Don't Overlook Smoothing

[AlGrenadine]

@FractalAudio
Like smoothing flattens peaks, maybe it could be interesting to have the opposite, like the amount setting in tma block but in order to get a more pronounced range?

 

[masque]

I have been messing with this lightly thus far since I got my unit, and noticed a considerable difference in tone that I find mostly pleasing. The video example up above is significant! Thanks for posting.

 

[jon]

Thanks for this great tip Cliff!!

It really helped me just cut a tad of harshness out, and sounds great!

I added just a touch - like 0.8 or so, but it makes a big difference to my ears! I was trying to eq it out before but that was more tedious - this gets me right where I need to be in seconds!

Pro tip there! Thanks again!

 

[David Houck]

I too have been finding it very helpful, and pleasantly surprising.

 

[dumbeat]

Someone finally found it.

Any up to date (FW12) list of blocks(amps/effects) like Yek made some years ago?

 

[kypen]

I want to add that the power of tweaking Smoothing with a ToneMatch capture is also incredibly useful. I used the first very few notes of "Walk" by Pantera, which are recorded in isolation (nice!), and just matched against the Youtube video of the song. With a bit of smoothing and EQ, I've got a pretty angry sound I'm happy with.

 

[curious]

Nice and useful parameter. I normally only adjust gain, BMT and hi/low cut. This is a really handy parameter that has a subtle but noticeable effect on harshness in higher frequencies. Great stuff.

 

[yyz67]

@FractalAudio, regarding smoothing and low/hi cuts, any chance to implement a frequency-based display in the CAB block (in addition to the IR/time display)?

 

[Joe Bfstplk]

@FractalAudio, regarding smoothing and low/hi cuts, any chance to implement a frequency-based display in the CAB block (in addition to the IR/time display)?

Pb-b-b-b-b-b-b-lease? Bonus points if it displays the composite of "what you hear" when muting/soloing individual IRs....

 

[yyz67]

Bonus points if it displays the composite of "what you hear" when muting/soloing individual IRs....

Or individual CABs plus an option to see an overlay of the actual composite FR.

 

[Joe Bfstplk]

Or individual CABs plus an option to see an overlay of the actual composite FR.

Pretty much what you'd get with 'what I hear' when soloing or muting IRs....

 

[Webby]

Is there anything like smoothing on the AxeFxII ?
Dephase is a nice thing to experiment with but I'm guessing it's totally different.

 

[Jason Scott]

Is there anything like smoothing on the AxeFxII ? Dephase is a nice thing to experiment with but I'm guessing it's totally different.

From what I understand, Smoothing is the same as Dephase.

 

[steadystate]

Without Smoothing, the number of IRs usable to me would be decreased by a factor of at least 10. I always find myself cranking it way past what others seem to prefer; usually from 5 to 7.

 

[yek]

From what I understand, Smoothing is the same as Dephase.

Indeed, they are the same thing.

 

[App12]

Unlike others, I quite like my Kemper. But the company and the small piece of the company culture you can see from their forum moderators, there is something seriously wrong with the company. This news just confirms that. Other companies have found a way to work around the KPA patents so hopefully FAS will too. Not that the III needs it per se, more just to poke a finger in their eye

 

[painkiller]

I played a bit with smoothing, and now I'm curious, if this is intended:
If Smoothing is different than 0.00, the time-plot shows also the "Minimum Phase" effect, like in Cab-Lab (it's the same in Axe-Edit and on the front panel):

 

[shatteredsquare]

I played a bit with smoothing, and now I'm curious, if this is intended:
If Smoothing is different than 0.00, the time-plot shows some kind of "auto-trim", like in Cab-Lab (it's the same in Axe-Edit and on the front panel):

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Yeah any amount of smoothing auto-applies MPT internally

 

[painkiller]

Smoothing in Cab-Lab doesn‘t do that, hence I‘m curious if it‘s intended or a mistake

 

[DLC86]

Smoothing in Cab-Lab doesn‘t do that, hence I‘m curious if it‘s intended or a mistake

In cab lab smoothing is not available at all if min-phase is not selected, so I guess it can't be applied correctly to a raw IR and it's intended