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    Tone Match plug in

    To set the Axe's gain for a tone match: Plug your guitar into your amp and dial in the amp. While playing turn the guitar's volume down until the amp cleans up. Plug into the Axe, set the gain and tone similar to your amp, then play while turning the guitar's volume down until the Axe starts...
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    Tone Match plug in

    Kemper's patent is on the automated process, not on matching. Kemper's patent abstract describes the process as: Sending a test signal into a device, measuring the output of the device and automatically setting parameters; the Kemper automatically selects the underlying model and sets it's...
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    Best programming lang for writing digital fx

    Start with simple plug-ins. Plug-ins are a really good place to start as you 1) Already have a Mac or PC, 2) get to produce something you can use while you learn, 3) the development environments are fairly stable, 4) the development environments have great debugging tools, 5) there's lots of...
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    Question for Axe FX II Mesa Boogie Mark series amps

    Just because you can doesn't mean you should ;)
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    Question for Axe FX II Mesa Boogie Mark series amps

    IIRC the IIC+ were based on a IIC+ but people who've only heard the MK V's IIC+ mode complained that it 'wasn't accurate' so the power amp modeling was changed to be more like the Mark V's Simul-Class power section.
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    Do any of you still buy pedals?

    Recently picked up an Origin Cali76-TX Limiting Amp (compressor) that is amazing, the basic Cali76 is great but the transformer versions add a really sweet quality that warms and livens up your tone (even with the compressor bypassed the transformer still sweetens your tone). The Mesa Flux Five...
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    Good reactive load?

    The Unleash looks like a nice versatile device. I've read it uses a Bang & Olufson IcePower module which makes it very tempting Regarding Pete Thorn: I thought I saw in one of his posts/videos that he likes the Rockcrusher. I wouldn't be surprised to see Suhr & Jim Kelley come out with...
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    Good reactive load?

    Weber Mass on the cheaper end or a Rivera Rock Crusher at the top of your budget.
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    5 Artists that are you

    Steely Dan Pat Metheny Chet Atkins Joe Pass Alan Holdsworth
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    Guitar Picks, What do you play?

    Dunlop Tortex Jazz - purple when I feel like thicker tone, green when I want crisp tone.
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    5 Months and counting.... just another two added!

    Not sure what a DAW could add that is not in the AXE, but regarding headphones. - the best thing you can do is adjust your expectations. They are headphones and not a cranked amp, or FRFR, in the room. Enjoy what you get with headphones and enjoy getting great tone and feel without disturbing...
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    Vai Says...

    Fans just interrupt the music with their cheering. That's why I focus on playing 'music' nobody wants to hear - no interruptions, no distractions.
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    Your favorite amps with Es 335?

    I like the Doubleverb for cleans, USA Lead for high gain (with Mid around 1 and 5 band EQ not as scooped in the middle band as the metal guys use), and the ODS models for tones in between.
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    Variable-Q EQ info

    In the Filter block you can attach a modifier to Gain. Using an envelope modifier will make the filter's gain dynamic and triggered by your playing (like an Envelope Filter pedal but you get to pick & configure the filter). If you watch the display on the Axe, not in Axe Edit, you can see the...
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    Syncing lighting and effect automation with Axefx2?

    Google MIDI Light Control or MIDI To DMX for controlling the lights, You could also use Logic to send MIDI to control the Axe and eliminate the need for a midi foot controller. Send a click track to your drummer and you're set (hopefully nobody goes into jam mode!)
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    Bay Area Stolen Gear: Yellow Strat, Amber Burst Les Paul

    If you do track the guitars down - don't try the 'street justice', you could end up in jail or worse. If you find the serial numbers then add those to the police report. Some music stores, Guitar Center is supposed to, hold used gear for 30 days and wait for police reports describing the gear.
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    EPROM time again

    I'm hoping that's not a comment on where the EPROMs are dispensed from.
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    EPROM time again

    Obviously I'm doing something wrong 'cause I can crash any system without trying; I've been upgrading Axe firmware since Ultra fw7 and Axe II fw1 with no issues.
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    The Dumbles, holy crap, the DUMBLES!

