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  1. Mark Scrivener

    Boss IR-2 - Fractal Killer?

    Years ago when I embraced the AX-8 I bought an Ampli-FireBox as a backup (amp sim pedal, drive pedal, and delay pedal on a small board makes a handy backup). Never had to use it, but always threw it in the bag just in case. When the AXE-FXIII came out I bought one of those and the AX-8 became...
  2. Mark Scrivener

    The future of amp modeling and Fractal?

    Not to mention it is probably in almost every guitar store. I'm sure it sounds great too. Several of my students have had Fender combo modeling amps over the years and they sounded fine. Not my AX-FXIII through a high end FRFR, but pleasing and good enough that no one would notice or complain...
  3. Mark Scrivener

    The future of amp modeling and Fractal?

    Fractal may have been first to do this and do this well, but I suspect most modelers can do this as well now. I would like to see Fractal expand on this. Currently you can only send midi when changing a scene. Would be nice to map a midi command to a footswitch....say I want to strobe the...
  4. Mark Scrivener

    The future of amp modeling and Fractal?

    I'm not arguing that the other units are as good as Fractal, but that they are "good enough" for most people. I teach guitar for a living and it is rare I see a student who has played through a tube amp. All they know are modelers, and not the high end ones. To be honest, they don't sound bad...
  5. Mark Scrivener

    The future of amp modeling and Fractal?

    Let me start by saying I'm a HUGE Fractal fan and have no intention of abandoning my Fractal devices (AXE-FXIII, FM3, AX8....and yes I still use all 3). Back when I finally embraced modeling, Fractal and Kemper were the only solutions that sounded convincing. These days it seems every one and...
  6. Mark Scrivener

    FM3 USB issues

    Sorry to keep everyone hanging. I had some external issues that delayed me from following up, but I did eventually send it in to Fractal, they turned it around in one day (replaced the USB connector) shipped it back. All appears fine now. Afterwards I learned one of my students had to ship an...
  7. Mark Scrivener

    Keeping the Looper sync'd with Midi Clock?

    Update: Just noticed my Boomerang III looper has an "active midi sync algorithm" that keeps it in sync with an external midi clock forever. This was added in 2014, firmware v3.3 of the Boomerang. See here - https://www.boomeranglooper.com/pages/firmware Not sure what is involved, but would be...
  8. Mark Scrivener

    FM3 USB issues

    Well I've verified it is an FM3 USB issue. I tried my FXIII today with the same laptop and it was rock solid, no issues. Switching back to the FM3 I noticed the rear Type B USB connector has a lot of play - so I'll be following up with Fractal support.
  9. Mark Scrivener

    FM3 USB issues

    update: Unplugging my soft step midi controller eliminates the whine, but the biggest issue remains - audio interface stops working after a few min. Changing the audio interface setting to something else and then back to the FM3 resolves the issue for a few more minutes, then rinse, repeat...
  10. Mark Scrivener

    FM3 USB issues

    Hey Gang, I just replaced my laptop (old one died) and I'm setting up the new laptop (Thinkpad X1 Extreme) with the FM3 so I can use Midi 2 Guitar and some soft synths for pads and what not. I've done this a bunch with the old laptop and the FXIII, but not the new laptop and the FM3. I'm...
  11. Mark Scrivener

    Keeping the Looper sync'd with Midi Clock?

    Thanks! Never did much with MIDI clock before, so that's good to know. I have controlled loops from my DAW in the past, works like a charm. Guess I'll go back to the PC/DAW route....I was experimenting with a simple drum machine to see what is possible. The drum machine (via MIDI clock) does a...
  12. Mark Scrivener

    Keeping the Looper sync'd with Midi Clock?

    I took the midi (clock) out from a drum machine and ran it into the FX3's midi in - FX3 sees the midi clock no problem. Set the looper to "quantize" and recorded a loop. To my surprise, the loop will eventually drift out of sync. To be fair it stays sync'd a long time (longer than needed for...
  13. Mark Scrivener

    Well I laughed....

