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  1. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.01 Release

    Yes, but there was a tiny RN I think that got missed. 25.00 New “Cygnus X-3” amp modeling: Improved preamp algorithms. Improved power amp algorithms. Improved output transformer loss modeling. Improved preamp supply voltage modeling. Nearly all amp models have been “remastered” as a result...
  2. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.01 Release

    I agree that model sounds great (as do others), but what do you mean by "applied to more models"? The modeling overall has been updated, along with the majority of amps re-tuned accordingly.
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    FM3 Firmware Version 8.00 beta 1

    You're free not believe the RNs and believe it's placebo. Or both. Or neither. :cool:
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    First morning

    Others could speak to using the PS100. But if you've got the time and motivation, try anything and everything while following FAS guidance on how best to set configuration for each situation. There's also an ear-brain break-in period as you use monitors / FRFR more and go back and forth...
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    First morning

    You mean with a SS power amp?
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    First morning

    Also cabs IRL are far from being point sources: nonuniform directionality with cab resonances, multiple speakers, open vs closed back and bass reinforcement depending on room placement.
  7. yyz67

    Wish Vector mixer for IRs in cab block

    Would be great to dynamically vary the IR mix like that.
  8. yyz67

    Wish 32 Band Graphic EQ Block + 5 More Parametric bands to Amp Input EQ Page + Option to flip to 32 Band EQ at Amp input EQ Page

    Probably technically easy to add to GEQ and PEQ (with attendant increases in CPU). However would also add some CPU to amp block if allowed there, which Cliff might want to reserve for amp-specific improvements.
  9. yyz67

    My First Axe-Fx Weekend! Can't believe it's finally happening! (formerly 'Ordered today...')

    It seems to be a largely a male-of-the-species interest, disposition and preoccupation with the pursuit of 'perfection', 'performance', and 'quality' in all of its forms. Only a dude could sit there for hours and hours and hours obsessing over the slightest, finest and subtlest details that the...
  10. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Release

    I hadn't seen this before (never on TGP). Helpful to know! So reading all of this info (thanks @rzjd @DJD100), each amp's bias is set by CC as a optimization of linearity and no crossover distortion, typically leaning on the warmer end compared to amps IRL. There could still be a range of...
  11. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Release

    And this in the wiki:
  12. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Release

    @DJD100 I think we're in basic agreement. Coolest (if possible) would be an added dial showing that ratio, tied to the current relative grid bias voltage dial... so users could use either as desired.
  13. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Release

    I assume you're kinda joking, but might actually work given the model accuracy (if the preamp and other circuitry doesn't introduce that as well). However, as Cliff said the bias dial is a relative bias voltage change. I imagine all amps are already biased 'appropriately' based on (Cliff's or...
  14. yyz67

    [not possible] Okay, I'll say it... a second Amp block!

    Great point, but also FAS has a certain vision or mission regarding accuracy. If in all devices allowed settings of 1/2 (= 2x amps) and 1/4 (= 4x amps) oversampling, and there were users who didn't mind the degradation, it could be a win in terms of sales. (Edit: Of course processing...
  15. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Release

    Would it make sense to display that as a derived 'FYI' value? Or add it as an advanced parameter appropriately tied to the normalized grid bias?
  16. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Release

    There's your answer then. (Backup first as always.) Edit: of you're okay potentially losing other settings you might have changed.
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    Are buttons a must

  18. yyz67

    FM3 Firmware Version 8.00 beta 1

    Better: upload your consciousness into an AI cloud with a virtual rig and the actual Axe/FM code running. If we also upload CC he could keep improving it... but he might need a robot avatar/assistant IRL to actually measure physical amps and stuff.
  19. yyz67

    Development with the next firmware

    QUICK, CLOSE THIS THREAD SOMEBODY!
  20. yyz67

    FM3 Firmware Version 8.00 beta 1

    Not necessarily... but they have gone thru some internal beta testing. Depends on what you consider an "issue". If you are gigging, best practice is to wait until also the official release has been out for a while. Also,it will change some amp settings if that's important to you. If you are a...
  21. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Release

