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    How to contact Atomic amps?

    thanks for this. on my previous repair i had to send the whole amp, which was pretty pricey. i'm just hoping for a replacement speaker and got the feeling that Atomic is no more. i'll look for this speaker. thanks again...
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    How to contact Atomic amps?

    Does anyone here know what a good replacement speaker might be? I had the amp replaced several years ago and while in transit, the horn broked off and ripped the cone. I've also tried many times to contact Tom and Atomic, with no luck and was wondering whether I can salvage the CLR. Thanks!
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    Using External Controller For Modifiers

    thanks for this!
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    Using External Controller For Modifiers

    thanks for the response. i tried omni, since i have other things happening. it assigned #17. external controller 2 has the same number, but i tried it anyway. i also tried assigning different numbers to the actual controller.
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    Using External Controller For Modifiers

    Hello Fractal Folks, I'm trying to control parameters in the Axe Fx via a Livid controller, which is hooked up to Ableton. I tried using the Learn function on one of the external controllers in the Axe. It received the CC number, but when I assigned that controller to a parameter, nothing...
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    Arpeggiator Sync Question

    I just wanted to update this thread. So it wasn't because I'm using AES, it was because I made the mistake of not having my DAW (Ableton) set to 48000. Doy! Anyway, thanks again for the help.
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    Arpeggiator Sync Question

    thanks matt. i was just wondering if it was indeed the case that aes connection is my issue. i think we'll just try analog through the rear of the unit. the instrument has 4 outputs, so our engineer liked the aes method, but syncing stuff is the priority. btw, the beam instrument sounds amazing...
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    Arpeggiator Sync Question

    I just wanted to bump this to see if @Admin M@ had any thoughts on whether there's a way to do this while using aes.
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    Arpeggiator Sync Question

    yeah, its off. i'll try turning it on
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    Arpeggiator Sync Question

    looks like the same idea. it's a Pythagoras-related instrument. pretty amazing. he uses it on the Dead tours, as well as for other stuff, including the apocolypse now score. i'm running it through a bunch of trippy effects that i'm controlling with CC pedals. i think you've heard some of my...
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    Arpeggiator Sync Question

    yeah, matt's solution works with analog in, but not aes.
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    Arpeggiator Sync Question

    i should add that i use usb to connect to the computer, but aes as an input for the beam
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    Arpeggiator Sync Question

    i've been using aes, and still getting the axe-fx to sync to tempo with no problem, but yeah, this seems to be my issue. i'm working with mickey hart, and this is the instrument in question: http://www.mickeyhart.net/news/all-about-the-beam-baby-5211
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    Arpeggiator Sync Question

    update: so the CC method works great with a guitar, however, it's not working with the beam instrument. i'm wondering, if we're using AES for input, running into an Ableton External Audio Device, would this have an effect? Does using AES mean that the internal clock isn't syncing up? it's weird...
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    Arpeggiator Sync Question

    simeon - thanks again. your method works well with a guitar (and i have the power to control when the note is played!), but this needs to be more fail-safe hey matt! - thanks for this. i used to do something similar for a tremolo/chop sound (probably from your tip years back). I'll try this...
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    Arpeggiator Sync Question

    thanks so much, simeon. yeah, i've tried this, but it hasn't been as stable as necessary for this situation. we're running a giant monochord instrument (called a "beam"), and it sustains for a long time, and the arpeggiator drifts every time. i'll play around with it some more.
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    Arpeggiator Sync Question

    I'm sure this has been asked/addressed, but I haven't found info specific to my question. Is it possible to sync the arpeggiator to Ableton, so that whenever you hit a note it will actually be in sync with the DAW? I know the tempo is sync'd, but I'm programming for a client and am thinking...
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    RIP Prince...

    gutted. another brilliant artist gone. i saw him twice and both shows were incredible.
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    giant metal crickets - harpy in the sun at SXSW

    hey folks, this is a little snippet from a show that i played at SXSW. it's a lo-fi video so not the best example of tone, but still an example of how i'm using the Axe-Fx within experimental, abstract electronic music (i do all kinds of looping, textural and highly warped things with the Axe...
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    Giant Metal Crickets - all Axe-Fx (II and Ultra) experimental album

    hey, if anyone is interested, i'll be playing at SXSW this Friday, March 11 at Empire Control Room in Austin, TX. I'll be using an Axe-FX II to recreate all the strange tones and textures on my record. From there we'll be on tour. Thanks!
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    Giant Metal Crickets - all Axe-Fx (II and Ultra) experimental album

    thanks johnny!
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    Giant Metal Crickets - all Axe-Fx (II and Ultra) experimental album

