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  1. VittorioAngelo

    Do You Use the Enhancer Block?

    Hello Piing; I put the Enhancer block after a filter or EQ block in a parallel row so as to only accentuate the frequency alterations. I would think a screenshot would help: I've attached the preset if you're curious. I find using the filter block in unexpected, and sometimes subtle, ways...
  2. VittorioAngelo

    Do You Use the Enhancer Block?

    Hello @dannyp64 ; I like to use the Enhancer block after filter and EQ blocks running in a parallel row. It's a nice way to accentuate the shaping of your tone.
  3. VittorioAngelo

    Preset fretless Bass Axe FxIII

    Hello @Auke ; Welcome aboard! I'm a fretless player too, and contributed to a very nice thread on the subject here: https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fretless-bass-tips.194774/#post-2426827 I posted a few presets there that I hope will be useful to you. Vittorio
  4. VittorioAngelo

    How many are using external loopers w/ Fractal?

    I'm glad you're finding use in it @Chewie5150. I can't wait to hear what you do with it!
  5. VittorioAngelo

    How many are using external loopers w/ Fractal?

    Hello @Holyoli ; Happy to do so. It's a bit involved, so please do excuse the long post. Routing The routing is as follows: [Bass]->[AxeFX Input 1, Front Panel]->[Motu Ultralite MK5]->[Ableton]->[AxeFx] I need to breakdown the [Motu Ultralite MK5] and ultimate [AxeFX] blocks as well: The...
  6. VittorioAngelo

    How many are using external loopers w/ Fractal?

    Hello @Chewie5150; I'm using three external loopers: Hologram Microcosm Chase Bliss Mood MKII Ableton (Using both Clips and Plugins) I'm routing everything through Motu Ultralite mk5. I never use the AxeFX's looper, but I do have fun using the Delay blocks as simple loopers.
  7. VittorioAngelo

    Looper Pedal for Playing Live?

    Hello @LerxstFan; First off, Andre LaFosse is an indispensable resource for all things looping. Check out his amazing YouTube channel with very in-depth discussions of loop pedals: https://www.youtube.com/@andrelafosse Secondly, all the real innovation in looping is happening in software...
  8. VittorioAngelo

    Recommend some factory pre-sets for playing a Bass thru FX-III

    Thank you very much @siin82! I'm excited to play with these this eve!
  9. VittorioAngelo

    Recommend some factory pre-sets for playing a Bass thru FX-III

    Hello @siin82; I'm terribly interested in what you're doing with the Filter, GEQ, and PEQ blocks. Being terribly forward, would you consider sharing your preset? I completely understand if you do not wish to. Thank you, Vittorio
  10. VittorioAngelo

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 23.02 Release

    Thank you again, Fractal for another delicious release! I just got around to installing the latest firmware a couple of days ago. The switching improvements are remarkable, and the Reverb improvements are astounding. We are all very lucky to benefit from Fractal's industry and integrity...
  11. VittorioAngelo

    What are you listening to right now?

    Dijon:
  12. VittorioAngelo

    6 String Bass preset

    Hello count_chocolat; I'm rocking a 7-String fretless bass. In all humility, please take a look at my post to a fellow bass player on how I approach my tone with an AxeFX III: https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fretless-bass-tips.194774/#post-2426827
  13. VittorioAngelo

    FracTool - for power users only

    Thank you very much!
  14. VittorioAngelo

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 22.00 Release

    Great Googely Moogely!
  15. VittorioAngelo

    Fretless Bass Tips

    Hello @Habuman ; As promised attached is each of the presets I uploaded with: A screenshot of AxeEdit to show you the routing All of the block exported The preset itself I'm hoping that if you open the preset with FracTool (please be sure to donate), you'll be able to extract scene...
  16. VittorioAngelo

    Fretless Bass Tips

    Cool
  17. VittorioAngelo

    Fretless Bass Tips

    Hello TSJMajesty; To your question about the Dual Diatonic or Quad Diatonic block: Indeed, this could act as an auto-tune - although I've never tried that. That being said, the resulting tone will definitely sound like a Pitch Block, not the instrument it's "correcting". The other thing to be...
  18. VittorioAngelo

