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    My Journey To Fractal - By Devin Townsend - Part 2

    ...Continued But then after Epicloud, I decided that I needed a break. Out of frustration or irritation maybe, I convinced myself that I needed to go back to amps and pedals as it was ‘much simpler’. So for the next cycle I brought back out my Rectifier, with a big pedalboard, cabs, an RJM midi...
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    My Journey To Fractal - By Devin Townsend - Part 1+2

    My guitar tone journey, by Devin Townsend. Hey folks, Devin Townsend here. its been a long time since I posted on this forum, but I want to use this opportunity now to give you a bit of the story as to how I have now ended up with the Axe Fx as my primary guitar amplifier. I have been...
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    Error 18, and I think I've covered the bases...

    Got it, did it with a third party box, slowed down the messages, and used a different midi cable. Thanks!
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    Error 18, and I think I've covered the bases...

    Hey, so I have the axe ii, and the mfc that I'm running with a cat5 I am trying to upgrade the firmware on the mfc, I have the axe updated to the most recent firmware, I am running one midi cable from the axe out into the mfc in... I have done the whole procedure according to yeks I am...
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    2 new records recorded direct. (dtp)

    Hey guys, Devin here. I just released 2 records, all guitars recorded direct with an Ultra. Here's a couple of examples: ‪Devin Townsend Project - Feather (edit)‬‏ - YouTube ‪Devin Townsend Project - Deconstruction (2011)‬‏ - YouTube For the heavy sounds, I use a recto...
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    My skeptic days are officially over

    ...send her my condolences... overdosing on 'precious' material can cause diabetes.
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    Not completly happy with 9.03

    What an amazing unit. In a world where people make fortunes taking the easy road and selling crap in a fancy wrapper, to have true artists tirelessly reach for ridiculously lofty goals, and allow customers into that process of discovery is humbling and deserves the utmost in respect. Beyond...
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    My skeptic days are officially over

    :) ...shit, I haven't even gotten started yet... How 'bout: getting mad at it for not being what it isn't, instead of learning to incorporate what it does that nothing else does is maddening, but ultimately can lead to freedom...(or an expensive divorce.) ...And then the others, which...
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    My skeptic days are officially over

    A lot like marriage, no? Glad in the long run after close calls with frustration every few weeks. Plus, tube amps LOOK so damn sexy...thats a problem too... Once you turn a corner with the afx, it's a no-turning-back situation...ah, commitment. yeah.
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    YouTube noodlin'...

    In my experience, MOST sound engineers aren't to be 'trusted' to have the same perspective on your tone that you've been labouring for months over. I find that the difference between a crunchy tone being 'present' rather than 'reedy' is even 2 db at around 3.6k. And with big, stale concrete...
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    YouTube noodlin'...

    Nope. Recto Orange with an 808 in front. Ubercab and German combo. 3 different paraQs though, and some highpass stuff on the cabs. Still working it... not there yet. My sound through my onstage cabs in great though....but the only way to see how much air the direct sound moves is to have it...
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    YouTube noodlin'...

    Gettin' sounds, whorin'... lookin' like my dad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZCGTg9tu4Y
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    Closer by the day...

    Yup, direct... Current tours are done, just working on my sounds for the Europe run in 2.5 months and recording Deconstruction demos. ...and watching dwts. Yup, uber-lame tv is my decompression.
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    Series effects query

    Ah! Cool, that actually explains it...it was feeding the reverbs from not only the delay... Will try tonight, thanks!
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    Series effects query

    Hey guys, quick question: Typically, with hardware, I run a delay into a reverb, and from the first delay, each one is a delay, that has reverb on each echo...you know, delay into reverb in series...simple. In my patch here, I have the delay running into the reverb in series, and I hear the...
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    Closer by the day...

    Over the last 30 years of playing, I've never had the fortune of getting or recording a guitar sound that is PERFECT for me. I have a bit of touring to do before I start these next records, but every night (EVERY night) I work with the afx on my sound for the next records... and man, I am...
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    Work in progress...

    Yo, just got back from the first tour. Went well! afx was awesome. Still a huge project though...I'm probably 6 months away from my goal with it, it keeps evolving. Here's some pics: A signature Peavey guitar, released at Namm. Killer 28" space-beast...LOVE that thing. -my current rack (never...
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    Mute the send to one half of fx loop?

    Awsome, will try this...it sounds dead on. And thanks men, having the support from 2 of my heros (Halford and Yoda) is KICK ASS!!! :D thank you again!
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    Mute the send to one half of fx loop?

    To do it so far, I've just added an eq set flat to the left side of the fx loop, and assigned a controller to turn the volume on and off...it mutes the send fine, but if I engage t on another patch, it is on when I go back to the original... I turned off the spillover, thinking that was the...
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    Metal chewiness...

    Awesome, some things to try... I've spent 3 full days tweaking, getting really really close... Splitting the signal to go to cabs dry, and direct with sims...great with both. I am going to try renting a 4 band api pre to run the direct signal through before the board, could be the finishing...
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    Metal chewiness...

    Thank you, all great suggestions! Have a happy holidays! The Axe FX Ultra is the single best tool for guitar I have ever owned. Cheers to the creators!
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    Metal chewiness...

    Great...thanks folks! you know... the amps 'gooberiness, like you achieve with tungsten-dipped kaffufle buffers...' :) These suggestions are great. Cheers.
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    Metal chewiness...

