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  1. News and Announcements

    1. Read Me

      Forum Rules, FAQ, +the best stickies of all time
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      Mathew Aboujaoude Latest: Can't post because the forum says your posts look like spam? Read this! Mathew Aboujaoude, Feb 17, 2019 at 11:15 AM
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    2. News

      Fractal Audio Systems News and Announcements
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      Scott @ Studio 178 Latest: A Gift from Fractal Audio! Free Cab Pack! Scott @ Studio 178, Feb 16, 2019 at 10:40 PM
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    3. Tech Notes

      Tips and techniques from the product designers.
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      RogerAF Latest: Ears not Eyes RogerAF, Feb 1, 2019
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  2. Axe-Fx III

    1. Axe-Fx III Discussion

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      AlGrenadine Latest: FracTool - The ultimate multitool for FAS devices AlGrenadine, Feb 18, 2019 at 3:04 AM
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    2. Axe-Fx III Reviews

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      Freds55 Latest: First Axe-FX III Gig - Whole Band Direct Freds55, Feb 16, 2019 at 8:20 PM
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    3. Axe-Fx III Recordings

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      shawnb Latest: Goofin’ off with my first custom preset shawnb, Feb 18, 2019 at 1:49 AM
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    4. Axe-Fx III Wish List

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      tysonlt Latest: Expanded MIDI commands tysonlt, Feb 18, 2019 at 3:37 AM
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    5. Axe-Fx III Preset Exchange

      Share presets for the Axe-Fx III here
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      dumbeat Latest: AustinBuddy's new 1000+ Naked Amps TonePack for the Axe-Fx III is now available dumbeat, Feb 18, 2019 at 2:35 AM
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    6. Axe-Fx III User Cabs and IRs

      Share User IRs
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      dumbeat Latest: IRs for amp-in-the-room / far field (through Studio Monitors) dumbeat, Feb 16, 2019 at 11:33 PM
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    7. Axe-Edit III

      Axe-Edit III is the companion editor/librarian software for the Axe-Fx III
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      CurvedLight Latest: Preset level VU meters visible from Axe-Edit main screen CurvedLight, Feb 16, 2019 at 9:15 PM
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  3. Axe-Fx II

    1. Axe-Fx II Discussion

      Discussion about the new Axe-Fx II.
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      winger Latest: Axe-Fx II Firmware "Ares" 1.00 Public Beta winger, Feb 17, 2019 at 4:38 PM
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    2. Axe-Fx II Reviews

      Post your Axe-Fx II reviews here.
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      Toowoombaus Latest: Just got an Axe-Fx II, first post Toowoombaus, Feb 13, 2019 at 5:55 PM
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    3. Axe-Fx II Recordings

      Post your Axe-Fx II Recordings here.
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      Deasnutz Latest: Real Boogie JP-2C vs Axe USA IIC++ [Comparison] Deasnutz, Feb 17, 2019 at 7:24 PM
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    4. Axe-Fx II Tone Match

      Tone Match talk.
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      Techboy57 Latest: Rolling Stones patches: need help!!! Techboy57, Feb 16, 2019 at 12:44 PM
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    5. Axe-Fx II Wish List

      Post your wish list requests for the Axe-Fx II
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      iaresee Latest: THIS FORUM IS IN ARCHIVE MODE iaresee, Feb 4, 2019
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    6. Axe-Fx II Preset Exchange

      Share and request presets for the Axe-Fx II
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      dumbeat Latest: Yek's preset collection (Q9.04, Axe-Fx II XL) dumbeat, Feb 17, 2019 at 5:26 PM
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    7. Axe-Fx II User Cabs and IRs

      Because the cab contributes SO much to your tone!
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      NightWalker Latest: York Audio Checkmate M25 Cab Pack is out now!!! NightWalker, Feb 16, 2019 at 5:27 PM
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    8. Axe-Fx II Bugs

      Post bug reports for the Axe-Fx II
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      Hyper Planet Latest: NEW Friedman amp named differently in Axe-Edit and Axe-Fx LCD Hyper Planet, Feb 17, 2019 at 2:06 PM
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  4. AX8

    1. AX8 Discussion

      Discussion about the new AX8.
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      Rayos Latest: Sovtek Big Muff settings, anyone? Rayos, Feb 18, 2019 at 3:42 AM
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    2. AX8 Preset Exchange

      Swap presets for the AX8
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      Pedro Rosado Latest: Uberschall Preset (+ IR) Pedro Rosado, Feb 18, 2019 at 2:39 AM
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    3. AX8 Wishes + Bugs

      AX8 wishes and bug reports
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      Moke Latest: LFO 2 (Rate) Bug? (AX8) Moke, Feb 18, 2019 at 12:33 AM
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  5. FX8

