I'm still in the research phase, preparing for a purchase of either an Axe Fx 2 or Ax8 (Haven't decided yet). Anyways, I've been going through Yek's Amp write-ups and they have been helpful, but still a little bit confusing to me in regards to some of the knobs and their uses.
For example, most fender amps only have a volume, not a master volume. I am assuming in this case, leaving the master volume at 10 on the axe fx would mimic this behavior. However, what happens when you turn the master down? Does it actually effect the tone, or is it completely disconnected no matter what setting it is at? If it is disconnected, why have it on the screen? Shouldn't the knobs in axe edit, change to reflect what is actually on the amp?
I am assuming the unused knobs are still there for those that want to do things that the original amps aren't capable of, and to shape the tone to be something custom but based off the original amp?
There are a few other amps that have similar situations to this. For example, on the Dumbles, the overdrive section has a ratio knob. What does that correspond to in Axe Fx? I don't think Yek's write-up mentions that. And if there is no knob that is equivalent to it, then is it set to some default setting internally?
Last question, and hopefully it makes sense. Do the values of the knobs in the axe fx correspond to the values on the amp? For example if I am using a plexi, does 7 on the treble in axe fx mimic 7 on the real amp exactly? What if you have some knobs that go to 12, but the axe fx control only goes to 10?
Also, I noticed for the Tiny Terror writeup that it says the model is based on a neutral tone stack, and that to get a authentic sound, set the tone controls in axe fx to noon. My question is, why is the amp modeled like that in the first place, shouldn't the axe fx controls mimic the tiny terror's controls exactly, not based on some pre determined tone stack value? Does that mean if I set tone to 2, it is the same as having the amps tone on 2?
I hope all of that makes sense. I apologize as I am not familiar with amplifier physics. This is something I always wondered about though because I notice a lot of modelers have some generic set of controls for every amp. If I was designing it, I would have the controls change for each amp to mimic exactly what is on the amp, anything extra would be in advanced options. If anyone from Fractal could chime in and explain this design choice, that would be cool. It would be a lot less confusing because it would be like looking directly at the amp in person.
Thanks.
For example, most fender amps only have a volume, not a master volume. I am assuming in this case, leaving the master volume at 10 on the axe fx would mimic this behavior. However, what happens when you turn the master down? Does it actually effect the tone, or is it completely disconnected no matter what setting it is at? If it is disconnected, why have it on the screen? Shouldn't the knobs in axe edit, change to reflect what is actually on the amp?
I am assuming the unused knobs are still there for those that want to do things that the original amps aren't capable of, and to shape the tone to be something custom but based off the original amp?
There are a few other amps that have similar situations to this. For example, on the Dumbles, the overdrive section has a ratio knob. What does that correspond to in Axe Fx? I don't think Yek's write-up mentions that. And if there is no knob that is equivalent to it, then is it set to some default setting internally?
Last question, and hopefully it makes sense. Do the values of the knobs in the axe fx correspond to the values on the amp? For example if I am using a plexi, does 7 on the treble in axe fx mimic 7 on the real amp exactly? What if you have some knobs that go to 12, but the axe fx control only goes to 10?
Also, I noticed for the Tiny Terror writeup that it says the model is based on a neutral tone stack, and that to get a authentic sound, set the tone controls in axe fx to noon. My question is, why is the amp modeled like that in the first place, shouldn't the axe fx controls mimic the tiny terror's controls exactly, not based on some pre determined tone stack value? Does that mean if I set tone to 2, it is the same as having the amps tone on 2?
I hope all of that makes sense. I apologize as I am not familiar with amplifier physics. This is something I always wondered about though because I notice a lot of modelers have some generic set of controls for every amp. If I was designing it, I would have the controls change for each amp to mimic exactly what is on the amp, anything extra would be in advanced options. If anyone from Fractal could chime in and explain this design choice, that would be cool. It would be a lot less confusing because it would be like looking directly at the amp in person.
Thanks.