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    What Amp Models would you like to see added?

    lol, probably just the one mode labelled VII. The rest of it is pretty much all in the Axe FX.
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    Time spent playing guitar vs time spent learning/tweaking AXEFX

    I've been using the same preset since I got the axe over 3 years ago. I only tweak it when a firmware changes the sound from "home base"
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    Axe-Fx Firmware Version 21.00 Public Beta #4 (Beta 4)

    Is there slightly less gain or high end on the USA c++ ? I came from beta 1.
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    Rectifier ✅ , now let’s talk about the noise gate

    I hear the sustain die for sure. not sure about the stick in the ass tho lol. check your seat 😂
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    Rectifier ✅ , now let’s talk about the noise gate

    I get similar noise to you from my carvin m22sd pickups but only noticed it when I did your slow palm mute test. Good thing I never play palm mutes that slow to notice it in normal playing. I also notice it gets a bit better depending on where I stand in the room. I always figured it comes with...
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    Before I buy an Axe FX...I have a routing question!!

    Get the turbo!
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    AXE FX III - White stuff on the screen

    or a piece of foam surrounding the screen between the lcd and the front plastic like older ipads and touchscreen devices with the digitizer and lcd as separate pieces. they did this to keep dust out.
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    Another Axefx vs Amps thread

    The night before my friend came over, I set up an a/b test with the axe going into a matrix into half of my 4x12 and my mesa mark v into the other half. A/b/y pedal to the inputs of the amp and axe fx. When my friend came over for me to show him how identical I got them he played then asked me...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware Version 20.01 Public Beta (Beta 2)

    Another dimension new galaxy Intergalactic planetry
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    Have we reached the end of new amp models in the Axe 3?

    I'm good with what's in the box. Hell, I only play the fender twin and mesa amps. This got me thinking though: do we have an actual count of how many amps there are? I know there are ~260 to choose from in the amp block, but those aren't all separate amps. A lot of those choices are different...
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    Why are so many people not relying on their ears anymore?

    Ah, ok. In that case it depends on the parameter. . I like to know what "standard operation" is so if I deviate and something is off or sounds awful I'll know where to look and why. Using myself as a recent example, I asked about speaker drive and poweramp/cab setup. The new speaker drive...
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    Why are so many people not relying on their ears anymore?

    Are we talking about "how to sound like Metallica?" or "should this model have the bright switch on, should I use frfr or poweramp/cab in the advanced settings."
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware Version 20.00 Public Beta (Beta 4)

    So, for power amp and cab users: should we keep speaker drive on zero when building new presets?
  14. Y

    Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 19.08

    I've been playing in 4 cable method lately so I didn't noticem but will definitely a/b before updating. I usually don't notice differences unless they're huge updates.
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    I bought 6 pedals

    With a real amp and axe in 4 cable method you can insert an amp block in the loop and just turn power amp modeling off (globally or by bringing sag down to zero) it's like mixing different preamps with your amps power section. Definitely some cool tones there.
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    MESA amps and their different circuits

    That's the part people obsess over lol. I'm with you, get the right hand crushing the strings and the rest will fall into place.
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    MESA amps and their different circuits

    The regular 2c+ isn't as tight as the 2c++ model. That will get you into metallica land quickly. As jephjaues said, keep the bass close to off, mids lowish (I don't turn them off) and keep the treble highish. Treble in these amps add some gain. Then use the 5 band to really sculpt the sound. And...
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    Matrix GT1600FX

    I have the 1600, it sounds good at all volume levels. Hangs with my 90w mesa no problem. And with the axe you can bring it down to whisper quiet. My fan ramps up when you first power it on then settles to a quiet hum. I definitely don't hear it when playing, but I'm not in a ultra quiet or...
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    Axe FX too overkill for bedroom only playing?

    What's your budget?
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    Axe FX too overkill for bedroom only playing?

    There is the line 6 powercab 112.
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    Axe FX too overkill for bedroom only playing?

    I'm a home player only and I'm running my axe III into a matrix power amp and mesa 4x12. I do get to crank it but I prefer to play at low volumes and it sounds great.
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    Real Mesa TC100 vs AF3 into guitar cab - looking for advice

    Just went back and read your linked posts from your reply. I agree with you and I'd like to add that some amps still get some of their tone from the power section even if the gain/dirt is mostly from the preamp. I took the signal from the effects out on my Mark V 90w and ran that to my matrix...
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    Real Mesa TC100 vs AF3 into guitar cab - looking for advice

    Thats what I was wondering. I have a matrix gt1600fx into a stereo mesa 4x12. I don't have any missing thump using the matrix with the axe fx mark IIc++ model compared to my mark V 90w in mark II mode head going into the same cab. I know that's only one amp out of 230+ in the unit so it's not a...
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    Real Mesa TC100 vs AF3 into guitar cab - looking for advice

    I'm quoting you but this is for anyone to answer. Is it that the matrix is missing thump/low end or are these tube power amps coloring the sound by adding thump/low end?
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    Newbie to Fractal - Buy used FXIII MKII or new FM9?

    I use one of those amp head style racks because it sits on top of my 4x12
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    FC not showing any button options with AxeIII MkII

    Did you upload your FC/Global settings to the Mark II? If not, the FC has nothing to read and you'll have to either set it up as if its the first time, or upload a backup from the MK1 to the MK2. Use fractal bot to make a backup of the FC settings on the MK1 and then restore that backup on the MK2.
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    Front panel poll

    Front panel user here. When I first started, my instinct was to push the value wheel as an enter button to select things and to push it in to edit a block. Once I learned the actual sequence of button presses it's been smooth sailing. I only use axe edit if I'm recording ideas because my unit is...
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    JP2C Model, wow!

    Check out the actual amp's manual; it's available online from Mesa/Boogie. Just Google search jp2c manual. It explains in detail what each channel is and might give you insight on how to dial in the models in the axe fx.
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    They All Sound the Same Again

    Where'd all the high end go on the 3rd? I guess 1 and 2 are axe and amp, 3 is the other modeller.
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    What Amp Models would you like to see added?

    I wonder if any of these companies have built those highly coveted amps with the XXX already built into the preamp, would people said "yuck" because it's not the two separate pieces? That being said, I love the 2C+ and IV channels in the Mesa Mark V. In the axe I only love the 2C++ out of the...
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    Can AxeFX be controlled by AxeEdit via a USB Over Ethernet Extender?

    I liked the form factor of this one. It came in today and worked right away. Just need to route my ethernet through my plastic raceway and we're good to go. Thanks everyone for the replies.
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    Can AxeFX be controlled by AxeEdit via a USB Over Ethernet Extender?

    Which one did you get? I tried one of the cheap dongle setups and it didn't work.
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    Power amp with real cab garbage sound

    I believe that is backwards. With solid state power amp you leave power amp modelling on because the SS Poweramp won't color the sound. Then with a tube power amp you turn it off. If you're getting the sound you want, that's all that matters.
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    Power amp with real cab garbage sound

    Interesting, why do you turn off Poweramp sim too.?
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    Power amp with real cab garbage sound

    Maybe the setup doesn't sound bad, maybe you just tweaked it to sound good with cab sims on which required over compensation. When you turn them off it sounds bad to you because it's too extreme without the cab block. I used to use an mxr 10 band with quite a curve on my Mesa Mark V. Turning it...
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    How do we know the amp models are very accurate?

    Well now that gets into the tonewood debate. Is the tree maple? 🤣
  37. Y

    Cab Block FRFR Question

    I use out 2 for poweramp/cab and output 1 for recording with cab sims. I split the chain after the looper.
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    No sound from unit after 17.01 update.....seems to be an input issue.

    Did you make sure your speakers are all connected to the right outputs? I'd recheck the connections there just in case. Plug everything out and in again.
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    Axe-Fx Firmware Release Version 17.01 Release Candidate

    Thanks for the looper fix!
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    I don't "get" the IIC+

    Did you try putting the drive up more? I think mine is on 6 or 7 on the c++
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    Is the Mk I now a little outdated?

