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    FM9 Audioslave: Like a Stone Cover (FM9)

    Cat! How did you keep the tremolo in sync? Was it applied in post?
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    Waitlist Email

    When do the Australians get theirs? They have people from day 1 on the wait list that haven't gotten anything.
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    Why doesn't the FM3 have a cross over block?

    I think Fractal owe us an explanation on that one. I can't think of a good reason not to have it. Sure they might claim product differentiation. But with the FM9 still with no ETA (end of the year maybe?) and the Axefx3 still out of stock locally (let alone the price of a used car - A$4.7k)...
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    Why doesn't the FM3 have a cross over block?

    Alternatively... best way to split the bottom end of the bass signal out for separate processing?
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    My MC4 build

    I've been using this controller I built for about 3 years or so now, both at home and live on stage. Thought I'd pop some deets up on a webpage and share: http://memecode.com/hw/mc4/ There is far more detail on there than I want to add here... so go read that yeah? I've been on Fractal since...
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    Australian pricing?

    $3k even is not going to happen. There'll be the usual spiel about price increases and component shortages and it'll be $3.5k before you know it. Everyone wants their little piece of the pie.
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    Australian pricing?

    But... but... Independant have no stock of anything... so will Fractal now open up buying direct for Aussies?
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    Phaser? Flanger? What is this effect?

    Putting it after the amp helped a lot. I started with it before... thanks.
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    Phaser? Flanger? What is this effect?

    From this song: I've tried a bunch of stuff... the phaser and flanger blocks, but it doesn't have that whooshing sound. Not even close. Seems to be in just one side of the stereo spectrum. So if you have some ideas to try... let me know!
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    Put some Lambertone's pickups in my Warmoth Jazzmaster... I like

    This guitar I've been working on slowly over the last few years. And the original P90's weren't working for me, too dark... too much mids, too much output. Bleh. Anyway after a little research I settled on the Lambertone's Ristretto's and well... they sound/feel great to me. They went in last...
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    AFIII Quick Mix: Rate this Guitar Tone...

    I'm going to go out on a limb here and say it's too dark. I prefer more top end in my guitar tones. Talking presence freq up over 6k-12k sort of area.
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    IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE, READ THIS!

    Honestly that makes upgrading significantly less attractive. Along with the extra rack space. At least it's lighter. I suppose that's the same for the FM3... no reason why it would be different.
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    IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE, READ THIS!

    Oh boy... the Axefx3 doesn't support bi-directional midi? (from the same port) I was thinking of upgrading...
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    Mother's day woship set (2 songs)

    I know it might not be your cup of tea, but I'm still pretty stoked about this. The band I play in regularly recorded 2 songs for the church's Mother's day stream. And it's the most professional we've ever sounded IMHO. On a technical note I was using a new DuoJet specific version of my DC30...
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    I have no idea how to record decent sounding metal tones. Everything sounds a little muffled?

    Sometimes you have to tune the frequencies coming out of your pickups for the patch. Dumping an EQ early in the chain, before dirt and amp blocks, can really help make the patch work. I'm guessing you probably want to yank a bunch of bass and/or low mids (150-250hz) out and maybe also boost some...
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    [SOLVED] Patch mutes after playing audio over USB

    Ok I've done some more digging and found that simply loading logic would send a bunch of CC messages. Muting something in the input and also bypassing my reverb block. To "fix" this I deleted all my learnt controller mappings for my Roland A300 keyboard. Which Logic has mostly set up itself when...
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    [SOLVED] Patch mutes after playing audio over USB

    Yes, if I zero Input 1 in the ctrl menu the sound comes back. The sound disappears when I start Logic. But why? Why does Logic send anything to the Axefx?
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    [SOLVED] Patch mutes after playing audio over USB

    So my normal work flow when composing, practicing or learning material is to have my headphones in the phones output, guitar in the front input and the macbook plugged in via USB. I play stuff from iTunes, Youtube or Logic and play along. This has been working for ages. But tonight as soon as I...
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    Questions re DIY expression pedal ports..

    So I'm implementing TRS expression pedal inputs. And I have a few questions.... 1) How do you deal with the contacts shorting out during insertion or disconnection? If I'm supplying 3V3 to the pot and measuring the voltage on the wiper via an ADC... that causes problems. 2) Is a switching...
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    EV-2 Expression Pedal uses a log pot?

    Yes after some more investigation of this problem it seems the expression output of the pedal exhibits a linear response. However the voltage at my ADC is definitely NOT linear. So it appears there is a problem with the input circuit. It's a fairly simple affair. DPST socket with a 470K resistor...
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    Who understands what's going on here & wants to build this (for pay)? LED Rotary Rings

    The way I implemented it in my foot controller is to process the input from the servo pot into deltas. Those deltas apply to the configured setting in the current preset. At no time is the absolute value of the pot used directly. So it literally IS an encoder in function. Even though under the...
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    Who understands what's going on here & wants to build this (for pay)? LED Rotary Rings

    Laygo I found these continuous pots on ebay which are quite cheap considering they are usually over $20 a piece. If they work at a mechanical level then they would be a better option than encoders, more intuitive. I'd have to get an A2D chip with enough inputs but that's easy enough. Thoughts?
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    AFIII Presets First commercial U2 pack for AF3

    Is there some audio of the Mysterious Ways preset?
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    EV-2 Expression Pedal uses a log pot?

    So I bought an EV-2 a while back thinking it was a great physical design and nicely sized for travel. But it wasn't compatible with my previous gen foot controller on account of it's non-standard 100k pot. I kept using my 10k linear pot expression pedal for a few years with great results. But in...
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    Who understands what's going on here & wants to build this (for pay)? LED Rotary Rings

    As I said I'd be finishing my main foot controller before starting any new work. So as an update to that, on Saturday I did actually finish enough to call it "beta" and on Sunday took it to a gig and tried it out live (playing bass tho, but I did use reverb, distortion and tremolo effects via...
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    Who understands what's going on here & wants to build this (for pay)? LED Rotary Rings

    Laygo: are you still interested in this or you happy with the RAC12?
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    Who understands what's going on here & wants to build this (for pay)? LED Rotary Rings

    Ok the promised pictures: This is a generation after when you saw back in 2011. These are built specifically to fit in the 1U rack box pictured. There are some little issues with regards to how the light from the LEDs gets through the fascia, do I drill a hole for each LED? And the encoder...
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    Who understands what's going on here & wants to build this (for pay)? LED Rotary Rings

    OMG. I still have all those parts lying around in boxes (although I thought I returned the funds?). I've just decommissioned the controller that was using the 3 working LED ring pairs because I've moved to using neopixels which don't quite fit a 1U case but are fine in a floor based controller...
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    Communication drop outs

    I ran through an analog interface pretty much half the day and I can confirm no timeouts. Seems to only timeout when using the Axefx2 as the interface for audio as well.
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    Electro guitar shred cover

    Is the metronome intentional?
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    Communication drop outs

    That's great to hear! I'm almost despairing on what to do. At least I have an option to try and work around the issue. Absolutely. I can't (won't?) buy an Axefx3 knowing this is how they treat big bugs... what if I get stuck with a lemon as the 3 gets phased out?
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    Communication drop outs

    Ok since Fractal have abandoned us with broken fireware, I'll step back through the versions till I find one that works and then publish that here so at least we know where it broke and can choose a working firmware version.
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    Axe-Fx 2 stops responding to Axe-Edit midi

    So I'm seeing this a lot with the latest firmware. A minute or 10 after I start the Axefx2 (mk2) and AxeEdit the MIDI response stops. AxeEdit times out and I can't edit anything other than from the front panel. During this AxeEdit is still receiving MIDI tempo messages and all audio is still...
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    Communication drop outs

    AxeEdit: v3.14.3 USB Drivers: 2014.06.06 (latest?) Windows 7 (fully updated, relatively new install) Axefx2: Quantum v10.01 (May 11 2018) So after about 2-15 minutes AxeEdit has a communication timeout and hangs. Restarting AxeEdit doesn't fix the issue. I have to save my patch and power cycle...
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    Copy to Output 2 not working

    So I'm trying to run Output 2 into my DSLR to record video as well as audio. I thought it would be just as simple as going into I/O → Audio → Output 2 Echo and setting it to "Output 1". When I do this I get next to no audio at the camera. And the Out 2 volume knob on the front panel is all the...
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    OMG Those Reverbs

    So that's not available on the Axefx2? Hmmmm... reading this forum is bad for my financial health.
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    Mark Day envy... Axe Fx III Shirts coming soon?

    People can die of exposure. They better be careful with it... ;)
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    Axe FX III as a Platform

    Dante out the ethernet jack! I wish. Let me guess, it's not a real ethernet PHY?
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    Since it's looking like we won't be able to use the MFC-101...

    How does Fractal feel about open sourcing deprecated platforms/products? For something non-core business critical like the MC1 maybe you could consider getting the community to take over the maintenance of the platform see as fractal are "moving on". Maybe wait a year or so and then put the...
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    Since it's looking like we won't be able to use the MFC-101...

    Yah, that's what I was getting at, where did they say that? I want to read the source... do you have a link? (I'm not doubting you) From a technical standpoint I don't see why it can't be compatible. It's just MIDI. The sysex messages are well known and supported over a wide range of third...
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    Since it's looking like we won't be able to use the MFC-101...

    What makes you say it won't work with the 3?
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    FracTool - for power users only

    Does your build system allow for pre-processing of the source? Because if you put a master list in a header with the complete names and then run a script over it for the RAC to truncate the names to 10 chars... maybe you could have your cake and eat it too? Just an idea... but I understand it...
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    Standard value for expression pedal pot? (DIY stuff)

    I recently bought a EV-2 and it has a 100k pot in it. And my own knock up expression pedal has 10k, cause that's what was available at the time. The circuit I built to feed the expression pedal into the ADC port of the micro doesn't play well with both. It runs a few resistors to step the range...
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    Duplex wireless for guitar and in-ears... does it exist?

    I've been running in-ears for a while now and having these 2 cables dangling down my back is getting a tad annoying. To say the least. So I could go and buy a wireless pack for the guitar AND a separate wireless pack for the in-ears. And wear 2 wireless packs... is that what people really do? Or...
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    Living on a Prayer Without an Expression Pedal

    I'd have to agree with you on that, which is why I built my own: Much geek. However I'm not great at using it yet, or even how to best record it.
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    Living on a Prayer Without an Expression Pedal

    I think this guys does it right... might be helpful.
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    Living on a Prayer Without an Expression Pedal

    Is it just me...? The initial riff sounds off note wise.
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    Who uses Apple Logic Pro X On MAC to record tracks

    If I want a video of my playing but not talking (ie just guitar and sounds from logic). This is what I do: - Setup camera and start recording. - Record in logic using axefx usb input. - Play a very short click on the strings that shows up on both the camera mic AND in logic. - Record the song...
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    has the axe replaced everything or not?

    I still have my Subdecay Prometheus which has a lovely analog sound to it. The axefx isn't going to replicate that anytime soon. But I only use it in one song. So it's not something that I drag around. And I do also have a Crybaby Wah, although I think in the last few years the Axefx has caught...
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    ML USA DJENT Cab Pack - CONFESSION (heavy, melodic, fast, raw)

    IMO it could use a little more treble in the guitar tone... Reminds me of some Zorran tracks I heard way back. Thats a good thing.
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    just got me that new line6 native helix !!

