Axe-Fx Firmware Version 21.00 Public Beta #4 (Beta 4)

[bread]

I remember the delivery driver wobbling up the drive with the Marshall EL34 100/100 I bought off ebay many years ago

As I watched. I suddenly realised the rack I had needed wheels.

It lasted a week.

 

[Randalljax]

I remember the delivery driver wobbling up the drive with the Marshall EL34 100/100 I bought off ebay many years ago

As I watched. I suddenly realised the rack I had needed wheels.

It lasted a week.

We should Start a thread about heaviest and most awkward equipment. So as not to clog out the beta one

 

[Alainarose]

I was running Beta 1 of this software and then yesterday I downloaded Beta 4 and noticed a pretty significant volume drop and reduction in gain on the Splawn OD gear 2 in my original preset. I then tried to engage the SAT switch to make up for the reduced gain and then noticed the volume drop another significant amount with the SAT switch on. This was not like any other amps when the SAT switch is turned on and the volume drops a little bit but in this case the volume dropped quite a bit.

I had this preset set up for headphones and with the new Beta 4 volume droppage caused preset overall volume to go from -25 to -19 to make up difference and when SAT switch was engaged to compensate for the volume drop the overall volume went from -19 to -7. Normally these only go up or down a few points, not this much.

Just seeing if anyone else noticed this with BETA 4 and current presets that were established in previous BETA's?

 

[DaveP]

I was running Beta 1 of this software and then yesterday I downloaded Beta 4 and noticed a pretty significant volume drop and reduction in gain on the Splawn OD gear 2 in my original preset. I then tried to engage the SAT switch to make up for the reduced gain and then noticed the volume drop another significant amount with the SAT switch on. This was not like any other amps when the SAT switch is turned on and the volume drops a little bit but in this case the volume dropped quite a bit.

I had this preset set up for headphones and with the new Beta 4 volume droppage caused preset overall volume to go from -25 to -19 to make up difference and when SAT switch was engaged to compensate for the volume drop the overall volume went from -19 to -7. Normally these only go up or down a few points, not this much.

Just seeing if anyone else noticed this with BETA 4 and current presets that were established in previous BETA's?

I noticed this as well. My presets didn't sound the same and had less gain. I went back to Beta 1 and like it better.

 

[mtb]

I noticed this as well. My presets didn't sound the same and had less gain. I went back to Beta 1 and like it better.

I noticed a drop in gain for Herbie 3 on Beta 4 but maybe it’s just me.

 

[Randalljax]

I noticed a drop in gain for Herbie 3 on Beta 4 but maybe it’s just me.

It’s not been checked yet as per Cliff the big heavy amps VH4
Herb Uber are some of the ones remaining

 

[Rajnar]

Heavy? Try lugging a Hammond B3 up several flights of stairs at the old Fillmore in SF. No elevator back in the day.

 

[Infinite Radius]

I noticed a drop in gain for Herbie 3 on Beta 4 but maybe it’s just me.

Herbie 3 is my go to for big-bottomed high gain. I didn't notice any drop in gain fwiw.

 

[Alainarose]

I noticed this as well. My presets didn't sound the same and had less gain. I went back to Beta 1 and like it better.

Yeah I was thinking the same thing. LIke others have mentioned these amps may be on the list of amps that haven't yet been converted by Cliff? Again, maybe the latest upgrades made these amps more realistic, and we were used to the last software version which were a little more processed? Not a game changer but definitely noticable.

 

[CactusTone]

Stuff sounding good

Not sure if intentional, but the Wrecker demo you did with your Les Paul is the closest King's X (Lab5) tone I've heard yet! Can't wait to get this for FM9!

 

[shemihazazel]

I noticed a slight gain drop in the Herbs/Rectos. Just bumped it up a bit and all was better with beta 4.

 

[Kriig]

I just tried that and it’s still pretty saggy compared to the real amp with the SS rectifier. It’s not bad… it’s just not as percussive. It would be cool to model the Silicon Diodes since it seems like it would be easier to make a tight amp sag more than to get a saggy amp to tighten up. The model still sounds good though.

A silicon/tube rectifier switch in the new (for the future) tweaks page maybe

 

[deathbyguitar]

A silicon/tube rectifier switch in the new (for the future) tweaks page maybe

That would be amazing.

 

[My name is mud]

ok, i confirm that dizzy V4 silver 3 and 4 sound weird . but as fractal said they are not already verified so .

 

[My name is mud]

also it is true too that some high gain amps got less gain than before . the first I noticed was the jp2c, and this is also more accurate concerning this amp, as the original does not have as much gain as the previous version

 

[Tremonti]

Heavy? Try lugging a Hammond B3 up several flights of stairs at the old Fillmore in SF. No elevator back in the day.

You had to one up everyone, didn't you? ;-) Well done.....

 

[TG3K]

Heavy? Try lugging a Hammond B3 up several flights of stairs at the old Fillmore in SF. No elevator back in the day.

We toured with a C2. Pretty much the same electronics, but in a heavier wood cabinet. Good times!

 

[Dave Merrill]

We toured with a C2. Pretty much the same electronics, but in a heavier wood cabinet. Good times!

Hammond back in the day, check.
Lived to tell the tale? Check.

 

[la szum]

Those Series One amps man... I loved mine as it was the 1st good amp I ever owned, but boy are they heavy (and lopsided).

I still have a Series One 200. The immense weight of that Transformers definitely makes it lopsided.
It was my primary gigging amp for a few years. One of the best sounding lives amps I had the pleasure
of playing. Built in attenuator made it a lot more versatile and usable than you would imagine a
200 watt tube amp could be.

 

[Randalljax]

I still have a Series One 200. The immense weight of that Transformers definitely makes it lopsided.
It was my primary gigging amp for a few years. One of the best sounding lives amps I had the pleasure
of playing. Built in attenuator made it a lot more versatile and usable than you would imagine a
200 watt tube amp could be.

Same thing I had Canadian builder
Peters Amplification was lopsided and Heavy as hell also oversized and did not fit onto a smaller 4x12 or 212
His answer I kid you not ,,, bring a table