    Let me preface this by saying I agree with your overall sentiment and I'm an mkI user with no plans to upgrade. Ok, with that out of the way, my devil's advocate response is: is anyone still on ares firmware 1? Probably not. It sounded damn good back then, but the cumulative improvements over...
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    New Looper Behavior

    Hopefully this helps a bit with explaining what I mean. In the video I'm on 16.04. In the looper settings, the 2nd press of record is set to play. I record the first pass (red), then hit record to play. In this mode I can press record again (yellow) before the loop ends that way I'm not worried...
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    New Looper Behavior

    Yep, read the release notes, that's when I figured out things had changed. Was going to ask if it was a bug at first but remembered to check the notes. Unfortunately none of those options do anything to mimic the old behavior. I'm just going to have to get used to using overdub mode for 2nd...
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    New Looper Behavior

    Yeah, there's play, stop, and overdub. What I'm saying is that pre 17.00 you could leave it on play mode so that it plays the loop when 2nd record is pressed , then still press record again to begin overdubbing. Now on 17.00 if you press 2nd record a little early to give yourself a buffer to...
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    New Looper Behavior

    Anyone else not used to the new looper function? Prior to 17.00 I could use the record button to do all of the looping. I would use record to start the loop, then press record again to play the loop. I could then press record again at any time during the loop to "arm" the recording during the...
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    “Jesus, is there anything you people don’t bitch about”

    I think some of the disappointed people are disappointed by their own expectations based on their interpretation of some answers given on the forum over the years. There's always a thread where someone says, "is now a good time to buy or is there something bigger coming?" Those people are...
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    FullRes IR vs. Reverb

    These settings are very cool, man. I tried the ValhallIR IRs and compared to your reverb settings. It was such a similar effect. It is close enough that I don't feel like I'm missing out by not having the mark II and fullres. This reverb is what I will use when I play with headphones from now...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 17.00

    This happened to me after one of the updates a long time ago. Did you backup your settings? If so you can restore just the FC settings and it should work.
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    Ooooh... Charts and Graphs Redux

    It's used quite a bit on these forums as well. Just do a search for the term. I have no idea what it means but others sure use the term a lot.
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    Axe FX III or FM9? Need your help!

    AXE III Pros: It's available now it has the most cpu power it gets the updates first more I/0 New FullRes slots for the IRs Cons: Price size/ form factor must buy separate foot controller I say get the AXE if you know you want the best. The FM9 will sound identically amp for amp but you...
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    AITR

    Ohhh I see what you mean. I embrace the sonic changes by experimenting with new amps, but I do try to get it close to where it was for my main preset.
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    AITR

    Where'd you get the impression I don't want to update? Each update has come with bug fixes and some new features that aren't tone related such as the performance screen, the new mini tuner etc.
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    Can someone help explain this to me? Losing my mind again here.

    You got any other hands?:tonguewink: But, to add to your point more seriously: When my friend comes over, we play through my Axe FXIII to a matrix and stereo 4x12. I like his tone, he likes mine. Sometimes we switch and we both look and feel uncomfortable. I never enjoy playing through his half...
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    AXIII without foot controller

    I don't even like using real amps without a foot controller. You can always get one later. I was without the fc 12 for about 8 months because I was on the waiting list for one. But when I got it, my setup felt so complete.
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    Metallica uses Axe Fx

    According to Kirk in an interview or was "a year or so." https://loudwire.com/metallica-kirk-hammett-first-guitar-lesson-joe-satriani/ To your point about Kill em All, Kirk played a bit of Dave Mustaine's solos, so he ran with whatever energy was already there. One of my favorite solos is all...
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    AITR

    I'm actually relieved that this is the feature I'm missing from the mk1 and not something bigger. I'm not crazy about irs. I use cabs from the legacy bank. I don't even know what's new in the axe III. I was excited for the feature for headphones. I'm just glad it's not a new block or profiling...
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    AITR

    Bummer that is an mkII feature but we knew something was going to be exclusive to it. I wouldn't upgrade my mkI just for that but then again I play through a poweramp and cab setup. I was just excited for headphone use.
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    AITR

    I'm loving the headphones part of it. Can't wait to try them out.
  59. Y

    Dark sounding presets

    Do they sound dark when recorded? It could also be your speakers. I personally don't use any of the factory presets, it might be that you have to craft presets of your own and dial them in to your taste.
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    PSA - Check your guitar tone knob...

