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    FM3 Now Shipping

    Waitlist May 24th Invite Nov 3rd Purchased Nov 3rd
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    Brokerage fees and shipping the FM3 into Canada

    Must have been a much worse exchange rate at the time of your purchase I guess...
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    Brokerage fees and shipping the FM3 into Canada

    Any updates to this thread? I am getting close to getting an inviteI think, and am wondering how to estimate the cost. My estimate is: $999 US x 1.33 (current exc rate) = $1328 Cad $1328 Cad x1.05 gst= $1395 Cad $1395 Cad +$100 shipping (approx?) = $1495 I think with free trade it should be...
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    FM3 Now Shipping

    Anyone who went on the waitlist in May get an invite yet? I went on the waitlist May 21....
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    Is 3 months on the waitlist normal?

    wow. I guess I have a ways to go. thanks
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    Is 3 months on the waitlist normal?

    Just wondering what to expect. I put my name on the waitlist 3 months ago
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    Brokerage fees and shipping the FM3 into Canada

    Thanks for all the responses. Sounds like brokerage fees don't happen. :)
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    Brokerage fees and shipping the FM3 into Canada

    Hi....Trying to figure out the total cost of getting an FM3 into Canada from the US My estimates are as follows: $999 US x 1.33 (current exc rate) = $1328 Cad $1328 Cad x1.05 gst= $1395 Cad $1395 Cad +$100 shipping (approx?) = $1495 So how much are the brokerage fees etc, approximately? Can...
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    AX8 SPDIF Recording Sample Rate Question

    Ya, its really weird. I even looked up the specs on the converter I'm using, and it operates at 44 and 48 kHz So it definitely seems that the sample rate of the signal going into my UAD Apollo Twin is 48 kHz. Yet everything still works when the interface is set to 96 kHz, with SR convert off...
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    AX8 SPDIF Recording Sample Rate Question

    Hi Thanks for your response. It looks like the SR convert is off, yet it still has sound and records no problem. Its weird, but it works -and my Apollo is set to 96Khz, internal clock. The digital input is set to Spdif I toggles the SR convert on, still worked. I toggled it off again, and...
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    AX8 SPDIF Recording Sample Rate Question

    Hi everyone So I am using the ax8 spdif out (via a converter) into the optical in on my UAD Apollo Twin Duo. In cubase, I am running a project set to 96khz, as is my Apollo Twin, and I am getting sound from the AX8 no problem. It records too. My confusion is that I thought I read that the AX8...
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    Quick Tune I recorded with Q10 beta 4

    Thought I'd share this strange little thing I wrote -all guitars recorded with the AX8. There are no vocals, so its kind of an instrumental thing where the lead guitar takes the place of the vocals.The mix is just a preliminary mix. Still some eq work on the overall production to do as well...
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    Mesa Mark IIC+ blows my mind

    In my studio, the mark IIc+ for a lead tone is amazing. Very fluid and cuts through the mix perfectly. Very little tweaking, other than setting it up for a telecaster. Here is a clip of the lead tone in action. The preset is attached too.
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    Here's a Lead tone for a Tele

    This tone is used on the guitar solo of this track. Eq'd for a Tele in the bridge position. It's a Mark IIc+ with a 1x12 cabinet. I've attached the preset
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    AX8 vs Timeline

    Great comparison. I hope someone does the same thing with the big sky. That reverb sounds so nice, and I'd like to know how to get similar sounds with the ax8
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    Marshall Lead Patch for Tele with Sound Clip

    I have to say, that the tele in that clip is the best sounding guitar I have ever owned. I've always played PRS, and I generally avoided gibsons and fenders. Well, now I have a Gibson es les Paul semi-hollow, and a fender tele. I can't stop playing the tele. I was telling a buddy of mine that I...
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    Dirty Shirley Patch demo

    Nice tone and playing. Are those backing tracks? If so, where do you get them -I am always looking for something nice to solo over.
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    Marshall Lead Patch for Tele with Sound Clip

