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    Match axe fx 2 to fm9

    Has anyone matched fm9 to an axe fx 2? Will tonematch do the trick? Any other pointers?
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    Moving to an Axe-Fx II/MFC-101 setup from an AX8

    Axe 2, mfc101 and scenes are best friends for switching sounds. Eq and tonematch blocks are the secret sauce to copying tones(and cab block(s)) But...I'm truly getting tired of hearing the same old, tired blooze toans. Fractal can create tones never before recorded, just do it!
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    USB Audio

    Or...a cheap 4 channel(minimum) mixer to feed your monitors. Channel 1 and 2 are from your interface/soundcard. Channel 3 and 4 are for your Axe FX(Axe FX then becomes your recording and playback USB interface). Caveat: you will need to change drivers in your software - either Axe FX driver or...
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    Am I crazy or I always wish more treble on Plexi presets

    Plexis are often confused with JCM800 recordings. That being said, a plexi is a very clean amp. Get some studio tracks of the tone you are going after and do a serious "side by side". Most likely the sound needs a boost box out front to dial in the correct dirt, keeping the amp cleaner will...
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    Analog Re-Amping issues

    Ares probably reset your Axe FX parameters. Go through all you stuff and find the changed culprit, should take you less than 5 minutes(maybe longer?). Possibly reinstall Ares?
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    Elta Music PLL Analog Harmonic Synthesizer

    Funny, that's what they said about Bob Dylan. Sonically, it's a mix of the back side of an elephant and the scream of a banshee. Perfect. I can hear some phase in there, square wave(pure fuzz).
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    Fractal Audio Artist Preset Series - Steve Stevens

    Port these to the Axe FX 2 please. I would like screen grabs of the settings. Ooops, just saw "fractool" can view the presets. https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fractool-ultimate-multitool-for-fas-devices.112538/
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    Fractal Audio Artist Preset Series - Pete Thorn

    Port these to the Axe FX 2 please. I would like screen grabs of the settings/pages. Ooops, just saw "fractool" can view the presets. https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fractool-ultimate-multitool-for-fas-devices.112538/
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    Elta Music PLL Analog Harmonic Synthesizer

    Any ideas on this one?
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    Ticking Noise when recording with Reaper?

    Try recording straight into interface, not using Fractal USB? Doing that would eliminate the computer and USB from the equation. That tick is on beat. Try different USB cable, don't cheap out, spend the $3 for the good ones : ) Try different USB inputs, USB 2 is sometimes implemented with a...
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    Spaceman Polaris overdrive?

    Pretty cool pedal, any ideas how to replicate?
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    Fractal Audio FM3 vs AX8 | Custom Presets

    Sounds like the AX8 needs a touch more low, resonant frequency in the cab block. The FM3 has more "punch" and "resonance" on the lower notes, maybe start in the cab block to match better. Or possibly use a post-cab block EQ? Izotope Insights Spectrogram will show where to shape the EQ.
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    Win 10 latency, RME Babyface and Axe-Fx 2

    Headphones shall be the answer for me. If Windows 10 would spend some $$ on a os level driver we could do it, 512 is far too big a buffer to track with, I couldn't do it. AlGrenadine, what is your round trip latency at 512 buffer? It has to be 12ms or so isn't it? I can't do more than 7ms, 5ms...
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    USB audio issue (Mac OS X)

    Try making an "aggregate" device in sound manager. Add the axe fx and choose it for recording and playback. OSX may be choosing the onboard sound card as playback when the AXE isn't powered on?
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    Win 10 latency, RME Babyface and Axe-Fx 2

    Thanks for the reply EricP1954. Yes the Axe FX works perfectly fine when using the audio/xlr outs into any interface line/audio inputs. Try recording the stereo AXE FX USB signal to get simultaneous L/R wet and L/R dry signal for re-amping. Re-amping is the sole purpose of the USB driver as far...
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    Win 10 latency, RME Babyface and Axe-Fx 2

    For those of you that ASIO4ALL works, what are your computer settings? What Interface are you using? How are you monitoring the Axe FX reamping process? The system works fine until I want to use the Axe FX in my workflow. It works so easily on Mac OSX. How can Windows 10 not have this working?
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    Win 10 latency, RME Babyface and Axe-Fx 2

    Hi all... This next question is in the Reaper DAW. I just switched to PC, Win 10 after many years on Mac. I am using an RME Babyface as my audio interface(vocals, acoustic guitar etc...). I am trying to integrate the Axe FX 2's USB recording feature into my workflow and am having a bugger of a...
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    Axe Fx sighting? Maybe. Pink Floyd Content.

    Read some of Martin Millers' gear-bio after a watched/listened to the video. I agree that most of the tones were fantastic and a couple were different than expected. Very impressed with their version of the classic. http://www.martinmillerguitar.com/gear.html Martin Miller quote: "I've started...
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    Axe Fx sighting? Maybe. Pink Floyd Content.

    Gotcha! Not really THE Pink Floyd, but something like that! Pretty cool.
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    Sound man needed me to level way down - why?

    Possible solution for the "soundman using Mic level" inputs on the board. On some boards, the XLR inputs are ONLY MIC level. Turning the Mic inputs down to 1 or 2 is still too hot and overloads very easily. An inline XLR M to XLR F Pad should do the trick. Or, you could get an XLR to TRS...
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    Acoustic HIGH gain / lead patches?

    Ho Lee Carp! I just tried some of the factory presets and they all sound pretty good to awesome with my acoustic guitar. Just need a little bit of scene leveling and eq to get clean > lead transition smoother. Thanks all.
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    Acoustic HIGH gain / lead patches?

    Anyone have insight for using an acoustic and getting some good lead tones? What are you using to get good leads from an acoustic guitar? Going for Scene 1: Clean with Reverb Scene 2: Clean with Reverb and Delay Scene 3: Lead tone with Reverb Scene 4: Lead tone with Reverb and Delay Scene 5...
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    Q10?

    I read something a few posts ago... Fractal said something like "soon" or, a couple weeks.
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    Tone Seems rite to me.

    OK, let me explain how good the cheapy setup is... I have tried the best middle of the road kind of good, but not bad FRFR setups. I have a JBL 1000 watt FRFR thingy(PRX712), tried the QSC KW 12" wooden FRFR thingy, Peavey class D amp and speaker cabs(many different version including V30's...
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    MFC Power Supply Specs

    9 vac. Carp...already answered...
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    I think I love my Fractal gear most...

    ++ on the Luke III I don't have the boost level dialed in yet. We get 20db's to play with. Maybe 10db would be ok to use in place of a clean boost in front of the Axe, YMMV. I just stomp on scene 2 or 3 : )
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    Axe Fx into tube amp effects loop?

    MUST BE SAID AGAIN! Add FX loop to end of AXE FX chain in Axe Edit. Output 2 on the back of the Axe FX is the FX Send, from FX Send to amp. Done.
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    My axe fx tones sound dirty..

    Looks like you have the levels on the UR22 too high. The Axe has a very high output level and most preamps should be set to zero(OFF) or close to zero.
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    New Product Announcement! MFC-EDIT

    No more trial? I can't find a download.
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    Hiwatt model

    Have a closer look to try and spot the differences. The Hiwatt is not too similar to a Marshall Cathode fed tone stack. The Hiwatt is a plate fed tone stack with a cathode bypass cap. The Hiwatt comes off of the 220k plate resistor, the Marshall feed comes off of the 100k Cathode resistor. Look...
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    Axe-Edit 3.10.0 Released

    Axe Edit Tuner not working? Axe II, Quantum 6.00 Edit, fixed: GoTo axe fx front panel, I/O, Midi Page, Sysex to ALL or Tuner. I had Sysex turned off following the Fractal Bot upgrade instructions.
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    Reamping : Buzz on dry track after a few minutes

    You will need to provide a lot more information: What computer, full specs? What interface? What DAW? Guitar used? Could be a word-clock issue, check there first.
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    3 x Bass presets FW 15 [SeeD] + video

    Thanks SeeD! Sounds great even with a cheapy bass.
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    SeeD bass presets FYI...

    This is just a friendly reminder that the SeeD bass presets are a fantastic way to get started on bass. They are varied and sound great. Get em' and "Slappa da bass mon"! Link: http://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/3-x-bass-presets-fw-15-seed-video.86999/
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    Focal vs JBL vs ? (Thoughts for guitar and bass)

    LSR 4328 definitely "better" than the LSR4326, lower lows. But...the JBL LSR series need to be "loud" to sound their best, maybe 90db? Also, they are rear-ported so keep them at least 3-4 feet away from walls(and put absorbing material on the walls behind them). No experience with the Focals.
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    Fastlink Adapters?

    I have one from the Axe 2 > MFC III. Works fantastic.
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    Delay sound, how to?

