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    How is the switch from the Axe Fx III to the FM3?

    I have been using my Axe Fx III as center piece for my home studio for three years or so. Use it as my audio interface, not only for guitar / bass recording, but also run my mic preamp into Input 2 for vocal recordings, have my monitors and headphones connected to it (with a small mixing desk...
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    Headphones and monitors use through Outputs 1-2 and 3-4

    I did a search here but am confused with what I find... simple question: If I activate the feature on the Axe III that Output 2 is a copy of Output 1, does this mean input signals AND USB playback are equally on both outputs? In practice - I run a mic preamp into Input 2 and want to have...
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    Reamping mono or stereo and input levels

    I am often recording a DI track together with the processed signal for reamping later. To not make the data volume and amount of waveforms I look at in my DAW bigger than necessary, usually I only record the left channel of the stereo DI signal that the Axe Fx III send sout. Now it just occured...
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    Axe Fx III on USB-C of 2020 Macbook Pro 13''

    My 2015 Macbook Pro 15'' starts making trouble and I think about replacing it with the latest 2020 Macbook pro 13'', the one with the 2.0GHz Quadcore i5, 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD. This model only has 4 Thunderbolt/USB-C ports, no other connection options (except for the headphones jack). I would...
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    Starting to think more freely about using parameters

    I am sure I am not the only one, but until recently, I hardly scratched the surface of what the Axe Fx III can do tonally. The reason was partly that my thinking was too stuck on trying to recreate "real" amp sounds. Somewhere along the lines of "there is a reason why everybody loves Vox AC30s...
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    Allrounder bass for recording

    Hi all, I would like to get away from programming my bass parts (used NI's Scarbee basses and IK MODO) and play them instead. So I am looking for a bass guitar that I could use in my home studio. Musical styles go from rock to metalcore, from Pearl Jam via Whale Bones to Bring Me The Horizon. I...
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    There's simply nothing like the III

    I got my first Axe Fx II in 2012. Loved it. Upgraded to the III in 2018. Loved it even more. Then the FM3 was announced and the confusion began. I immediately loved the form factor, thought I can do with one amp block, etc., and thought to myself th FM3 will be the perfect thing for me and...
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    Damaging the Axe Fx III by having the rack standing on the side wall?

    Might be a stupid question... Running into a space problem on my desk, have to put my rack (5 height units, Axe III, mic preamp and headphones amp / monitor controller) somewhere else. Easiest option, especially regarding cabling: Put it on the carpet floor under the desk. However, to have...
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    FM3 as home studio centerpiece?

    I just received an email from G66 that my non-headphone FM3 might be available for me in the first week of July. Since a lot of my recording stuff has changed in the last months, I would like to ask a few questions here. I owned an Axe Fx III before, sold it when the FM3 was announced. Back...
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    Fake Bass

    I am not sure if this is already possible with all the new features pitch block, I sold my Axe III already and waiting currently for the invite for the FM3, so I cannot try out anything. I have recently seen a video about the Electro Harmonix Bass9 pedal, which turns a guitar into a "fake bass...
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    Connecting FM3 and Apollo Twin

    I am thinking of ways to connect the FM3 (once I have it) and my Universal Audio Apollo Twin in a way that I don't need to swap interfaces when switching between vocal and guitar recording, even be able to use UA's upcoming Luna DAW which works only with the Apollo as audio interface connected...
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    Please recommend me a pickup

    I have a Schecter Reaper 6 FR with Schecter Decimator pickups. The neck pickup is ok, I always use the coil split on the neck anyway and the Decimator's single coil tone is nice. However, I don't like the bridge pickup. Too hot (I think somewhere like 18kOhm), it's got a mid range kind-of-nasal...
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    Please tell me it's only in my head

    Ok, longer story, I try to make it as short as possible: Wrote several songs where I need a guitar tuned in D and also several where the guitar needs to be tuned in E (vocalist's range, not negotiable…) On the songs in D, to play the chord voicings I like, I would sometimes have to switch...
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    FS For Sale: Axe Fx III (Germany / EU)

    I have decided to part with my Axe Fx III. I am on the waitlist for the FM3 which I absolutely favour for the form factor / portability (and the feature set is absolutely sufficient for me), and I can easily wait for it until spring next year. I am currently working on an orchestral / musical...
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    Is it morally wrong...

