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AXE-EDIT 3.13.0
https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/axe-edit-3-13-0-released.124975/
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Thanks - I do this as well. But having the visual feedback ON the knob you're dialing is a lot easier than flipping back and forth constantly to get a look at where you are or were compared to default on that knob. For those running low on memory, adding Y amps may not be an option.Just use x/y - reset y to default with your settings on x. Toggle back and forth to see / hear the differences.
Loving this update so much. AFD100 seems much improved if not about 10db louder than allt he other amps!!
I could probably do an entire gig with the jcm800, it just sounds ace.
Everything that was mud has turned to thick chunky lowend. Everything that was harsh is now crunch. Sustain is through the roof and soloing is even more of a pleasure than it already was.
Do yourself a favour, reset your amp blocks, revisit your Cab selections and set phasers to stun!
After installing Q7, I've been checking my "amp+cab" presets, which accompany The Guide To The Fractal Amp Models.
So far every amp type I auditioned (after reselecting the amp type) sounds great. Q7 is a noticeable, significant improvement, no doubt about it.
I do recommend to reset (= re-select) the amp type in every preset, to force the model to load the new defaults.
As others already have written, it's getting less necessary to fiddle with parameters. The adjustments I apply are minor, and are limited to basic parameters (plus making use of the new cabs).
But one thing that caught my eye: very interesting to me that the new default Speaker Drive is 0.5. Although there's no solid basis for it, I think the general consensus *had* been that 1.0 was the most realistic setting in most situations. I wonder if Cliff considers 0.5 to be the actual authentic value or if he's just easing in everybody's ears to Speaker Drive since most people haven't heard it on default so far.
I would think it'd be dependent on the specs of the speaker and how hard it's being driven & and a host of other variables, i.e. Heat, frequencies, time, age..I don't know for sure but seems like that would be amp dependent. I imagine some of the more classic amps would benefit but some of the newer, tighter amps would not. Not sure about this but would seem reasonable.
I'm thinking Cliff implemented Speaker Drive similarly to the speaker resonance values: it makes an assumption about the power handling of the attached speaker based on the amp you have selected. My conclusion on that was from how much distortion you get with Speaker Drive at 10 on the SLO 100w versus the 15w Tiny Terrier, even though both use 4x12 cabs as default.I don't know for sure but seems like that would be amp dependent. I imagine some of the more classic amps would benefit but some of the newer, tighter amps would not. Not sure about this but would seem reasonable.
Do you know what cab and what amp settings works best to get that AFD album tone? Like the tone he had on Live at the Ritz?
The idea is that you reselect the amp model and scroll thru the pages to see what's changed but then don't save the preset. You could use screenshots or create a new amp block to compare new with old.
Don't reset the block, select a new amp model then re select the original.
I wish there was a built in function to compare but there isn't.
You have to save any changes you want to keep.I always thought/assumed you had to also save the preset after reselecting the amp model.
A yes/no question that's been asked probably a million times with different wordings, but almost every time I see different answers.
Say I'm on Q6 with an AMP block on X, and I update the FW to Q7. I copy the AMP X to Y. Then I select another AMP for X, and select back the original AMP (i.e. "the re-selection"). Then I compare the X/Y values and copy every parameter value from Y to X so that all paremeter values are the same. Do the X and Y now sound identical?