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  1. sskkmm

    AFIII Wreck Room Studios - The Shangri-La Wreckers recordings thread.

    This is my hobby these days - all recorded in a bedroom studio. Fractal as interface for vocals, acoustic guitar, electrics, and bass. Drums and mix/mastering all done with Logic. Still amazes me what can be accomplished at home. Yeah the two of us aren’t great singers or players but we get...
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    AFIII Original tune sketch - clean and slow late night drivin' kinda thing

    I know most of you out there are chugga chugging types, but thought I would share my latest scrapbook recording. It's not really mixed or mastered and still working on the lyrics and a bridge..lots of work to be done, but man I am just so happy how easy it is to layout stuff like this. r9 into...
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    NAMM 2022 meetup?

    So....who's gonna be there this year? Was fun meeting up back in 2020.
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    Lunar Eclipse tonight

    We have beautiful clear skies tonight, so looking forward to a near-full eclipse at 11pm. Can also see several planets lined up...Venus, Saturn, Jupiter are all bright. A hint of Neptune but moon is too bright right now. I was using my sky app to check the other bright stars and of course had to...
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    AFIII Money for Nothing with factory preset

    Been too long since I have recorded some3thing so half a beer and hit the red button. Can always play it perfect if the recorder isn't on...but anyway. Happy Sunday hope you and yours are healthy.
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    FM3 Inspiration from #325 Circuitbend FM3 factory preset

    In my tradition of trying to force myself to play and record more regularly, I spun the dial and found 325. Hmm. Fun broken sounds.
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    Dead and Co back at Woodstock location!

    Thought this was cool. https://boingboing.net/2021/08/24/watch-last-night-dead-and-company-majestically-recreated-their-famously-sour-set-from-woodstock.html
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    AFIII "Twin Peaks Bari" preset groove

    Finally getting things set back up, and looking for inspirational presets in the latest factory set. Spun the dial and hit #149 "Twin Peaks Bari" and through down a little groove. Impressed with the pitch shifter - just a little warble here and there but this is with no real adjustments to the...
  9. sskkmm

    Whoot I’m back in action

    The family made it to Oahu and Hickam AFB...and today we finally got our first shipment of house stuff, so I finally have a guitar and my FM3. It's been a LONG time so anxiously awaiting all the updates to install! We have loaner furniture in the house but this is all I need for now. :)
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    Moving - sad day.

    There goes my rig…into crates. Cya in Hawaii! @chris hope you are ready for us. :)
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    LOGIC PRO X gurus...help with Smart Tempo / Flex with pre-recorded track

    So my uncle - who gave me my first guitar and is a singer/songwriter - is still working on tunes in his 70s. He sent me an mp3 of a cool new song - just an acoustic guitar and voice. He doesn't have the stems as it was recorded at someone else's place. It obviously wasn't done to a...
  12. sskkmm

    Watching the feed from NAMM - Van Halen 1978 performed at Melbourne Guitar Show 2019 - SIMON HOSFORD

    Didn't see this discussed in the forum, but either way here it is again. Wowza...
  13. sskkmm

    AFIII "Winter Wonderland" with Vibro-King and 15.01

    Still learning, but in my spirit of trying to post something each week in December here goes.
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    FM3 "Have Yourself A Merry Little Xmas" and "Deck the Halls" - FM3

    Same song as last week, new song, another glass of wine, another night. Xmas tree. Grabbed my old Zoom q8 camera, a tripod, my FM3, and went into the family room. SoCo into FM3, dialed up a fender amp and plate verb, and ran the XLRs direct into the camera. I was only hearing my guitar...
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    "Dark Side of the Moon" - UMass

    Well, this was cool. "The UMass Lowell Pink Floyd Ensemble, directed by Alan Williams, performs Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety. Recorded Nov. 13-15, 2020 at The Aviary, North Chelmsford, MA. " If you are like me, jump to about 15:40 for the vocal highlight..
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    AFIII "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"