    You get style points for shoes that match the circuit board (but you need orange shoe laces to match the orange caps in the amp).
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    Bay Area Stolen Gear: Yellow Strat, Amber Burst Les Paul

    Did you have the 'Find iphone' app activated on the iPad? IIRC you can access Find iPhone from iCloud. Police don't usually respond to this info in the Bay Area, except when it was Steve Job's house broken into and equip stolen , but with the high value guitars there might be more interest (or...
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    An Interesting Finding While A/B'ing the AFII and KPA

    It's amazing how a little bit of EQ can de-mystify such a strong controversy.
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    An Interesting Finding While A/B'ing the AFII and KPA

    OP, have you tried profiling the Axe then comparing the results or profile and Tone Match the same amp?
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    An Interesting Finding While A/B'ing the AFII and KPA

    If comparing 2 devices helps someone better understand what they like and how to get it, then that's a worthwhile endeavor. If this discussion helps others in getting their tone - even better. The Axe is a powerful tool, I've found better ways to do my thing with the Axe by comparing/analyzing...
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    Tone Match, Eq curve and Reverb

    Have you tried matching the track with the reverb? That will match the track with tone contributed by the reverb. After matching try adding a Reverb block before the TMA block and see how it sounds, then move the Reverb block after the TMA block and see how it sounds? Try the digital reverb...
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    Tone Match, Eq curve and Reverb

    What are you trying to tone match?
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    Fast method for superb guitar relicing results

    "There ought to be a law with no bail Smash a guitar and you go to jail With no chance for early parole You don't get out 'till you get some soul" -- John Hiatt, from "Perfectly Good Guitar"
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    PSA: Great deal on a 2013 Gibson Les Paul Standard

    Sometimes Gibson sets the Plek machine to random.
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    Modern country tones

    AC-20 DLX models (Morgans) or the Mr Z's paired with the Blue or Silver IRs (or mix Blue and Silver). Any of the Vox'ish amps work well, especially with a Tele. There are regular and Ultrares Blue and Silver IRs - scroll down a little on the Wiki Cab page for a list of Blue & Silver IRs. Cab...
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    What's your guilty pleasure?

    Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience Glenn Campbell Cities Trilogy: Galveston, Wichita Lineman, Houston Buck Owens or anything reasonably Bakersfield sounding. Stan Getz - Getz/Gilberto Almost everything produced by Trevor Horn in the 80's and early 90's: Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome...
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    Clean to "clean-with-a-little-hair" discussion

    I really like the Doubleverb factory preset with an EV12L IR, a Silver IR works well too. If you have the Redwirez bundle the Mark IC EV12L and Mark IIC MS12 mix well for a full clean (open back combo style) with warmer mids than an EV alone (the MS12 can get honky & boxy so keep it's level...
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    A question about studio monitors and the Axe-FX II -- what are you using?

    Monitor placement is very important - try moving them (or yourself where possible) back, forward, wider, narrower, higher, lower - and see if the sound improves. As mentioned above - isolation pads are a good idea to de-couple the monitors from the surface they are on.
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    Poll, Would you buy a relic, or distressed looking new guitar

    If someone enjoys their relic - good for them. If someone enjoys their polished guitar - good for them too.
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    AOTW 3 VOX AC-30 Top Boost

    Have you tried Silvers?
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    FAS and Artists

    Then there's the Courtney Love sig model - when she unplugs the cord it takes a blood sample, runs an STD profile and dispenses the appropriate antibiotic.
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    Palmer PDI-09 IR in UltraRes Format

    I don't think you can bypass the load section on a PGA-04 (and it is a great load section). Do you have a solid state power amp or an amp with an FX Loop and fairly neutral power section (Mesa, Diezel, etc. that are designed to build tone primarily in the preamp)? IRs from the PGA-04 would be...
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    Anyone else try The Amp Factory's Fender Room Mix IR?

    TAF's Fender Room Mix IR that came with FW14 is incredible with the Double Verb factory preset (preset #4). I've always found modelers to be a bit thunky in the mids on Fender sounds, but with this IR I'm getting bouncy bass, clear mids with delicate and sparkly highs - with a Tele it's perfect.
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    Thinking hard about buying this, Suhr Corso...

    I've been tempted too, I'd love to have a lower power version of a Jim Kelley - especially if it has, or even comes close to, the amazing clarity of a Kelley. Pete Thorn's demo really captures the clarity & tone of a Kelley.
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    Tuning stability issues

    Have you tried something like this? STEWMAC.COM : Mitchell Abrasive Cord String or thick thread with a mild car polish/wax can be used to polish nut slots. Some car polish has abrasives, some have a mild solvent, so you want to use sparingly and clean it up after (toothpaste and dental floss...
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    First Gig ever coming up!

    Take a deep breath, walk out on stage and own it! The audience will respond to confidence regardless of what you sound like. So have fun and give them what they want - to see you confident and enjoying yourself - even if you don't feel it at first, act/portray it for the audience. You will...
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    So, V14...