    Is there a zoom or other view to see more details?
  22. yyz67

    Wish Headphone Volume Safety Feature

    Right. Just considering the possibility and utility of a hard digital limit even if it can't limit actual SPLs. 0 dBFS is the digital limit by construction but it seems like hitting that for longer than a certain short time period can translate to pain or injury (or equip damage) in practice...
  23. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Release

    Cool but not sure I understand what I'm seeing. Seems like a EQ diff curve would show the relative EQ differences.
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    Wish Headphone Volume Safety Feature

    A few question for those in the know: @GlennO, @Bakerman, @mr_fender, @Rex Regarding the OP accidentally entering a large gain in the signal chain (e.g. +20dB instead of -20dB), this might peg the internal signal at 0 dBFS, but it can never go higher, correct? (This is ignoring the actual...
  25. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Release

    If you are still unsure on your unit, you can prove it to yourself that they are different or the same. Send pink noise or a freq sweep (synth) through them both at the same time (no amp) and do a relative tone match between them (make sure mic pos and all other settings are identical).
  26. yyz67

    Are buttons a must

    Subjective responses. For some it's incrementally better, for others it's radical. Agree... @Bertotti, if you do get an FM, I recommend not reading AF3 threads as it seems to invariably generate FOMO for the FM folks who get very impatient with them getting the same goodies very shortly...
  27. yyz67

    Wish Headphone Volume Safety Feature

    Seem like a configurable Output block brick wall limiter would be easy in principle just as a safety. Of course for OUT1 it would apply to all output1 signals including phones.
  28. yyz67

    Wish Headphone Volume Safety Feature

    Was requested from Kemper as well. https://www.kemper-amps.com/forum/thread/41031-limiter-for-the-headphone-out/
  29. yyz67

    Wish Headphone Volume Safety Feature

    Related wishes/discussion on hard limitting signal size: https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/solved-feedback-send-return-fw21-01.189664/post-2352506 https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/brickwall-limiter-block.137871/
  30. yyz67

    Are buttons a must

    IIRC outside the FC units, the AF3 is limited to 2 physical switches, one each per expression connector, while the FM9 supports 3 and the FM3 supports 4 (with a Y connector).
  31. yyz67

    Are buttons a must

    Do you tend to get FOMO or buyer's remorse?
  32. yyz67

    Are buttons a must

    Yes. Though, as @Chromatizm says, a simple (non-MIDI) footswitch would mostly only make a small set of things easier, like incr/decr scene on the fly.
  33. yyz67

    FM9 Firmware Version 7.00 public beta (1)

    If you backed up your presets, that is merely an offline copy on your computer. They remain on the unit. If you didn't actually remove them (or delete them) from the unit, there is nothing to "reload" -- your presets remain as they were saved (in previous FW). However, per the release notes...
  34. yyz67

    FM9 Firmware Version 7.00 public beta (1)

    Only CC knows. My guess is that when he remeasures and reworks certain parts of modeling and then "remasters" the individual amp models, certain parameters might shift around a bit (slightly or not so slightly) based on different responses and interactions. Some of them might be his personal...
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    FM9 Firmware Version 7.00 public beta (1)

    No, the algorithm has changed. Yes. At the default it seems like they should be functionally or reasonably equivalent, but they might (or might not) behave differently when deviating from default. Only Cliff could say. There's no exact or definite "reverting" back to a previous FW's tone by...
  36. yyz67

    AC30 Brilliant....bravo Cliff

    Jiminy cricket, it's good! Like 7 trillion cicadas good.
  37. yyz67

    Link AXE FX III and FC6 with additional FM3

    One word: HUMANCENTiPad
  38. yyz67

    3 Body Problem

    Yep...see https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/3-body-problem.203171/post-2540998
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    3 Body Problem

    Sho nuf. As a physicist I'm responding to yek's OP - tho perhaps too seriously and literally.
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    3 Body Problem

    Well, the math says no, at least none that could last millions or billions of years. Lui admits as much. Even if it might be possible, for one to be next-door would be extremely unlikely. But that's besides the point for sci-fi. Perhaps there could be a strange circumstance that allows both...
  41. yyz67

    3 Body Problem

    Evidently, yes, in the books (but I haven't confirmed). In the series it might not be explicit but implied due to distance.
  42. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Release

    Your first statement -- only the updated parameters change automatically. Up to you if you wish to "rework" them further based on how they sound to you.
  43. yyz67

