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  1. clarky

    VH4 does funk

    I thought some of you may be interested in this I had a media music brief come in to create a Funk piece for TV usage I've always been a fan of the JCM800 for Funk [yeah I know.. lol] but this time I thought I'd try something a little different.. the VH4 ch2 through the Marshall 4x12 TV Mix cab...
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    Connect Two MFC101 in Serie

    would a MIDI hub work then?
  3. clarky

    Axe-Fx at Cruise to the Edge

    yes that's right David Cross is a former member of King Crimson we also have David Jackson in the band who is a former member of Van der Graaf Generator
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    Axe-Fx at Cruise to the Edge

    thanks matey
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    Axe-Fx at Cruise to the Edge

    it was awesome... I was lucky enough to be both artist and fan so I got to meet some of my own heroes too.. which blew me away.. and of course.. I did my bit as an ambassador for the Axe-FX..
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    Axe-Fx at Cruise to the Edge

    for those of you that don't know, Cruise to the Edge is a prog rock festival on a cruise ship.. basically over 2,000 fans and 30 bands [including Yes, Steve Hackett, Rudess, Neil Morse Band, Spock Beard, Pendragon, Focus etc etc] on a 5 day festival / cruise in the Gulf of Mexico.. so... got...
  7. clarky

    Connect Two MFC101 in Serie

    I think a reasonable experiment would be: Axe-II / MFC and DAW all together.. get the DAW to spit out MIDI.. PGM change, MIDI CC to change scenes and essentially to wiggle the XP's via a DAW in principle that'd be no different to having multiple MIDI controllers.. this prevents the MFC from...
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    Connect Two MFC101 in Serie

    I'm no MIDI guru but I thought that if you connect a bunch of devices to a hub, if one device is transmitting stuff on a given channel, the other devices on the same channel will listen and react to it.. so with keys I could play a mother-keyboard on chan1 and have 2 synths also on chan1.. the...
  9. clarky

    Connect Two MFC101 in Serie

    would a MIDI hub work with both MFC's set to the same MIDI channel?
  10. clarky

    Expression Pedal - Decrease Gain, While Increasing Volume

    to add to this, play with the shape of the curves too because as the dirty amp cleans it'll spill off volume but as you increase the volume there is a risk with many amp types that that around the mid-point in the throw of the XP that there will be a sort of spike in the volume so what you may...
  11. clarky

    Can an iPhone play audio into the Axe USB?

    this works a treat powered by USB: so I can us a laptop or international power supply that came with it [which is only Europe in my one]. I have a small international multi-voltage power adapter with USB [up to 2.1A which is easily good enough] so I can us it in the UK, US and Europe. I have 2...
  12. clarky

    Merry Christmas Everyone..

    I hope you all have a wonderful day and best wishes for 2019
  13. clarky

    Can an iPhone play audio into the Axe USB?

    that's interesting... I install this in the iPhone yes?
  14. clarky

    Can an iPhone play audio into the Axe USB?

    I'm thinking of one of these with a stereo mini jack to 2 phono lead for the iPhone and a pair of mono female 1/4" jack to phone adapters for the Axe Behringer Xenyx 302USB it's tiny and weighs under 0.4kg can power it via USB - I'm thinking of an international multi adapter with USB so I can...
  15. clarky

    Can an iPhone play audio into the Axe USB?

    so that'll mean bringing it in via the send, running the signal across the grid to the output?
  16. clarky

    Can an iPhone play audio into the Axe USB?

    basically what it says in the title I'll like to be able to practice over backing tracks in a hotel room without taking a mixer
  17. clarky

    How many tried the III and decided to just keep using the II?

    I tried the Helix for a few months [a pal was kind enough to loan me his] it's a great unit but failed in areas I needed it to be strong.. the pitch shifter in particular is really poor
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    How many tried the III and decided to just keep using the II?

    you won't get flamed by me.. I know the AX8 has great modelling, but it falls down by only having one amp and so loses some of the flexibility I need not looked at the Atomic.. thanks for the headsup to be honest, tone is just a part of it.. live the Roland VG99 was fine for me until I switched...
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    How many tried the III and decided to just keep using the II?

    yes it is an argument against the III in my case for my needs, the III has pro's and con's the pro's are without doubt the additional functionality like channels and the larger grid the con's are size and weight when I'm under pressure to reduce my touring rig for 2019 [after we've played the...
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    How many tried the III and decided to just keep using the II?

    just thought... to answer the original question posed in this thread: no I've not tried the III but I have read the manual cover to cover.. it just made me want one
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    How many tried the III and decided to just keep using the II?

