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  1. SoProg

    So, I AB'd Helix Native and Axe-Fx II

    Definitely less versatile. But I like the trade off of having a bunch of cool models to choose from and dial in a couple settings real fast. Felt much more like having an actual stomp box in front of you.
  2. SoProg

    So, I AB'd Helix Native and Axe-Fx II

    When I tried Helix Native, the thing I was most surprised by is how much better the fuzz's felt compared to my Ax8. Especially the Big Muff and Timmy. But I think the drives and delays in the Helix are, if not better, at least much easier to dial in then the Axefx.
  3. SoProg

    Real amp names to AX8 Amp SIM names

    Not that I know of but it's easy enough to reference Yek's amp guide. https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/yeks-guides-the-master-list.127513/
  4. SoProg

    Switching from tube (Mesa) to Axe FXII ...Expectations or not

    Welcome. I also switched from Mesa (roadster and markV) to fractal. I in answer to your question, YES, you will be able to get any of the tones you listed (although if any rely on using a fuzz, you might need to use a real one in front of the axefx), and it will sound excellent. The hard part...
  5. SoProg

    R2R cracks Helix Native

    You and @steadystate are all like "no, it's the ones with a more nuanced understanding who are wrong!". Because throughout history, the guy ferousciously pushing a more authoritarian, generalized, moral based view point is always on the right side... Right?
  6. SoProg

    R2R cracks Helix Native

    Go ahead and pm me if you really want to talk politics. But I don't see why you would. Also anyone in this thread who was also in the misogynist thread take over a few months back, that might give you a clue that youre on the wrong side of the issue again.
  7. SoProg

    R2R cracks Helix Native

    Lol man.. If you guys get this worked up over someone playing guitar with an unlicensed product belonging to a multi million dollar corporation, that she would never be able to afford anyway... I can't even imagine what a massecre it must be when your land lord comes by on rent day. Or when your...
  8. SoProg

    R2R cracks Helix Native

    Are you , a mod, really asking me to go off right here about my thoughts on theft, which also necessarily includes discussion of morality, capitalism, violence, ethics under capitalism, and labor theory? Because that seems like it would further derail the thread??? But shortest possible...
  9. SoProg

    R2R cracks Helix Native

    wtf is going on with you? This thread wasn't supposed to be a place for high and mighty moral purists to bash other users for talking about the pirated software... right?
  10. SoProg

    Advice From Those Who Gig Their AX8

    With the alto I find it super important to kill the top band of the global eq completely, and significantly drop the lowest band as well.
  11. SoProg

    Heres my bands new album, mostly AX8

    Hey so my old band finally got around to recording and wanted to post it here since around 80% of the guitars were recorded with the AX8. It's kind of a chilled out, non-technical, version of prog metal I think.
  12. SoProg

    Advice From Those Who Gig Their AX8

    I use your option 2. Dial in live patches with a Ts212 at home, then bring it to rehearsal. I used to also bring it to shows as an extra monitor, but now I only do that if I know the venue will be under-equipped. The downside is that sitting down with a cranked Ts212 making a patch that...
  13. SoProg

    Next stable release?

    It will be done when it's done... they're not going to promise an estimated date for it.
  14. SoProg

    A question (help) from the DAW experts

    So, in Studio One, you need to have Snap to Grid enabled, which is a not-obvious symbol at the top of your screen 5 buttons in from the right. AND you need to have your tempo set for each song in the session, which you get to by clicking the little clock in the top left right above your track...
  15. SoProg

    A question (help) from the DAW experts

    You're going to have to answer Chris' question I think...
  16. SoProg

    A question (help) from the DAW experts

    You mean you're trying to line up your tracks on the grid, but it's not working? Try explaining where the method you're currently using is failing.
  17. SoProg

    AX8 V8.00 Public Beta

    thanks guys
  18. SoProg

    8 String players, in your opinion, what are the best passive pups I can get for under $80?

    I don't think you'll do better than Cepheus for that price.
  19. SoProg

    Alto TS212 global EQ

    I use those speakers, and the only thing I did was kill the highest and lowest bands of the Global EQ, as someone suggested on the forum a long time ago. This works well for me, but probably isn't speaker specific, I think EQing patches for frfr, especially LOUD frfr is something that takes a...
  20. SoProg

    Would AX8 "usb in" provide 5V 1A

    The Ax8 USB different. It's just enough to use ax8 edit, no power, no audio over usb, ect.
  21. SoProg

    Would AX8 "usb in" provide 5V 1A

    It doesn't output any power.
  22. SoProg

    Wiki has been updated (AX8)

    Yek is hero.
  23. SoProg

    Would AX8 "usb in" provide 5V 1A

    Nein.
  24. SoProg

    About to buy...audio gap question?

    Since this is the Internet, I have to ask : are you fucking serious? I don't think I'll ever understand why people like you need to take time out of their day to tell people who are having a problem that their problem isn't valid. But now saying that the problem isn't actually that the ax8...
  25. SoProg

    140 w powered speaker for Ax8

    Probably not. People will correctly tell you that wattage doesn't equal loudness, and speaker sensitivity and other factors are very important. That being said, if you're playing with a drummer, i would be very surprised if 150 ss watts was enough. I use the alto ts212, marketed as 1100 peak...
  26. SoProg

    AX8 Edit Communication time-out

    No, it's been a sporadic issue since AX8 release. besides faulty USB cables or Chrome using midi ports, FAS apparently doesn't know what causes it.
  27. SoProg

    GAS'ing for an AX8, but...

    Keep in mind that the audio gap gets worse the higher CPU you're using. so I don't know how you would test it accurately in an Axefx vs Ax8 since they both have very different amounts of CPU to work with.
  28. SoProg

    Quick and dirty: Showcase of Fletcher-Munson

    Thanks for sharing this boss. It's funny I'm used to making my AX8 patches dark for live use, and today I am starting tracking a new album and am having trouble figuring out how to make my presets bright enough, I just have been so used to it.
  29. SoProg

    Good little modeling unit with FX8?

    The new Mooer pre amp pedals are really nice for the money. I'm using one with my Ax8. They have a fender one too.
  30. SoProg

    GAS'ing for an AX8, but...

    Wait for the next version.
  31. SoProg

    Harsh presets at high volume

    I think someone qualified should write a sticky post about fletcher munson. Dillonski, just look around the forum a bit, specifically, as I write this there are two threads on the first page of the axefx2 section about this same topic.
  32. SoProg

    Has your AX8 made you a better guitarist?

    Before the ax8 I was used to playing through a Mesa Mark V or Mark IV pretty loud, and every model on the Ax8 through frfr feels considerably slower and more forgiving than that. Which can be nice. Makes me wonder what amp you used to use though....
  33. SoProg

    AX8 V7.02 Public Beta

    Thanks guys!
  34. SoProg

    About to buy...audio gap question?

    Almost every amp I've ever had switches channels faster than the AX8 without issue. The exception though is another Mesa. The Roadster has a gap unless the reverb circuit is switched in. But it works even if the reverb is on but 0%mix. But, as I know people have mentioned to you many times...
  35. SoProg

    Ax8 patch & scene strategy to manage CPU

    I imagine you've already taken care of reducing echo density on your reverb.. If you switch to presets instead of scenes, you might get some lag due to running your CPU real high. But when you find out what works let us know. The only option you didn't mention that I have used is to replace...
  36. SoProg

    Thoughts about using powered studio monitors

    There are plenty of threads that mention this. But, for me and many others, powered monitors for home use are the absolute best sounding solution. Lots of people do it. Just remember that if you are gonna use the patches that you create this way in a live setting, you have to re-tweak them at...
  37. SoProg

    AX8 on elevated vs flat pedalboard

    Mine is on an angled board with power supplies underneath and its fine. Hate to see people spending over 200$ on a board though when you can build yourself the perfect one for under 50... But i suppose thats a different topic.
  38. SoProg

    For those of you that go direct to the PA.. do you also have your own FRFR solution on stage?

    Hey I know I'm late to this thread, but I got two AltoTS212s when I got my AX8 because at the time I was playing a lot of house shows and DIY spaces and intended to use them to replace my old rig (Mesa 4x12 + Mesa 2x12) to fill the room. But everytime we played a club with a decent PA and sound...
  39. SoProg

    Bug? Connection time out - remove usb cable before AX8 startup

    It's happened for me in every single firmware, but it comes in waves. For a few days it will happen every time, for a few weeks it won't happen at all. BTW, the AX8 doesn't use the fractal USB driver, so if you don't have an axefx, you don't need that installed.
  40. SoProg

    Turning on Wah via Footswitch

    What I do for this is put the wah in a parallel row with a filter block after it with bypass set to mute. The wah has auto engage on, and the footswitch toggles the filter.
  41. SoProg

    Small analog delay for my little combo amp?

