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    MultiComp Plexi

    Just discovered this preset. ,,,and may I say it's absolutely ripping my face off right now. Well done, and thank you <3 That is all
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    Implemented Add Input 2-4 Source with SPDIF/AES option

    Old request; out of the loop... It seems ability to assign the Input Source for Input 2-4 to SPDIF/AES is still not possible as of firmware 11? I guess a possibly a naive question is whether this is a hard limit with the Axe III? Or might we see this at some point in a firmware update? It...
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    I'm probably an idiot...

    Nah. I’m okay with asking questions that I know have forehead smacking answers... I’m just thankful for this community. Seems it’s less prone than most to wasting bandwidth telling people to “google it dumbass”. ;) In any case I feel your pain!
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    I'm probably an idiot...

    I know it’s the problem, I’m just nerding out on Bb vs A correlating to the sample rate difference. ;)
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    I'm probably an idiot...

    Bingo. I seem to recall the Axe more or less being 48k only. I was indeed clocking at 44.1. I’d be willing to be that difference would account for what the tuner was telling me...
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    I'm probably an idiot...

    The tuner on my AxeFX III is off. Like WAY off. Admittedly I haven't really used it, depending as I do largely on my Sonic Research ST-200 for tuning duty. Well tonight I finally discovered the Axe's tuner (first of all... wow - really cool) . But like way off for me. With my guitar tuned...
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    Using Axe-Fx III for non guitar audio processing

    I kind of feel like Elektron some how made this possible with their gear via "Overbridge" - but I may be misunderstanding how that works (I don't own any of their gear).
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    Using Axe-Fx III for non guitar audio processing

    Yeah, good question. I guess I never did because at the time I still had multiple tube amps (actually I still have one), so I went the MW1 route. I hadn't been using the Axe as an audio interface in DAW. I also refurbed my studio a while back under the assumption that I might record at 2x...
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    Using Axe-Fx III for non guitar audio processing

    Okay cool (and impressive for a guitar processor)
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    Using Axe-Fx III for non guitar audio processing

    Hi team Fractal: I'm thinking of upgrading to a iii from a ii. On my wish list other than unabashed GAS (cause let's face it, you guys need to enable me here) is an outboard effects processor I can use when I'm tracking vocals. Right now I have a Axe ii, an Eventide Eclipse as well as an...
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    is the AXE III USB 3.x?

    USB is used on everything from Lavry, and Prism interfaces on down to Behringer and Peavey. The data interface has very little to no effect on sound quality. "Pro" (though I'm not exactly clear what it means here) typically refers mostly to everything that happens before the data interface...
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    is the AXE III USB 3.x?

    Does USB work? Yep. Is it well supported? Yep. Has it ever broken for me? Nope. Does the Axe need Thunderbolt to do what it does? Nope. Will it ever need thunderbolt? Probably not. Even if there's a need for more throughput USB 3.1 is basically at where Thunderbolt 1 was. Will a...
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    SOLOAWEEK: Lukather's "Rosanna" Solos Lesson (VIDEO/SOUNDCLOUD/PATCH)

    You killed it man. Rock on. :)
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    no whats in V9.0 thread yet?

    Bullshit. Just kidding. :P
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    Axe Fest West 2012: My takes and thanks

    Me too Dramelot, that clean tone was indeed something special. The Zappa demo was fantastic too. He didn't even seem to dial in what *he* was looking for, but once I realized what he was doing, I recognized that FZ tone immediately. Looking forward to trying them out. Scott, I actually...
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    Axe Fest West 2012: My takes and thanks

    Here's a few shots of presenters during day one of Axe Fest West. _SLP3612AxeFestWest | Flickr - Photo Sharing! Sean
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    Gonna make some Axe II vids... what do you want to see?

    Looper function setup with the MFC. There are others out there, but my brain hurts trying to follow along... ;)
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    Preset #75 latency??? WTf??

