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Inspired
Absolutely amazing update, thanks SO much!!! Regarding the VC, I have been in the "I like it, its usable for me" camp for over 3 years now. Sure it had a few shortcomings but it was definitely usable and very appreciated. I fired up this update and of course went straightt to VC and set it for -2, and started noodling on high gain.
Holy COW straight out of the gate the pinch harmonics/squeelies were on FIRE!! HUUUUGE change from the previous VC, I still can't believe my ears. This is a massive change and as others have noted, the perceived loss of gain in in previous VC versions is gone! I continued to check out Notes and Chords settings and realized 90 minutes had flown by. AND we get another new drive pedal, on and on!!
For those who begged Cliff for this improvement, you all bettah be baking him a cake because he absolutely delivered on this one!! Hell, we should all bake him a cake, man. This is another fantastic update that you can be certain NO OTHER COMPETITOR would or could deliver, especially for free. Its clear we are fortunate enough to be right time right place to take part in this, and we made the right decision.
<somewhat related introspective follows, but I am compelled to say it in various forms from time to time>
When I finally caved over 3 years ago and gave up all my stacks, combos, and racks, and migrated to the Fractal AxeFX platform, I really had no idea the company standards, policies, etc. I just knew Chris Broderick had played the Megadeth 25th anniversary tour for Rust in Peace and he blew my doors off, playing Marty's stuff flawlessly and with almost flippant, careless smiling ease and true perfection...the tone was absolutely brilliant. It was perfection in a realm of true metal classics you just don't touch or muck with, and he pulled off LIVE. I soon discovered quite by accident the he pulled this off with an AxeFX II!! That was it. It was finally time for me to explore "digital valve amp modeling" after 35+ years of gigging and recording Marshalls.
I moved to the III a month after I bought the II, and had NO IDEA who Cliff was or what this company was all about. What we have is so unique among all companies it almost defies comprehension. I have never received "free updates" that were anything more than "fixing shit that should have been working in the first place" for the most part from any company To have this fella Cliff, who created this beast, continuously not only make improvements that I didn't know could be improved, but to also include new amps, features, effects, functions, is so unbelievably generous it defies the norms and this happens on the regular. All I had to do was get on board.
Sorry man, I get fired up about this and I know most everyone is as grateful and amazed as I am when it comes to our beloved Fractal gear, and that its glory really boils down to one amazing fella, Cliff Chase. You're stuck with me, man. Never going away.
Here's to you, brother. You have created a unique masterpiece that changed the world, and stands steadfast to your guiding principals of perfection and true value: Fractal Audio. What a ride!
Thank you so much.
Holy COW straight out of the gate the pinch harmonics/squeelies were on FIRE!! HUUUUGE change from the previous VC, I still can't believe my ears. This is a massive change and as others have noted, the perceived loss of gain in in previous VC versions is gone! I continued to check out Notes and Chords settings and realized 90 minutes had flown by. AND we get another new drive pedal, on and on!!
For those who begged Cliff for this improvement, you all bettah be baking him a cake because he absolutely delivered on this one!! Hell, we should all bake him a cake, man. This is another fantastic update that you can be certain NO OTHER COMPETITOR would or could deliver, especially for free. Its clear we are fortunate enough to be right time right place to take part in this, and we made the right decision.
<somewhat related introspective follows, but I am compelled to say it in various forms from time to time>
When I finally caved over 3 years ago and gave up all my stacks, combos, and racks, and migrated to the Fractal AxeFX platform, I really had no idea the company standards, policies, etc. I just knew Chris Broderick had played the Megadeth 25th anniversary tour for Rust in Peace and he blew my doors off, playing Marty's stuff flawlessly and with almost flippant, careless smiling ease and true perfection...the tone was absolutely brilliant. It was perfection in a realm of true metal classics you just don't touch or muck with, and he pulled off LIVE. I soon discovered quite by accident the he pulled this off with an AxeFX II!! That was it. It was finally time for me to explore "digital valve amp modeling" after 35+ years of gigging and recording Marshalls.
I moved to the III a month after I bought the II, and had NO IDEA who Cliff was or what this company was all about. What we have is so unique among all companies it almost defies comprehension. I have never received "free updates" that were anything more than "fixing shit that should have been working in the first place" for the most part from any company To have this fella Cliff, who created this beast, continuously not only make improvements that I didn't know could be improved, but to also include new amps, features, effects, functions, is so unbelievably generous it defies the norms and this happens on the regular. All I had to do was get on board.
Sorry man, I get fired up about this and I know most everyone is as grateful and amazed as I am when it comes to our beloved Fractal gear, and that its glory really boils down to one amazing fella, Cliff Chase. You're stuck with me, man. Never going away.
Here's to you, brother. You have created a unique masterpiece that changed the world, and stands steadfast to your guiding principals of perfection and true value: Fractal Audio. What a ride!
Thank you so much.
Edit:notes say "before clicking ok to install this update, review the notes below to ensure your hardware has the required firmware version" so vice versa right?
