I don’t know about Axe FX II with Ares Firmware, but now with 3.0 firmware it’s miles ahead AX8 tone and feel.
This^^
Oh cool, I hope that and the cathode compression gets automatically updated in the new release so we don't have to reset every amp.
I have both FX2 and FM3 but it is impossible to tell as the only real reference measure is a good band level rehearsal (with al it's feedback artifices etc). With these covid rules all is stopped again since october and no way for me to have a real life test in a band context until february at earliest. The Axe Fx II with Ares and Ultrares is very very good, if I can achieve just that with the FM3 it would be great. The problem when you play alone is that quite often you think you sound good, but it's the "band context" and level that reveals the truth. Due to direct sound feedback the amp dynamics change a lot when playing at level with a band, one of the reasons I don't like bands playing with in ear and without backstage amps; it just sounds too clinic. In order not to have to retweak two times, I got back to FW1.06 that sounded quite good already IMHO.
Should be none if you update to 3.01, which has just been released:
Please contact support and we'll work through it that way: https://www.fractalaudio.com/getting-help/
Here we go, OK !!
I confirm I now see the light. Great job this FW. If you told me you integrated UR I'd believe you. Just got through a few patches on the headphones, and looking really forward to try this over my small PA in the attic tomorrow, but right from how it sounds yet I'm sure it will work out perfect. There's indeed more finesse and detail in the sound. Thanks a lot to all of you.