    I just love the tone of this Marshall I made for my Tele. Nice and crisp midrange, but not piercing. You can hear the patch in the following tune I wrote -I'm using the patch on the lead guitar.
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    Some video from rehearsal- Close My Eyes Forever

    Sounds great! What are those enlarged buttons you have there?
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    Here's my Favourite Lead Tone Right Now

    Hey, thanks -that's what I'll call the tune -A New Day! It does have that vibe.
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    Here's my Favourite Lead Tone Right Now

    Thanks for the compliments guys. Ethomas, you are right, the AX8 sounds amazing with any guitar -I am just currently super inspired by the patch I shared and my new Tele- such a great combination! The AX8 is truly amazing to record with. It sounds and feels exactly like a real tube amp, and...
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    Here's my Favourite Lead Tone Right Now

    I've included a little piece I wrote, where the lead guitar is the preset I've also attached. This is played on a Tele, and I can't get over how good the AX8 sounds with this guitar.
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    Going into Amp Return and PA at the same time?

    Is there a way that the signal going to the amp can have power amp simulation turned off, while the signal going to the PA has the power amp simulation on? Can this be done simultaneously? In both cases I would be using an amp block, but I would be bypassing the cabinet on the way to the amp...
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    Setting Levels Between Different Presets with Different Amps etc

    In general, where are people balancing their levels between presets. Some amps are louder than others, some have master volumes that you can adjust, some don't. Should I adjust the relative volumes on each preset by using the Level within the amp block? Thanks
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    Reamping adds major noise - what's wrong? [Solved]

    I think that is true when the equipment is connected digitally. However, the AX8 can't reamp via USB, and so you have to do it in the analog realm. Cubase doesn't "know" how long it takes the signal to travel through the AX8, so I had to just manually. If there is a way for cubase to "know" the...
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    Reamping adds major noise - what's wrong? [Solved]

    About Noise When reamping, I also use a virtual out on the UAD Apollo, which then sends the direct signal from Cubase to line out 3 on the UAD Apollo. From there it goes to the Radial X-amp, and then into input 1 on the AX8. Then, Output 1 from the AX8 to the line in on the UAD Apollo, which...
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    Reamping adds major noise - what's wrong? [Solved]

    I solved this problem last week, and now have completely silent reamping. Here's what I did. Guitar - Lehle P split - AX8 - UAD Apollo Interface -Cubase Track .............Lehle P Split - directly into Instrument input on UAD Apollo -Cubase Track Now, to Reamp, I think you will have to use a...
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    Question about Waitlist

    Maybe 1.5 months ago I got the email invite saying I could buy the AX-8. I didn't have the funds, but now do. Can I still order it? Thanks
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    Can you A/B between two amps with scenes?

    So I tried the following an it worked: I put the vol/pan block right before the Pre out. I then used a scene controller to pan between left and right. Worked perfectly. Scene 1 is panned fully right, and goes to the clean amp Scene 2 is panned fully left and goes to the gain amp. Today I...
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    Can you A/B between two amps with scenes?

    I've been thinking about using one amp for clean, and another for gain type stuff. If I run out Left Pre Out to the clean amp, and Right Pre Out to the gain amp, is there a way to switch back and forth between the two amps with scenes? I don't want to have both amps playing at the same time, and...
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    Wish one more time... GLOBAL BLOCKS!

    Being able to assign parameters to the knobs on the FX8 could be a work around for this. See my post on assigning the knobs specific functions like the amount of gain on an overdrive. Adjusting a parameter on the fly would be easier.
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    Wish Assignable Hardware Knobs

    This would be a work around for the fact that we can't have global blocks due to CPU limitations. The biggest problem I have is setting the amount of gain I have on my overdrive block for 40 different tunes. I get to rehearsal, and I realize that different songs need an adjustment on the gain...
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    Have Two requests for HELP please

    if you look in the preset sharing section of the FX8 forum, you'll find a preset I made for the lonely boy intro. It's a pitch block, and you need an expression pedal to control it.
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    Using FX8 in 4CM with Humbuster Cables, Question about adding an H9

