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    FM3 Firmware Release 1.04 Public Beta 7

    BTW - MANY of the FACTORY presets are over 80% CPU which seems to cause me (and others here) a lot of issues. Why design and include factory presets over the recommended CPU percentage? Makes no sense. Yea I can modify them, but it's a hassle.
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    FM3 with Headphones Jack - Now Shipping

    NOW I wish I would have held out for the headphone unit. I do miss that feature. :disrelieved:
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    Just got my FM3- has anyone else noticed this?

    Yes this happened to me and I had the same question, and it WAS in fact because I was using FM3 edit at the same time. When I shut that down the hiccup went away, although changing presets still had a noticeable drop out that was longer than my AX8. No problems with scene or channel switching...
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    Performance Screen with Preset, Scene and Effects Bypass Status

    Well we certainly won't if no one asks for it. It's just software on the unit. Seems like it could be easily programmed and would be extremely useful, and is the MODERN thing to do. I love Fractal products in terms of sound, but man the hardware screens are always like 5 years behind everyone else..
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    Performance Screen with Preset, Scene and Effects Bypass Status

    Yes, this main screen needs a COMPLETE redesign. Lots and lots of wasteful space that could be put to good use as status indicators. In fact, I'm pretty disappointed about the onboard screen OVERALL. Small fonts, very texted based, no graphics of any kind, somewhat confusingly laid out overall...
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    Performance Screen with Preset, Scene and Effects Bypass Status

    No one agrees?
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    Wish: Ability to change external switch functions per layout

    Just curious - the current Preset layout has only has one 3 switch view, showing the 3 patches in the current bank, with Bank Up and Down as the hold function for the 1st and 3rd switches. Mostly all the other layouts have the view inc / dec as the hold functions on the 1st and 3rd switches of...
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    Wish: Ability to change external switch functions per layout

    I also love this idea.
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    FM3 Edit - Why Can't You Edit ALL Parameters?

    I guess I'm asking why not? Wouldn't it be easier to edit via software all in one place? Why do I have to go to software and hardware to complete my edits?
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    FM3 Edit - Why Can't You Edit ALL Parameters?

    I'm working with FM Edit trying set up layouts, go through global functions, etc. However, there are a LOT of things that I can only edit from the hardware unit itself - even really simply things like changing the default ring color of layouts (although you can change the per switch color...
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    Performance Screen with Preset, Scene and Effects Bypass Status

    I really wish the FM3 had a customizable "Performance" screen, where you could see at a glance not only the current patch and scene selected but also the bypass status of maybe 8 user chosen effect blocks. This would really help avoid a bunch of foot clicks to see effects status and especially...
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    Control Switches and Effect Bypasses Not in Sync - BUG?

    Yep that worked. THANKS! That's probably not the way it was intended to work, so I'm going to say this MIGHT be a bug, although with a workaround. :)
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    Control Switches and Effect Bypasses Not in Sync - BUG?

    I'm not getting what the fix is. Can you be more specific?
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    Control Switches and Effect Bypasses Not in Sync - BUG?

    Why would that be for a switched effect bypass? I'm not getting it.
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    Control Switches and Effect Bypasses Not in Sync - BUG?

    Actually I answered my own 2nd question. In set-up->I/O->Pedals Page, you can set the momentary switches to act like latching switches and it works correctly in sync with what it's supposed to do. However, i still think the first question about control switches assigned to effects bypass then...
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    Control Switches and Effect Bypasses Not in Sync - BUG?

    Well, as it relates to the first paragraph of the question I have above, I'm using one of the three ONBOARD switch on the FM3 itself. For the external switches I'm referring to in the second paragraph, it's just a two button momentary box unit plugged in to Pedal 2 switch on the back of the FM3...
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    Control Switches and Effect Bypasses Not in Sync - BUG?

    If I assign a control switch to control the bypassing of an effects block, and then to a layout switch as a latching switch, hitting the on board switch does turn the effect block on and off, but the switch status is not in sync with the effect being on or off. In other words, when the switch...
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    Stand In Switches and FM3-Edit?

    OK, thanks for the reply. Not a big deal as I can just assign the external switch to any layout switch that has a tuner as the tap function.
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    Stand In Switches and FM3-Edit?

