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Recent content by tony_cb

FS Axe-Fx II and MFC-101 for sale on eBay

I have listed my Axe-Fx II and MFC-101 on eBay. Here are links: https://www.ebay.com/itm/223021726699?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649 https://www.ebay.com/itm/223021726201?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649 If anyone on this forum wants me make me a...
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- Thread
- Jun 18, 2018
- Replies: 0
- Forum: For Sale
Amp block question

Hi Billbill, The Wiki has a lot of useful information and here's a link to the section that describes the controls your talking about: http://wiki.fractalaudio.com/axefx2/index.php?title=AMP_block#INPUT_DRIVE.2C_OVERDRIVE.2C_MASTER_VOLUME Not sure if helps answer your specific question but...
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- Post #2
- Sep 25, 2017
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Axe-Fx MHC (Midi Hand Controller)

Hi Stickman, Looks like you've got a good idea of what you want. As you say, finding a suitable enclosure at a good price isn't easy. I built a 10 switch / 10 LCD footswitch and ended up building an enclosure from thin plywood. I've worked predominantly with Arduinos and I'm interested to...
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- Post #19
- Sep 11, 2017
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Axe-Fx MHC (Midi Hand Controller)

@Rex - I agree, the 8 rotary controls on the AX-8 are great (wish they had them on the Axe-Fx II) @ Muad'zin - Yeah, this unit might seem like overkill. If someone was selling one and it cost a few hundred dollars I wouldn't fork out the cash. I wanted to have a go at controlling the Axe-Fx...
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- Post #16
- Sep 11, 2017
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Axe-Fx MHC (Midi Hand Controller)

Hi Pettymusic, If you've got some basic computer skills and can think logically then the Arduino programming is not too bad. I only started playing with them last year and feel like I'm reasonably proficient now. I was thinking of putting all the building information on www.instructables.com...
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- Post #8
- Sep 10, 2017
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Axe-Fx MHC (Midi Hand Controller)

Hi Hotdogs, Interested that you're not happy with the MFC. I'm not a professional programmer but like many people I have managed to get things working by hacking through the code until it works OK. So you could probably pull my program to pieces and make it a lot more efficient. I found that...
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- Post #7
- Sep 10, 2017
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Axe-Fx MHC (Midi Hand Controller)

I've just put a quick video together to give a bit more information on how the unit operates. Here's the link:
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- Post #3
- Sep 9, 2017
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Axe-Fx MHC (Midi Hand Controller)

Some time ago I saw the Fxunits RAC12 MKII which looked like a really useful controller. Then I saw Piing's discussion about his knob controller which he had not finished and also the great midi information by Nero which yek put on the Wiki. So I thought I would have a go at making an Arduino...
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- Thread
- Sep 8, 2017
- Replies: 22
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
DIY MIDI Amp knobs.

I don't think so. In order to communicate with the Axe-FX and exchange this amount of information you need a programmable controller like an Arduino, Raspberry Pi etc. The only external analog signals that you can send to the AXE-FX are the foot pedals. Fractal have done a great job of...
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- Post #23
- May 22, 2017
- Forum: Other MIDI Controllers
DIY MIDI Amp knobs.

Wow indeed - thanks a bunch Nero, And thanks for the update Yek.
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- Post #18
- May 21, 2017
- Forum: Other MIDI Controllers
DIY MIDI Amp knobs.

Actually I'm using "keystrokes" rather than "MIDI" at the moment. I've been using an Arduino Leonardo that can send keystrokes to your PC via USB. Sonar has such an extensive list of key bindings that I simply defined the commands I wanted to a series of keystrokes like Ctrl+Alt+0, Ctrl+Alt+1...
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- Post #14
- May 19, 2017
- Forum: Other MIDI Controllers
DIY MIDI Amp knobs.

Great information - thanks for sharing Piing. I've been working on a footswitch with different modes to use with my Axe-FX and also control my Sonar DAW. I was struggling a bit with the sysex messages to and from the Axe-FX (particularly the checksum) so this is great information. I'm going...
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- Post #9
- May 17, 2017
- Forum: Other MIDI Controllers
Y-Cable for piezo equipped guitar

I just noticed that I made a mistake in my first post. I said the piezo input was "rear input 2 right" and I should have said "rear input 1 right". Sorry if I caused any confusion.
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- Post #9
- May 8, 2017
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Y-Cable for piezo equipped guitar

Also, take a look at a great instructional video by Chris at axefxtutorials. It give you a ton of useful tips. Here's a link: http://axefxtutorials.com/2011/12/using-2-guitars-with-1-axe-fx/
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- Post #5
- May 7, 2017
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Y-Cable for piezo equipped guitar

I have a couple of guitars with two outputs (either regular pickups wired in stereo mode or regular and piezo outputs). The type of cable you show is just the job. I usually run the regular pickups into the Axe-FX front instrument input 1 and the piezo into the rear input 2 right . Then you...
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- Post #2
- May 7, 2017
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion