FM3 Firmware Version 4.00

Severed said:
been using windows since MS-DOS days lol...

I've used FAS software on XP, 7, 8, 10, never an issue.

Except for my win 7 laptop, I've built every PC myself to ensure hardware compatibility through component upgrades.

Fixing friends PC's over the years, always the same thing. They installed the wrong drivers. They pirated software. They visit porn sites. They clicked questionable links. They don't use a VPN. They have the cheapest or built in AV. They have 700 things running in the background. They have a disk Defrag program killing their 5 year old HDD, and refuse to upgrade to solid state.They don't know how to look at error logs. They don't want to learn. They leave everything at "default" installation setting.

It's very rare these days that hardware like USB ports fails on a PC in its lifetime. Likewise Windows 10 is so robust, meaning they've made it compatible with 99.9% of possible scenarios. Further, you can have all kinds of config errors popping every second without even knowing, while still having a seamless user experience.

Maybe it's just me, but imo Windows is not the problem.
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Sounds like we have a similar opinion. The main issue I have with Windows (and it’s really not Windows, but with MS) are two main things. The Update process…meaning they forced ALL users in a catch 22 situation where you are essentially forced to have auto update turned on and use their super slow quasi peer to peer server system. I have had so many people screw their computer up by not realizing a major (looong download and install) update was being performed and turn their computer off or whatever computing scenario and screw up the update install and thus Windows. Second, combining a “Mobile” OS and a ”Desktop/Workstation” OS in one.

Having said that, considering all the hardware and software choices a user has with a Windows platform and the fact it’s under constant attack by black hats, MS has gotten it as close to a “Plug and Play” not ”Plug and Pray” OS possible.
 
jakel said:
Mine does it every time unless I run the program as administrator.
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You probably initially installed the app as an administrator and then immediately ran it as the administrator, so admin owns the app and directories and files. When you run as your normal user account the editor can’t create or read or write the file (at least one of those) so it tries to create it and fails. Again and again.

Don’t run as administrator unless you understand ALL the responsibilities, what can go wrong, and how to fix it. Running as admin seems like it fixes problems but it just delays them and later many things will start showing weird glitches and failing. Run as you and the OS will prompt when it needs administrator privileges and then you can decide if that makes sense for that particular action.
 
Greg Ferguson said:
You probably initially installed the app as an administrator and then immediately ran it as the administrator, so admin owns the app and directories and files. When you run as your normal user account the editor can’t create or read or write the file (at least one of those) so it tries to create it and fails. Again and again.

Don’t run as administrator unless you understand ALL the responsibilities, what can go wrong, and how to fix it. Running as admin seems like it fixes problems but it just delays them and later many things will start showing weird glitches and failing. Run as you and the OS will prompt when it needs administrator privileges and then you can decide if that makes sense for that particular action.
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This.

Running an app as administrator gives the app unrestricted access to your entire computer. It doesn't need that.
 
jakel said:
You guys were freaking me out, so I unchecked the "run as admin" and ran it to see if the effectDefinitions_11_4p0.cache file was getting updated, and what do you know? It works fine without it now. Apparently whatever I did to break it has been fixed. Thanks for the help.
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Happy ending. ;)
 
gitfruit said:
I think you can turn it off under Settings/Preferences/Options in FM3 Edit...reading block definitions etc. that is
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You don’t want to do that on a regular basis. Each time we get an update of the firmware, someone complains that the editor is not showing some setting, and usually it’s because the editor is out of date because it wasn’t allowed to automatically scan and the user didn’t manually force it to scan. It’s a periodic minor delay during the launch of the editor to let it do its housekeeping.
 
So I'm running 4.0, I have single line chain with delay and a pitch block. If I put the mix at 100% on either and bypass the block, my audio is muted. Is this as designed? Wouldn't the effect blocks be bypassed altogether when not in use?
 
dean701 said:
So I'm running 4.0, I have single line chain with delay and a pitch block. If I put the mix at 100% on either and bypass the block, my audio is muted. Is this as designed? Wouldn't the effect blocks be bypassed altogether when not in use?
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You must have your Bypass mode set to "Mute", you should switch that to "Thru".
 
gitfruit said:
Mine does scan automatically after each update, but not when nothing has changed. Just as it should be.
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I don't think there's an option for that... Unless Axe-Edit is different.

It scans every time the editor is started or it doesn't (if the option is disabled).
 
unix-guy said:
I don't think there's an option for that... Unless Axe-Edit is different.

It scans every time the editor is started or it doesn't (if the option is disabled).
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Mine behave the same.
Every version since FW1.6 and actual version of FM3-Edit.
If I update firmware or manage presets it refreshes.
If nothing changed Edit does nothing when opened, except connecting to device and open actual preset.
Win10 20H2 last driver and Edit versions.
 
unix-guy said:
No... It will do it every time the editor is started, unless you disable it.
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I had a similar issue that was cause by OneDrive. At the time, I had two laptops and the OneDrive app kept syncing both. When I connect with FM3-Edit, it used to refresh every time. Since I removed the FM3 PC folder from syncing with OneDrive and now only using one laptop, I have no issues.
 
Not sure if this is firmware related, but it started right after I updated to 4.00 to start going through and update my FM3 presets. :confused:

I lost all USB functions. Won't connect to FM3-Edit, FractalBot, and no USB audio.
  • Latest FM3-Edit
  • Tried several other USB cables.
  • Tried several different USB ports.
  • Un-installed and re-installed all FM3 drivers
  • Axe-Fx II, III, and AX8, all connect fine using same cables, computer, and ports
What should I try next?
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raccoon said:
Mine behave the same.
Every version since FW1.6 and actual version of FM3-Edit.
If I update firmware or manage presets it refreshes.
If nothing changed Edit does nothing when opened, except connecting to device and open actual preset.
Win10 20H2 last driver and Edit versions.
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Interesting because Axe-Edit scans every time it starts up.

Actually, maybe it's only scanning IRs and I'm confused! I need to double check...

giannishreds said:
I had a similar issue that was cause by OneDrive. At the time, I had two laptops and the OneDrive app kept syncing both. When I connect with FM3-Edit, it used to refresh every time. Since I removed the FM3 PC folder from syncing with OneDrive and now only using one laptop, I have no issues.
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No shared drive for me...
 
Moke said:
Not sure if this is firmware related, but it started right after I updated to 4.00 to start going through and update my FM3 presets. :confused:

I lost all USB functions. Won't connect to FM3-Edit, FractalBot, and no USB audio.
  • Latest FM3-Edit
  • Tried several other USB cables.
  • Tried several different USB ports.
  • Un-installed and re-installed all FM3 drivers
  • Axe-Fx II, III, and AX8, all connect fine using same cables, computer, and ports
What should I try next?
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Power both off.

Disconnect USB

Restart computer

Restart FM3

Connect USB
 
unix-guy said:
Power both off.

Disconnect USB

Restart computer

Restart FM3

Connect USB
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When all else fails, this will usually do the trick.

Another trick is to go into Setup > Preferences and select the ports by hand
 
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