    Let me ask one last thing. Is there any way to assign a tuner to a external switch without assigning the external switch as a stand in switch? You can assign modifiers directly to an external button as well as even turn full effects on and off, but I don't see as way have the tuner be controlled...
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    Stand In Switches and FM3-Edit?

    Just tried that. Yes, it works in a layouts and views. I guess I got confused because you are assigning a specific layout and switch to the external switch, not pr layout. Thanks. Still wish we could do this in FM3 Edit, but no big deal.
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    Stand In Switches and FM3-Edit?

    Next question then, is there a way to GLOBALLY assign a stand in switch to every view? As an example, always make one of the external switches be a tuner without having to assign a stand-in switch for every view.
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    Stand In Switches and FM3-Edit?

    Is there any way to assign external switches as stand in switches in FM3 Edit (vs on the on unit screen)?
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    GLOBALLY Turn OFF Cabinet Modeling for JUST Output 2?

    You also have to move the cab to the end of the chain
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    GLOBALLY Turn OFF Cabinet Modeling for JUST Output 2?

    So we are saying there is NO WAY POSSIBLE to even manually do this per preset and have POST CABINET EFFECTS running through both outputs but one with cab on and one with cab off? (other then duplicating the cab all the effects after it a separate row that leads to the Out2 block)? Man that's not...
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    WISHES: The List Is Growing...

    I've read through these threads but still not sure as to WHY this can't be done. Why does the GLOBAL function have anything to do with where the cabinet sits in the preset? I'm just saying to BYPASS the cabinet block itself and NOT everything after it, just like it now works, only separately for...
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    WISHES: The List Is Growing...

    How about Independent GLOBAL bypass of the cabinets PER OUTPUT
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    GLOBALLY Turn OFF Cabinet Modeling for JUST Output 2?

    Yes, I know this. This is EXACTLY what I'm trying to AVOID doing, as stated in my initial post. :) Most other models like Kemper allow to to bypass the cabinets independently per output GLOBALLY without having to modify individual presets. It looks like you can only do this globally for ALL...
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    GLOBALLY Turn OFF Cabinet Modeling for JUST Output 2?

    Is there any way to turn globally turn off the Cabinet modeling for just output 2 when copying Output 1 to Output 2? The reason would be having output 1 have the full cabinet modeling to go to front of house and use output 2 as an on stage monitor through a SS power amp and guitar speaker...
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    FM3 Now Shipping

    I disinfected the entire outside box with Lysol spray and let it sit a bit before I even touched it. Then I put on disposable gloves and pulled out the inside box and disinfected that. Then pull out the FM3 out of the smaller box and wiped it clean with Clorox wipes really well TWICE using a new...
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    Patch Switching is Pretty Glitchy

    No, but that's not what I'm talking about.
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    Patch Switching is Pretty Glitchy

    It is EVERY preset, but only with the editor open - so no big issue. Now the issue is the length of time loading a new preset (with the editor not open)
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    Patch Switching is Pretty Glitchy

    Oh wait. I DID have the FM3 editor open the whole time. If I shut down the editor I do not get the one second drop out after the new patch is loaded. It still does take a while to LOAD patches however, with a noticeable pause. WAY WAY longer than the AX8. I am doing an A / B comparison with the...
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    Patch Switching is Pretty Glitchy

    I'm mostly concerned with the one second or so drop out AFTER the new preset loads. It's like the new preset loads and you hear it, THEN you get a one second drop out before it come back on. Pretty unacceptable in a live performance situation. I've never had ANY amp modeler / effects unit do...
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    Patch Switching is Pretty Glitchy

    Just got my FM3 today and been programming it. Sound pretty good, but certainly not that dramatically different than my AX8 - but I'm still transferring over some of my favorite patches so we'll see. The main issue I'm having is that patch switching on the FM3 is pretty terrible compared to the...
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    FM3 Now Shipping

    IMPORTANT PACKAGE SAFETY QUESTION. Given that the coronavirus can last on Cardboard for 24 hours and on metal and plastic for more than 72 hours, has the content in the box been sitting in the box for some length of time or is the FM3 (and other contents) put in the box and sealed right before...
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    Post Here if You've Received An FM3 Invite!

    O yea I forgot about that. :)
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    Post Here if You've Received An FM3 Invite!

    Mine to. However, EST after changing the clocks in Spring through Fall doesn't really mean anything. When someone says EST in April, they mean EDT.
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    FM3 Now Shipping

    I now have this as well. At least it's an upgrade from "Waiting for payment". :p I think....
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    FM3 Now Shipping

    Let me know if you get an answer
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    FM3 Now Shipping

    So I got an invitation today and ordered. However, I used PAYPAL to pay. When the order was completed, a got a message saying "Order Complete - awaiting payment". That was about 15 minutes ago. I have not received any emails about the order and the order still says - "AWAITING PAYMENT" with...
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    FM3 Now Shipping

    The instruction on EXACTLY what to do are in the invite itself. It's also repeated many time in this forum, but you can do your own search.
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    FM3 Now Shipping

    You do NOT reply. The invitation is perpetual, but you run the risk of stock running out and having to wait if you don't order then change your mind. If you don't want the unit without the headphone jack, you do not have to respond. You keep your place relative to the people who did not buy the...
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    FM3 Now Shipping

    So we are at least at 1:49 EDT on April 23. Anything later? By the way - I assume all invite times are EDT not EST. :)
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    FM3 Now Shipping

    At 8:23 PM (I assume EST), that is 7.5 hours after the waitlist opened. You most likely got a LONG way to go. It certainly will not be today.
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    FM3 Now Shipping

    Probably a LOT longer than that. More like a month, especially in this environment. I have no idea of course, but I doubt they get to Day 2 with their current inventory. It probably depends on how many takers they have for the headphone-less units. If it's anything like the AX8 waitlist, I'm...
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    Remote rehearsal/livestream options

    I was just starting to explore this for live band rehearsal with about 4 separate local sources trying to play at once. Haven't quite got it set up yet. We play progressive metal with a whole lot of tempo and time signature changes so following a CLICK of any kind is not really possible...
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    FM3 Now Shipping

    So I know this is absolutely not important given the current state of things in the world, but just curious if Fractal will ship any FM3's this week, or is Fractal shut down?
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    Fractal Audio FM3 vs AX8 | Raw Amp Comparison

    This is EXACTLY the reason that these comparison videos need to be fair comparisons and not have things like different guitar knob settings that could unfairly drastically alter the sounds of one versus the other and bias the decision making of someone who owns an AX8 and uses this video as a...
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    Harmonic Feedback

    I can get harmonic feedback in every modeler I've ever tried, independent of modeler quality. In fact it's hard NOT to get feedback at certain guitar angles relative to the speaker output at high volume. It's really just the speaker feeding through the pickups when loud enough and your facing...
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    [Chart] FM3 Block CPU Usage Estimates

    BTW - FANTASTIC info here! Thanks for doing this Chris!! Now I just need the actual FM3 to apply this knowledge to, he he... :p
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    [Chart] FM3 Block CPU Usage Estimates

    Less 1.6% :)
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    Fractal Audio FM3 vs AX8 | Raw Amp Comparison

    Well some guy posted this on facebook. The volume and tone are not even the same for each. I'm sure the FM3 sounds better, but definitely not this dramatically better. :) And I'm NOT in any way implying any purposeful deception here - I just think there is something that is going unnoticed as a...
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    Fractal Audio FM3 vs AX8 | Raw Amp Comparison

    The main issue is the low end is missing in the AX8 here. Are you sure there is not sure global EQ setting that has been inadvertently tweaked on the AX8? I just tried some of these raw amps on my own AX8 and they sound way richer and bass-ier than here, although obviously not a direct compare...
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    Anyone from the actual FM3 waitlist has received an invite yet?

    I'm going to guess it takes WEEKS if not longer to get through the first hour of the April 23 list. That's what happened with the AX8 waitlist before that was released.
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    FM3 Now Shipping

    No one but Fractal knows the number of units in this batch nor the amount of units that are gong out each. Both could be large numbers or small numbers. So this could be a huge batch currently. No telling until they run out.
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    Anyone from the actual FM3 waitlist has received an invite yet?

    Yep - now i get it! :)
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    Anyone from the actual FM3 waitlist has received an invite yet?