    If you run the humbuster cables on the post out of the Fx8 to the H9 in, you'll get noise reduction between the Fx8 and the H9 only. What I think you need to do is keep the ordinary cable from the H9 to the Amplifire as short as possible, so that most of the total cable run is humbuster cable...
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    PRS Archon 100 FX8 Idle Hum

    If you have not already tried this, I would eliminate the power filter out of the equation, and setup in 2cm in the effects loop. Plug the amp and Fx8 into the same outlet. Nothing else connected. I'd also try it with and without the humbuster cables. Did you make the humbuster cables?
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    PRS Archon 100 FX8 Idle Hum

    If its is noisy with a longer cable, that would support the idea the cables are interfering with the amp transformer's electric field. It would essentially rule out a ground loop problem with the FX8. Does the hum happen on the clean channel with the volume quite low?
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    PRS Archon 100 FX8 Idle Hum

    Whatever you do, get it quiet in the fx loop on your amp first. Then include the pre section in 4cm. If you try to solve this problem in 4cm, there are too many variables, and it takes waaaaaaay longer to figure it out.
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    PRS Archon 100 FX8 Idle Hum

    Try jumping the effects loop with a long patch cable, and see if the noise is worse. On my bogner, I noticed a small jumper cable had minimal noise, but a long cable would interfere with the electric field and create more noise.
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    PRS Archon 100 FX8 Idle Hum

    I guess you don't have another amp to test it with?
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    PRS Archon 100 FX8 Idle Hum

    Is the computer hooked up to the fx8 via the usb cable? That adds lots of noise.
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    PRS Archon 100 FX8 Idle Hum

    Well that's weird. Usually the hum gets worse in 4cm compared to 2cm Again, with only the post section in the effects loop, maybe try some different cables, even if they are not humbuster cables. Also, I have noticed in the past that if the cables running to the effects loop are positioned in...
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    PRS Archon 100 FX8 Idle Hum

    Try running only the post section in the effects loop of your amp, and then run your guitar directly into the amp input. Does this reduce most of the hum?
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    Where should I run a drive pedal in the chain?

    I am using 4 cable method. If I run the drive pedal after output 1, near the FX8 on the ground, I lose the humbuster noise cancelling effect because the cable from the pedal to the amp input is not a humbuster. Obviously I can only run a humbuster from output 1 to the input of the pedal, which...
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    Can I use a humbuster cable as a mono relay control cable?

    Its a long story, but I have a snake with an extra humbuster cable that I'd like to use to control a pedal I have sitting on top of my amp. I only need a mono cable for the relay to do what I need. I know the humbuster has the ring wire soldered to ground. Will it cause any problems if I plug...
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    Is there a way to drop tune a 1/2 step?

    Thanks everyone. I found the fixed harmony setting in the pitch block quite useable after a couple tweaks. First thing is make sure your amp is loud enough that you can't hear your guitar acoustically. Sounds obvious, but even the slightest sound from your guitar directly will make it sound...
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    Is there a way to drop tune a 1/2 step?

    We need to tune down a couple tunes a 1/2 step. Is there a reliable way to do this with the pitch block? Which type of pitch block do I use? I realize it won't be perfect, but for a couple of tunes it should be better than having to have another guitar tuned down, or another pedal Thanks
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    FX8 Preset Exchange

    Lonely Boy Preset Here is a preset I use for the song Lonely Boy by The Black Keys. Basically, for each song in our setlist, I have a preset configured like the following preset. The bottom 4 buttons are scenes 5,6,7 and 8. When the preset loads, it always defaults to scene 5. The top 4...
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    Footswitch relay question

    Hi Chris I tried that but it doesn't work with the Bogner blue pedal (see my other thread). I was hoping there was another way that might work with the pedal.
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    Footswitch relay question

    Hello everyone Is there a way to set up a relay on a footswitch, and then have that footswitch controlled by scenes? So far it seems like I can set up a footswitch as a relay, but I would have to control it manually with my foot when I change scenes.
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    Can the Fx-8 remotely control the Bogner blue pedal?

