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  1. Rayos

    Seafoam mini expression knob?? anyone use?

    Yes, I did. I though that was the idea. :)
  2. Rayos

    Seafoam mini expression knob?? anyone use?

    What's the point with that device? Is it like an expression pedal? In case yes, very interesting. Wouldn't it be better to place it with the pot axis parallel to the floor instead of perpendicular?
  3. Rayos

    No FRFR at gigs?

    IEMs and FOH, here. Sometimes an ambient mic. 21 months and 92 gigs (very little and very big gigs and all in between) with the AX8 and no plans to use FRFRs or stage monitors.
  4. Rayos

    FIrst Day of the Roaring 20’s .....HUNG OVER or not......?

    3 gigs at December 31. No time for drinking. I'll try tonight ;) I use to drink some beer before/during gigs. But not when I have 3 2 hour gigs in different places with 30 minutes in between. When I arrived home I got one beer from the refrigerator, but I was so tired I didn't even open it.
  5. Rayos

    Fractal Audio AMP models: Div/13 FT37 (Divided By 13 FTR 37)

    Best guitar amp you've ever owned??? :smirk: My amp sounds much better. It's purple. A purple FTR. Yes, we all know purple amps sound better. Scientists proved it long ago.
  6. Rayos

    AX8 Firmware Version 10.01

    I don't need more switches. I think the AX8's footprint is perfect. It fits comfortably in a cabin case, and I fly a lot with it. And with the 8 switches plus the possibility of combining Scenes and single effects on/off... I really couldn't ask for more.
  7. Rayos

    Removing AX8 Feet for Velcro?

    I don't know if anybody have informed about these things, but look very interesting: https://www.waytekwire.com/item/92008/3M-SJ-3463-Dual-Lock-Tape-Rounds-Black-/
  8. Rayos

    AX8-Edit 1.9.0

    Does it mean there is nothing new in the upgrade (Windows)? I'm just curious.
  9. Rayos

    AX8-Edit 1.9.0

    Hmm... Ok. So no need to update. Thanks! This looked like new (that's why I edited my post):
  10. Rayos

    AX8-Edit 1.9.0

    Great!
  11. Rayos

    Let the games begin

    I was waiting for something like that for a long time. Exactly until I knew the existence of the AX8. Anyway I'm sure it's a very good product.
  12. Rayos

    AX8 Discontinued?

    Thank you!
  13. Rayos

    AX8 Discontinued?

    Well... I'm sure everybody looks at the competence. Anyway I said, just for fun, that "it looks like", and not "it's a fact that"'. It's probably my fault: my English is not good at all. And yes, very clear from fractal: no more AX8. We transfer the orders to the FM3 list, in case you want to...
  14. Rayos

    AX8 Discontinued?

    It looks like Kemper was waiting till AX8 was discontinued to announce their "all-in-one". The fact that Kemper has finally announced that product, supports my suspicions about a new Fractal product that will be the real successor of the AX8. I also think Kemper will release a little unit, as...
  15. Rayos

    Protecting AX8 knobs and screen

    It looks like a good idea.
  16. Rayos

    My IEM solution

    Yes... And I was attacking the problem from the other side, trying to cut trebles in my IEM mix.
  17. Rayos

    My IEM solution

    Yes... That thin sound I was hearing through the IEM wasn't an excess of treble frequencies: It looks like it was a lack of bass and mids. I found these sleeves at the local store and tried them. They fit my ears much better than the ones supplied with the earphones. They stay in the ear...
  18. Rayos

    My IEM solution

    https://www.shure.co.uk/products/accessories/earphones-accessories/eatfl1-6
  19. Rayos

    Some thoughts on Impulse Responses & "in the room" tone

    Wow... Most of what you say would make a lot of sense if I was using headphones to practice at home, but as I'm using an frfr, I just try to have a nice sound that makes me feel good. Onstage I use IEM. I'm used to that. I prefer a monitor/amp, but that's the way my band is doing it now. I'm...
  20. Rayos

    I convinced my Dad to buy an AX8

    What rig did your dad use before AX8?
  21. Rayos

    AX8 FOH with in-ears?

    Last gig the supplied IEM system was so bad that I finally decided to use a wedge. I used it and my earplugs. It wasn't bad at all. Definitely I'm not getting with the IEMs that comfortable sound I have at home and at rehearsals. I'll keep refining the eq curve in my IEM line. I'm sure there...
  22. Rayos

    AX8 FOH with in-ears?

