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Recent content by vbrilon

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Axe-Edit 3.14.6 (public beta for Big Sur)

Thank you Fractal! You are life savers. I upgraded to Big Sur and totally forgot about Axe-Edit. One small panic attack later at rehearsal tonight, and I was here and 2 minutes later back in business. You guys rock so much!!!!
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- Post #19
- Nov 19, 2020
- Forum: Axe-Edit (Gen I, II only)
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HELP! Axe-Fx II owners in the SF Bay Area

Hi guys, sorry for the late response -- been a crazy few days this week. I definitely hear you loud and clear on a backup unit, but given my gig schedule these days it's just not worth the investment now. Short version of what happened: Fractal wouldn't boot up at sound check the night before...
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- Post #5
- Jan 15, 2020
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
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HELP! Axe-Fx II owners in the SF Bay Area

Hi guys, I have a gig Saturday night (January 11th) and tonight at rehearsal my Fractal froze and wouldn't come back to life when I tried to reboot it. I had to reboot it into emergency mode and reflashed the firmware and now everything sounds wrong -- even the built in patches (most of them...
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- Thread
- Jan 11, 2020
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
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Frfr first impressions!

I am using the Mission Gemini 2 exactly for this and I could not be happier. Awesome tones, great stereo sound on stage for me, and the thing gets *loud* if I need it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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- Post #33
- Oct 4, 2015
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
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frfr speakers in the SF bay area

I have Verve fbt 12ma you can check out. I am in Mountain View. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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- Post #4
- May 27, 2015
- Forum: Amps and Cabs
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Anyone tried the Mission engineering Gemini 2 with the Axe Fx2?

I drove up to see the Mission Engineering guys in person a few weeks back and played the Gemini 2 for a few hours. I am on my phone now, so searching is a PITA, but search on my name and you can find the review I wrote up. Short version: it's awesome, and backed by a ridiculously cool company...
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- Post #7
- May 9, 2015
- Forum: Other MIDI Controllers
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Mission Engineering Gemini 2 mini review

Quick background before I launch into my story: Been an Axe-FX owner for 6-7 years now and have experimented with a bunch of amplification options. I am very much an amateur player so most of my playing is in the garage with friends or in very small venues where I just have backline sound and...
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- Thread
- Mar 20, 2015
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Amps and Cabs
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Northern CA Axe-Fx ll Summit?

I unfortunately can't make it. I'd love to hear how it went and if there's any video/recordings, that'd be even better. Any Axe users in the Peninsula? It'd be cool to organize another get together down this way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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- Post #56
- Sep 20, 2014
- Forum: The Lounge
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Northern CA Axe-Fx ll Summit?

I am in Mountain View. Would definitely be interested in being a part of this. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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- Post #14
- Sep 4, 2014
- Forum: The Lounge
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Home Studio build

@luke -- this project looks awesome! Would you be willing to share your build plans with others? I have ambitions of doing something similar in my garage and it'd be awesome to see what materials/build you planned for. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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- Post #33
- Jul 5, 2014
- Forum: The Lounge
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2 minute update time limit...

For anyone looking for an answer to this problem, the solution is to flash the MFC-101 in less than the ~2:00 timeout. I ended up having to use a separate external interface (midisport 2x2) and crank down the delay to about 50ms (using Sysex Librarian on OS X), and I just *barely* made it under...
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- Post #13
- Mar 12, 2014
- Forum: MFC Discussion
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2 minute update time limit...

Having the exact same problem trying to upgrade to MFC v3.0 firmware. The device is bricked, only boots up with an Error 14, and if I put into FW Flash mode, and just let it sit there for a bit over 2 minutes, it goes into Error 14. Any other suggestions please? I've tried pretty much everything...
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- Post #12
- Mar 11, 2014
- Forum: MFC Discussion
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First Axe-FX II test recording (Steve Vai - Liberty)

This sounds excellent, nice work! Can you post your patch and guitar details please? I noticed your sound does the same thing my Vai patches do -- makes the picking sound overly sharp. I'd love to know how to get that Vai sound w/o hearing the pick attack at all. I am sure it's more in my...
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- Post #5
- Mar 10, 2012
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
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Scared and frustrated

Spec, where you geographically located? Surely there's a forum member near you who'd be willing to let you try your patches on their amps/cabs/etc to see if that makes a difference. I know when I switched to an FRFR, my sound changed drastically (and for the better)
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- Post #52
- Nov 3, 2011
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
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Bay Area Axe-II Users

I'd love to do that! I just got my II a few weeks ago
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- Post #5
- Sep 15, 2011
- Forum: The Lounge