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Axe-Master
I did the same all through the beta cycle - having access (or owning) all the UAD and owning all the Slate plug-ins. They are a necessary tool for my recording and mixing.
I found the Fractal lends itself perfectly with a lot less mess and fuss to doing much (if not all) the same those plug-in's do and though different, I think the end result is that you have it in the box ready to roll now. I still love my Slate plug-ins and the UAD (my friend has everything UAD has out currently, I'm still an old school first-gen UAD-1 owner (have 3 cards running in my DAW). The Fractal are not 1:1 with any of the plug-in's; but the goal for me isn't anything other than to give musical 'traction' and inspire better end tones. I am very - VERY - happy with what V.17 does.
Don't use "O" as you do in the DAW, I found settings I liked best. See my thread on the starting points for V.17 for my thoughts and settings for more on that if you are interested.
Completely agree Scott.
I was just responding to a post wondering about how the new CAB block preamp in the Fractal compared to the SSD VCC plug.
I had already done an A/B and did not post at that time because to me they are two different things; the plugins vs. the preamp sim in the CAB block.
The new preamp sim in the Fractal gives a perfect amount of "splat" or "smear" to mid gain presets. Loving it. It's that extra bit of "rip" you hear on a typical Marshall guitar track on a record.
The whole "0" thing wasn't a knock. I was dayum glad there is even a meter. Cool feature. It was just my observation it didn't work like a typical plug for those on the forum that wanted a comparison.