    Been working on this for a few weeks but man I can never seem to get a clean recording! Ah well, here it is clams and all. My Collings I30 into the III, a simple bassman preset with some comp and verb.
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    2011 Rig pic - pre Fractal

    Though I had many "huge racks" over the years, I came across this pic recently. 2011. This was the last rack rig I had before I went back to pedals and amps for awhile. Mesa Triaxis, Eventide Orville, Mesa 20/20 into the ported Bogner cubes. The tones were great, the sound possibilities and...
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    AFIII "Save it For Later" excerpt

    This song popped into my head today so grabbed my Ric, tuned to DADAAD, and messed around with some playing. A fun tuning to explore and a catchy pop tune. The Steve Stevens preset for Flesh for Fantasy (from https://www.fractalaudio.com/artist-preset-series/) worked with dialing down the...
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    AFIII "Ten Cent Pistol" first pass..no vocals.

    Black Keys tune came on during my run this morning, and thought I would give it a try. Don't care for my Logic Drummer this time...need to prob just program something. Using a Collings SoCo with TV Jones into Fender Super Reverb model on one guitar and Marshall 6550 clean on the other. Bass is...
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    AFIII Lanois-ish continues! "The Maker" with my buddy Jesse on drums

    In a bit of a rut I know, but I managed to get Logic drummer Jesse and Isabela groovin on this great track by Daniel Lanois. (The original drum track was laid down by the amazing Willie Green.) Real bass this time, and a few guitars using the Lanois-ish preset from the incredible @iaresee...
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    AFIII Lanois-ish preset with some Brian and Trixie backin me up

    I had planned on working on the great instrumental Sonhou Dourado but got distracted with this one. If you haven't seen this vid - the groove is great. So I borrowed it and started playin' Source vid at I need to get a better cut up of the full groove and work up the rest of the tune, but...
  22. sskkmm

    AFIII Friday Triangles (mostly claves) and the JP IIc preset

    Here's a great example of not using things as intended. :) Using this cool preset, I was inspired in a diff direction on the clean channel. Then I had fun with Logic drums and persuasions and well you never know where things ended up...
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    FM3 Zamfir does Sting

    Sometimes terrible things happen with midi tracks you find online. This just cracked me up so enjoy some Pan Flute lead on Sting's "Fortress Around Your Heart" I was inspired by the JC120 preset from AustinBuddy's Live Gold pack...found the .mid file online, added the thunder and some drums in...
  24. sskkmm

    Mono 365 still workin’

    This is the bag I used years ago gigging my AX8. Got curious today, and would you look at that! FM3, FC6, two EV-1s and all the cables.
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    FM3 4th of Jam

    Had to get away from the family for a bit - so just spun the dial and challenged myself to record a few bars of something. Here's a couple tracks in Bm, with my new best friend Levi the Logic drummer on the sunset kit. Presets used were a Band Commander, Mr. Gillmour Lead, and some AustinBuddy...
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    FM3 Chimey Echos

    Sometimes inspiration hits ya. This prob wasn't the time, but had some fun with factory preset 160, my ES-335, and some Logic X drummer.
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    New album from Hum

    Just thought I'd share. Hum takes me back.
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    FM3 Mystic Arps FM3 fun

    Ok, just stumbled on this preset in the new factory presets. Fun!
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    AFIII If you aren't already sick of the U2 classics...Streets

    Thanks to the great preset at https://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=7951
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    FM3 Fun ditty with 072 Band Commander

    Was messing around with the FM3 and getting things setup in Logic the other night and thought this sounded kinda nice. My Collings 290 with p90s into preset 072.
  31. sskkmm

    #StayAtHome Freebies...Music Production

    Some cool stuff here...thought I would share. "Below is the current list of time-limited offers to get music production software and sound libraries for free. This article will be updated daily. Check back to find new freebies as the situation unfolds."...
  32. sskkmm

    AFIII It was "cold" in S. Florida this past weekend...played some Bad Company

    We played outdoors and I had to put on a long sleeve shirt by the second set... ;) It got down in the 50s actually, so by 11pm it was pretty "cold." I have had 5 gigs with this band now and it's been fun being the young guy (everyone else over 60 on stage) ... and we are still working things...
  33. sskkmm

    AFIII All this Rush talk had me listening to some old cds today...