    Hey Fellow Fractal Folks, I haven't posted in some time because I've been working on my new album Incito, which is a collection of improvised-then sculpted compositions (centered around heavily warped and treated guitar). Some parts were done on my Axe II and some on my old Ultra. All of the...
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    Star Wars Theme (Guitar Full Orchestra) - AX8 - Cooper Carter

    this is really killer! i love when different interpretations of music remind me how awesome the original is and this definitely did that for me. WELL DONE!
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 1.00 Firmware Release

    i'm not sure what to say. i'll start by saying THANK YOU to cliff and the team! i thought 19 was really great, but this firmware is just so amazing. played until my arms hurt yesterday. on an added note, i had a guy coming over to check out the axe-fx yesterday. he's an amp and pedal guy, with...
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    Ede's AxeFxII XL tones Demp Video.

    really nice. such fluidity and creativity. love it!
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    Axe-Fx II Firmware 19.00 Released

    i don't mean to be a gushing fanboy (though i totally am), but this is not gonna be a technical review. i wanted to say that i'm so grateful to cliff and the fractal folks. i've been a diehard since the ultra, but where the axe-fx is now just blows my mind. i've just finished a long record...
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    elephant in the room! - big stomper using the axe for synth, ambient and loops

    thanks bodde. if i'm understanding your question, the main synth is a combination of an ipad synth and a moog subfatty. the elephant sound in the intro is guitar and all the siren-esque and ambient stuff is guitar.
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    elephant in the room! - big stomper using the axe for synth, ambient and loops

    I love belew, but I don't know that track. I'll check it out. Albert - there's no synth block on this track, but I've got some coming up that use it judiciously. Thanks guys!
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    elephant in the room! - big stomper using the axe for synth, ambient and loops

    thanks for the comments. damien - it's the elephant sound in the intro. there's an old video of evh in like 1985, backstage, making animal noises with his guitar. the elephant was one of them. i'm a huge evh nut and was laughing as we added this to the track. themoonshook - thanks for that...
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    elephant in the room! - big stomper using the axe for synth, ambient and loops

    hey folks, this is my band's new track. it is an eight and a half minute journey documenting the real life urban experiences of one disoriented pachyderm. i know this won't be for everyone here, but what's happening is that i made a patch on an ipad synth called nave (amazing synth btw). i...
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    AXE-FX NAME TIMEOUT! (again)

    i'm having this exact problem. i've tried all the suggestions, to no avail. i'm on a mk I MFC. has anyone found additional fixes? thanks!
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    MFC (1st gen) Issue - Timeout

    hello, my MFC keeps timing out. either i get a blank screen or the timeout message. expression pedals stop working and even power down/up doesn't always solve the problem. i've tried a different midi cable but continue to have the problem. has anyone else experienced this? thanks! adam
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    LFO Run CC

    hello, i wanted to update this thread. bakerman, you were right about the cc approach. i'm embarrassed to admit it, but i did not have the output of the CC channel (in ableton) routed to the axe-fx. i had all the preference/sync stuff set, but didn't realize i needed to set the channel. DOY...
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    LFO Run CC

    just finished rehearsal. same dillema really. the light typically is in sync, but either way the pulse is still unpredictable. using the envelope controller at least gives me a way to get back on track quickly. i'm gonna spend more time trying the CC approach, as detailed by bakerman. as i...
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    LFO Run CC

    i just tested it again. worked great the first few times and then it didn't. i'd start the sequence and could see the tempo light on the axe-fx being a bit out of sync. i'm guessing that i'm just missing something. i'll try to post the patch a little while (i've never done that so it might take...
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    LFO Run CC

    yeah, it's synced to clock. actually, the way i get it to lock back up is by hitting the tempo button and then it readjusts. bakerman: i just tried setting damping to 0 (i had it at default - 10). this seems to help. assigning envelope to "run" works pretty well, in that i can reset it myself...
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    LFO Run CC

    thanks simeon. i'm using a saw down waveform, though. so i guess the sequencer wouldn't work. yeah, it's the phase. it's a bit unpredictable. the envelope approach works the best so far, but there even seems to be slight tempo drift as well. with every approach i've taken. i wonder if it's an...
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    LFO Run CC