    ...that my favourite amp model right now is NOT the detailed, authentic emulation of a coveted, invaluable vintage amp, but the FAS Crunch? Seriously, that thing is perfect. I tried to create a certain sound with the JCM 800 models, but they were too flubby in the lows, and then just out of...
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    Reamping during playback

    I have tried a search but did not find the answer to this specific question: Is the following possible: Use Axe Fx III as audio interface Play back a Cubase project through the Axe Fx III unprocessed Send one DI track from this Cubase project through the Axe Fx III processing and record the...
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    Two technical questions: USB connection, cab IRs

    As the title says, two questions: I have the Axe Fx III connected to my laptop via USB. I tend to do the "switch the Axe on in the morning and off in the night" thing. But in between, I sometimes unplug the laptop to take it with me. Does repeated connecting and disconnecting of the Axe to the...
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    Quick review after the first few days

    I received my Axe from G66 last Thursday, unpacked it Friday. Contained the usual box of chocolates and personalized letter. G66 are awesome, Jaques provides great service. Set it up in my lounge for now since my small studio room is currently stuffed full with things I need to bring to the...
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    FAS Reverb license transfer?

    Hi, I can't seem to find any info on this - is it allowed to sell and transfer the license for FAS Reverb? If so, what is the procedure? Just iLok transfer and that's it, or do I have to ask Fractal to do something, too?
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    XL sounds way different from my Mark II (solved)

    I have a problem: I used to own a Mark II. Sold it last year and got an XL instead last week. Last firmware I an on the Mark II was Quantum 2 I thin, I installed Quantum 8.02 on the XL. Now all my patches (I loaded my old ones from back then) sound way different. I compared with recordings I...
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    Happy new gear day - back in Fractal land! :-)

    I sold my Axe Fx II Mark 2 a few months ago in the hope of Fractal releasing a plugin, in fear of an end of firmware updates due to the limited storage space, and expecting strongly falling second hand sales prices because of the other two points. Since a plugin did not show up, I tried a lot of...
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    All guitars Axe Fx II

    We finished tracking for the first song of my forthcoming EP "Frequently Avoided Questions". All guitars tracked through Axe Fx II directly via SPDIF into Cubase. Song: Epic Story By: Parliament of Power It's just an amateur mix done by myself, proper mixing will happen when the other songs are...
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    Yek's amp posts deserve their own subforum!

    Well, as the title says. I would love if the admins can collect Yek's amp presentations in to their own subform for quick access. How about that? :-)
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    Updated - For you guys: 242 amps - 242 presets - on Axe Fx II Mark 1

    UPDATE 2 - Have uploaded a new version of the banks. The new ones have the reverb block in every preset set to "high" quality. It was randomly set to "normal" or "high" in the version before. UPDATE - This is an updated upload of my presets: There was a good comment about the gate block...
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    137 done...

    I never took the time to try out every single amp in the Axe Fx II. I thought recently I might be missing out on some great tones that way. So I started to create a patch for every single amp in the Axe. The patches are all constructed in the same way: - Noise Gate - Amp: Starting from 5F1 on...
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    USB reamping latency...?

    Question... If I use the Axe Fx II as an audio interface via USB, and record the processed and the wet tracks into my DAW (Cubase)... if then I switch the digital input on the Axe to USB and send the dry tracks back to the Axe for reamping and record the reamped sounds onto new Cubase tracks...
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    If you would have to give up on your Fractal...

    So, my CD production is slowly approaching its end, and my musical plans beyond that are currently, like, non-existent. Since there is quite some stuff for the house that needs to be paid for I am not sure if I can justify keeping the Axe Fx II, as much as I love it - but for merely...
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    Bareknuckle Black Dog or Painkiller?

    It's to replace the bridge pickup of my newly bought PRS Mike Mushok baritone. Mahogany body and neck, ebony fretboard, set neck, 27.7'' scale, I tune it DGCFAD / sometimes CGCFAD. Music: somewhere around from normal to heavy rock, say, My Chemical Romance to Breaking Benjamin. Which would you...
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    Need to revert to older firmware, help please

    I am finishing a production I started when I was still on FW 16 (or was it even 15?). On FW17, my presets sound different, and for consistency's sake I need to get back to the older Firmware. I remember somebody had a website hosting all old Firmware versions and Axe Edit versions for download...
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    Driver required for Axe Edit and FractalBot?

