Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

[yek]

Does this mean maybe the release version will have updated factory presets?

Factory presets are not part of the firmware

 

[danielworks]

How do I check the new values of sag ? just double clicking will it bring the new defaults ?

 

[mr_fender]

No. Reset the amp block like it says in the release notes.

 

[Dave Merrill]

@chris
Think we got our wire crossed somehow. I'm not disagreeing with you.

 

[siin82]

Did another quick demo using my main high gain preset with YA IR's. I copied it to another slot, renamed fw25, soft reset and input all the fw24 settings and recorded this riff. Some may recognize it.

Now to do the same for the other channels of that block lol

Love you song choice for this demo!!!!

 

[Steve Williams]

I am going to give some suggestions to those who may need it regarding the adjustment of presets after updates. I will run 17 presets this weekend for a pretty good sized show. So, I will wait until after the show to update. Then, this weekend, I will get a big glass of iced tea, and use the update time as my practice time. I update and make adjustments while I run exercises on guitar. Once I get the NEW amp adjusted, I will copy it to the library and import it into the necessary preset. Bang x 17 with 5 scenes apiece. Pretty quick. Same for cab block. Someone is about to hand me a new amp. And that is always welcome. I will run the modes and do my finger stretches while adjusting this new amp. And get ready for the next show. Practice plus adjust. Goes really quick. You know, like the tweakers at GC who sit at a 5150 for 2 hours playing every VH song they know. Now that is time optimization! Stay positive! Amps on the block for me will be: JP2C, JVM410, MKIV GREEN, WRECKER LIVERPOOL. Chips and salsa will be served.

 

[Planta Fantasma]

Did another quick demo using my main high gain preset with YA IR's. I copied it to another slot, renamed fw25, soft reset and input all the fw24 settings and recorded this riff. Some may recognize it.

Now to do the same for the other channels of that block lol

Opeth is so awesome. My Arms, Your Hearse & Blackwater Park are a couple of my favorite albums.

 

[Shahar]

Will this eventually come to FM9 turbo?

 

[rossipedia]

Is it just me or is the low end on the HBE models waaaaaay more tame than it used to be? I remember having to crank the input low cut up to like 400-450hz just to get it to tighten up, now I've got it down at like 125hz or so

 

[duzie]

When were the presets last updated?
I’m curious to if they are close to sounding as originally intended.

 

[Andrew Male]

When were the presets last updated?
I’m curious to if they are close to sounding as originally intended.

 

[Budda]

Opeth is so awesome. My Arms, Your Hearse & Blackwater Park are a couple of my favorite albums.

Blackwater park is top tier. I never learned a whole song when I got into them and my chops back that up hahah.

 

[TheRedDevil]

Yes. The whole point of resetting the amp block is to get the new defaults for that model. If you select them all to be left alone, there's no point in resetting.

Thank you. Yes, I tried it again with a soft reset of the 1959SLP and just adaption of parameters which I also could change on a normal amp like, knob setting, tubes, bias and additionally dynamics. I hear and feel the difference, not much of sound difference but a better feeling, a more realistic reaction (dynamics) and not such perfect straight . There is that kind of randomness in the sound and it dirtier. GREAT WORK FRACTAL!!! This could be the last 5% to get the 100% of tube amp sound. But you know, modelers just sound digital ... ... the others miss so much!

Remark to all FM3/FM9 users which are waiting: Just compare and sum the CPU load for all the different blocks you need and you see that only the AXE FX III gives you enought flexibility - Thats why Fractal can play with it and release all these better FWs. Just make the step to AXE FX III incl. FC and you are happy!!! You also don't play games on a Celeron CPU.

 

[IronSean]

Will this eventually come to FM9 turbo?

I think Fractal is going to abandon their history of consistently porting new FX III features and algorithsm down to the FM line and instead keep these changes for the FX III only going forward.

/s

 

[Joshua_L]

Thats why Fractal can play with it and release all these better FWs. Just make the step to AXE FX III incl. FC and you are happy!!! You also don't play games on a Celeron CPU.

In France an axe 3 plus a simple fc6 is about 3650$ so that’s a bit expensive for updates.
And the « fm3 celeron » starts at at about 1600$.

So as a fool thought it was enough budget.

 

[AlGrenadine]

In France an axe 3 plus a simple fc6 is about 3650$ so that’s a bit expensive for updates.
And the « fm3 celeron » starts at at about 1600$.

So as a fool thought it was enough budget.

That's barely the price of an amp head and its cab...

 

[metallaholic]

once again, my amps have been upgraded for free. what a time to be a guitar player.

 

[Piing]

Is it just me or is the low end on the HBE models waaaaaay more tame than it used to be? I remember having to crank the input low cut up to like 400-450hz just to get it to tighten up, now I've got it down at like 125hz or so

Reamp and A/B with old FW, or it never happened

 

[Casimir]

Will this firmware increase the amount of DSP the amp models require?

 

[State of Epicicity]

So as a fool thought it was enough budget.

If the pace of updates in your gear is your primary concern, you're forgetting that the FM3 is still head and shoulders better modelling than products from any other brand.