Axe-Fx III 16.00 Beta 4 "Cygnus" Firmware - Public Beta

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TG3K said:
Remember that you can always roll back to a previous firmware version and older presets, assuming you make backups of everything before installing new firmware and tweaking your presets. Also remember that Facebook groups are seldom a good indicator of how the general public feels or thinks about something.
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Sometimes it can be less influenced by the fanboy thing we have in the forum too . I don’t know why I don’t download the beta as I am very hyped with the Cygnus . Maybe i m afraid that I need to redo everything as I have spent millions of hours doing my sounds 😓. If I need to redo everything I prefer to have the final one 😓. Weeks ? Months ? Before the final version ?
 
My name is mud said:
So, globally people seems happy with the cygnus beta but I read some people being not so impressed and get back to 15.01
Don’t know what to think
I need to try it myself but I am waiting for the final result, as I don’t want to redo 100 presets to change them every week ...
it’s seems that the high gain amps have not convinced high gain users 🤔 . Strange as we read “chug” for 2 weeks
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So don't use it.
 
My name is mud said:
So, globally people seems happy with the cygnus beta but I read some people being not so impressed and get back to 15.01
Don’t know what to think
I need to try it myself but I am waiting for the final result, as I don’t want to redo 100 presets to change them every week ...
it’s seems that the high gain amps have not convinced high gain users 🤔 . Strange as we read “chug” for 2 weeks
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Huh ? Have you tried the MKIV or Herbie (especially channel 3) ?
 
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@My name is mud Yeah, there is no obligation to play with the beta or install an official release. Or go back and forth as desired.

Normally I wait for things to settle, but the force is strong with this one. I am learning things about my hearing and preferences by going back and forth but it takes time and patience (and risk of accidentally f-ing up ... reduced tho with rigorous backups).
 
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My name is mud said:
Sometimes it can be less influenced by the fanboy thing we have in the forum too . I don’t know why I don’t download the beta as I am very hyped with the Cygnus . Maybe i m afraid that I need to redo everything as I have spent millions of hours doing my sounds 😓. If I need to redo everything I prefer to have the final one 😓. Weeks ? Months ? Before the final version ?
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I just did a full backup and jumped right in. Granted, I didn't spend millions of hours creating my sounds, partly because there haven't been this many hours since the Axe FX III was first introduced, but I found most patches sounded great right out of the gate. My JP2C and Mk IV sounds in particular. I did some minor tweaks and they had more punch, more girth, more chug.

I even bonded with the Archean dialling up Leon's patch which I didn't quite dig before as I felt it was a bit trebly and fizzy...

There's of course no guarantee that you will like it... but if you look at the amount of positive vs negative reactions a statement like "it seems that the high gain amps have not convinced high gain users" just doesn't depict reality here
 
phil92 said:
I just did a full backup and jumped right in. Granted, I didn't spend millions of hours creating my sounds, partly because there haven't been this many hours since the Axe FX III was first introduced, but I found most patches sounded great right out of the gate. My JP2C and Mk IV sounds in particular. I did some minor tweaks and they had more punch, more girth, more chug.

I even bonded with the Archean dialling up Leon's patch which I didn't quite dig before as I felt it was a bit trebly and fizzy...

There's of course no guarantee that you will like it... but if you look at the amount of positive vs negative reactions a statement like "it seems that the high gain amps have not convinced high gain users" just doesn't depict reality here
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Most of the positive feedback comes from clean / crunch, classic rock users, where are the metal heads ?😅 . You are lucky if you don’t tweak . In general I play 5 minutes , tweak for an hour , and then play . And this everyday 🤣
 
My name is mud said:
Most of the positive feedback comes from clean / crunch, classic rock users, where are the metal heads ?😅 . You are lucky if you don’t tweak . In general I play 5 minutes , tweak for an hour , and then play . And this everyday 🤣
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I'm a metalhead and love this beta. I wrote my thoughts on the positive changes earlier in the thread, and I stand by them. I agree that a large percentage of people here seem to be classic rock/blues players, but don't act as if you're speaking on behalf of the metal players.
 
I’m not English so my words / sentences can be wrong and not very well understood. I just want more metal demos in the end. I am happy with the sound of the 15.01 and it was a very long process to have sounds I like . Well . I just need to wait .
 
I’m a “metal head“ and while I haven’t loaded the beta, none of the comparisons I have heard so far would be grounds for me not updating to 16.0 out of fear of having to adjust some presets.
 
FractalAudio said:
Cygnus is demonstrably more accurate. Whether this improved accuracy pleases you or suits your style of music is a different story. For certain genres, perhaps thrash metal for example, the more polished sound of 15.01 may be more desirable for some individuals.
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Can we have that as a disclaimer in loading screen? And maybe ask Devin T or someone else with good voice acting skills to make a voiceover?

”Hi, and welcome to the new Cygnus beeeeeeeta firmware...”
 
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