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    FM9 layout help, please

    Long time Fractal user. I've had an AXE FXII and gigged the hell out of it for the last ten years with a Liquid Foot Controller. It was time to lighten up and bought a used FM9. I've been gigging it for almost five months. I've been using the OMG9 layout which was already loaded in the unit...
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    Do I need two versions of Fractal Bot?

    I just received my FM3. I've been using my Axe FxII MKII for the last eight years. Firmware is still Quantum with Fractal Bot version 2.9.0. Downloading the latest Bot wants to delete the old version. I'm keeping the II and want to be able to back up and load presets. Is the new Bot compatible...
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    Shipping from Canada to U.S. advice

    Purchasing some guitar related parts from Canada. Physically it's a small package and the total cost is $200 U.S. Any advice for how to have the item shipped? Are certain methods more costly than others? Should I expect a duty charge? Is there a table to consult? Thanks in advance.
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    Front panel help

    A little embarrassing. Always use axe edit. How do I connect two blocks from the front panel? I'm doing a session and not at home. Thanks in advance.
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    Where can I get Firmware 9.04 to download?

    I have a Mark II. Before I downloaded this last Ares Firmware I backed up my presets to audition Ares. As I've got my 9.04 presets pretty dialed in I knew I would have to do some work. Just not now. When I tried to download back my 9.04 Firmware file I discovered it was for the XLII+. I have the...
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    Turned on Axe and screen is frozen all LED's pinned

    Kind of freaking me out as I have to leave for a gig later this afternoon. Turned the Axe on and off a few times with no change. Running Quantum 9.03 I think. Unit has been trouble free since purchased late 2013. Made a new preset the other night and then did some practicing using other presets...
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    Time for new amp-SD PS 170 or Quilter Tone Block 201?

    Searched the forum and read what I could find on each. The price point and form factor is roughly the same. I've been gigging my Axe FX II since late 2013. I'm playing a Brian Moore piezo equipped 13 pin guitar through a 16 ohm Matrix NL12 which serves me well onstage. I bought it mainly as a...
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    I can use some expression pedal advice.

    I have a Boss FV 50 H. The pot in it is failing. In the middle of it's range it cuts in and out. I want to replace it but wondering if I could improve it by replacing it with a different kind of pot. I actually use two of these. One is for onstage volume and the second controls various effect...
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    Didn't expect this. Advice?

    I use a cabinet IR for FOH and tweaked it the other day. I saved it and transferred it to about twenty presets and shut down. When I turned my rig back on today I noticed all my presets were about five db hotter on the horizontal meter in the Utility menu. I didn't catch this when I first...
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    Volume block issue.

    While tweaking a preset I suddenly lost sound. i use a guitar with piezo's so I have separate paths for piezo and mags with a volume block at the beginning of each row panned hard left and right. Thanks Chris for your video from several years ago. I was not tweaking the volume block but suddenly...
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    My Axe stopped working!

    I was working on some patches and suddenly I got this. Turned off and back on several times, no change. Any advice?
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    Saw ARW or YES last night.

    Saw them at NJ PAC last night. Looks like Trevor Rabin is still using the Axe FX. The Axe was not visable on stage but he used a Mastermind GT, Mission pedals and two Mission cabs. I can only assume. The cabs looked like they were 2-12s. Too big for a 1-12 and too small for a 4-12. His various...
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    Don't see my GR55 until mixer in FX Loop

    Axe Fx II Mark II. I use a Brian Moore with the RMC piezo system. Here's my setup. Stereo Y cable with one side for magnetic pups going to front Input of Axe and the other side for piezo into Input 1 right. I have a volume block at the beginning of row 1 and 3, each panned hard left and right...
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    Tell me what you think. I'm afraid I have to create a support ticket.

    It seems very serious to me but I thought I would give a little story and description anyhow. Had my Axe FXII Mark II since December of 2013. Never a problem. Last night at a gig my rig lost volume and was distorted in a bad way, followed by the smell, which was a burning plastic kinda smell. I...
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    Bethlehem, Pa, Musikfest gig tonight

    Hi all. Not sure if this is appropriate to post but my band has been asked back to to play Musikfest this year. If any of you are in the area we'll be at the Musikfest Cafe. Showtime is 9:30pm - 1:30 am and free admission. LOSTinPLACE classic rock cover band. Proud to use my Fractal rig. Hope to...
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    60 cycle noise issue, I think.

    We play this venue once a month and the noise is crazy particularly on single coil pups but also with humbuckers on any preset I have a fair amount of gain. I use 1/4 cable from Out 1 to our snake onstage. I always lived with it as we've been playing this gig for a long time. This night we have...
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    What can you tell me about Windows 10?

