Modeler Stress Test

[Rex]

But Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera...Maybe Hera was messing around w/Quantum.

Ares is the Greek god of war.

 

[lqdsnddist]

Let me be the first to ask.... wait for it.... When is Ares coming to the Axe-Fx II and AX8 ????

 

[Golden]

1) Real Amp
2) III
3) Other - the third one is definitely the weakest of the three.

 

[Satch4u3]

Hey look... It's the first official mention of "ARES" -- the inheritor of "QUANTUM"!

Nooice! Figured that it was mentioned somewhere else and I missed it!

 

[FractalAudio]

This would be a more useful comparison if #3 was as loud as #1 and #2.

All clips were normalized.

 

[Spidouz]

Not sure (I don't really like any tone here), so I would be wrong, but I would say:

#1: Axe-FX III (still good one)
#2: Real Amp (my favorite one)
#3: Competitor (the worse one)

 

[Clockwork Creep]

The reverb between first and second seemed to be different.
Reverb does mask the sound a little, so i think you shouldn't have used that.
The reverb on the second clips sounds like what I'd think the reverb on the axe sounds like, so i guess that's the Axe.
The first is the real amp then. There's also a bit more background noise in that clip. I'd expect the axe to have less than a real amp.
Other than that, the first and the second sound really close.
And the third one is POD, or guitar rig. I can't imagine any modern modeller sounding this flat. It also sounds as if the dry signal is mixed in a bit.

Anyway, hoping "Ares" is comming to Axe FX two too.
Cheers, mate.

 

[VegasGuitar]

#1 Amp (noise of an amp)
#2 Bestest modler, Axe III
#3 Yuck!

 

[Clockwork Creep]

Not sure (I don't really like any tone here)

Well, the goal here wasn't to make a good tone, but to stress test, with the eq all set to 10, to see if the modellers react like the real amp would in this config.
This is a good idea. I'd like to hear more tests such as these.

 

[Spidouz]

Well, the goal here wasn't to make a good tone, but to stress test, with the eq all set to 10, to see if the modellers react like the real amp would in this config.
This is a good idea. I'd like to hear more tests such as these.

Duh! And you can still have amps all cranked to 10 and have a great tone that you love...

 

[RafterRattler]

I'm guessing they were all Mr. Chase. <jk>

I too think the third is the other one. Had the same compressed sound that made me return every product of theirs that I tried. If I'm wrong..so be it and maybe I'll give 'em another shot.

BTW, is anyone else worried that ARES is pretty close to Boss's new name for COSM?

RR

 

[Triaxis75]

1. Real
2. lll
3. p00

Btw...not using an oxford comma threw me for a loop, but in a good way. The first two samples I was trying figure out which one it was supposed to sound like...whereas the 3rd just sounded like it didn't belong with the other two. Difference in volume and overall audio softening of the sound just made it sound awkward in comparison.

 

[bishop5150]

Ares! Cool! Just listening on my phone I would guess 1st Fractal, 2nd the real amp and 3rd the competition.

 

[200man]

last one competition?

 

[brianv4]

Hey look... It's the first official mention of "ARES" -- the inheritor of "QUANTUM"!

And hey, a new Avatar for me

must be getting close!

 

[Tahoebrian5]

Ares

Additionally Real Er Sounding

 

[Paperjace]

Ghost

 

[NeoSound]

Ares is the Greek god of war.

 

[rodzimguitar68]

1. Axe III
2. competitor
3. Real Amp

 

[GotMetalBoy]

#3 is the competitor. #1&2 are too similar. I've compared 2 of the same amps that have had more variations than #1&2, especially if one of the amps was powered on and warmed up longer than the other.