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    Fast Scrolling Option?

    Like a number of people, I updated to firmware 7, and the editor no longer will recognize the unit. Here's a question: If I'm on page 300, for example, how do I quickly get to page 001 without having to do a massive amount of clicking?
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    New Firmware Update, but Editor Doesn't Recognize

    I updated everything... Robot, new Editor, and the most recent FM3 updates. I'm obviously connected via USB, as I did my updates, etc. But the Editor is not recognizing the FM3. It matters not which one I turn on (editor before FM3 or after FM3). I suspect it's something simple, but no idea.
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    No Sound

    I used to have my FM3 as my main 'thing'... amps, cabs, effects, but also it was my interface. I changed things around and now want to use my FM3 for effects only (while using other gear for amps, cabs and I have a different interface). Now, I have no sound. I did go into the General setup...
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    FM3 Sonicake's 5th Dimension (review/demo) with FM3

    Amps/Cabs from the FM3... Sonicake’s 5th Dimension is a Swiss Army Knife of pedals. These multi-effects pedals have been around for a while, but the affordability of the 5th Dimension certainly makes it ideal for those looking to access various modulations in their most basic form. Contained...
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    FM3 Wave Crush (review/demo with FM3)

    Used amps/cabs and effects (reverb/delay) from the FM3 Bit crushers are a specialty pedal, and some may consider their use limited and when wanting a lo-fi sound. However, I do find them most appropriate for guitar when applied in a low dose, which I’ll address later. The Sonicake Wave Crush is...
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    FM3 19th Century Himalayan Singing Bowls

    mic'd into the FM3 (for reverb)
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    NEXG (smart guitar) demo/review

    I did not use my FM3 on this review, but the guitar sounds fantastic with the reverbs. The guitar has it's own speaker system, but when you use the line out, the speaker cuts off and you can go direct to the FM3 or other gear. There is a separate output for pedals, etc., so that you can still do...
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    FM3 CROWN (non-water Waterphone) review/demo using the FM3

    I used premade patches from the FM3... taking more time to experiment with the various effects would be a wild ride! One of the more unusual instruments is the Waterphone, known for its creepy and chilling sound as a violin bow strokes the metal rods. If you’re unfamiliar with the Waterphone...
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    FM3 Sonicake's Octaver demo (FM3 used for guitar tone/delay)

    An octaver goes back to the 1960s, originally designed by Roger Mayer for Jimi Hendrix. As applicable for the bass player or keyboardist, an octaver adds breadth, depth, fullness and a hint of eerie edginess to a tone. Certainly, an octaver plays a role in make a smaller band sound much larger...
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    FM3 TriceraChorus by Eventide (demo/review using FM3)

    Not everyone likes the sound of chorus, but when applied sparingly, it can give depth and thickness to a tone. But enough pandering. Eventide has a solid reputation for producing studio-quality effects, and the TriceraChorus may be the most versatile chorus available, ranging from iconic 80’s...
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    Problems with FM3 not in stereo

    I tried a search, but got an error message twice. In any case, I ran a reverb pedal through the FM3... through the FX Loop (so that it's after the Cab sim and not in front of the FM3). The problem is, the pedal is in mono and when I record to my DAW (using the FM3) I only get the left channel...
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    FM3 Amp Rescue (Lounsberry Pedals) with demo

    I adding the Amp Rescue to the FM3, but also used cab sims and delay/reverb for the other examples: There are a few ways to describe the effect of the Amp Rescue, and it depends on whether you’re playing a clean or dirty signal. When playing clean, it’s as though a ‘flatness’ is removed from...
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    FM9 Hagerman DRIVE (Muff-style silicon) review/demo

    Fractal FM3 cab sims used in this review (as well as any reverb/delay). I don’t mind fuzz pedals, but I don’t use them often. I’ve demoed them, used them here and there, but frequently had to do some EQ adjustments or add some type of treble booster, etc., to really get the notes to sound more...
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    Hagerman Amps ONE WATTER (2 demos... using FM3 cab sims)

    Hagerman designed a low watt amplifier for the primary purpose of a practice amp, in order to avoid using and burning up a larger stage amp at home. I can expand on that premise to suggest that many times bands leave gear in a particular location, to prevent having to haul amps, cabs, etc., back...
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    REACTIVATOR by Hagerman Amps (pedal demo/review)

    I used the FM3 for effects and cab sims... I now realize why Hagerman Amps calls its latest true bypass pedal Reactivator – “it’s alive… it’s alive!” This is a low to moderate gain pedal, a two-transistor/two-triode overdrive, but its tube driven components maintain that ‘warm’ and realistic...
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    Orange Bass Butler (demo/review)

    FM3 used for reverb and interface for this video demo (the last part, with guitar, uses the Herbert Diezel amp from the FM3): There are some well-received bass pedals and preamps on the market, and the Bass Butler by Orange ranks toward the top – and for good reason. If you want your bass tone...
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    FM3 HEAVY pedal + FM3 (making hi-gain amps more brutal)

