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    Amps like the Line 6 Big Bottom

    Way back in the day I had the original Line 6 Vetta and used the Big Bottom amp A LOT! It is basically a caricature of a Dual Rectifier. Not sure how their modeling worked back then but they do say it was run through a Rivera Los Lobottom Cab that had a subwofer in it. It was a fun model for sure.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 28.00 Release

    The Splawn Nitro models are so much tighter now as well! Fantastic to play!!! I assume since they are JCM 800 based they are also affected by some of these improvements?
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    Fortin Grind Pedal

    Ah yes, I remember this video. Very enlightening. He has the settings Fortin used from the TC pre in the Grind pedal. Zero the bass out and turn the treble down to 4. Did this just now and it is indistinguishable between the grind in the amp block and the TC Pre in the drive block.
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    Fortin Grind Pedal

    Yes, it is in the amp block as a boost type. I use it a bit, but now that the integrated pre is in the drive block I prefer that because I can set the treble and bass to what I need it to be. I also found that the Buxom Boost is an even more versatile boost. You can dial in the mids and set the...
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    AFIII Any Dime/Pantera Fans in here?

    Cool, I have that cab pack so I will pull up the one you used. Thanks for uploading it!
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    AFIII Any Dime/Pantera Fans in here?

    That would be great!
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    AFIII Any Dime/Pantera Fans in here?

    Nice! I can't seem to get what I want out of the Energyball model.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 27.00 Public Beta #2

    I spent years trying to get any of the dual rec models to sound like I heard in recordings and YouTube videos and just kept getting frustrated. Now they are exactly like I hoped they would and all the drive models sound great when boosting them. I can’t get over how much better they sound for...
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    Your top 5 brutal metal amp models

    Wow, I first responded to this thread 4 years ago... my updated list, which looks nothing like my original post: Revv Purple 2 Revv Red 2 Recto 1 Red Mark V IIc+ and IV modes 5153 Stealth Blue Bogner Uber
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    Good Marshall style amps; bridging the gap between vintage and modern?

    The Trip Tik is good. The Archon. The Spawn Quickrod models are good. CAE3+ is modern marshall vibe. The Soldano models are all great too. FAS Hot Rod. Lots of options in there!
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    Good Marshall style amps; bridging the gap between vintage and modern?

    The Satriani JVM models are quite good for what you are talking about.
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    Dan Campbell FTL

    Dan Gamble strikes again!
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    End of an Era

    Yes we will. Both Kraft and Bill were making questionable decisions the last 5 years…
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    End of an Era

    https://www.patspulpit.com/2024/1/11/24034494/bill-belichick-robert-kraft-press-conference-patriots-head-coach-change And a legendary way to start a press conference! Bill will be missed!!!
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 23.03 Beta #1

    I have played a few Stealth models at Guitar Centers and they sound so different to the "OG" models in the Axe Fx. Very happy we are getting all three channels. The Green channel is much more clean in the Stealth than the OG.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 23.03 Beta #1

    I am loving the EVH Stealth blue channel. I am still having trouble with the red channel. Not sure why but it just doesn’t sound right.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 23.00 Public Beta #1

    Of course, the shred models are working fine when I turned my Axe Fx on this morning. I have no idea what happened or why it would sound so drastically different, but here are the 2 presets that it happened on.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 23.00 Public Beta #1

    The JP2c Shred Mode models all sound like a synth wave now. Both the boost in the amp block and the models themselves. Sounds really weird.
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    Input Clipping Thread

    I changed one of my guitars bridge pickup height because of the input clipping warning. It helped me see that they were way too close to the strings.
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    Input Clipping Thread

    I am finding it is my high output passive pickups that are causing input clipping more than my active pickups. I just plugged in my 7 string ibanez with dimarzio pickups and at 15%, where my 6 string esp with fluence moderns was not clipping, it was clipping the inputs full on no matter how I...
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    Where are you setting your input level?

