Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 16.00 "Cygnus"

[York Audio]

I thought I was done buying IR's till this stuff started coming out. Luckily his studio re-wire has given my wallet a breather

Hahaha! I’m glad it’s helping your wallet, because it’s destroying mine. Cygnus is so good that it’s actually making me want to buy more amps. I should probably delete Reverb from my phone if I want to stay happily married.

 

[Rafa Diaz]

Hahaha! I’m glad it’s helping your wallet, because it’s destroying mine. Cygnus is so good that it’s actually making me want to buy more amps. I should probably delete Reverb from my phone if I want to stay happily married.

Come on Justin, by more stuff to make these amazing IRs hahaha

 

[Namewastakendamn]

Oh don’t mind me. Just an FM3 owner here checking the forum first to see if a Cygnus beta drop before I even check to see if I drunkenly pissed the bed.

 

[Jambi]

Oh don’t mind me. Just an FM3 owner here checking the forum first to see if a Cygnus beta drop before I even check to see if I drunkenly pissed the bed.

Check what forum you’re in, then go clean yourself up.

 

[Joe Bfstplk]

That was a week ago and I have the patience of a toddler.

Could be worse - you could have the patience of a hungry housecat waiting for her breakfast....

 

[iaresee]

I DO have one request from @FractalAudio for them, which is to have them leveled in some way....that's the only thing that annoys me with what are otherwise stellar presets on a VERY stellar unit

We leveled them as much as we could this time around.

 

[Joe Bfstplk]

The 121 is my absolute go-to for cabs. I may experiment blending in a little SM57 or some others just for fun, but the 121 is always the foundation.

It's the opposite for me. The 57 is the core sound, and the ribbon (160 or 121 or whichever) is added to fill in its deficiencies. I would use a 609 if it was a choice, but most IR creators push the 57 and ignore the 609....

 

[jon]

We leveled them as much as we could this time around.

Thanks Ian

 

[negativefx]

Hahaha! I’m glad it’s helping your wallet, because it’s destroying mine. Cygnus is so good that it’s actually making me want to buy more amps. I should probably delete Reverb from my phone if I want to stay happily married.

You should buy my Fender Super Bassman before you delete it.

 

[Jandrezedouard]

Hi everyone! New firmware, new video! Love Cygnus! Using some real AND digital Friedman sounds, recto sounds and SVT for bass. Thoughts?

 

[Rex]

We leveled them as much as we could this time around.

This. We do the best we can, but there’s no such thing as perfect leveling. Play my Les Paul across a dozen leveled presets, and they all seem leveled. Play my Tele over those same presets, and they’re not leveled any more.

 

[Baldadi]

Is it just me or when I "Reset Amps Blocks" by using the Manage Presets context menu, the Bypass Mode is set to Thru (even though it was set to Mute originally?)... that has some unexpected results in presets with more than one amp...

 

[RevDrucifer]

I hate the SM57. Too raw and gritty. Maybe that's the reason why, as I grow older, I dislike the tone of many of my favorite guitarists

I don’t think I have a single IR shot with a 57 in use right now. I’ve got more experience with a 57 than any other mic in the world on guitar cabs and while I’ve gotten great tones with them in the past, I hate almost every IR shot with a 57 I come across. Lately I’m all about the 160, 421 and 121’s. I won’t even buy an IR pack if it doesn’t have a 160 in it.

 

[RevDrucifer]

I agree. Especially for amps you are unfamiliar with.

It bugs me when people say just turn some knobs until it sounds good. Do you know how many knobs this thing has? Lol And how they correlate with each other? It's like trying to guess the passcode on a thousand digit briefcase. Or trying to touch your phone screen in the exact spots to have a pizza show up at your house. Or the Fed's.

Turning those knobs will teach you those things.

 

[FractalAudio]

Is it just me or when I "Reset Amps Blocks" by using the Manage Presets context menu, the Bypass Mode is set to Thru (even though it was set to Mute originally?)... that has some unexpected results in presets with more than one amp...

That's the default bypass mode.

 

[ILIVEBYTHERIVER]

It bugs me when people say just turn some knobs until it sounds good. Do you know how many knobs this thing has? Lol

Reading here only confirms that I am Fractal's least sophisticated user.

 

[maschoff]

Is there any benefit to align phase manually using the raw ones? If so, I'll try.

If you pan them, you may not want them in phase. Try 10 ms offset for a fuller sound. 6 ms if you like it tighter.

 

[maschoff]

Hahaha! I’m glad it’s helping your wallet, because it’s destroying mine. Cygnus is so good that it’s actually making me want to buy more amps. I should probably delete Reverb from my phone if I want to stay happily married.

Reverb is the only thing you will hear after impoverishing yourself there ... it's worse than a gambling addiction.

 

[maschoff]

Turning those knobs will teach you those things.

All it takes for poor tone to win is for good guitarists to do nothing.

 

[Baldadi]

That's the default bypass mode.

I understand, but in the context of an existing preset I can not see any benefit in changing this parameter?