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    AFIII Original prog-metal song, and two cats

    An old song from my band, Feedback, for which I just re-recorded the guitars, using my go-to rhythm and lead presets in the Axe-Fx III. I'm not playing live, it's a home made videoclip, not a live performance ;) With all my physical issues (right shoulder pain, and since a minor stroke in...
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    AM4 All the Mesa amp models in 1 video !

    The Mesa amp models of the Fractal world are my absolute favorite, as I love the Mesa sound, specially of the Mark series. I own a Mesa Mark Five 35w, and also owned a Triple Crown 50w not long ago ! I wish I could have a JPIIC, which I had the pleasure to try a few years ago in France, but it's...
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    AM4 Strings tests with the AM4 : Elixir, Ernie Ball M-Steel, Elixir Optiweb

    After using Elixir Optiweb 10-46 stings for many years, today, after breaking the B string on my Tom Anderson Angel, I decided that it was the right time to try two other strings brands : Infeld Superalloy (made in Austria), and Ernie Ball Slinky M-Steel, both in 10-46 sets. I used my AM4 for...
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    Free preset - the AM4 is awesome !

    So, I've been working on fat boutique tones for the AM4 these last days : My friend playing in the second video is a tube amp snob that I converted to the world of Fractal, he now plays live with a FM9, and his Mesa Lonestar or Soldano SLO 30 (both are behind him on the couch) and expensive...
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    AM4 7 guitars, 1 preset

    I often read that third party presets can't be used without making adjustments. Well, here's the same AM4 preset with 7 different guitars and various pickups :cool: 0:00 Squier Stratocaster with EMG DG20 pickups 0:14 Fender Player Nashville Telecaster, with DiMarzio Twang King and Fender...
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    Presets Fremen AM4 Master Thread

    Hi guys, my first AM4 presets pack is now available ! https://fremenpresets.com/downloads/fractal-audio-am4-cleans/ The Cleans pack has 25 presets, each with 4 scenes, and 10 user IRs. It's inspired by my Cleans pack for the Axe-Fx III/FM9/FM3, but with new amps/cabs settings. Demos : This...
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    Pachelbel's Canon 2025 | Free preset !

    The famous Pachelbel's Canon in D played in one go (*) with the Axe-Fx III, with the delay blocks playing the role of the second and third violin. (*) not really here, I did many "punch ins" as I don't know the whole song by heart, plus I have physical issues with my right shoulder I made the...
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    AFIII Marooned - Pink Floyd cover

    I recorded that today. Instead of filming myself, I used footage from my latest trip to two small islands near the south-east coast of Mauritius, where I live (for those who don't know already!). I filmed that last week with a Google Pixel 7 Pro, knowing that I would use it for a clip one day -...
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    AFIII Ibanez Joe Satriani demo

    First demo for my brand new Ibanez JS240PS, testing all pickup positions with clean sounds, blues-rock, rock and high gain sounds. Recorded with the Axe-Fx III presets from "Fremen's Picks", available here : https://fremenpresets.com/modellers/axe-fx-iii/ If you liked the part with all the...
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    Interesting Dweezil Zappa "Eruption" video (Axe-Fx III inside)

    I really loved that ! And I can relate to something he says at some point : he makes his "Eruption" preset the way he think Ed was sounding when playing, and not 100% close to the album version, which has been equalized/compressed/mastered to sound a certain way. My approach too ! Many times...
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    FM9 Music Day live performance

    I used my FM9 on Friday day night, at an open stage event for international Music Day. That was my first time playing live in almost two years, and my friends and I didn't rehearse before that. We had not played "Have a cigar" in more than six years, and without keyboards, Pink Floyd does sound...
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    AFIII Vai collab video & others (Malmsteen, Satch...)