    The guitars that were really clipping the inputs at 50% were EMGs and a set of Fluence Moderns. The red led on the input meter was staying lit up pretty solidly with all those guitars. I just didn't think much about it because "tickling" is a bit subjective. The red lights were coming on, good...
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    Where are you setting your input level?

    Well, this is embarrassing… I have had the Axe Fx III since 2018 and only now realized that 50% is way too high for some of my guitars. The guitar that sounded best at 50% has been my Les Paul with Mojotone 59 clones. And they sounded like raging high output pickups. I turned it down to 15% and...
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    Mesa boogie is teasing the mark VII

    There is a Mark IIb combo at the Guitar Center here in Anchorage and I was really impressed with how it sounded. Very cool little amp. I am curious to hear the Mark VII "mode".
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    Movie Review: Jurassic World Dominion

    @FractalAudio, you seem like you would enjoy the YouTube movie reviewer called the Critical Drinker. If you haven’t checked his stuff out yet, I recommend it!
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    Wish Change Minor Amp Settings W/O Affecting Any Other Settings

    Isn’t shred already in the list of boost types in the amp block?
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    GIFT OF TONE #2: MARK DAY

    I was hugely influenced by Mark to buy the Axe Fx Standard all those years ago. And practice more!
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    Axe-Fx Firmware Version 21.00 Release Candidate (Beta 7)

    The Herbert 3 model sounds really off now. I don’t use it much so it doesn’t bother me. If that is what the real amp actually sounds like I have no idea who it is for and why you would pay $4,000 for it…
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    Pantera Tour

    I think Phil is, or at least was, one of the best voices in Metal. All four of those guys made Pantera special for their own reasons. To this day, I don't think anyone can touch Phil's performances on Cowboys or Vulgar.
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    Wish Need More metal circuit models like Hermansson, DAR, Fortin, VHT Pitbull, Randall Satan etc...

    I used to think we need more "modern" high gain amp models. Then I started digging into the ones we had and rather than focus on trying to make them sound like any other amp out there, I just tried to make them sound how I want them to sound. I started with the SLO-100, I struggled forever to...
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    Brit 800 weird

    This is how I do it. With that you need to play with the master volume to find the sound you are looking for too. And play with the amount of distortion coming from the Booster vs the amp itself. I finally found a setting that worked for me, it took a LONG time, lots of experimenting and lots of...
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    COVID. Thought for sure that I was in the clear.

    Here are some more facts: The FDA has not approved Ivermectin for use in treating COVID-19. Animal and human formulations of Ivermectin are different, taking the version of Ivermectin intended for animals is dangerous because it is more concentrated. Ivermectin is supposed to be taken in...
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    Two night ago, about $20K worth of gear stolen from trailer.

    I use my MFC with the Axe Fx III. You can’t get the names to display for the presets but it certainly works quite well.
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    Metallica Fc12

    I saw this the other day! Pretty cool! X = World Domination Mode?
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    Common amp mods and their respective Amp Block parameters.

    Until this thread I didn’t pay much attention to the bias settings for tubes. I have been struggling with the rectifier models for a while now and turning the bias down to .3 made a huge difference!
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    Diezel VH2 vs Dizzy V4 Silver

    I don't think I ever pulled up the Silver 2 model and sure enough it sounds like Chanel 3 should.
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    Diezel VH2 vs Dizzy V4 Silver

    Ah, understood!
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    Diezel VH2 vs Dizzy V4 Silver

    I do not think this is accurate. Pretty sure Dizzy V4 Silver 3 is Channel 3 on the actual amp. And Dizzy V4 Silver 4 is channel 4 on the real amp.
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    AFIII Recto Red-1 Goodnesss…

    You get the low end to punch through without being flubby. Sounds really good!
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    Options for engaging solo boosts without channels

