Once a year. At least so far this year...
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    Joey Hoekstra Chris Green I heard of Chris Green from a 2017 Rick Beato video on the mixing of Chris's album and his playing was impressively clean and basically Rick said his soloed guitar takes were mistake free. All I know is sweeping like that looks difficult to pull off live - -...
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    Yes, of course, I recently had the pleasure of doing an audio to MIDI conversion of the track Dream On, and just on a single piano VST it is absolutely amazing. Aerosmith's feel and writing skill at its best is up there with Zeppelin, soaring masterpieces; although I'm not knowledgeable about...
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    That's priceless. Sounds so original and yet so emotional, and the technical quality doesn't get in the way of the music whatsoever. Tymon Kruidenier (guest musician) and Umpfel - added to list!
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    Sidechain/FX gate solution to squeals / note stops sustaining?

    What I decided was to try and use Fabfilter's Pro G, since it has an internal sidechain feature that essentially allows one to trigger just by a portion of the frequency spectrum so I can keep it from opening and closing sporadically. (Also it has a dual threshold, so that the decibel level on...
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    Any Physicists Here?

    This is so far out of my league but its fun to think about. There are some phenomena produced by lasers (very organized emission) that do show the interference. Also I guess my scant understanding may still differ in terms of individual photons, in that it seems to me that the idea of...
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    Sidechain/FX gate solution to squeals / note stops sustaining?

    I see what you mean about post amp gating. In its present form the synth block will do nothing, but I meant that I imagine that somewhere in the code base Cliff may have figured out when to suppress this particular type of amp / feedback squealing since it would be soft and unstable enough to...
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    Bug? Difference in Volume On Left Versus Right, & Output Levels Reduced In Gain Amount

    When I rebooted this evening the problem had corrected itself. Channels 3 & 4 are now appropriately leveled Every setting I tried without correcting the error yesterday is now functioning without the issue. I suppose this means its very likely just some kind of weird error with the windows...
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    Any Physicists Here?

    In the comment section it is clear that we lay people don't know how to look at this...
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    Any Physicists Here?

    "Do free electrons even exist as particles". I had a friend who wrote a 50-page or so book about this idea - I have a copy somewhere. It wasn't published but it probably should have been so that educated people could react and express what the problems are with the idea. It made a lot of...
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    Bug? Difference in Volume On Left Versus Right, & Output Levels Reduced In Gain Amount

    I've got a bedroom studio setup. Windows 10 will play audio normally with the left and right channels - using "Speakers" which is channel 1 & 2 of the Fireface 400 I'm using as my audio driver/audio card, which runs through an inexpensive mixer (that doesn't have panning - I audition playback...
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    Sidechain/FX gate solution to squeals / note stops sustaining?

    I'm interested in delving into something. I am struggling get a sustaining tone at reasonable volume in my room. I know that if I increase the actual volume I can get more sustain (which solves the problem in a way since the sustain can be maintained long enough for me to enjoy it, and when I...
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    Any Physicists Here?

    Regardless of whether the pilot wave theory has been disproven (or in case there might be a similar theory) it helps to visualize what's happening. This is the best visualization I could find:
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 2.00 Firmware Release

    Happy New Year to all involved with Fractal products!
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    Tobias Rauscher
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    Best videos showing Axe-Fx II tones?

    Depends on the style he likes. If your friend has some external pedals (which an axe fx works brilliantly with) and likes clean tones, he may enjoy this: 02.20 for the start of the sound. Metal - Djent: Esan Imani Gary Moore: Brit Floyd:
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    Happy Birthday Cliff

    And a belated happy birthday for you as well Cliff!
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    Intelligent Reverb's Are Snake Oil?

    I found a cyber friday-monday sale thingee for a plugin called Gullfoss, which I just heard of. Gullfoss is apparently the name of some waterfall somewhere. Anyway, this was $139 that I had no intention of spending ($199 reg price, so 30% or so off). The sale should be going on until...
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    Is ASIO Necessary For Me In A Particular Programming Project ?

    If I'm not mistaken, the guys at Tracktion have made their Tracktion Engine work (in JUCE modules) available, which is probably awesome, as their DAW is very stable and useful, so it stands to reason this would be usable. I'm not really sure if I can use it for what I'm doing, because I don't...
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 2.00 Firmware Release

    Exactly, that's more than enough for me.
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    Is ASIO Necessary For Me In A Particular Programming Project ?