    This is the full version of my solo for the Steve Vai birthday collaborative video 2025, as I started playing too early (I didn't understand the instructions, but I joined at the very last minute, as I was sick for almost all the month of May). I used the Steve Vai stock GoT preset (as I made...
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    AFIII Old vs new pickups in Les Paul and Ibanez

    I'm slowly trying to get back at guitar, after almost one month of not being able to play (again, health issues (*) - I only played to update my packs to the latest firmware, using mostly a looper and DI tracks). So, today, I recorded two videos, and also used recordings made in January (Les...
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    AFIII MXR Rockman X100 Vs Axe-Fx III

    I received a MXR Rockman X100, and had to compare it with the Rockman X100 preset I made for the Axe-Fx III many years ago ! That preset used tone matching of old recordings I made with my Rockman X100 in the early nineties. As you can see in the video, the Rockman character is definitely...
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    Never saw something like that !

    Apologies for the click bait title, but that is something that needs to be seen, imho. The video is in French but you can use the translate feature of YT. Swapping pickups in less than a minute on a Floyd equiped guitar, that's impressive!
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    AFIII The Holy War (Thin Lizzy) John Sykes tribute

    One of my favorite John Sykes solos, from Thin Lizzy's "Thunder and lightning" album. I used to play that with my band around 1987-1988. I specially love the live version from the "Life/Live" album ! I love many other John Sykes moments from that album, like the "Got to give it up" solo, "The...
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    AFIII Melodic solo & backing track

    A melodic solo & backing track recorded with some of my Axe-Fx III presets (*), with firmware 27.03 The backing track is from a rehearsal at my place, with electronic drums, over which I overdubbed a clean and two crunch rhythm guitar tracks. There are many imperfections in the backing track...
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    AFIII Innocence faded end solo

    Cover of the end solo of Dream Theater "Innocence faded". I removed all the original guitars, except the clean one at the beginning, and recorded three tracks, two rhythms and one. This is with a new preset I just added as a bonus to the "Rock & Metal vol. 2" pack. The preset uses two new...
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    AFIII Thin Lizzy cover - Cowboy song/The boys are back in town

    I love me some Thin Lizzy ! I used to play that with my band back in 1987 :p:cool: Recorded with a new preset using the Brit 800 2203 model, firmware 27.00. I never really used that model before, it's a preset I made this morning, and added to my "Brit" pack Ca(t)meo : my cat Bilbo...
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    AFIII Firmware 27 Trainwreck

    Those Trainwreck models really delivers ! The recording above was made with firmware 27, release version, by a friend, Patrick Desvaux. A few weeks ago, I also recorded that with firmware 27 beta 2, using DI tracks : All presets are from my "Boutique+Blues" pack :smilingimp:
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    Factory presets v 27.00, Fremen Edition (bank A + bonuses)

    Factory Presets v 27.00, Fremen Edition - Axe-Fx III Many Axe-Fx III users want updated Factory Presets for the latest firmware (currently 27.00, still in beta), as the last official factory presets were released with firmware 19.00. So, I decided to update at least the first 100+ presets, and...
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    AFIII Full Pink Floyd show with fw 27 (+ free bass presets)

    Fw 27 is so good that I had to reamp my full Pink Floyd show with it :cool: I posted that in the latest beta firmware thread, but I think it deserves its own thread. For comparison puprposes : my previous reamping of the full Pink Floyd show was with firmware 19.00, in March 2022 ...
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    AFIII 18 guitars, 1 preset/1 guitar, 29 presets

    Here's 18 different guitars through the same preset (Axe-Fx III firmware 25.02) : Does tonewoods matter ? Does pickups matter ? I say yes to both ! Pickups certainly have the biggest impact on the sound, but the wood changes a lot of things too. I've installed the EMG DG20 set on many guitars...
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    AFIII Synchronicity Pt II & other The Police songs

    A taste of things to come ! Recently a good friend reached for help, as he needed sounds for a The Police tribute show. I had to make him presets for around 15 songs. Usually he use a tube amp and a big pedalboard, but this time, he's going to borrow my Fractal Audio FM9. Here's some of the...
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    AFIII Eric Johnson "Cliffs of Dover" cover

    Eric Johnson "Cliff of Dover" cover, sort of.. Lots of clams ! Last Saturday, I was at an open jam with friends, and they wanted to try that challenging song that we didn't play in years. First, I was reluctant (rightly so!), then, I said "let's try it anyway..." In short, I totally butchered...
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    FM3 FM3 live in Antananarivo, Madagascar