    1 - I'm trying to make my rig smaller rather than bigger / heavier because I mostly play overseas and we're looking for ways to reduce the costs over baggage we have with the airlines 2 - the extra features would certainly offer me tremendous opportunities that I'd love to explore to make my...
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    How many tried the III and decided to just keep using the II?

    but at least you can console yourself with the II, safe in the knowledge that you have more types of amps and cabs available to you than all the guitar stores within a 50 mile or more radius combined.. and being retired.. you have all them hours at your disposal to regularly piss off the entire...
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    How many tried the III and decided to just keep using the II?

    I made a conscious decision not to try the III just yet.. cos I know I'll adore and want one, but I'm not yet ready to buy one cos I have other high priorities right now.. and cos I can't say that the II is failing to meet my needs I will get one though... just not yet..
  24. clarky

    [SOLVED] Bad buzzing on most amps

    I've heard of a mod you can do to guitars to help prevent spurious electromagnetic guck from the air getting into your signal.. I seem to recall something like a foil or something that you can coat the inside of the guitar's cavities which you earth I'm guessing it works like a Faraday cage and...
  25. clarky

    Rockabilly on the Axe

    interesting you mention the Stray Cats.. nothing of theirs was listed as a reference piece for me to follow, but I figured to reference them anyhow.. research is everything when you're doing this sort of thing.. so cast the net wide.. I remember when I first heard them as a kid thinking...
  26. clarky

    Rockabilly on the Axe

    thanks matey... and if you happen to be a connoisseur of this style.. then all the better...
  27. clarky

    Rockabilly on the Axe

    there is a slapback delay in there.. but yes is maybe not as strong as it could be.. of the two pieces I think think the first in particular is probably closer to the rock'n'roll end of the spectrum and the second a bit more Rockabilly.. a few things to note though: - I was following a brief...
  28. clarky

    Rockabilly on the Axe

    has yeah.. made me smile too... the Herbert is so amazingly versatile.. this is the Herbert doing Swamp Blues..
  29. clarky

    Rockabilly on the Axe

    Hi guys I was given a brief to create a couple of Rockabilly pieces. I've never played this style before. I had absolutely no idea it was this much fun. amp: Diesel Herbert ch2- cab: 1x10 Prince Tone Black Mix [F077]
  30. clarky

    What's your favorite amp model?

    sure I can do that...
  31. clarky

    What's your favorite amp model?

    I use a handful of amps for a variety of tasks but if I were to select one amp it'd be the Herbert between the 3 models it has the versatility to hit pretty much anything I need it to do not just rocks / metal, but also funk, blues, rockabilly, country.. sounds crazy but it's true.. it's like a...
  32. clarky

    QUESTION ABOUT BLOCK PLACEMENT!

    I like some of those fx after the amp so they are stereo
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    QUESTION ABOUT BLOCK PLACEMENT!

    an easy one to think about is the pitch shifter it seems to track pitch better before the amp or any signal processing fx [like chorus / phaser for example] rather than after I may be wrong but I'm guessing that this is because it has a cleaner signal to work with.. other placement reasons are...
  34. clarky

    The Herbert

    I adore the cleans for the ch2-
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    The Herbert

    cab is a factory 77: 1x10 Prince Tone Black Mix Herbert ch2- set the master vol high: 8 set the input drive low: values between 3 and 5 to control how much grit you want in there guitar was a Strat [HSS so I have H&S together and S coil only options]
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    The Herbert

    I'm coming to the conclusion that this is just the most versatile amp ever I've used it for all sorts.. rock / prog / metal... arm.. yeah obviously.. lol.. funk swamp blues and now my latest session.. rockabilly it's versatility never ceases to blow me away
  37. clarky

    Axe fx ii and real cabs

    the only tip is to dial the presets into your cab at the volume you intend to use them at if you dial-in at bedroom volumes and then go play a stadium your tone will likely be skewed in the extreme hi's and lo's and maybe a bit too gainy as well
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    Axe-Fx Delay block question

    try 2 mono cabs in parallel, choose cab types that are similar but not exactly the same, pan them hard and place a mono delay set between 12ms and 18ms on the right hand cab
  39. clarky

    What db boost do you have for solos?

    I'm the only guitarist in the band so I have a bit less to climb up over than in a twin guitar band 3dB for heavy songs and 2dB for ballads
  40. clarky

    Pre & Post Eq for Clean Tones?