    EHX Memory Toy
  42. SoProg

    What DAW should I get?

    Studio One
  43. SoProg

    SoProgs live cln/drive/chug/lead metal patch

    assign the second volume block to your expression pedal. I have updated this preset since I posted it, so I might post the new one in a bit. Also I'm a dumbass and wasn't using a factory cab. I sub'd a factory cab in there now.
  44. SoProg

    Yek's AX8 Amp guide

    It's stickyd in the AxefxII subforum like it always has been. It gets updated there whenever that's called for.
  45. SoProg

    Modern 5150 and Ambient Cloud reverb clean (sound sample icluded)

    Thanks for sharing. Gonna check these out today.
  46. SoProg

    spdif to usb interface?

    Focusrite Scarlett
  47. SoProg

    Please Suggest a LOUD, CLEAN amp/preset

    Jazz 120 like joe said, or a lot of people like usa clean. Wherever you're using though, don't be afraid to turn the input very low and compensate with level. Especially with the fenders, we aren't used to having an amp be able to be so quiet in front of us, it throws us off. Like, i bet when...
  48. SoProg

    Wish Two mono FX loop blocks

    Yo @FractalAudio bro this is mad cr00sh
  49. SoProg

    AX8 USB Power

    No it can't.
  50. SoProg

    SoProgs live cln/drive/chug/lead metal patch

    Hey, This is SIMILAR TO the patch I use live. I changed amps and haven't dialed this in yet, but mostly it's to demonstrate my no-amp clean sound. I've done a bunch of bellyaching around here about how much I hate not being able to seamlessly switch from an awesome clean to an awesome high gain...
  51. SoProg

    Frfr when the other guy is traditional?

    I personally make patches for recording using whatever headphones and monitors I will be mixing in, at the volume I will mix at or a bit quieter. That works well for me but if you try it the other way you should report back.
  52. SoProg

    Frfr when the other guy is traditional?

    Studio headphones / monitors Are frfr. More so than the alto no doubt.
  53. SoProg

    Power Amp for Loud Doom Metal

    I think that the Axe can probably do anything EXCEPT this... In theory, no digital gear can do it. But Have you tried taking a brit or citrus and turning the bass all the way up, then post EQing it down with a fuzz in front? I think tonight I'll try to make a doom preset with my AX8. I never...
  54. SoProg

    Power Amp for Loud Doom Metal

    you can get the mesa and it will solve your problems, but if you want to look cool, just get 2 old Oranges, or ModelTs, or SVTs, and use them in stereo.
  55. SoProg

    Frfr when the other guy is traditional?

    I use 2 ts212s and predict that you will always think the other guy is louder than you even when he isn't, and you will always envy the power and immediacy of his sound. It took me a long time to get used to frfr, but having to play next to a real amp and cab all the time would have made that...
  56. SoProg

    AX8-Edit 1.8.0 Released

    Thanks Michael!
  57. SoProg

    New user question - using AX8 live

    Really 50lbs is pretty light for any setup unless you want to send your signal to in ear monitors. Which I don't know much about but if that's the route you want to go, there are a ton of threads on here about using them
  58. SoProg

    Just updated my AX8 and now my screen is scrambling. Help!

    Its not a bad batch or dust. Mine had a stuck button and it's a year old about. Cliff or Matt at some point made a post about how to un stick the buttons. But they're getting hung up on the faceplate, so you gotta put some pressure on that and click a lot to free it.
  59. SoProg

    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 7.00 Firmware Release

    Yeah, it's from the push pull presence knobs that I think only affected the power sections on the Mark 2,3 and 4 amps. Triaxis didn't have it obviously, unless you paired it with one of the marks power sections. Nice to have the option to use it on the triaxis model though (I would imagine...
  60. SoProg

    AX8 feeling, sensitivity & pick attack response

    In my opinion, it sounds better than a real amp, but the feel isn't the same, especially when going frfr. Also no, the volume knob behavior won't be exactly what you're used to due to the buffered input.
  61. SoProg

    The Power of a Drive Block and Audio Drop Elimination

    That is what I do currently, I just did a sloppy job of describing it in my previous post. I'm yet to find a clean that's really good this way, but it's good enough for live performance for me.
  62. SoProg

    The Power of a Drive Block and Audio Drop Elimination

    Cool video Danny, thanks for posting. I tried this once in my long quest to play live with more than one amp channel, using a ruckus into a 4x12 for my high gain tone, and it got pretty darn close to a useable tone. Still didn't cut it, so I went back to using an amp block for high gain and...
  63. SoProg

    Ax8 latency

    Yek, as much as I appreciate and respect how helpful you are around the forum, I gotta say that making a demo where you yourself cause a gap to hide the ax8 gap, is a pretty silly illustration. Of course none of us would be complaining if our music allowed us to stop playing to allow the Ax8...
  64. SoProg

    Amp Model or Tone - What's Important to You?

