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    Axe-FX XL vs. FX8 4CM

    Literally, in the past year this topic has peppered the forums with many of us trying to get a straight answer. From my threads and posts by others this was a topic that I spent a lot of time researching when I was on the fence between buying the FX8 and the XL+. I asked questions, others asked...
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    Axe-FX XL vs. FX8 4CM

    I thought there were pages and pages where we were told that the cost of the FX8 was for opamps that make it quieter and better than the XL+ pr Ax8 in 4cm. A lot of us asked as the Fx8 has much less power under the hood then the Ax8 and XL+, and we were told that the cost was due to the Fx8's...
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    5 months and not a single update?

    For better or worse, I, and according to some threads, some others as well, felt that by creating a product that only does effects, FAS was showing a new emphasis on the effects side of things. Regardless if that is warranted or not, I and others felt that by creating a pedal that only does...
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    How many FX8's sold to date?

    I guess if you are dating a musician you might be able to sell it to your date, but I believe that is relatively rare.
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    Firmware Updates

    The tube amps got updated by trading them in for new ones, lol.. However, I do tend to get nervous about digital gear as the depreciation in value is insane compared to analog. $2,000 worth of digital gear 15 years ago would be worth $200-300 today while a fender Vibro-king which was 2 grand 15...
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    Firmware Updates

    I'm considering getting an XL+ instead of Torpedo Live to use with my tube amps for recording after hearing the Quantum update. I had the Axe II 3 years ago, and while I loved the sound, I preferred my tube amps and sold it. Due to the updates that brought it to where it is now (compared to...
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    Firmware Updates

    My comment has nothing do with notifications as I don't really have a horse in that race. You know, at a certain point, everything relates to price and expectations. When I bought 300-500 dollar L6 or Boss pedals, I was firmly aware of their limitations and the fact they wouldn't get updated...
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    Feel like the "red headed step child?"

    This has been discussed multiple times on the forums. The FX8 includes expensive op amps and analog circuitry that makes it way more transparent in 4cm with a tube amp. This also makes it capable of unity gain (which is a gift from the heavens.) Other members have stated that they have heard the...
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    Feel like the "red headed step child?"

    The tone could have been better, and I even wished I had stated it differently later that day, but it was what it was at that moment. The very existence of this thread shows that some FX8 users do have a bit of anxiety about being on the back burner, and there are some reasons for this. The...
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    Feel like the "red headed step child?"

    As someone else has stated, we have a right to be initially take a back when we were told one thing and then something different happened (including Fractal taking the time to add more amps and cabs to FXII when we are waiting for a maintenance firmware). In retrospect, it's not a huge deal...
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    Feel like the "red headed step child?"

    Some of these issues are extremely random and not always the same. The drop out has happened to me either twice or three times, each time after maybe 7 solid hours of being on (I think.) As I saw that others on this forum have stated similar glitches, and Fractal planned an initial maintenance...
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    Feel like the "red headed step child?"

    Whatever............ I has a chance to return my FX8 but Fractal said that a new firmware was going to be released after the amp show when Quantum 1 was also released. A firmware that's needed as my FX8 will still randomly do something wierd after many hours, like the pre effects will quit...
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    Is FX8 going to obsolete when AX8 COMES OUT ????

    AX8 has two processors. As someone else stated recently, there seems to be a lot of speculation posts lately that are easily refuted by just doing a little forum reading, manual reading etc. Not knocking anybody as it doesn't necessarily bother me, but it might trip up new people reading...
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    Humbuster confusion in fx8 manual

    Before I got the Fx8, the same amount of times I plugged a TRS into the outs of my effects devices. Zero, either way.
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    Humbuster confusion in fx8 manual

    This confused me too when I was just looking at the diagram (as I couldn't remember everything I read in the manual.) I did read the correct method in a separate section later as the diagram was ambiguous. However, for future moments of human error, I do suggest redoing the diagram for future...
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    Overdrives

    Some amps react differently for the drives. For instance my Redplate amp with KT88's, and according to some others, their Redplate amps are more picky as well. I noticed that as I added back midrange in the clean channel on the amp using the 6 position rotary (Blackface 1, Blackface 2, Brownface...
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    ETA on firmware update?

    Good to know.. It'll keep me from checking the forums every hour instead of playing guitar. Look forward to whatever you all got cooking.
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    AX8 Price Point - At what price do you get upset?

