Axe-Fx Firmware Version 21.02

[yek]

Another thing of note about it, when turning the unit on, the first usage of this action, the glitch is quite severe.

Probably because the unit is doing some startup housekeeping the background.

 

[Miguel Braz]

Did you validate that you had the correct firmware loaded?

The "blank preset" is a classic sign of firmware older than the version the preset was created on.

I reinstalled yesterday and it was OK.
Thank you all for the help.

 

[Miguel Braz]

Back up -> update is less work than update -> roll back -> back up -> update....

Glad yer stuff was all intact when you rolled back....

Installed again and worked normally. Thanks

 

[yek]

This firmware made me re-visit the Gate block, one that I don't use often. The Modern Gate type performs very well as a "volume swell" effect.

 

[FractalAudio]

This firmware made me re-visit the Gate block, one that I don't use often. The Modern Gate type performs very well as a "volume swell" effect.

Yeah, I was considering making a "Slow Gear" type based on that.

 

[raymitchell]

Yeah, I was considering making a "Slow Gear" type based on that.

That would be a very helpful/useful type to have. In fact, I currently have four songs in our set that I could use a "slow gear" type of block on.

Also, and I've been meaning to ask you this for a while, is there any chance you'll ever model the Mesa Mark V 90 watt head? There's so many great tones I get out of them, especially the various modes and settings in channel 1.

 

[yek]

That would be a very helpful/useful type to have. In fact, I currently have four songs in our set that I could use a "slow gear" type of block on.
ny great tones I get out of them, especially the various modes and settings in channel 1.

Don't overlook the Auto-Swell type in the Volume block.

 

[FractalAudio]

That would be a very helpful/useful type to have. In fact, I currently have four songs in our set that I could use a "slow gear" type of block on.

Also, and I've been meaning to ask you this for a while, is there any chance you'll ever model the Mesa Mark V 90 watt head? There's so many great tones I get out of them, especially the various modes and settings in channel 1.

Mark V is the same thing as a Mark IV w/ a few extra features. They sound virtually identical.

 

[H3O2]

"Various other fixes and improvements." to this point, I'm going to say I've noticed giving my ears over a few days, that this mention could be why my goto preset with a Two Rock is noticeably sweeter sounding.

 

[Dave Merrill]

Small thing, with a workaround, but AxeEdit's Check For Updates command doesn't see this update, and didn't see the last one either.

Is it supposed to, or is that functionally no longer supported, we should just download from the forum (which I did)?

 

[My name is mud]

Everytime I heard a comparaison between mark 4 and 5 , the 4 sounded more raw, and the 5 more polished/compressed?/more mids?
Yeah the 4 sounded “roots” everytime, more old school

 

[My name is mud]

Yep, this is what I was thinking




But the jp kick them both

 

[Brian Coonan]

Not sure if this is related to the gap noticed by others when switching scenes/channels that Cliff said would be updated in the next release but wondering if someone could maybe check this for me to see if it's just something on my side. If I'm playing on scene 1 with no changes at all, there will be an intermittent gap. Have checked multiple guitars, multiple cables and it keeps doing it. CPU % is not even close to maxing out as well.

Not just related to scene 1 either, does it on all of them but I can't really nail down why.

 

[yek]

Not sure if this is related to the gap noticed by others when switching scenes/channels that Cliff said would be updated in the next release but wondering if someone could maybe check this for me to see if it's just something on my side. If I'm playing on scene 1 with no changes at all, there will be an intermittent gap. Have checked multiple guitars, multiple cables and it keeps doing it. CPU % is not even close to maxing out as well.

Not just related to scene 1 either, does it on all of them but I can't really nail down why.

Gap when doing what?

 

[JWDubois]

Just loaded the new FW and played with the compressors a bit. I seem to be getting that steel guitar squash I was having trouble getting before. Very nice.

One comment. It might be nice to have a gain limit setting on the sustainers.

 

[Rajnar]

I have already said it but the JFET Sustainer is my new favorite

Mine as well, and it's allowed me to get the closest yet to the kind of SRV tone I've been seeking for some time.

 

[My name is mud]

Mine as well, and it's allowed me to get the closest yet to the kind of SRV tone I've been seeking for some time.

Yes the cool thing with this one is that he magnified the clean tone without “compress” it too much, it’s like a .. hm don’t know how to explain that.. bbe maximizer? Hmm . Well it’s great

 

[Brian Coonan]

Gap when doing what?

Just playing - like I'll just be playing on any scene, without switching scenes or channels or turning any blocks on or off. It will just cut out.

 

[FractalAudio]

Just loaded the new FW and played with the compressors a bit. I seem to be getting that steel guitar squash I was having trouble getting before. Very nice.

One comment. It might be nice to have a gain limit setting on the sustainers.

There's a fixed gain limit of 40 dB.

 

[RevDrucifer]

Maybe the new fade will offer a better solution but in the meantime have you tried CCs settings
He talks about how to avoid the bump in this vid and details the settings

I really need to watch those vids more often, as a Whammy addict that is absolutely killer. I’m going to have to overwrite my existing Whammy blocks for these. Now the only thing I’d like to see happen with the Whammy is a Warble knob so you can dial in the amount of warble to your preferred amount. There’s probably a way to mimic it using a trem with some LFO/envelope tweaking but I’m quite naive in regards to dialing those in. This might be a good avenue for me to learn it.

Thanks for posting that, man!