    update: i tried assigning an external controller and then its CC to be controlled in ableton. i still run into the same problem, which is when i start the sequencer it is quite likely that the tremolo/chop won't be in sync (the tempo will be). it seems that the envelope controller is currently...
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    LFO Run CC

    thanks for all of your responses. java: currently, i've got the envelope assigned. i'm going to try the external cc today. thanks for that tip. simeon: yes on all fronts. most of my patches have modifier stuff going on, but for some reason i've had problems with this particular preset/track...
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    LFO Run CC

    thanks for the replies. what i am looking to do is have the run parameter stopped and started via ableton, so that i can keep a tremolo/chop effect in sync. this has been something i've been trying to tackle for some time. no matter what i do, it drifts. from everything i've read, it seems that...
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    LFO Run CC

    hi folks, can anyone tell me if there is a CC for the LFO1 Run parameter? and what it might be? i've been searching, with no success. thanks so much! adam
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    Axe-Fx II fw14 Released!

    i'm not gonna lie... i actually embraced my axe-fx during rehearsal yesterday. i think i might do the same to cliff, matt and the other fractal folks if i were to ever bump in to them, so.....look out. thanks so much for your boundless passion and/or obsession!
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    Tuning Ball "freezes" on Bass Low E

    i'm having a similar issue with guitar. the performance got very slow and the ball was barely spinning. weird. this is since the update. also had to restart a few times, as my meter lights didn't work a few times. maybe it's just my unit having problems.
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    jellyfish

    thanks so much, guys! :)
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    jellyfish

    wow, thanks man!
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    jellyfish

    hey fractal peep's, here's a new release by my band. all guitars (and most "synth" sounds) are axe ultra and axe II. we haven't put this up on soundcloud yet, so i'm not sure if there's a better way to embed this, BUT if you click on the link, it'll take you directly to the track...
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    jellyfish

    hey fractal peep's, here's a new release by my band. all guitars (and most "synth" sounds) are axe ultra and axe II. we haven't put this up on soundcloud yet, so i'm not sure if there's a better way to embed this, BUT if you click on the link, it'll take you directly to the track...
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    Some Resonator Maddness.

    that's cool
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    another CLR user

    kewlpack, i first got the 112-50 when i was using a pod-xt. i had previously used a johnson millennium. before that is was marshalls and fenders. the 112 just made my pod sound much better. i do a lot of very effected things along with dj's and such, so it helped those types of sounds be...
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    another CLR user

    i have all three. i loved the 112-50. used it in many situations, including recording a record (just to have some room sound on hand). i used the FRFR for shows, rehearsals, jams and recording. worked well, but i never quite had an exciting bond with it. definitely colored the tone, and was...
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    another CLR user

    i hadn't tried a JTM through greenbacks, but i do have a number of fender presets, and they sounded just like the amp was in the room, minus the buzz!
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    another CLR user

    hey fractal peep's, i just wanted to drop a quick note regarding my experience with the CLR. UPS brought a thrashed box to my door last week. i worked for UPS many years ago, and sadly, this is not a surprise. i thought i had an issue with my LED's and emailed Tom, who called me in a...
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    Silver and Splawn

    so completely badass
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    Axe-Fx II Firmware Version 8.00 Up

    best product i've ever owned. best guitar-related device i've ever had. maybe the most productive and fun music-making tool i've ever had. best company devotion i've ever experienced. best i've ever sounded/played. i could have written all of this when i first got my ultra, but now...
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    mfc is switching slowly

    thanks for the info, yek. i thought that might be it. it's a pretty big delay switching from these particular presets. of course, these are spots in my live set where i've got to nail the switch really tightly, haha. oh well!
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    mfc is switching slowly

    hello all, my mfc has been switching rather slowly. it seems like its only on certain patches. i've tried all the suggestions, like resetting, making sure the axe-fx II is on channel one, making sure that total sync is off, etc., but i'm still having this problem. i'm wondering whether...
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    pads 'n whistles (some looper and sound design fun)

    haha! he's totally down for ambient music. heck, we make live electronic music. i just think it was the ethereal whistle sounds (and as he calls it "celene reverb")
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    skrill (fuzzy dubstep-type riffin')

    thanks, chuk. the gist is an amp/cab into a synth, into a formant filter, into a filter, into a drive. the modulation is the frequency of the filter block being modified by the LFO2. the LFO2 rate is then modified by pitch. then i just tweaked that modifier curve to get the timing that i...
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    pads 'n whistles (some looper and sound design fun)