    1. FX8 Discussion

      Discussion about the new FX8.
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      AllanH Latest: Ideas to subtle WAH in preset AllanH, Feb 18, 2019 at 3:56 AM
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    2. FX8 Wish List

      Post your wish list requests for the FX8
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      Budda Latest: More options for Series/parallel Budda, Dec 30, 2018
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  6. Foot Controllers

    1. FC-12 and FC-6 Controllers

      Talk about the FC-12 and FC-6 foot controllers
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      Jeff Greene Latest: Compact/Low profile XLR cable? Jeff Greene, Feb 17, 2019 at 11:34 PM
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    2. MFC Discussion

      MFC-101 Midi Foot Controller general discussion
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      1. MFC Wishes + Bugs

      2. MFC-Edit

      JCBitB Latest: MFC-101 as a general midi controller with Axe-Fx II or Axe-Fx III JCBitB, Feb 17, 2019 at 4:12 AM
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    3. Other MIDI Controllers

      Discussion about 3rd party MIDI controllers
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      unix-guy Latest: guitar rig 5 and mfc controller unix-guy, Feb 18, 2019 at 12:49 AM
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  7. Fractal Software

    1. Plug-Ins

      Fractal Audio Software Plug-Ins Discussion
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      lqdsnddist Latest: Thoughts on future Axe-Fx being able to used used as plugin in DAW lqdsnddist, Jan 25, 2019
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    2. Cab-Lab Products

      Discussion about all Cab-Lab products, including standalone, plugin, and lite.
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      stink Latest: Cab Alignment Tool in Cab-Lab? stink, Feb 10, 2019
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    3. Fractal-Bot

      Discussions and help for Fractal-Bot, the MIDI Utility.
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      Conley Shepherd Latest: Fractal-Bot error sending sysx to Axe-Fx 3.01 Conley Shepherd, Feb 15, 2019 at 11:20 PM
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    4. Axe-Edit (Gen I, II only)

      The place for talk about the Axe-Edit Suite: Axe-Edit, Axe-Manage and Axe-Change.
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      AlbertA Latest: Axe-Edit under Wine, do we need an ALSA setup? AlbertA, Feb 13, 2019 at 7:18 PM
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  8. Axe-Fx Ultra & Standard

    1. Ultra/Std Discussion

      General discussion about the Axe-Fx Ultra and Standard
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      cobra commander Latest: Is there still a way to make IRs compatible with Axe-Fx Ultra? cobra commander, Feb 11, 2019
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    2. Ultra/Std Preset and Cab Exchange

      Share and Request Presets and Cabs for the Axe-Fx Ultra & Standard
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      manfred22 Latest: Bank of Fender manfred22, Feb 12, 2019 at 2:27 PM
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  9. General Topics

    1. Amps and Cabs

      Discussion about amplification and sound reproduction devices.
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      teddis Latest: How to connect the Friedman ASM12? teddis, Feb 17, 2019 at 10:19 PM
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    2. User Cabs and IR's

      Discussion about custom cabinet impulse responses.
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      ML SOUND LAB Latest: British vs. Chinese Celestion Speakers ML SOUND LAB, Feb 15, 2019 at 3:34 PM
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    3. Rigs and Routing

      Building rigs, cabling, and more
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      unix-guy Latest: AFX3/Matrix Q - Bass and guitar routed to cabs/PA simultaneously? unix-guy, Feb 18, 2019 at 12:52 AM
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    4. Bass & Other Instruments

      Axe-Fx for bass and more
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      austinbuddy Latest: New ARES Firmware austinbuddy, Feb 17, 2019 at 7:37 PM
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  10. Off Topic

    1. The Lounge

      All off-topic posts go here.
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      chris Latest: LUNA Display AxeEdit on iPad! chris, Feb 18, 2019 at 2:40 AM
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    2. Babel's corner

      Talk abut Fractal Audio Systems products in another languages. Willkommen, Bienvenido, Benvenuto, Välkommen, Witaj, Yin dee!
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      Figas74 Latest: Fractal in portuguese Figas74, Feb 17, 2019 at 10:43 PM
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    3. Translations

      Translated documentation for international users.
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      Diego Latest: ITA - AX8 - FW 10.00 Release Notes Diego, Aug 9, 2018
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  11. Classifieds

    1. For Sale

      Gear for sale or trade.
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      andyp13 Latest: UK-based Axe-Fx 3 and Matrix GT800 andyp13, Feb 18, 2019 at 1:55 AM
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    2. Wanted

      Gear wanted.
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      Frank.F Latest: Atomic CLR passive (prefered) or active in Europe or shipping Frank.F, Feb 15, 2019 at 6:02 AM
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