Axe_FX II Rigs, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Digital Modelling.

Drew_TNBD

Yeah find out, and let me know and I'll book the day off.

Clarky

awesome… I'll give him a ping….

Handsome_Chris

Si_ said:

I've re-done the patch and it seems much bette now.. CPU is down to 71% and switching between scenes is a LOT better.  Next rehearsal is wednesday so I'll know for sure after then.

@Si, how did it go?

Si_

I got my dates mixed up.. it's tonight not yesterday.

Clarky

just finished recording with 15.02

holy fk… this is amazing..

Si_

Scene switching is a lot better now i've re-done my patch.. still not 100% happy with it, but almost there.  Cleans are still not to my liking, but think my lead and rhythm tones are there now. 

Clarky

@Si_ I know it's a little counter intuitive.. but..

try setting up your clean tone so that there is a tiny hint of dirt going on hint you strum reasonable hard..

it'll thicken the tone, be a bit more 'playable' and actually sound cleaner in the mix..

Si_

thats how I have it.. seems a bit thin and weedy.. might experiment with a few different amp blocks.

Drew_TNBD

Turn up the depth knob, that'll add some low end girthitude (yes it's a word!!) to your tone.

Which model are you using? I prefer the Double verb for cleans at the moment.

Si_

It's the double verb I'm using. I'll try the depth control tomorrow and see itf it helps.

I'm not after crystal cleans.. like Clarky said, I want a little bite when I dig in, but clean when played lightly.

Clarky

I like the Hiwatt Normal for cleans on the thicker / more robust side..

you can also go into the amp's GEQ page and give the 125 and 250 a good nudge

and if it 'honks' in the low mids, try cutting 500 by a few dB.. that'll also help the low end sound a bit deeper..

Roland

You could also try one of the Bassman models, with the gain set so that it starts to thicken at strumming volume

Drew_TNBD

Axe FX does the Tool Schism whammy bass:

Drew_TNBD

FCB1010 just turned up. Don't have the Uno eprom yet though.

Si_

I was never a fan of the FCB1010, found it a total pain to program and it just felt cheap (although I guess it is cheep so that's ok).

Drew_TNBD

Expression pedals do feel a bit cheap, but the footswitches feel as good as the Boss ones imho, and the chasis is solid. Not much more you could want really.

I actually prefer these soft 'Boss style' switches to the ones the Fractal MFC uses. Your feet can find them much easier and because the top row is offset it means less accidental triggerings.

The MFC - imho - felt overpriced for what you get, and I didn't like the form factor which is why I sent it back.

Clarky

I like those switch types too... somethnig I get reminded of every time I mess with the VG-99 / FC-300..

Clarky

@Si_ I noticed that you're selling the Axe again....

you got probs with it???

Handsome_Chris

FFS! I am not changing the title of this thread, again.

octatonic

Handsome_Chris said:

FFS! I am not changing the title of this thread, again.

You'll do as you are told, or does Drew have to get out his truncheon again?