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    For FW8 do I need re load Day cabs if I already have them loaded?

    I'm not sure what you're saying. Update 7 included dynamite cabs, update 8 doesn't change them. If you went right from 6 to 8 I could see it being a little confusing if the install instructions aren't there
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    Anyone have raw isolated recordings of their live presets?

    I think this ask makes a lot of sense. A good live sound usually sounds bad when listened to in isolation, compared to the nicer low volume or recording sounds meant to sit in a well balanced album mix. Testing your sound in a mix is one way, but referencing good isolated sounds to set your ears...
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    Not a Bug Volume Block Before vs After Amp

    It would be a bit like having a compressor/expanded on the amp input, where you can either boost or compress the dynamic range. Compressed means that more of your notes come through at an even level instead of jumping up and down in volume/saturation. Turning turning dynamics up would let you...
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    4CM with Boogie JP2C

    From the Manual: What do you have your Output 2 set to? Your high master volume setting tells me that the signal from the FM3 is coming back much too low for the JP-2C, requiring you to push the master significantly. Pushing the master so high will also significantly raise the noise floor as...
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    FM3 Firmware Version 8.00 beta 1

    Maybe I'm getting confused between units, but I thought the amp block was typically modelled on a separate core from the core that runs the UI and most of the rest of the effects, so higher or lower CPU usage amp block settings wouldn't show on the CPU usage readout, because it's only measuring...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Release

    People can also use their ears. Having the bias be off won't affect tube life so whatever sounds best is ultimately the best setting.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Release

    (And the FAS 5153 Stealth)
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    FM3 Firmware Version 8.00 beta 1

    For those confused, this is a bit of a simplification of what happened over the last serveral firmware updates on the III which are being synchronized here: Some of these are net new amps (the USA MKV models, the Brit 800 2203, 5153 100W Stealth, Class-A 30W Brilliant, etc), some of new modes...
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    Wish Wider tuner range

    Picked up a NeuralDSP Quad Cortex, and it's tuner calibration range is from 400-480hz. So if I feel like taking the world's most expensive tuner with me to shows I can do that now.
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    Input gain vs Mix?

    Or with the newest firmware, you could use the "kill dry" button and use the mix% as a level with your effect in parallel now too.
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    Development with the next firmware

    Miss the message where there's a boot issue they're trying to resolve with it before they can put it out?
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    Floods (Outro) - Pantera FM3 tone

    Are the first two imgur images broken for everyone else too?
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    Development with the next firmware

    My "delay tail/etc" was essentially a way to explaining a buffer more generally. They create some sort of thing that contains a chunk of sound to replay or stretch over the period of silence while the new preset is loading, then crossfade into it instead of crossfading up from silence. One of...
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    Development with the next firmware

    I'm not sure what you're smelling on an internet forum, but it's probably coming from your house. They just did a major amp modelling overhaul for the current units, not sure how that implies new hardware has to be around the corner in any way.
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    Why is it necessary to apply high/lo pass filters to cabs?

    My pet theory is that you don't. Because it's useful when mixing and mastering for a recording where you want everything loud but not clipping, people learned to do it to guitars after an IR. Now for live they're emulating the same workflow. But honstly, I think a lot of people just hear one...
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    Development with the next firmware

    Oh no, the thread has descended to the point where people start sharing the EVH replica guitars. Hopefully the updates comes out soon before we reach the next stage
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    Fm3 beta firmware

    Somehow you found this thread, but the top post on this subforum was consistently been the one with updates about the firmware for the past couple weeks. They delayed it until the new amp modelling in the Axe FX was done rather than split them into two updates, and now that it's out on Axe they...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Release

    It's very situational. For modern high gain amps where the preamp does most of the heavy lifting for tone and distortion adding too much power amp distortion can make them fall apart. Having none at all though can sometimes be a little to bright and together. That's where the sweet spot gives...
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    Development with the next firmware

    It's sort of the audio equvalent to Apple taking a screenshot of your app just before it closes, so that when you go to switch back to it they show the screenshot of what it last looked like while it's reloading itself in the background. A little bit of smoke and mirrors to make everything feel...
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    Development with the next firmware