    Hi there I can't get it to work properly. Here's what I do: The relay is set to momentary auto off. Experiment one. Scene 1 relay off Scene 2 relay ring This works the first time only. When I activate scene 2, it turns the pedal on. When I go back to scene 1, nothing happens. Then when I hit...
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    Can the Fx-8 remotely control the Bogner blue pedal?

    The Bogner blue pedal is switched via a momentary relay. I've concluded that a momentary "ring" signal turns it on and off. I think this means I can't use scenes to control it properly, because the pedal doesn't seem to respond to the state of the relay, only a "ring" signal. I'd like to...
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    FX8 3.0 Public Beta

    Hi there How in the world did you get the fx-8 to actually control the Bogner blue pedal? I gave up because it doesn't seem to respond correctly to the momentary messages I send. I set up scene 1 as ring, and scene 2 as off. When I toggle back and forth it doesn't work properly. I've...
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    U2 EFFECTS, PATCHES AND STORING ARCHITECTURE ON THE FX8

    Answer to number 2 With the new firmware beta 3.0, you don't have to do a tap dance. The first thing I do is globally assign the bottom 4 switches as scenes 5,6,7 and 8. These are my clean, drive, distortion and lead buttons in every preset. This way I always know which switch to hit if I want...
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    Quick way to modify gain

    I posted that it works, but Bakerman was right. So I deleted that post. Any changes made to the gain via expression pedal are not stored when you hit store/enter/enter. Hmmmmmm
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    Quick way to modify gain

    Im not using a mfc, but I'll try the "pc reset on" I'll give an update shortly.
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    Quick way to modify gain

    Well I tried it, and here's the problem. If I assign the expression pedal to the gain on the overdrive, the pedal position overrides the preset gain. This means when I call up a preset, the amount of gain I have on my overdrive will be whatever my expression pedal happens to be at. If the...
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    Quick way to modify gain

    Hi guys Here's my problem. We do about 45 cover tunes, and I have a preset with multiple scenes for each song. For each song, before rehearsal, I've tried to estimate the amount of gain my overdrives need. It is time consuming, and inevitably, the gain needs to be changed once I'm playing the...
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    FX8 3.0 Public Beta

    Thanks for the tutorial Chris! I don't have time to update tonight, and I missed the beginning of the stream. I have a question regarding the new drives and delays -how many new drives and delays are there? What pedals are they based on? Are the original drives updated too? Thanks
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    Axe-FX XL vs. FX8 4CM

    From my experience, both units have the same amount of hum, which is largely controlled by the hum buster cables. The fx8 has noticeably less hiss compared to the fx2XL when placed in front of a preamp that has its gain set quite high. If you only use preamps set to clean, you won't hear hiss...
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    AX8 4 Cable Method

    So the ax8 cannot achieve unity gain?
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    AX8 4 Cable Method

    Other than missing the the relay switching, would you guys say that the AX8 "acts" as an fx8 with the amp sims removed? In other words, is it basically an fx8 with amp sims? Is there more "hiss" with the Ax8 in front of a distorted preamp than there is with the Fx8? The Fx8 has very low hiss in...
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    5 months and not a single update?

    I'm actually a little surprised that there hasn't been an update in a long time too. I am not complaining about the current FX8 firmware, just saying I am surprised there hasn't been any tweaks in a while. One of the biggest complaints people have with the competition is that they very very...
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    So when is the waitlist open!

    Are we sent an email inviting us to join the wait list? I regularly get emails from fractal because I have bought stuff before. Or do we have to click a link on their website to join the wait list ?
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    Can FX-8 send tap temp data through midi?

    Can it do this? Thanks
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    Binson Echorec?

    Anyone import the delay blocks from Simeon's Axe Fx into the fx8? Does it work? Thanks
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    Anyone using the Strymon Timeline and Bigsky with their FX8?

    Well that is what's driving me bananas. I'm not sure there is a better delay and reverb than the strymon stuff. The problem is that the strymon stuff doesn't have an editor, and is consequently annoying to edit and arrange presets. The fx8 is great all around solution for effects and rig...
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    Anyone using the Strymon Timeline and Bigsky with their FX8?

