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Axe-Master
Out of interest I was trying to match the tone coming through my FRFR (Behringer KX1200 x 2) via Axe CAB SIM to the tone I get through my 2 2x12 Mashall cabs. Using a high gain patch, I hear some high end crackle through the real cabs that I could not get through the FRFR with Cab SIMs (tryed a number of cab sims including some redwires ones I bought). From there I tried some EQing on the FRFR side and got somewhat closer but the high end crackle/fizz I was getting through the cab was not coming through on FRFR. Then I started down the following road:
I played through FRFR with no cab sim for a while just to get a feel for what goes into my Marshall Cabs. I couldn't help but suspect that some of the characteristics of this "uncabbed" tone actually comes through the Marshalls (in a good way) and helps to produce the sound I hear through those cabs. So based on this I set up my FRFR patch with the CAB (in a side chain) and the "non cabbed" tone from the AMP fed into a mixer block. In the mixer block I blended a bit of "non cabbed" tone from the AMP into the tone coming from the CAB Sim. I was actually able to match the tone of my Marshall Cabs through the FRFR rig much more closely this way.
Any thoughts? Does this make sense? Is it a practical solution to getting an FRFR tone that more closely matches actual Cabs? Does my FRFR suck that bad (I've been thinking of upgrading to something better) or is this experiment relevant to higher end FRFR systems.
I played through FRFR with no cab sim for a while just to get a feel for what goes into my Marshall Cabs. I couldn't help but suspect that some of the characteristics of this "uncabbed" tone actually comes through the Marshalls (in a good way) and helps to produce the sound I hear through those cabs. So based on this I set up my FRFR patch with the CAB (in a side chain) and the "non cabbed" tone from the AMP fed into a mixer block. In the mixer block I blended a bit of "non cabbed" tone from the AMP into the tone coming from the CAB Sim. I was actually able to match the tone of my Marshall Cabs through the FRFR rig much more closely this way.
Any thoughts? Does this make sense? Is it a practical solution to getting an FRFR tone that more closely matches actual Cabs? Does my FRFR suck that bad (I've been thinking of upgrading to something better) or is this experiment relevant to higher end FRFR systems.