    I think gappless works a bit similar to a global delay spillover. There's a little buffer of whatever sound the unit is currently making that when you swap scenes or presets instead of quickly crossfading to silence until the new sound is ready, it crossfades to the buffer with your last X ms...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Release

    I think as well a number of superfluous and now unnecessary advanced parameters have been removed as a part of these updates.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta #2 (Cygnus X-3 Release Candidate)

    Man, comic books just keep getting weirder and weirder
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    Development with the next firmware

    There was a used Quad Cortex in a store near me so I picked it up to give it a spin. My verdict: I'm still happier with my FM3 (which is still back on firmware 6.x some I don't even have Dynacab yet). So whenever this gets here, it'll just further improve the FM3.
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    Development with the next firmware

    One benefit to moving the newest amp model updates into the FM3 firmware release and holding off until both are ready: It helps us get the FM3 and FM9 version numbers one step closer to being in sync, which is gratifying on an OCD level.
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    Tuner issues - tuners disagree from each other

    They reported up to 8.2 cents on notes above 12th on the high E which is where I thought this whole intonation discussion got started. Which as noted, are still accurate enough to quickly check if you intonation is close or way off live on stage in fabricated examples where you need to, but you...
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    Tuner issues - tuners disagree from each other

    The above complaint was that notes above the 10th fret on the high E string could be off by as much as 6 cents so if you're intonating your High E string live on stage then it could be off by 6 whole cents. I thought that's what the whole live intonation discussion was founded on. The open...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta #2 (Cygnus X-3 Release Candidate)

    If you are tweaking values it's also no difference if the preset was saved again after 25 or not. Your new tweaked values will effect up until you leave the preset then be lost unless you save them.
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    Tuner issues - tuners disagree from each other

    That's what I mean though. If your intonation is right but the tuner is off by 6 cents, close enough carry on playing. If the intonation has really gone our far enough to seriously notice, the tuner will still show that even if it's off by 6 cents.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta #2 (Cygnus X-3 Release Candidate)

    Yes, this beta (and presumably the release) is going to reset that parameter to the new default. Because the old default is no longer valid, your old adjusted value might also no longer be valid. It's not perfect, but it's the current best compromise because the vast majority of users have never...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta #2 (Cygnus X-3 Release Candidate)

    The tone is both cholcolatey, and robust!
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    Tuner issues - tuners disagree from each other

    Sure, and in that case being +/- 6 cents would be close enough and I'd carry on with the show. But also, you don't need a tuner to check intonation. Play the 12th harmonic, then play the fretted 12th. Are they drastically different or about the same? If it's the same then your intonation is...
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    Tuner issues - tuners disagree from each other

    I'll have to try applying offsets to the tuner calibration to get to 425hz. And then have to rememeber to undo them when I want to get back to 440 for other bands.
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    Did a comparison between my FM3 and a Quad Cortex

    I will say, it was cool that the QC just connected to my Wifi then let me install the firmware update wirelessly.
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    Did a comparison between my FM3 and a Quad Cortex

    The QC firmware updates to list times they've improved specific amp models, like an amp that was released in 1.0.0 and updated in 2.0.0. My suspicion is that they, like Line6, are doing each amp as a bespoke model which makes the individual model nicer because it has all the unique switches, but...
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    Did a comparison between my FM3 and a Quad Cortex

    I'm also a lot more worried to take this QC onto a bar stage compared to the FM3. The FM3 is rugged with bars over the screen and controls to help protect it from a drunk stumbling in a mosh pit. The body and openings are at least supervisially guarded against spills. The QC however has a huge...
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    Did a comparison between my FM3 and a Quad Cortex

    I picked up a QC used the other day just to compare to my FM3. I haven't sat down with it yet, but the first thing I noticed just scrolling through the menus is how few amps they have one it. Especially shocking because I think they might have more amps modelled in their plugins than in their...
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    Tuner issues - tuners disagree from each other

    I'm curious if that's a voice in a larger ensemble like an orchestra or choir, or a note in a chord. I also wonder if that's most people or most musicians. When you layer on distortion there's a big difference between a power chord that's exactly right as just slightly off. @m3s-m3r can you...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    They can't update the factory presets until after the firmware is finalized, otherwise they'd just have to update them again when Cliff makes another tweak. So whether or not they're coming, they won't be coming at least until the Beta is conluded and the final version is released.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    The shape of the EQ can make things sound more or less saturated. A mid scooped tone usually sounds higher gain than a mid forward tone. Also it can really increase the saturation if anything after the EQ is clipping. The Mark series as you noted (and fender amps and anything else with EQ...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    He made them more better
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    This isn't an issue on the FX III because the amp DSP is all handled in a separate core
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    I think Fractal is going to abandon their history of consistently porting new FX III features and algorithsm down to the FM line and instead keep these changes for the FX III only going forward. /s
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    Cygnus X-3 For FM3?