    Sounds like a reverse type of delay. Anyone know an easy way to get this effect?
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    Axe Edit/older than OSX 10.6.8

    Thanks, time to take out the trash I suppose. It's an older "blue" G4 and only cost around $3000 with extra hard drives and ram when new.
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    Axe Edit/older than OSX 10.6.8

    Is there an Axe Edit that works for a Mac with older than 10.6.8? I have an older computer that has 10.4 and it operates perfectly with that software and other programs on it. I'll try installing the latest software at the studio today and report back. My Axe FX 2 is on Quantum.
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    Congrats to Ghost ! Grammy winner and Fractal users ...

    Just saw the Ghost Academy Awards highlights. What a cheeky band, in a good way. Cool riffs and more importantly great songs(they also do an ABBA cover!). The new favorite amongst rocker pals.
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    Thanks to Pete Thorn for revealing new sonic dimensions of Axe FX

    Hey Tom, Nice tune to work on. I think I'll give it a shot as well. Sooo many nice chops and licks all throughout that masterpiece. However I wasn't able to find Homage on Jam Trax? Got a link? Edit: It's JamTrackCentral.com, not JamTrax if anyone was wondering. Link to all Pete's videos...
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    Jeff Beck - Cause we've ended as lovers

    Sweet guitar. That's a very dark maple fretboard, after market? Sanded and stained?
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    Low Frequency hum - wtf - help!

    Try creating a new aggregate device, check only Axe and Motu as audio interfaces.
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    Jeff Beck - Cause we've ended as lovers

    Very awesome! Guitar details(full Monty)?
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    Riff Of the Day Dec 9th

    This is straight in to the computer?! Yes?! Awesome!
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    Wish- ablty to edit gobal EQ and other settings

    Would be great to have access to all the advanced settings such as global EQ, global cab sims on/off etc... I think it would help for setting up at gigs and trying new settings without navigating the front panel in the studio. moderator: I am sure this has been brought up before/feel free to...
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    What should I Put In 4U My Rack? 4CM

    @ tallcoolone "I have a voltage regulator but it sure didn't cost $200 at guitar center and it sure doesn't fit in a 1u rack space." What voltage regulator are you using that cost less than $200. I want one.
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    Amp gain center freq

    Also try "raising" the Bright cap to 1000pf or more(some Marshalls went to 5000pf), and use Cut under the Bass knob in Axe Edit. That should put mids-treble through the amp. Think of the bright cap as a high-pass filter. The bigger the bright cap, the more mids you allow to go through. 120pf...
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    how do we edit the new forum?

    Whew! Fractal seem to be modifying as they go. My eyes are liking the more muted grey/green background.
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    how do we edit the new forum?

    My eyes are BUGGIN' out.
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    Tech Issue Axe FX II / Mac 10.5.8

    Try running "parallels" or some other "shell" that will allow you to run Windows on your machine. It's funny how Windows programs will usually run on any of the versions of windows all the way back to XP/98' with just a few tweaks or an checking an 64 bit emulation tick-box. Story: I finally...
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    Best way to modify overall EQ = Global EQ per patch?

    I like the idea of a few Global EQ slots as well. 5 would be good for me. 1 for practice space, 2 for dive bar w/low end minotaurs, 3 for medium grade bar/monitors, 4 nice venue, 5 outdoor/open air stages. Although I could get by with 2 presets, which we sort of already have with Global 1 and 2.
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    Comp tone?

    Jon Herington Guytron: Guytron Guitar Amplifiers I used to own one, very nice amp! Very Heavy! They are actually two amps, a two channel EL84 front end that feeds into a small output transformer, which in turn feeds a 100 watt EL34 power amp with tone controls. So basically you are "soaking"...
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    Bobby Harrison/Brit Floyd Presets now on the AxeChange

    Anyone else have some of these not working? Some seem to be corrupt. A couple have Cab blocks that are defaulting to 1x6 oval and zero output on a lot of the parameters. I'll try downloading again. The ones that are working sound great with guitar volume rolled off a bit. Very nice indeed...
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    Ernie Ball Luke 3 SSH, very nice

    Does anyone else notice the tone control is extremely smooth? I have it half way down(or up?) and have sooo much control compared to my Lester and strats. The tone all the way up is basically for cutting through the mix at practice when the drummer gets too drunk, otherwise it's at half way or...
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    Ernie Ball Luke 3 SSH, very nice

    Not getting paid for this. Just wanted everyone to know that the Musicman Luke 3 SSH has met quality beyond my expectations. I've owned 1 of everything(you know what I mean)...but this is the first guitar that has been above "that" level for everything, tone, playability, comfort is...
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    Experienced users! Tips and tricks for new Axe user, please?