    Tone is way more important. I retract all my past wishes for Fractal to add more amps (except maybe bass amps), and instead wish they'd focus on performance and new features. I am however, guilty of pretty much always going for cabs with v30's because I like the sound pretty reliably.
  65. SoProg

    Ax8 latency

    I know that, but since there doesn't seem to be a demo of a fully functional unit yet, I'm holding out hope that the boost switch can be turned into something way more useful.
  66. SoProg

    Ax8 latency

    Wow, that amplifire switching is good. I hope that they won't make the same mistake as fractal with their new pedal, and will allow a seamless 2 channel set up. I think a lot of ax8 users are looking at that one for a backup when it comes out anyway.
  67. SoProg

    AX8-Edit 1.7.1 Released

    There are many threads about this already. Some people just have to live with it for now, others found relief through: a) Killing Chrome and subprocess, b) trying different cable/ port. Neither work for me, but hopefully they work for you.
  68. SoProg

    Have you played AX8 live with no issues on the lag; without compensating in anyway?

    If I cared so little about getting a good accurate amp tone, I'd just have saved a ton of money and gotten a different modeler, or preamp pedal, which doesn't have a gap between settings.
  69. SoProg

    Saw Kansas last night

    That's cool. I'd like to see them someday, the new album is way better than I expected.
  70. SoProg

    Have you played AX8 live with no issues on the lag; without compensating in anyway?

    Get an Axefx. The Ax8 is great but if tone switching lag is a problem for you, you're not gonna be happy.
  71. SoProg

    Using a drive block as a clean amp

    For my clean channel, I use Fet Boost>Graphic EQ>Volume Block>Cab Sounds ok for live... but nothing like a fractal amp model. I've tried using filters, and stacking 2 drive blocks. Another drive block can definitely add some more to this, but in my case I need my other block for my high gain...
  72. SoProg

    Using a drive block as a clean amp

    All my live presets are like this. Doesn't sound great but counts as a clean option. I can post what I got later.
  73. SoProg

    First Rehearsal with the AX8 tonight,.... :(

    Kill the highest band in the global EQ. I keep mine like that and roll the second band down a little too when using frfr.
  74. SoProg

    use same expression pedal for wah and volume?

    I do mine like this. Wah has auto engage, the filter block after it has mute bypass mode, the vol block is on. When I switch to a wah scene, I just turn on the filter block, turn off the volume block.
  75. SoProg

    Anyone using really low BMT settings?

    Thanks yek. I wasnt complaining or wondering why in my post, just so we're clear. But since we're talking about it... I turn the bass way down when using the cab block with 85/7000 cuts, as well as with a real cab. It's something about the amp models distort. It feels like they all (except...
  76. SoProg

    Anyone using really low BMT settings?

    Yes. I keep the bass (and to a lesser degree treble) much lower with highgain models than I do on my actual amps.
  77. SoProg

    New EVH 5150III EL34 amp

    I believe two things about this. 1) switching the tubes in the axefx won't be the change you're looking for because it's the circuitry change that makes the new amp uniqu (Somewhere on the Forum Cliff has talked about his strong stance that tubes themselves don't have much of any effect on...
  78. SoProg

    AX 8 VS AxeFXII

    http://wiki.fractalaudio.com/axefx2/index.php?title=Category:AX8 People here have both. The tones are (almost the same)... there is no pick attack param in the amp block and many of the cab block parameters are gone too. Doesn't seem to be any freezing problems.
  79. SoProg

    Sorry L6, but a POD is a POD is a POD...

    I think it would make more sense for you to be posting on the L6 forum. It doesn't really add anything to this forum for you to start a thread talking about your hatred for a product from a different manufacturer.
  80. SoProg

    Sovtek Big Muff settings, anyone?

    Yeah it's been said many times that you need to put a fuzz in front of the AX8 or Axefx for it to act right. I've tried this with my EQD Hoof, and still there is something different and unpleasant about it compared to using the same pedal in front of any analog amp. Still trying to figure that...
  81. SoProg

    Preset/Scene Issues and Audio Lag/Latency when switching

    As mentioned, there are a ton of threads on the audio gap already. Fractal has implied that it isn't "fixable", so people who need to change amps mid song are still figuring out creative ways to get a satisfactory result. ...but long story short, all those methods involve not switching amps at...
  82. SoProg

    I Consider to buy AX8

    If you already sold your AxeFx, then get an Ax8 and see how far it can get you, but expect to use external reverbs and drives. If you haven't sold it yet, hold onto it. 1. The audio gap is a big deal for me, there is a nice thread around here where the minimum gap is measured exactly, but keep...
  83. SoProg

    AXE II compared to AX8 through a CLR

    Don't do that.
  84. SoProg

    CAB #62 VOTE NOW to SAVE (or not)

    I vote for offer as download. I think it should be up to Cliff how he want's the list of stock cabs to look, So long as he still offers the legacy cabs free of charge. P.S. Although, I think we already have the ability to export that cab, and then load it back in after update. p.p.s. That...
  85. SoProg

    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 7.00 Public Beta #2

    Ooohh a new cab.. I like that!
  86. SoProg

    Anybody tried an external preamp in front of the AX8 ?

    I am waiting for the Mooer micro pre-amps to come out, then I'm trying this myself. My idea is to put a clean preamp in my fx loop, and set up a nice highgain amp model, and then be able to have gapless switching between clean/dirty via fxloop and amp block bypass.
  87. SoProg

    Dream Theater - Under a Glass Moon |FULL VIDEO COVER| Double Live Take

    thanks for this man. I love this song and dream theater covers in general.
  88. SoProg

    Faking two Amps w/ Cabs

    Yeah, if you pan the cab block that way and don't put a mono effect block after it, then your L output will be L cab and R output, R cab. The enhancer effect is just to make your stereo image sound bigger. I put it last in the chain. If you are only running mono output though, make sure to...
  89. SoProg

    Faking two Amps w/ Cabs

    Using stereo cab along with enhancer on classic setting will get you pretty far.
  90. SoProg

    bass v. guitar electronics

    This is my 2cents that is based almost entirely on ignorance and conjecture... so there's that: A lot of people like active bass pickups/preamp because of the built in compression it offers. Especially on 5 strings, a single passive pickup can't really simultaneously represent both the highs...
  91. SoProg

    Trying to convince indie kids AX8 doesn't sound like shit...

    I don't agree with that and don't think it's the point. I think it's understandable to be concerned that someones vintage fender combo with nice worn in speaker and expensive NOS tubes needs to make an appearance on your record. They may have nailed their perfect tone and are scared that...
  92. SoProg

    Trying to convince indie kids AX8 doesn't sound like shit...

    Same shit here. Even have to fight my own bandmates about it. I don't think it has anything to do with djent. There IS something cool about playing through and recording with a tube amp. But since it's 10x easier and the results will sound at least as good with the axefx, I wish people would...
  93. SoProg

    IR cab question

  94. SoProg

    Are there any Axe FX owners here who have never owned a conventional amp?

    Adopt me? I'm really good at chores.
  95. SoProg

    AX8 Newbie - Looking for a couple of tips.

    You can get the Dizzy V4 to clean up pretty good with certain settings. But, if you like more Marshall style drive tones anyway, why not try one of the single channel marshalls? For not-tight, not-high gain / nice cleans, I like the Plexi, and Orange A30 clean.
  96. SoProg

    KH-602 (LTD) - Thoughts and Opinions

    I have a 200 series LTD with a floyd, I play in drop C, and it works great, So, if you're looking at a nicer guitar, I can imagine it would the same....but nicer.
  97. SoProg

    Wish AX4, AX6, AX8 mini

    I'd take a bigger more powerful one.
  98. SoProg

    Fender Vintage Combo Synth Ambient Metal test. Yeeeah, you heard it right...

    Very cool. Thanks for posting it.
  99. SoProg

    Mesa Tremoverb ?

    I mean, if you haven't touched it in a year, then get rid of it. My situation was different, I play a lot of small shows and DIY spaces without a decent enough pa to use my AX8. and in a small room, the feeling of blasting a halfstack is unbeatable. Also I liked how it had 4 channels, and some...
  100. SoProg

    Mesa Tremoverb ?

    It was a fad in metalcore for a while to use singlecoils. I remember The Chariot used Telecasters with very heavy results.
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