    "need" is a strong word. Maybe "would like to have". It won't start being ported to FM3 until it leaves the Axe FX III Beta state. I think most would prefer to get the current rounder of FM3 changes sooner and the new amp modelling changes in the next release, but we'll see what happens.
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    MarkV power amp only modeling

    I forgot you fancy Axe FX III users have two AMP blocks, this makes perfect sense now.:sweatsmile:
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    MarkV power amp only modeling

    That would still leave one of the two paths either without power amp coloration, or the other with double the power amp coloration. IF you use the AMP block with power amp modelling on, then the Axe dry path would be normal but the amp power amp would add a second set of tube power amp coloring...
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    MarkV power amp only modeling

    I actually suggested that just a couple posts up. @sprint is right that it still contibutes something, but it's also relatively mild on a high gain amp like the Mark series where they tend to sound best with a clean power amp instead of a pushed one. Plus the el84 based power section in the 25...
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    MarkV power amp only modeling

    Restating your original question then, you're looking for which amp models work best for modelling a power amp when fed with a high gain preamp signal. Off the top of my head I'm not sure, but that should be something you can search for some threads on. Normally for high gain poweramps run...
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    MarkV power amp only modeling

    That does help clarify some things. Regarding the amp model in question, it's hard to say. The Clean channel may have some inherent EQ and voicing which is skewing things more than the lead channel does. And in that case, Are you using the L and R of all 4 (3.5?) inputs? If not, perhaps you...
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    Best of all worlds

    Add a KHE Amp switcher into the mix and hook it up so the AXE controls the KHE channel with Midi signals and reach your true nirvana.
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    FM3 Turbo - gaps between scenes

    Fixed is a weird word for this. The FM9's latest firmware did includ the gapfilling functionality called "gapless switching" which Cliff added to the FX III a little bit ago. The FM3 update is still in progress. Despite everyone thinking the gapless part is the part that's taking a while to...
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    SLO. Anybody digging this model? Am I missing the point?

    The implication being a well regarded metal amp can't sound good? ;)
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    MarkV power amp only modeling

    There are several ways to do this, and I'm going to list them in increasing complexity: Abandon the real amp. Abandon true W/D/W. Use a Stero L and R powered speaker, where you output the dry amp signal panned center, and L/R affects signals panned respectively. You only have 2 real speakers...
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    Wish Tuner range

    You're also not obligated to play things in E if you want to play them in D, but if you're trying to do a proper tribute it's nice to stick to the original key. 👍
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    Wish Tuner range

    That's harder to do consistently with a bassist on stage without playing the tuning song duet for the audience
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    FM3 Firmware Version 7.00

    Interesting definition of distinguished ;)
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    Amp Block input select - Sum L+R vs Left. Is there a difference?

    If you want a second opinion you could reamp a DI twice, once with each setting, and then compare the final results.
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    Amp Block input select - Sum L+R vs Left. Is there a difference?

    I see in the wiki that if you are using L+R as a global input mode while only plugged into the L channel then your signal will be attenuated by 6 dB and you might pick up noise from the unused R input. But this applies to the global input. It also implies that the Sum L+R must compensate for the...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 24.05 Release

    The poor FM3 crowd that is going on 6...
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    Do we really need channels and scene controllers?

    Despite not being a user of scene controllers, I can ballpark a couple ideas: Wanting to blend from lower gain to higher gain while you're playing and cannot easily access your volume control Want to blend to higher gain on an amp where the bass needs to be higher at low gain but lower at high...
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    SLO. Anybody digging this model? Am I missing the point?