    yeah, good idea :) i'm usually set up in mono for playing live/rehearsal, and didn't think to change it. hey, by the way, i just found your patch/post for changing delay time. man, so beautiful. loved it!
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    skrill (fuzzy dubstep-type riffin')

    fuzzy dubstep-type riffin'
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    pads 'n whistles (some looper and sound design fun)

    some looper and sound design fun. when i played this, my bandmate looked at me like i was making an enya track (and not in a good way), haha!
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    sci-fi noises

    right on, DieSchmalle, now i get it :) thanks!
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    freeform glitchy-synth noodles

    thanks. yes and yes. it's probably more accurate to say i have much prior experience with twiddling. i've made a number of electronic-based records, so i've got a grasp on synthesis, but typically i just mess around until i get something i like.
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    freeform glitchy-synth noodles

    thanks, funeral :)
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    sci-fi noises

    hey guys, thanks for listening. i was just searching through axe-edit and can't find the patch, which is a drag. i thought i saved it. i'll be in the studio (where my axe fx is) next week, and check to see if i still have it. here's one that's pretty similar. the main gist is using an...
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    sci-fi noises

    Sci fi by nectarstuff on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free
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    freeform glitchy-synth noodles

    what the title says :) Nassstyasss.2 by nectarstuff on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free
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    adrian and his elephant

    a fuzzy, loopy, freeform thing. thanks for listening :) http://soundcloud.com/nectarstuff/adrian-and-his-elephant
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    universe

    thanks, simeon. i'm gonna post one with a bunch of tape speed efx at some point. really sci-fi. :)
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    universe

    thanks guys :) funeral -- the gist is an amp/cab into two pitch blocks (in parallel) into a ringmod and then into two delays (also in parallel). well actually, one of the delays is creating the tape-speed efx going throughout the track. palygap -- yeah, i'm playing the whole thing. it kinda...
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    universe

    hello peep's, this is a textural, ambient one-take, one preset imrov. kinda long, but goes through a number of different sounds within the preset. thanks for listening and happy sunday! Universe by nectarstuff on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free
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    Bagpipes Attempt

    flippin' awesome. big smile over here :D
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    grainy, dynamic and odd

    no modifiers on this patch. i'm kinda surprised, actually. i made this patch a while ago and looked at it this morning, and was surprised it was so basic.
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    grainy, dynamic and odd

    thanks so much for listening and for the kind words! this patch is pretty basic. it's an amp and cabinet (a lot of my patches are based off of the fender sims, this one being the doubleverb) into a multitap, into a drive, into a reverb. the way i'm playing it is by tapping around the neck, or...
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    grainy, dynamic and odd

    wow, thanks for the kind words. i wasn't sure how this would land. verbalkint33 - i'll try to explain this patch over the next day or so. it was one of the first i put together in the axe II, so i don't remember what's in it.
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    dubsteppy madness

    hey, thanks guys for listening! simeon, that's an honor coming from you. i've checked out your stuff and always dig it. come out to san francisco and lets do a trippy guitar performance! :)
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    grainy, dynamic and odd

    this is from a track in progress. the track elements (which aren't present in this post) make more musical sense of this (at least in my head) :) all these sounds were done with one patch in one pass. the axe-fx is so dynamic that with stuff like this, so much depends on where the note is...
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    dubsteppy madness

    oh the tones... i've got a somewhat hi gain amp happening. i tried a lot of them, and they didn't make a huge difference since they're before the synth blocks. but there were differences of course. this patch makes use of all four (at the time) available oscillators, though i'm interested to see...
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    dubsteppy madness

    i'm not sure what you mean. the filter is after both synth blocks. you can get cool sounds from the 2nd or 4th order. so, the filter's frequency controlled by the lfo. then, as mentioned i control the lfo rate with the pedal. so that's how you hear the modulation speed up and slow down...
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    dubsteppy madness

    i also noticed that my post didn't quite line up the way i wrote it. so, the second synth block is parallel to the first.
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    dubsteppy madness

    woop's sorry bout that... it controls the bandpass frequency
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    dubsteppy madness

    thanks funeral! hey prometh (and clark), so the gist is amp-cab-synth-drive-filter (which is controlled by an lfo. i then control the lfo rate with a pedal) -synth (in parallel and then back into the filter) i've got some...
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    dubsteppy madness

