Totally agree. Simple is the best solution. If it sounds good leave it alone. I’ve found it incredibly easy to dial in a good sound with my newly acquired line 6 hx stomp. I don’t mess around too much passed the default settings for the most part. Now with the precision drive it’s unbelievable. I find that I don’t need a compressor either. It is more of just a feel thing. I use it as a slight boost and to even out the sound. And kind of a high low pass filter on 200hz and 5k for a more refined sound. You should never use compression or eq to make up for bad tone. Just to enhance and add that little extra something to an already good existing tone
This video made me fall in love with my Axe FX II again. I have the FM3 but there's something I really like about the Axe FX II tones. So raw and really cuts through the mix!
+1, the axe 3/fm3/fm9 sound more compressed and hairier. I really don't know what it is but the pre-Ares axe 2 tones are really, really, extraordinarily good to my ear.
@@Poepopdestoep Honestly it's possible to dial in usable tones on just about anything if you're persistent enough. The main benefit of realism is playing through it in real time. Once you listen back, I find that you don't hear the nuances in feel/realism as much as you notice them while playing. I still agree with what I said in that old comment, even though I'm using an FM3 now. I will say, as the axe 3 family has seen more firmware updates, it's grown on me. I've also found that turning the input trim & master vol. down reduces the hairy thing I mentioned. I'd argue that even if they sound a little different with identical settings, they can be compensated for the differences to a point where nobody would notice it in a mix.
This fine player just gave us everything we need to know on dialing in a great sound! But remember, you can’t dial in his fingers! He’s a beast of a player !
@@JayOneAlumni The tone is always in the hands. Misha could give someone his guitar with his signal chain with his gear and his amps and his cabs and they still wouldn’t be able to make the thing sound like he does
@@beastlybeast2716 no. tone is not. never is. the playing style is in the hands. tone is not. if give jimi hendrix EVH rig, the TONE is gonna sound like EVH Rig. that should be painfuly obvious. but. it wont sound like EVH playing because hes not playing like him. that should be obvious. tone and playing style are diff. again. that. should. be. obvious. and yes. their has been studies done and the sound doesnt change based on the player. thats why some people like plexies more than a mesa boogie. isnt that obvious to you?
@@graysonwilson3343 no. tone is not. never is. the playing style is in the hands. tone is not. if give jimi hendrix EVH rig, the TONE is gonna sound like EVH Rig. that should be painfuly obvious. but. it wont sound like EVH playing because hes not playing like him. that should be obvious. tone and playing style are diff. again. that. should. be. obvious. and yes. their has been studies done and the sound doesnt change based on the player. thats why some people like plexies more than a mesa boogie. isnt that obvious to you?
Yeah usually if the amp has plenty of gain and you just want to boost certain frequencies, use an eq before the amp block to sort of "boost" the frequencies you want without adding gain
4:39 it is actually the opposite. the faster you set the attack - the compressor it will activate quiker and wont let the note come through before it activates.
Misha thank you very much for what you are doing for us, as always very interesting! Please tell me, do you have any presets of yours on AXE FX III that you could share?
Lol how old is this video? The background is Misha's setup from years ago. The info is still relevant and useful to many, just funny to see this posted randomly.
Are you confusing up and down with left and right? The signal chain in the Axefx starts from the left with an input and ends to the right with an output. He's only got input, amp, cab, output. Later he adds the compressor and drive block so it's input, compressor, drive, amp, cab, and output. It's only one signal chain in the video. Hope that answers your question.
The AXE-EDIT editor is too small and difficult to see. There's a lot of empty screen real estate. I don't own one of those units so I don't know if you're locked into that size, but if you can expand it for future videos, that would be better.
A bit of advice to the armature home producers. You don't need the same plugins that he's using nor do you need to make your tone sound exactly like his. Learn from many different sources. Mess around with things on your own. Trial and error. I'm only saying this because when you watch so many videos on "guitar tones" you fall into this self imposed trap of thinking you have to mimic others. That is not the case. Do what sounds good to you. Experiment and have fun.