    I use a little hint of distortion because it generates sparkly hi's that are not produced by the guitar natively
  41. clarky

    Timeout Rant!!

    when you get the timeouts, do you also have a USB connected to a PC / Mac at the same time? the only communication issues I get happen when I run an aggregate audio interface in Logic what happens is that Axe Edit will not communicate with the Axe when Logic is open and using an aggregate audio...
  42. clarky

    Use regular wah still or axe fx's? Why?

    this is way out of date... the Crybaby is long gone.. I use the wah in the Axe now and have done for several years.. this is for several reasons... - the wah in the Axe is sounding great now [I spent a while messing with it to boost a little and it needed to be a little dirtier] - an FV-500...
  43. clarky

    Power amp make a difference?

    the power amp makes a big difference.. especially if it has a 'voice' like a valve one initially I used a Marshall 8008 with valvestate switched on [which was fine for my 2120, but not for the Axe] then I turned valvestate off and the tone was much improved.. I later replaced the 8008 with a...
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    Timeout Rant!!

    I've never suffered with this issue in any Axe or MFC fw version.. but I massively sympathise with you.. I can certainly imagine how frustrating it is.. I have no idea if this is useful to you.. I use Axe-FX II mk1, MFC mk1 on tour I use a 10m ethernet cable [which has been easily long enough...
  45. clarky

    To All High Gainers: Noise. Noise. Noise

    you may also find that with extreme amounts of gain that at volume approaching gig levels, noise and feedback much become uncontrollable not saying that you're doing this right now, but even if you solve the bulk of your issues right now, you may find that as soon as you go use this tone in...
  46. clarky

    Back to the drawing board

    no worries matey... sounds to me like you may be trying to do too much in a single preset I have one main preset that can handle most songs and then copies of it to handle the exceptions in total I have 5 presets which get me through a 90 minute set the main preset does the bulk of it, one does...
  47. clarky

    Back to the drawing board

    how's it coming along, you manage to get it all working?
  48. clarky

    Back to the drawing board

    that's phase 2.. lol..
  49. clarky

    Back to the drawing board

    awesome... I have one of these too you have two choices... set some IA's to select scenes [which is pretty easy] or use the MFC in 'reveal' mode [so you can place the scenes on any switch you like] setting up that way isn't hard.. there just more 'click click' to do to set it up.. the reason I...
  50. clarky

    Back to the drawing board

    before you go down the 4 amps route, try an experiment with just two amps, one in each amp block pick a good around hi-gain to hi-ish gain like a 5150 Red or Blue and a good lo-gain like the 5150Green place a vol block in front of them [bypass = thru] set a nice soling tone, then turn on the vol...
  51. clarky

    Back to the drawing board

    solos are mandatory in my dojo
  52. clarky

    Back to the drawing board

    scenes step 1 you need to make sure your floor controller can switch them what controller do you have?
  53. clarky

    Back to the drawing board

    no prob matey... whatever you want to know about scenes just shout.. we'll all pile in.. they are much easier than you think.. and extremely powerful
  54. clarky

    Pros and Cons of Multiband Compression

    they reduce the dynamic range... the difference between the loudest and quietest sounds..
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    Back to the drawing board

    what makes you say that??? you can switch in / out fx and change tone at the same time.. that's what scenes are for.. example: scene1 amp1 clean: hint of reverb / compressor / vol block to cut -8dB for cleaning the lo-gain amp scene2 amp1 lo-gain: tiny hint of reverb, vol bypass [thru], comp...
  56. clarky

    Back to the drawing board

    whilst you're in experimentation mode.. try these.. clean amp lo-gain / mid-gain amp [using a vol block to reduce the gain of the amp] hi-gain amp for solos if you can get away with it a lo-gain amp that will clean up really well via a vol block a hi-gain amp that'll drop to mid-gain via a vol...
  57. clarky

    Pros and Cons of Multiband Compression

    I don't really use MBC in the Axe, but I do use it in the DAW my intention is that you never really hear it in the same way as you can hear a compressor as a guitar guitar effect for example.. if the low end of in instrument is causing some strong peaks, I'd use an MBC to get them under control...
  58. clarky

    Back to the drawing board

    totally ! ! ! which is exactly why I'd go for just 3 or 4 basic amp tones that's pretty much enough to recreate the general flavour of any song and the board's overall tonality remains cohesive throughout the entire show...
  59. clarky

    Back to the drawing board

    thinking on it a bit more.. lo-gain and mid-gain I'd do with the same amp I'd pop a vol block in front and have a mid-gain tone and use the vol for cool off the signal entering the amp to lo-gain gainier amps are easier to 'un-cook' and keep control over / re-sculpt the tone
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    Back to the drawing board

    I got to agree with Roland.. just a thought... why not just have presets for clean, low gain, mid-gain and hi-gain and use those for the entire set you'll have consistent tone throughout, which in my opinion is more important than a 100% faithful recreation of the tone on the album and you'll...
  61. clarky

    Switching from Helix to Axe- anyone have experience?

