- Radley, 4/2009: Does anyone know how to use the resonator block to accomplish a similar effect as the GT8/GT10 resonators? The Boss effect is less 'processed-sounding' and basically uses only one resonator at a time to achieve some very realistic Cab resonances which can be adjusted stronger or weaker.
> JJ: the Resonator is designed for more extreme sounds similar to what you can do with Eventide stuff (comb filtering). It can be used for your purpose, but that was not its design intent. Don't let the similar names fool you. Set the levels down on all but one resonator, choose resonant freq and amount of feedback. Manual mode and I'm going to guess put the filter location in front.
> Radley: After some major experimenting, I can report that the resonators can be used in a similar fashion as the Boss counterparts, but the sound achieved is somewhat different - there is always a stronger regeneration (feedback) quality with the Axe-Fx resonators, even with a zero feedback setting. Not sure why that would be but regardless, I was able to add some very interesting resonances to the standard IR Cabs using only one or two resonators at a time. If you want to experiment with them, I would recommend turning the levels of all but one resonator to 0, so you can hear exactly how a single unit sounds/responds like before adding more.
- hhjh.de, 6/2009: So when do you use resonators - and with what parameters?
> Radley: A typical Cab has numerous resonances & peaks - the low (fundamental) resonances usually range from 70 to 400 and the rest can be anywhere between 500 to 5K. The frequencies you select depend on what type of tone you need. The effect is different than EQ because of the regeneration factor, which is basically controlled feedback of the selected frequencies.
> JJ: You can use the resonators for comb filtering effects, sitar effects (working on that so far flanger is easier), there are a few presets that use the resonator 335-comb delays, 368 - modulation mayhem, 371 - rotary comb delays, et. al.
> Radley: You can use the resonators to add some extra low end punch to a smaller Cab (75 to 120) or make almost any combination sound more 'Voxy' by using a resonator somewhere between 400 & 1K. They can also help to add a more 'ambient' sound to the Cabs.
