People think they hear a difference BETWEEN THE EXACT SAME RECORDING!
So any differences in my phase cancelation clip could be due to some inherent tonal coloration imparted by the electronics in the Triaxis on the source material?
Using my ears, I still can't hear a difference.
I mentioned this in the other thread: How much of a difference is there when plugging the guitar into the Axe-FX so that the looper could record it, feeding the result to the triaxis versus plugging straight into the triaxis?
I would assume the Axe-FX is the best buffer we're likely to encounter but it obviously isn't *exactly* the same as running straight to the triaxis. I doubt this could account for a major difference but mention it anyway.
I don't know any other way to do such a test without some kind of buffer- otherwise you'd have to play the guitar part identically multiple times. That's not really possible.
I'm satisfied with the output of the Axe-FX products for my own purposes. It often sounds better than a real amp to me in a lot of ways.
+1, all this talk about "real amps" prompted me to pull out some dusty gear: Rivera KR100 running through a vintage 4x12 cab, can't deny the in-the room aspect of this setup and the fact that it can push air, however, to me the Axe-Fx is so customizable that it's raise the bar, I can't replicate the smooth distortions with the KR! YMMVI'm satisfied with the output of the Axe-FX products for my own purposes. It often sounds better than a real amp to me in a lot of ways.
I doubt you can line the phase up exactly. The exact phase would be a fraction of a sample period. AFAIK most (all?) DAWs only allow you to shift a waveform in integer sample increments.
Also the reverb is time-variant so it won't be the same in both clips.
What matters is your ears. If you can't hear a difference rejoice in that. I can't hear a difference. Maybe a tenth of a dB more bass in the second half of the first clip but I certainly don't hear any huge, OMG, the Axe-Fx FAILS! stuff that the "Questioning" thread would have you believe.
OK, with the clips reversed I still tend to like the first one better when listening consecutively for the same reasons. When listening to similar parts of each clip they sound the same to me. So, I'm chalking this one up to auditory illusion.
The input to the Triaxis is very high impedance (1M) like almost all tube amps. The input to the Axe-Fx has the same impedance.