Robhimself
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I can't understand why an 1400€ unit makes "pops" when you switch the power on and off...
Please, fix this.
Please, fix this.
Just turn the volume on the FM3 down when you turn it on & off. Simple.I can't understand why an 1400€ unit makes "pops" when you switch the power on and off...
Please, fix this.
What order of powering up should I follow?
http://usa.matrixamplification.com/faq/technical-product-guides.htmlSo in general when switching on, the amp should be last in the chain. So preamp or modeller first and any effects, etc., and then the amp. You may still hear a pop as the amp powers up (when connected to a speaker) but this will be less than the sound of your connected stuff switching on if the amp was on first. When powering down, amp first then connected stuff to avoid the above in reverse. ON-Amp last… OFF-Amp first. A small thump or pop is normal and should not damage your speakers in any way.
I just tried it with my FM9 & I can confirm that turning down the volume before powering down stops the popping sound. My FM9 doesn't make a pop when it powers on so maybe that's only an FM3 issue.AFAIK, there's a certain common sense hygiene to powering things on and off.
I would still use that even if my device used other tech or solutions to prevent pops.
From the Matrix site, for example, ...
http://usa.matrixamplification.com/faq/technical-product-guides.html
OTOH, I too thought there are solutions to this, but maybe they are not the best in the long run? (like an electrolytical cap that could wear out or start displaying its own issues, etc.)
I would be surprised if it can be fixed in the code, although I don't entirely exclude it.
If turning the volume down indeed solves it, that's already pretty great. Not every device has that, I think.
That's true, but sometimes you get a bad sound guy at the gig & he leaves the volume on. POP! lol! That used to happen to me all the time when I was running my Triple Recto. As soon as I switched the channel for the first time it sounded like the PA speakers were going to explode.I can't understand why people turn their monitors/speakers on before turning everything else on. Monitors last on, first off, has always been the standard practice. It's as basic as turning an amp down or muting the channel on a mixer before unplugging a guitar.
Yup. Same issue with the Mesa Roadster I had. Got in the habit of cycling through the channels after powering up with the volume low, then setting the volume where it needed to be.That's true, but sometimes you get a bad sound guy at the gig & he leaves the volume on. POP! lol! That used to happen to me all the time when I was running my Triple Recto. As soon as I switched the channel for the first time it sounded like the PA speakers were going to explode.
Yeah, I heard it's static that builds up in the relay of the amp. I found a post on a guitar forum with a trick that worked for me. If anybody is interested...Yup. Same issue with the Mesa Roadster I had. Got in the habit of cycling through the channels after powering up with the volume low, then setting the volume where it needed to be.
I had an Ultra, MkII and now the FM3, and don't feel the FM3 is an "entry level" product. I use it as a professional gear, with a professional cost. And this is a very annoying bug.If you buy the more expensive Axe III it has this feature, the less expensive fm3 doesn’t….. seems reasonable for the higher end gear to do things their “entry level” one doesn’t, no ?
Don't works... It's not a volume problem.Just turn the volume on the FM3 down when you turn it on & off. Simple.
Sorry man. That's a bummer.Don't works... It's not a volume problem.
Doesn't work for me either. I have headphones connected to OUT1 and monitors to OUT2 via interface (have reasons to do like this).Don't works... It's not a volume problem.