    I put a filter that bumps the mids and volume after the amp and cab and attach my delay to the same footswitch. With one button I get an instant solo sound without using channels or scenes.
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    Fractal Audio Price Increases

    https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/07/chip-shortage-is-starting-to-have-major-real-world-consequences.html This one seems to be free, and scary...
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    Axe-Fx III 16.00 Beta 12 "Cygnus" Firmware - Public Release Candidate

    The Friedman models sound so much "better" now. I know I should probably come up with a "better" descriptor, but they just sound... "better"!
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    Axe-Fx III 16.00 Beta 5 "Cygnus" Firmware - Public Beta #2

    I will also say that the BE V1 and HBE V1 models sound off, just like the 5150 III Red did for the previous beta.
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    What´s with the Wizard W800 - is it just a super Marshall? Can we get close with Axefx3?

    On Rig-Talk someone who bought one said it was a straight JCM 800 with high quality components and a gain boost.
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    Axe-Fx III 16.00 Beta 4 "Cygnus" Firmware - Public Beta

    The SLO-100 was a nice surprise as well. I was working with that model a bit and finally got it to where I wanted it when Andy Wood did his Killswitch Engage tone settings on YouTube. But now it just screams on its own without all the tricks he used. On another note, when I first went through...
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    Cygnus Gain

    The 5150 III Red sounds really different to me as well. I don't know if its more accurate now and I just don't like that particular channel, but I have played a real one and it doesn't really seem right, but I don't know for sure. I have been struggling with the Rectos as well, but they seem...
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    Axe-Fx III 16.00 Beta 4 "Cygnus" Firmware - Public Beta

    Question on the Cameron Atomica: the bright switch in the model sounds very different in this release, is this the same situation as the Freidman where the Atomica didn't have a bright switch? It sounds great without the bright switch on.
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    Axe-Fx III 16.00 Beta 4 "Cygnus" Firmware - Public Beta

    Mark IV = USA Lead Models Triaxis = USA Pre Models
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    Axe-Fx III 16.00 Beta 4 "Cygnus" Firmware - Public Beta

    The Good: Mark IV and Triaxis models sound really really good The challenging: The Precision Drive seems to behave differently with the amps now, will take some time to fine tune that one The weird: The 5150 III Red doesn't sound right. Both of the Blue Models sound amazing, but the Red just...
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    Axe-Fx 2 still worth grabbing?

    I gave my Axe 2 to a friend who has helped us out with house projects. I went over to his place the other day and plugged in to it and was surprised at how good it sounded!
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 15.01

    It seems to be working, I just tried again and I think all is well.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 15.01

    I tried to update to 15.01, from 15.00, last night and when I turned the unit back on there was a constant, fairly loud, HUMMMMMMMMMMMMM. I could hear the guitar over the hum, but it was there constantly. I tried reloading the firmware, this time I downloaded it from the first page on this...
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    EVH tone deep dive feat. DAVE FRIEDMAN and PETE THORN

    This times a thousand! All I did after watching this vid is put a 10 band in front of my favorite plexi model and it was instant VH tone. I mean, not perfect, but I am NOT VH, so there you go.
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    Brian Hoyer has the football IQ of a summer squash

    I also think their running back Harris showed a lot of promise. Once Newton is back they will hum along just fine. If the season doesn't get derailed by then that is...
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    Brian Hoyer has the football IQ of a summer squash

    Holding the Chiefs to 19 points was encouraging though!
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    Steve Vai’s Jose Modded Marshall Super Lead

    You beat me to it! Such a cool video!
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    Your top 5 brutal metal amp models

    For down tuned and 7 string riffage: FAS Modern III Spawn Nitro Mark IV Herbie 2+ Especially with the grinder More classic sounding high gain stuff: 5150 HBE 100 2018 boosted with a recto cab Triaxis Ld2 yellow Recto 1 CAE rhythm and lead are both great too!
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    Friedman BE-100 and FM3 - Axe-Fx III (emulate Phil X Demo)

    Don’t forget to play with the Negative Feedback control. It has been recommended to turn it down for the pre 2018 models, which is what the amp in the video is I believe.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware Version 10.00

    I apologize, I thought when you had mentioned you bought an Archon that you had a schematic and were going to be able to get it done once your knee healed up. I went back and looked and you said you were going to have to trace everything in the amp itself. If that is too time consuming then no...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware Version 10.00

    Any chance we might see the Archon model soon? Thanks for all the updates!!!
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware Version 6.04

    Lots of good stuff here for sure, much appreciated! Any update on the Archon Model?
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    Gibson...what is going on?

