That explains it.. and is why I was confused. I looked on the Amp Wiki page and it said it include it but I didn't realize it was not on the FM3. Are the Pan/Trem block effects just as good?You're correct: add them as separate effects. The Pan/Trem block has a nice bias trem and the Reverb block has several spring options. The other Fractal devices do have a bias trem effect built into the Amp block, but it's not available on the FM3 due to CPU limitations. It's only available separately in the Pan/Trem block (which runs on a separate CPU from the Amp block).
Got any settings you can share. I don't like the way the preset effects on the FM3 are configured for these amps.If you want recreate the amps' built in effects, the tremolo goes after the spring reverb so the reverb tails get tremolo too. Many presets get that backwards.
Every time I tried the bias trem in an amp model, I heard quiet scratchy glitching in time with it. I doubt the real amps do that, but I could be wrong.
In any case, for that reason I use a separate trem block, sounds great.
Well that's too bad, but not the glitch I mean. What I heard was a quiet scratchy sound, periodic white noise, ish. Weird suck for this, but not ticking.The tremolo in my DRRI ticks.
Well that's too bad, but not the glitch I mean. What I heard was a quiet scratchy sound, periodic white noise, ish. Weird suck for this, but not ticking.
LOL.. it's a built in metronome.It's not a glitch, the tremolo circuit in all of the Deluxe Reverb Reissues has a ticking noise to it that follows the set speed. But there's no firmware updates for analog circuits...
The tremolo in my DRRI ticks.
Confirmed on my DRRI.the tremolo circuit in all of the Deluxe Reverb Reissues has a ticking noise to it that follows the set speed
^This^Depends on the amp you want to recreate. Anything from Fender pre 1963 (tweeds and brownface) did not have reverb built in. Those would have used a stand alone reverb unit in front of the amp's input. Putting the reverb block in front of the Amp block will help get those types of sounds. Tweed and low wattage amps like the Princeton had bias tremolo. The larger blackface and silverface amps mostly had optical tremolo. A few models of brownface amps (transitional models between the tweeds and the blackface models) had the more rare multi-tube harmonic vibrato. It's a cool sound but it's its own thing for sure. More of a swirly phaser thing than tremolo or true vibrato.
The Deluxe spring model in front of the bias or optical tremolo models works well for a lot of Fender amp tones. If you're going for a more vintage rockabilly or surf vibe, try the reverb in front of the amp for that dense wash of reverb sound.
There are ways to reduce or eliminate optoisolator bulb tick. Most successful seems to be the 220pF 1000V cap from plate to cathode of the neon bulb driver tube:The tremolo in my DRRI ticks.