    Yeah that's what everyone keeps saying, but I don't understand why the AX8 waitlisters wouldn't also be on the forum in similar percentages relative to the AX8 waitlist as the FM3 forum members are to the FM3 waitlist, whether those percentages are big or small. What's different about them?
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    FM3 Now Shipping

    I disagree with your disagreement. :D :p
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    FM3 Now Shipping

    And the people who have the reactions to what someone said have to in turn accept the reactions back to them. To me this is the bigger problem here. :tonguewink: 🤘
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    Anyone from the actual FM3 waitlist has received an invite yet?

    Are we still on the AX8 waitlist? I'm trying to sort through all the threads but hardly anyone is posting receiving one so hard to keep track of where the list is at.
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    Post Here if You've Received An FM3 Invite!

    Yeah this was what my original post said. Didn't happen by a long shot... :tonguewink: 🤘
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    Why did/would you choose FM3 over Axe FX III?

    Yea I was just kidding. :) Plus even if they could it would cost twice the price.
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    Why did/would you choose FM3 over Axe FX III?

    Yes - if Fractal put all the internals of the AFX 3 into the shell of the FM3 including the footswitches at the same weight and price of the FM3 and called it the AFX 3, I would prefer the AFX 3. :D :tonguewink:
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    How I use the 3 foot switches in my FM3

    It's not the guitar. This happens to me on ANY guitar that doesn't have a Floyd on it. I just bend and whammy like crazy on a lot of songs. I really need a floyd but I HATE dealing with them.
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    Next Up In My Fantasy World - FC3?

    Yes I was perceiving the jacks on the side(s). It'd also be cool if there were (removable) clamps on either end to hold it snugly against the FM3. :mask: 🤘
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    How I use the 3 foot switches in my FM3

    Jeez I have to tune like every song. :) But I do a lot of extreme bending and whammy stuff (without a floyd)....
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    How I use the 3 foot switches in my FM3

    You might want to think about also just getting a smaller 2 button external switch box for tuner and tap tempo - too many taps / holds to get to those functions in your scenario and then back again.
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    Next Up In My Fantasy World - FC3?

    A HORIZONTAL FC3 without a main screen would solve the issue of footswitch spacing that people seem to be having here. I never said it had to be vertical.
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    Next Up In My Fantasy World - FC3?

    In the vertical structure, there is plenty of spacing between the switches, more so than the vertical spacing on the AX8. It won;t align with the buttons on the FC6 but how could it, the FC6 has a MAIN SCREEN. The FC3 is something different than that. If that's a concern then make one that goes...
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    Next Up In My Fantasy World - FC3?

    The FC3 would be a whole different animal to the FC6. The FC3 would be for people who want to keep it small and light, but with some additional switch function flexibility. The FC6 is for people who want more switch controls and don;t care about size and bulk. To me, these are mutually exclusive...
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    Next Up In My Fantasy World - FC3?

    This is, of course, 1 person's opinion. ;) :tonguewink:
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    Next Up In My Fantasy World - FC3?

    But then you don;t have the flexibility to go really small with just the FM3 in certain situations. The FM6 would probably be the size and weight of the AX8.
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    Next Up In My Fantasy World - FC3?

    I love this just the way it is!! Someone make this - PLEASE!! I'd bet these would have a waiting list almost as big as the FM3, even at $299.
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    FM3 and external switch options?

    I don't have an FM3 yet, so I'm not sure what it shows on the FM3 screen for the state of each external button. I'm sure there has to be some indication of the state of what it is controlling at least, but until I get it, not 100% sure how this works. Also, you can only have FOUR maximum...
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    FM3 and external switch options?

    Any 2 button momentary TRS switch box will do. Just plug it into the pedal input on the back of the FM3 and they work like the onboard switches. You can even get a second set of 2 for 4 total external switches and plug it into the other pedal input, assuming you don't need an expression pedal...
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    Next Up In My Fantasy World - FC3?

    I like the vertical idea better as well. :)
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    Next Up In My Fantasy World - FC3?

    I think people are missing the point here. It's important to have it SMALL. The FC6 is WAY too bulky and heavy to be a companion to the FM3. Combined, they are way bigger and heavier than the AX8. A 3 button FC3 would put in more in line with the AX8 dimensions and be more portable, which is the...
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    Next Up In My Fantasy World - FC3?

