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    Axe-Fx II thinks it's clipping but I don't hear it

    I could use a second pair of ears here. I'm using the Axe FX II as an interface with Pro Tools. The clip linked here has a mix I'm really happy with so far but I just realized that the clip light on the Axe FX II is lighting up but I don't hear it in the mix and none of the meters in the session...
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    Bug? Pro Tools 12 "assertion error 851" with Axe-Fx II

    I've been using the Axe-FX II as an interface for PT since PT9. I've had little to no issues doing this. I upgraded to PT12 and I was doing just fine for a few months. Until I started getting this error: Could not complete your request because Assertion in "E:\ Code\ 223110\ ProTools\ AAE\...
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    Losing something with mono recording?

    So I've dug around on the forums and read the wiki on this matter and here's what's up. I'm recording into Pro Tools via USB interface. Amp block is Sum L+R. I typically record one mono guitar track left and one right which of course is the norm. I've reamped countless times because I would...
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    Possible limiter/ceiling problem

    Testing out a new mix for an upcoming project. I feel like I'm close to what I want here. Drums are great. Guitar is aggressive and roaring. The bass I have a hard time judging because I don't have a subwoofer to go with my BX5a monitors. So it's near impossible to mix the low end until I get...
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    Axe-Edit constant crashing

    Is there a way to keep Axe Edit from crashing all the time? It happens way too often. I could be doing anything and it'd crash.
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    Inputs: Sum L+R vs. Stereo

    I've always wondered this but never thought to ask. Which is preferred for recording mono guitars? Stereo or Sum L+R? I'm not exactly sure what the difference is.
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    Bass with active preamp, what to do

    So earlier this year I came on here and someone helped me deduce that I have a preamp on my Peavey Fury IV bass guitar. The original reason why I came here for help was because my bass was having some overkill low end and I couldn't cut or compress it very well without losing the bass's punch...
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    Bass recording. Cab IR or straight DI?

    Let's say you're recording in Pro Tools and recording a bass track via USB straight from the Axe FX 2. Would you typically throw a CAB block in or do you go without one? I'm curioius cause I'm trying to eliminate wolftones but my compressor doesn't seem to want to keep the bass at one level. And...
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    Bass consistency

    I'm losing my mind here. I can't for the life of me compress or mix my bass properly. I either lose the low end at parts or it jumps out at me and flubs. I can't seem to keep it level throughout. I've looked up several compression methods and toyed with different presets. I feel like I'm doing...
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    Bass pickup position question

    For hard rock/metal guys, what pickup position is typical to go with? Are you all the way at the bridge, neck or inbetween. I don't know what the norm is.
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    Can't seem to mix it right

    Ok, forum people. Are you ready for a challenge? Ok here we go. I took a long hiatus with making songs (or anything for that matter) because I needed a break. I could never get a good mix. There's always something wrong with my mixes and I can never pinpoint it. And the tones I make will sound...
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    Problem using Guitarhacks IRs

    I downloaded them but they come in as wav files and cab manage and fractal bot doesn't recognize them. Can anyone help?
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    Pick up distance

    Quick question. What would happen if the pick ups were to close to the strings? Or too far? Is there such a thing as either?
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    What's YOUR cab block tend to look like :)

    First off, Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! For those who don't, Happy Holidays! Ok. I always pop in a question and everyone tends to be pretty good about supplying useful info. So here goes... What's our typical cab block config? I'm not talking what IR's you use or anything. I'm talking...
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    Need a good drive pedal

    I feel the drive blocks in the Axe-Fx aren't cutting it. I'll get a roar but lose some warmth. I think I'd rather go with a real drive pedal to plug into it. Can anyone recommend a good one for metal?
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    Balanced vs unbalanced cable

    Discus! I use a balanced cable but was curious what benefits an unbalanced cable would bring.
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    Is my bass too boomy?

    Need a second opinion on the bass.
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    Little confusion over mono vs stereo tracks

    I've been told that typically pros record two rhythm guitars on mono tracks that are panned 30 to 60 left and right. But if I'm using a stereo cab, shouldn't I be recording stereo tracks?
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    Do reamps go bad? Like an apple?