    Yeah.... Considering I decided to keep the FX8 and not return it for a refund a few days ago, the only thing that could piss me of is if development on the FX8 would cease. I had to make a choice amid all these threads and discussions. The relays and sound quality are worth it for me. I don't...
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    AX8 Price Point - At what price do you get upset?

    Thank you for your reply. I may have missed something earlier, but this is the first time I've heard that AX8 will indeed not have the FX8's optimized circuity (that wasn't just foremite speculation.) I didn't mean that the effect DSP of the AX8 would be more powerful, but that the 4x12 grid...
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    AX8 Price Point - At what price do you get upset?

    I could care less about the AX8 except for the fact that it and Quantum is keeping the FX8 from getting some loving. Everyone's Quantum this and AX8 that and we're like, hey, how about some goodies for the FX8. I have a day to still decide if I'm going to keep the FX8 and I have to say.... I'd...
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    Notching out squealing freq's

    Just the stock El-34's that came with the amp when I bought it a month ago. I have a Jem with evolution pickups that does fine with it. I don't have it completely gained out however, it's in classic rock mode on the BE channel and the HBE kicks it up to Randy Rhoads territory. I do get a...
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    Notching out squealing freq's

    What settings are you using? What guitar? I haven't tried the FX8 with my BE100 yet (I've been setting it with my Redplate), but my BE only squeals if I get right up next to the head while playing at rock gig volumes. As long as I am 2 feet away I don't get any squeal.
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    Ready for the Amp Show

    User interface can add a lot of efficiency in setting up sounds and make it more enjoyable. However, sound usually (usually) trumps the UI. I've been thinking about this and relate it to keyboards. While Kurzweil had a more frustrating UI (as did Yamaha Motif) compared to Roland, they were still...
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    Ready for the Amp Show

    EDIT: Somehow quoted wrong post
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    Found a little bug.

    While I agree that the caps lock may be annoying and some may see it as aggressive or offensive... Considering that I want to use the hold function as soon as I get an expression pedal, if this clicking is encountered by others and there is no work around, his post is actually relevant to the...
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    Random Strangeness With FX8

    I need to work with mine some more. I haven't had time to work with it too much, but the first day I got it button 4 didn't work and I though it was a mechanical issue. I rebooted and button 4 worked again. As I just got it, I assume it's not an early production model that's been sitting around...
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    FX8 is optimized for 4CM - is the AX8 also?

    I'll third that, If the AxeFX IIXL was just as transparent as the FX8 (and relays would be the icing), I could just buy it with the MFC and it would take care of my gigging with tube amp needs as well as my home recording studio needs. Also it's grid function and extra CPU (as well as SYNTH and...
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    FX8 and Axe-Fx II effects threads: Drives & Boosts (DRV)

    I'm getting the FX8 on Wednesday and I have a RedPlate AstroDust I can test it out with. Usually I used a Bogner Burnley and an OCD with the RedPlate. I will say that I found my Astro a bit more picky in settings with pedals and guitars than my Marshall style amps, depending on settings. It's...
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    Incoming FX8 - Distortion Suggestions - Etc.

    So I have an FX8 incoming by Wednesday. I am excited to test this puppy out. I saw some discussion of overdrives recently, however I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for their favorite pedal settings for straight up rock distortion from a tube clean channel. Is it still better to...
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    Buy an FX8 or a AXEII+?

    Hello everyone, I have quite a dilemma. I am considering if my best option is either the FX8 or the AXEFXII. Normally I would have gone for the Axe FX, (and I remember reading a thread where Cliff stated that you probably don't need the FX8 if you already have an AXE II+). However, a couple...
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    Is 6.0 supposed to be out today?

    Great, because..., other than the awesomeness of the product.. I can now go to bed, and dream of delicious tones. Thanks for the info. (and all the hard work, passion, and genius)
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    Is 6.0 supposed to be out today?

    Maybe he was contacted by a team of top secret quantum physicists who warned him that humanity is not ready for the unleashing of version 6. Something about the space time continuum and how it would react with delay and 3 part synth parameters, amplifying the gravitational electromagnetic...
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    My Axe FX II is shipping today- what's the likelihood it'll have 6.0 on it?

    Unless the head guru, sorcerer of sound, Cliff of FAS answers you in this thread himself, ...... prepare for a thread of conjecture, joking, and possible merry making... but of no ultimate value to your question. No one other than Cliff can answer your question.
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    Saying good buy and good ridance

    I never thought I would see the day that I'd prefer the sound of a modeler to the real deal on a/b clips. After Cliff's ODS-100 post yesterday, when I heard the JVM clips I gave up on trying to figure out which one was which, I just liked the second one a tad bit better because it seemed to have...
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    Is 6.0 supposed to be out today?

