xl and xl+ users like myself would hate to lose all my presets because others do not want to up date to the newer units. I also have a MK II, and an ultra that still sound just as good as they did before this beta came out and I am still plenty happy with the fractals decisions.^ Sure, but they have nothing to lose if there was no new update, anyway.
xl and xl+ users like myself would hate to lose all my presets because others do not want to up date to the newer units. I also have a MK II, and an ultra that still sound just as good as they did before this beta came out and I am still plenty happy with the fractals decisions.
Of course it will. It will also unleash the wrath of vocal opponents.
xl and xl+ users like myself would hate to lose all my presets because others do not want to up date to the newer units. I also have a MK II, and an ultra that still sound just as good as they did before this beta came out and I am still plenty happy with the fractals decisions.
I am only guessing, but cliff said it would be to hard to make separate firm ware for each unit. I am also guessing that maybe if the older firmwares are removed from the up date that all presets before the new firmware would not work. if that is truly the case, which it may not be, I would really hate to have a unit full of blank presets every time I up date. updating presets is not trouble, completely rebuilding with nothing to go buy well that's another.I see. So MK I/II should give up their valid potentials for your laziness to upgrade your old presets?
I simply do not understand this argument.Of course it will. It will also unleash the wrath of vocal opponents.
I simply do not understand this argument.
If you keep the old modeling version option then ALL (I/II) users stop at 5.03. If you take modeling versions out, then those of us who don't care about that can move on a bit more and those who want modeling versions stay at 5.03 - just as they will if modeling versions are not taken out. Nothing changes for them.
This assumption here is that XL/XL+ code will still have modeling versions moving forward but I/II code past 5.03 will not. It appears that I/II code and XL/XL+ are already different, so couldn't the modeling versions option be present in one and not the other? Is this where the difficulty lies?
Release Notes:
6.00
Greatly improved Wah block. Two new parameters have also been added: “Coil Bias” parameter allows the user to adjust the DC offset of the virtual inductor. “Low Cut Freq” sets the highpass filter due to the input coupling capacitor. It is recommended that existing presets be auditioned and, in most cases, deselecting and reselecting the desired model to reset dependent parameters.
Improved Amp block output transformer to power tube interaction modeling. This results in less “smear” in the overtones when the virtual power tubes are driven into clipping.
Improved Amp block plate clipping modeling. New algorithms more accurately replicate the gradual onset of clipping and never fully hard clip resulting in a more dynamic and “open” tone. Note that the increased dynamics may result in some amp models having higher peak volumes which can result in clipping with existing presets. To remedy this simply turn down the Level control in the Amp block.
Recalculated Amp block preamp tube parameters. The “12AX7A SYL” (Sylvania 12AX7A) is now the default type as we think it sounds the best.
Improved background calculation accuracy for cathode follower parameters.
Added Solo 88 tone stack type (the Solo 88 Rhy and Lead models previously used the Solo 100 tone stack which has a different treble taper and load resistance). The Solo 88 Rhy and Lead models now default to that tone stack type.
Added Monitor tab to Tone Match block. This tab allows the user to monitor the difference in frequency response in real time. This can be used when matching real amps to identify differences in tone stack response due to manufacturing tolerances, etc.
Fixed wrong snubber cap value in Recto 2 amp models. This changes the default High Cut value to 10 kHz.
Fixed bug that could possibly cause crashes/lockups.
NOTE:
This update will NOT change the sound of existing presets as the amp modeling version will automatically be set to the version when the preset was created. To use the new amp modeling set the Modeling Version parameter in the Amp block to “Latest”. When selecting new amp models the Modeling Version will be set according to the Default Modeling Version in the Global menu.
I am only guessing but for 5.03 it was stated that firmwares prior to 15 (if I remember correctly) were removed from the firmware to make more room for the II models, but you can only choose to select a limited number of firmwares in a preset, and the options don't get close to 15, seems like q1 is the oldest choice. this makes me think that they are needed to load prior presets.If that is how it is implemented, I could see your frustration, although historically we ONLY had one version and had to choose to upgrade or not.
I thought it was more a compiler directive like below which wouldn't affect XL:
#ifdef mkii
don't include vers 2, 3, 4, 5... code
set to latest
#elseifdef xl/xl+/AX8
include vers 2, 3, 4, 5... code
set to version
end
I am only guessing but for 5.03 it was stated that firmwares prior to 15 (if I remember correctly) were removed from the firmware to make more room for the II models, but you can only choose to select a limited number of firmwares in a preset, and the options don't get close to 15, seems like q1 is the oldest choice. this makes me think that they are needed to load prior presets.