    3 Body Problem

    I'm still in the middle -- I'm an anti-binge watcher. I'm definitely curious about the Chinese series. "Bad" physics observation #3: Alpha Centauri is indeed a trinary star system currently about 4 light-years away from us. However it is in a "hierarchical" configuration consisting of a binary...
  44. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Release

    Golden ears! Oops, the golden placebo of changing the title of a fw. ;)
  45. yyz67

    Wish CC Boost Added To Drive Block

    ChatGPT's interpretation of EQ with herbs and spices.
  46. yyz67

    Wish CC Boost Added To Drive Block

    Or, we're back to a Filter/PEQ (no grit = 'transparent') being the easiest workaround at this point. Then why dirty up the Drive block with types that aren't a drive? Also, the EQ curve of the CC Boost is currently fixed, which again doesn't fit into the Drive paradigm of modelling actual...
  47. yyz67

    Wish CC Boost Added To Drive Block

    So, is this complete? CC Boost Grinder: based on Fortin's Grind pedal. It incorporates Fortin's favorite 6IRTH and 6RIND settings. This type is not available as a type in the Drive block. JP IIC+ Shred: replicates the “Shred” switch on the Mesa/Boogie JP2C. This type is not available as a type...
  48. yyz67

    Wish CC Boost Added To Drive Block

    That's only like a couple, yes? What is the explicit list (I'm too lazy right now)? Per Dale, I could definitely see "CC Boost" being a special drive model tuned to Cliff's grit liking and effectively being an EQ only at drive=0.
  49. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Release

    Listening intently "for" something different and 'better' (or 'worse') and finding it. Make two scenes with and w/o killdry set at the same effective mix. THEN see if there really is a difference.
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    Not a Bug Gap with AMP+CAB+IRP channel changes

    Okay, good to know.
  51. yyz67

    Cygnus X-4 for the Axe-Fx IV?

    JK! But a song exists! Someone lay some hot CX3 riffs on top this thing.
  52. yyz67

    Triple Axe-Fx III rack (now with demo)

    Have you played with separate amps (or drives) on each string? Would be interesting to hear 6 of the same overdriven amp/drive (which wouldn't have IM distortion) vs. merged signal of the 6 strings going into the same.
  53. yyz67

    Milk at Grocery Store....Why do they ask if you want in bag????

    That's why you use wine boxes, right? 12 at a time. Good for 1 week (or less ;))
  54. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta #2 (Cygnus X-3 Release Candidate)

    Well, I had to look it up. It exists! An x-ray binary system in Cygnus. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cygnus_X-3
  55. yyz67

    Compulsory Eclipse pics

    Virginia
  56. yyz67

    Triple Axe-Fx III rack (now with demo)

    Yeah. Don't test that hypothesis.
  57. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta #2 (Cygnus X-3 Release Candidate)

    But that's mixing metaphors and jumping to another (admittedly great) band.
  58. yyz67

    Milk at Grocery Store....Why do they ask if you want in bag????

    Yep, been there! Though it's cause we are so used to not doing it for our whole lives. Before disposable bags, folks would have to bring their own container or means of transport unless it was already packaged somehow.
  59. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta #2 (Cygnus X-3 Release Candidate)

    See: https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/a-question-about-the-ehx-deluxe-memory-man-1100-tt-preamp-and-maybe-all-dmms-in-general.1935206/ It looks like it's the buffer and/or preamp circuits and op-amp that is warming and "analogizing" the tone. Nothing super magical but maybe a...
  60. yyz67

    Milk at Grocery Store....Why do they ask if you want in bag????

    In Oregon in some stores they were doing BYOB credit of 10 cents iirc, but across the US I think more stores are charging (~10 cents) for plastic or any bags. Some do credits. The problem is they pass a tax directly to the customer who pays for it. For most people 10 cents/bag is not yet a...
  61. yyz67

    Milk at Grocery Store....Why do they ask if you want in bag????