    That makes sense, I was just thinking earlier that if I was Cliff I wouldn't post the update in the morning. I am sure that they had it 99% done before Cliff would have baited a release date tentaively. Still, after all this work, I bet he wants to chill for a moment and relax and enjoy a sense...
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    Forum is probably getting crushed today maybe we should

    Sometimes I think people should lighten up too, no offense to anyone. I sometimes don't get the need of people on the internet to lecture others. I only have a few posts, that is because usually I am busy playing. This includes an incessant tone hunt that is constant with every piece of gear I...
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    Version 5.00 firmware preview

    I can't speak for anyone else. But I for one, love the updates and stand by Fractal precisely because Cliff is so dedicated to sharing his genius with the rest of us. It is exiting to have the axe only for two weeks and know that I have a product that will be refined until the inevitable coming...
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    Behold, the power of EQ matched IR...

    Man, that tone is killing.... I dug the studio techniques info as well, 12 mics set for certain frequency cancellation. I love finding out info like that.. Great Job.
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    WHAT POWER AMP WOULD WORK?

    One question I have had for awhile about wattage rating of tube vs solid state. Since SS poweramps need to be some X amount more wattage rated to get the same sound as a tube poweramp (let's say 150 watts SS to equal 40 watt tube as an example,) how does that translate to speaker wattage (rated...
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    Prog rock/metal from Spain recorded with The Axe FX ultra

    Great Stuff. Rich Tapestry of Influences, Everything from George Martin and Nuno Buttencourt to Queen, Boston, Rush, EL&P and Dream Theater.
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    Is the gain structure on the Mark IV really like this?

    That sounds like a Mark to me. It might not feel gainy enough, but if you listen to it it does have a good amount of gain. It's the nature of the Mark series.
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    Is the gain structure on the Mark IV really like this?

    I own a Mark V, used to own a Mark IV 12 years ago but that was only for a month so I can't compare. I can say with the Mark IV years ago I was into blues and fusion, and with the gain up I thought of it as a blues fusion amp more so than metal. On the Mark V forums you find some people...
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    One more re-amp...

    Man... I remember being on other forums and I would here some clips and it would be some metal noodling or something.. Ever since I got on the Axe FX forum I'm hearing some shredding cats that make me run to the woodshed.. Excellent playing... Excellent..
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    The Pop Tart thread

    So to answer the question, "Kemper taking over......?" No... but this thread definitely is.... and as far as Pop Tarts... Move over Keebler... It's the Kemper Elves!!
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    This current unit, the Axe Fx II. Is this the future we are seeing here?

    Yes.. On the one hand I feel tradition holds people back, and it wasn't until I had an Axe Fx product (which is to say 5 days,) that I have ever considered a FRFR system.. I just don't encounter it enough to make a judgement. But my opinion opened up once I spent $2K+... My band's vocal PA...
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    So it's not just us guitarists that think we know everything about gear...

    A few interesting points were raised. I too picked the Strad. because it sounded warmer and mellower. At the same time I could see someone preferring the other example based on hi-fi cut. I wonder if we guitar players can hear this better as we deal with EQ's in gear all the time, while...
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    Axe FX II as Mix Outboard Gear

    I was curious as the Axe II has a studio compressor and tube pre, does anybody use the Axe as an outboard compressor on an entire mix versus just guitar? Anybody prefer it to their computer plug ins (for processing other than guitar)? Thanks for any insight.
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    AXEFX2 thin sounding through poweramp...any suggestions.

    Definetly... I will be creating three sets of sounds... Presets for my Mark V, back up presets for my H&K Zentera, and cab sim presets for recording. I feel that for recording I need to get the preset to sound like a recording, as what if someone heres a solo break on a cut through my exact...
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    AXEFX2 thin sounding through poweramp...any suggestions.

    I also have in the past experienced thinness with a digitech RP500 into my Mark V. One thing that might help is considering quality of cables. I currently use Monster Cables that are 3 feet or lower when going into the effects loop. I find longer cables (if unbalanced), and worse quality cables...
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    AXEFX2 thin sounding through poweramp...any suggestions.

