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FM3 - Distortion on Input 2

I noticed that occasionally my FM3 will have a weird distortion problem on input 2 when using it in an effects loop. Even a guitar plugged directly in will make it distort when it is having this problem. Sometimes a powering the FM3 on and off again will eliminate this and most recently when...
- madbanjoman
- Thread
- Oct 1, 2023
- Replies: 1
- Forum: FM3 Discussion
FM3 Firmware Version 5.03

I have had this very rare intermittent problem with my FM3. Not sure if it's related to the 5.03 firmware or the hardware. Sometimes I get high end fizzy distortion when I use the FM3 in 4CM. It will affect one side of the loop or the other. The volume and the low end also are lowered. I...
- madbanjoman
- Post #326
- Jul 29, 2022
- Forum: FM3 Discussion
Not a Bug Presets button not working in layouts

Update: Shifting the presets themselves to fill the first 36 slots allows me to access those presets with my Remote1 and move to other presets via the FM3 FC buttons. Thanks to everyone who assisted finding and solving the problem!
- madbanjoman
- Post #13
- Apr 25, 2022
- Forum: FM3 Bugs
Not a Bug Presets button not working in layouts

It is a rather complicated setup. I have 4 midi devices, amp1, fm3, ml5 and amp selector that I want to link together so I can with press of a button switch between 5 different setups. The amp selector can only be at the end of the midi chain as it has an input only. The Amp1 can be either only...
- madbanjoman
- Post #12
- Apr 25, 2022
- Forum: FM3 Bugs
Not a Bug Presets button not working in layouts

Thanks for answering. A bit of bummer, but I can move presets and copy presets to match the mapping and not turn on the pc mapping and that should work.
- madbanjoman
- Post #10
- Apr 24, 2022
- Forum: FM3 Bugs
Not a Bug Presets button not working in layouts

I am not using midi to select FC switches. I am selecting presets with the mapping from the remote1 via midi. This part works great. When I go to use my FM3 foot switches, directly on the FM3, the presets layout no longer behaves the way it's intended. the other layouts work fine. ie scenes...
- madbanjoman
- Post #8
- Apr 24, 2022
- Forum: FM3 Bugs
Not a Bug Presets button not working in layouts

My mappings look something like this: PC Preset Scene PC 0 500 scene 1 PC 1 500 scene 1 PC 2 500 scene 1 PC 3 500 scene 1 PC 4 500 scene 2 PC 5 500 scene 3 PC 6 3 as saved PC 7 6 as saved...
- madbanjoman
- Post #6
- Apr 24, 2022
- Forum: FM3 Bugs
Not a Bug Presets button not working in layouts

I know how to reproduce it. If you turn midi pc mapping on the change the mapping from the default, presets are completely messed up via the foot switch. I first reset all my presets and system config via the utilities then I loaded the default presets. Everything worked fine. I then restored...
- madbanjoman
- Post #4
- Apr 24, 2022
- Forum: FM3 Bugs
Not a Bug Presets button not working in layouts

Some things I have tried: I cleared all the layouts and imported the latest all layouts file from the OMG thread. I also did a reset directly on the FM3 to the OMG layouts. I am currently on firmware 5.03b2 but I was seeing it on 5.02 as well.
- madbanjoman
- Post #2
- Apr 24, 2022
- Forum: FM3 Bugs
Not a Bug Presets button not working in layouts

I have my FM3 with the OMG FM3 only layout and bank layout size of 3. When I select Presets it supposed to show the current 3 presets in the bank, instead I get duplicate of current preset across all three foot switches and bank up/down doesn't switch to the next bank. it displays bank +1 or -1...
- madbanjoman
- Thread
- Apr 23, 2022
- Replies: 12
- Forum: FM3 Bugs
FM3 Firmware Version 5.02

I sent up my FM3 into the return of my Amp1 and then into my Nano cab, I have a switch that allows me to switch between two amps into the same cab. The fm3 into the amp1 on one side and my Marshall JVM1 on the other. I stepped on the switch a bunch of times so I wouldn't know which amp it was...
- madbanjoman
- Post #194
- Apr 15, 2022
- Forum: FM3 Discussion
Bluechip Picks

I splurged recently for one of the $35 jazz sized Bluechip picks and it has become my favorite pick. It stays put between my fingers, sounds great and I have yet to see wear. My previous favorite pick was the Fender Tru-shell pick. Lovely sounding pick, but I burn through the heavy jazz points...
- madbanjoman
- Post #50
- May 17, 2021
- Forum: The Lounge
FM3 VS Quad Cortex

With the Yamaha bluetooth dongle, a remote 12" touchscreen!
- madbanjoman
- Post #203
- Feb 28, 2021
- Forum: The Lounge
How accurate is Fractal's amp modeling?

I just did a similar test myself. I didn't record it, but in the room I couldn't tell the difference between my FM3 set to the Normal channel of the AC30 model and my Mesa Boogie TA-15 set to the Normal channel at 15 watts through the same speaker. I had a Quilter Mach II set on the gain 2...
- madbanjoman
- Post #90
- Jan 4, 2021
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
Software FracPad III - iOS/Android/Mac/Win Editor for the Axe-Fx II/XL/XL+, AX8/FX8, Axe-Fx III and FM3/FM9

Sorry, I left out that I am using bluetooth midi, the Yamaha one.
- madbanjoman
- Post #2,511
- Dec 19, 2020
- Forum: Vendors
Software FracPad III - iOS/Android/Mac/Win Editor for the Axe-Fx II/XL/XL+, AX8/FX8, Axe-Fx III and FM3/FM9

Is there specific things to avoid doing if you are already on 14.3? I have an iPad Pro (latest model) and 14.3, I am able to connect and control my FM3 with FracPad. I haven't had it crash on me yet.
- madbanjoman
- Post #2,505
- Dec 19, 2020
- Forum: Vendors
FM3 Vs Kemper Stage