    Playing one song with ERICA DuRock at Dagomadness Beatz, a two days festival in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Sunday 26 May 2024. This is a cellphone recording, from a friend. I already played that song with Erica and the guys last year at "Rockfest", a festival I organized in Mauritius. This time...
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    AFIII Steelheart cover, with vocals

    A cover of "She's gone" (Steelheart) by Karen, the singer of the Malagasy power metal band Alkiniah. Guitars : me, with Axe-Fx III, firmware 25.01, and my custom Tom Anderson Angel.
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    AFIII David Gilmour signature Strat demo... and hearing issues

    This is a demo of a friend's Fender David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster. I recorded it in dire conditions : 9 days ago, I caught the flu, and since a few days, my hearing is affected. I hear only over-emphasized high frequencies, everything sounds extremely glassy, there's no low end etc. So...
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    AFIII "Any color you like" solo | Sustainiac abuse

    It's all in the title : a very personal version of the solo from Pink Floyd "Any color you like", inspired a little by the Dream Theater live version, with some Sustainiac infinite sustain abuse, courtesy of my Schecter Super Shredder Sun Valley. I can't help myself with that ! Recorded with...
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    AFIII Tornado of souls solo

    Having fun with this legendary solo from Marty Friedman, with my own twist in the end. Recorded with Axe-Fx III, firmware 24.05. I used the latest amp models (Mesa MK V, EVH 5150 III Stealth). The rhythm was recorded by a friend, as I can't downpick to save my life ;)
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    AFIII Pink Floyd solos - many songs

    Here's the solo from Pink Floyd's "On the turning away", with firmware 24.05 of the Axe-Fx III. I'm playing over a live backing track of my band, "The Mauritian Tribute to Pink Floyd", with my original guitar track muted. This new version of my Pink Floyd presets for the Axe-Fx III is the...
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    AFIII Comfortably numb

    Apologies for the stupid title ;) Here, after the clean part in the intro, I'm using the Comfortably numb preset from my Axe-Fx III Pink Floyd pack, tweaked a little to work with this PULSE live backing track from karaokeversion.com. I should use that guitar more often - a Squier I...
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    AFIII Gravity Pulse : The Ultra Jam (40+ Guitarists shred fest)

    Hi guys ! Just sharing a collaboration video with 40+ Vai Academy alumni. I'm using my Axe-Fx III of course (I'm at 18:09), but I'm not the only one apparently, there's also our friend Frank Steffen Mueller and a few others :cool: I used my preset "USA MKIIC+ LD" from "Fremen's Picks" with...
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    AFIII Video : Fryette D60 update from firmware 24.03 to 24.04

    There was some discussion regarding the update to the Fryette D60 amp models in firmware 24.04. I recorded this short video to show how the update affected existing presets made with firmware 24.03, and how they sound after I updated them. The video was recorded with firmware 24.05, as it's the...
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    AFIII "Rockfest" live recordings - Axe-Fx III used by all bands

    I organized a 2 nights rock/metal festival here in Mauritius, where all bands had to play on my Axe-Fx III (main guitar player of each band) and another guitar processor which I won't name here, and my presets. I bet it's the first time a festival is entirely sponsored by a professional presets...
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    FM9 Pink Floyd inspired improvisation

    Improvising with a preset I just tweaked for a gig I have in 10 days - my Tribute to Pink Floyd band is back ! And another video : Yes, I will probably be excommunicated by the Holy Church of Gilmour Orthodoxy, but hey, I had fun !
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    Scenes changes in "unlatch" mode for Pink Floyd the Wall pt 1 harmonies ?

    There's one aspect of the FM9 (or FM3 or FC12) that I didn't explored well enough, it's the custom switching configs, since I didn't need it up to now. But for the preset above, I would like the scenes 3-4-5 to be "unlatched" : I want to use them in "unlatch" mode, holding my foot on the...
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    Free Dyna-Cabs presets

    Here's some free Dyna-Cabs versions of my Axe-Fx III presets :cool: My normal presets only uses my own custom IRs, which I prefer to anything else, however, as I was asked if I'll do Dyna-Cabs presets, I made those. They're quite different sounding than the original versions. I had already...
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    FM9 Video : first gig in 18 months, with the FM9