    I have two desktops. My office PC is not really a question although I have one which I'll get to in a moment. My "studio PC" I have some questions. It's older with Win 7 Professional on it with an Intel Pentium D 2.80ghz processor and 2.00 ram, 32 bit. I use it for my Axe FX, Liquid Foot and...
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    School me about Paypal gift card.

    I've seen it requested here in the for sale section several times and wondering about the pros and cons. I'm buying something through Reverb and after the negotiations the seller requested the gift card. I gather the fees go away but would I be giving up any protection I might otherwise get...
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    Peavey Raptor Plus - opinions?

    I see these things CHEAP! I played one recently at my local GC and it wasn't bad. I was able to tune it, decent action, nice sustain and no dead spots that I could find. The pups seemed to sound okay. I can swap them out with several I have laying around. I just don't know if they can be set up...
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    Have to overhaul entire band PA. Looking for advice.

    It's old, tired and no longer enough. The debate within the band is twofold. New and expensive, we're basically a bar band with some private affairs thrown in, or higher end old school gear. In either case we need power and effects as our cabinets are passive and the power and effects are in our...
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    Cable experience question.

    Using a Brian Moore guitar with a stereo to dual mono cable. The two I've been able to find in the lengths I want are Rapco and Planet Waves. I've been using the Rapco for several years and gig regularly. They do go after awhile but I seem to get good use out of them before I retire them. The...
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    Got a question about rolling off volume.

    Monitoring the horizontal VU meters I noticed when I roll off the volume on the guitar the meter reads the same level as when it's at full volume. I hadn't noticed this before as most of my presets use scenes for separate rhythm and lead and the levels for them are set using the VU meters. That...
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    Reaching out for help.

    Downloaded FW 19.00 along with latest Bot and Edit. Transferred all to Axe and it all worked except I didn't like how anything sounded. I know this has been covered before. I decided to roll back to 18.08 with the correct Edit and Bot after I noticed some parameters in the amp blocks were no...
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    Need help trouble shooting, please.

    I have an Axe FX II Mark II. I'm on ver 18.10. I have a fairly complicated set up. Roland ready guitar into Gr55, into Axe, into real power amp and cab. Axe Out 2 to my amp and cab and Out 1 to FOH. Synth not on the floor. Using midi controller for all changes. When I want to go simple I have a...
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    Rotory improvement issue and question

    On firmware 17.04 I had a preset with a Rotory that was just the way I wanted it. When upgrading to the new firmware that included the new Rotory improvement I can't get close to what I had. So, I imported the old preset and something strange happened. Not only was the Rotory enabled on the...
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    Firmware 18.04 going back to 17.04 issue

    Finally had a chance to download the latest firmware tonight. It didn't turn out so well. I downloaded the latest Bot and Edit, downloaded the new firmware and installed. Went to Utility and hit enter for Reset System Parameters and my presets sound nothing like they used to. I had some crunchy...
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    pickup recommendation

    I have a Brian Moore, Kalantas Mahogany body and neck with a maple top and rosewood fretboard. The bridge pickup is a Seymour Duncan Alnico II. I want to put a similar humbucker in the bridge of an Alder Strat with rosewood neck. Single coil footprint. What do you guys think? Seymour Duncan said...
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    Could use a little help from the guru's.

    I'm using a Roland Gr-55 synth. I have an Axe preset with scenes. One one scene I have the volume of a synth preset attached to an expression pedal via External 3 controlling the balance parameter in the FX loop which I'm using to send FOH out 1. I can then bring in the synth volume to FOH and...
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    Output 1 confusion on one preset only.

    I'm sending out 1 left to FOH. This is a clue. At output 1 ,on only one preset, the volume is way louder than any other preset. It is not any louder at output 2 for my onstage monitor. I checked and re-checked every block. Checked every block against any other block in all my other presets. The...
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    Need help with scenes.

    I'm now starting to use scenes. I have sixteen presets done and they all work as needed. One preset has me stumped. I have a Brian Moore midi guitar that uses piezos. I'm using a Roland GR 55 in my rig. On the Axe input 1 left is my mag pups, input 1 right is for acoustic piezo and input 2 left...
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    Where is sat in Axe Edit?

    Finally had time to download 15.03 and latest Edit, Bot, drivers and all is well. I found the Sat from the Axe front panel but I can't find it in the amp block in Axe Edit.
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    Fractal website main page problem

    I can't get on the site. Tried three different computers. I finally have a window to install 15.03. I removed old drivers and installed the new ones. Downloaded Bot and the new Edit. Printed out Edit release notes and guide. Now for the big ending and I'm stuck. Too much traffic? Oh and tried...
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    Boss fv50h pedal question

    Don't know which thread to put this in but here goes. A friend is giving me one for free. He says it's old. Anyone using this with the Axe? The Boss site says it's high impedance to be used before effects unit. Obviously I need an expression pedal. It's described as a volume pedal. Sounds like I...
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    How do you convert a rar file to use in AXE?