    Couldn't you use out 1 to front of house and out 2 to monitor mix?
  23. Rayos

    AX8 FOH with in-ears?

    Very interesting approach. I'll try to check it at next soundcheck.
  24. Rayos

    King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

    That's very interesting. A girlfriend sent me a link for that song some time ago. So strange, those microtonal divisions... I remember I saw they couldn't sing those intervals they play with the guitar. I've tried, and it's like impossible. I'll check the new album. Thanks!
  25. Rayos

    Best speaker for AX8?

    Yamaha DXR10 sounds very good IMHO. I've only tested it against the JBL EON 610 (they're much cheaper now, although expensive when they first hit the market). It sounds very nice too. I have the Yamaha at home and the JBL at the rehearsal room.
  26. Rayos

    AX8 FOH with in-ears?

    You mean connecting the earphones direct to the transmitter? In case yes, I have to check that. No way to do that onstage, but it's a good idea for checking and learning. Thank you!
  27. Rayos

    AX8 FOH with in-ears?

    That's all very interesting. Thank you very much! Yesterday I tried the global eq at home. I noticed that, at home, what I hear with my own IEM is ok (it puzzles me). And, as you say, if I'm ok with the FOH sound (I do), the global eq won't be the solution. I have a cheap In Ear System for...
  28. Rayos

    AX8 FOH with in-ears?

    Yes, I'm using exactly those earphones. Very nice sounding. And very cheap. So cheap, in fact, that I got two; one of them for the other guitar player in the band. Thanks! Hmm... I use global eq, but just cutting the very low and high frequencies. So many things to consider in the AX8 that I...
  29. Rayos

    AX8 FOH with in-ears?

    I'll resurrect this thread to tell my recent experiences. I'm very happy using IEM. Mainly because there is not a lot of volume onstage. But I get to much treble in my guitar. FOH sounds very good, but that extra treble makes me feel uncomfortable. I don't play with the confidence I have with...
  30. Rayos

    Dark stage solutions

    I'd like Mooer Candy Footswitch Toppers to be glow in the dark. Anyway, I've found their Yellow Green model is the most noticeable in a dark stage (yes, I've tried them all; I got a pack with one of each colour). This one: https://m.thomann.de/es/mooer_candy_footswitch_topper_yg.htm
  31. Rayos

    Reverb too loud

    I run reverb in parallel, with time set really low. Yes. It works for me. I don't use reverb as... "special effects". Just a touch so guitar doesn't sound too dry.
  32. Rayos

    Trying summarize the main footswith strategies

    I use an hybrid system: In some songs I use the sticky scenes mode. In other songs I go non-sticky (in the same preset). I have footswitches 1 to 4 assigned to scenes 1 to 4, and footswitches 5 to 8 assigned to single effects (2 different delays and to different drives). I don't use the X/Y...
  33. Rayos

    AX8 straight into a small tube amp

    Are you using (or planning to use) the DSL15 by itself, without the AX8? In case not, I'd sell it asap. I recently bought a JBL EON10 to stay at the rehearsal room. It's one of many cheap options. Yes; Really cheap for what it can do. Much better than any guitar amp at the place. You'd be...
  34. Rayos

    Touring preset breakdown

    Very inspiring sounds. Beautiful. It all sounds very well... Tailored So... You add the JC reverb to the AX8's? A lot of?
  35. Rayos

    AX8 2?

    I'd prefer no expression pedal included. The AX* wouldn't be allowed as hand luggage in airplanes here.
  36. Rayos

    Some fusion playing with my AX8

    Beautiful tone! And very good playing!
  37. Rayos

    Dweezil & AX8

    I'd love to see Dweezil. I wonder if he'll come to Europe. And last days I'm gassing for an SG. I thought I was cured; No gas since the AX8, but...
  38. Rayos

    Favorite foot switch setup

    I'm actually using only one preset for gigs. I use a combination of sticky scene mode and "straight" mode. This last mode is only for a few songs and I have switchs 1 to 4 assigned to scenes and 5 to 8 assigned to single effects (amp boost, drive, and two different delays). Works very good...
  39. Rayos

    AX8 through a DXR10, getting hum using 1/4 inch outs

    Any reason for not using a XLR?
  40. Rayos

    AX8 or Axe-Fx III for Live Applications

    I think the answer is easy. -Do you need more CPU? -Don't you worry about carrying the III, its foot controller, the cables and setting it all and then packing it all after the soundcheck/gig? I don't need that extra CPU nor the extra features it brings. And I'm very worried about carrying...
  41. Rayos

    Ares 1 for AX8?

