bxlgotham
Inspired
First, this is for practice, noodling, and other creative pursuits during hours at which the amp/FX3 just cannot be effectively appreciated, even with attenuator (in case of amps).
I have been struggling hard to get sounds with presets that sound pleasing at all to play to through these phones. These phones are fantastic, and I can listen to more recordings than I can count through them. However, I admit I have not been any more successful using them even with my JMP-1 than I have with the FX3. I have tried turning on some of the Apollo plugins in real-time in the console, to help push the signal in the right direction (compression and some other simulated pres). But end day I am just not feeling it.
I should add that whenever I set any aspect of the block to get some fat gain-y tone, the phones start fizzing as if its clipping. I don't think it's the phones, since I can listen to very loud signal music into them without any issue and I don't hear the problem in my Adam A7x.
Anyone have any favorite presets for headphones of similar quality/characteristics? I realize it's not really the intended use, so I don't blame the Axe.
UPDATE: It's definitely the Apollo X4 at fault. I plugged the phones directly into the AXE and problem is gone and things sounds great. I had the FX3 going into X4 via optical cable. Something I must be doing wrong on how it's getting decoded?
I have been struggling hard to get sounds with presets that sound pleasing at all to play to through these phones. These phones are fantastic, and I can listen to more recordings than I can count through them. However, I admit I have not been any more successful using them even with my JMP-1 than I have with the FX3. I have tried turning on some of the Apollo plugins in real-time in the console, to help push the signal in the right direction (compression and some other simulated pres). But end day I am just not feeling it.
I should add that whenever I set any aspect of the block to get some fat gain-y tone, the phones start fizzing as if its clipping. I don't think it's the phones, since I can listen to very loud signal music into them without any issue and I don't hear the problem in my Adam A7x.
Anyone have any favorite presets for headphones of similar quality/characteristics? I realize it's not really the intended use, so I don't blame the Axe.
UPDATE: It's definitely the Apollo X4 at fault. I plugged the phones directly into the AXE and problem is gone and things sounds great. I had the FX3 going into X4 via optical cable. Something I must be doing wrong on how it's getting decoded?
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