    The Axe FXIII is a hell of a deal when you look at what you get for the money....but hey, I get it, if you don't have the money it doesn't matter how great it is. I could say the same for the FM3 or my old AX8. For someone really on a tight budget that already owned a few pedals, one of the...
  14. Mark Scrivener

    FS Voes MC5-Jr for sale

    sold to rmbaylin!
  15. Mark Scrivener

    FS Voes MC5-Jr for sale

    Sure is!
  16. Mark Scrivener

    FS Voes MC5-Jr for sale

    The MC-5Jr fits perfectly with the AX8, though you could use it to add midi switches to any fractal device. In great condition. Ships from San Jose, CA. I'll cover shipping in continental US. $80 Thanks!
  17. Mark Scrivener

    Wish EhX Mel9

    Yes, all of these pedals should be possible from the Axe FX3 as the EH pedals are processors (like the FX3) and don't try to detect pitch. Would love to see some or all of these in the FX3!
  18. Mark Scrivener

    Tim Pierce has an Axe III??

    Old thread I know, but I keep noticing the Fractal is turned on in Tim's videos, but I haven't seen him mention it yet (not that I watch all of his videos). I can only imagine the heat all those heads generate, and how much time he must spend replacing tubes, re-biasing, etc. Maybe if I had an...
  19. Mark Scrivener

    Wish More instances of Looper block

    Yes, you can. It has been a long time since I played with this, but I never was able to get a slow enough fade out using this approach. From what I recall, a second or 2 was about the longest fade I was able to achieve using an LFO, so wasn't really interesting.
  20. Mark Scrivener

    Wish More instances of Looper block

    Yes, please expand the looper. I'd love for the AXE FX III Looper to do everything my Boomerang III looper can do, but I'd settle just for having multiple loops that can be serial or parallel (and parallel loops can be n times loner than the original), even if it was all in the same block. But...
  21. Mark Scrivener

    Axe-Fx III Help Needed in the Bay Area

    Another FXIII owner here in the SF bay area (south bay) that would be happy to help. I teach guitar full time these days (also have a studio, but not doing much studio work with the pandemic), so feel free to hit me up anytime. I have a great multi cam setup if you want to jump on zoom, and I'm...
  22. Mark Scrivener

    Looper

    Record, play, stop, undo, a tap tempo button, maybe one for the tuner, that's 6 right there without adding scenes or effect switching. Of course you can do things like make play/stop one button, or have the tap tempo button activate the tuner when held, but even with these tricks one can quickly...
  23. Mark Scrivener

    Pitch Follower quirk with diads

    I was playing around with the pitch follower as a control for amp gain (thanks Todd Leon!), and I noticed a strange quirk - playing diads caused the gain to drop (FW 14.01 FWIW). Here is the setup... gain source set to pitch follower (I was using the JTM45, but amp model shouldn't matter) min ~...
  24. Mark Scrivener

    Do most people record direct from USB from the Axe-Fx, or do you use an audio interface between?

    I think it is more of a workflow thing. Nothing wrong with either approach. I happen to have a large analog console interfaced to an Orion32 that I use for all my studio work (full bands, drums, keys, vocals, etc), and for me it much easier to just take the outputs from the FX-III and connect...
  25. Mark Scrivener

    Change string spacing with a new nut!

    The only time I notice string spacing is when playing chord melodies. Comping, soloing, and just about anything else and I don't notice...but start playing finger style chord melodies and some guitars give me fits with narrow string spacing. Wasn't something I ever noticed before.
  26. Mark Scrivener

    Change string spacing with a new nut!

    Hey gang! Despite playing guitar for 45 years now and working on my own guitars for decades, I always (wrongly) assumed that string spacing was baked in with the nut width. Pick a nut width and the string spacing was set in stone. Don't like the string spacing at the nut? Then you must need a...
  27. Mark Scrivener

    FS Voes MC-5JR Midi Controller for AX8

    Perfect companion for your AX8. In excellent condition. I will pay shipping within Continental US only. $110 via PayPal. Thanks, Mark
  28. Mark Scrivener

    Remote Music Teaching tools for those in Lockdown due to COVID-19

    Sent you a PM...
  29. Mark Scrivener

    Remote Music Teaching tools for those in Lockdown due to COVID-19

    Regardless of what app you use, host or not, hard wired is better than WiFi.
  30. Mark Scrivener

    Remote Music Teaching tools for those in Lockdown due to COVID-19

    Yes, but there are times it appears to drop to half duplex. Not sure if that is due to bandwidth problems or something else. Again, the audio with Zoom is fine for voice, but horrible for music. The Audio Movers solution is a huge improvement.
  31. Mark Scrivener