    Look at the Eastman SB59, under $2k and totally hand built, plus under 8 lbs and Lolar pickups. There are a few on the Guitar Center Used section
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    John Petrucci's JP2-C Settings

    I think for pull gain you go to the ideal page and increase the Input Drive by 1 or 1.5, Shred Mode is different.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware Version 3.02

    I will add that on an old preset the 808 sounded really off. I was using it to boost the 5150 model with drive at zero and level at 10 and it sounded fluby, almost like it was adding bass. I changed to a newer preset and set it up just like the 5150 preset and it sounded like it should and way...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware Version 3.02 Public Beta

    I had a feeling the Suhr Riot (ruckus) would sound at least different. Pete Thorn’s Demo of it sounds way better then what I could get out of it, but that’s probably just Pete sounding better than me anyway...
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    AFIII Dream Theater - ‘The Spirit Carries On’

    Metropolis Part 2, Scenes From a Memory.
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    How many Axe-Fx processors do you own?

    I have owned a standard and a II. Currently own a III.
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    Axe-Fx III as interface for Fortin Nameless

    Got it working, there is a setting in the app that you can pick just the output of the axe fx, I also set up the Axe Fx with the send/return so the input and output were not connected. It sounds pretty good, sounded better when I loaded some of my Ownhammer IRs. It’s nothing we can’t do with...
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    Axe-Fx III as interface for Fortin Nameless

    In the Axe Fx it’s just an input and an output linked together, and I am still stuck in Axe Fx II mode where I have the input all the way on the left and the output all the way on the right. I will play with doing it in reaper and trying the Fx loop idea as well.
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    Axe-Fx III as interface for Fortin Nameless

    It’s a free trial for 14 days, check it out
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    Axe-Fx III as interface for Fortin Nameless

    I could do it in reaper but was using the stand alone version.
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    Axe-Fx III as interface for Fortin Nameless

    i know this must be in the manual, but I just cannot seem to find it. I got the Axe Fx to be the input and output for the Fortin Nameless plugin, however I am hearing both the raw signal of the axe Fx and the nameless sound. How do I mute the axe signal and just hear the plugin? Thanks guys
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    Implemented Fortin Grind

    I’ve just done it by ear and gotten good results
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    OwnHammer V4 Impulse Response Libraries

    It is in a sense, because that’s the only IRs I use and they come with folders for every product Fractal Audio makes. Since I bought all of them before the III came out there is no folder for it. Soooo, was just wondering if there was a different file that Ownhammer has for the III. Now I think...
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    OwnHammer V4 Impulse Response Libraries

    Quick question about loading all my OH IRs into the Axe Fx III, I have been using the IIXL+ files, which have worked, however some show up as purple in axe edit and some show up as green. What’s the difference and should I be using different files to load into the III?
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware Version 1.13 Beta

    Again, maybe I am being dense, is the spec sheet that third party manufactures need different from the document named in the patch notes for the latest firmware? This is the line I am referencing from the patch notes: "Added MIDI support for 3rd-party devices to set and/or get scene, channel...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware Version 1.13 Beta

    I must be dense, I can't find the MIDI implementation document anywhere. Also wondering if the MFC is on the list of "Third Party" midi controllers that will be able to get preset and scene names etc?
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    BE-100 Model Cab Suggestions

    The new Ownhammer GNR cab pack sounds awesome with the BE100 models
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    Bug in Amp 2? [solved]