    This is going to be fun, and loud!
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    Vibrolux reverb

    Turn Drive down to 2 or lower. Fenders get loud quick then start breaking up - if you are looking for spanky cleans you'll need really low drive settings.
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    The bright knob is killer

    The Bright Knob is the single most important development in guitar amplification and processing - ever! The significance of which will be taught in history classes of the future - on this world and others.
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    Doh

    They'll complain anyway
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    Windows or Mac for Axe Fx??

    If you have a compelling desire to go Mac then do; otherwise, if you know Macs get the Mini, if you know Windows get Windows. Learning/configuring audio software and a DAW is tough enough, learning them on a new OS is punishment. I will say from my observations: for non-techies moving to a...
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    axe fx 2 vs standard

    For you price range, or a little more, a used Axe Standard is a good choice. The Standard takes a little more work to dial in than the Axe II but adding the Mad Oak IR pack, or the newer Ownhammer IR pack, should really help get your sound without as much tweaking - the old IRs were designed...
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    ..TheAmpFactory Updated Info.

    Andy, do you recall which BlackShadow speaker you used in the 1x12: MS-12 (Eminence), MC-90 (Celestion), EVM (Electro Voice) or Vintage (Eminence)?
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    Audio Interface with the Axe FX-II

    You can use Axe Edit at the same time as using the Axe as a soundcard. The Axe sounds great as an audio interface it is worth trying and see how it works for you. Section 3.4 of the manual addresses connections, section 3.4.9 is how to connect the Axe as an audio interface. You can download...
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    Audio Interface with the Axe FX-II

    A couple questions: 1. The Focusrite auto switches between Mic and Line on inputs 3 a 8, but I couldn't find specifics; do you know if the Focusrite switches to Mic with an XLR input and Line with a TRS or TS input or can the Focusrite recognize a Line input with an XLR connector? 2. Will...
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    Audio Interface with the Axe FX-II

    Plug it in and give it a try. Best way to hookup would be spdif, although you might like the sound of the converters in the Axe and/or Saffire and prefer using XLR or 1/4" cables. Try using cables you have on hand and see how it goes. If you do use spdif you will have to use the Sapphire...
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    Your opinion on this cabinet sound

    Only one way to know - shoot the IR and see how it sounds with the Axe. Or shoot an IR of each mic and mix in Cab Lab. Shooting IRs is very easy with the Axe.
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    UltraRes vs NormalRes one last time!

    Man, there's the problem since UltraRes came out: everyone's thinking about it, graphing it, making clips of it, listening to lossy compressed clips of it and analyzing UltraRes every way 'till Sunday. Anyone out there try making music with UltraRes IRs?
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    EVH's original Plexi and the FAS Brit Brown amp

    See last post here on lowering B+ voltage http://forum.fractalaudio.com/axe-fx-ii-discussion/60172-there-parameter-manipulate-b-voltage-video-inside.html#post751161
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    Web page describing all speakers characteristics ?

    Cabs contribute a lot to tone and some people bond to a cab more than an amp, not a big deal if you use the same cab with many, or all, models. Some good stuff in the wiki, Amp section has recommended cabs, and some links to more sites in the 3rd wiki link...
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    Tricks to breaking through a wall in your playing...

    Best thing to do with writer's block is to just write. Doesn't matter what it is or how it sounds put the pen to paper and force yourself to write anything - just keep the pen moving.
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    Once again: What new music are you listening to?

    Vince Gill - Bakersfield. Just nails the Bakersfield sound. Vince's tone is outstanding, Paul Franklin plays pedal steel like nobody has for decades. If you like Merle Haggard and Buck Owens over Nashville pop, or Nashville pulp, this is worth a listen. Otherwise it's the same old stuff...
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    Where do you sell your gear?

    The Buyer protection is for items not received or not as advertised. I've bought and sold a lot on eBay and have filed 2 claims in 14 years (over 500 transactions). The first was a 'Custom Shop' Strat the ended up being a parts caster - I had to get a professional appraisal from a verifiable...
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    Do IR Captures have a polarity?

    I should leave it to someone more knowledgable on the subject, but: The speaker is moving in different directions relative to the front/back mics so I assume the front/back mics would be out of phase if you're shooting both front/back mics at the same time with the mics at the same distance...
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    AXE FX II, New Buyer Questions

    Focus on the Axe first, then get accessories if/when you feel you need them. Getting too much at once can easily get overwhelming. The EPROM is a good idea if you're gigging or if it just makes you more comfortable. I haven't borked my Axe (yet) and I can crash & trash, or should I say...
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    Trying to SWAY a friend to Axe-Fx…Help!