    I spent several months with a Helix what it does well it does very well.. it's a great unit.. and I have a real need to make it work for me so I wholeheartedly wanted it to succeed however... it didn't I could not get it to jump through the hoops at all that my Axe-II jumps through with ease...
  62. clarky

    Purchased my first Axe-Fx II and looking for expression pedal recommendations

    I like the FV-500's because they are massive I nice big target to plant your foot on
  63. clarky

    Good clean tones?

    here ya go... blues with a Diesel Herbert
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    Good clean tones?

    Also... don't be afraid of trying things that seem stupid / less obvious even if it means having some unusually extreme settings.. because [using the Axe-II]... the best funk tone I ever recorded was a JCM800 the most authentic swamp blues tone I ever recorded was a Diesel Herbert ch2- unusual...
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    Good clean tones?

    another thing to consider with your clean tone is the overall tone type.. spanky, bright and thin.. full bodied and thick with bright twangy highs... full bodied, thick and dark... etc they are different and have different applications so when you're thinking about a tone, think about the...
  66. clarky

    Good clean tones?

    I've found that the best clean tones are not exactly 100% clean they sparkle better with a tiny hint of dirt from the power amp seriously, try the Herbert ch2
  67. clarky

    Flight Case Measurement Question

    wow that's amazingly light compared to what I saw when I was looking
  68. clarky

    Flight Case Measurement Question

    the last time I looked at a shock rack it was almost 20kg empty genuinely interested... what does yours weight empty?
  69. clarky

    Latency of Axe-Fx II vs Axe-Fx III?

    haaa.... awesome.. lol
  70. clarky

    Latency of Axe-Fx II vs Axe-Fx III?

    it's not the succeeding, but the trying that counts... lol..
  71. clarky

    Latency of Axe-Fx II vs Axe-Fx III?

    how many notes per second do I need to play before I start noticing it? Petrucci notes per second or the full Angelo Batio?
  72. clarky

    Flight Case Measurement Question

    the main issue with shock mount cases is that they weigh so much empty bung in the axe and power amp and your costs will rise so either: - use a regular flight case [and occasionally expect to take the lid off the axe to reseat motherboard cables shaken loose] <-- I do this - shock rack but...
  73. clarky

    Analog 'Oldy' With A Digital 'Newbe' Mixer Question

    I have everything running into a Mackie Onyx 1620i the connection to the Mac is firewire the Axe USB's to/from the Mac the Onyx and Axe are in an aggregate interface the Axe outs are jacked into the Onyx [so when recording the dry into Logic I'm only hearing what the Axe spits out along with...
  74. clarky

    Heavy Tones and Ear Fatigue

    in the studio I use a hearing recalibration device for 10 mins every hour it's also known as a kettle
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    Curiosity on durability

    had a little agro twice.. both times the same thing.. the cable from the motherboard to the front panel coming loose.. this was I think due to the shaking about during flights and rough handling by goons / baggage handlers in airports pop the lid.. check and reseat all cables... mended.. gig...
  76. clarky

    Adjusting Volume Level Across All Presets

    in the last column of the grid I have 4 GEQ blocks in parallel [bypass=mute] this is where I set both the level and add add a little 'final sweetening eq' for my scenes one of the blocks has a level of 0dB and flat eq.. this is the default 'do nothing' block
  77. clarky

    Adjusting Volume Level Across All Presets

    a thing to be mindful of some tone types cut through the mix more strongly than others so looking at meters to balance levels of presets / scenes can be misleading in my honest opinion, the best way to set levels is by ear and in context [against a backing track / with the band]
  78. clarky

    Any Axe-II folks in Portugal?

    I'll playing in the Artrock Festival on Saturday in Gouveia if any of you guys a going let me know... we can hook up and do beers and talk rock'n'roll and stuff... and for any of you guys that are interested.. the festival headline is Steve Hackett
  79. clarky

    How many patches do you all use?