    Remote Music Teaching tools for those in Lockdown due to COVID-19

    A few more tools that are useful for teaching guitar, even when not on lockdown...... 1. Musescore (https://musescore.com/) - this is FREE notation software. Think Finale or Sibelius, but free! Can produce tab as well, export midi files, etc. On top of that, Musescore has an on line data base...
  32. Mark Scrivener

    Livestreaming? Let's talk tech

    Still using the Audiomovers Listento plug multiple times a day to teach students (video via Zoom). Everyone is supper impressed with the audio quality. I also love using my DAW to control the audio vs trying to deal with the very limited audio controls in Zoom or Skype. And of course having my...
  33. Mark Scrivener

    Remote Music Teaching tools for those in Lockdown due to COVID-19

    Today I started using the Audio Movers plug in to send high res audio to my students. Works amazing, tremendous improvement over Skype/Zoom audio! Huge thank you to solo-act who posted this in another thread: I also want to thank Igor, the developer of Audio Movers Listen to. I emailed...
  34. Mark Scrivener

    Livestreaming? Let's talk tech

    Thank You! This could be huge for people like me. Of course one of my biggest problems is teaching students and trying to hear the audio on their end. Often they are just using a tablet or a laptop, and not sure I could get them to set up this software on their end, but at least they could hear...
  35. Mark Scrivener

    Remote Music Teaching tools for those in Lockdown due to COVID-19

    LoL, no worries (just updated thread title). And certainly there are aspects of remote learning in other subjects that could apply to music instruction. Challenging times for all of us. FYI teaching guitar is 90+% of my income (studio production is the rest). If it wasn't for web lessons my...
  36. Mark Scrivener

    Remote Music Teaching tools for those in Lockdown due to COVID-19

    Here is a trick to avoid feedback without using headphones with the FX III as your interface (should work with the FX II XL as well). Zoom is only going to see Ch 1 on your Axe, so in your preset combine both your mic signal and guitar signal to go out Ch 1. Split your guitar signal to go out...
  37. Mark Scrivener

    Remote Music Teaching tools for those in Lockdown due to COVID-19

    I'll go first.... Zoom (https://zoom.us/ - which has a free version that is really all most of us need) has advanced audio settings that allow you to turn off all their audio processing (background noise removal, voice optimization) - which does improve sending music. Also I'm using my FX III...
  38. Mark Scrivener

    Remote Music Teaching tools for those in Lockdown due to COVID-19

    As more areas go to mandatory total lockdowns (I'm in CA), not only are gigs gone, but those of us who teach for a living are scrambling. I'd like to start a thread for teachers (and students) to discuss tools that have worked for them. Sadly the video conferencing tools that exist (Zoom, Skype...
  39. Mark Scrivener

    Production approaches for that "dueling guitar" sound + vocals?

    Actually, the few big shot producers/mix engineers I've had the pleasure to converse with have told me at the major studios nearly EVERYTHING is panned hard left. hard right, or straight up the center. Go listen to classic recordings with good headphones and I think you will be surprised how...
  40. Mark Scrivener

    Production approaches for that "dueling guitar" sound + vocals?

    As Simeon stated, there really is no right or wrong, its is really about what "YOU" find appealing. Very similar to when my students learn to solo and I tell them to steal ideas from players they like. If I tell them who to copy and what to copy from them then they are going to wind up sounding...
  41. Mark Scrivener

    Production approaches for that "dueling guitar" sound + vocals?

    Two guitars, bass, drums, and vocal is a very common lineup in many genres. I do lots of production work for singer songwriters and small bands, which in my area tend to be pop/soul/country/etc, so very different from your style, but the same concepts apply. First off, you want to separate...
  42. Mark Scrivener

    What is the next big modelling nut to crack?

    In the pro audio world we use time alignment and frequency correction to minimize problems created by the room and the limitations of speaker placement in that room. This is simply tuning the system to get the most out of it in a particular room. We can tune the system to optimize one listening...
  43. Mark Scrivener

    Why is there no "Axe-Fx IIl Tone Match" section in this forum?

    So true. And if you have several acoustic guitars you will find each behaves differently. Not to mention recording an acoustic track for a sparse arrangement is different than recording an acoustic track to sit in a rock mix.
  44. Mark Scrivener

    Why is there no "Axe-Fx IIl Tone Match" section in this forum?