    Most but not all. Tech 21 do a bunch of analog circuits that mimic famous amps. e.g. http://www.tech21nyc.com/products/sansamp/flyrig.html Not particularly successfully I might add but they do exist.
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    Effects to use for Ambient Guitar Noises

    Yeah I wouldn't go saying that in some circles...
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    Guitar tone Within Temptation

    There could've been a bunch of EQ applied between the tech hitting that chord and them playing. When I do sound the first song can be a bit hit and miss as I frantically dial in appropriate EQ and levels for everything. Now that I can hear it in context.
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    Guitar tone Within Temptation

    Well Ruud uses Axefx, Kemper, Mesa Boogie rectifier, Diezel VH-4. So you could dial up say a VH-4 amp and start listening, figure out the right EQ settings. Scoop those mids and add a health dose of reverb/room.
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    Q5.00 Legato 100 Bad Horsie Demo

    Forum needs pics now... feeds ussss!
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    Plugged Axe Fx into my PA:a system, got a very weak sound

    Go into the rehearsal space by yourself and play a backing track with bass, keys, drums etc through the PA. Then dial a patch in with the Axefx running into the PA and the backing track playing at a decent volume. Make sure power amp and speaker emulation are on obviously. And yes the high and...
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    DIY Controller - Get Scene Number

    So you send the scene change midi to the Axefx and also change the LEDs attached to your controller... still doesn't need to query the Axefx.
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    libaxefx2: Is it time to have a open source lib for talking to the Axefx?

    Are there any open source libraries to talk to the Axefx2? Containing things like functions that generate the right MIDI commands? Parsers for the MIDI commands coming from the Axefx? enums for all the block IDs and parameters and values? Maybe a tool for creating a schema for all the blocks...
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    DIY Controller - Get Scene Number

    If you are the only device changing the scene you never need to get the scene number from the axefx... you know what you last set. And changing presets always defaults to scene 1.
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    My DIY foot controller

    What screens did you use for the switch label? I looked into doing that for my MC2 but just couldn't find suitable screens. I may still retrofit them if I find the right device. Also that case looks amazing. Was it custom built? How? Great stuff.
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    Anyone else had this problem.

    My money is on the RAC12. Things don't just arbitrarily change on the Axefx unless you have something else plugged into it.
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    U2 Even Better Than The Real Thing on LP using Pitch Shift

    Ears say yay.... Eyes say nayyyyYYY!
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    [NOT A BUG] 2290 w/mod delay problem? Q1

    Man this has been bugging me for ages. I would see it when switching to L+R sum on Output 1 for running Mono into a single channel on the PA. Then get home and switch back to stereo and boom there is the delay again.
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    Wah...Wah...What The!??

    Or your tone knob not at max... Or your volume pedal at 75% (yeah last night at rehearsal)... Or the pickup selector got knocked... Or the cable is not seated in the jack correctly...
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    When monitoring through Logic X, audio goes out of sync sometimes

    When I use Logic X to record, I use the Axefx2 as the interface. I never have any issues. The Axefx outputs the normal wet sound it always does, and mixes in any audio from Logic (drums, synth, bass etc). There is no latency because the guitar sound is not having to do a round trip through Logic...
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    Sigh... gig failure.

    Another data point: I've had my Axefx2 mk1 hang once or twice while I was rehearsing at home, maybe with Axe-edit connected? Power cycle fixed it. All my Axefx gigs (min once a month since 2008, ultra then axefx2) have been stress free. Not counting issues with my foot controllers. I'm not using...
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    Indestructible acoustic flight case?

    In conclusion to this I ended up purchasing a cheap used PRS SE acoustic to take with me on trips. For roughly 40% of it's retail.
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 3.03 Firmware Release

    Enter ampman! There is always room for some Metallica riffs in every guitarists life.
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    Teach me Sensei: Drive Pedals?

    Thanks for the input. The aha moment was getting the right amount of volume and frequencies going into the drive pedal. I'm so used to balancing things at the amp. Being an amp gain guy from way back in my tube days. I'm actually working on getting some more pickup options. The PRS is only OK...
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    Teach me Sensei: Drive Pedals?

