Axe-Fx III Cygnus Presets - Banks A & B Preview

[Randalljax]

S/Hip Ahoy. What's not to love?

That sounds great
reminds me of an effect the band
Saigon Kick used

 

[rhummellh]

That sounds great
reminds me of an effect the band
Saigon Kick used

or song 4 from Shutup and Play Your Guitar Some More by FZ

 

[Txumaker]

MUCHISIMAS gracias!
TOP 10

 

[sskkmm]

I couldn't take it - had to unpack my III and give these a shot.

SO MUCH FUN and great work by all involved!!!! They really do a better job of showing off the Axe-FX, even through headphones!

 

[FlavAnderson]

Having a rough few days outside of work but I still managed to upgrade FIX a nice preset for you all. Here's a tiny taste.

AWESOME TONE, CAN YOU SHARE THE PRESET??? LOVE IT! HOPE YOUR OFF WORK DAYS GET BETTER DUDE!!

 

[stayontarget]

Thank you!

 

[iaresee]

AWESOME TONE, CAN YOU SHARE THE PRESET??? LOVE IT! HOPE YOUR OFF WORK DAYS GET BETTER DUDE!!

It'll be in a Bank B update. It's the "In a Fixx" preset in that bank.

 

[fafakiwi]

S/Hip Ahoy. What's not to love?

Hi Brett ,
What a sound and so great playing .... as usual , so inspiring this preset !!!
But where can we find this pepite ...??
Thanks
Fabrice

 

[fafakiwi]

Oooops ... Ian s post has arrived before mine , i have my answer

 

[iaresee]

But where can we find this pepite ...??

Bank B. It's the preset called "S/HIP AHOY".

 

[fafakiwi]

Bank B. It's the preset called "S/HIP AHOY".

Thanks Ian ….

 

[Psykopsilocybin]

I wrote them for the FM3 presets some time ago. And now for the new III banks. I still want do a series of videos on factory presets, but that will probably never happen.

If there‘s anything I can do to help, I‘m available. I‘d looooove to get some insight in the factry presets.

i once had a guitar player play through them on my Axe II and my jaw dropped on his ability to read the preset name or just know the amp, play a bit to get the sound of the preset and then just immediately go to a riff or lick that suited that amp/era. I feel like getting some insights here would really open my playing.

 

[Greg Ferguson]

If there‘s anything I can do to help, I‘m available. I‘d looooove to get some insight in the factry presets.

i once had a guitar player play through them on my Axe II and my jaw dropped on his ability to read the preset name or just know the amp, play a bit to get the sound of the preset and then just immediately go to a riff or lick that suited that amp/era. I feel like getting some insights here would really open my playing.

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/how-can-i-help.70707/#post-867302

 

[hedua]

Gracias...

 

[Randy4Guitars]

These preset updates are cool. Trying to think back, in 10 years, is this the 3rd update to the factory presets?

 

[Bruce Sokolovic]

Excuse me for being late to the game here, but dont the presets update with firmware updates?

 

[bradlake]

Excuse me for being late to the game here, but dont the presets update with firmware updates?

no.

 

[Rex]

Excuse me for being late to the game here, but dont the presets update with firmware updates?

Nope. Firmware updates don't change your presets. That would be bad news.

 

[Bruce Sokolovic]

Got it. Factory presets anyway so may as well hear what was tweaked I guess

 

[Doc Rock]

S/Hip Ahoy. What's not to love?

Great stuff, as usual, Brett.

For those who may not be familiar with the effect, which actually goes back to the very beginning of synthesizer technology, it's called "Sample and Hold" or simply S&H, (or even just S/H - as in the preset title) and it's random or set level switching on a modulator that is set to modify the filter cutoff. Those who, like me, grew up with Moogs, ARP2600, and huge Roland modular synths will be very familiar with this effect. But it's not one that has been used much as a guitar effect until Zappa did it, as far as I know.

Joe Walsh used a similar effect on this track - listen to it kick in at about the 2'50" mark onwards....