    While an sm57 will certainly work to mic an acoustic guitar and might even give a TM result that improves the on board pickup, it is not an ideal or even "recommended" mic for an acoustic guitar. But if it is all you have, give it a try. For live work, small diaphragm condensers are typically...
  45. Mark Scrivener

    Why is there no "Axe-Fx IIl Tone Match" section in this forum?

    Exactly. Though adding some chorus can get you a 12 string like effect. Regarding rooms - yes, anytime you are using a microphone, the room is part of the equation, as is the type of microphone and the placement of that microphone. For anyone without sound engineering experience it would be...
  46. Mark Scrivener

    What is the next big modelling nut to crack?

    The FX-III has reached the point where I don't even bother with my tube amps anymore - not even for recording. Are they identical? Who cares, the sound is good enough that how I play matters far more than any minute difference. I'm sure Cliff and team will continue to advance the state of the...
  47. Mark Scrivener

    Wow, tone matching acoustic!

    YES!!!!! Another guitarist sees the light! I thank you sir and hope together we can spare audiences world wide from every having to hear another awful acoustic pickup in a live show. Now that you have discovered this trick with your acoustic, please take note that the FX-III has 4 inputs and 4...
  48. Mark Scrivener

    Is there a use for my Boss FS-5U?

    The FS-5U is non latching...the "U" indicates "unlatched". Can be a tap tempo, a control switch (to turn on/off effects), what ever. Yes, a single switch doesn't do much on the FX-III, but sometimes you find yourself wishing you had "just one more switch", and something like the FS-5U can save...
  49. Mark Scrivener

    Is there a use for my Boss FS-5U?

    The FS-5U is a generally useful thing to keep around for lots of reasons. Sure, you can use it with your FX-III, though you may or may not find it useful beside your FCB1010 (or with an FC-12 for that mater). Really depends on how you set up your presets and how you like to control them...
  50. Mark Scrivener

    Why is there no "Axe-Fx IIl Tone Match" section in this forum?

    Thank you for the kind words! Unfortunately tone match responses don't share all that well. The entire point is to match "YOUR" guitar and the way "YOU" Play (pick, fingers, etc) to the sound you want. Sure, you can use my preset that makes MY 2018 R6 sound like MY 1957 Gibson LG-1/LG-2...
  51. Mark Scrivener

    Why is there no "Axe-Fx IIl Tone Match" section in this forum?

    I find the tone match extremely useful. I have used it to: -make the piezo pickup in various acoustic instruments sound like a nice mic for live work (guitars, upright bass, etc) -make an electric sound like an acoustic -make guitar A sound like guitar B (LP, Tele, Strat, what ever) It is...
  52. Mark Scrivener

    Axe-Fx III -> Guitar 2 Midi - full guitar synth without hardware!

    Yep. They also have a Windows version. I had tried version 1 with limited success, but v2 is jaw dropping good. It is working impressively well with my laptop and Omnisphere. But agreed, midi guitar stuff can be hit and miss. I found this combo really solid though...everything from pads to...
  53. Mark Scrivener

    Axe-Fx III -> Guitar 2 Midi - full guitar synth without hardware!

  54. Mark Scrivener

    Axe-Fx III -> Guitar 2 Midi - full guitar synth without hardware!

    I recently discovered "Guitar 2 Midi" (standalone or vst) works much better than any of the hex pickups (fishman, roland, etc) I've used before, and I can use it on any stock guitar without having to mount an ugly hex pickup! Just plug a laptop via USB into your FX III, drop the Guitar to 2 Midi...
  55. Mark Scrivener

    Wish Ability to route MIDI to/from USB

    +1
  56. Mark Scrivener

    Using Axe-Fx 3 w/ another Interface

    Guess it really depends on what the rest of your studio looks like. If the FX III is all you have for an interface, use it. If you already have a great interface with plenty of inputs and want to run projects at 44.1k or some other rate than 48k then there is no harm in taking the analog outputs...
  57. Mark Scrivener

    John Mayer claims amp modelers don't get gain structure right...REALLY?

    https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/john_mayer_explains_3_things_amp_modelers_didnt_quite_get_yet.html I have to admit I haven't spent hours comparing my FX-III to my vintage tube amps scrutinizing every last detail (I'm sure Cliff has), but I love the way my Fractal gear...
  58. Mark Scrivener

