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Hi all!
The Axe FX has an amazing plethora off controls that if worked together can make nearly any sound you can imagine. The only challenge is understanding which controls to tweak together to get the specific sound that you are looking for.
This is where meta-controls come in . . .
A meta-control is a control that references multiple other controls to get an overarching result. For example - the Marshall sound is often compared to "crushed glass" and dialing in a Marshall is getting the shards into the correct size for the tone you're seeking. The problem with this is that there are MANY settings other than gain that control this part of the Marshall tone - biasing, output tube hardness, screen grid conduction, output transformer matching, etc. A meta-control would turn all of these controls in an intelligent manner - perhaps even against a series of Cliff-determined curves and exponentials - to get the require result.
I know that there are already several of these in the interface (pick dynamics, etc) but it would be cool to create specific controls for specific types of amps. Keep the individual detailed controls for the folks that really know what they are doing but add a layer of meta-controls on a page above them.
Some examples would be "hardness", "crushed glass", "thump", "grind", "sizzle", etc for a Marshall. These controls would be different on a Fender style amp - because folks want a different outcome from a Fender generally.
I know that these words don't really convey a specific sound but most guitarists would understand immediately what they meant. Anyway - thanks for reading!
The Axe FX has an amazing plethora off controls that if worked together can make nearly any sound you can imagine. The only challenge is understanding which controls to tweak together to get the specific sound that you are looking for.
This is where meta-controls come in . . .
A meta-control is a control that references multiple other controls to get an overarching result. For example - the Marshall sound is often compared to "crushed glass" and dialing in a Marshall is getting the shards into the correct size for the tone you're seeking. The problem with this is that there are MANY settings other than gain that control this part of the Marshall tone - biasing, output tube hardness, screen grid conduction, output transformer matching, etc. A meta-control would turn all of these controls in an intelligent manner - perhaps even against a series of Cliff-determined curves and exponentials - to get the require result.
I know that there are already several of these in the interface (pick dynamics, etc) but it would be cool to create specific controls for specific types of amps. Keep the individual detailed controls for the folks that really know what they are doing but add a layer of meta-controls on a page above them.
Some examples would be "hardness", "crushed glass", "thump", "grind", "sizzle", etc for a Marshall. These controls would be different on a Fender style amp - because folks want a different outcome from a Fender generally.
I know that these words don't really convey a specific sound but most guitarists would understand immediately what they meant. Anyway - thanks for reading!
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