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Can the FM3/9 run safely on modified sine wave inverters?

I'm interested in some experiments away from wall power. Can these devices handle the modified sine wave outputs of cheaper inverters?
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- Jul 8, 2022
- Replies: 0
- Forum: FM3 Discussion
FS Fractal FM3/FC6 bundle for sale

SOLD!! I’ve done the unthinkable and paid someone’s asking price for an FM9, so I’m selling my FM3/FC6 kit. Works awesome and always has, includes some Ownhammer and ML user cabs. Shows some minor scuff and signs of wear but nothing unreasonable or noticeable in regular use. This is a model...
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- Jul 8, 2022
- Replies: 0
- Forum: For Sale
Bug? Glitchy layout link transition

Alright so long story short, I've been building an OFM9G esque setup for an FM3/FC6. There's a Presets button on the upper row of the FC6 in this layout, and its hold action is set to Tuner. Its tap action is to change layout on the FC6, and it has a layout link to change layout on the FM3. If I...
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- May 24, 2022
- Replies: 1
- Forum: FM3 Bugs
Got inspired to make a different OMG9! But apparently I just reinvented an FM9. (Layout included)

I've been using the OMG9 for a while and it's a great setup, but it never quite fit me. It felt like the things I wanted most were not closest, and the AX8 was still more comfortable, and so I came up with an idea to move the layout selection to the top right. You see where this is going. I woke...
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- May 22, 2022
- Replies: 2
- Forum: FM3 Discussion
NGD: Laney LFR212 - sounds great, I really like it! (2x12 vertical FRFR)

I've been missing both the look and feel of a real cab, and I was entertaining the idea of getting a conventional 2x12 with a power amp. While looking around I rediscovered this Laney FRFR everyone's been sleeping on and to be honest I'm not sure why. It sounds fan-friggin-fastic! You don't get...
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- May 1, 2022
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Amps and Cabs
Did you miss the Fryette D60? You've gotta try it.

I feel like the Fryette Deliverance is one of those amps that goes largely unnoticed inside this box, but it's some pretty hot stuff. If you are one of those people who skipped right over it, this is the perfect time to pull it up and see what it's all about. I've attached a "hair metal" preset...
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- Nov 13, 2020
- Replies: 1
- Forum: FM3 Preset Exchange
Switch doesn't engage/behave as a tap if its hold is a blank PP

Ok so this might be an engineering limitation or intentional behavior, I'm not sure. Here's a button scheme: Now the question is, what should happen if PP #1 Hold is unassigned? The switch looks like a tap-only switch: But it will behave as if there is a hold function - the tap action engages...
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- Nov 1, 2020
- Replies: 2
- Forum: FM3 Discussion
Can external/stand-in switches follow layouts?

I've been going over the user manual and I don't know if I've misunderstood something. Basically, I can use stand-in switches to configure external switches to act as a specific switch in a specific layout. Ok, cool. But can I configure the externals to act as a numbered switch in the current...
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- Nov 1, 2020
- Replies: 18
- Forum: FM3 Discussion
Change layout upon preset selection?

Ok, I'm getting acquainted with the FM3 coming from my AX8 and I liked some of the modal behavior in the AX8. I go into preset selection mode on the AX8, and then when I choose one all of the buttons switch over to the scene/stomp configuration. I wish the FM3 did the same thing. The idea is I...
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- Oct 14, 2020
- Replies: 4
- Forum: FM3 Discussion
My VU numeric display is going a little nuts, is this normal?

Video: This is minor but the numbers on my AX8's VU seem to go completely nuts with very staccato playing. I don't know if they used to do this or they should be. Doesn't seem to actually impact anything? Mostly just puzzling, to be honest. I tried a slow-mo recording but it didn't help. The...
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- Dec 7, 2019
- Replies: 1
- Forum: AX8 Discussion
Suggestions for getting a Ghost style sound?

Not that I think it's a complicated setup, but I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions for getting close to Ghost's sound, particularly the Prequell album. I've been running my generic Friedman 2018 patch and it's pretty decent but I'm wondering if there's a trick or amp that gives them that...
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- Dec 6, 2019
- Replies: 3
- Forum: AX8 Discussion
How can I improve this tone? (heavy content)

I've been working on setting up a new patch and I feel like it's just ... not that good. I'm playing a Strandberg 7 with passives in drop A into a fairly simple chain of a boosted 5153. Patch is attached, I'm using the ML 4x12 USA Bulb cab for this. Here's my test riff: I know my playing isn't...
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- Oct 8, 2019
- Replies: 2
- Forum: AX8 Discussion
FS XiTone passive wedge

I've concluded that I really don't need dual speakers from my rig, and so it's time to move this XiTone passive on to someone else. I can take pictures on request but it doesn't really have any wear to speak of. $300 plus shipping from Baltimore, MD.
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- Jul 28, 2019
- Replies: 4
- Forum: For Sale
Wish X/Y or per scene Tempo?

This can't be that crazy a thing to want, right? I'd like to have some more options for what goes on with Tempo within the preset. The ability to program some changes would be awfully nice.
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- Dec 18, 2018
- Replies: 0
- Forum: AX8 Wishes + Bugs
Wish Toggle metronome with footswitch

I know this probably doesn't seem like the flashiest function to have on a professional level unit etc, but it would be incredibly useful for practice if I could set metronome on/off with a foot switch. 1-8, F keys, don't care. Seems like putting it into the F key tap and hold options would be...
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- Dec 3, 2018
- Replies: 3
- Forum: AX8 Wishes + Bugs
How do you set up your footswitches?