    I'm using a NL12 live and without a reliable way to send FOH (other than mic'ing my cab) I want to try ALGrenadine's NL ultrarez ir. It is a rar file. What do I do?
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    Help me choose a multifx pedal for rehearsal

    I have an AXE rig but want to travel extremely light for rehearsal. That would be guitar-multifx pedal-into board-done. I know nothing about any of them other than trying a POD a very long time ago and hated it. Been a tube guy all these years. Something with a expression pedal built in. Need...
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    GT1000FX help

    Posted this in the amp and cab section but I'm hoping for a few more responses. I've had the Matrix amp for a few weeks along with a NL12. I'm satisfied with things tone wise but the feel is not quite there. Every time I plug into my Mesa 20/20 the difference is startling. Using the NL12 by the...
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    Matrix GT1000FX help

    Recently purchased the Amp and a NL12 cab and I've only had the AXE for three months. I just can't get the feel right. Getting tones that sound good is not the problem. I have amp and cab sims on as I'm sending to FOH via OUT 1. I do not have a cab sim in the grid for OUT 2 stage set up. I spend...
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    Matrix GT1000FX or Carvin DCM200L? Comment please.

    Thinking out loud here. I just received the Matrix and 16 ohm NL12. I finally will be able to spend real time with them this weekend to see if I like them. I do like the NL 12. IIRC that puts me at 150 watts a side. That puts me in Carvin territory for $500 less and four pounds lighter with a...
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    How do I make a tuner preset on old Ground (not pro) Control?

    When I made it a preset the only thing I've been able to do is assign the tuner cc#15 to an expression pedal, which works, but only when I move the expression pedal. I just want to step on the preset and turn around and tune up and step on the next preset for the next song. I know this will get...
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    Any Beatle fans wanna help?

    Trying to get that AC-30/ Harrison Gretch guitar (probably with flat wounds) sound from "She Loves You". That sound is all all over the early recordings. The guitars I have to work with are modern hum/single/hum with Duncans. Checked out the AC-30 sim and couldn't get there. Tried a few others...
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    Concerned: Want to use Matrix GT1000FX with 1-12 v30 cab for time being.

    I'm selling off things one piece at a time to fund my AxeII rig. I can now buy the Matrix amp. As stated above my cab is a 8 ohm Mesa 1-12 v30. Can I assume I just need to be very careful with my volume? I'm only going to use one side for now. Any warnings?
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    Covers for NL 12

    Has anyone purchased covers anywhere? Don't see them on the Matrix site.
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    A question or two about the Matrix NL12

    I noticed on the Matrix site that the NL 12 has a 60 watt amp in it. There were people posting here using that cab with the GT1000fx, yes? Is that because the 60 watts were not enough? I know they also have other passive cabs. I'm referring specifically to the NL 12. Can it be used with a...
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    Are there any 1-12 v30 closed back cab IR's out there?

    That's what I'm using for my backline. It's a Mesa cab. Looking over the cabs in the Axe, the producer packs, Ownhammer and RW sites and there does not seem to be any. Am I wrong? Does anyone have one?
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    How do I upload a picture of a preset grid to a post?

    That says it all really. I'm asking for help with a preset and a picture is better than my attempt to describe it.
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    Just to cover my butt, real amp & cab and FOH question.

    Got the AXE II recently. I've upgraded to the 12.04 beta. I've been busy just setting up my onstage rig, dialing in the tones, effects and leveling presets. I'm playing through an amp and cab for my back line and will also be going FOH via output 1. I have output 2 echo output 1 in I/O page. I...
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    Can I: exp pedal vol for out 2 backline & not for out 1 foh?

    One of the reasons I got the AXE2 is because I thought I could set up my volume pedal for my onstage rig and be able to send to FOH without any volume changes coming from me. I'm using a Ground Control (not pro) with two expression pedals. One is always dedicated to volume. I have out1 echo out...
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    Help setting up expression pedal

    I want to set up two expression pedals for volume control to output 2 so I can control the volume at the end of my presets. One for guitar and the other for piezos. Expression pedals are connected to a Ground Control pedal board. In the pedalboard menu selected pedal one> control 16 for the...
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    Not getting tone match

    Using the Quick Tone Matching tutorial in the sticky. Tone matching my Triaxis. Created a preset like the video: FXL in one row and Amp and Tone Match block in another row. For the Amp I picked USA pre green which is LD 2 green on Triaxis. Output 2 left of AXF2 is connected to the Triaxis input...
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    copy out 1> 2 for FOH question

    I'm using out 2 for my stage rig and out 1 for FOH as has been recommended here a thousand times. In I/O turned copy out 1>2 on. It works except that my expression/volume pedal affects both out 1 and 2. As a little backround I used Katsukuri's video to set up guitar and piezo except that I...
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    Can I tone match via record out on Triaxis?