    I am pretty sure the midi block offers 4 pc changes and 2cc changes within one preset. Block on and off each send a pc change, and then you have x/y states. Block on/off send cc values for a specific cc number. With x/y that should give two cc options. Not sure though.
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    Anyone using the Strymon Timeline and Bigsky with their FX8?

    I sold the strymon stuff and bought the fx8. I love the fx8 all around, but I find myself missing the sounds of the timeline and big sky. So then I've been thinking I could integrate them with the fx8. Part of me thinks this is insane, especially from a cost point of view. But the delays and...
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    U2 EFFECTS, PATCHES AND STORING ARCHITECTURE ON THE FX8

    Answer to number 2. I assign one button which puts the device into "sticky scene" mode. Then I assign one button which is "preset up", and the third button to "preset down". You scroll up or down through the presets/songs and then simply select the scenes as needed. The downside is that you...
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    Are strymon like reverbs really possible?

    I found that the ambient reverb alone with some modulation can get a pretty nice cloud type sound. Any advice for the mod rate and depth? Also, the multidelay plexi detune going into an ambient reverb also sounds good. I think that the strymon also has some sort of eq/filter on the reverb to...
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    Wish Model My [Insert Effect Name Here]?

    Strymon timeline and the big sky. Those pedals just have a beautiful sound.
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    Series/Parallel routing acting odd

    Ya, but in the first case it doesn't, which doesn't make sense. Strange!
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    Series/Parallel routing acting odd

    A couple of observations. 1. First of all, I find that blocks 5 and 7 do not have the mix set to 100%, but blocks 6 and 8 do. This suggests that 6 and 8 are parallel to 5 and 7, as opposed to all blocks being parallel to a separate dry signal. 2. Assume the following: Block 5 octaver, Block...
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    Are strymon like reverbs really possible?

    I think the problem is we can't really run the multidelay pitchflex, chorus and reverb completely parallel to the dry mix. I think the way to achieve the cloud type stuff is to be able to have the delays alone pitchflexed, chorused and then reverbed -all the while the dry signal would be left...
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    Are strymon like reverbs really possible?

    Can those be syx files imported into the FX8? They were made on the axe fx, which I no longer have.
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    Are strymon like reverbs really possible?

    I posted my attempt at a strymon type verb in the sticky thread at the top of the FX8 forum. Maybe if we all share our attempts, we'll get there.
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    FX8 Preset Exchange

    Shimmery and Cloudy I hope I attached this properly. This is my attempt at a Strymon type of reverb. Note the configuration was done on a 4cm setup, but I don't think that matters. The amp is after the second block, and the following 6 blocks are parallel. All scenes are the same, with a...
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    Are strymon like reverbs really possible?

    How do you get a "cloud" or "shimmer" similar to the big sky? Is it possible? Maybe someone could upload a preset if they have been successful.
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    Anyone using the FX8 in front of an amp only?

    Just curious if anyone is only using the fx8 in front of the amp, and using the distortions solely from the FX8. On a clean setting, does it sound good when all the effects are before the preamp? I've always run time based effects after the preamp, even on clean channels.
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    Wish Complete separation of Left and Right

    You might be on to something here. I'm thinking that after the amp I would put a volume/pan block. Then I would put a Delay and reverb in parallel. The delay would be panned all the way left and would be for the electric signal. The reverb, in parallel, would be panned hard right and would be...
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    Wish Global Blocks

    Hi there I don't think this would be sufficient, as there are too many important parameters that someone might want to change. I think we need global blocks. For example, most of my presets, which I use for songs, have the same overdrive in them. I recently decided that each overdrive had too...
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    Wish Complete separation of Left and Right

    I use the fx-8 in mono, and wish I could use the right channel/side to control my Piezo acoustic guitar on my PRS. When I had the Axe FX 2xl, I could do this. My Piezo Pickup went into a Right input, and Out the right output, with a volume block/reverb block. I could therefore program when the...
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    Hum

    Which Bogner are you using?
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    The ultimate 4CM setup

    So you'd be using the fx8 for wah, compression and drives, which typically go before the preamp. The axe would be for amp modelling and time based effects. Expensive option, but it would get you a the best of both worlds. Keep in mind that the fx-8 as a midi controller wouldn't be as powerful...
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    Help!!!! Amp Relay Switching

    Do you have the latest firmware? Make sure you don't have the beta 2.0.
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    Who Uses Graphic EQ's for cleans? Share settings?

