I didn't build any patches from scratch yet using your resonance curves, but I also haven't completely given up on it yet either. I'll revisit the concept down the road. I played pretty loud. Granted, I'm a novice here, and only have my monitor speakers at my computer at home and do not have a nice $3000 FRFR system to test it through. This may be my weak link...as in, STOCK settings are best for recording and getting the mix right on tape, and your findings might be best for live playing.
Questions come up, though, like what is Cliff's intention for the stock settings of this parameter, and what if something involved in the science behind what you and Jay came up with may be relying on a specific assumption that may or may not be true. Not saying you are wrong at all, I'm just curious since your numbers are severely different from stock. If this is hard science, why hasn't Cliff had this setup like this from the beginning. I feel there has to be something missing here...
You are assuming too much here. There's no intention at all, and there's no 'recording' vs. 'live'. Cliff exposes parameters so we can adjust them. It's not 'severe' to do so; he expects it. I think this is a more natural and organic sounding way to address that part of the parameter set we have available. I'm not saying this is right and he is wrong... far from it. I am saying the default curves sound great - as you have already noted - and I feel these sound
greater (yes, I made up a word). LOL. So I share that experience and opinion. This isn't a 'right' vs. 'wrong' or black and white battle of wits with Cliff or anyone else.
You either hear it/feel it sounds better or not. One thing to also keep in mind is that I've simplified it to express it against confusing the issue and topic to better communicate what I am getting across. Different amps I might deviate from my formula because of the highly subjective and very unscientific gold standard I always follow - I trust my ears.
You should trust yours too. If it sounds better to you to set the parameters another way or to leave them stock... then do it. The parameters are not some sort of mystical magic formula, they are collections of settings.
I feel that - for me - the curves I am using work better for what I want to hear and feel. I've logically asked experts in the field and done my own research and laid it all out as to how/why I came to where I am. I am sharing in the hope that others dig it. Nothing more, nothing less.
The only thing missing is when folks do not understand how/why different pages of parameter sets are exposed and broken out. Cliff gave this parameter set its own page in the amp block for a reason - it is
VERY important to dialing in your tone. Many are afraid of this page or at least have no idea how/why to approach it. I worked with it for over a year and didn't really 'get' it until I got a hold of Jay. Cliff has posted many times that there is no way to do this in a default manner because it assumes too much. Everyone uses different rigs, different cabs, different approaches and goes for different tones. No default curve can cover all of it.
I don't think Cliff has his feelings hurt if we change settings on the Axe-FX... that's why he put them in there. So we could.
In the end, you trust your ears. If you like the stock curves better, then you roll with them. It's ok, my feelings won't be hurt.