    Used to love playing this tune along to the tape. A bit rusty, but fun with a strat and the Roland Jazz 120 amp.
  34. sskkmm

    XiTone and Smoke.

    Got some pork smokin’ and some tunes crankin on a beautiful Miami morning. :)
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    AFIII Thin Lizzy "Boys are Back" with Moke's preset and plenty of clams

    First time with the new band, first time playing this one live. Plenty of clams and bad camera location (only safe spot for the first two sets) but thought I would share. Thanks to @Moke - well worth it for the preset to save time figuring out the harmony parts... :) This is also the kind of...
  36. sskkmm

    Synth Challege...can you help me out with Juke Box Hero?

    Foreigner - Juke Box Hero. The E-D saw synth parts...not the pulsating part, but the basic synth changes that happen in the quiet parts. I have been messing with the synth and pitch block and even tried starting from some of the great presets shared on the axechange but after a couple hours...
  37. sskkmm

    Voyager - Gamma

    I am getting ready to audition for a new band here in town, and one of the tunes is Voyager off of the Gamma 2 album. I had never heard it before a few week ago. Cool tune, and Ronnie Montrose of course was a monster player and I will never get to that level in this lifetime, but going to give...
  38. sskkmm

    Converting my old AX8 Police/Sting presets to the III - links and clips inside

    A couple years ago I was in a fun The Police / Sting tribute band called "A Thousand Rainy Nights" and used my AX8 for the gigs. The AX8 is gone, but by request I have been converting and tweaking the presets slowly so thought I would share in one place. Here's "Murder by Numbers" Vid...
  39. sskkmm

    AFIII Gig Report - III in a small bar, playing Blues and Soul?

    Last night was my last gig with JD & The Rhythm Section - very bittersweet because this has been a fun band! Low drama and stress, fun groovin tunes, & etc. Because of the music I normally just take a small amp and a couple pedals - we play blues and soul mainly with a bit of Bonnie Raitt and...
  40. sskkmm

    AFIII I30 and Tweed Deluxe

    Found this great sound and hit record - was impressed at how good the amp cleaned up with the vol knob. Just the tweed deluxe and 1x12 with some room verb. Collings I30LC into front of the III, usb to old macbook air and quicktime to record. No song just noodling but thought I would share.
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    A friend’s cool new Anderson

    Played this for awhile last night. 2017 Icon Classic that weighs 7 lbs and has the coolest vibe and feel. Very spanky and vintagey sounding. The satin finish is really striking in person - as is the seafoam color. Also has the spring button bridge tone knob to mix in the bridge pickups with neck...
  42. sskkmm

    Tuner on FC-12 not showing when activated from AXE-FX III

    Title says it all I guess. just noticed this tonight. Firmware 5.0 b2 on III, 1.04 on FC-12. The tuner screen doesn't appear on the FC-12 if I activate the tuner from the B push knob on the III. Expected behavior?
  43. sskkmm

    Miami area musicians...

    Morning. I will be relocating to South Florida in a couple months thanks to my wife's USAF career and her latest assignment. We are Florida residents and have lived up near Patrick AFB in the past, and my wife is from Merritt Island, but have never even been down in Miami apart from an airport...
  44. sskkmm

    Compact rig but what about the smell?