    The Axe has the Komet 60 and Komet Concorde, check the wiki Amp: all models - Axe-Fx II Wiki Komet amps were Ken Fisher designs so the Trainwreck models might work too. I'd also point him towards the Morgan AC20 DLX model. Here's a clip from Kriig using the Comet 60 model. For cabs try...
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    Mesa Mark I

    To me, Mark I's, Mark IIA and IIB had a cool fat and raw sound (IIA and IIB less so than the Mark I) - the 'Fender on steroids' thing that Lowell George said about Dumble. The IIC+ may be when Mesa really figured out how to make a smooth, clear, polished and even higher gain amp, but the...
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    Mesa Mark I

    Back in the 70's and early 80's people were "Boogie'izing" 2 channel Fenders by cascading channel 1 into channel 2. They had more gain but I never heard one that could touch a real Boogie.
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    AMP Block X/Y switching doing wrong between X CAB 1 and CAB 2

    I think Scenes will do what you want in your preset. http://wiki.fractalaudio.com/axefx2/index.php?title=Preset_scene Each scene can have different blocks and X/Y states active, you can have 8 scenes per preset.
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    Pete Thorn

    Alberta is Canada's Texas.
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    Cliff & Crew, have you contacted Redwirez about UltraRes™?

    +1 I love mixing the R121, SM57 and TC30 IRs so wav files are fine with me.
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    Cliff & Crew, have you contacted Redwirez about UltraRes™?

    Thanks Mike, My favorite IRs are a mix of the MarkIIC_EV12L and MarkIIC_MS12 (great old Boogie sound) and the VoxAC30Silvers which make everything sound great. Look forward to future releases, until then I'll be sticking with these IRs.
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    Can current Cab-Lab process UltraRes IRs?

    What happens if a short IR (AxeII syx pre-UltraRes) and an UltraRez IR are mixed in Cab Lab? Will the result be UltraRes or pre-UltraRes AxeII syx?
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    Top common mistakes when setting up the Axe FX??

    If you're using Output 2 - make sure you turn up the Output 2 level knob on the front.
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    Dweezil Demo-ing his gear with his Axe

    Great to see Tom Quayle on the Fractal Artist page (and in the Dweezil video)!!! Outstanding player with great tone and phrasing - what impresses me with Tom Quayle is he doesn't have to play fast to sound incredible! I'd love to see a video of how Tom's using the Axe.
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    Q: After updating firmware is re-tonematching required?

    Good idea and setting up a template in a DAW would make the process of re-TMA'ing from the recordings pretty easy. In addition to the recording for the Tone Match, second recordings with full guitar volume and guitar volume rolled off to where the amp cleans up would be helpful to set the gain...
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    Axe Fx II no longer likes to be on overnight

    Apple seems to have a long standing policy: If Apple's code base is a problem for Apple's developers then Apple will fix it, if Apple's code base causes problems for 3rd party developers - those developers are f****d.
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    Tone Match --- the holy grail ?

    Tone Matching doesn't set Amp block parameters for you, TMA creates a match EQ to use with the Amp block. For best results dial in the Amp block as close as possible before matching. Put a Cab block after the Amp block and use an appropriate cab when dialing in the Axe. The amp models have been...
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    NGD: Godin 5th Avenue Jazz

    Congrats, the Godin jazz boxes are great guitars - light and lively. The TRIC case is really nice and light as well.
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    DUMBLE ODS CLEAN - love the cleans - how to break the tone up???

    Have you tried the FET model in the drive block to keep the tone but put a little 'hair' on it? What cab IR are you using? The '4x12 Rumble EV12L Mix' woks well as does the '2x12 Class-A 30w Silver Mix' with the ODS clean.
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    Guitar Synthesizer Axe Fx

    The Synth block in the Axe is not sample based and is not a pitch to MIDI converter - so it doesn't play samples like a Roland GR synth. The Synth block is a 3-voice monophonic synth that can track your guitar, each voice can use a different wave form and each voice can be detuned or pitch...
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    Robben Ford gig yesterday night / Dumble Ods question / tips

    Bludojai Lead with Drve & Overdrive around 5 (or lower) or ODS Lead 3. Too much gain will kill the tone, you want punch and dynamics with some hair on it. Start with less drive than you think you need, or sounds right, and work with getting the tone with your hands. Only turn up the drive...
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    Not getting tone match

    Factory preset 381 is a template for FOH and using a cab.
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    Not getting tone match

    The easiest solution for now might be to not use tone match. Instead, after the amp block split to 2 rows and put a Cab block and FX Loop on one row. The Loop will send the cab row to Output 2 and send that to FOH. Send Output 1 to your power amp and cab.
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    What do you run between your guitar and the AxeFx?

