You Guys/Gals Are in for Another Treat

I wonder if this will affect how drives (particularly fuzzes) are perceived. The fuzz models sound less ragged (to me, anyway) than my IRL fuzz boxes.
 
FractalAudio said:
Going to be a while longer. I'm trying to salvage as much of the amp model data as possible to get a beta out but it's a lot of work.

And this morning I lost about an hour noodling on the Tucana Clean model.

I'd make a recording but my chops suck now and I'd just embarrass myself.
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Thank you for keeping us in the loop, @FractalAudio. I get how noodling away on an amp in the Axe can be time-draining :p
 
FractalAudio said:
Going to be a while longer. I'm trying to salvage as much of the amp model data as possible to get a beta out but it's a lot of work.

And this morning I lost about an hour noodling on the Tucana Clean model.

I'd make a recording but my chops suck now and I'd just embarrass myself.
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Awe shucks. I guess I'll have to settle on playing the world's most accurate tube amp and effects modeler while I wait for an update for the world's most accurate tube amp and effects modeler.
 
Chug is fine to me...break up is where all modellers (even the new one) need improvement. But every firmware updates are always welcomed 🎸🤩
 
I don’t usually follow pre firmware’s update on the forum...Is it always like that or there’s a big one coming?
 
Akeron said:
Well if the difference in sound is really so drastic and you preferred a more "polite" one of course you won't like it. I guess you can't please everyone. I don't know if that's possible but you could add a "polished mode" for people who liked that sound so everyone is happy
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No need to add a mode, just revert to fw15.01.
 
zedeloc said:
I'm not a big fan of sports. But KC is a widely beloved coworker's favorite team. He's, unfortunately, dying of cancer. But TWO in a row would be a freaking awesome way to see him out! So I'm rooting for your correction. \m/ :tonguewink: \m/
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Oh man, sorry to hear about your coworker. Yes, let's hope they give him a good one. :cool:
 
FractalAudio said:
Going to be a while longer. I'm trying to salvage as much of the amp model data as possible to get a beta out but it's a lot of work.

And this morning I lost about an hour noodling on the Tucana Clean model.

I'd make a recording but my chops suck now and I'd just embarrass myself.
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I've lost days on the Tucana, although it would be inaccurate to say lost, its more like I found myself.
 
FractalAudio said:
I'm working on it. Every amp model needs to be reentered. Lot of work. So far it is sounding fantastic. It's hard to keep focused as I get distracted playing.

It can be a bit shocking at first. Those "vintagey" amps are quite a bit different in some cases. Spitty, gnarly, nasty, angry sounding. The "polished" sound is gone. The low end is tighter. High gain amps growl and chug with a vocal quality. Medium gain amps purr like a big cat. Low gain amps sound big and chimey.

The whole impetus for this was I was doing some critical listening and I noticed that certain amp models didn't have the same distortion "texture" as the real amp. The amps sounded like rubbing two rocks together while the models sounded more like sandpaper. There was also a vocal quality. The amps went "chug, chug, yowwwwww" while the models went "chit, chit, yeeeeee". That led to a complete rewrite of the preamp algorithms. What I learned from that I applied to improvements in the power amp algorithms.
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Just got a III. And noticing the ”polished“ sound. Good for some thing but not for others, It’s like there’s a harmonic in there somewhere, an Oxford inflator Kind of effect.
Your comment above that the “polished sounds is now gone is music to my ears! I can’t wait for Cygnus!
 
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