    @ chucma Yes, assume the OP is getting the MFC101 with the Axe. What are your MFC101 tips?
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    Axe FX live, Minneapolis Friday the 13th

    Hi Cross232! Is your band playing as well?
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    Axe FX live, Minneapolis Friday the 13th

    AXE FX 2 LIVE!!!, Minneapolis Friday the 13th Trying to ring in spring with my new Axe FX 2. The Gypsy Bastards are playing this Friday, March 13th 9pm at the Driftwood Charbar in Minneapolis this Friday night. Driftwood Char Bar | 4415 Niccolet Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55419 I'll be using...
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    MFC to show BPM's when using 'tap tempo'

    Reviving necro-post. Has this been solved or proven impossible?
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    OSX 10.8.5 USB crackling pops any solution

    Thanks for all the help guys/gals. Still have not found a working solution with USB. No problems using Axe Edit and External FRFR system for monitoring, just have not found a recording solution while using USB as the signal path. The crackle/pop problems are only while sending audio data over...
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    OSX 10.8.5 USB crackling pops any solution

    Thanks for the tip, however that did not work. I raised the buffer to 2048 and lowered it to 64 = makes no difference. The crackle still appears, the buffer makes no difference at all. I wonder what is causing this behavior. Reaper is set to 48k, RME Babyface is set to 48k master. I can not...
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    OSX 10.8.5 USB crackling pops any solution

    There is no support for OSX 10.8.5 as far as USB is concerned. Has anyone found a successful way of using the AXE FX 2 and USB with that old OSX? It works fine for about 2-5 minutes then the crackling / pops start and eventually the AXE FX starts a sort of delay, where I can hear the first note...
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    Fusion Patch

    Ha! That was awesome! What sort of I-Been-Had is that? It sounds meaty. Are you guys pen pals or do you play out? Mountain fresh music.
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    Poll: Axe FX II vs EZmix2 (Full song mix)

    I checked out the samples in Reaper with the ReaEQ. ReaEQ has a little analyzer built into the interface and is really easy to see tone-shape differences(I suppose Voxengo would be better to use but ReaEQ comes with Reaper so that's what I used, lowest common denominator). Any way #2 has way...
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    Poll: Axe FX II vs EZmix2 (Full song mix)

    The Deuce. #2 has waaay more treble peaks and a high shelf tone, #2 also has bump in the lower register for that power "chunk". #1 is uber-compressed and has both top and bottom roll-off. #1 is also lower volume. This test is not really a test, more of a which mix do you like better. Add some...
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    I'm back to Axe FX II

    I should add... That I was unhappy with my powered JBL 12"/horn speaker. It is much better in the "high end with the Axe 2 FW17. I can actually listen to this version. Smoother highs yet more "punch". However, I still equate it with "stereo/finished recordings" rather than immediate tube amp...
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    I'm back to Axe FX II

    It IS better than when I left(FW 10). There is, however, still a high end "plasticy"-"papery" sound. However, that sound seems to disappear when a whole band is playing. There is better pick attack and a smoother feel to patch3es across the board. I am not imagining this. 78 Dee Cee used to be a...
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    Scenes

    Are you using Axe Edit at the same time? Try unplugging from the computer if you are using Axe Edit, like you would do playing live.
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    v10 Level settings now at -12db - curious?

    None of my levels are at -12. Are all levels supposed to be at -12?
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    MFC-101 New Firmware Version 2.15

    Wondering the same except firmware 7. Will my newly updated MFC work correctly if I roll back my Axe 2 to FW7?
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    crackling Bacon sorta sound on clean patches

    Any resolution? Seems like you may have the same issue as me. The actual guitar sound is good, but there is a crackling in the background
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    Axe-FX II - Noisy Output 2 (Digital and Crackle Pops)

    Some people keep turning this into a "hum" thread. This is NOT the "hum" thread. This is the "crackle" thread. I can not get rid of the crackles for the life of me. I restart is the only thing that seems to remove the crackles for a while. No USB is hooked up. Through headphones only, as well as...
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    Axe-FX II - Noisy Output 2 (Digital and Crackle Pops)

    More crackles-all day. Crackle...crackle,,,.tick/pop....crackle.
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    Axe-FX II - Noisy Output 2 (Digital and Crackle Pops)

    NOT hiss. That is another thread. Bump for crackles!
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    Axe-FX II - Noisy Output 2 (Digital and Crackle Pops)

    Any fix for crackles? All guitars have done it since day one. Using factory presets. Doesn't matter which preset.
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    Crackle, Pop Vinyl Record Noise Solution?

    Any fix for crackling yet? More crackles tonight.
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    Crackles in FRFR and headphones

    Any solution to crackles yet? Still have them with latest firmware.
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    Anyone try JBL PRX612M as FRFR?

