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I'm curious about how a firmware update being re-applied would fix some of the issues called out in this thread and if Cliff could chime in. Binary data is binary, either it passes the file checksum or it fails and the whole update fails (at least, that's how I understand the firmware updates to work).
The reason I ask is because FW 5 isn't really doing it for me; the amps seem to be all over the place low-end wise (not the Fenders, which I don't really use, but the higher gain amps like the Herbie and Uber and Friedmans) and most I've used have a muddiness / blanket effect that I can't seem to dial out. I need to spend more time with it tweaking since obviously the algorithms changed, but those are my initial impressions. It's like a lot of complex chord detail that used to be there (and is certainly there on the real amps, especially the Friedmans) is being lost somewhere in the muddiness.
Just cautious here ... but major firmware updates (ie integer labeled firmwares) often require re-dialing in your amps ( a key reason why some don’t upgrade during a tour, project, etc.)
Have you done that? You may have, but just checking.
For me, since fw 3-4? and 5, I’ve backed off (on some amps) gain and bass on some patches. ymmv
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