    Man... AX8 has been there for a long time and has been refined till the end of its possibilities, or close to it. III Is a new device that has a long way to go. I don't think we can compare them that way.
  42. Rayos

    AX8 Firmware Version 10.01

    It seems to be a lot of work (talking from my absolute ignorance).
  43. Rayos

    Connecting my Roland JC-40 to my AX8

    That's what I thought.
  44. Rayos

    Connecting my Roland JC-40 to my AX8

    Is it necessary to disable amp and cab settings in the front panel of the AX8 when those blocks don't exist in the preset you're using?
  45. Rayos

    Post One Song

  46. Rayos

    How to save CPU Load: Friedman BE100 + Shiva Clean

    That sounds very good!
  47. Rayos

    Sovtek Big Muff settings, anyone?

    To be true, I miss my green Russian in my AX8. But I don't use it at all with my actual band so I can live with it. I haven't tried very hard to get that sound in the AX8, and all my attempts failed. Now I know it wasn't me, so I'm very interested in this thread.
  48. Rayos

    How Many Songs Does your Cover Band Know?

    I think it's also interesting to let songs rest for a few months. When you go back to them, they ask you for different things. In an interview with Jimi Page, he said he used to absolutely stop playing guitar for a few months because it helped him to stop doing always the same and to make new...
  49. Rayos

    How Many Songs Does your Cover Band Know?

    I think most of us are like that. Selective Memory? And what about this?: Ask me in which key is a song and I'll have to think. Say one, two, three, four... And the hand goes straight to the right place.
  50. Rayos

    Fractal or Kemper

    I had sympathy for Kemper. I was told it's easier than Fractal and I liked its concept more than Fractal's. But I really wanted something very portable and all in one, so when I noticed the AX8, I went straight for it. Somehow I "knew" it would be great for me. Now, my mind have changed with...
  51. Rayos

    How Many Songs Does your Cover Band Know?

    Ok. Same here. Thank you.
  52. Rayos

    How Many Songs Does your Cover Band Know?

    I don't know in other languages, but here, in Spain, when going to a gig, nobody says "I'm going to hear (band's name here)". Everybody says "I'm going to see... ". Well, maybe blind people say "hear". That shows the importance of the visual thing in a concert (or a movie or any kind of show)...
  53. Rayos

    Reality check tonight

    Thank you!
  54. Rayos

    Reality check tonight

    Which ones were those 3 different FRFRs?
  55. Rayos

    Different amp settings per scene?

    You can use the X/Y for amps and cabs, so you have two different amps and cabs in the same preset. Then you have the 2 Scene Controllers, so you can have different Gain, Input Trim... In different scenes. Then you have the 2 Control Switches, so you can assign them to Boost, Fat, Cut... Then...
  56. Rayos

    Any tips for simulating an E-bow?

    I like David Gilmour's trick. You probably know it, but here it is: You get a metal slide, you sand it in one area, in its whole length, until it loses it smoothness, and then you put it in your finger like a regular slide. Then you slide it up and down, perpendicular to the string length...
  57. Rayos

    AX8 Scribble Strips

    That's a good one. Interesting question. Are we all guitarists who like tech? Personally, I don't need the newest piece of gear (years and years using tube amps). What I like is things that work. That's why I got an AX8. I don't care if they are new or old. Well... Like many guitar players, I...
  58. Rayos

    AX8 Scribble Strips

    How much would it increase the price? I use almost the same configuration in every preset, so I don't need it. I wonder... When you get a Headrush, how much money is for the scribble strips, the touch screen, the colors for every switch... I prefer to put the money in things that sound.
  59. Rayos

    Reality check tonight

    I don't even think about trying guitar cab, tube power amp... I don't think the benefits (if any) compensate the disadvantages. For me.
  60. Rayos

    Reverb / delay in parallel or serial

    That works really good! Thank you very much. The 3 dBs increase is very accurate.
  61. Rayos

    Reverb / delay in parallel or serial

    My hearing is very good, in fact.;) Men, it takes less time to check it by yourselves than it takes me to write this (again): Put a reverb block, in series, at the end of the signal chain (well, I'm using Spring Reverb, maybe it only happens with it). Then put the mix control to 0. You'll...
  62. Rayos

    Reverb / delay in parallel or serial

    They don't sound the same. In series I can't get a dry signal that keeps its level when I add a lot of reverb. I tried delay in parallel and then reverb in parallel, but that idea of delay and reverb in parallel seems to be a good one. I'll try it. Thank you.
  63. Rayos

    Reverb / delay in parallel or serial

    I've done it. Seems to be exactly what I wanted: While in the Reverb block (parallel), setting Input gain to the maximum and using Level to add reverb doesn't work that good because reverb starts to be noticeable with that Level control well past 12 o'clock. But if I set Level to the maximum...
  64. Rayos

    Reverb / delay in parallel or serial

    Great! That's exactly what I get in both approaches. But I use the Level and not the Input Gain. I'm going to try with the Input Gain.
  65. Rayos

    Reverb / delay in parallel or serial

    Yes, going in circles. But it really works, for me.
  66. Rayos

    Reverb / delay in parallel or serial

    I don't get the same results. In parallel, the dry signal stays at the same level. I just add reverb. Yes, in parallel, Mix is set to 100% I'll put a screen shot as soon as I can. In the morning. It's 20.50 here and I'm not at home. Thank you.
  67. Rayos

    Reverb / delay in parallel or serial

    Then I'm doing something wrong. What could it be?
  68. Rayos

    Reverb / delay in parallel or serial

    Well, not in my AX8.;) In series, when in reverb block, If I keep the reverb level at 0 and mix to 0, the sound level is the same with the reverb block on and off. And as I rise the mix control, the reverb goes up and the dry signal goes down. As expected. Am I missing something? What I want...
  69. Rayos

    Reverb / delay in parallel or serial

    I've done it. It works. Now, with the reverb correctly adjusted in parallel, I can keep the dry signal level and just add reverb to taste. I'll do it with the delay, too.
  70. Rayos

    Reverb / delay in parallel or serial

    I find that, in series, as you get more reverb, you get less dry signal. That's annoying for me, because I prefer the reverb acting like in a real amp, I mean I like the dry signal stays at the same level, so I'm trying it parallel right now.
  71. Rayos

    Reality check tonight

    I agree.
  72. Rayos

    Are you into Metal, or not?

    Very good point. No doubt that's the answer. Yes... When I was a child and started hearing music, I fell in love (forever) with distorted guitars. But you know what? I didn't even know that sound was made with a guitar. Yes, I could say... This is a drum, or a voice, a keyboard, violin, bass...
  73. Rayos

    Are you into Metal, or not?

    I think they do it because they like it that way. So, yes, for me it's a "crappy" use of that technology. Being in a cover band and using the same sound for each and every song, sound that only fits the metal covers, is no nice to my ears.
  74. Rayos

    Reality check tonight

    I really have the amp in the room feel with the JBL EON 610 and/or with the Yamaha DXR10. They are, in fact, amps in the room. Last Sunday I had a gig with some friends. First time onstage with the JBL and without IEMs. As I was using a wireless unit, I went out of the stage at the sound check...
  75. Rayos

    Are you into Metal, or not?

    I don't think I'll sell my (RI) 800. If I ever have my own rehearsal room, it'll be there with my fenders and my divided by 13 FTR
  76. Rayos

    Are you into Metal, or not?

    That's a good question! For me... Yes, it's metal. : ) Well... It's not about defining Metal. But I guess most of us would answer the same when asked if we think a guitar tone sounds like metal, or not. Maybe I'm wrong. That's exactly why I said it sounds boring to me in those non metal...
  77. Rayos

    Are you into Metal, or not?

    Oh. I'm afraid I don't know them very well.
  78. Rayos

    Are you into Metal, or not?

    That's very nice! Original song from your band?
  79. Rayos

    Sold my Axe III .... bought an AX8

    Oh. That's horrible! :sweatsmile:
  80. Rayos

    Are you into Metal, or not?