    AFIII Georgia on My Mind - solo finger style arrangement

    Thanks. The delay is in tempo with the playing which adds depth and dimension with out being obvious. I you listen in a quiet room (or with cans) you will notice the delay when there are "stops" in the phrasing. There was also a touch of reverb on there - it was on the "studio" setting, but...
  59. Mark Scrivener

    AFIII Georgia on My Mind - solo finger style arrangement

    Sat down with the R6 and FX-III this afternoon and recorded my arrangement of Georgia. Fender Twin model with some tape delay.
  60. Mark Scrivener

    Keeping two Axe-Fx III units sync’d/mirrored

    Too late for the FX III, but on a future unit I'd love to see a USB A port (the type you can plug a thumb drive into) and the ability to backup and restore complete setups from a USB thumb drive. Would be great for touring and piece of mind. Prob not a huge number of users who need this, so no...
  61. Mark Scrivener

    Can you run a whole band through the Axe-Fx 3?

    The only cloudlifter preamps I know of require phantom power. The fx 3 has no way to supply phantom power, so no, your cloud lifter would not work. You need a preamp to boost the mic signal to something closer to line level. And if you are using a condenser mic, it is going to require phantom...
  62. Mark Scrivener

    FASPICE XD?

    Well if it was 2.3x the processing power then I'd know presets could get a heck of a lot bigger without overloading the CPU. But all I'm really trying to do is understand what this means other than they gave the modeling engine a new name.
  63. Mark Scrivener

    FASPICE XD?

    I've assumed for a long time that Fractal products were doing some sort of SPICE like simulation on actual circuit designs to achieve their emulation. I'm interpreting this announcement to mean Fractal has created a new optimized SPICE engine for their products that somehow makes real time...
  64. Mark Scrivener

    I had a Sobering Experience Last Night

    ^^^^^^This!!! A band is about the sound of THE BAND. It isn't about the sound of your guitar or any other single instrument, but how all the instruments sound together. Good bands work together to dial a sound that hits the music home. EQ and tone shaping is a big part of it, but so is what you...
  65. Mark Scrivener

    Can you run a whole band through the Axe-Fx 3?

    I run the following simultaneously through the Axe FX III in one of the bands I play with: -electric guitar (besides amps and cab models I use compressors, drives, delays, chorus, rotary, reverb, etc) -acoustic guitar (IR block to tone match piezo pickup to decent mic, stereo enhancer, delays...
  66. Mark Scrivener

    Axe-Fx IV round the corner?

    My kitchen sink has hot and cold running water, a drain, garbage disposal, spray hose and a soap dispenser...zero cpu load. My FX III presets often have multiple compressors, delays, chorus, phase, rotary, drives, volume pedal, plus a second I/O path with an IR and enhancer for the acoustic...
  67. Mark Scrivener

    Is Axe-Fx III at all portable?

  68. Mark Scrivener

    Use Axe-Fx III as in-ear mixer?

    I did change presets at one point in the set. But yes, you lose your mix at that point, so best avoided if possible. Fortunately the Fx-III has tons of processing power, and with 4 of everything per block you should be able to get just about everything in the realm of "normal" guitar sounds in a...
  69. Mark Scrivener

    Use Axe-Fx III as in-ear mixer?

    Yep, I've done this as well. Played a gig in the park this summer with a singer/songwriter. Vocal, acoustic and electric guitar was it. City provided sound guy and PA, but we didn't know if there would be decent monitors, so I racked up the Fx-III with an IEM transmitter and the wireless RX for...
  70. Mark Scrivener

    Lesson learned...

    I find wireless even more important on small stages - reduces clutter and trip hazards. Shure GLXD systems have been rock solid for me. My current band is using 3 of them, including one for the lead vocal. Really cleans up the stage, and makes for faster load in and strike.
  71. Mark Scrivener

    Anybody Here Using the Soundcraft Ui24R Yet?

    I realize this is an old thread, but I've been using the Ui24R for a few years now. In fact, the Ui24R was part of my motivation to upgrade from the AX8 to the FX III. I have the FX III mounted in a rack with the Ui24R, wireless receivers for instruments and mics, and wireless IEM transmitters...
  72. Mark Scrivener

    Can the Axe-Fx III tolerate phantom power?