    Playing as a guest with the band 9T9 last Saturday. My first gig since September 2021 or so, and first time using my FM9 live ! Shamelessly, this edit version of the whole show focus mainly on the interesting guitar parts I had to play - I made that for the FM9 users ;) there's also a few full...
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    AFIII New Fender FSR American Strat Ultra demo with Axe-Fx III

    I received that Strat a few weeks ago, but wanted to change the pickups before making a demo, as I'm not a fan of noiseless pickups. 0:00 impro with looper, 3:27 clean sounds, 5:05 crunch, 5:23 high gain It's a Fender FSR American Ultra Stratocaster, which has been customized with Fender...
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    AFIII Death Metal from Mauritius | all guitars and basses with Axe-Fx III

    I recorded a death metal band from here, Mauritius, at my home studio, using my Axe-Fx III for all the guitar and bass tracks. The video above is a medley of some my favorite riffs, using stems from the album. I muted the vocals for the purpose of this demo. Rhythm guitars : Herbie CH3 for the...
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    AFIII Axe-Fx III v 21.01 Synthpads/drones impros

    One last guitar video for the year, not something I recorded to make public (I would have worn pants instead of these shorts) but I'm publishing it anyway, as I have not been able to play much these last weeks due to health issues (fortunately, the nasty flu is over now). This was recorded on 22...
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    AFIII [video] I converted a Shawn Lane/Eric Johnson fan to Fractal World

    "Tell Matt Picone that I'm getting an Axe-Fx III !" (or a FM9). That was my friend Sacha's words after the session we just had together :cool: He never used any Fractal unit before but has been watching videos and demos on the net for quite some time. He also came across my work as a presets...
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    FM9 NGD/new pickups demos with FM9 (Revstar, Squier, Harley Benton...)

    Hi guys ! These last days, I recorded a few videos for some guitars that either I just got (Yamaha Revstar RSS20) or on which I just changed the pickups. As I used my FM9 for all these, thought I would share here ! Yamaha Revstar RSS20 (stock pickups, I won't commit the blasphemy of changing...
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    FM9 FM9 Dumble tones, trolled by my cat !

    I was trolled by my cat ! o_O :p I always viewed Larry Carlton's tone on "Last nite" as the holy grail of Dumble type sounds. Here, I'm playing over "The B.P. Blues" from that live album, I removed the original guitar track so you only hear myself. It's a quick attempt (meaning that I spent...
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    AFIII Bagpipe preset

    Yesterday, as I was recording AC/DC's "It's a long way to the top", I remembered that I made such a preset for the Axe-Fx II, and realized that I never ported it to the Axe-Fx III - until this morning ! I was even able to port it to the FM9, even with only one synth block :cool: Here's how I...
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    FM9 3 Ibanez, 1 FM9

    Here's some FM9 sounds with firmware 3.0, guys ! I used DI tracks from three different Ibanez guitars, all of which I sold : JPM100-P1, RG520QS with Seymour Duncan pickups, RG6PCM LTD More details in the Youtube video description
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    AFIII NGD : Squier Contemp Strat/Special/Strandberg Boden

    I received these two new toys yesterday, one ordered for me, one for a friend. We both ordered them to mod them, I recorded that video to keep track of the sound of the original pickups Squier Contemp Strat HH FR (the pink one, mine) Squier Contemp Strat Special (the blue one, my friend's)...
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    AFIII NGD : Ibanez Destroyer - Axe-Fx III v 20.0

    New guitar day - except the guitar isn't mine ;) I bought it for a friend today at a clearance sales at the local music shop. It probably has 10 years old strings on it ! I recorded that without doing anything on the guitar besides tuning it - I didn't even clean the strings or the dust on the...
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    FM9 Some cleans & Ambient tones, fw 2.02

    Love the clean & ambient sounds I'm getting from my FM9 ! It took me a while to convert those from the Axe-Fx III (too many errors in many blocks) and FM3 (delay times halved) but it was worth it, as the FM9 will be my de facto gigging processor from now on :) I used my Ibanez RG5220 with Bare...
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    Axe-Fx Ultra presets