    All amps are from the FM3. I realize you can add an OD pedal from the FM3, but I like the quality and nature of the HEAVY pedal and how it interacts with the FM3:
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    FM3 SP+ Overdrive (demo/review using the FM3)

    No affiliation to the company.... If you’re into overdrives, and pushing your amp to new levels of brilliance, TL Pedals’ SP+ JFET true bypass will not disappoint. The name of this pedal comes from another in the TL collection, the Silver Pony (which has a similar design/concept as the original...
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    La Flaca by Pure Salem Guitars (demo/review with FM3 amps)

    There’s a reason why guitarist collect guitars, besides the novelty of doing so. Each has its own characteristics and each a unique tool to express one’s musical abilities. It’s not only the feel and look (which can affect a person’s mindset), but definitely the sound generated through the...
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    WIN Busuyi Double-Neck Guitar

    MODERATORS: If this thread is inappropriate, my apologies. I'm not being paid for this service, but helping a company (by creating the video) for a giveaway contest. No purchase necessary. Obviously, delete if not appropriate. Thank you! Hi. I'm not affiliated with Busuyi, but I did a review on...
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    FM3 METAL by Hagerman Amps (pedal demo using FM3)

    Hagerman is a solid pedal-builder/engineer, and often producing unique voicings when compared to its rivals. Its METAL pedal is no exception, although not a ‘modern’ hi-gain type pedal in the modern sense – rather, METAL is described as a distortion/fuzz, and that aspect comes through loud and...
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    FM3 34 key Kalimba (with FM3 effects - video demo)

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    FM3 Soul Press II (review/demo with FM3)

    Soul Press II is a true bypass pedal and an upgrade from the original Soul Press, and with some significant changes. This pedal has Volume, Wah, an Expression out and a Volume/Wah combo. In the latter instance, the toe switch acts as a control between the Volume/Wah (shifting from one to the...
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    FM3 Duet Jaw Harp/Vargan (video demo)

    I used the FM3 for the echo/reverb (via a microphone)
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    FM3 Parabellum Drive (review with demo)

    Using amps/cabs from the FM3 If you’re looking for ‘boutique,’ then Night Owl Industries fits that bill. This company’s focus is on tone, while delivering something unique, and its current project is no exception – The Parabellum Drive (a collaboration with Dunwich Amps). It can hotrod a clean...
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    FM3 'X' Jaw Harp video demo

    I used the FM3 for delay and reverb (no amps, etc... my mic goes into the Helicon VoiceLive 3 and then into the FM3).
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    FM3 PlexiRanger review/demo using FM3

    I'm placing this here, since I used various amps/cabs from the FM3 to demo this pedal. Amazing how flexible the FM3 is and how well it receives OD pedals. Carl Martin produces some very solid pedals, in that they sound good, are easy to operate and deliver what’s promised. The PlexiRanger is no...
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    Heart Muller (bass/lead OD) review with demo

    I thought I would post this here, as I used the FM3 for the amp/cab for bass (Ampeg), rhythm and lead (Diezel). Heart Müller, a true bypass pedal, originally was developed to be a bass overdrive. However, this latest version was tweaked in order to be used by a six-string as well. The accompany...
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    FM3 Greedtone Overdrive II (review/demo using FM3)

    What guitarist doesn’t like effects? Certainly, there are some purists, including jazz or blues musicians (plug in an amp and play), but most of us like things that add some dazzle to our tones. My favorite are overdrive pedals, because they can make a good amp sound even better, and each OD...
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    Busuyi (single neck/double neck) Mini-Pro review with demo

    I did publish this elsewhere, but I thought it a cool instrument. FYI... I used the FM3 for both guitar and bass. The bass was an Ampeg with 4x10 Ampeg cab. The six-string used a few different setting (Carol Ann clean... some Diezel Herbert for lead). I was in the market for a bass, since I’ve...
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    FM3 as Interface (serious noise)

    Worked fine with the previous firmware. Now my Band-in-a-Box (backing track program) sounds like loud distorted garbage. I tried restarting, but that didn't work. Any ideas? Maybe this should go in the bugs section... I already posted it before realizing so.
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    [fixed] Hi-Res Cab no longer recognized

    In the previous axe-edit, I could choose from standard or hi-res cabs. In the latest version, this option disappeared. Are the hi-res automatically selected now?
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    FM3 AMP1 Iridium into FM3 (for cab IRs and delay)

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    FM3 GRAND FUSION: TEXTURES album in the making with gear walk-throughs

    An album in the works, I'll be presenting the tracks with the gear I'm using:
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    BluGuitar AMP1 Iridium into FM3 question

    The IRs in the FM3 sound great with the BluGuitar Amp1 Iridium (Iridium direct into FM3). This is what I want to do... I want to place the Iridium into the FX Loop of the FM3, so that I can have wah or other effects before the Iridium. But it's not working. I can place any pedal in an FX Loop of...
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    FM3 Grand Fusion (recordings with FM3)