Man I'm so glad I confused you guys with Polyphia or whatever they're called, I prefer badass skull crushed djentry over "Tapy tap tap" like freakin twinkle toes.
@@chrisdaviesguitar I disagree, I think the biggest part of the battle now is getting good cab responses but if you can hear something I can't, fair enough.
I think he meant SLOWER attack on the compressor to let the initial transient come through naturally before the comp pulls it down.
I've learned a lot from many of your tutorial vids years ago and glad to see this newer one, to me. 🤘🏾
Totally agree. Simple is the best solution. If it sounds good leave it alone.
I’ve found it incredibly easy to dial in a good sound with my newly acquired line 6 hx stomp.
I don’t mess around too much passed the default settings for the most part.
Now with the precision drive it’s unbelievable.
I find that I don’t need a compressor either. It is more of just a feel thing. I use it as a slight boost and to even out the sound. And kind of a high low pass filter on 200hz and 5k for a more refined sound.
You should never use compression or eq to make up for bad tone. Just to enhance and add that little extra something to an already good existing tone
Damn dude, was just gonna research your tone and you hooked me up. Thanks!
Thank you Misha. I'm going to try apply this to my Helix.
This video made me fall in love with my Axe FX II again. I have the FM3 but there's something I really like about the Axe FX II tones. So raw and really cuts through the mix!
+1, the axe 3/fm3/fm9 sound more compressed and hairier. I really don't know what it is but the pre-Ares axe 2 tones are really, really, extraordinarily good to my ear.
@@thedudeofficial69 More realism does not always make it better i guess :)
@@Poepopdestoep Honestly it's possible to dial in usable tones on just about anything if you're persistent enough. The main benefit of realism is playing through it in real time. Once you listen back, I find that you don't hear the nuances in feel/realism as much as you notice them while playing. I still agree with what I said in that old comment, even though I'm using an FM3 now. I will say, as the axe 3 family has seen more firmware updates, it's grown on me. I've also found that turning the input trim & master vol. down reduces the hairy thing I mentioned. I'd argue that even if they sound a little different with identical settings, they can be compensated for the differences to a point where nobody would notice it in a mix.
I totally agree with this simpler approach. Great approach
approaching this properly, the best approach
This fine player just gave us everything we need to know on dialing in a great sound! But remember, you can’t dial in his fingers! He’s a beast of a player !
Yes but the tone is not in his hands. His playing style is. The amp tone he’s showing is In the amp
@@JayOneAlumni the hands make more difference in tone than you may realize
@@JayOneAlumni
The tone is always in the hands.
Misha could give someone his guitar with his signal chain with his gear and his amps and his cabs and they still wouldn’t be able to make the thing sound like he does
@@beastlybeast2716 no. tone is not. never is. the playing style is in the hands. tone is not. if give jimi hendrix EVH rig, the TONE is gonna sound like EVH Rig. that should be painfuly obvious. but. it wont sound like EVH playing because hes not playing like him. that should be obvious.
tone and playing style are diff. again. that. should. be. obvious. and yes. their has been studies done and the sound doesnt change based on the player. thats why some people like plexies more than a mesa boogie. isnt that obvious to you?
@@graysonwilson3343 no. tone is not. never is. the playing style is in the hands. tone is not. if give jimi hendrix EVH rig, the TONE is gonna sound like EVH Rig. that should be painfuly obvious. but. it wont sound like EVH playing because hes not playing like him. that should be obvious.
tone and playing style are diff. again. that. should. be. obvious. and yes. their has been studies done and the sound doesnt change based on the player. thats why some people like plexies more than a mesa boogie. isnt that obvious to you?
Yeah usually if the amp has plenty of gain and you just want to boost certain frequencies, use an eq before the amp block to sort of "boost" the frequencies you want without adding gain
Have you used a block letter profile on the Kemper and would you suggest any?
Great stuff
any possibility for a video on the same topic but with a live amp and mic?
Hey @misha is the wallpaper heat shield tiles from space shuttle?
Is there a drive model similar to the precision drive in the ax8?