    I started diagnosing amp problems not realizing my guitar cable wasn't plugged in. I used to wrap it once around the strap before plugging it in. I must have just straight up forgotten to plug it in after wrapping. Needless to say I felt like a total ass when I figured it out
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    Newbie PSA: turn it up

    I love playing both loud and quiet. Loud for me is my wife telling me she could hear me outside while parking the car. Quiet is lower than a normal conversation. I play through a 4x12 cab at home and it sounds great in both volume situations. I never practice with loud volume though, can't let...
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    Mayer used an Axe-FX 3 for his new album

    You asked "Why would I care what an artist I don't like uses?" I'm saying that I try to understand why others do care about the gear he uses.
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    Mayer used an Axe-FX 3 for his new album

    I don't like him or his music. It's not about caring what he uses, its about understanding why other people care.
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    Mayer used an Axe-FX 3 for his new album

    I'd also like to add to everyone who doesn't get why it matters that Mayer is now using the axe fx: it matters because he's someone who was about all vintage amps is now embracing the axe fx. If I got one of my friends to make the switch, I'd make a post and you people would be like "yeah...
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    Mayer used an Axe-FX 3 for his new album

    I think the reason for the some of the negative knee jerk reaction is that people may have written him off in the early days when he wasn't known for brilliant guitar work, just another typical pop singer. If the last thing someone heard was the old radio hits like "body is a wonderland" or that...
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    Guitars: how many and brands?

    Tldr: 5 guitars. Carvin, Esp Ltd, Dangelico, Carlo Robelli The two Carvin dc 600s are pre Kiesel spec. 25" scale length (now they're 25.5) one is maple neck and alder body with quilted maple in sapphire blue. The other is all walnut but with a white body and natural binding. Both have Floyds...
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    [SOLVED] My Guitar sounds incredibly fuzzy, flabby, and frankly awful with modern high gain tones - what can I do to fix the sounds?

    Man that really sucks. Im sorry to hear that. Looks like it's a good excuse to get another guitar lol. There's ALWAYS a good reason to get another.
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    [SOLVED] My Guitar sounds incredibly fuzzy, flabby, and frankly awful with modern high gain tones - what can I do to fix the sounds?

    I have direct mount pickups, I just use a spring between the screw and the guitar. Some people stuff foam under to adjust. Unless you mean even at its lowest level it's too high.
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    Just blew a transformer

    My Mesa Mark Vs reverb crapped out on me last year. I've owned it since 2010 so it was 10 years old when it happened. Covid lockdown plus life got in the way and I still haven't gotten it repaired. From what I read, it's a common problem on the early Mark Vs and a simple solution but I'm not...
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    Got a newsletter from an amplifier manufacturer today... Clearly they haven't tried Cygnus! Lol!

    That's what made me sure I could switch to the axe with a matrix gt1600 and cab. I loved the mark iic++ amp sim with power amp modelling off through my Mark V power section. Have you tried this with your jp2c? Try the axe jp2c sim with power amp off going into the return of your real jp2c/cab...
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    Is it time to take the screen protectors off?? and should I experiment with more amps...

    I made my own screen protector for the fc 12 and axe main screen out of unused screen protectors for an old Galaxy tablet. Worked out great.
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    Anyone switched from Kemper to Axe-Fx III?

    The best thing I did was take the time to familiarize myself with the front panel. It was daunting at first as I solely relied on axe edit. Now I don't even have it installed on my PC. There is a learning curve to the workflow but it becomes second nature after your stumble. The biggest things...
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    Clean? Or really clean?

    When I think of clean I think of no hair whatsoever on it. I love the hairy sound as well; I call that tone "pushed clean."
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 16.04

    Awesome! My wish list item is crossed off.
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    Exploring The Various Tube Types

    I wish there was a "normalized/non normalized" option for the tube swaps. It really is subtle to hear the differences in the axe, but on my amp heads that allow 6l6 el34 swaps I hear the difference more pronounced. If I'm honest, I would probably mess with it and end up back in normalized...
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    How to set up a Scene footswitch that get you back to stored scene?

    That sounds like you want to turn on "scene revert" On the unit itself press "setup", then scroll to "midi/remote" then scene revert is the 3rd option. Turn that on.
  77. Y

    Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 16.02

    Hah! Just wait til the 4 comes out
  78. Y

    two guitars input at once

    Are you using the front panel or axe edit?
  79. Y

    Why Your Amp Doesn't Sound Like Our Amp

    This should be a leaflet that comes with the quick start guide in the box.
  80. Y

    Cygnus Poll - Honest Question - Improvement?