    I'm working on a number of recordings, and I love the tone I'm using in the composition Emotions in Motion (a Diezel amp with Cali cab). As I compose more, I'll be posting them here (other gear also listed below): I've done a bunch of stuff over the years, but just started putting some new...
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    Classic Rock (preset with 6 scenes & YouTube sound video)

    Warning... I'm using the latest firmware, which came out around mid Feb 2021. Here is the preset: https://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=8710 Here is the video demo:
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    Clean Machine (8 scenes with different effects)

    Thanks to Brett Kingman's recent clean tone, with a few modifications, this is an 8-scene preset with added chorus, phaser, tremolo, rotary and flanger. Here is the preset: https://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=8692 Here is a YouTube video that demos the 8 scenes on both...
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    Marshall Satriani Preset (4 scenes) + looking for feedback

    I don't think its anything new, for people to upload presets that you think sound a bit crappy... or that others rave as to how good they are, but you think they bite a little or maybe a lot. That may suggest how much playing style and guitar pickups contribute. On that note, I'm curious to hear...
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    FM3 (amp block removed) + Victory V4 tube Preamps

    A mix of analog with digital... the Victory V4 tube preamps running into the FM3 (amp block disabled):
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    Question about external footswitch operation

    I have a single button footswitch. I know it works as I used it as a mute switch with a different piece of hardware. I was going to use this single footswitch as an off/on switch for different purposes, e.g., turning on the 'Fat' or 'Cut' on the amp, etc. I have an expression pedal plugged into...
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    Closed Preset Quality

    With vendors offering presets that are BETTER than what you get with the unit, why not license those presets, load them on the unit and increase the price slightly to cover the cost? In this manner, the presets from the Vendors would cost less (since it would be purchased for EVERY unit), we...
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    Big 3 (clean, crunch + lead preset)

    Fender meets MESA... and for those who may have downloaded the initial preset, I made some changes (afternoon of Feb 11, 2021) to make it more amp-like and full. PRESET: https://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=8610
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    Free FM3 Preset - PowerBalls! (six scenes)

    https://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=8603
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    Free FM3 Preset - Heavenly Clean (with demo)

    PRESET LINK: https://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=8571
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    FM3 Drives vs. Analog Drives

    A short and fun video comparing digital vs. pedal ODs:
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    Band in a Box 2021 (review with demos)

    I have dabbled with guitar for several years, off and on, and the one thing that keeps bringing me back and has sustained my interest was and is Band-in-a-Box (BIAB). Never a band-mate (minus six months as a bass player in a basement band, age 14), if it were not for having my own band at my...
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    Fremen Presets (acoustic & rock-metal) review with demos

    Fractal Audio already has very decent presets in the FM3, which is one of its strong points. Previous versions of Axe products had some give and take among the critics, when it came to the presets and tone quality, but few are complaining about Fractal’s latest offerings. Consequently, when you...
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    FM3 Review with Demo (from Ambient to Hi-Gain)

    If anyone is familiar with the Axe-Fx rack unit, it’s easy to suggest that this can be a very lengthy review, since so much can be done with the unit. The FM3, which is s a floor modeler version of the Axe-Fx III (same amps, cabs and effects) certainly is no different, and so I want to focus on...
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    Using Power Amp only

    Hello. I'm using a Kraken V4 Preamp... running that into my Axe-Fx II for cabs, etc. I noticed that when I run my Kraken into a power amp and THEN into my Axe-Fx the overall sound and bottom end is superior. Now, to get rid of my hardware power amp, is there a way to use one of the amps in...
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    Using Effects Only (no sound)

    I want to use effects like delay and reverb with a particular amp (Taurus amp). I have the AxeFx II running into the effects in and out of the amp. If I have an amp or cab active in the Axe, you can hear everything... but when I remove them and have only the effects (and there are...
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    Input and Output Questions

    Sorry if the answer is on the forum... couldn't locate anything. I have an output issue: I want to have to amps in a patch... no problem there. But I want one amp to go the right speaker and the other amp to go to the left speaker. How is that done? Also, if I'm running stereo to the back...
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    MFC-101 Substitute

    Is there a recommendation 'switch' that can engage and disengage the looper function (so I'm not triggering it via a mouse on the software)?
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    Saving a Patch to a New Scene

    Let's say that you have a patch that sounds good with a particular guitar, but then you want to use a different guitar and need to change the settings (less bass, more echo, less drive, etc.). You don't want to 'save' that patch, which is Scene 1, but would like to save it to Scene 2. Is...
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    Using MIDI controller for expression pedal

    Hi. I have a 'voluum' pedal by Sonuus. It has MIDI in and out and I was wondering if I can use it as an expression pedal with the Axe Fx II (Mark II). Is it the pedal's OUT to the Axe Fx II's IN? And do I set it up as I would an expression pedal (e.g., go through the usual menu items and set...
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