Axe-Fx III Firmware 28.00 Release

[200man]

fwiw, this is the best sounding firmware yet. I had these new triode algorithms but I didn't think they'd run in real time. On a lark, I coded them and was surprised to see them run with sufficient overhead.

I really, really like this one:
Added “Ducking” control to Tremolo block. This reduces the intensity of the effect as you play louder.
Thank you !

 

[DLC86]

That's because you didn't read the release notes. So.... what did you learn?

That he doesn't need to read the release notes cuz you or someone else will tell him what's wrong anyway

 

[My name is mud]

That he doesn't need to read the release notes cuz you or someone else will tell him what's wrong anyway

I read normally … but when the notes is 50 lines long it can be that I skip some words … this type of info should be in the first line and in bold.

 

[Stefan27]

I really hope the wizards at Fractal can make these improved triode algorithms run on the FM3(!)

 

[JDR3009]

So I decided to take a little venture away from my ‘home’ amp (IIC+ Deep Bright) for a more modern sounding project I’m doing some session work for. My GOD the 5153 Stealth sounds good with this FW. It’s how I always wanted a Recto to sound but could never get them to. Ultra aggressive, tight, but so saturated you wonder if it’s even possible to go any further.

I usually use my own IR mix from a Traditional Recto cab and a 5150 III cab, but for a laugh I also put together a patch with both the trusty IIC+ and the 5153 going through their respective cabs. I think I saw paradise…

 

[Dave Merrill]

So I decided to take a little venture away from my ‘home’ amp (IIC+ Deep Bright) for a more modern sounding project I’m doing some session work for. My GOD the 5153 Stealth sounds good with this FW. It’s how I always wanted a Recto to sound but could never get them to. Ultra aggressive, tight, but so saturated you wonder if it’s even possible to go any further.

I usually use my own IR mix from a Traditional Recto cab and a 5150 III cab, but for a laugh I also put together a patch with both the trusty IIC+ and the 5153 going through their respective cabs. I think I saw paradise…

Post the presets if you're ok w that, sounds interesting.

 

[State of Epicicity]

Just to be clear, I used to turn up the master volume on the Friedman models to get away from the darkness, assuming (right or wrong) that Dave maybe intended the amp to be cranked to get the intended frequency response. I didn't have to do that last night with the BE-100 models, and the various modes of that amp just sounded like the most beefed up, steroid infused badass.

 

[State of Epicicity]

@FractalAudio Hey Cliff, might the reason you made the change you made to the BE-100 also be the reason the Dirty Shirley 2 sounds so dark? Also, is the SmallBox different in this regard, because I've long thought that model sounded best for the Friedman amps, well, until yesterday!

 

[MSS]

What was the mic spacing distance before CM, inches?

"Improved Room modeling in Cabinet block. Mic Spacing is also changed to distance in cm. Default is
ORTF standard of 17 cm. This may change the sound of your presets if you use this. Audition your
presets accordingly."

 

[unix-guy]

What was the mic spacing distance before CM, inches?

"Improved Room modeling in Cabinet block. Mic Spacing is also changed to distance in cm. Default is
ORTF standard of 17 cm. This may change the sound of your presets if you use this. Audition your
presets accordingly."

Millimeters per the Blocks Guide.

Edit:

Oops - I looked at the wrong parameter. See the correct answer from Cliff below.

 

[FractalAudio]

What was the mic spacing distance before CM, inches?

"Improved Room modeling in Cabinet block. Mic Spacing is also changed to distance in cm. Default is
ORTF standard of 17 cm. This may change the sound of your presets if you use this. Audition your
presets accordingly."

It was as a percent of the length of the room.

 

[raichoo]

I'm getting a visual anomaly both on the hardware and in the new Axe-Edit where if the Modern VCA Compressor Knee Type is set to Hard, no knee at all is shown on the graph's blue line:

View attachment 151640

Yeah I'm seeing something similar. It "looks wrong" but what do I know?

Anyway, this update is a BIG deal. Those compressors sound absolutely incredibly, it feels like a night and day difference unless my ears are playing total tricks on me. Great job, can't wait to have those on the FM3 and VP4 as well.

 

[FractalAudio]

Yeah I'm seeing something similar. It "looks wrong" but what do I know?

Anyway, this update is a BIG deal. Those compressors sound absolutely incredibly, it feels like a night and day difference unless my ears are playing total tricks on me. Great job, can't wait to have those on the FM3 and VP4 as well.

This is a known issue and has already been fixed for the next release. It only affects the graph, the sound is processed correctly.

 

[Giordydiver]

• New JFET Compressor algorithm:
  • Based on classic JFET rackmount compressors.
  • Dynamic time constants.
  • The Attack and Release times are the “native” times of the detector. The actual Attack and Release times will be much shorter (about 5 times). The native range of Attack Time for an 1176 is 0.1 ms to 5.5 ms. The Release Time range is 59 ms to 1.1 s.

so if I understand correctly, setting attack time to 0.1ms and the release time to 1.1ms the compressor values will actually be 0.02ms and 0.22ms correct?

 

[FractalAudio]

so if I understand correctly, setting attack time to 0.1ms and the release time to 1.1ms the compressor values will actually be 0.02ms and 0.22ms correct?

Does it matter? An 1176 just has a scale from 0 to 10 with one end labeled "Slower" and the other end labeled "Faster".

 

[H3O2]

This is what you might call a "Kitchen Sink" update. Holy mackerel!!!

 

[nojyeloot]

Does it matter? An 1176 just has a scale from 0 to 10 with one end labeled "Slower" and the other end labeled "Faster".

PSA: Speaking of 1176... UA's (FET) is free right now if anyone wants it.

https://www.uaudio.com/ua-1176-classic-fet-compressor.html

Also, installed the firmware last night and my goodness, ridiculously good as usual. Can't wait to really dig in the new features.

 

[MirrorProfiles]

Does it matter? An 1176 just has a scale from 0 to 10 with one end labeled "Slower" and the other end labeled "Faster".

You mean 1-7, where the bigger number means faster attack. Totally counter intuitive to most other compressors and still it's absolutely perfect and doesn't need to be changed. The numerical values on a 1176 are meaningless anyway because of program decencies. UAD's old archives had some cool articles on the background of some of the behaviours, I still find them cool to read from time to time:

https://www.uaudio.com/webzine/2004...Qc7mJfRRFOE2yqHmZnHIagwFthWIPW33wc3NA3sF9rwON

 

[Giordydiver]

Does it matter? An 1176 just has a scale from 0 to 10 with one end labeled "Slower" and the other end labeled "Faster".

It's just to have a reference since you said the times are about 5 times shorter

 

[Rex]

Does it matter? An 1176 just has a scale from 0 to 10 with one end labeled "Slower" and the other end labeled "Faster".

It mattered to the designer, so vicariously, it matters to me. As with many things, I'm okay not knowing. But I’m even better if I know.