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. AND... volume matter!!! Bedroom level don't make justice to fw18!!!
If that's true Fractal might as well close their doors. as most of their buyers want that roaring amp sound at whisper volume.
. AND... volume matter!!! Bedroom level don't make justice to fw18!!!
If that's true Fractal might as well close their doors. as most of their buyers want that roaring amp sound at whisper volume.
I just got my Axe this past week and when I tried it out of the box, I was blown away. It was super easy to just pull up presets and get a fantastic tone. Then I updated to the 18 beta, and I'm finding myself agreeing with you, for almost the opposite reason. It almost feels too raw, too gainy/gritty compared to 17 where things felt smooth and refined. But in my case I'm almost positive it's because I don't know what I'm doing yet...setting levels and so forth. I'm almost exclusively just using the factory presets until I get into it further.
My next step (this has nothing to do with firmware) is to figure out how to get the MFC set up for a live performance. I've watched the videos and they're all about presets and scenes and song mode and I have very little idea the difference between those in practical terms. I mean, I understand what a preset is, and I understand what a scene is. I'm not sure how to use the MFC, logistically speaking, to change from one preset to another, and literally zero idea what song mode is. But I'm getting there. I finally have the MFC mapped out the way I want, with the exception of being unable to assign the tap function to the current "down" button...that's a big kick in the noodles. Otherwise I'm really digging the axe. It sounds great and the BASIC functions are pretty intuitive. The more advanced stuff...well, I'm learning.
some people don't like reality.
I think my axe fx II fw 18b7 sounds way way better than any "real" amp I have ever had or heard IRL
Wait until you hear the release version
I smell epiphany part deux. Firmware 19?
Fyi, 18.01 released.
I really found a fondness for 17.04 also. 18 didn't set with me straight away, and I had to reinstall it. After that it sounded better.
It worries me when I read here and in other topics that some people have to reinstall the FW before it works correct. I read this more recently. Why is this? How do you know when it's the FW itself that doesn't sound as it should or a bad install? Very hard to judge if you have a 100% correct install if you don't know what to expect from the new FW.
It worries me when I read here and in other topics that some people have to reinstall the FW before it works correct. I read this more recently. Why is this? How do you know when it's the FW itself that doesn't sound as it should or a bad install? Very hard to judge if you have a 100% correct install if you don't know what to expect from the new FW.