    I have been using the record outs on my Triaxis to FOH. Now that I'm about to gig with the AXE I don't have a reliable way to go FOH as I'm still using my guitar cab and amp until I can replace them. I figure to tonematch and give my soundman what he is used to. That would mean 1/4 record out on...
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    Still having guitar and piezo issues, please help.

    Again, I know I'm posting in the wrong spot but this has the best chance of getting help. If you think you've seen this request before you're right. Very simply: I want to run guitar> front input>left and piezos> rear input> right with two separate signal chains all the way through to output...
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    How? guitar and piezo separate outs into stereo amp and separate cabs.

    Followed Katsukurimedia's two guitars one AFX video for guitar and piezo. Watched it several times. I have both guitar and piezo working. However, I'm running a stereo amp into a guitar cab and a vocal monitor. I'm getting both signals out of each cab. I have two parallel signal paths in the...
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    routing guitar w/ piezo and synth help

    I know this should be in another thread but this one gets a lot of eyeballs. I have a Brian Moore with mag pups, piezo and 13 pin synth connections. I started with katsukurimedia's two guitars one AFX on youtube. That got me set up with my guitar and piezo signals but I'm not sure what to do...
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    How to translate tone to FOH?

    AXE just arrived yesterday. Got a ways to go before I'm ready to gig it. I've been using the record out on my Triaxis to FOH live and have been happy with it. Didn't have to work at it. The tone I made through the cabs translated well out front. That's the first thing being eliminated from my...
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    Help! About as noob as you can get

    After posting Merry Friggin Xmas to me I can't even get any sound. Here's what I got so far: Guitar into front input, set input level. Rear output 1 left to amp and cab. I/O settings are input 1 left select> front. Input 1 mode> left only. Output 1 mode> L+R sum. Headphones work and all...
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    How? 4 instruments in & out to backline & FOH

    Will receive Axe shortly. I have two guitars. One with mag pups only and another with piezo and 13 pin midi. I'm currently all set up with traditional rig via mixer that distributes my signal to my onstage rig and FOH. Everything will be mono. How do I accomplish this with the Axe? I've read the...
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    Merry Friggen Xmas to ME!

    After several years of lurking and lusting the trigger has been pulled. Finally got the scratch together. After over forty years of tubes. I hope I'm ready for the journey. Gonna be relying on you all for a while. Thanks in advance.
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    Anyone happy using EVM-12L with piezo pick ups?

    I have a pair and am reluctant to throw them in my closed back Mesa cabs as a thiel cab seems to be the way to go. I also use piezo's and synth thru a spare vocal monitor. I would love to go stereo again and play mag pups, piezo and synth through the same cabs. Saving up for the AxeII and I'm...
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    Who's using the Reactors and MB50?

    Aflter slogging through the "Jay Mitchell and the power of flat response" it's become clear I don't have funds to come close to buying the optimal FRFR for the AFX. I only saw the AFX as solving many issues for me not creating new ones. What it solves still very much outweighs the new ones...
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    coaxial vs Atomic Reactor

    The closer I come to getting the AFX the more my lack of knowledge worries me. Why should I consider coaxial speakers instead of a speaker/horn/tweeter combination like the Atomics? After reading all forty pages of the GTX800 thread and hours elsewhere on the forum I seem to get more concerned...
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    expression pedals with AFX

    I know the mission pedals are liked by more than a few around here, but. I'm looking to lighten up my whole rig including the expressoon pedals. I'm currently using two Ernie Ball pedals and besides the fact I don't care for them too much I'm looking for something lightweight. Of course I want...
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    single rack space amp & rack advice

    I recently posted that I'm probably getting the Atomic MB50. Although I like the Idea of a tube amp ( all I've ever owned) I want my amp in my rack. I play out regularly and I want to keep my setup as simple as possible. Although I'm not going stereo I'm getting two Atomic passive cabs. One...
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    Multiple instruments, AFX and Atomic MB50

    I'm about to pull the trigger on the whole package. The AFX 2, MFC, and the MB50 with 2 cabs. I'm using a guitar with mags, piezo's and midi. I can use the different inputs on the Axe and route all three separetly and at the end assign them all to one output into the MB50, yes?
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    Can Axe do this?

    I don't yet own the Axe and while I'm saving for it I haven't found the answer to two questions. I'm using piezo's and a synth in my rig. Can I use the mixer to accomplish two things? I'd like to send my signal to the FOA without it being affected by my own volume pedals. There are times I mix...
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