    Interesting. So if you plug a TRS cable into a Humbuster jack, which of the 3 contacts on the TRS actually connect to the jack? A TRS to XLR cable should be wired: Tip - pin 2 ("Hot") Ring - pin 3 (Neg) Ground - pin 1 (Ground) The phantom power (48V) is applied across pins 2 & 3 through...
  73. Mark Scrivener

    Can the Axe-Fx III tolerate phantom power?

    Makes sense. In my case, Out 3 right was connected to my mixer via an XLR to TRS cable. Out 3 & 4 are unbalanced, and I assume the +48V would have appeared at the "ring" in the TRS plug, which probably does not come in contact with anything on the FX 3 (only tip and ground are used), so the...
  74. Mark Scrivener

    Can the Axe-Fx III tolerate phantom power?

    The outputs of the Fx III (ch 1, 2, and 3, both L& R, so 6 total) were connected directly to a mixer, and phantom power was turned on for the input that Ch 3 R was connected to.....so yes, Ch 3 R saw phantom power. The Fx 3 was essentially the "mic" connected to the mixer....
  75. Mark Scrivener

    Can the Axe-Fx III tolerate phantom power?

    I just realized that I connected output 3 (right side) to an input channel that had phantom power on and left it that way the entire gig. Anyone know if the outputs are designed to handle this? Dumb move on my part I know.
  76. Mark Scrivener

    How about we pool knowledge and understand the Compressor block options better?

    Makes total sense.... Threshold is THE number one most important knob on a compressor (some designs use an input gain instead of threshold, but you can think about it the same way). Obviously this controls when the comp kicks in....and it is very program dependent, so you should tweak this for...
  77. Mark Scrivener

    Buying FRFR speakers in Australia

    I'm located in the USA, but hear you on the support and availability issue. Frankly I'd look at mainstream powered PA 12" cabs that were readily available and serviceable in your area (Yamaha, JBL, EV, RCF, etc). If you can find one that is coaxial then even better. FWIW I own and love an...
  78. Mark Scrivener

    Took a ride to Fractal HQ in NH today!

    Dude, you are totally missing out. All the cool kids are running dual Axe Fx III's for 16 outs into 16 FRFR speakers for stereo hexophonic sound!
  79. Mark Scrivener

    Axe Fx III - the compact gig solution for your entire band!

    Yesterday I had a gig backing up a singer song writer as part of San Jose's summer "Music in the Parks" series. I was told there would be a PA, but had no way of contacting the sound guy/company and didn't know what sort of monitors to expect, if any. These are fairly low key events so I wasn't...
  80. Mark Scrivener

    Axe-Fx III Firmware Version 6.01

    As does the website. So is 6.01 a release or is it really beta?
  81. Mark Scrivener

    Using a Mic Preamp with the Axe...sounds real good

    Your reference curve doesn't look right. For some reason the mic signal is not getting into the tone match block. Have you tried using live mode?
  82. Mark Scrivener

    How NOT to Dial In a Killer Tone

    Yep, people often forget when dialing in tones that the objective is to make the guitar sit properly in the song, not to sound good in isolation. Another thing to remember is those little knobs on your guitar. Just like with old tube amps, the Fractal products react beautifully to your pickup...
  83. Mark Scrivener

    Using a Mic Preamp with the Axe...sounds real good

    hmmmmm.....so are you saying the tone match doesn't sound good or doesn't play, or does something else happen? Sorry for asking stupid questions like "did you turn the power on?" but are you sure you have the inputs set correctly in the tone match utility? Also make sure in the global config...
  84. Mark Scrivener

    IR player vs Cab block?

    Because the entire band (minus the drummer) is going through the AXE FXIII. Yes, it is my guitar rig, but our signer plays acoustic and our bassist plays an upright. The FXIII is simultaneously processing their sound and mine.
  85. Mark Scrivener

    Using a Mic Preamp with the Axe...sounds real good

    Yep, your mic needs to go through a preamp before sending it to the Frac for tone match. And that AKG 451 is going to need phantom power, which the Fractal obviously doesn't provide. But yes, tone match is awesome! Turns those horrible plastic sounding peizo's into something rich and pleasing!
  86. Mark Scrivener

    IR player vs Cab block?

