Omri Bazelet
Inspired
Weirdly enough. The new Diezel VH4 isn't the same as the AX3 Models.
It includes KT77 and 12AX7.
The Axe models includes EL34 and EC833
It includes KT77 and 12AX7.
The Axe models includes EL34 and EC833
If it was then we would not have both options in preamp tube selection12ax7 is another name for ecc83
If it was then we would not have both options in preamp tube selection
They are "compatible" tubes, not the same thing.
More details here in the PREAMP TUBE TYPE section here:
https://wiki.fractalaudio.com/wiki/index.php?title=Amp_block#PREAMP_TUBE_TYPE
I though Americans called them 12AX7 and us Euro people called them ECC83. Maybe I'm wrongIf it was then we would not have both options in preamp tube selection
They are "compatible" tubes, not the same thing.
More details here in the PREAMP TUBE TYPE section here:
https://wiki.fractalaudio.com/wiki/index.php?title=Amp_block#PREAMP_TUBE_TYPE
From the wiki link:That's not quite right, and the link proves it. In practice 12AX7 and ecc83 are just the north american and european specifications for what are interchangeable tubes.
The ECC83 was the European equivalent of the 12AX7A
I think maybe we're clashing over semantics here...They are "compatible" tubes, not the same thing.
I figured that was it. Like I said the preamp modeling in 6.00 is the same as 5.xx except the parameters for the default tube type (12AX7A SYL) are different. The Sylvania 12AX7A is more nonlinear than other 12AX7As which results in more dynamics but will also result in more "background" distortion because the waveform is being distorted even when it isn't being clipped. The JJ version is more linear which will result in a tighter tone and less background distortion but less dynamics.
For 6.01 I've also added back the old 12AX7B type which is the most linear of the types and clips hard. People who play with lots of gain tend to like this as it results in tighter tone and more aggressive harmonic content.
There are two primary parameters associated with our preamp tube models. "Preamp Hardness" determines how abrupt the tube clips when it enters the saturation region. There is another parameter that determines how nonlinear the tube is between cutoff and saturation. This is currently not exposed to the user but I've been contemplating adding it.
I've also changed the default type for British amps to the ECC83 model as these amps typically were equipped with ECC83s (duh). The ECC83 was the European equivalent of the 12AX7A and tended to be a bit more linear and clip a little harder.