    LOL... Begginners luck... I'm sure once I start tweaking and trying as I am wont to do, I'll encounter circles of my own. On the other hand, through headphones I feel that most settings would require a lot of tweaking to make me completely satisfied (at least when I tried them with my Tele...
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    AXEFX2 thin sounding through poweramp...any suggestions.

    Strange how everyone's experience is different. I've never been happy with a modeler into a tube amp before, but I just got my Axe II (my first Fractal product,) 3 days ago and went ahead and used the Modern Eddie prest on my New Years' gig. For the most part I just went through my Mark V into...
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    Video of my friend tracking a guest solo! (AXE FX/Logic9)

    On the whole pinky thing..... I use my pinky alot.... and what I thought was interesting was his use of notes and dissonances that worked, it is more complex than it seems.. more motivic really as the dissonances pinpoint different intervals. I thought it was cool precisely because it wasn't...
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    New secret product from line6??

    That makes sense.... I wasn't that much into a Hot Rod either... I only played through the small cubes so I can't really compare. The small cubes get too boxy turned up... I should have thought about what I was comparing earlier though, as I'm sure the 80x fills out the room much nicer.
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    New secret product from line6??

    As to cube amps being respected in jazz circles... I'm on the fence on that one from my humble experience. I just returned to finish my jazz degree after a 6 year hiatus living out west, exploring, giving guitar lessons and surviving gig to gig... In the early 2000's the music school always had...
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    So that's what you were calling fizz...

    That's one thing that I think tricks alot of inexperienced ears, there's fizz, and then there is Fizz,... old digital fizz from like the GT series sounds like digital clipping and is very static and cold, and you can hear all these holes in between the scratchy plastic, real Fizz like a Marshall...
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    Jump Start (Greg Howe COVER) w/patch

    Great Playing!
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    Kemper Profiling Amplifier

    Thanks...I am about to get my Axe Fx II on Friday and I am so incredibly excited... Firmware 4.0 and all.... I have a New years gig and am wondering if one day is enough time to get something set up. I'll try to play it safe, but temptation is calling me.......
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    Axe-FX II 4.0beta Bogner Blue - Here for the Party!

    My Pentodes are getting hard just thinking about it. ............ Sorry .... couldn't help it. :lol
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    Kemper Profiling Amplifier

    huh, I'm curious, earlier you stated that neither sounds better just different, but above you say you give the Kemper the edge for amp sims. Is it strictly a FOH solution? How does it compare with the Axe II going into a guitar cab-power amp? Just curious
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    6L6's vs EL34's vs SS

    Thank you for everybody's replies. That gives me some ideas of what to try. As I have the EL34's in currently I will try that first and then switch out for 6L6's to compare.I also think that the EL34 emulation of the axe would work better through 6L6's then the clean fender 6L6 emulation would...
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    New Axe II owner losing his mind already trying to get Direct USB to work

    I'm going to take a shot in the dark here as I am waiting for my axe two, put in the last few years one of my great annoyances and global unshatterable truths has been that I can never get two asio drivers to work at the same time in software. If I use my soundcard I can monitor from my...
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    6L6's vs EL34's vs SS

    So, I have a Axe II on order soon to arrive. I was wondering peoples opinions on how they run it. I do not have the money right now to invest in a FR system, so I plan on running it with my Mark V and possibly into the power amp and speakers of my Zentera. I am a bit curious if anyone has a...
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    Fractal Audio's Holiday Hours?

    Thanks for the info. That does help in knowing UPS is closed today anyway. It is worth the wait, time to reread the manual. Happy Holidays.
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    Fractal Audio's Holiday Hours?

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone happened to know FractalAudio's holiday hours (and days..) My name came up on the waiting list and I excitedly ordered the Axe FX II around 10am on Friday, but other than an initial sales receipt my order still shows as processing and I can't get in touch with...
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    Knock, Swirl, Bloom and other contentious amp adjectives

    I'm not as knowledgeable about this but I had an amp for a short time that "swirled" for me. It was a Mesa Stiletto Ace (to bright for me so I got a Mark V instead,)... I would almost zero out on the presence and treble and boost the mids high, good amount of channel 2 gain and bass in the...
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    High end fizz...is this normal?

    I've always noticed that my Mesa's (when running 6L6's as opposed to EL34's,)can get fizzy very easily and that is part of the Mesa sound. In a band context it does help to cut however. I ordered my Axe II this friday and look forward to entering the realm with you all. Happy Holidays
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