    It has? I don't even think I've installed the firmware with it yet.
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    FM3 Firmware Version 7.00

    Why is everyone checking here? This thread isn't the thread where a new firmware will be announced
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    Do we really need channels and scene controllers?

    I think phrased another way could be "If we had 8 channels it would largely eliminate the need for scene controllers"
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    Do we really need channels and scene controllers?

    I think OP is proposing that scenes could change the TYPE of a block too, and would that eliminating the need for channels.
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    Do we really need channels and scene controllers?

    I think everyone is missing the crux of the original suggestion. What if each scene contained a copy of ALL properties of the block. Not just settings, bypass state, but also TYPE. i.e. you don't have 4 channels on an amp block, you 8 scenes each which can choose a different amp model with...
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    Disaster at a gig last night

    Unfortuantely working with phones as USB hosts is such a pain. Different phones have different quirks and they all try to pretend to either be a camera of a midi interface or something else when plugged in, and show different menus for choosing which that the user has to get right to use it. If...
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    Axe gx 3 updates

    I'm looking forward to the next one, the Axe HX after they buy and consume Helix.
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    Really helpful level layout that I'm using

    The one gotcha you'll run into with that approach is that if you have spillover enabled for your effects changing the output level could boost or cut the volume of your delay repeats and reverb tails suddenly. If you have your delay block set to MUTE OUT or THRU it won't be an issue because the...
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    Admins? Should I buy fracpad or wait for tempo feature?

    I may be wrong and you may get a clear answer, but unfortunately I don't think it's very likely except for a couple specific situations: If it's currently available in an active beta and complete enough to ship in the next release, a beta tester still couldn't tell you because they agree not to...
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    My Hermansson Rectifier Preset

    I don't think Fletcher-Munson is really applicable to recorded sounds. It's the volume of the playback to the listener, not the volume during recording.
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    4 button switch AND Exp pedal?

    Other option is to get creative with all the tap and hold functions and see if you can make the 3 switches work on their own
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    Upgrading KH-2 2009 signature (no LTD) pickups

    https://www.emgpickups.com/pub/media/Mageants/p/o/powertips_tricks_0230-0190c.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMG_81 H Instructions on here: https://www.emgpickups.com/81.html From these, it says "EMG Pickups never put out more voltage than is being supplied. Using a 9 Voltbattery will limit...
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    Upgrading KH-2 2009 signature (no LTD) pickups

    What do you mean?
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    Upgrading KH-2 2009 signature (no LTD) pickups

    Nice! And a lefty, that's got to be a rare find! If you're never going to sell it, then the value question really doesn't matter. But as mentioned, just hold onto the old ones and swap them back when you're going to sell.
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    Upgrading KH-2 2009 signature (no LTD) pickups

    OP the nice thing about most EMGs is they're usually easy to swap with their quick-connect plugs. If your guitar has the quick-connects, you can try a HetSet, swap back if you don't like them, or just keep the original pickups around and swap them back when you go to sell it. I don't think it...
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    How to get Chuck Schuldiner guitar tone?

    And if you don't want to go down the pickup replacement rabbit hole, you could use an EQ before the amp, or the input EQ in the amp block, or even the input trim to goose the incoming signal a little.
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    Why Steve Vai 'Wasn't a Big Fan of the Marshall Sound'.How Carvin Made His 'Favorite' Amp

    I had a very similar experience with the Dimebucker pickup recently. Often maligned, but when you poost the %#@% out of the mids with multiple EQs before the amp like he did the pickup is larger and fuller sounding than the Bill Lawrence ones are. But straight into an amp, the Bill Lawnrence is...
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    Why Steve Vai 'Wasn't a Big Fan of the Marshall Sound'.How Carvin Made His 'Favorite' Amp

    I feel like if the Legacy was a poor man's XTC it would have been a lot more popular.
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    How to get Chuck Schuldiner guitar tone?