    Am I correct that the main difference between the two is the cab block adds the mic parameters and allows mixing of IR's? The reason I ask is I'd like to use 3 IR's per preset, and there are only 2, so I want to use an extra cab block as an IR player. Why the heck would someone want 3 IR's in...
  87. Mark Scrivener

    Using the Axe-Fx III for vocal harmonies

    My FX-III sits in a rack with the stage box and all the wireless gear. Since the FX-III has 4 sets of I/O and processing power to spare, here is what I did.... I sent one of the aux outputs from the stage box to input 3 of the FX-III, and then connected the #3 outputs to open channels on the...
  88. Mark Scrivener

    How about we pool knowledge and understand the Compressor block options better?

    Awesome thread! I've only had my III a short time but starting to play with the compressor models at the end of the signal chain - since I often compress on mix down in the studio. I am fortunate to have the actual hardware for many of the classic compressors.....will have to do more...
  89. Mark Scrivener

    Anyone run into this when ordering an Axe-Fx III ?

    I saw Fractal now accepts PayPal, and PayPal will accept credit cards, so that might be another way around it if you still wanted to use the same card.
  90. Mark Scrivener

    Just used the Axe-Fx III for client's country/pop recording

    Thanks! For "Always Gonna be a Guy" I used the Double Verb Vib and the 2x12 R121 cab. Guitar was a custom built pine body tele with pickups from Don Mare (his "hayride" set). In the days before fractal I would have used a Fender Twin Reverb or a Vibrolux and a ribbon mic (prob even a Royer...
  91. Mark Scrivener

    Just used the Axe-Fx III for client's country/pop recording

    Thank you chumbucket! Yes, the thing about running a studio and doing session work is you have to play what the client wants. Same with teaching guitar (my other job). Though I'd say all these things have made me a better player. I'd highly encourage everyone to spend time learning some of the...
  92. Mark Scrivener

    Just used the Axe-Fx III for client's country/pop recording

    I thought some of the folks considering a fractal might like to hear the FX-III being used in a non hard rock/metal genre. Here is some work I just finished for a country/pop artist. Not having to mic up an amp, wear headphones for overdubs, or remove amp hum was a huge plus. For the curious...
  93. Mark Scrivener

    Heads up - Axe Edit III won't run on a Compute Stick

    Soundcraft Ui24R. Awesome box, sounds great and a joy to use. No app to install - just point a web browser at it and you are set. They have an online demo you can play with and try out the interface. Short of a modern real console, this is my favorite live mixer. In the studio I'm still pure analog.
  94. Mark Scrivener

    Heads up - Axe Edit III won't run on a Compute Stick

    Thanks mixministermike! Touchscreen is made by Planar - was $190 shipped via Amazon. Figured what the heck - I'm not watching movies on it, just controlling my Soundcraft mixer...already had a cheap compute stick that I purchased a while back as an experiment for another project....$100 or so I...
  95. Mark Scrivener

    Heads up - Axe Edit III won't run on a Compute Stick

    Just in case someone out there is considering running Axe Edit III on an Intel Compute stick....the cheap compute sticks are 32 bit OS only and Axe Edit III was apparently only compiled for 64 bit OS....which is 99% of the world these days. So why would you want to run Axe Exit III on a...
  96. Mark Scrivener

    Closed Adding selectable sample rate feature with Firmware update?

    As a studio owner and working guitarist, here is my take on the whole sample rate issue.... Keeping a single sample rate enables Cliff and his team to optimize the algorithms for that sample rate, getting the best audio quality for the least amount of processing power. Supporting multiple...
  97. Mark Scrivener

    How do you create IRs for acoustics?

    That did the trick! Thanks!
  98. Mark Scrivener

    How do you create IRs for acoustics?

    Update: My III arrived on Friday and today I finally stopped playing long enough to fiddle with the TMA. Matched my R6 LP to my tele - sounds pretty good! But I've noticed two possible bugs or user error issues..... 1. When you export the TMA to a user IR, there is a field where you can name...
  99. Mark Scrivener

    In Stock today?

    Totally worth the wait!
  100. Mark Scrivener

    How do you create IRs for acoustics?

    Thanks 666was999. Once UPS finally delivers my III (this weekend if all goes well), I can start playing with the TMA block and see how it goes. If that doesn't satisfy I'll start trying to create IR's with my DAW. I know Izotope Advanced (which I own) has a tone match function, and turning eq...
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