    I realize that's a total mouthful. My questions relate to cross platform vs platform specific low latency audio development. Essentially what I'm asking of the software is to do rewind-to-start, start playback, stop and "drag user playback head position movement to new marker via GUI"...
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 2.00 Firmware Release

    As far as I understand, the main question regarding the amp to cab functioning (AXE FX II) is answered by a YES. Reaction between the amp and cabinet is a huge factor in obtaining the difference (and arguably improvement - dependent to a degree on if the player has passion, creativity and skill)...
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 2.00 Firmware Release

    I'm so glad the Ares 2 is out. But I too am....hoping.........for...it. (Or I wouldn't be checking here regularly). (It is whatever Cliff comes up with obviously.)
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 2.00 Firmware Release

    Yes. For me it changes them mostly in a good way, to Ares and to Ares 2 both changed them. I love the 2.0
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    I like Saga's period when they were getting known, Worlds Apart and the followup. I suppose I was more into lyrical philosophizing at the time, going thru some very tough and dramatic lessons, and strayed from them cuz they were more whimsical and aloof, not edgy or sci-fi laden or powerfully...
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    So far I haven't spent more than a few minutes listening to Polyphia, the stuff is nice, but I am also new to Jason Richardson. I think he's putting his own style on things, which is beautiful.
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 2.00 Firmware Release

    Still loving the new firmware - and more and more likely to get a III very soon so I can use the added power and cabs!
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 2.00 Firmware Release

    Lol. Its My first time playing in awhile and I couldn't put her down. I'm hearing it too. More natural dynamics - not that I've owned many Tube rigs (except a boogie). But I just went from a clean (Fixx) sound on the bass pickup, to trying all the pickups playing the Brit AFS 100. No doubt...
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 2.00 Firmware Release

    My appreciation to Mr. Fractal & crew.
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    Really nice! I don't always like the kind of neoclassical that hangs mostly on the "classical" (as opposed to progressive/odd time/swing. But within this is enough groove for me - its vibrato, bends and line interest & rhythm changes avoid being stale. Aside from his monsterishness...
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    Please if you have a new link to this video could you share it? Thanks!
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    More Plini
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    Anyone Know What The Best Software Would Be For Isolating Instruments?

    Windows user. I'm looking for a product type that may not exist in as much abundance on the Windows platform. The goal is to roughly (or better) isolate certain melodic material from other audio. I notice that Izotope RX 7 says it can be used to isolate a vocal. What I need is to be able to...
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    Please...Any Audio Programmers Out There? Question Re Pitch Detection

    Yeah, thank you very much for pointing this out. I'm not like everyone else. I place a high amount of emphasis on how I might contribute to the learning of culture. While I do have a priority date (that most probably will be used for PCT filing), the functions I'm speaking of here are not the...
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    Please...Any Audio Programmers Out There? Question Re Pitch Detection

    I loved the opening line of your response. Really, really helpful stuff Cliff. Thank you. I'm mainly in need of creating an overall proof of concept. Polyphonic pitch detection results can be edited prior to use, and in the meantime I can use MIDI-sequenced bits and MIDI methods like those...
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    Please...Any Audio Programmers Out There? Question Re Pitch Detection

    Thanks very much! Its useful output data from my perspective, but needs manual massaging. The lines and runs that are monophonic are handled quite well - but not perfectly, but its a more difficult problem to do this accurately from a guitar than from a file I'm sure. Also I need to keep in...
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    Please...Any Audio Programmers Out There? Question Re Pitch Detection

    The monetary rewards are there with my technology because there are mathematical correlations between how we perceive music (see the video "missing fundamental" on youtube) and how we perceive other phenomena - the correlation apparently exists - although reproduction at a commercial level is a...
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    I'm putting them into an excel sheet. I'm hoping to come out with it on a website at some point because I think it could be helpful to see similar artists and techniques and also guitar teachers who teach certain techniques. The project was inspired when I realized that no one is teaching the...
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    I think I missed putting Julian Lage in
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    Please...Any Audio Programmers Out There? Question Re Pitch Detection

    I'm weak on the theory and the math. I don't need to perform real time polyphonic pitch detection. But non-real time polyphonic pitch detection, and near real time monophonic detection, would be extremely helpful to a project I'm working on. A couple of days ago the game programmer I am...
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    Rush: Cinema Strangiato 2019

    Thanks for the info!
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    Please...Any Audio Programmers Out There? Question Re Pitch Detection

    I need to detect pitch fundamentals from music and use the pitch's (as accurate as possible) pitch and amplitude envelope info. I was discouraged recently to see a couple of Melodyne Audio to MIDI videos that seem to show that this problem, for polyphonic music, is still very far from being...
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    Adrian Legg
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    I love the flavor of this one.. Pakistani or Indian sound, I dunno the difference. Music at 1:30 in.
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    FS American Strat - Crimson Red Transparent - mod w humbucker

    Maxdown and sparky had this info, "Fender dropped the 'D' prefix from the serial numbers for the first 4 or 5 months of 2000 but then decided to go back to adding it later .... so yours is probably an early 2000. (maxdown) " I dunno if its correct but its all pretty interesting - and my guitar...
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