    by the way, i checked out some of the stuff in your signature. man, killer playing and tones!
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    dubsteppy madness

    hey clark, i had worked up a few similar patches in the ultra. this one is on the II. i'm not quite ready to share this patch. i'm working it up for a track, and part of our (my band doppio) thing is to build songs/tracks around my kooky patches, so they're kinda like a thumbprint :) i'll try...
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    dubsteppy madness

    haha... thanks for listening. you should hear it through a PA. huge. scares cats throughout the neighborhood :)
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    dubsteppy madness

    hey all, this is a sort of dub step kinda thing. this is something i'm doing in a new track in our set. (my band doppio, which i've posted here in the past). Tags: dubstep skrillex bassnectar electro dj controller bjork supa-crazy synth stuff, using an ancient, floating floyd for...
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    freaky, noisy record done completely with the Axe

    Thanks again for the kind words (and to those who bought the record!!). yeah, it's on my "to do" list to make some videos on how i'm using the axe. i've been making some cool breakthrough's on the II lately, that i'm really excited about. if there's any sound or track in particular that you're...
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    freaky, noisy record done completely with the Axe

    thanks for the kind words, guys! hey jens, it's been tricky (but fun) to get the live thing going. since the tracks were made from improvisations (though there were a few bits that were written/worked out before hand), it was challenging to learn. we've been trying to find a balance between...
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    freaky, noisy record done completely with the Axe

    thanks so much, robert. at the moment, it might be a task to get to the solo'd tracks. if you look at our youtube channel, i think there's at least one video (making of) where you hear an isolated guitar sound. we've been filming a lot of stuff, and i've been meaning to sit down and film a few...
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    freaky, noisy record done completely with the Axe

    thanks. i know this stuff is a bit odd around here :) the only stuff that's not the ultra is if we added a bit of compression, extra delay or verb during the mix. the video is just little bits of the tracks, so there's a lot of different guitar noises happening all over, all of which are...
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    freaky, noisy record done completely with the Axe

    hello peoples, in november, 2010, we rented a space in downtown san francisco (the nastiest corner we could find), built a makeshift studio and recorded 30 days of improvisations. then we spent the next gazillion months carving up 8 (of around 45) jams to make this little set. it's about...
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    freaky, noisy record done completely with the Axe

    hello peoples, in november, 2010, we rented a space in downtown san francisco (the nastiest corner we could find), built a makeshift studio and recorded 30 days of improvisations. then we spent the next gazillion months carving up 8 (of around 45) jams to make this little set. it's about...
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    question for cliff and the fractal folks regarding midi clock

    hi, i've posted here a few times trying to solve a problem i'm having with syncing a tremolo (with a saw down chop thing happening) or volume block/lfo2 setup to a click in ableton. the tune in question is "juno", found here: doppio- ruff refs by bounce on SoundCloud - Create, record and...
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    MFC-101 MIDI Clock issue

    thanks scrutinizer, your first suggestions is what we've been doing, which mostly works, but then we ran into the problem of the mfc not having a thru. gonna look into the merge, though i'm bringing my axe II (been using the ultra) into rehearsal, so i can use the usb into computer, and the...
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    MFC-101 MIDI Clock issue

    i'm having this same problem. if i run midi from ableton to the axe, then i can get the clock sync'd. and that alone has required a few hoops: we have a midi clip in ableton with quarter notes set to cc #14, (the tap tempo in the axe), so that i can keep the tremolo effect sync'd along with the...
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    Tremolo / clock question

    update: so, i've tried all the suggestions (including those from the other thread). it still seems like i'm stuck to the preset clock, rather than being able to start the LFO manually. i'm not sure if i missed the point somewhere along the line, but using the envelope and even trying the adsr...
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    Tremolo / clock question

    right on. thanks simeon (and the rest of ya). i'll try your tip as well
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    Tremolo / clock question

    that would be fantastic. i'm playing around with bakerman's suggestions (and the ideas in the thread that attached), and am still having difficulty getting it to start correctly every time. also, is there a way to fine adjust the Hz parameters? for instance, i'm trying to set the rate at...
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    Tremolo / clock question

    thank you for you response. i'll give this a go today and report back. :)
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    Tremolo / clock question

    hi fractal folks, long time ultra user (and obsessive), and now axe II lover (i'm actually having dreams about it!), here. i'm not sure how to post this question, and i may need to post an example, but in the meantime: there's a tune that i use the tremolo on; a square wave, dance...
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