    4 presets, each with 5 scenes
  80. clarky

    Scene set up with two Amps

    here's a sweetener for scene3 in front of your distorted amp, place a vol block [bypass=thru] the vol block is only active in scene3 with the distorted amp if your amp is hi-gain, make the vol block reduce some of the level to a crunchy tone alternatively, if your amp is crunchy, set the vol...
  81. clarky

    Auto Engage Problem, AGAIN!

    any chance that the pedal itself may be getting a bit iffy? do you have another known good pedal to try instead? I know that one of my pedals is getting a little worn and so at heel down it don't always land exactly on zero it's had a hard life
  82. clarky

    Preset goes to 10 all the time.

    your Axe should boot to the preset that you was last using.. so if you was using 100, powered down, then powered back up, it should be on preset 100 Is your Axe connected to your computer, and is the DAW in your computer transmitting program change data [to preset 10] on the same channel as the...
  83. clarky

    Preset goes to 10 all the time.

    obvious... yet funny... and you beat me to it.. lol..
  84. clarky

    Dry track handling

    one thing I have done in the past, and it worked quite well was... - record the dry.. - reamp the amp/cab tone - record the Axe-II delay wet signal [cos I didn't have an equivalent of the Axe's analogue delay at the time in my DAW that was as good] I then mixed the "recorded delay" in with the...
  85. clarky

    Dry track handling

    I want an Axe-III cos in addition to all that.. it's got cool lights on the front
  86. clarky

    Dry track handling

    when I'm recording I use an aggregate audio interface with the Axe sending the dry signal to Logic for reamping, and Logic sending the mix to my Mackie for monitoring.. the Axe is also connected to the Mackie via jacks cables [from output1] so I can hear the amp + fx tone that way there is no...
  87. clarky

    Dry track handling

    I record the dry and I reamp them later all of the audio for all parts go into the same folder but I use a naming convention so I know what is what and so various audio tracks group together [alphabetically] when listed in the folder.. DryGtrRiffLft01 DryGtrSolo01 GtrRiffLft01 VocalLead01...
  88. clarky

    Axe2 Preset building

    ahhh that's cool.. so you get to see the grid layout and poke around at the controller config especially the mixer block cross-fading the PEQ's to mixup the EQ during morphing.. and how I use multiple vol block to effectively control the on/off state of the delay and reverb outside of the block...
  89. clarky

    Axe2 Preset building

    fundamentally you're barking up the right tree.. it's pretty impressive that you've worked all that out without the screenshots that said it'll really help if I can walk you through screen shots of my grid layout [Photobucket kinda screwed all that up..] because my grid layout and what switch...
  90. clarky

    Does most modulation just try to be a Leslie?

    I think that 'the bit more going on' is that if you have two signals sounding together of very very closely matched freqs, one will effectively 'move' with respect to the other because it has a shorter wave length [the peaks will be closer together].. you'll see the peaks of the higher pitched...
  91. clarky

    Cruise To The Edge

    LMAO ! ! if you like Prog Rock, take a look at the Cruise to the Edge website.. the lineup for the festival is awesome...
  92. clarky

    Does most modulation just try to be a Leslie?

    however..... lol.... you don't wander up on stage and play a gig with white noise a single note of a guitar is a composite of many frequencies... and chords are composites or these composites... and you play more than one note, and more than one chord in a song.. so.... lol... all sorts of...
  93. clarky

    Does most modulation just try to be a Leslie?

    it's not an LFO, because an LFO is an oscillator that a specific component of an effect is attached to in order to make it's value change... this means that you have control over it in terms of it's speed and how strongly it changes the effect's component that is assigned to it.. so you can...
  94. clarky

    Axe2 Preset building

    ahh... when I play through the real cabs I just turn off cab modelling in the global menu from the front panel.. the cab blocks then do absolutely nothing
  95. clarky

    Axe2 Preset building

    ah yes... all the pics and diagrams are missing thanks to photo bucket.. I'll try to right up my latest presets.. in principle they've changed very little for the last few years.. although I have added a couple of cool things.. the 'matrix' vanished when scenes and scene controllers arrived...
  96. clarky

    Cruise To The Edge

    so you'll enjoy us playing Starless and 21st Century... the big crowd pleasers... and so much fun too... if you decide to go give me a ping... we'll meet up for sure.. that'd be so cool..
  97. clarky

    Best way to run 2 amps at once?

    I run two amp blocks side by side panned hard and opposite when I riff when I solo and play clean it's a single amp block panned centre with stereo effects sounds huge.. but I never run an amp into an amp..
  98. clarky

    Best way to run 2 amps at once?

    I don't run that loud on stage... just plenty loud enough.. and I like the beam too.. it means that I can step in and out of it.. sometimes it's just nice to be in it and rocking other times I step out of it when I need to hear the rest of the band with more detail.. this is why I try not to...
  99. clarky

    Best way to run 2 amps at once?

    absolutely the Axe provides the amp tone and fx the Matrix provides the volume the Marshalls move the air and look rock'n'roll on stage simple.. familiar.. effective.. repeatable
  100. clarky

    Cruise To The Edge

    absolutely.. we're all looking forward to it very much..
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