    Funny thing, I record reamp tracks with everything cause I constantly experiment with new tones (as we all do here). But I noticed that sometimes after I've reamped a few times, it'll sound like they lose gain or become loose sounding or there'll be more crackling like there's overdrive issues...
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    Doesnt sound or feel right

    My ears are seriously fatigued from the last few years of tweaking with the Axe-FX II. I'm trying to get a more authentic sound with the USA amps. Taking Petrucci's lead, I try to match his level of tone. I followed the wiki to match his metal sound. That roar with that sweet attack and bite. I...
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    I think my sound is too narrow

    One of the issues I keep having is that my guitar tone seems narrow. Nasal even. Here's a demo I'm working on for example. The guitars are recorder 4 times with stereo tracks. 2 left and 2 right. Both each have a guitar panned at 100 and 50 percent. I've tried several cabs from Cab Pack...
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    FW 17 too much low end?

    I feel like my guitar is booming more then it should even with the bass knob turned all the way back forcing me to use a filter block or EQ in post. Anyone else?
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    Mono or Stereo?

    Simple question. Is it better to record guitar tracks in mono or stereo tracks? And should there be any panning done to the cab blocks?
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    I think I've been trying the wrong amp all this time...

    For the last 2 years I've been looking for that Mesa Boogie Mark IV (or V) sound with the juicey attack and terrifying rawr. An example of this would be this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3vdra-gxJ0 (@4:20) I tried the exact settings he used and I got a much MUCH weaker sound that was...
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    Axe FX II: Recommended bass amp

    After upgrading to FW 17 there's just too many things to try and I get lost very easily. For metal, what bass amp block do you recommend? No particular band or artist im looking to emulate or anything. Just looking to see what others on here use.
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    A couple questions regarding Guitar and Bass

    So I've been going with the USA amps (being modeled after mesa boogie) and I've been trying to get a similar roar to that of John Petrucci. I'm curious about the EQ (5 band) and how it well it emulates to that of the real Mesa Boogie IIC+. Ya see, the setting I'm going for is this: The famous...
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    A bit scared to upgrade firmware

    I'm a few versions of firmware behind but I'm skeptical to upgrade because I finally have everything about the Axe-FX II I want in order. I'm afraid it might affect my tones in some way that I'll have to go back and compensate for whatever updates were made. (gain, level-wise, etc). Is FW17...
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    Adjusting Buffer size

    Is there a way to adjust the buffeer size when using the Axe FX 2 as an interface? Pro Tools doesn't give me the option to do so and I thought there might be another way to do this.
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    Dat attack

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNKjuC2kSPs @0:42 The speed picking notes scaling down; particularly the palm-muted notes. The picking attack on that part. What element of the Axe FX can get me that? I've tried adjusting drive versus input gain and I feel like I'm getting close but missing...
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    Can't tell if it's my mix or my tone

    Here's where I'm at now. I just realized that when it comes to mixing I have no guidance. I'd still be taking classes had I had time but thanks to full time job that's not possible. SO here I am! My issues are that I feel I'm not filling the spectrum with my instruments. I feel like the...
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    Need a second opinion on this mix

    I know I've posted this song a couple times but THIS TIME I feel my mix has much improved. The guitar tone for certain feels like it actually fills the spectrum more and it has more of the roar I was looking for. My concern is the bass. I'm a bit torn with it and can't really tell if it's too...
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    Tool's Justin Chancellors's bass sound

    I'm curious as to how you can achieve Chancellor's bass tone. I've read that the type of head he uses is a Gallien-Krueger 2001RB. What would be the equivalent to this in the Axe-FX 2?
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    Drive block weighing me down

    I went back to tweaking recently and I experimented with leaving the drive block (before the amp) off. I was using a 3-knob tube drive. When I took it off, I noticed that my sound sounded more realistic. Like an actual tube amp. I tried numerous drives and they were all worthless! I feel this...
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    Now we're talkin'

    As some may remember I was trying to get a certain roar out of the axe 2. I had been having a difficult time getting it cause there's so many things to weak on the thing I didn't know how to do it. Thanks to everyone who helped my on these forums, I was able to produce this sound. But there...
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    Is Cab Lab a good buy?