    Yup, always use an 808 in front. Just want any tips from folks who always strive for more, not trying to recreate exactly. Just got the Redwirez, will try. Thank you!
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    Metal chewiness...

    Running a recto sound, it's really getting good... But does anyone have any advanced tips, eq or otherwise, that get it closer to the real recto? My other guy is using a Roadking, and although our tones are really complimentary, his cab sound is a little 'chewier' (for lack of a better...
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    Advise needed on dialling in the recto

    In my experience, the recto sound has a characteristic that comes through even without the 'typical' idea of a metal sound (scooped mids, lot of low, lots of bottom) Part of what makes the sound effective in a band situation is the air it pushes with it's individual characteristics. However...
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    Calibrating EV-5 expression pedals with GC

    Has anybody had any hassles with it? On my main patch, the whammy (expression 1) works great, but when I copy the patch to a different preset, the whammy no longer works. However, the GC settings seem identical. Pedals activated, same cc message etc... I went through every parameter I could...
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    Effects loop split into 2 independent signals?

    Worked great! Thanks guys! d
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    Effects loop split into 2 independent signals?

    Wow guys, I can't thank you enough... When I get to rehearsal I'll hit these new thoughts. Thanks so much!!!
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    Effects loop split into 2 independent signals?

    Thank you! Now...it's so close, I neglected to mention that I am sending my whammy and wah to the reamp as well, so I'm sending the shunts from those blocks, bypassing the amps, to the mixer block (which is before the fx loop in the same row as the amp) It works perfectly except I cannot...
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    Effects loop split into 2 independent signals?

    Hey, last question before tour... Can I separate the effects loop, so the left side outputs a signal for onstage cabs and the right side outputs a dry signal to send as a reamp? My main outputs are used as a direct to foh with cab sims. Will the mixer do that? and if so how? (if anyone is so...
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    Some help with strange routing?

    I need to send the gp sound separate either way, so same problem no? I'm not using the gp for a traditional sound, it's one of those situations where I've had that unit for 15 years and it does something that no other unit can (it's kind of a disgusting sound) I suppose I could try and...
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    Some help with strange routing?

    Ah, ok. Thank you.
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    Some help with strange routing?

    Here's what I'm trying to do, any help would be appreciated... either 'do it like this' or 'you can't do that' is fine. I have a 10 space rack with the Fractal and a GP100 that I have used for years. I have a Radial rack mounted di for 'direct to the board' (both Fractal and gp separated) I...
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    I'm challenged, a kindergarden tutorial PLEASE?

    Yeah, I was actually just being a dick...sorry! Thanks for the help, cats! d
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    I'm challenged, a kindergarden tutorial PLEASE?

    Ah, sorrry, youve got me! It w'ont happen agian!
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    I'm challenged, a kindergarden tutorial PLEASE?

    Man! I keep missspelling words! Sorry folks! I don't want to annoy guitarists, their an ugly bunch! Man, do I feel rediculus!
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    I'm challenged, a kindergarden tutorial PLEASE?

    I'll say!!! Perfect, thank you SO much!!!
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    I'm challenged, a kindergarden tutorial PLEASE?

    Ha, no... thats the Canadian spelling, I'm pretty shure!
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    I'm challenged, a kindergarden tutorial PLEASE?

    First off, I'm sorry...because I contaced Redwirez, and I've read tons of the threads, but it all seems like an alien language to me, I don't understand the terms, etc... I got the bundle from Redwirez, and the guy there said it was pretty simple, and that there's tons of info about doing it...
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    New, could I ask some questions?

    Ha, no...that's my buddy Konrad who does video stuff for me, he's into that pretty heavily. Honestly, I'm not too interested in conspiracies or anything. I figure that humans are pretty dumb in general and there's infinite multitudes of things going on that we either just get a glimpse of, or...
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    New, could I ask some questions?

    Yeah, well I've got a great sound with a recto with a stereo cab setup. Then when I add another amp in parallel with another cab block, it sounds worse. Should the recto have only one mono cab going? and the same with the new amp? And do they need to be panned left right between the two amps to...
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    New, could I ask some questions?

    Thanks guys... I haven't quite made my mind up...currently I'm using the axe for rehearsals when I can't transport a lot of gear. It's awesome, but requires lots of thinking, which I'm in the process of now...I've been using the Buddas for the recordings, and they're killer, but this is an...
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    New, could I ask some questions?

    Thank you! searching for my other questions now :)
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    New, could I ask some questions?

    thank you! and one more question: I'm very interested in using the axe edit program on my PC, I looked but can't seem to find it on the site. Is it obsolete? If not, where does one find it?
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    New, could I ask some questions?

    One more question: How do mute the send to a delay, so the tails still play when I turn it off?
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    omg

    This thing is awesome. Thanks to whoever made this, wow.
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    New, could I ask some questions?

    :) OK then, thats a great help... how do I merge the two amps into one mixer? I run the two things in parallel, then at the end ...? Is there a button or function that merges them? Thanks!
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    New, could I ask some questions?

    Yo all, just got an ultra, fascinating, amazing, potentially solves 99% of my problems (guitar wise, god knows...) So I basically, for now, need a crushing, modern metal sound, and a sweet old tweed sound. The recto orange, the 5105, and the das metal sound the closest. Do you have any...
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