People or fractal ?People make it difficult , simple answer.
Again, that's not how that word works. You can't just throw "objectively" on an opinion. It doesn't work that way.but I see so many people saying that a given piece of entry-level gear "sounds fantastic" when it's objectively not true.
People or fractal ?
When you have 2000 cabs , 400 amps , effects and whatever ... thatās ok if some people put their favorite amp and cab and just play without trying nothing , but thatās not everyone case . I you have a big library and only read the same book ... if you are curious , itās easy to fall in the ānever ending tweaking processā
Its one thing to not understand how to make it work. That can be overcome. When you start with "its un useable", that is different.what if you sound terrible? and the ones who tried but werent happy sound even better than you? Alone the fact that how advanced this gear is...should help you understand, for many reasons it can be too complicated, hard to use for some people. ...If your post is about āunderstandingā.
There are many world class players out there, who can NOT play thru FRFR and they need their cab, amp right next to them. On stage or in studio.
And there are many experienced users posting stuff here...sound good
/ok on computer/phone speakers...than i listen in my studio, and the low end is a mess. (to my ears ofcourse...but up to a certain point it is also measurable/sceintifically clear, those tones wont work neither on stage nor in recording in most cases)
FYI, I donāt own a real amp anymore, even no pedals/fx and been 11 years almost i do all with axe fx. Mostly FRFR, sometimes hook axe to a traditional cab...super happy but is doesnt mean everybody has to like Axe Fx, or find it easy to use. People have different backround, experience...
I try/want also my bass/guitar player friends understand, see how great Axe Fx is...and probably made 10 people buy fractal products already....but it just simply doesnt work for some they canāt get what they want to hear out of it.
Yes you can. Accuracy, linearity and distortion are easily measurable and absolutely objective.Again, that's not how that word works. You can't just throw "objectively" on an opinion. It doesn't work that way.
Doesn't really apply to guitar modelers, right?Yes you can. Accuracy, linearity and distortion are easily measurable and absolutely objective.
Yes you can. Accuracy, linearity and distortion are easily measurable and absolutely objective.
That's true, but you said, "I see so many people saying that a given piece of entry-level gear "sounds fantastic" when it's objectively not true." Is the term fantastic objectively verifiable? If so, how is it measured?Yes you can. Accuracy, linearity and distortion are easily measurable and absolutely objective.
i am not able to follow, who said āits unusuableā ?! neither your own post nor my response mentions anything about people saying āaxe is unusable.āIts one thing to not understand how to make it work. That can be overcome. When you start with "its un useable", that is different.
Someone can hate how a $5000 speaker sounds even if others like it. Preference is all about opinion, and an opinion is totally personal.
Something can objectively sound fantastic to someone who thinks it sounds fantastic.
That's correct, but that's not what I'm responding to. You can't use it with words like "worse" or "better" when you're talking about how something sounds. You can say "this is objectively more accurate" and that's fine. You can't say "this objectively sounds worse".Yes you can. Accuracy, linearity and distortion are easily measurable and absolutely objective.