    I disagree. :) The 3 button footswitch would have the over the button displays (just not the MAIN top display) which you couldn't get in an external footswitch. PLUS, you wouldn't have to waste any pedal jacks - you can use them instead for expression pedals or even more button extension...
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    Next Up In My Fantasy World - FC3?

    This was discussed a while back, but now that the FM3 is (kinda) shipping, it might be time to discuss again the possibility of an FC3 (3 button) foot controller extension for the FM3 - the key would be to make it SMALL AND LIGHT, like 2 or 3 pounds with no main display, just the displays over...
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    Post Here if You've Received An FM3 Invite!

    Well we are getting closer to the magic April 23 date. This is one of the few times I've ever said this, but too bad about the WEEKEND. :sweatsmile:
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    Post Here if You've Received An FM3 Invite!

    I think this is THREE people now reported in this forum. Finally more than one, he he
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    Ordered!

    I do get all of them And agree. And I don't think or mean to imply there is anyone doing anything wrong or unusual here. It just seems like a very odd (yet valid) thing.
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    Ordered!

    After 4 days on invites being sent, you are still the only one on this forum to claim they even got an invite yet (I think). Still seems weird. :)
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    FM3 Now Shipping

    I assume you are still on the AX8 waitlisters?
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    FM3 Now Shipping

    Well, how could they really NOT tell us?
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    Is there a way to cancel our invites?

    I think the OP's point is that if people can cancel, it'll lesson the umber of invites being sent out, which might speed up things for the rest of the people on this list, as other invites can go out in their place (since there is a limit on number of invites sent per day).
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    FM3 Now Shipping

    It's probably someone thinking they could get put in line before the FM3 waitlisters by submitting an AX8 waitlist request. :sweatsmile: :mask:
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    Questions About The April Shipments...

    Great info and chart. THANKS!!
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    Questions About The April Shipments...

    Yes I can see your point here.
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    Layout Confusion, FM3-FC6

    Think of ONE layout as simply 12 "virtual" switches that are numbers (1-12). Each switch can be assigned to do ANYTHING at all that is possible to assign to a switch, for BOTH tapping it and holding it (24 different functions, 2 for each switch) - the switches in one layout do not HAVE to be...
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    FM3 headphones jack

    Thanks. I am definitely looking into this as we speak. :)
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    Questions About The April Shipments...

    This is not at ALL criticism on anything Fractal has done, NOR of course a demand on my part or expectation that it will be done, but as simply as a suggestion - I'm just wondering what the downside is for releasing one-time (meaning it never get updated after) HIGH LEVEL stats on the waitlist...
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    Power amp simulation on even with an external power amp

    I use this exact same set-up (AX8->Powerstage->Guitar Cab), with Power amp ON and it sounds great. You only miss out on the versatility of having different cab sounds, which is a big deal to some but I don't mind just the one (real) guitar cab.
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    Questions About The April Shipments...

    Yes I get it. It was wrong of me to try to limit the responses in as public forum. That was dumb of me. Sorry. I just thought if there was a response it might be clearer to all without a lot of posts. But although I blundered the mechanics, I do think the question was still valid, and in fact...
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    Questions About The April Shipments...

    Well if my name comes up with the headphone-less unit, I guess I should pull the trigger. Thanks for the response. It's good information to know that the units have been manufactured already though, so it's just a matter of when they can get shipped, which understandably may be delayed.
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    FM3 headphones jack

    Thanks for the specific suggestion!!
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    Questions About The April Shipments...

    With all due respect, given everything that has gone on with the shipping delays to date and given the initially unexpected choice people might now have to make regarding the headphone jack-less unit, I thought a public statement giving information on what the "April" shipment means to Fractal...
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    Questions About The April Shipments...

    I do understand everyone is gong to have an opinion on this, but I'm specifically asking Fractal. Thanks.
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    Questions About The April Shipments...

    So given what happened with the first run shipment of FM3 without headphone jacks, AND without making any judgement on that since it's in the past, the initially unexpected result of all of that is that some of us have and may still get invitations where we have to make a CHOICE between units...
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    Program Change Mapping and FM3 Switches

    SO IT DOES WORK! o_O Wow - Following PC Mapping makes only have 3 buttons now bearable to me, especially with the addition of 2 external button. SUPER THANKS TO YOU!!! 🤘 Hopefully this works the same in the FM3.
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