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<blockquote data-quote="Andrew Broughton" data-source="post: 129162" data-attributes="member: 318">Re: Guitar Amp ModelersIt&#039;s all replicable, Bob. It all has a formula and if you know what that is, you can emulate anything. Things that you mention, like the power supply sag, <a href="http://wiki.fractalaudio.com/axefx2/index.php?title=Amp_block#SUPPLY_SAG_.2F_MAINS_IMP._.28SAG.29" target="_blank">have been modeled</a> accurately in the Axe-FX. The caps, the transformer reactions to the speaker, the negative feedback, bias and other tube voltages are all emulated. Have a look at the settings and how they function in the <a href="http://wiki.fractalaudio.com/axefx2/index.php?title=Amp_block" target="_blank">wiki</a>. Check out what Cliff (the inventor of the Axe-FX) <a href="http://forum.fractalaudio.com/news-announcements/cliffs-notes/" target="_blank">writes about some of the parameters in the Axe-FX</a>. It seems that he knows a lot about how guitar amps work.So, I think the difference that people may &quot;feel&quot; will be the interaction between the speaker and the pickups on the guitar which is difficult to emulate, and would definitely require a speaker in the room and a certain level of audio coming from that speaker.In the end, to me it&#039;s much like the battle between the turntable and digital audio camps. Many will never give up the sound of their records for the convenience of the digital format. So, if you just need one amp sound with a few effects, and are most happy with that sound, bring your amp and pedal board. If you need lots of sounds and want less weight to carry, need consistency in your FOH sound and repeatability, a modeler is a great solution. People that use digital audio and are happy with it are not going to be able to convince record enthusiasts to switch, and vice versa.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andrew Broughton, post: 129162, member: 318"] Re: Guitar Amp Modelers It's all replicable, Bob. It all has a formula and if you know what that is, you can emulate anything. Things that you mention, like the power supply sag, [URL="http://wiki.fractalaudio.com/axefx2/index.php?title=Amp_block#SUPPLY_SAG_.2F_MAINS_IMP._.28SAG.29"]have been modeled[/URL] accurately in the Axe-FX. The caps, the transformer reactions to the speaker, the negative feedback, bias and other tube voltages are all emulated. Have a look at the settings and how they function in the [URL="http://wiki.fractalaudio.com/axefx2/index.php?title=Amp_block"]wiki[/URL]. Check out what Cliff (the inventor of the Axe-FX) [URL="http://forum.fractalaudio.com/news-announcements/cliffs-notes/"]writes about some of the parameters in the Axe-FX[/URL]. It seems that he knows a lot about how guitar amps work. So, I think the difference that people may "feel" will be the interaction between the speaker and the pickups on the guitar which is difficult to emulate, and would definitely require a speaker in the room and a certain level of audio coming from that speaker. In the end, to me it's much like the battle between the turntable and digital audio camps. Many will never give up the sound of their records for the convenience of the digital format. So, if you just need one amp sound with a few effects, and are most happy with that sound, bring your amp and pedal board. If you need lots of sounds and want less weight to carry, need consistency in your FOH sound and repeatability, a modeler is a great solution. People that use digital audio and are happy with it are not going to be able to convince record enthusiasts to switch, and vice versa. [/QUOTE]

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