    I was googling about IRs and I came across Cab Lab. Is it worth to 20 bucks? Its sounds like there are limitless possibilities with it.
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    Just about had it

    I'm gonna start off with an apology. I'm sorry I've been posting all the time on the forums about not being able to "find that tone" and everything. I've been posting about it for what feels like a year. I'm sure there's a few out the who reads one of my posts and says to themselves, "really...
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    Getting more tubular with my sound

    I've been tweaking a lot over the last year and I'm finally starting to understand the use of the drive block. Particularly the 3-knob Tube drive. The clip above is that drive block placed before the amp which is a USA Lead Brt+ (which emulates a Mesa Mark IV if I'm not mistaken). Another...
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    New original track

    Found a new tone that's so much better than my last one. The mix is also better than the last track I posted so I gotta go back and fix it so that it matches with the rest of the album. YAY! Might be some tweaks here and the but it's 99.9% done.
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    First track of progressive instrumental album

    This is the best mix I've made of this song. I've posted clips of it on the forums before, but here it is in it's entirety! A couple minor tweaks and its good to go. Then I'll mix the rest of the album and record one more song I have planned.
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    How's my mixing?

    Maybe a little more than just a mixing analyzation, admittedly. This is an excerpt from a track I'm working on. I need to know if it feels like it fills the spectrum well or if it's too muddy or anythign like that. Basically a "bumper to bumper" sort of deal. Lately, I've noticed that all...
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    Prefered amps in Axe-fx II for slap bass

    I'm looking for a good tone for slap bass but have no idea where to begin. I tried making a couple tones and I lack that thumping attack. How do you pros do it?
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    Playback sounds different than what I record (solved)

    I'm not sure if this is a bug or not but I could use some help with it. I tried recording something this morning (In Pro Tools 10) and I noticed that in playback my recording wasn't as stereophonic or fat as what I monitor. Granted it's a mono track but I play with a mono input. What can...
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    A quick demo of my project

    https://soundcloud.com/soleparadigm/major-malfunction-demo I'm currently working on an instrumental album and this is the next song I have in the works. Thought I'd share it with ya guys!
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    Need more ears on this demo

    This is a demo track I'm working on and I need some ears on it cause mine are about to bleed through constant mixing, tweaking and reamping. Thanks to FW 11 beta, I think my journey for my guitar tone could be coming to and end! I'm just about there with that. But my bass needs work. Trying to...
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    Any 11 beta release notes yet?

    Someone in a thread said they read the release notes but I can seem to find them. But I'm specifically looking for the new Mark Model EQ that came with FW 11 I guess? Where is that?
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    Can't send IR's to Axe Fx II with ANYTHING!

    I tried Axe-Edit. Of course its crap and wont work. I tried MIDI-OX. It worked for a little while then it started giving me this message about not enough buffers to perform this task. And it crashes when I try to adjust anything...at all. Tried to even log onto their forums but their stupid...
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    Tone matching and Jammit

    Ok, i've searched the forums here and discovered that Jammit won't run on the Axe 2 as an interface and yada yada yada. But I've also read people can copy the iso-track and put it into a DAW like Reaper and tone match that way. How can I accomplish this?
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    Presets from Axe-Exchange not working.

    I've downloaded a few presets off axe exchange and they all have the default amp (59Bassguy) and default settings that you would have if you were to add the block for the first time. For instance: Every preset downloaded has the same amp, drive, cab, etc. The blocks themselves will be arranged...
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    Is it possible to use this with the Axe-FX 2

    IK Multimedia StealthPedal CS | Sweetwater.com A co-worker gave this to me. Would it be possible to use this to control maybe the wah effect or something through the Axe-Fx? That'd be really cool if I could.
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    What is "thunk"?

