I've tried (and I'm used to micing proper cabs)but I just can't get on with the concept, or even understand why they are there..its just more option overload and an even bigger Rabbit Hole than the IR one..
Struggled all weekend with Dyna Cabs, tried everything I can think of and switching back to a Legacy/Regular IR resulted in instant gratification and just blew DC's out of the water - OK, familiarity and all that comes into play I appreciate that, but I just don't get it..
Nobody is being forced into using them. The default choice is the original “Legacy” interface, factory and user cabs, so the system and interface is as it always was.
If the Legacy interface is difficult or confusing then perhaps find a single factory preset that sounds the way that’s desired and save the Cab block to the block library and reuse it. It can’t get simpler than that except by removing undesired blocks and saving the preset as a template and using the template always, or simply using the factory preset only.
Anyone else feel the same or am I missing something?
Yes. To both.
People feel the same and you are missing something.
Dyna-Cabs came about because the ones who wanted that type of interface repeatedly requested it
for years. Cliff listened, thought about what he would do differently beyond the interface, and implemented it. And, it seems that inevitably, people now complain that it exists at all.
Dyna-Cabs exist behind a closed door in the interface, and they don’t remove any functionality, they add to the existing functionality
if we choose to use them.
Fractal is the most responsive digital modeling company on the planet. They repeatedly release new features and fix bugs at a rate that no one else even attempts. And yet ….
I have about six presets I use most often, and one in particular I worked on for several years before I thought the Amp sounded right but I wasn’t happy with the Cab/IR sound even though I had untold numbers of third-party IRs to pick from, and I’d tried hundreds. It took about four tries with Dyna-Cabs to absolutely nail the sound I want. Four tries spread over a couple days amounting to about five hours compared to working for days and failing… I’m pretty happy with the difference.
Of the others, two were much better after switching to the Dyna-Cabs. The remaining ones I left on Legacy because I think they sound fine. My takeaway from that is that both cab types are very useful, they’re different, and having the flexibility and choice is great.
If the Dyna-Cabs don’t work for someone, that’s cool, use Legacy. If there are interface bugs, or ways either can be improved then invest in the future of the platform and write up how to reproduce the bug or a proposal for how to improve it. But complaining about something you don’t have to use is like being presented with a feast and complaining that one of the dishes is oysters in the half-shell or Brussel-sprouts, rather than ignoring it and moving on. Nothing has been taken away, you have just been given the opportunity to have more.