    Kalea is not sure. But man It still boggles my mind that I can have such a compact setup with so many amazing tones. Makes me want to play and practice!
  45. sskkmm

    Taylor Acoustic Piezo Preset

    I have a 2000 814-BCE with the old fishman prefix blender barndoor pickup. Made this preset for direct to PA playing - pretty happy with it here, so thought I would share. I was also comparing the CAB block vs IR Play block for the Tone Match IRs...only prefer the cab if the Cuts are needed...
  46. sskkmm

    Some interesting NAMM things - board power, interface, IR loader, power amp

    I stumbled upon the Rockboard booth at NAMM and was really impressed at the offerings... https://www.rockboard.de/en/Home.html Very slick pedalboard with some need modules coming - the ones I though some of you would be interested in were their MOD patchbays - these are designed to fit into...
  47. sskkmm

    WISH: Main Display - Longer display times in bank navigation?

    I am coming from the AX8, and got used to the bank navigation options. By default the bank +/- is great on the FC since all the mini displays show names and numbers if desired - but the main display flashes the bank number for like one sec and then it is gone back to the existing preset (by...
  48. sskkmm

    Coming up for air.

    My FC12 came today about 2pm and just came upstairs from the basement after setting it up and playing around for a few hours. The controller is great out of the box - the quick setup sheet was helpful, and things were up and running in no time. I actually enjoy doing config/edits from the...
  49. sskkmm

    2.05 - So should i align all my cabs now?

    While exploring the new cab block I had a good time playing with the room/air updates...and love the new align feature. I pulled up a few presets with multiple cabs, and some were already aligned but some were a bit whack...and I could hear the diff in bring them into closer alignment. I...
  50. sskkmm

    NAMM 2019 Anaheim

    Exciting - headed to CA for NAMM in January with a couple friends as guests of a little guitar manufacturer in nearby Maryland. Please share any tips or recommendations. We have a house nearby and will have a car. :)
  51. sskkmm

    AFIII Bang Bang!

    Playing by memory so a bit off, but love me some swampy verb and trem. Using my old ES-335TD right into macbook air running garageband. Sorry for annoying slideshow in the vid.
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    Done with 2.4Ghz...order on the way

    Just too much interference around here, and really needed another excuse to get a new wireless system to fit in the Axe III rack...so I have a Shure QLXD14 on it's way (with a second transmitter). The G75 has been great, but as it won't fit in 1U and I don't want to have more gear to hook up I...
  53. sskkmm

    Line 6 G90 - still a good choice?

    I have a 4U rack.The Axe-FX III has 3 spaces, and thinking it is worth putting in a rack wireless since the G75 won't fit in there. Is the g90 still good, or a bit too old in tech? Better to go with a Shure rackmount? Thanks.
  54. sskkmm

    Tone Match on the III

    Haven't seen much on tone matching in the III forum. As this is my first Fractal with this feature, is it a matter of reading through the posts in the II section? Has the process changed / been updated? Thanks.
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    AxeFX III on top of amp?

    I really hadn't given this much thought but saw a few old threads about issues on the II on top of cabs... Should I be concerned about vibration affecting the III if it is in a rack on top of amp/cab? I will never be playing at earth shaking volumes or anything, but is there still enough...
  56. sskkmm

    Matchbox Twenty and Paramore Mashup

    This is pretty good.
  57. sskkmm

    Waiting is the hardest part? (update: it's here.)

    Awaiting delivery tomorrow as a storm approaches. Cold and sleet / snow arriving. Nothing some homemade pulled pork and good reading can’t help!
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    Gig report - another great AX8 night and happy sound man

    We finally played at a great bar/restaurant/live music venue this past weekend. Owner was hesitant to have us out as tribute bands tend to not have a large following. Glad to say we had a great night, a fairly packed house, and happy customers and staff. Owner even stayed through 2 sets. The...
  59. sskkmm

    Updated with Vids: Three Monitors - comparing Friedman ASM12, Xitone MBritt, Xitone Active Wedge

    For those interested. Here are the comparison pics with a Timmy for scale. Did a quick audio test using iPad to record comparisons and it might work, but too late now to crank back up. Will create a loop tomorrow and try to capture some of the nuances and write up a few of my thoughts on these...
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    Auto-Match cab to amp?

    I did try to see if this was already discussed / wishlisted but it hit me that woudln't it make sense for the software to automatically match the loaded amp with a common cab? I know that there are no "right" cabs, but why not match 'em up to start with a recommend / matching cab? So if I am...
  61. sskkmm

    Presets AFTER firmware update...X/Y status reset

    Well, I had a break this week so put on the latest 9.xx to my AX8 and tweaked and was happy - but as it has been awhile I forgot about something that bit me before - BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR PRESETS for x/y states in scenes after upgrading...this got me before, but for some reason on a few of my...
  62. sskkmm

    "Walking on the Moon" & "De Do Do Do" live vids from this past weekend

    I just love this song. AX8 to mains as well as ASM12 on the floor behind me. I use a momentary switch to a/b the delays in the verses. Some nights I am smoother than others... :/ http://www.facebook.com/athousandrainydays
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    "So Lonely" live - using full step down pitch shift

    Here's a vid from one of last weekend's gigs. Since the song is so high, we do it a full step down. I used to bring another guitar tuned down just for this and "Don't Stand So Close to Me" but now I just use pitch shift in the AX8. (sorry for FB link..we are trying to get more up at YouTube but...
  64. sskkmm

    Help programming backing tracks....getting keyboard sounds

    I have been working on re-learning Ableton Live, and that is going well. My issues are more of replicating specific keyboard / synth sounds for this Sting / Police band I am in. We are wanting to do a few things more like the recordings, so songs like Walking in your Footsteps and Wrapped Around...
  65. sskkmm

    My new challenge - can I take this to an open mic / jam night?

    I have LOVED my AX8 - really a game changer for me...but I have really spent all my time playing it for my current band and with just two guitars and only through the ASM12. As we have a little downtime (couple weeks) until the next gigs, here's what I was hoping to accomplish: I would love to...
  66. sskkmm

    Jumpered Matchless C30

    My Matchless S/D/C-30 amp has long been a favorite - but my usual way of running it is jumping the channels. I would imagine this is possible in the Fractal, but alas only the first channel is available I see. Just curious why only one channel? I love LOVE the ef86 channel on this amp... (edit...
  67. sskkmm

    Synth help - "Secret Journey" possible?

    There is an old thread over at http://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/faking-an-andy-summers-roland-gr-300-sound-d.25792/ but I thought I might ask here to see if anyone things this is possible on the AX8.
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    Would you ever go direct to PA with out a sound guy?

    We have played a few shows that have been a struggle space wise...4 piece with drums, bass, guitar, and keys...and there have been a few places that have been challenging to say the least. Last gig I had to get very creative to find space for my ASM12. I have been tempted to just go to the...
  69. sskkmm

    Anyone getting another? ;)

    Given the sale going on, actually considered another AX8 for a backup / mondo rig options. :) //digging in couch cushions for another 1400... http://shop.fractalaudio.com/ZX16_Holidays_2016_s/67.htm
  70. sskkmm

    Sting - Fortress Around Your Heart

    Video with a few clams is at: https://goo.gl/photos/jApvY9cnfPeULp167 as not sure embed is working...
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    SOLVED: AX8 mounted to pedalboard with straps - electrical short?

    I had sent this in to support but thought I would go ahead and share it here after all.... It appears to be some sort of short happening when I use metal straps to secure to the pedalboard. Very odd indeed…esp since it has been mounted on this board for a few weeks with no issues at all. see...
  72. sskkmm

    So, I went back to pedals and an amp....