    I just made 60 new presets on a friend’s Axe-Fx Ultra, that benefits from my 13 years of experience working on Fractal Audio processors. In 2009 and until the Axe-Fx II was released, I had an Axe-Fx Standard (I never owned the Ultra version). Back then I was already renowned as a presets maker...
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    FM3 NGD videos, with the FM3 (5.02b)

    I just uploaded two "NGD" videos, for guitars I received two days ago. As I used the FM3 for the demos, I thought about posting them here too ! Harley Benton SC-DLX : Epiphone 1961 Les Paul SG Standard : As you may notice on the video, I'm using 5.02 b, as I'm a beta tester.
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    AFIII Fw 19.02 - Full PINK FLOYD show

    Almost three years after the final "Mauritian Tribute to Pink Floyd" show, I played all my guitar parts live in my studio (the original guitar track is muted in the live recording of my band), recording DI tracks that I reamped through my Axe-Fx III, with firmware 19.02. Songs : 0:00 intro...
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    Presets [Fremen] Black Friday sales

    Sales are on until Cyber Monday ! Get a 30% discount (for a minimum purchase of €30) on fremenpresets.com, for all platforms : Axe-Fx II/III, AX8, FM3, FM9 I just released a new FM9 Pink Floyd video :
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    Presets Fremen FM9 presets masterthread

    My first FM9 presets packs, Pink Floyd and Amp Packs Bundle, are now available ! First , the Pink Floyd ones : About that video : Two years and a half after the final "Mauritian Tribute to Pink Floyd" show (2h26 min), I played all my guitar parts live in my studio (the original guitar track...
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    FM9 My first FM9 videos (presets included)

    'sup, guys ? So, I received my FM9 a few weeks ago, and I was in discovery mode for a few days. One thing I noticed is that the stock preset I made for the Axe-Fx III was sounding weird in the FM9, so I fixed it ; I'm attaching it to this post, so you can use this one until it is added to the...
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    AFIII Presets New Boutique+Blues pack

    Just released ! A new pack with 54 presets (and more soon) and 30 user IRs. In this demo I use a backing track by David Walliman. These are the tones I use to play Stevie Ray Vaughan/Larry Carlton/Robben Ford/Eric Clapton/Joe Bonamassa/John Mayer/Derek Trucks fan/Scott Henderson/Frank Gambale...
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    AFIII Karnatic/fusion/metal online collab video

    Hi guys, I want to share with you my new video. It's a song from my solo album, TDR Project, released in 1993, that I've decided to re-record, with two guests : Amine Mraihi (Tunisia/Switzerland) on electric oud, and Neriyen Veerlapin (Mauritius) on tabla. For lovers of classical Indian music...
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    Blues connoisseurs, please help !

    Blues connoisseurs, I need your help ! I'm searching for a song released approximately in 1989/1990/1991, possibly by Jimmy Vaughan (I'm not sure, it may be Duke Robillard or someone else), in which the artist pays hommage to blues greats (BB King, Freddy King, Buddy Guy and many others), by...
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    AFIII Presets Brilliant solo by Richard Hallebeek

    Quoting Richard : I’m playing a solo on the new cd from =AZUhRUVDpIOMGC9JFvNe6_dtnZ_WvOvQSs6QZqj7FVQjMEakFTXO9UG7gbI8mEH_hoHPSVZu8x3a4DjM9AqeB9YDIPuY-NMOCB_qtiQiIda5MUqJpFeOwmsSjYIkKCBXzv7F-dRcMiIiX179q2DSaMAL&tn=-]K-R']Eelco Van Zanten that was released yesterday. The track is called ‘Ghosts’...
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    AFIII Carnatic guitar

    This is a song in open tuning I wrote in the nineties ; I just discovered that its tuning is used in carnatic music, so I had to re-record it ! Rhythm guitar recorded with the piezo pickup of a PRS hollowbody, tuned (from high to low) in E-B-E-B-E-E. Solo improvisations with the Sustainiac...
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    AFIII New Epiphone Les Paul demo with Cygnus

