Rockuronium
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Thanks for looking.
I've been playing traditional amps for ~15 years and recently bought a FM3 and an Atomic CLR Mark II Neo with hopes of transitioning to a more flexible, digital system. A top-tier modeler and a top-tier FRFR should sound fantastic, right? But, I'm just not thrilled with, well, any of my sounds. Yes, I try the position switches on the CLR. I've tried adding graphic EQ blocks and roll off the low end on IRs. I've purchased some excellent commercial IR packs. Still, I can't find sounds I love. Cleans end up sounding bloated and boomy or thin. Low-gain sounds feel stiff and flat. High gain sounds are more convincing, but I'm more of a blues/pop/rock player.
If I tinker with my presets enough, they start to sound OK...until I plug my Amp1 into my homemade $150 cabinet and realize how much warmer and just more enjoyable it is to play. It's like there's a connection to the sound that just isn't present with the FM3/CLR combination.
For those who have both a CLR and traditional amps, do you ever get clean to low-gain sounds with the Fractal unit and the CLR that rival what your amps can do? Any chance you might be willing to share a preset? I would really appreciate it!
I've been playing traditional amps for ~15 years and recently bought a FM3 and an Atomic CLR Mark II Neo with hopes of transitioning to a more flexible, digital system. A top-tier modeler and a top-tier FRFR should sound fantastic, right? But, I'm just not thrilled with, well, any of my sounds. Yes, I try the position switches on the CLR. I've tried adding graphic EQ blocks and roll off the low end on IRs. I've purchased some excellent commercial IR packs. Still, I can't find sounds I love. Cleans end up sounding bloated and boomy or thin. Low-gain sounds feel stiff and flat. High gain sounds are more convincing, but I'm more of a blues/pop/rock player.
If I tinker with my presets enough, they start to sound OK...until I plug my Amp1 into my homemade $150 cabinet and realize how much warmer and just more enjoyable it is to play. It's like there's a connection to the sound that just isn't present with the FM3/CLR combination.
For those who have both a CLR and traditional amps, do you ever get clean to low-gain sounds with the Fractal unit and the CLR that rival what your amps can do? Any chance you might be willing to share a preset? I would really appreciate it!