Just curious what everyone else has settled on, as I'm trying to decide how to configure things nowadays. I'm finding that setting 1-4 as scenes, 5-8 as stomp boxes is a nice middle ground, although I'm still not sure what I want to do with the F switches. I also shut off X/Y at the foot...
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- Dec 1, 2018
- Replies: 16
- Forum: AX8 Discussion
Can I swap the Bank Up/Bank Down buttons?

I really think of it as next/previous rather than up/down, and want "next" (up) to be F3. I'm not seeing a way to change this? [EDIT] In the bank selection mode after pressing F1. Not the base function assignment.
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- Nov 27, 2018
- Replies: 4
- Forum: AX8 Discussion
Looking for some help getting a Metallica chorus-clean

For some reason I'm having a lot of trouble getting a good, reasonably authentic feeling Metallica clean with a chorus. Enter Sandman's opening is the template here. I experimented with the JC120 mode but somehow it just doesn't sound right at all. So far I've just been pulling up a Fender clean...
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- Nov 20, 2018
- Replies: 7
- Forum: AX8 Discussion
How do I adjust Speaker Comp on the AX8 screen?

Hey so uh, maybe this is dumb but how do I adjust the speaker comp from the board's interface? Normally E would let me move around but here it just edits Xformer match and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to adjust the spkr comp without AX8 Edit.
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- Oct 21, 2018
- Replies: 2
- Forum: AX8 Discussion
Just ordered the Fractal EV-2!

Email arrived and I figured hey, why wait? I have to admit, shipping is rather more expensive that I'd hoped ($17 to MD). Still I've been holding off on getting an expression pedal for ages in hopes of seeing what how the EV-2 turns out and I'm excited to try it out! Dimensions: 3.2 in. wide...
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- Jul 6, 2017
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Other MIDI Controllers
Ozzy's Rock n Roll Rebel

Can someone put me on the right track for recreating Jake E Lee's sound here? The track starts off with an isolated guitar which is helpful, but I'm not sure how he got that sound in the first place. It's particularly the way the palm mutes respond that I can't seem to recreate properly. I've...
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- Apr 24, 2017
- Replies: 8
- Forum: AX8 Discussion
Wish Metronome *block*

I'm going to start by referencing this thread: http://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/turn-metronome-on-off-with-footswitch-and-axe-edit.114470/#post-1397565 I think this and a few other things can be solved effectively by making the metronome a routable block instead of a global control. It'd be...
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- Sep 30, 2016
- Replies: 4
- Forum: AX8 Wishes + Bugs
What power amps don't work well?

There's a lot of discussion on what power amps are great choices with the Axe, or at least adequate choices. I have a different question: What power amps totally suck? What should people avoid buying? Are any brands, past or present, known for being poor quality?
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- Aug 25, 2016
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Amps and Cabs
AX8 doesn't really sound quite right

Ok, I've owned an Axe II for a while so I'm generally pretty familiar with things. I've never tried to use it in a power amp/cab setup though, so I'm testing the AX8 in this role and something seems just a touch off. I made a quick 5153 50W Blue preset with an FX loop before the cab, took...
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- Aug 25, 2016
- Replies: 23
- Forum: AX8 Discussion
Home practice through PA - floor or stand mount?

Just wondering what you all prefer. Normally I play through monitors but I want to start trying it out in a rehearsal type setting with live drums. PA will be an Alto 112, which I can tilt back on the floor or put on a stand. What will sound and feel better?
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- Aug 15, 2015
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Anyone using digital room correction with their studio-setting Axe Fx?

Preface: obviously appropriate room treatment is always a good idea, and I am not talking about room EQ/correction in lieu of correct acoustic treatment of a space. This post should be considered as being used in tandem with at least basic acoustic paneling. Is anyone using digital room...
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- Jul 25, 2015
- Replies: 19
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Shooting IRs with "measurement" mics

All of the factory IRs in the Axe are taken using a measurement/reference microphone, Cliff named the EarthWorks in particular. What surprised me is that measurement mics are actually rather cheap - the basic Earthworks costs nowhere near what an R121 would set you back. Even more so, there are...
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- May 27, 2015
- Replies: 10
- Forum: User Cabs and IR's
How to get a Soldano Hot Rod sound?

I know that everyone considers these things the amps for people who can't afford an SLO, but my "real" amp is a Jet City and I love what it does. I know the circuit differences are fairly subtle between the SLO and the HR 100+, so I'm wondering if I can make some tweaks that will be closer to...
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- May 24, 2015
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
First time Axe owner, new Axe II day!

Okay, first time Axe FX owner here, just a few hours in! I've been using the Eleven Rack quite happily for a long time, but for a variety of reasons I decided I'd like to try and upgrade to better equipment. I use it entirely as a studio/recording/practice tool, not live performance, and I'm not...
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- May 23, 2015
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Anyone using Axe Fx via USB on Win10?

Considering making the jump relatively soon. I don't think they made any changes to the audio stack or DDI but I haven't looked into it. Has anyone actually used the Axe on 10 and how has the experience been?
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- May 18, 2015
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion