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    Mixer settings when plugging an AX8 direat to the main mixer

    It will depend on hte FOH speakers too. what you hear from your FRFR might be different to their speakers. You might need to adjust for the gig.
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    Axe-Fx III in 4CM (4 Cable Method) from FX8

    So, how did this turn out ? Are you liking the solution of AMP + AXE FXIII with 4CM ? I'm thinking of doing the same thing and replacing my AX8 which I use in 4CM with a Marshall JVM 410HJS
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    AX8 USB to laptop

    I always just leave the laptop plugged in to power ... the batteries never last long enough ;-)
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    AFIII Eighties Clean - preset walktrough

    Sounds great
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    AFIII AC/DC - "Back In Black" Tone Match

    That tone sounded incredible. Great job
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    Annoying buzz/hum when using Friedman HBE Model

    Damn. I feel your pain. It's a total pain when this stuff happens. Can you take it to a different location - rehearsal space / mates house, and try it there. At least this will take your power and system out of the picture. I hope you get it fixed mate.
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    Annoying buzz/hum when using Friedman HBE Model

    Could it be the system that you are monitoring through (active speakers / PC). Can you change guitar cables ? can you try a different guitar ? Do other patches have the same noise or is it just this one ?
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    Recording: AX8 RnB clean goodness

    Stunning clean strat tone. Whole band sounds great.
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    MIDI use with EVH head and 4CM?

    Ooops - forgot to add that bit in. Chris was correct - you needed to add the PC to each Scene in the midi section too. Glad that you got it working.
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    MIDI use with EVH head and 4CM?

    I use AX8 with my Marshall JVM. I control the JVM channel changes using midi from my AX8. My process is; (after connecting everything via midi etc) To set AX8 scene 1 to amp channel relationship Assign the PC numbers to each scene in the AX8 Change AX8 to scene 2 Set amp channel /...
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    AX8 as pedalboard in front of amp

    I also have the Royal Atlantic. Stunning amp! I have used the AX8 with 4CM and run my out1 and out2 at about 12:00 to 1:00 I think best practice is to have the outputs at 100% The amp did not sound as nice as plugging the guitar straight into the amp but it was still very nice. BTW - my JVM...
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    4 cable issue

    I know right ... I've had it connected correctly many time and this this day I brain farted big time ... I had created some notes for myself and had used pictures of my amp etc but then paste in the manual diagram of the rear panel. Laugh ... no - I did not - but my GF did ... lolz
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    4 cable issue

    Oh yes ... the manual has out2 and in2 incorrectly labeled back to front. After years of using this unit I had a 2 hour brain fart recently as I was following the manual for 4CM method and could not get it working. It drove me to the point of asking my girl friend for help. She looked at the...
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    AX8 bug with Logic Pro??

    Nope. I use SPDIFF into MOTU UltraLite and Logic. no Issues. I am not using midi or anything like that - just playing Guitar --> AX8 --> (via spdiff_ --> MOTU --> F/wire into iMac. All good Is your MOTU Clock speed is set to 48K ?
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    Will AX8-Edit run on Mac OS Catalina?

    Use VMware Fusion / Parallels to create a virtual machine running Mojave or windows or something else ... It can then run the software like that.
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    Cleaning front panel control dials

    I see what you did there ... ;)
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    Finding the sweet spot

    I'm in the same camp as @JoKeR III in that I will see some tweak posted on the forum and give it a try. I've had set of patches that I use for my Tom Petty tribute band. They all work great. They will stay unchanged for months then I might read something here and try it out or I might make a...
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    AFIII Porcupine Tree cover - firmware 3.0

    Wow - that was incredibly. Great job!
  19. M

    Small lick with AX8 (Plexy emulation)

    Great stuff - love it
  20. M

    Great to do some Boston again ...

    Wow - that sounds really great. What amp sim are you using (and cab sim) Do you care to share the patch ?
  21. M

    AX8 to Friedman ASM-12 & FOH

    how can a speaker cause feedback in another speaker ? I think it must have something to do with proximity of your guitar or high volume levels ?
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    AX8 menu is actually pretty easy... stupid user story

    LOLZ ... I did that Saturday night. Got to a gig and was hunting through the menus for Global EQ so I could take some of the bottom end off. I somehow managed to do something and hit on of the buttons and lost all volume from my preset. All other presets wee find but that one was dead to me...
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    First gig success! Time to sell some amps!

    I will have to look for you. (Sorry for the delay). I is a Bogner cab which is giving me a bit more rocky sound but still not hi gain. From memory it has M25 and V30 in it - open back. I'' let you know (I'd really love to be able to view my patches offline ... )
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    Original, Plini influenced riffing

    Wow I love the sound you are getting. Are you just using a single cab ? I hear a small stereo effect on the recording when using headphones - how do you achieve that ?
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    First gig success! Time to sell some amps!

    I am in a Tom Petty Tribute in Australia. I have been using the JTM for stuff like Break Down and Refugee etc but most of the other stuff I have been using HiWatt amps. Nice clean distortion - not too heavy. The leads can sing with the fat switch and a little bit of com in the output tab...
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    Wish Allow Controller attachment to FAT switch in Amp Block

    Fabulous thanks ... add one more to that answer count ;-)
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    One amp at a time

    I've been gigging with the AX8 for a couple of years now. I have not needed to take a computer to tweak ever. I joined a hard rock band recently and have taken said laptop to rehearsals to tweak as I develop my sound for that band - but actually only pulled it out once so far. About 4 months...
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    Wish Allow Controller attachment to FAT switch in Amp Block

    Do you mean that you can assign Cut and Fat to a foot controller button when using FracPad ? That is awesome ...
  29. M

    Any Billy Squier Fans?

    I only ever new of him from The Stroke ... now i'm in a band that is playing The Stroke. Any of you guys here got a Squire patch that you'd care to share.
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    Wish Allow Controller attachment to FAT switch in Amp Block

    +1 - this would be nice to have
  31. M

    Sometimes ya just want a little metal...

    Nice track - I like the guitar sound. Nice job. Which amps have you got configured and which IRs ?
  32. M

    AX8 Carry Case...a tip for you..

    I have a Moen bag that is very similar. I cable-tied the AX8 to a Moen pedal board that was made for the case. I have tuner, AX8, Expression pedal, power, Line 6 G30 all on the board. When I get to a gig, I lift the board out, plug in my cables and am done. In truth it is not as protective as...
  33. M

    AX8 Cameron Ballad

    Great stuff Marco
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    AX8 with Freidman ASM-12

    likewise, I have 1/4 inch --> XLR adapter that I use for connecting Out 2 to my ASM-12. Works a treat
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    Wish Mid-Shift for Marshall JVM410HJS

    Could you use a filter to attenuate 650 and boost 500 and try to get close that way perhaps ?
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    Gain Problems

    I always run mine straight in to FOH and my vol normally sits around 1:00 to 2:00 for the engineer to be happy with my level. My lead tone is set at 0db using the inbuilt metering in the AX8 and my rhythm is set at about -3 db. I run out2 to an ASM12 cab for my own monitor and can control my...
  37. M

    Eq tips for live tones

    I agree. I went to an audiologist last year to get some custom ear plugs and 4K was het place where my hearing dipped. The comment was the s a rock muso that was pretty normal ...
  38. M

    A Gift from Fractal Audio! Free Cab Pack!

    And Merry Christmas to the FAS team too ...
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    AX8 V9.02 Released!

    Like you brother I love it too. Next March I will be 55 yo. I am playing better and more consistently that I ever have and get just as much enjoyment (maybe more) that I ever did. The body has a few more aches and pains after a gig but that's a small price to pay I say. I love this stuff...
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    Anyone notice notes choking when using Wireless??

    So having said how rock solid my Line 6 G30 has been, I had drop outs on one song on Saturday night. Was just about to reach for my emergency cable and it came good. no other issues but was a pain!
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    Anyone notice notes choking when using Wireless??

    I use a G30 all of hte time. So far I have had no issues at all. Check what Rex said as that sounds like a good idea.
  42. M

    CAE 3+ firmware 9.02 - Jamming with TOTO from the last album

    Dude as usual - you kill it. Great stuff.
  43. M

    Fremen AX8 presets released

    Play play plaaaaaay! :cool:
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    AX8 V9.01 Public Beta

    My AX8 is 2.5 weeks away as I'm interstate for a bit. Looking forward to getting home even more now!
  45. M

    Ozzy Tribute #2 Showing some AX8 Love

    Wow - two stunning Ozzy tributes on this forum ... Incredible chops mate.
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    In the Cavern of Zen - A place with too much Reverb.... :)

    I really loved that piece. Really nice. Reverb is spot on i reckon. Playing is superb
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    Friedman ASM-12

    I am pretty happy with mine. I use it in a wedge fashion and sometimes on it's end facing straight off the stage. Always have it behind me but recently I have had it in front at rehearsal and I kinda like it there. I might try it in front at an up coming gig.
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    Wah Blocks

    Me too. Until I found these my Wah was very average. I now really like it. PG
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    Wah Blocks

    search function ... Petrucci Wah and the following link is excellent https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/petrucci-and-cantrell-wah.128421/
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    Some advice for Big Stage gig

    I have had this situation. I created an "Amp and Cab free" preset that just had my required effects on it. Basically a stomp box style setup and ran 1 cable straight into the front of the back-line amp - which was a Vox AC30. Ironically, this was the very first time an FOH engineer came up...
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    Friedman ASM-12

    Yes .. folding trolley is the trick (no cords though). I d this even though the house. Saves my aging back!
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    Wireless into AX8. Do they all add noise? Or is it the AX8?

    I use Line 6 G30 and have zero noise issues
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    Fractal units not cutting thru vs regular amps in rehersal

    For a good example of tones that cut through and sit in the mix well but might not sound "hi fi" by themselves, check out @Moke 's presets. He is a bit of a master at this. Grab one of them and compare to what you are doing.
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    What a revelation

    Kewl - thanks.
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    What a revelation

    What is "B7K ?
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    7ms trick question :)

    Awesome - thanks for the explanation - appreciated.
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    7ms trick question :)

    I had a look in the Cab Block. the highest delay I can see is 1.000 ms. When you say 7ms delay, do you mean 0.700 0.070 0.007 I am interested as I plan to do some recording soon and was going to try a stereo guitar signal using this method. Thx.
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    The Honey moon is over...

    Funny you say that as I dumped Marshall in the real world a number of years ago but love them in the AX8 ...
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    The Honey moon is over...

    For live I was using Matchless DC30 for our original material. Tom Petty Tribute is getting the HiWatt Jumped and love it (except for one song that has the JTM. Was using some OH IRs but lately I've been using the creamback (new with 8.02 and last in the list). Really like this IR
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    What wireless unit are you running with the AX8?

    G30 for a number of years now. one or two gigs with drop outs - one I had to stop using it but 95% of hte time it is 100% solid.
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    Issues with Fractal Bot Recognizing AX8 Midi

    So I purchased another USB cable on hte way home from work. turned everything on and started AX8 Edit with everything left as it was last night and it worked flawlessly right off hte bat. So now I have a back-up USB cable - unopened Doh!. Frustrating and no idea why it was broken yesterday...
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    Issues with Fractal Bot Recognizing AX8 Midi

    Yup me too. I have had occasional connection timeouts when starting AX8-Edit like most people but have always been able to get around that. Last night I I turned it on and connected it to my iMac. This is the first time in about 6 weeks as I have moved interstate for work for 3 months and...
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    Wish Hold Switches 1-8 to Change Scenes

    For me, changing scenes needs to be quick. When you get to that part of the some where you need the next scene and you tap a button and have instant change. If I have to think about holding the button for the right amount of time before the scene change, I would find that cumbersome. just my...
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    Mesa Triple Crown

    I guess the other way to look at it is that you could sell them all and see how things go. You can always get another one down the road sometime. I angle on this internal argument is about the whole reason we have more than 1 amp. Backup! If / when the AX8 breaks, you need a go to solution...
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    Mesa Triple Crown

    I hear ya. I am having exactly the same internal arguments at the moment - over the same amp. I have not played my Mesa RA-100. Have used my 5/25 express 2 -3 times and only for rehearsal. There might be no real reason to get another amp (after selling all of my current ones) but there is...
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    Wish BE-100 clean channel

    +1 Yup - agree. My JVM had the nicest clean channel I had had - until I got my Mesa RA-100. I love that one more. Next in line ... Triple Crown (just gotta sell my RA-100)
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    Recto Shootout - AX8/Amplitube/Helix Native

    Wow Leon you are a real contributor to this group man - thanks very much. You do great stuff and AX8 all the way ;)
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    Are you successfully using your AX8 via s/pdif?

    Yup - me too. I'm using motu Ultra Lite and likewise, Logic wants to use 44k so I need to manually set things to 48K in the DAW and on the device. Otherwise all good.
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    Comfortably numb - live cover

    Just watched this again this morning. Simply incredible @fremen in every way -> awesome playing, great band and that guitar tone is to die for. Thanks for getting my day off to an inspiring start.
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    Am I the only one who has downsized my pedal board?

    The only way I was ever going to get an AX8 was to down size everything. I had to sell all of my pedals (save for 2) to fund about 90% of the purchase price (which in Australia is about $2550) so no pedals left to plug in anyhow :)
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    AX8 on stage - 'Child's Anthem' - Toto Cover

    Great stuff Marco. Took me right back to the mid 80's when I played that plus "I'll supply the love" and "Hold The Line" in my band as well. Loved that whole first record.
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    "Walking on the Moon" & "De Do Do Do" live vids from this past weekend

    Great stuff. The guitars sounded really good.
  73. M

    AX8 On stage - (Eye in the Sky)

    Love it Marco - great job
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    wah won't turn off! Dang it.

    Could it be an issue with the expression pedal. Is it worth connecting to one of the other one for a while and seeing if the issue appears again?
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    ASM-12/AX8 Question

    ^^^ same. Works a treat and I have my own stage monitoring volume this way. I set FOH level at sound check and that never changes (from main out) and then have my own volume for Out 2 to the ASM
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    ASM-12/AX8 Question

    I run 1 x ASM-12 and normally position it behind me. I prefer using it as a wedge like I do a rehearsal but I find if I move too much from 'the spot' I have trouble hearing it. Last few gigs I have had it standing up or on a chair to elevate it a bit and have found that to be better live. As...
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    Lost my S1 in the grid

    Great to hear. Best forum you will find anywhere!
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    Lost my S1 in the grid

    What this ^^^^ says
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    A good settings for ducking the delay

    ^^^^ almost the same settings as these. I usually apply about -6db to ducking for the same reasons - clean up the sound when playing notes but hear the tails in the gaps or when a phrase ends.
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    Your AX8 "DOOHHHH" moment(s)

    Yup - Saturday I copied one patch and altered it for our version of Refugee by Tom Petty. I then reorganized my patches to match the new set list order, saved everything and tested the new / changed patches. Got to the first song (using my unchanged and unmoved patch) and hit the Wah (FS5) only...
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    How do you set up Button configuration live

    That's a good idea. I had an old Roland momentary switch lying around and used that at first - just to see what it was like. The problem was that there were no indicators to show if it was on or off (I'd set the switch to emulate latching in the AX8). I replaced it with a switch that has a...
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    How do you set up Button configuration live

    FS 1 as a toggle between S1 & S2 which are Rhythm and Lead tones. FS2 can be a drive or occasionally an S3 switch. FS 3 = Filter FS4 = main drive, lead boost, or to dirty up at the same volume level. FS5 is random - if used. S6 = Chorus S7 = Delay S8 = Reverb. I also use an external...
  83. M

    Petrucci and Cantrell Wah

    I always struggle to get a wah that satisfies me for some reason. Cant wait to try this one and see if it does the job
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    Just how good are the Friedman BE models?

    I was at a rehearsal studio with a mate. You all know him - he's the one that rabbits on about how he would never play anything but a really Marshall amp through a Marshall cabinet because nothing in the digital world could ever come close. When I played the Friedman BE (and the HBE, and the...
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    AX8- Friedman Small Box - Firmware 8.02

    once again Marco - great stuff. But then again, I'd expect nothing less from somebody that plays in a tribute band to the best band in the world -> Toto ;-)
  86. M

    Gig video- Close My Eyes Forever

    that big fat power chord ... love it! I need to quit my Tom Petty Tribute and get me some heavier music I think ...
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    AX8-Edit 1.8.4 Released

    I had one issue since upgrading. I stomped on switch 1 which is set to toggle between S1 and S2 and I lost all sound. No amount of patch swapping volume tinkering, guitar swapping or lead reseating fixed hte issue. Started and stopped AX8 Edit and no difference. Pulled hte USB out and still...
  88. M

    AX8-Edit 1.8.4 Released

    yipee - thx FAS - you guy run the best company support in the world!
  89. M

    AX8 V8.02 Released!

    wonderful.
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    What are the best amp and cab for clean sounds?

    Bogner Blue not too bad. Roland JC120 can be pretty good.
  91. M

    "The Preset's Song" AX8 Video

    love the tone
  92. M

    AX8-Edit 1.8.3 Released

    Hey I'm not quite sure what all this means ;-) but I'm excited :D
  93. M

    Queensrÿche - Eyes Of A Stranger FULL COVER w/vocals (all AX8)

    Love it. Incredible voice mate. Great playing and song
  94. M

    Three AX8s on stage

    Awesome Pic - even if it didn't have the AX8s (they do make it just the bit better though) ;)
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    AX8 V8.02 Public Beta

    nice :)
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    Wish AX8 Edit Wish - a little short term memory

    +1 on both of these
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    Am I crazy?

    I did exactly this ^^^ I was struggling with my tones so I unpacked my Mesa Royal Atlantic and plugged in. It took about 2 minutes to realise that I was never going to get the same tone from my amp as I am getting from the AX8. It was fun to play for a while but for live use (and everything...
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    More AX8 Live Action

    great stuff
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    AX8 V8.02 Public Beta

    YES ... YES ... YES. I just changed the CAB on all my patches to this one for my tribute band. I suspect I might get a bit of push back from the band as it is a bit dirtier that what I have been using. (they also might get a bit of "suck it up biatches ... " in return). It is very nice...
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    Upgraded to 8.0 and there is no gap switching between presets !!!!

    For my tribute band I have 2 amps, and use the same cab on both. I have about 6 presets mostly because I have one or two specific effects or combinations that I use on a song. Overall 95% of the show is 1 amp and 1 cab with varying degrees of amp drive.
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