    The only thing I noticed is that my presets sounded quieter and on my mesa c++ patch it seemed like the presence was lower. Once I raised that value, I couldnt tell the new tweaked version from the old version apart. I'm playing through a matrix and 4x12.
  81. Y

    Picking a cabinet for dedicated use with AxeFX 3

    You can split the signal before the cab block and have that go to a different output. That way there's no need to disable cab sims and you can have a signal chain with the IR and a cabless signal going to your poweramp/real cab setup.
  82. Y

    Axe-Fx III 16.00 Beta 8 "Cygnus" Firmware - Public Beta #5

    It's working correctly in this one
  83. Y

    Axe-Fx III 16.00 Beta 8 "Cygnus" Firmware - Public Beta #5

    I was getting an 8 band eq instead of the 5 band even though the front panel showed "5 band" as the eq type. This was on the last beta tweaking directly on the hardware.
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    Axe-Fx III 16.00 Beta 8 "Cygnus" Firmware - Public Beta #5

    Is the 5 band in the Marks fixed?
  85. Y

    Axe-Fx III 16.00 Beta 6 "Cygnus" Firmware - Public Beta #3

    Only using the front panel. I stopped using axe edit a while ago. My presets are pretty much done; tweaking here and there is easy on the hardware.
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    Axe-Fx III 16.00 Beta 6 "Cygnus" Firmware - Public Beta #3

    Same here, Mesa mark 2c++ has an 8 band instead of the 5 band. When I go to the last page to change the eq type it says it a 5 band.
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    I'll never understand what makes it so difficult...

    Not how I understood it but fair enough
  88. Y

    I'll never understand what makes it so difficult...

    6 blocks sounds like a lot to an absolute novice. Especially if they're used to using a particular amp in person. They might think they should be able to do it with just the amp and cab block and they'll still be disappointed because it doesn't sound like the "amp in the room." I think being...
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    Cygnus Gain

    Yeah I hear that. Loud and clear.
  90. Y

    Cygnus Gain

    That's amazing lol. I can definitely hear the 16k on the 10 band remove a ton of high end content. It leads me to believe the 16k isn't actually 16k. That being said, I can still hear 16k. I'm 36 but also take care of my hearing. I don't listen to music loudly and have only been to a handful...
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    Cygnus Gain

    My first all tube head was a roadster around 2007. I hated that buzzy sizzle. It added an mxr 10 band in the loop and took down 16khz a few notches and that cleared it up. In the axe fx 16khz doesn't seem to have the same effect leading me to believe the mxr is probably not really at 16khz...
  92. Y

    Worst Thing About Axe-Fx III is Location Confinement

    I have mine in a headshell style rack on top of a 4x12 with casters. Ironically, I never move it.
  93. Y

    Highly compressed sound on high gain amps

    Probably to emulate that multi tracked sound with just one guitar. Or maybe to compensate for playing at lower volumes. I find I use less gain when the volume is higher both in real amps and the axe fx.
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    Why are we chasing the amp in the room sound?

    Holy crap a boom box was my first amp too!. To get distortion I would just crank the volume and I swore I sounded just like Metallica. My first actual amp was a crate combo and I was like wow "Metallica at lower volume!"
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    Why are we chasing the amp in the room sound?

    I use the word snippet because if you move the microphone to another location you get a different sound. There are a lot of places you can move that mic and changing the mic alters the sound as well. Look at how many different 4x12 v30 sm57 IRs exist that sound different. How is that not a small...
  96. Y

    Why are we chasing the amp in the room sound?

    Yes, I do feel like I have access to those amps. The differences aren't as stark as changing speakers in a cab but there are differences for sure. As you know AxeFx amp models are not a snapshot so it's not the same as an IR. I think if an IR the way I think of a tone match or the kemper. Its...
  97. Y

    Why are we chasing the amp in the room sound?

    I just use a power amp and cab. Never had to chase it through IRs and FRFR. That just seems as weird as trying to make a real cab sound like an IR. I get that people want to feel like they own 2000 cabs the way it feels like you own 250 amps, but those aren't models of cabs, they're IRs of cabs...
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    Do you actually wait 5 seconds for firmware reboot?

    You wait 5 seconds to power it on, not to power it off though.
  99. Y

    Do you actually wait 5 seconds for firmware reboot?

    I was gearing up to type the holy hand grenade of Antioch instructions. We'll played sir.
  100. Y

    Axe-Fx III USB Audio Driver version 5.10 (Windows)

    Is this an, if it ain't broke don't fix it situation? My axe III has run fine on my system since it launched
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