    Some sounds from my new Epiphone Les Paul Modern guitar, with stock Probucker pickups, before I put some Seymour Duncan JB/59 on it. Or, maybe I shouldn't ? These stock pickups sounds great, but I also want the classic JB/59 pair on one of my guitars... What do you think, friends ? Recorded...
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    AFIII Axe-Fx III Cygnus b11 | Dumble lead (blues-fusion)

    Improvising over a backing track with the Dumble amp model of the Axe-Fx III, firmware Cygnus beta 11. The backing track was recorded last year, it was a post-rehearsal jam. I muted the guitar track I played back then. It's from a song called "Une dernière fois encore", by Canadian singer Garou...
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    AFIII Cygnus test - prog metal song reamped

    Using DI tracks, I reamped one of my band's song through the Axe-Fx III, with this beta firmware. The amp model I use, USA MKIIC++, has not yet been updated in that firmware, but I can already hear and feel the chug :D Song : "Priceless innocence", by Feedback, originally released in 1991...
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    Using a NAS system for multitrack recording

    Hi all, after another computer failure*, I'm considering getting a NAS system for everything - not only storage, but DAW stuff (no more than 12 tracks simultaneous recording), video editing etc. I'll then have a SSD in my desktop computer for OS, everything else will be in the NAS server. What...
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    Free Archon & Triple Crown presets

    As I did with the Archon for the Axe-Fx III, I'm now sharing two "Amp Pack" presets for the FM3, with the Archon and Triple Crown amp models. These are for firmware 2.0. Included is a user "cab" used for acoustic simulation, in scene 8 (user slot 226). The scenes are as follow : 1 Rhythm 2...
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    AFIII Some solos with the Axe-Fx III, live

    From my last gig : Thanks to firmware 14.04, I used a remote wha/whammy. Watch on youtube for the timestamps, the video ends with my favorite improvised solo ! This was from a "Tribute to Johnny Hallyday" (the most popular French rock singer) gig, here in Mauritius, where we are lucky to...
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    AFIII Presets Free Archon "all-in-one" preset

    Many liked the short video I made with the new Archon amp model after installing firmware 14.01 : So, I decided to make another Archon preset, one that can be used to gig as it has everything one can need (rhythm, crunch, lead, various cleans) and share it here ! Demo : INSTALLATION...
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    AFIII Live videos from my last gig

    I recently played in a tribute to Johnny Hallyday (very popular French singer), here's a few live videos. I used the Axe-Fx III with firmware 14, and only two presets for the full show (USA IIC++ most of the time, Triple Crest for "Le pénitencier", which is a French version of "House of the...
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    FM3 Sounds of the FM3 | Synthpads & drones

    Here's a recording made with firmware 1.06 beta. My apologies for the digital clipping at the beginning, the recording level for the screen capture app was too hot and I didn't notice :( these are a few presets from my "Synthpads & drones" pack, more to come !
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    AFIII NGW : Ibanez JPM100 P1 - Dream Theater cover

    NGW(*) : Ibanez JPM100 P1, Pull me under (Dream Theater) partial cover (*) = New Guitar Week ;) Normally us guitarists we use "New Guitar Day", but the day I got it, I couldn't play due to hand injury - today is my first day playing it, with the hands still a little off. I'm using a Axe-Fx...
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    FM3 Presets Fremen FM3 packs

    Hi guys, my FM3 presets packs are now available ! EDIT 30 August 2020 : I finally have some decent demos for my FM3 packs, which has been released earlier this month ; I'm editing this post accordingly : Here's the link to the packs : https://fremenpresets.com/fractal-audio-fm3/
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    New Guitar Day : PRS Hollowbody Piezo SE

    I received this beauty yesterday, just 30 minutes before I had to go out. Wanted to record a quick demo with it, which I did in ten minutes ! I edited a 30 seconds video version which I sent to a few friends, and out I was - the taxi was waiting outside ;) Today, I made a proper edit, and here...
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    Andy Timmons birthday international collab video

    After Joe Satriani's birthday video, I had the honor to play in an international collaborative video project, this time for my favorite guitar player, Mr Andy Timmons. All participants are Dreamcatcher Events alumnis. I was at Vai Academy 5.0, where I had the pleasure to talk to and jam with...
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    International collab video for Satch birthday

