one thing i really dislike is...

The only impact I'm aware of is the signal to noise ratio might not be completely optimal, buy I doubt you would notice. You shouldn't get any weaker tone since everything is normalized after it hits the Axefx input anyway
 
I don't understand how you EMG users have such weak signals. If I turn my input over 20% I start getting a bunch of red lights. 81/85 in a Steinberger ST-2FPA.
 
I've not had trouble with red tickling either and I use passive hb pups..

once you're well into the reds, things get a little more compressed
which [rightly or wrongly] I quite like the feel of..

my input is set around 75

I did try lower settings..
with my high gain and clean settings it didn't seem to make much difference at all [until I got below around 30-ish]
the crunchy tones though appeared to notice a little more below about 40
but even then it was very subtle.. nothing hugely noticeable..
 
MotherSea said:
I don't understand how you EMG users have such weak signals. If I turn my input over 20% I start getting a bunch of red lights. 81/85 in a Steinberger ST-2FPA.
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I should add that the EMG in question that I've used is the 81X, which I believe has somewhat lower output than the original 81. My passives are Pearly Gates, and I keep them set fair low so they don't interfere with string vibration. That said, I never had any problem getting them into the "red zone" on the Standard. I'll experiment some more, since I prefer a somewhat compressed sound.
 
Scott Peterson said:
Set it for your hottest guitar and forget it.

It has NOTHING to do with input level. It sets the A/D levels. Signal path and amp gain are not effected in any way. You can set input trim on your specific presets in the amp block.
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There are three knobs one for input and two for A/D levels, so what am I missing here? For me if you turn input right down, I have been able to successfully make it sound very weak..

It say's input the other two are AD input as far as I can see, you turn it up too much it makes your guitar / or bass (Especially bass) distort. You turn it down too much the input levels on some passives can be too low..
 
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Personally I leave it at 80% and forget about it. But here's a suggestion for Fractal to accommodate those who would like to adjust the INSET IN parameter quickly when changing guitars:

When playing a patch, the A knob now sets the Scene number. How about making the B knob a direct control for the INPUT INSTR IN parameter?
 
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