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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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      Guitarjon Latest: X-LOAD LB-2 Reactive Load Box now available Guitarjon, Feb 22, 2019 at 2:26 PM
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    3. Tech Notes

      Tips and techniques from the product designers.
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      unix-guy Latest: Tip: Back up with Fractal-Bot unix-guy, Feb 20, 2019 at 10:13 PM
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  2. Axe-Fx III

    1. Axe-Fx III Discussion

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      kenneth Osmanich Latest: Axe-Fx III Firmware Version 3.02 Public Beta kenneth Osmanich, Feb 22, 2019 at 3:44 PM
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    2. Axe-Fx III Reviews

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      dumbeat Latest: Got the Axe-Fx 3 and almost fell into the rabbit hole again dumbeat, Feb 21, 2019 at 4:37 PM
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    3. Axe-Fx III Recordings

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      reini Latest: ZZ Top "Just Got Paid" reini, Feb 22, 2019 at 3:39 PM
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    4. Axe-Fx III Wish List

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      JoKeR III Latest: Wish List: New Amps JoKeR III, Feb 22, 2019 at 2:32 PM
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    5. Axe-Fx III Preset Exchange

      Share presets for the Axe-Fx III here
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      Alex Kerezy Latest: Looking for Acoustic Violin Presets/Advice Alex Kerezy, Feb 22, 2019 at 3:34 PM
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    6. Axe-Fx III User Cabs and IRs

      Share User IRs
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      Rafa Diaz Latest: ML Sound Lab MARS SILVER Cab Pack - Silver Jubilee from 1987 Rafa Diaz, Feb 22, 2019 at 3:38 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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      Mystik Latest: Swap Scenes (is not really implemented) Mystik, Feb 22, 2019 at 1:39 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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      AlGrenadine Latest: Anyone interested in developing a simple VST plugin? AlGrenadine, Feb 22, 2019 at 2:57 PM
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    2. Axe-Fx II Reviews

      Post your Axe-Fx II reviews here.
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      Mesaholic Latest: Just got an Axe-Fx II, first post Mesaholic, Feb 22, 2019 at 3:25 PM
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    3. Axe-Fx II Recordings

      Post your Axe-Fx II Recordings here.
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      Stel Andre Latest: 80s New Wave Jam by Stel Andre Stel Andre, Feb 22, 2019 at 2:20 PM
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    4. Axe-Fx II Tone Match

      Tone Match talk.
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      John Hamulak Latest: Brian May Sound John Hamulak, Feb 22, 2019 at 12:51 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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      reclavea Latest: Where would you start for early Santana tones? reclavea, Feb 22, 2019 at 1:24 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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      virgil Latest: ML Sound Lab - MEGA OVERSIZE: First ML Cab Pack in .wav format virgil, Feb 22, 2019 at 5:05 AM
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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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      Rex Latest: AX8 True Bypass Best Practice Rex, Feb 22, 2019 at 2:29 PM
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    2. AX8 Preset Exchange

      Swap presets for the AX8
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      Veloso1978 Latest: Uberschall Preset (+ IR) Veloso1978, Feb 22, 2019 at 3:42 PM
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    3. AX8 Wishes + Bugs

      AX8 wishes and bug reports
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      ChristThePhone Latest: Metronom on/off from switch ChristThePhone, Feb 22, 2019 at 1:13 PM
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  5. FX8

    1. FX8 Discussion

      Discussion about the new FX8.
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      spanny Latest: I made a custom rack for my FX8 spanny, Feb 22, 2019 at 12:42 PM
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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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      dscribellito Latest: Why does my FC-6 not work ?? Firmware 1.04 ?? dscribellito, Feb 22, 2019 at 3:43 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

      iaresee Latest: THIS FORUM IS IN ARCHIVE MODE iaresee, Feb 20, 2019 at 3:14 PM
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    3. Other MIDI Controllers

      Discussion about 3rd party MIDI controllers
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      Conley Shepherd Latest: AXE FX III and HD500X controller - understanding how AF3 processes patch changes Conley Shepherd, Feb 22, 2019 at 3:26 PM
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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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      dumbeat Latest: Is it possible to output an IR from a mix? dumbeat, Feb 20, 2019 at 10:53 PM
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    3. Fractal-Bot

      Discussions and help for Fractal-Bot, the MIDI Utility.
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      fotozvuk Latest: Fixed! I can not save a backup copy of the bank A. Fraktal-Bot Version 2.11.1 fotozvuk, Feb 20, 2019 at 10:40 AM
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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
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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
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  9. General Topics

    1. Amps and Cabs

      Discussion about amplification and sound reproduction devices.
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      Jimmytwotimes Latest: GT1000FX advice... presets sound muffled Jimmytwotimes, Feb 22, 2019 at 3:30 PM
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    2. User Cabs and IR's

      Discussion about custom cabinet impulse responses.
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      RDH Latest: British vs. Chinese Celestion Speakers RDH, Feb 18, 2019 at 5:09 PM
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    3. Rigs and Routing

      Building rigs, cabling, and more
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      unix-guy Latest: Rig idea reassurance unix-guy, Feb 22, 2019 at 12:28 PM
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    4. Bass & Other Instruments

      Axe-Fx for bass and more
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      Wallygatorr1976 Latest: New ARES Firmware Wallygatorr1976, Feb 18, 2019 at 3:11 PM
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  10. Off Topic

    1. The Lounge

      All off-topic posts go here.
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      levipeto Latest: Vai saying Modeling is not there yet :) levipeto, Feb 22, 2019 at 3:38 PM
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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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      Tigger Latest: Axe-Fx in Italiano Tigger, Feb 22, 2019 at 9:19 AM
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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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      WW Audio Latest: AxeFX 2XL And MFC101 Mk 3 For Sale WW Audio, Feb 22, 2019 at 7:59 AM
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    2. Wanted

      Gear wanted.
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      joecooll Latest: AX8 joecooll, Feb 22, 2019 at 11:31 AM
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