    Hey guys So last night I was noodling around with a graphic eq setting on my clean channel. It's pretty powerful as far as tone shaping goes. Do other people do this? I'll post the settings once I have them finalized. Perhaps people could share any tricks they have with the graphic eq...
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    FX8 vs G-System?

    I'm surprised you like the g system delay better than the fx8. I always found the g system delay sterile. And adding modulation was kind of an afterthought where you had to put chorus or vibrato on the echoes themselves. I find the effects in the fx 8 superior, and I could never handle the...
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    Fx8 vs Axe fx2 XL in 4CM config

    My understanding of the issue is that the axe fx2 xl can be used in 4cm, but the inputs and circuitry are tailored for other setups, like directly into a board. It's fine tuned for those uses at the expense of noise in the 4cm setup with amps. The fx-8 is specifically designed and tweaked for...
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    Bogner atma bad him with fx8 HELP!!!

    I have the Atma and use it in 4cm. I need the humbuster cables for it to be completely hum free. Also, keep the effects loop cables at the back away from the transformer in the amp. I've noticed that simply moving the cables at the back around can induce some hum. That's different than a...
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    Fx8 vs Axe fx2 XL in 4CM config

    Fx8 waaaaay quieter. I tried everything with the axe fx 2xl. Humbusters, isolation transformers etc. I could not get rid of the hiss when running the axe into the front of my amp on a distortion channel. Fx8 dead quiet with no noticeable hum or hiss. I do use humbuster cables though.
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    True Bypass and Volume

    With the true bypass off, if it gets louder, that means the levels in your effects blocks are too loud. When I build a preset, I regularly activate true bypass to make sure my preset isn't that different from the unit bypassed, in terms of volume.
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    SHIMMER

    Are you able to post the preset? I deleted most of the presets when I was building presets for my band and the 50 tunes we do.
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    I/O page - can't choose "L only"

    So, to be crystal clear, you are saying leave the unit in stereo if you are running mono via the left inputs and outputs. You are also saying one should avoid stereo effects if you are running mono. Is this correct?
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    Seamless scene changes possible?

    That's strange. I'm using the Atma with no popping sounds. Are you using a relay block, or just the relay that's on the editor screen?
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    FX8 vs G-System?

    Not at all. I just did this as I was having a lag and dropout with my Bogner Atma (see my thread in the FX section about seamless scene changes). There is no noticeable change in tone with the FX-8 in 4CM with both Pre and Post sections inline. Seriously, it is really far better than the G...
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    Wish Global Blocks

    This would be amazing. So we do around 50 tunes, and I pretty much use the same ovedrive in each song/preset. If I decide I need a little more treble for some reason, I have to change it 50 times. If we had the option for global blocks like the Axe FX, then changing the treble, or any parameter...
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    Wish Scene Names on Screen in Scene Mode

    +1
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    Seamless scene changes possible?

    That helped. Thanks. Although I wouldn't think that's specific to the Atma. I had the true bypass setting set to on, which removed the pre section when I didn't have any effects on in the pre section. Here's where I guess there was a problem using the 4cm: When I went from clean, which had...
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    Seamless scene changes possible?

    Yes. Bogner Atma. Nice amp that is very well made.
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    Seamless scene changes possible?

    I know about turning off the x/y hold feature in the global settings. I also know that one shouldn't have the editor attached to the fx-8. What else have people found makes a difference? Do we avoid cpu above 90%? Do we have to avoid x/y switching. I'm finding that the scene switching is...
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