    *movie* !? Geez I'm getting old.
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    JBL Monitor Users: You might want to read this! (SRX712m content)

    I gotta say, this kind of thing is why I lurk about in these parts...
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    Version 7.00 Preview Part Deux

    +1x10 to the millionth Bloody brilliant indeed.
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    Reverb

    Any room you're in will add verb to your sound if you're using an actual cab. So technically even "bone dry" will include all kinds of spacial cues with an actual cab. Listening in cans without verb doesn't do it for me for that same reason. It feels like the spacial cues are missing. If...
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    Version 7.00 Preview III

    That tone is great and all, but am I the only one digging the verb? :)
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    How does this compare to the Axe FxII?

    It took me a while to get to this point, but IMHO the Axe II is more in the league of actual tube amps than it is in the league of other modelers. I think you can achieve all kinds of tones that meet or even transcend your expectations using all kinds of cheap or expensive gear. There really...
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    Two Notes Torpedo C.A.B. Pedal

    ...as an aside, I've seen those pedals (briefly) and I'm not sure I even see the point - for me that is. I stumbled upon the VB101 because I wanted a load box that sounded good. The whole point being that I could enlist the power amp of my rig into tone shaping, which is simply not possible...
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    Two Notes Torpedo C.A.B. Pedal

    I have a VB101 Torpedo, and an Axe II. To my ears they both work extremely well at what they're typically used for. For what it's worth, I've never stuck an amp on the Axe II, and I've never used an amp block from the Axe on a Torpedo cab. My unconfirmed suspicion is that these configurations...
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    Tails from the Road---- Ray Guns, Mono PA, Smoke filled Bars.... Patches.....

    Hey, nice track! Lot's of EJ goodness in there... :) Kudos on the stage volume too. I'm always very impressed when a band is really dynamic.
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    iGuitar Review

    a 30 foot chord and an EQ "to boost the line back up" huh. in all the various online mega discussions about the great VH tone, I bet that's been mentioned like - I don't know, never? ;)
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    50 years of music gear in one box

    better revvverrrrrb.
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    Help Missing MIDI ports

    Had a very similar problem while attempting to upgrade my MFC: http://forum.fractalaudio.com/mfc-discussion/51228-error-18-a.html#post661914
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    "Dirty Diana" guitar effect

    I'm hoping V.7 has a Steve Stevens "Hair Voluminizor Ray Gun" patch for when your 80's riffage just isn't selling it all the way. Or if like me, you no longer have the folliclage for the job. :-P
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    A Good Spectrum Analyzer to Run the Axe Into??

    I use Spectrafoo, but it's pricey. supermegaultragroovy has an app called "spectre". The starter version is currently $50, and includes a spectrograph and spectrogram. Both are Mac only AFAIK; and the full version of Spectre is a bit cheaper than TrueRTA. With all these "see what you're...
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    Error 18

    Hi guys, I too have gotten the dreaded error 18... The default for the "send realtime sysex" parameter is "all" - anyone know if this bug will be updated? I'm thinking if this is NOT a bug then instructions with the firmware should include an extra step. In any case on my mac (os X.5.8)...
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    "Fat" is the new USA!

    Dude, this comment reminds me so much of a drummer I used to play with. It's uncanny. You two could be twins. (he plays guitar now)
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    Does the tempo LED actually flash in time?

    I know. The light indeed gives information about the Axe's tempo. - and I'm sure it's accurate. I guess it depends a lot on the actual patch, but I haven't really found the light to be useful for me in any musical way. That said, I've felt this way about these kinds of lights on other...
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    Does the tempo LED actually flash in time?

    I've often wondered this myself. I never feel like I can lock into the tempo by looking that light; it seems to lag or something. I have better luck feeling my way to the tempo with my ears.
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    Saying good buy and good ridance

    We say that in NY too! ;)
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    Iso track

    ...that and taking Bonham, Jones and Plant out pretty much neuters it. I think it was the Edge that commented in that documentary (with Page actually) about the dirty little secret of Rock: taking very simple figures and making them sound huge with the right signal chain. (I'm paraphrasing...)
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    Iso track

    And therein lies the rub of this notion of the "tone quest". So much of what we think sounds like amazing guitar is really amazing engineering...
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    TODAY feels like "VERY SOON" to me

    The next release better have a blow job feature. If it doesn't Cliff better damn well explain why. :-P
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    Is the axe II really that much better than an ultra?