    Yes, and getting somewhat similar results. My approach is changing, I'm uping the low cut to get rid of bottom end flub and pushing the volume around until it sits in the right place compared to the bypass. This gets 70% of the way there, and then I tweaked some of the frequencies going into the...
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    Teach me Sensei: Drive Pedals?

    Sure I see your point. I came to learn... and I'm learning ;)
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    Teach me Sensei: Drive Pedals?

    I'm not trying to copy his tone exactly. Just the effect of adding the drive pedal. Getting the amp to sound similar is just to remove that as a variable (as much as I can). The guitar and pickup being different is beside the point (to me at least). I'm really surprised at how different it...
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    Teach me Sensei: Drive Pedals?

    Or considering I might need more treble too, maybe a PEQ block before the drive? And then zero out all the changes on the amp... hmmm that sounds plausible. I'll give it a try. I like the courser gain I get through the neck pickup. Hence trying to make it work on the neck. I do use the bridge...
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    Teach me Sensei: Drive Pedals?

    Changing the drive pedal settings doesn't get me those tones. I tried changing the settings but I still feel something is really off about their sound. I need to understand why from a more scientific point of view, given a very similar starting point, the drive pedals suck so much for me and...
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    Teach me Sensei: Drive Pedals?

    I your humble student of dirt do beseech thee for the nuggets of wisdom you have: I think both example are Quantum v2, so things should just be the same. However I wouldn't expect slightly different firmware versions to vary wildly either. Also I'm using a different cab because he has a...
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    DIY: New MC2 build...

    I edited the last update to include how the live play testing went. Basically in a nutshell everything was fine, except for a moment at the end of the 1st set where all the buttons decided to not work for a bit. Rebooted seemed to sort that out, but it didn't affect the set at all. Something...
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    DIY: New MC2 build...

    Update #6 wherein I decide that it's complete enough to call "beta". All the encoders, buttons and expression pedal port works. It's just testing and more obscure functions (like IA groups) to go. Oh and the LED rings are waiting on parts from the UK.
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    DIY: New MC2 build...

    I'm using a lot of printfs mostly, but sometimes gdb on the Pi itself. I also have a desktop version of the app that emulates all the hardware in a window (on screen buttons and knobs). It connects to the Axefx2 with a USB MIDI adapter and I can then debug software issues in Visual Studio. I...
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    DIY: New MC2 build...

    Update #5.
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    Send midi data to pedals from internal controllers?

    I think you'll have to controller that with some 3rd party midi controller that is driving both the Axefx and the HOG2.
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    Transferring presets between Axe FX II and Axe FX II XL+

    Ha I always KNEW it was possible. Well done dude... well done. How much did fractal share with you? Or it is all original research?
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    MIDI_GET_PRESET_NUMBER byte order

    I'm just about to post another update on that. In short pretty well, I got all the buttons, LEDs and encoders working. I'm about to test the MIDI hardware but I've a little more wiring to do. And I had to buy a 7 pin DIN socket. Also there were a bunch of software issues that I had to work...
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    MIDI_GET_PRESET_NUMBER byte order

    The behaviour I'm seeing is summarized as: byte[6] Bank Number bits 1-0 byte[7] Preset Number bits 7-0 So I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say the documentation in the Wiki is wrong. If you want to see it as one continuous address space then you'd write: byte[6] Preset Number bits 9-8...
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    MUSE FULL DISCOGRAPHY ON GUITAR [Quantum 2.01][Andre Antunes]

    So many good riffs... and great tone and playing.
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    MIDI_GET_PRESET_NUMBER byte order

    So I'm receive this MIDI_GET_PRESET_NUMBER data: -p,10 0x05776960 "ð" unsigned char * [0x0] 0xf0 'ð' unsigned char [0x1] 0x00 unsigned char [0x2] 0x01 '' unsigned char [0x3] 0x74 't' unsigned char [0x4] 0x03 '' unsigned...
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    2 Axe Fx 2's used in Post/Prog Rock Live Video

    The pale blue dot... very nice. Personally I connect a bit better with music that has vocals but you've done great work. This is the sort of stuff I like to do live videos of. e.g. Do you play live much?
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    Power amp simulations on or off when recording into interface to DAW?