    ...but just for one practice. OH MAN did I miss my AX8. Lots of up-front work getting things dialed, but boy does it pay off when playing songs and sets. I love the tones I get from my pedals, but for the Police stuff we are doing (well, all sting and police) the pedal dance was exhausting...
  73. sskkmm

    Gig report

    First real gig here in VA with the Police tribute band. We played a simple 30 min set as part of a tribute band night. Nash TC63 -> AX8 -> Friedman ASM12. Had the AX8 set for output 2 to go to FOH. We were only given like 10 min to setup after the band before us, but it only took me about 5 min...
  74. sskkmm

    Some Police presets for ya

    I have gotten so much from this forum thought I would share a few presets. Again, Nash TC63 tele into AX8 into ASM12, and most of these are tweaked to gig levels so YMMV / YGWYPF
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    AX8 as pedal board into combo amp - vid

    Was asked about using this combo - and realized I had never really tried setting up my AX8 as just pedals into my amp. I org wanted to get the AX8 for just this purpose - to be able to have an all in one pedalboard as well and a direct to PA / FRFR speaker set up as well. Blah blah anyway here...
  76. sskkmm

    Bug? Freak-out when importing files from large bank

    I have emailed Fractal as well through support@, but thought I would share here as well to see if anyone can reproduce. I can't really share a preset, as the behavior was happening with the full .syx file of Fremen's AX8 presets... Latest 4.0 firmware on AX8. Latest version of AX8-edit on...
  77. sskkmm

    Tone match requests? Is this a thing?

    So the AX8 is my first step into the fractal world, and I have a feeling that there is an Axe-FX in my future, but until then is anyone out there with a few minutes that could tone match some Andy Summers for me? I don't know how much time it takes...but I (and prob others) would be very happy...
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    Any help getting this early Police tone?

    I have been on a kick lately working on Summers stuff - So Lonely isn't my favorite tune by any means, but I do like his tone and playing in this concert. I know what his pedalboard was like at this point (there is plenty of stuff online of course) but what always throws me off is figuring out...
  79. sskkmm

    Police - "Every Breath You Take" preset, by request

    Here 'tis. I messed with trying two delays and so forth but overall happy with this. It was built with my nash tc63 into AX8 into Friedman ASM12, fwiw, ymmv Factory Cabs in this one.
  80. sskkmm

    Andy Summers tones - vid

    Working up some tones and presets for a police tribute. Still amazed by this box. Recording is iPhone in a small room. Ax8 out to the Friedman asm12
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    Friedman ASM12 Hiss

    anyone else have this? I know monitors in general have some noise but this seems loud to me.
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    Just a few remarks after tonight's band practice....

    As said before - build and tweak your presets at gig volume! Dang kids and family home all weekend meant nothing cranked up, and that meant less than stellar results tonight. Don't build presets with headphones and expect things to sound good through a speaker cab. Don't tweak presets with a...
  83. sskkmm

    Preset change - volume block issues? Default on load question SOLVED

    Something I noticed after my first gig with the AX8... I prefer to have a volume pedal after drives and before delay/verbs...so instead of using the global volume pedal option, I have added the Vol block in my presets. However, when I switch presets, the preset is always at full volume even if...
  84. sskkmm

    FX8 -> AX8 .syx?

    Possible? Have a buddy with FX8 and I do plan on using my AX8 as effects only sometimes. Need to learn the block route or is there no method for sharing between these? Perhaps AxeFXSnd?
  85. sskkmm

    Pedaltrain JR HC perfect for AX8

    I am happy to re-purpose this case! Plenty of room.
  86. sskkmm

    WEEZER

    I know Mark Day had at least one preset for Hash Pipe - any other Weezer fans out there with an AX8?
  87. sskkmm

    Rockabilly? Horton Heat, Setzer etc

    Didn't find anything here and just a few on the preset exchange for other processors but I can't open them apparently. Bummer. Anyone build or convert any? TIA
  88. sskkmm

    AX8 or FX8 (Can't be both)

    Like all of you I was hoping the AX8 would be out by now as I want to read all your reviews! But, given what we "know" right now, do you think the AX8 would be the best option for someone who normally plays through an amp but would appreciate the option of going direct to FOH every now and then...
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