    I did the same thing you're thinking about doing. I sold my Ultra for the II. I could not be happier. Also, what DLM and FPFL said. :)
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    ProTools Question: Sampling Rate

    I suspect that Logic is doing SRC on the incoming audio: Logic Pro 9 User Manual The Axe is always 48k. It never changes in the box. As for it's quality, I can only say that my subjective impression is that it's excellent.
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    ProTools Question: Sampling Rate

    Pick your poison: SRC Comparisons When asked about a year ago, "Why did you leave digital i/o at 48khz?" Cliff said this: If indeed "modern software resamplers are better" then the SRC in pro tools is (probably more than) sufficient to bring the files in line with the Axe. If you're...
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    Brick Wall Limiter

    yeah, what Beefcake said!
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    Brick Wall Limiter

    Actually a brick wall limiter is just a compressor set a certain way. And a compressor reduces dynamic range, not volume. By adding the GEQ block, (and assuming the compressor was working) you increased the perceived loudness by increasing the "average" loudness. This is exactly what a...
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    Quiet fan in my II!

    I'm curious: what does the XR2 actually "put out"? What are the *actual* figures if not 14.1 CFM at 15dba? If FAS recommends 14 cfm then is the XR2 meeting that recommendation, or not? Sorry, I'm a bit confused here. Also (sorry if this has been covered) but will the warranty be...
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    Improvisation

    You know, if you listen to aculturemind's OP, while watching the Brooks video - It all kind of suddenly makes sense! Thanks. ;)
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    Read this if you are not happy with the way the AxeFXII sounds/feels/works right now

    It's funny reading this, because just this morning I was having exactly the opposite experience. I realize now that I have fully embraced selling off half my tube amps (there's a couple that are keepers). I gotta say, it seems like every time I sit down and play through the Axe I find some...
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    Filter block gain control inoperable on 4 filter types, OK on 3

    "paste-o" My money's on this making it into the 2013 edition of Merriam Webster Dictionary.
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    Dude, that cake your girl made was F*n amazing.

    Dude, that cake your girl made was F*n amazing.
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    placebo firmware

    Yep. V.5 is just not as radical a change sonically as it was going say from 2 to 3. Maybe my ears are not as refined as some of you lot, but IMHO the new parameters are for tweakers. They're there to polish the polish so to speak. 3 to 4 was a more radical change too. For whatever...
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    ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!

    Hey man, $200 and 4 winning hands of blackjack is all you need! ;)
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    How do I control the phaser sweep manually?

    Man I love using wahs, phasers and flangers this way. Some of the coolest tones are in their in the in between. :)
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    AES/EBU

    It all winds up in the analog domain at some point. Wether it happens in the Axe or in the Amp is the question. My guess is that the AES feature is meant to be used in situations where very very long runs of cable are used. Converting at the amp as opposed to FOH would probably make a...
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    Pre-amp vs power amp distortion in AxeFxII

    Forgive me if I don't understand this completely, but isn't this already more or less possible by taking the tone stack of one amp, and putting it on the power amp of another? (e.g. Recto tone stack / AC30 power amp) I guess this raises a question (for me anyway): Are systemic power amp...
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    Pre-amp vs power amp distortion in AxeFxII

    Yeah, it's fair to approach it this way. You probably understand this already, but I think it boils down to two very important things: the structure of your gain and the structure of your (for lack of a better word) "eq". These will profoundly affect the ultimate outcome of your distortion's...
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    Any way to record with SPDIF output other than 48k?

    Cliff, people will freak out anyway. Do what you think is right. Nothing's perfect, but I've come to trust that it will - sound wise - indeed be right on the money... In any case AFAIK aren't a lot of devices just running at a single sample rate and doing SRC to give the illusion of choice...
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    Using multiple Axe FxIIs at the same time

    My question is how does one go about acquiring 8 coupons at once? :mrgreen
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    One thing to always check

    Nah. The rookie is the one who makes the mistake and doesn't share the wisdom gained.
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    Axe-Fx II Firmware Version 4.01 Up

    Couldn't agree more!
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    Updating Banks v4

    Thanks Vegas/Danny - that helps. After whacking at it for a few minutes I agree; It's fairly self explanatory. Still, it seems an awful lot of gui not to be documented. I'm shouldn't complain though. The updates to the Axe are well worth the resources IMO. Frankly, it's amazing how much...
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    Updating Banks v4

    What is the difference between a user bank, and a factory bank? The manual makes no such distinction as far as I can tell. It only says: "the*384*presets*are*organized*into*three*banks.*Bank*A*contains*presets*0–127,*B*contains*128–255,*and*C*contains*256–383." There's 3 banks. That's it...
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    Updating Banks v4

    axme said: Are you saying that the banks updated automatically with the firmware update? This was not my experience.
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    Axe-Fx II Firmware Version 4.01 Up

    It'll be interesting to see if actual amp makers start to make engineering choices based on FAS's models. At that point the revolution will be complete.
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    Bug? Noise after idle Axe.

    Thanks LMO!
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    Bug? Noise after idle Axe.

    Cool. It's a relief that the bug appears to be inherent within the patch, and not a global thing. If anybody wants to download the patch in the original post, load her up, and let it stand idle for a couple of hours, it would be much appreciated to get your feedback. Cliff is there a...
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    Bug? Axe II amp or unit goes into bypass when using controllers

    +1 Some kind of "process sampler" might make detecting these intermittent bugs less of a crap shoot.
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    Bug? Noise after idle Axe.

    Cliff, yes my guess is that if I were playing it wouldn't start. However, playing in and of itself will not resolve it once it starts. Although as I said, touching the Mission or changing patches resolves it instantly.
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    Bug? Noise after idle Axe.

    Anybody want to let their Axe be idle for 2 hours? I just did it again and recorded it from the point that I left the rig alone, and it was two hours from the point I left the Axe idle to when the noise started which is consistent with the last 4 times it occurred. Patch I used, and...
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    Bug? Noise after idle Axe.

    Yeah, that's what I thought at first too, but the noise will not stop if the cable is properly grounded (i.e. plugged in). It will also completely stop if as - I said above - I change the program on the Axe, or move the expression pedal, which in my mind means that it has nothing to do with the...
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    Bug? Noise after idle Axe.

    Other than getting louder, the noise appears to repeat approximately every 3 minutes 50 seconds.
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    Bug? Noise after idle Axe.

    After my Axe 2 has been idle for around an hour I get this lovely noise: Axe: 3.0.4 MFC: 1.04 No guitar connected Guitar cord IS connected Mission Pedal on expression input 2 (heel down) Shiver lead patch USB is NOT connected. Patch attached. The sound starts out relatively low, and gets...
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    Axe FX 2 background noise

    I've found that you can't use the "short" links. Longer version works fine. For instance:
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    Custom IR comparison

    Freakin amazing. Technology. Sometimes me brains hurts. ;)
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    So fast, even they can't keep up with themselves!!

    Like I said, :-P
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    Ok....Delay and Reverb.....Series or Parallel?

    There is a major sonic (if not "feel") difference in a wet dry rig though. Just thinking off the top of my head, but it should be possible to send (a dry) output 1 to one amp and (a wet) output 2 to another amp. No better mixing than between the ears.
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    So fast, even they can't keep up with themselves!!

    I was just thinking the same thing. I'm starting to think "Cliff" is Santa's nom de plume - and he's working a few hundred elven programmers to the bone.
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    Axe-Fx II Firmware Version 3.03 Up

    Yek, thumbs up on more drive blocks and better spill-over. Isn't "drive" already functioning as a kind of adjustable "boost"? By far though, #20 is my favorite. It would be indispensable! Excellent list. I would love to be able to insert digital gear into the FX Block via AES or S/PDIF.
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    Digital i/o for effects loop block?

    I know this can be done via the analogue i/o, but I'd really love to be able to insert digital gear as an effects block without round-tripping the audio through extra a/d/a. I guess that would actually wind up being a/d/a/d/a/d/a: from guitar to ears using digital gear as an effects block with...
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    Amp going into bypass mode while using Wah

    I started a thread regarding a bug, that also contains an issue where the Axe suddenly changes tone from phat to thin: http://forum.fractalaudio.com/axe-fx-ii-bugs/44305-noise-then-reboot-change-control-source-solo100-crunch-patch.html The problem only appears to happen when Axe Edit is...
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    Amp going into bypass mode while using Wah

    Wow. There must be *a lot* of folks using their rigs in precisely this way. If the midi messages WILL get corrupted by using Axe Edit and the MFC together then this kind of info needs to be disseminated to all users. Maybe a forum sticky? I don't know, just seems kinda important. Will...
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    FOR THOSE HAVING ISSUES WITH 3.0x...

    Actually, that was the first thing I tried before resorting to rebooting. It made no difference. The patch still sounded crappy, that said I did not pay attention to whether or not the patch I switched to also sounded crappy which might answer whether or not it's happening globally or locally...
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    FOR THOSE HAVING ISSUES WITH 3.0x...

    Not unless a reboot of the Axe can somehow fix a bad cord. My observation: * problem occurred with the laptop [Mac os X.5.8] connected [as of 12/7/11] all the latest Fractal drivers/software/firmware) * problem did NOT occur without the laptop connected. [though my sample was small] * have...
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    I'm about to rant, don't read if wasily offended.

    Yeah, but deadlier? :shock
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    I'm about to rant, don't read if wasily offended.

    I don't think anyone would mind if you went and robbed this bloke of his Axe II: http://www.tonymckenzie.com/ He obviously doesn't want it anyway... :mrgreen
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    Princeton Thru OwnHammer 4x12 -VERY DRY... need recording observation/assistance

    Dither? Maybe. It depends a lot on the program material. For rock/pop/jazz - whatever generally the amplitude does not go below a certain level very often, [especially amidst the "loudness wars] and thus any quantization errors will probably not be as noticeable. With very faint violins and...
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    Anybody interested in doing a ROS reamp?

    Oh sorry. I thought you were playing on the track...
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    Anybody interested in doing a ROS reamp?

    Sweet changes too by the way. Hey, is that a baritone?
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    So far completely unimpressed.

    My first guitar amp (I was 16) was a solid state Fender with a 5 band EQ. I don't remember the model, but it had distortion built into the preamp, which at the time (about 1983) - I'm guessing - was different for a Fender. I loved that thing. I wanted to make noise loudly, and it complied...
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    Interesting review

    This review is neither interesting nor honest. Dude's a humorless curmudgeon who demonstrates nothing more clearly in this review than his own ignorance. That said, I'm gonna go throw a Dual Rectifier front end onto a JTM-45, and enjoy the unique tones. :D
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    Fractional Tempos

    Good solution for delays CodePoet. You could also no doubt calculate a rate in Hertz as well. For a phaser rate you can enter fractional rates such as 2.01hz which is exceedingly close to your 120.63 bpm for example. That said, Ehsaan, you didn't mention what exactly you were syncing.
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    Fractional Tempos

    I don't believe this is possible as the manual mentions "whole numbers" only. That said, scoring for film seems the ideal scenario for syncing to midi clock, no? Edit: the difference between 120.63 for example, and 121 is about 6 milliseconds over 1 measure of 4/4. So to some extent it...
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    Yes this is stuipid.

    You'll get all kinds of opinions here, but the only one that matters is yours. That said, my guess is that your situation will not be plug and play. Your best bet is to tweak the eq settings and experiment with the cab and power amp settings on the Axe until you find something you dig. In any...
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    Help with a Real sounding hi gain tone with qsc k12 non fizzy

    This kind of stuff is why I lurk around this joint.
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    Analog vs Digital recording test

    Typically high end converters (which Cliff says the AxeII has) have jitter reduction circuits built in.
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    Mesa Mark IV - Clean Drive Lead

    Loves me some lydian.
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    It has shipped.

    How bout this: have fun! :)
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    Weird phasing issues with fw 3.0

    If you were recording this way with two actual amp/cab setups using two different mics you'd have to play with the proximity of the actual mics to 1) find a proximity where the timing of the sound arriving at each mic was essentially the same, or 2) find a null frequency that was acceptable in...
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    To avoid "HELP blablabla"-threads

    To quote the release notes:
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    Axe-Fx II Firmware Version 3.00 Up

    I was literally just wanting this like a week ago. I love it when this guy reads my mind. ;)
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    Taming the loud snap at power on/off

    Indeed, a "best practice".
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