I have both the Stage and the FM3. I find the Stage's 4 effects buttons to be very limiting. With the combination of the FM3's 3 programable buttons and 8 scenes, there are no combination of effects on or off I can't execute.
- madbanjoman
- Post #7
- Nov 3, 2020
- Forum: FM3 Discussion
FM3 -> Yamaha THR30ii

I use my FM3 headphones out into my Positive Grid Spark AUX IN. Works great for low volume practice. Only bummer is Spark won't stream bluetooth if something is connected to the aux in.
- madbanjoman
- Post #4
- Oct 18, 2020
- Forum: FM3 Discussion
Closed Global Cab sim off doesn't effect headphones

Absolutely! Thanks for explaining how it works.
- madbanjoman
- Post #9
- Oct 17, 2020
- Forum: FM3 Wish List
Closed Global Cab sim off doesn't effect headphones

I will admit that I didn't think that deeply about how to execute it. My Atomic Amplifi-Firebox has a little switch that lets me have the cab sim on either input or both so I didn't think it would be a big deal to implement.
- madbanjoman
- Post #7
- Oct 17, 2020
- Forum: FM3 Wish List
Closed Global Cab sim off doesn't effect headphones

I have a work around already. I can turn it back on when I am using my headphones. I am just requesting a feature that would remove that additional step.
- madbanjoman
- Post #4
- Oct 17, 2020
- Forum: FM3 Wish List
Closed Global Cab sim off doesn't effect headphones

I noticed that when I have my FM3 setup for using a guitar cab instead of FRFR, the headphones out reflects those adjustments. I can't think of any reason for the headphones out to have cab sim turned off. I know it's a global setting but instead of on or off maybe it could be list of the...
- madbanjoman
- Thread
- Oct 17, 2020
- Replies: 8
- Forum: FM3 Wish List
Closed Global Amp block Output Mode and Speaker impedance curve

For those of us that run into a guitar cabinet instead of an FRFR, it would be nice if we had the option to globally set and override these two settings that are in the amp block: Output Mode Speaker Impedance Curve That way we wouldn't have to edit every patch individually
- madbanjoman
- Thread
- Oct 6, 2020
- Replies: 4
- Forum: FM3 Wish List
Amp in the Room?

I have a Quilter Micropro HD and have been using it to amplify my FM3. After reading this thread, I disabled the cab block globally and used the FM3 global EQ on out 1 to tweak the coloring. The speaker in the Quilter is a neo bass guitar speaker and rolls off the highs and lows similar to...
- madbanjoman
- Post #177
- Oct 3, 2020
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
Software FracPad III - iOS/Android/Mac/Win Editor for the Axe-Fx II/XL/XL+, AX8/FX8, Axe-Fx III and FM3/FM9

I totally understand. I have been dealing with their support for an Apple watch battery problem. My watch's battery life got noticeably worse after updating to watchOS 7 and the "fix" they had me do broke the auto unlock of my macbook and so far hasn't fixed the battery life problem. You...
- madbanjoman
- Post #2,410
- Sep 21, 2020
- Forum: Vendors
Software FracPad III - iOS/Android/Mac/Win Editor for the Axe-Fx II/XL/XL+, AX8/FX8, Axe-Fx III and FM3/FM9

I would hardly call Apple no longer supporting a nearly 10 old machine f$&@ing you. You don't want to give money to Apple? Buy a used but supported mac. I for one after just recently spending $50 to use your software on my iPad and FM3 would not be happy with you no longer supporting iOS.
- madbanjoman
- Post #2,407
- Sep 21, 2020
- Forum: Vendors
Anyone switched from Kemper to Axe-Fx III?

I don't know if I would say I have switched. I have the Stage and the FM3. The FM3 for about a month now. I am favoring the FM3 over the Stage. The cleans are more sparkly to me and getting a good tone is much easier with the FM3. With the Stage, when I have a profile I like I can enjoy it...
- madbanjoman
- Post #19
- Aug 9, 2020
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
SIM-1 Guitar Tone Imprinting works great

I own one and at least to my ears, the resulting target guitar profile still contains some element of the source guitar. So for me, I see it more as a virtual pickup change rather than the Variax which sounds the same on every physical guitar.
- madbanjoman
- Post #21
- Aug 2, 2020
- Forum: The Lounge
SIM-1 Guitar Tone Imprinting works great

There is also a vast number of user made profiles that are free in the XT-1 store.
- madbanjoman
- Post #19
- Aug 2, 2020
- Forum: The Lounge
Software FracPad III - iOS/Android/Mac/Win Editor for the Axe-Fx II/XL/XL+, AX8/FX8, Axe-Fx III and FM3/FM9

Anyone try this with the FM3? I have a Yamaha MD-BT01 v1.0.4 and I connect to FracPad fine and my preset loads but any thing I do on the FracPad is not happening on the FM3 v1.0.5.
- madbanjoman
- Post #2,372
- Jul 23, 2020
- Forum: Vendors
FM3 Now Shipping

wait list 4/26/19 8:50 am EDT Non HP FM3 4/17/20 invite - passed HP FM3 6/26/20 - ordered!
- madbanjoman
- Post #2,088
- Jun 29, 2020
- Forum: FM3 Discussion
Post Here if You've Received An FM3 Invite!

Waitlisted: 4/26/2019 8:50am EDT Invite: 4/17/2020 1:11pm EDT I don't care about the headphone jack, but COVID-19 has wrecked my finances and I will have to wait until I am close to restored before I can make a discretionary purchase this large. As the invite doesn't expire, hopefully they...
- madbanjoman
- Post #590
- Apr 17, 2020
- Forum: FM3 Discussion