    This one?
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    FM3 longevity

    Support it in what way? They haven't had a firmware update in years and years which I think is what OP is asking?
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    Dumb question about FM3 mark ii turbo vs axe iii

    Where would they fit the extra 2 switches?
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    Sound difference between FM3 and Fm9

    Assuming he was talking about Amp algorithms, or algirithms in general and not just the spring reverb that was mentioned by OP, I think the word "Currently" means he's saying: "At this moment in time, the AXE FX III and FM9 are both on the latest amp modelling algorithm, the but FM3 is not yet...
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    Dumb question about FM3 mark ii turbo vs axe iii

    Are you talking about Reverbs or everything? Specifically I think some are taking this to mean amp modelling. And in that case are you referrinf to the fact that the FM9 update has some out, but the FM3 update is still in progress so currently it's not up to date?
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    Clean Amp for Les Paul, No Fender

    Most Mesa clean channels are based on Fender Blackface or similar circuits, not sure about the Texas Star/Lonestar stuff. But if it works it works. But it might be worth asking if you want a Fender styel clean, a marshall style clean, a vox style clean, or something else. The JC120 is a solid...
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    Sound difference between FM3 and Fm9

    The FM9 currently has one new update compared to the FM3 with a lot of changes, features. amps, and modelling algoritm improvements from the past 6 months. If both are on the latest then this is one factor. Try with the FM9 back on 5.01?
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    I've got a big problem with the FM3

    Yeah, instead of making a small purchase to supplement the gear you already have instead make a whole new purchase.
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    Matching real MarkV:25 to Axe MarkV

    What effect are you trying to achieve by changing the setting on the real amp?
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    Different tone than youtube

    A lot of people still talking about fingers and hands when we've gotten some clearer information from OP: OP, it sounds like you are getting something else other than just the amp tone in your live monitor feed. It could be a dI signal or a second copy of the tone at a different delay causing...
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    Wish Tuner range

    Yeah Becoming does pidgeon hole the use for one pitch block a little. I'm actually using a Digitech Whammy Ricochet for that because I found it was simpler than using an expression and pitch block.
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    Wish Tuner range

    What do you mean by drop a semitone? Do you mean actually drop by cents and partially detune that way? Are you planning to tune to standard then use the pitch block to get everything down 25 cents instead?
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    Longest time between updates for the FM3...is this it?

    You can go to Line6 and get ~1 update a year for that experience if you like. They're different architecture because the bigger, more expensive chips that require more heat dissipation are in the bigger, more expensive cases with more heat dissipation. I know I think that English is your...
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    FM3 not showing in FM3-Edit but connected

    Ah, that might be my misunderstanding. I installed the drivers then saw something properly detecting and displaying the FM3 when it was connected, so I assumed that meant the drivers were fully working. I'll need to test further.
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    Questions about MV and headroom

    Here's a handful of random facts that vaguely relate to this: Old amps without significant preamp distortion needed to be cranked to get higher levels of distortion. Think espeically the original things like Bassmans which weren't meant to distort. Next thigs like the Plexi's and JCM800s and...
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    FM3 not showing in FM3-Edit but connected

    Yup, that's what's showing it as connected in the first screenshot unless I'm mistaken
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    FM3 not showing in FM3-Edit but connected

    I don't have Fractal-Bot installed.
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    FM3 not showing in FM3-Edit but connected

    My FM3 shows up in the audio device control panel But in FM3-Edit it's not showing as connected. Under preferences it looks like this: But the FM3 doesn't actually show up as a valid port under In/Out, only when hitting Use Default Port: Since it's connecting properly, this should eliminate...
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    Caution...bit by the Beta...

    It's all good. I think some people also want to make the preventative measures and solutiosn clear in the thread even if you already know them, because a new user might find it and not know them, or a user thinking about buying might see it and be scared of losing things every update because...
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    Caution...bit by the Beta...

    And I think some people in here just want to help you in the future, if you make a backup before you install the beta then when you roll back to the previous firmware you can restore the backup of all your presets and settings. If you didn't do it this time, it's a good step before the next...
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    How Good is the Fractal VH4 Model?

    That's true. It's most likely case by case depending on the amp. And for amps with siwtchable loops I'm sure easier to model with the loop disengaged too.
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    How Good is the Fractal VH4 Model?

    They can't necessarily be because some real amps distort witht he channel colume up (presumably this is part of what's going on with the VH4) and leaing them wide open would cause the amp to have a permanent semi-cranked sound. More likely I'd guess they're modelled at noon, a middle ground of...
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    Hi im back

    Hi i never lefttt
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