    Very honored to be a part of this ! I used the Axe-Fx III on it. A little secret : the song is in C, but I'm tuned in Eb. I wanted to play it in C, but didn't want to re-tune/re-set my guitar (a pita on a Floyd Rose type bridge). And as Satriani signed it, I wanted to use this one ! So, I...
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    Fixed Pitch block mix won't stay at 100%

    I need the mix parameter of the Pitch block to be 100% both on channel A & B (using custom scales for the lead here). But each time it goes back to 50%, after being saved with the correct setting.
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    Converting complex Axe-Fx III presets to FM3

    This is not a conversion tutorial as such, but an insight on how I proceeded to convert my Axe-Fx III presets to FM3 format. Loading a Axe-Fx III preset directly into the FM3 wouldn't work for me and my complex presets, so the initial work has to be done with Axe-Fx III edit : making everything...
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    AFIII Mauritian sunsets | looper impro

    I recorded these improvisations with a looper preset while showing what the Axe-Fx III can do to a friend - a new convert, he's getting one ! There's no video of my playing unfortunately, so I used some pics of Mauritian sunsets taken from my balcony (and one from a plane) instead. That segment...
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    AFIII Joe Satriani cover | lockdown jam

    Jamming with friends on a Joe Satriani cover, "Always with me, always with you". With a technical incident in the end, the bridge pickup wanted to break out of my guitar ;) Recorded using firmware 12.07.
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    AFIII "Black Rose" (Thin Lizzy) cover

    A song I used to play with my band around 1987-1988. I relearned the correct parts for left and right channels (respectively Gary Moore/Scott Gorham) today and added a center guitar. Recorded with the Axe-Fx III, firmware 12.07. Guitars : Tom Anderson Angel (left channel), Ibanez RGR5220 (right...
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    Overwriting stock cabs by mistake ?

    Wondering if it's possible to overwrite stock cabs ? I wanted to capture a few IRs and assuming they were going to one of the user cabs bank, I didn't look and apparently, I stored them over stock cabs (F 0001 and 0003). How is it possible to get the stock cabs back ?
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    AFIII Presets Fremen Presets masterthread (releases, updates etc.)

    In concordance with the new vendor rules, I'm gonna make this the master thread for all my presets releases. From now on, I will post updates here only. I will still reply in the older threads when asked a question but would prefer to centralize everything here So up to now, here are all my...
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    AFIII Things you do when you are bored...

    Life in lockdown, episode 1. A "graphic" preset made just for fun, with my initials, during Covid-19 lockdown. Did that whiled bored ! Still, it works, and I managed to find something very close to my go-to lead sound using stock cabs. Preset (with name change and reverb added) ...
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    AFIII [Video] New Mesa TC-100 model

    Posted in the Firmware 12.05 thread, but I think it could be in that section too : Here, I'm improvising with the new Mesa TC-100 model added with firmware 12.04. I have a Mesa TC-50 (50 W, slightly different) myself, love that amp, and the Axe-Fx III 100 W model ! I also recorded another...
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    United Guitars Fest #1 in Paris

    Last week-end, I went to United Guitars Festival #1, a gathering of some of the best players from France. Gear demos, conferences, masterclasses (including one on amp modelling !) concert... I made a post about it in my blog, with a video and some pictures. Soon, I'll post longer videos, and...
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    AFIII NGD : PRS Paul's Guitar, Epiphone Les Paul

    Recorded with the Axe-Fx III and lot of clams, on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas everyone ! This is a quick webcam recording of two guitars I received three days ago : PRS SE Paul's Guitar in Amber, Epiphone Les Paul Traditional PRO-III Plus Desert Burst (Limited Edition). If someone knows...
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    AFIII Presets Richard Hallebeek jazz-rock presets pack

    This artist Axe-Fx III presets pack features 168 different scenes, divided over 21 presets, designed by Richard Hallebeek in collaboration with me, over several months, through internet and also two work sessions in Amsterdam. 17 presets are meant to be used straight to a front-of-house mixing...
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    AFIII JTM 45 blues with new Gibson SG