    In my minimization phase of life, I'm becoming a single-use plastic hater. Like most 'mericans, used to not notice. Now, when I think of every plastic bag, straw, cup, lid, container -- sometimes being used for only seconds to minutes -- going quickly in the trash, I get depressed. Even eating...
  62. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta #2 (Cygnus X-3 Release Candidate)

    Totally agree. What is IDEAL (or idealized) in tube amp modeling, and who decides? 'Idealized' electronic components and values? 'Ideal' tubes (real tubes or some theoretical ideal?)? 'Idealized' overall amp circuit design (for X model)? 'Idealized' tone stack/preamp/PA/PS/... design? 'Ideal'...
  63. yyz67

    Lexicon PCM70: Pan & Circular Delays + TC1210 Chorus

    Very few Rush/Lerxst fans out here in fractal land.
  64. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta #2 (Cygnus X-3 Release Candidate)

    Is it a tone thing? A feel thing? Record a DI into both 24 and 25 and post it?
  65. yyz67

    My First Axe-Fx Weekend! Can't believe it's finally happening! (formerly 'Ordered today...')

    Sore fingers okay. And a clear sign you're not online (e.g. no sore wrist / forearm ;) ).
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    Wish CC Boost Added To Drive Block

    Maybe Cliff could share the CC EQ curve and then you (or anyone) could make filter to match it. (Unless proprietary special sauce.)
  67. yyz67

    My First Axe-Fx Weekend! Can't believe it's finally happening! (formerly 'Ordered today...')

    Hot Tip (if not already shared): Use the front panel as much as possible at first to get it in your bones. AE makes it super easy to avoid learning how to get things done on the hardware, but sounds like you're on it!
  68. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta #2 (Cygnus X-3 Release Candidate)

    Cygnus X-3 ~ Just Disgustingly Good™
  69. yyz67

    Fractal Audio Hat 👍❤️

    I have a tiny head (and compensating large ego?). Most caps look silly/huge or come down to my brows if put on snug. I need to measure my noggin, but how is the S/M for those with small heads? Or for any ladies on here (lol, who am I kidding?)?
  70. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta #2 (Cygnus X-3 Release Candidate)

    I like to play too. Sometimes random amp bugs are cool before they get fixed. Would love access to a debug version to play with but that's probably getting into proprietary "we could show you, but we'd have to kill you" territory. We already got a ton of behind-the-scenes amp circuit parameter...
  71. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta #2 (Cygnus X-3 Release Candidate)

    @StratPIt, the answer:
  72. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta #2 (Cygnus X-3 Release Candidate)

    Understood. I was pointing out that those pedals with a separate volume on the main page appear to have Level at 5, not 10.
  73. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta #2 (Cygnus X-3 Release Candidate)

    Confirmed. It seems all drives usually have all control dials at 5 by default, including Level (except Mix=10). Other drives that don't have Level on the Basic page on the unit (e.g. Sunrise Splendor) appear to have Level set at 5. On hard reset, Bosom Boost has all controls at 5 except Level...
  74. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta #2 (Cygnus X-3 Release Candidate)

    Never touched them, but ... I miss them soooo muchhh!
  75. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta #2 (Cygnus X-3 Release Candidate)

    Will the nut reset reset all the nuts in the entire world? That would be quite some tech coming from FAS. I'd even buy an FAS "Nut Resetter" pedal, even if it means I get reset by me or anyone else stomping on it, cause lord knows we all go nutty at one time or another (some even make it their...
  76. yyz67

    Tuner issues - tuners disagree from each other

    1 ppm of a semitone not good enough for some.
  77. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta #2 (Cygnus X-3 Release Candidate)

    Easier: ruminate on the forum without doing any work for yourself.
  78. yyz67

    Tuner issues - tuners disagree from each other

    OMG, it's got a crystal in it?! Your Spirit Guides must be smiling. But I wanna know: Does it oscillate at the pure Schumman Resonance, the Earth's Heartbeat, or a pure octave thereof? What about the Solfegio frequencies? How about C(256=2^8) / A(432), which is way, way, way better than...
  79. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta #2 (Cygnus X-3 Release Candidate)

    Unless, of course, they have tweaked any parameter in any block (including the amp auto-updated ones).
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    Wish Axe-Edit Built-in Doc

    With unilateral control over documentation in the software with this group of users??? Good luck with that.
  81. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta #2 (Cygnus X-3 Release Candidate)

    Hmm. Seems like it should be? Otherwise how does a user know it has changed and to save it?
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    Wish Axe-Edit Built-in Doc