4:39 it is actually the opposite. the faster you set the attack - the compressor it will activate quiker and wont let the note come through before it activates.
I think he meant that. I knew what he meant.
Yeah, he meant to say higher rather than faster, with the higher value indicating a longer attack time.
Misha thank you very much for what you are doing for us, as always very interesting! Please tell me, do you have any presets of yours on AXE FX III that you could share?
It’s my understanding they’re still using axe fx IIXL
Classic Misha vid whattup
such enthusiasm
Lol how old is this video? The background is Misha's setup from years ago. The info is still relevant and useful to many, just funny to see this posted randomly.
It’s old but maybe edited the title? I’m seeing comments from 5 years ago but it says it was posted 10 days ago
Yeah, and still being on an AxeFx II? Seriously? Like, I have newer hardware than that lol
@@TheDarthsteve316 watched the latest rig rundown and they’re still on Axe 2 🥴
Thanks man! awesome content
5 years ago?
WHAT
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hi , how can download the additional cabs. im still using axe fx 2 to tis day.
Veri Naiise.
The way all presets should start.
Young misha is my sprit animal
New to fractal but how are the in and outputs taking up more than a block in the left and right? Thanks!
Are you confusing up and down with left and right? The signal chain in the Axefx starts from the left with an input and ends to the right with an output. He's only got input, amp, cab, output. Later he adds the compressor and drive block so it's input, compressor, drive, amp, cab, and output. It's only one signal chain in the video. Hope that answers your question.
how do you carry the signal: mic-while or direct to audio interface?
In another video he mentioned just going from the axe-fx directly to the audio inter face.
I've been using a sweet stereo chorus after my cab with the tone turned really bright and the mix set to about 14%
Generally
The AXE-EDIT editor is too small and difficult to see. There's a lot of empty screen real estate. I don't own one of those units so I don't know if you're locked into that size, but if you can expand it for future videos, that would be better.
Yes you can expand it obviously, you can make it fullscreen if you want, too. :)
blow that editor up man haha make it big
How long ago was this recorded?
2016 or 2017, i think.
@@Sjur_sm57 Yeah this was relisted or something? My old like from years ago carried over.
@@Ghost17110 reupload from Misha’s personal channel I think. I’m confident I’ve seen this video before..
@@Sjur_sm57 It was part of a livestream i think, but yes
My theory is this content is being relocated so Misha can use his personal channel for car reviews. But that's just a theory.
#tbt
1:35 very true
how does he look so young though? Looks like Select difficulty Misha.
Quite sure this video is years old it was before they released studio cabs zilla. Looks like axe fx 2 as well
Why’s it so tiny!? 😂🙈
kaaayy, but how high of an input are you running into the axe? pretty fuckin important detail youre leaving out lol
What’s wrong with the size of everything in this video? I can’t see sh*t.
"Buy an axe fx"
*buy a axe fx* Thanks misha :,)
Kill me but it sounds bright and fizzy for me personally.
A bit of advice to the armature home producers. You don't need the same plugins that he's using nor do you need to make your tone sound exactly like his. Learn from many different sources. Mess around with things on your own. Trial and error. I'm only saying this because when you watch so many videos on "guitar tones" you fall into this self imposed trap of thinking you have to mimic others. That is not the case. Do what sounds good to you. Experiment and have fun.
First step - buy axe fx
😂😂😂
Man I'm so glad I confused you guys with Polyphia or whatever they're called, I prefer badass skull crushed djentry over "Tapy tap tap" like freakin twinkle toes.
You realize how dumb you sound ?
Dude, thanks for the vid, but how high are you? LOL
ummm homie? where is your hair?
bulb.
This man is an imposter..
Need to remember, not many guitarists can afford an AXFX
There are free 5150 sim plug-ins that can get you this time
@@isaacfayman the free stuff is always below par.
If you think Axfx is what makes a good tone I would suggest to get back to the basics.
Just buy an actual 5150 then
@@chrisdaviesguitar I disagree, I think the biggest part of the battle now is getting good cab responses but if you can hear something I can't, fair enough.