    Pulled out some pedals over the weekend (Klon, Dual Fusion, Timmy, Zen, EHX Soul Food, etc) and there wasn't anything I couldn't cover with the Axe drive block. Would like to play with the Klon and a PEQ block to try to dial in the Klon's clean boost 'clarity' thing.
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    Not getting tone match

    Tone Matching doesn't set Amp block parameters for you, TMA creates a match EQ to use with the Amp block. For best results dial in the Amp block as close as possible before matching. In another thread you indicated you wanted to match the Triaxis' recording out (IIRC you're currently sending...
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    Austin Speaker Works KTS-70 open/closed back and Vox Blue

    The KTS 70 can take any amp I've tried. Really enjoy a couple of the open back IRs with the USA Lead models and gain turned up!
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    Can I tone match via record out on Triaxis?

    Yes, no cab or mic needed. You can TM the recording out.
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    New Ownhammers - Kevin is on a roll!

    I have no issue with the price, where I fault Kevin is not coming out with these earlier! Life would have been much better, and good tone would have come easier, if I had these years ago. The EV SRO and Celestion Alnico Silver are outstanding (especially with the ODS clean & lead models).
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    Asking for your TRUTH

    The feel is there in the Axe but FRFR/headphones might sound/feel funny when you're used to a guitar cab. Have you tried plugging the Axe into the FX return on your Mark V (turn off Cab sim in the Axe when you do this)? This way you can compare the Axe with the Mark V, get the Amp block...
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    Custom IRs...where to start

    Your original post says you like hard rock. Are you drawn to 60s - 80s hard rock or more modern sounds? The Vintage and Modern collections have G12M (greenback), G12-65 and G12H IRs which will get you 60s - 80s Marshall vibes but the modern also has Classic Lead 80s, G12K-100 and V30 IRs...
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    Custom IRs...where to start

    What real cabs have you used and liked in the past?
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    Programming Multi-Amp Patches?

    A gain amp and clean amp (or direct) can mix nicely, mixing in some clean/direct can punch up you attack. In this setup pan them the same.
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    How many amps do you actually use?

    1 amp, 1 cab a guitar and 2 hands is all I need. It's fun to play with the different amps and cabs but I always come back to a clean and dirty version of the same amp.
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    SessionBand Rock iPad app - made using Axe-FX II !!

    And it's free right now!
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    Wife singing Hard Times Come Again No More

    Loved that song ever since I heard Syd Straw and John Doe's version a couple decades ago. The power and beauty of the melody is haunting and addicting.
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    What amp/cab combos do you suggest for jazz tone?

    A PEQ works fine by itself, if you want an amp for a little warmth the Tube Pre is pretty good, if you feel the need to use a cab block then mixing in one of the 15" bass cabs will thicken things up.
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    Lee Ritenour Portrait album sound

    A compressor later in the signal chain should help, try between Amp and Cab then move it after the cab and see which works better. 2 compressors, 1 as the first block and another after Amp/Cab could help too. Also try running an amp at the edge of breakup in parallel with a direct signal...
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    Axe fx II Button unresponsive/now freezing?

    Is that a factory preset or did you edit/replace the presets referred to in your original post? Have you tried reloading the factory preset or copying the suspect preset(s) to a new location to see if it happens there too (don't try this if you're not comfortable and wait for support).
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    Who Wants to Test Some New Firmware? (12.03 Beta 5 UPDATE)

    Isn't the new AE supposed to query the Axe for current parameters?
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    Any specific studio chair, guitar chair yall recommend or prefer?

    I really like a rolling massage, or medical, stool. Can be found with or without backrest. This one has thick padding, great height adjustment and is $55 on Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0019QITHK/ref=oh_details_o09_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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    Who Wants to Test Some New Firmware? (12.03 Beta 5 UPDATE)

    I noticed it, that's a big cab IR. I'm curious as to the implications - is this just for forward compatibility with, for converting to, the UltraRes cab format or to be prepared for other future cab goodies.
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    Connecting Axe-FX to computer via Bluetooth

    There are some wireless midi devices that may help someday, the Midi Jet Pro looks interesting but is too pricy to bother testing to see if it would work with an Axe and iPad (iPad end could be troublesome). Midi Jet Pro might work for Axe to OSX or PC. M-Audio and CME have tried wireless...
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    Seymour Duncan tech support

    P-Rails are a surprisingly cool pickup, if the OP gets a chance - give them another shot.
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    Axe fx 2 as sound processor only

    Have you been dialing in your presets at gig volume? Check out the 4 cable method to run the Axe's effects before your Shiva and in the Shiva's loop: Connecting using 4CM with combo/preamp - Axe-Fx II Wiki Instead of messing with your current presets, especially while you're learning to dial...
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