    I'm pretty sure I have one. I had the QSC K12 (good but sort of plasticky sounding). Had a EV thing that reeked like Marijuana - sent that back(sounded muffled on the low end too). Had the Mackie wooden enclosure thing (lots of weird digital noise and a lot of failure on the web). I tried out...
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    Sending new version presets bank A,B,C to axe fx 2

    For OSX Mountain Lion users: from Yek's guide, goto the bottom of the page and use Sysex Labian http://wiki.fractalaudio.com/index.php?title=How_to_download/upload_patches#Uploading_and_Downloading_Patches_without_using_the_Axe-Editor
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    New Presets for V9 on Support Page

    For OSX Mountain Lion users: from Yek's guide, goto the bottom of the page and use Sysex Labian http://wiki.fractalaudio.com/index.php?title=How_to_download/upload_patches#Uploading_and_Downloading_Patches_without_using_the_Axe-Editor
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    9.01 Tips & Techniques without nonproductive complaints & comments

    So how does this behavior affect you? What did you do to correct this for you? Worthless observation without an explanation of how this affects your effects :)
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    Crackle, Pop Vinyl Record Noise Solution?

    Got my snap crackle and pop back again last night! No fix in sight. I have no idea why it happens or when it's gonna happen. A restart fixes it. This has been happening since I have had the unit as documented in my posts.
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    Crackles in FRFR and headphones

    Snap crackle pop! They're back. I was warming up before rehearsal... and where the h¢ll is that record player coming from. Turn off/on back to normal. Any fixes yet?
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    Crackles in FRFR and headphones

    Unlikely it is due to static build up. Most of the time, pops and crackles in digital devices are due to discontinuities in the digital representation of the signal before it hits the D-A converter. For example a gap where the processor cannot keep up. Yet most, if not all, of this is...
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    Crackles in FRFR and headphones

    It's theory time: What is the relative humidity when the crackle happens? Mine happened mostly in the winter so I am guessing that RH is very low. I can look in the almanac and find the basic RH for my area on the last post I made when I noticed the crackles. I am thinking maybe a buildup of...
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    Crackles in FRFR and headphones

    This is not a Mac driver issue. This happens in Standalone use for me.
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    A month after... 6.01 ??

    Hopefully 6.01 stops the intermittent crackling in the Axe 2!
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    Crackles in FRFR and headphones

    Yep, sounds like the crackle and pop's of a record. I wonder what part your distributor ordered? Must be a bad ground that allows static to build, who knows.
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    Crackles in FRFR and headphones

    Crackle was back tonight. Had to power down during mid-set, mid-song practice. Disconcerting.
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    Undercalibrate expression pedals?

    I am wondering if under-calibrating expression pedals would ensure proper "throw". Say if I calibrate "min" to 002 and "max" to 90 (of a possible 92). I would think that this would ensure full off and full on from the pedal. Yes/no?
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    Violin patch problems

    My head is exploding trying to figure out how to get my expression pedal and external switch to work. I will admit that I have never been able to wrap my head around external modifiers. Please someone just tell me what the settings are for XP1 and XS1. Do I have to change anything on the Axe...
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    Violin patch (+ Ensemble feature!)

    My head is exploding trying to figure out how to get my expression pedal and external switch to work. I will admit that I have never been able to wrap my head around external modifiers. Please someone just tell me what the settings are for XP1 and XS1. Do I have to change anything on the Axe...
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    Presets bassy

    Check out the monitor that is being used to make the presets. Fractal is using the JBL prx712 floor monitor. It is basically a band pass box. No bass is reproduced below 70 Hz by the speaker, so Fractal cannot hear if they are putting too much bass in the presets, make sense? Conversely, the...
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    A quick note on the first 50 factory presets

    Looks like the JBL has a high pass at 120hz. So we should be cutting 31 -12db and 63 Hz -6db to get a similar frequency response in our monitors. I found that doing this in the global EQ has really tightened up loose bass in the presets. From the JBL spec sheet: Frequency Range (-10 dB)...
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    "Fat" is the new USA!

    Ooops...the new way I use USA Lead that is! Very nice, juicy Bogneresque fatness! Ginormous burger and fries goodness with American Sauce(ketchup) slathered all over goodness for my heart and arteries. Put some mayo on those fries for a good Deutsch flava. Maybe a "doner kebab mit rote" will do...
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    Crackles in FRFR and headphones

    VERY INTERMITTENT!!! Haven't had a crackle in a day...I think that's progress?
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    Crackles in FRFR and headphones

    Status on Axe says 75%
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