    I think at this point you'll have to post your own mixes, with and without power amp sim on so that we can hear what you are hearing and try and help sort it out. Without being able to hear it we'd just be guessing in the dark as to what's going on. And if you are using an Axefx1 (standard) you...
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    Karnivool - Simple Boy octave lead

    Here's what it sounds like so far: http://sydneyband.com.au/audio/karnivool/SimpleBoy/LeadExample.m4a And my Axefx2 patch: http://sydneyband.com.au/audio/karnivool/SimpleBoy/KarnivoolOctaveLead.syx I think it's in the ball park, but maybe it needs more pick attack? Or something... suggestions?
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    Evanescence - Imaginary (cover by Jotun Studio featuring Minniva)

    Well that was outstanding. The (backing) vocals really impressed me. Guitars were spot on. Production and video were excellent. You could look up from the frets from time to time?
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    Quantum v2 couldn't fix my bass tone...

    I've spent the last half an hour trying to dial out this weird distortion on my SV bass patch... just cannot figure it out. Gain and master on "1"... still distorts. What the? So I started thinking about "who has good Axefx bass tone that I like?" First answer to come to mind: "Miko".... right...
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    A question to people using their own monitor mixers

    Since we went IEM I've bought a GR1 resonator to get feedback.... it's so much more controllable than having to get the guitar in the exact spot in front of a loud speaker. Beautiful feedback that naturally morphs into the octave up harmonic. I'm in love with it. Our system is a Midas M32...
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    U2 Cover: Beautiful Day (Axe-Fx II XL, Quantum v1.06)

    Ok yeah you're pretty much on the money with those live versions.
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    U2 Cover: Beautiful Day (Axe-Fx II XL, Quantum v1.06)

    A few things: verses: the clean+delay gtr is panned pretty far right, leaving the effected gtr in the left, and louder than you have it. The tremolo chords lasts longer on the original... ie more sustain. chorus: the main drive sound is less gainy on the original and more low mid focused. Also...
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    Indestructible acoustic flight case?

    Anyone want to recommend a flight case for taking an acoustic onto aircraft where the baggage handling is done by psychopaths? I only have one acoustic, and it's amazing. I basically don't fly with it because of the risk of damage. It also has a lot of sentimental value. And because it's now...
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    Using Axe FX 2 XL as dedicated interface?

    Input 3+4 is the dry guitar sound... so just select that as the input for the Bias plugin and you're good to go. Input 1+2 is the wet Axefx sound.
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    are they scared who knows

    As one of the smartest people I know of, I'll need to rethink my views on Harleys.
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    are they scared who knows

    IMO the "Harley sound" sound is synonymous with lower frontal lobe development.
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    How many guitars do you own?

    I have exactly the right number of guitars. For me. Which is 3 electrics, 1 acoustic and 1 bass. Strat (warmoth), PRS CE22, LP Studio, Maton EM325 and a Warwick Thumb 5. Covers a huge amount of sonic territory. If I get guitar GAS it's only to upgrade say the PRS to a P22 or the Strat to a P90...
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    Axefx + synth in a live setting...

    Lots of keyboard players use laptop sounds... and the latency of laptop->interface is good enough for them... the sound is only going from the laptop out (not a round trip say with recording). So I'd imagine it's sub 5ms on the Axefx2 interface. It certainly felt immediate when I played the...
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    Axefx + synth in a live setting...

    I spent a bunch of time mucking around with the synth block. But in the end I decided it wasn't going to be able to pull off the sound I had in mind. However the gig over the weekend still needed a few synth lines. I have created a few ES2 patches in Logic that do the lines justice. But wanted...
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