    And there are plenty of xml editors that make it relatively less painful/noisy.
  83. yyz67

    Wish Axe-Edit Built-in Doc

    Yes, opensource with some agreed guidelines, version control, and review/vetting process. Too many cooks/editors could make it a PITA.
  84. yyz67

    Wish Axe-Edit Built-in Doc

    Whoa, cool to know! LOL. NW. Something that works, is human readable and fast enough. I read this in stack overflow but haven't confirmed: "JSON purports to have a license which JSON users must adhere to (including the legally-ambiguous "shall be used for Good, not Evil"). YAML carries no...
  85. yyz67

    Wish Axe-Edit Built-in Doc

    A CSV file (or a CSV file per block type) would be super simple in principle, with tags (e.g. block, param name) that match what is exchanged between AE and the hardware. Could be mapped to short text, long text and PDF hyperlink / page # ref. Or those could be in separate files too. Whatever is...
  86. yyz67

    Wish Axe-Edit Built-in Doc

    Btw this should be moved to AE3 Wish thread.
  87. yyz67

    Wish Axe-Edit Built-in Doc

    Of course. Hence a community-sourced optional file that could be loaded into AE - with the disclaimer that it is not FAS official (unless & until it was vetted and included as such). And if there were official tool-tips, perhaps AE could also support an additional file for personal / community...
  88. yyz67

    Wish Axe-Edit Built-in Doc

    Another option is a community/user sourced XML/JSON/CSV doc with tool-tip data, after determining a suitable schema and naming convention. This could be configured in AE (e.g. in Preferences/Workspace) to point to whatever tool-tip file and eventually be included in the release (with option to...
  89. yyz67

    Wish Axe-Edit Built-in Doc

    If tool-tips were a line or two, probably not "hard" and interns could do it. :). Yeah, a hyperlink to the appropriate manual section could work, but maybe only if the PDF manuals were packaged with AE so they would be more tightly integrated. I don't know if that would appeal to FAS or not...
  90. yyz67

    Tuner issues - tuners disagree from each other

    Oops, truly sorry @m3s-m3r. I guess too many lower case letters in some user names for my old brain...
  91. yyz67

    Beta Tester Positions NOW FILLED

    Shoot, didn't see this. And I'm sure beta tester => $$$,$$$!
  92. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    The default Gain value is 5 (after reset), and so already past that "clean" (and deafening) point for many Fender amps IRL.
  93. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    You mean after rebooting the Fender Tone Master Pro pedal and comparing it to AF3 rebooted in 25b? JK ;) What do you hear different in 25b vs 24?
  94. yyz67

    Low harmonic content of a real amp

    Like Lerxst at the end of Working Man with his bends (though the gain seems lower so it's more subtle). I think it's largely the LF beating of the two notes combined with undertones nonlinear amplification adds to those beats: IM distortion and maybe ghost notes.
  95. yyz67

    Detune outside the detune block?

    If you want a nondiffuse detuned delay, also turn down the diffusion parameters (Diffusion, Diffusion Mix, Diffusion Time)
  96. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    I do understand the sentiment and frustration. Yet these long derails often indicate few or no issues. You never know, CC might also enjoy some if it as well. This does argue for a way to usefully filter (perhaps using AI) a thread for particular content, like fw feedback or bugs. Perhaps FAS...
  97. yyz67

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    You're welcome! :cool: BTW the only feedback was: it sounds glorious, and thanks Ciff.
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    Not a Bug Controller issue

    Addition in log space is a good solution in many instances related to signal processing :smileycat: Clarifying that src1 + src2 doesn't work, that is, pins the value to 100%? Were there any other combos of settings that worked?
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    Not a Bug Gap with AMP+CAB+IRP channel changes

    Can someone load and confirm on their unit (fw25)?
  100. yyz67

    Not a Bug Gap with AMP+CAB+IRP channel changes

    Oops, seems not fixed now when I tried again in 25b. Perhaps I didn't correctly verify in 24. The attached preset (saved in 25) still has a gap when changing between scenes 1 & 2 (either way). No gap between scenes 2 & 3. This is w/o AE or anything connected. CPU on my MK1/nonturbo is ~ 52%.
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