    Hi, have a new studio setup. Here is my question: I have my Axe connected to my Steinberg UR28M audio interface, analog and with SPDIF for reamping. So I do NOT use the Axe as an audio interface. However, I want to use Axe Edit and FractalBot to control the Axe. Do I still need to install the...
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    First track for my new EP, all guitars Axe Fx II

    I am working on a 4 song EP, first track is already quite far progressed. https://soundcloud.com/heiko-poth/intheendpre This is the pre production mix for the vocal recordings. All guitars have been recorded through the Axe Fx II (only one guitar used, my EVH Wolfgang Special, tuned to DGCFAD...
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    Neck humbucker problem

    I didn't like the sound of the neck humbucker of my EVH Wolfgang Special. I wanted something better suited for clean sounds, with a more sparkly, single coil-like sound. So after asking around - also here on the forum - I decided to change the pickup. One of the recommendations was the DiMarzio...
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    Time after time guitar sound

    Hey guys, does anybody have a preset for a Cindy Lauper "Time after time" guitar sound? Or can give me guidance on how to make one? That would be great!
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    Replacing neck PU in EVH Wolfgang Special

    I always liked single coils more than humbuckers in the neck Position, I love the classic stratocaster neck pickup sound for cleans. Currently I own a EVH Wolfgang Special. The bridge pickup is just awesome, the neck pickup is certainly not bad, but as I said - I would love a single coil sound...
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    Using Axe Fx II for vocal recordings???

    Ok, I wonder if anyone is doing this: Has anyone tried recording vocals with the Axe Fx II as audio interface? Signal path: Mic -> Outboard Mic Preamp -> Axe Fx II -> DAW How would you plug the preamp into the Axe? Which inputs do you use? How do you run the signal path through the Axe / how...
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    Delete all user cabs...

    I have just updated my Axe Fx 2 to FW10. As a part of spring cleaning and creating new patches, I want to erase all user cabs on the unit. I have tried it with Axe Edit 1.9, I went to the "User Cabs" slot in Axe Manage under "Axe-Fx" in the side bar, and I see the cabs listed. However, when I...
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    Activate boost and sat switch in FW 9.0 from front panel?

    Ok, I uploaded FW 9.0 beta and it works fine. There is just one question... Since I do not use Axe Edit anymore (I will again once the new version is out) I program my patches via front panel. Works fine for me, a bit slower than Axe Edit, but I get things easily done. There is just one thing I...
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    Help me pick the next guitar - Pacifica 611 or Classic Vibe Tele Custom?

    My only guitar atm is an EVH Wolfgang Special which I love, it covers my needs for high gain and down tuned stuff very well. I have it tuned in standard D and with the D-Tuna it's easy to switch to Drop C. However, as happy as I am with it, I have a few new things starting up where I need a...
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    SPDIF Reamping?

    Hi, technical question: I work with a Steinberg UR824 audio interface, it's got terrific preamps and conversion, and use Cubase 6.5 as my DAW. I have looked for ways to connect the Axe II into this setup digitally without using it as a USB audio interface, so that I don't need to switch...
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    Cab block hi-res vs. lo-res

    I just wonder what others are hearing: Does it make a sound difference to your ears if you use two cab blocks parallel in mono hi-res, versus one cab block in stereo lo-res, given all parameters and the volume are identical? If so, how would you describe it - marginal, clearly audible...
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    Collection of my favourite ones

    Ok, this is a small choice of those I liked most so far. They are all very dry, usually Filter -> Noise Gate -> Amp -> Cab, only a few have more stuff going on. From clean to high gain. I use them for recording straight through the USB, with a EVH Wolfgang Special (modded with a push/pull knob...
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    Am I just weird or...?

    Ok, I have my Axe Fx 2 now since two months. For my musical projects, I need mostly high gain sounds (Energyball, Das Metall, Euro Uber etc.), but playing around with it, I also tried the other models, and I fell in love with the low to mid gain models BIG TIME. I am playing around with them now...
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