    New knob that came with FW 10. I tried messing with it but I'm not quite hearing what it does.
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    Reamping causes more noise?

    https://soundcloud.com/soleparadigm/tone-test-10 In this clip you will hear two versions of the same recorded riff with doubled guitars. The first version is the original recorded riff. The second is the reamped version. The reamped version has a whole lot of noise to it. Can this be avoided...
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    Do you hear what I hear...here?

    https://soundcloud.com/soleparadigm/tone-test-6 Gear: Axe-Fx 2>computer via USB. M-Audio BX5a monitors Ok. I've been messing with the axe 2 for about a year now almost. I've gotten some great sounds out of it. But I still hear this little fuzz at the top thats been bothering me. (I've talked a...
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    In need of more sustain

    How would one increase the amount of sustain a metal rhythm guitar can have? Mine seems to decay a bit sooner than it use to before I modified my tone. And I don't know what I changed to make that happen.
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    Unwanted noise

    So I've made this metal rhythm tone. It feels fat and has depth and all that. But I can't seem to get rid of some unwanted noise. Like the 60 cycle hum. I've used the gate block and that stops the hum from ringing out too badly after I've stopped playing. But I can hear it as I play and it makes...
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    Superior Drummer 2.0 distorts at 48k

    Wasn't sure where to post this. I tried contacting Toontrack but no response which is weird. I'm using superior drummer 2.0 in FL studio using my Axe 2 as an interface via usb. As you know, the interface will only allow 48k sample rate. When I use superior drummer at this rate, it distorts...
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    what is reamping?

    I've heard this term being said but not sure what it does or how to do it. Can anyone explain this? Thanks.
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    How's my mixing?

    Need a second pair of ears here: https://soundcloud.com/soleparadigm/manifesto-eq-test This is a small clip of a track i'm working on.Any comments regarding mixing are welcome. MY personal opinion (how ever critical) is that the guitar can feel a bit thin on attack. There's a certain warmth...
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    Thinking about going back to factory defaults

    I might have screwed around the the Axe 2 too much. My sound doesn't feel right. I always seem to have too much mid or something even after EQing with a PEQ and amp EQ. I think maybe something happened when I loaded Red Wire impulses or something. So to save time, I just might wanna reset the...
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    Aex FX 2 screen flicker. Should I be worried?

    I get a screen flicker when I tweak and it happens often enough to bother me. Anyone else have this happening? Is this a bad sign?
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    Encountered a new problem. getting pops

    Popping Test 2 by Sole Paradigm on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free I've checked my levels, Im not clipping. Im using a PVH 6160 amp with a stereo 4x12 High Power (RW) cab with R121 and D112 mics. I've tried 2 guitars and 2 different cables. I'm getting some kind of...
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    On the brink of giving up.

    I've tried everything to get the tone that I want. For some fricken reason I cant get the same warmth or girth as everyone else here. I've used different guitars. I've used different interfaces. I've used tone matching 80 times. I've EQed like crazy. I bought new strings. I mixed with...
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    How are people getting seperated tracks to tone match form?

    A couple of times I've seen someone have a raw guitar track from a band. How do they get that? How Can I get access to that?
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    Another look at my sound...

    I've been toying around again. I was good with my last tone. Then I heard this: Axe-Fx II Petrucci-ish Tones - Tone Match - Clean - Crunch - Lead - YouTube @0:45 It's not so much the exact tone Im after but listen to the attack of the guitar when he palm mutes. That's that rich, mean sound...
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    axe fx II not fat enough?

    Before you come at me bros, let me explain. I know this thing can provide pretty much any tone ever and at perfect quality. I've heard some.of the tones made with this thing and I'm insanely jealous that I can't seem to make tones in the same quality. I've tried everything! Eq, tone matching...
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    Problem loading presets

    I'll load the preset into my Axe-II and as it's loading I can play with it for only a few seconds. Then once its done loading I lose it and it goes to a default clean tone. What am I doing wrong here? The presets are for an Axe II i checked.
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    Having trouble importing preset files. need help.

    I open Axe-Edit and goto RECALL>Import From Preset File and load the .syx file. But when I try to do so, it gives me an error message saying wrong asset file for model or something of the sorts. (I cant get the message back because I accidently clicked "do not show message anymore") I've read...
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