    Resolved, I had somehow set Amp 2 to change with Pedal 1, which I didn't have connected, but switching that back to "none" in Midi setup fixed the issue.
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    Bug in Amp 2? [solved]

    Just trying to set up my first preset with 2 amp blocks, not trying to run them at the same time, just wanting a few more amp models for the preset. Here is the process I went through and what happened: Set up first 5 scenes using Amp 1, added Amp 2 to the grid and selected Mark IIc++. Then it...
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    MFC-101 as a general midi controller with Axe-Fx II or Axe-Fx III

    Copy that, but not the whole list if I wasn’t going to assign any specific blocks to an IA switch?
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    MFC-101 as a general midi controller with Axe-Fx II or Axe-Fx III

    If I do the following set up, would I need to change all the CC#s in the III? IA Switches 1-5 preset changes IA Switches 6-13 Scene changes Not use any of the other IA switches and just program all the changes into presets and scenes.
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 10.00 Firmware Release

    No sound when selected, or if I keep switching back to it, it overloads the input and has way too much noise. Other times it’s barely audible if I am reselecting it. Certainly does not sound like it is working properly. I am on a Mark I
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 10.00 Firmware Release

    Friedman 2018 is definitely bugged, or something...
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    OwnHammer V4 Impulse Response Libraries

    Yeah pre 6 pack...pack. It had V30s and H75s or something like that
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    OwnHammer V4 Impulse Response Libraries

    I bought the old recto 2x12 pack and was wondering which v30 speaker that came with. It sounds like a 70 watt version, but I could be wrong.
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 9.03 Firmware Release

    That's what I am assuming, and as I already said, if we aren't getting them then that's fine. Just feels like there has been a lot of different answers out there so was just trying to clear tings up once and for all.
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 9.03 Firmware Release

    Fully aware and those are the cabs I am looking for which are not in the sample folder
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 9.03 Firmware Release

    https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/cabs-what-does-specifically-intended-to-be-used-in-mixes-in-the-box-mean.118154/#post-1457488
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 9.03 Firmware Release

    I have asked specifically in the past and was told they should be in there
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 9.03 Firmware Release

    I hate to be a pain, but... Concerning the extra IRs that the XL and XL+ users have stock, they just are not in the ultra res sample folder for mark I users. I have a screen shot of what IS in there. If we are not supposed to have them so be it, but as of right now I have been told they are in...
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    Brady...

    6th rounder
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    Brady...

    Was feeling bad for Watt too, but what an ending! Just never can count Tom out!
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    Fortin 33 Pedal Emulation?

    I have been experimenting with graphic eqs to boost amps and it has been working fairly well! Was wondering if anyone had found a good way to emulate the Fortin 33 pedal. Either with a graphic eq or other boost model. Thank you
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    Goodbye Old Friend

    I don't know what it is about pets, but this really gets to me. When my last dog passed I didn't think I would recover. Hope you are doing ok! Keeping you in mind for sure and sending all the best energy I can!
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    OwnHammer V4 Impulse Response Libraries

    Copy that! Will report back!
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    OwnHammer V4 Impulse Response Libraries

    Wow! That Emperor cab is just... its just... wow!!! Have not had time to get to the others yet, but I can say this one is worth the price of admission alone! On another note I am missing the progressive mixes, any chance they might come in an update?
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    OwnHammer V4 Impulse Response Libraries

    I stick with the quick start folder. Once I found that my favorite mixes are in there that's all I pull up. I use the prog, OH1F m+, chunk and sometimes modem mixes.
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    OwnHammer V4 Impulse Response Libraries

    Any word on the speakers that will be available for each cab?
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    OwnHammer V4 Impulse Response Libraries

    Guitarjon, sounds awesome! I will be one of the first to buy this pack! I don't have any of these cabs in my library yet so will be nice to get some variety out of it.
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    Communication Timeout with Q.8

    I have had similar issues with my Mark I as well, but usually when I am having audio play through the axe fx from my Mac. Not sure if that helps.
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