    I'm very curious with this. Where I live (Canary islands, Spain, EU), almost every player I know who uses a digital modeler plays very metal like sounds. You know, a lot of distortion and effects. And then those very clean sounds with a lot of effects too. The lack of dynamics in the sound is...
  81. Rayos

    Sold my Axe III .... bought an AX8

    Ok. Thank you. As you can see, I thought it was very similar to a computer.
  82. Rayos

    Sold my Axe III .... bought an AX8

    Really? I see a lot of software that just goes faster and better when used with a better computer, so I thought the software and firmware in the AX8 would go the same way. Anyway I talked about redesigning the hardware because of physical reasons.
  83. Rayos

    AX8 Firmware Version 10.01

    Ok. I will do it. Thank you.
  84. Rayos

    Sold my Axe III .... bought an AX8

    That's a good idea. I really don't need more CPU, but I wonder: wouldn't it be possible to just add more CPU to the new AX8 batches? Does it mean they'd have to re-design the unit?
  85. Rayos

    AX8 Firmware Version 10.01

    Thank you! I thought this was the place to post it. Anyway it happened just one time. Well, I only went thought that process one time. I can try to do what I did that day, but, hopefully, I will never happen again. I just wanted to tell the story.
  86. Rayos

    AX8 Firmware Version 10.01

    Exact. I mean I go to other bank, select a preset (a preset without Looper block), and the loop I recorded in the other preset starts sounding by itself and there is no way to stop it, because there are no Looper controls in that preset.
  87. Rayos

    AX8 Firmware Version 10.01

    Strange. Isn't it? In fact, when I returned to the preset where I recorded the phrase (and in other presets in that bank), there was no sound from the looper. Then, switching back to other banks (I tried a few of them), the loop sounded in every preset I tried (no Loop block there) without me...
  88. Rayos

    AX8 Sale

    My point of view is that paying full price you also save money. Well, too be true, if I knew about one of those sale periods you talk about, I could wait, let's say, until next month, or so. I mean, saving 10% if I have to wait 2 months for my AX8 it's not a good deal. The only thing I regret...
  89. Rayos

    AX8 Firmware Version 10.01

    The loop sounding by itself in presets that had no Looper block and no way to stop it sounding is the expected behavior?
  90. Rayos

    AX8 Firmware Version 10.01

    Strange issue, here. I was going thought presets, just exploring. After maybe... 20 different ones, I hit the looper and recorded a little phrase. Ok. I went to another preset in the same bank. Ok. I go to another bank and... In any other preset I tried, the recorded loop was sounding again and...
  91. Rayos

    First gig without IEMs

    In my pro band we all play with IEMs. No amps. No monitors. Just 2 side fields just in case something doesn't work. Before that, I used to play with ear plugs because of the insane stage level. It's much better now. Sound checks are faster, too. Setting our gear and packing it after the gig is...
  92. Rayos

    Sold my Axe III .... bought an AX8

    Same here but straight to the AX8. Just Scenes and Scene Controllers. Last days I'm assigning one or two footswitches to switch on/off delay and drive to add it to the scene I'm in, if needed. Cool.
  93. Rayos

    First gig without IEMs

    Maybe I'm not very exquisite with it. But I think I understand you. Maybe it's only about getting used to it.
  94. Rayos

    First gig without IEMs

    Well... We didn't even think about that. Yet.
  95. Rayos

    First gig without IEMs

    I did control my stage volume from the JBL level controls. No problem with that. Next time I'll try output 2. The other guitar player was, in fact, removed from the mix. Yes, but only two monitor mixes for the stage. We had 2 guitars, drums, saxophone, bass guitar and four of us singing...
  96. Rayos

    First gig without IEMs

    Thank you all. We've tried all that at the rehearsal. But he never hears himself the way he wants. We've angled, raised, angled and raised. There's just no way with him.
  97. Rayos

    First gig without IEMs

    Thank you. If it was that easy..! But I have a 800 at home. Maybe it could be a good idea. The only solution is forcing him to use IEMs. And if we place his amp out of the club, it will be much better. But there were only two monitor mixes, so it wasn't a solution. In fact, if I ever play...
  98. Rayos

    First gig without IEMs

    Yesterday I had a gig with some friends in a little and nice club in the city. It was a one-day-tribute-band where we play songs from a classic Spanish rock and roll band. Only two monitor mixes for the whole band. Not the day for IEMs. I decided to carry my new JBL EON 610, the one I have in...
  99. Rayos

    Sold my Axe III .... bought an AX8

    Check this thread: https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/what-do-you-use-for-backup-if-ax8-dies-at-gig.136100/
  100. Rayos

    AX8-Edit 1.8.7 Released

    Totally disappointed? Man, take it easy. : ) You'll go trough it and it'll all be fine. Best wishes!
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