Parmageddon
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Hi all,
I've been tweaking and playing with my axe fx2 quite alot over the last couple weeks, I feel im getting closer and closer to a tone I like, i'm not quite there yet and have a few questions that i've come across in using so far. It'd be greatly appreciated if anyone could help answer any of the below.
:- I've noticed a really weird symptom when playing my axe fx that I've never had when playing amps in the past....and that's when I sort of don't hit a note entirely cleanly it's like the sound doesn't come through AT ALL...if that makes sense? it's as if the sound just cut out for that/those notes.....is this a common symptom of the axe and is there a way to fix it? I can try and post a clip if this doesn't make sense.
:- Do you guys generally use physical power amps and non-powered speakers (if so do you disable the axe fx power amp emulation?) OR do you guys generally use powered speakers/Studio Monitors? i'm using Rokit 5's.....I guess the sound is O.K.....
:- If I select a preset where the output is clipping out, to remedy this i've been lowering the "level" in the amp block as oppose to the master volume etc.... Is that the correct and easiest way to solve clipping without changing the tone? Or will this method give less amp gain when lowering the level?
:- Is there any benefit between using Output1 or Output 2? What do you guys generally use?
:- When using a preset with tone matching, does that mean you place anything in the signal chain in a different place? I.e I usually put any compression at the very front, though in some of the presets i've seen with TM, the compressor is AFTER the TM block and after the amp/cab etc....that seemed odd to me.
thanks so much,
(i'll add a little video of my tone so far once I upload it to YT later)
P
I've been tweaking and playing with my axe fx2 quite alot over the last couple weeks, I feel im getting closer and closer to a tone I like, i'm not quite there yet and have a few questions that i've come across in using so far. It'd be greatly appreciated if anyone could help answer any of the below.
:- I've noticed a really weird symptom when playing my axe fx that I've never had when playing amps in the past....and that's when I sort of don't hit a note entirely cleanly it's like the sound doesn't come through AT ALL...if that makes sense? it's as if the sound just cut out for that/those notes.....is this a common symptom of the axe and is there a way to fix it? I can try and post a clip if this doesn't make sense.
:- Do you guys generally use physical power amps and non-powered speakers (if so do you disable the axe fx power amp emulation?) OR do you guys generally use powered speakers/Studio Monitors? i'm using Rokit 5's.....I guess the sound is O.K.....
:- If I select a preset where the output is clipping out, to remedy this i've been lowering the "level" in the amp block as oppose to the master volume etc.... Is that the correct and easiest way to solve clipping without changing the tone? Or will this method give less amp gain when lowering the level?
:- Is there any benefit between using Output1 or Output 2? What do you guys generally use?
:- When using a preset with tone matching, does that mean you place anything in the signal chain in a different place? I.e I usually put any compression at the very front, though in some of the presets i've seen with TM, the compressor is AFTER the TM block and after the amp/cab etc....that seemed odd to me.
thanks so much,
(i'll add a little video of my tone so far once I upload it to YT later)
P
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