    I've been playing guitar for 37 years now, but like I said in another post, it's the first time, since Wednesday, that I own a Gibson ! I wanted a SG for years, and just got that SG Standard HP (for High performance). Axe-Fx III with firmware 9.0, JTM45 amp model. Bonus preset added to "Fremen's...
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    AFIII [NGD] Blue Oyster Cult live solo cover, with firmware 9.01

    NGD ! Received today, this gorgeous Gibson SG Standard HP 2018 in Blood Orange Fade. Incredibly, although I started guitar in 1982, this is my first Gibson... Being a huge Blue Öyster Cult & Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser fan, I associate this guitar model with him, so I had to cover one of his...
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    AFIII World music - Axe-Fx III for oud

    Dutch fusion guitarist Richard Hallebeek, with whom I collaborated on a fusion presets pack for Axe-Fx III, got me in touch with one of his friend, Amine M'raihi, which wanted some help tweaking Axe presets for his oud, a luth-type instruments used in Arabic classic music, among others...
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    AFIII Presets [Fremen] Rock & Metal pack

    Hi guys, my rock/metal pack is now released ! 67 Axe-Fx III presets including the Rockman X100 tonematch & Tool "The Pot" (both requested since a few months, I made videos of those, see below), tones inspired by the amps/effects settings of the greats I met at Vai Academy (Steve Vai, Andy...
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    AFIII Rockman X100 tonematch test

    Sound test : tonematch of a Rockman X100 distortion with the Axe-Fx III, firmware 6.03. Playing over one of my favorite Boston songs, "I think I like it". I recorded two rhythm tracks panned left/right, and two solo tracks
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    AFIII Top 5 presets video - Majesty/Strandberg/Tom Anderson/Ibanez

    Here's my 5 favorite lead presets for the Axe-Fx III ! I had lots of fun playing those, specially after a forced two weeks break (I traveled to Madagascar, then came home with food poisoning, 10 days later I'm still recovering...). I used backing tracks that I never heard before (by Claudio...
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    Music Man Majesty vs Suhr vs Strandberg vs Tom Anderson vs...

    I received my Majesty three days ago. Here I'm testing piezo tones first, then magnetic pickups, for clean tones, and comparing with some of my other guitars - Line 6 Variax, Suhr, Strandberg, Tom Anderson, Fender Player, Ibanez RG premium... Surprisingly, the Graph Tech bridge + Acousti...
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    AFIII Original song - prog metal

    My drummer and I playing a song from our second album (*), for the first time since 2008. We didn't rehearsed, and he didn't even practiced the song (or even listen to it) before coming at my studio - in fact, the goal of the session was to test playing with a click track and sequenced...
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    Clean, ambiant & SFX presets pack

    New Axe-Fx III pack available ! clean tones for the Axe-Fx III, with 60 presets : 21 special effects, 2 iconic clean tones (“Wicked games” and Marillion’s Steve Rothery), and 37 pristine clean presets, each with 8 scenes, the first 4 being tonal variations (standard, scooped, fat, edge of...
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    AFIII Molly Hatchet cover / Quad Pitch Shift

    That's a song I used to play with my band in... 1988-1989 ! I always loved Molly Hatchet, we covered this one and "Boogie no more". After recording it yesterday, my "tendinitised" right arm cursed me for hours, lol There's 7 guitar tracks in it, two rhythms panned left/right, two secondary...
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    Fremen - Synthpads & drones pack

    Hi guys, I just released a new pack : This Axe-Fx III pack for firmware 5.06 has 32 presets using the Synth blocks for drones and chords, over which you can play. The chords are selected by scenes (each scenes selects a different chord), except in a few presets where the changes are...
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    AFIII Axe-Fx III 5.03 | USA JP IIC+ first test

    Testing the new amp model added in firmware 5.03. I used two existing presets from "Fremen's picks" and one from the USA IIC+ "Amp pack", selected the new model (which loads default settings) and tweaked from there.
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    AFIII Presets "Fremen's Picks" for Axe-Fx III

    My go-to presets (besides the ones I use with my Tribute to Pink Floyd cover band, of course) are now released ! EDIT 2nd March 2019 : update for firmware 3.02 added. https://fremenpresets.com/downloads/axe-fx-iii-fremens-picks/ These 92 presets, most of which have from 4 to 8 scenes, are for...
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