    Fretless Bass Tips

    Unfortunately SwordIntruder, I'm the least of the gear-heads here. I don't have an encyclopedic knowledge of gear and components like some of the folks in this forum do. I'm sure someone will come along and offer some suggestions - this is a great forum where folks share their expertise pretty...
  19. VittorioAngelo

    Fretless Bass Tips

    Damn. That sucks - my apologies for not reading the FracTool documentation more closely. This weekend I'll post some screenshots and the blocks individually. Hopefully, you'll be able to find some use in them.
  20. VittorioAngelo

    Fretless Bass Tips

    They are for the AxeFX III. But, if you use FracTool, you'll be able to translate.
  21. VittorioAngelo

    Fretless Bass Tips

    Hello SwordIntruder; I too am a fretless bass player, using the AxeFX III. My aesthetic is for a tight, full, burpy tone. I aim for tones in the Victor Bailey/Rufus Reid/Miroslav Vituous realm. So, please consider my tips with that in mind. Don't use a cab. I've not yet upgraded to Firmware...
  22. VittorioAngelo

    Where do you place the Enhancer block ?

    I'll add it after a PEQ block in a parallel chain to emphasize the PEQ changes
  23. VittorioAngelo

    Axe-Edit Linux version

    Hello jefsummers; If you're a little more technically inclined, you could try instantiating a Windows VM in Docker and trying to run AxeEdit in the VM. I've not tried this at all.
  24. VittorioAngelo

    Wish Pointer Block

    Hello Folks; This is a hair-brained idea I had the other night. I would find useful a "Pointer Block". "Pointer" being chosen to illustrate the similarity to a C++ pointer, where what's being pointed to is a Preset and Scene within that Preset. The frustration I have is that I've a couple of...
  25. VittorioAngelo

    Tinnitus sufferers: ever find anything that helps?

    Hello Hakanx; I've tinnitus as well, and have had it for some time. I find that this supplement helps me greatly: https://soundbites.com/. It does not eliminate my tinnitus, but it greatly reduces it. The folks there are very responsive, and will answer any and all questions you have about...
  26. VittorioAngelo

    Another request for erudition: Drive and ERB

    Thank you very much, both, for your responses. I've played with both controls you've mentioned a lot, and am unable to get the driven signal to sit right, to my ears. Again, I'm probably doing it wrong - lol. Thank you very much for your time - I'll dive back in and tweak some more! Vittorio
  27. VittorioAngelo

    Another request for erudition: Drive and ERB

    Hello Folks; It's the resident dullard Vittorio, again. I've a 7 string bass strung B (below E) to F. I've experimented a lot with the cornucopia of drives that are provided in the AxeFX III, but struggle to understand how to approach using drive so as to have a strong fundamental tone across...
  28. VittorioAngelo

    Wish "Precision Delay" Block

    Hello Folks; As of recently I acquired a Hologram Microcosm pedal which I've connected to my AxeFx III via Input 3 and Output 3. My desire is to run the Microcosm in parallel to my "Dry" signal. You can view the whole torrid history here...
  29. VittorioAngelo

    Outboard gear and parallel connections

    Hello @Manhell; With @Admin M@'s sage advice, I was able to come up with a preset that avoids all the Ableton complexity. Check it out here: https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/external-pedal-and-delay-compensation.178693/post-2187956
  30. VittorioAngelo

    External Pedal and Delay Compensation

    Well folks, @Admin M@ saves the day, again. Here's the new, improved preset abiding by @Admin M@'s sage advice: Row 5 is where the magic occurs: The Dly 1 block has 7ms delay, and the Cmp 2 block has .239 look-ahead. Once again, the phase on Out 3 is reversed In my environment, .230-.249 ms...
  31. VittorioAngelo

    Outboard gear and parallel connections

    Hey @Manhell ; I've posted the results of my experimentation here: https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/external-pedal-and-delay-compensation.178693/#post-2187909 . It's workable, but ungainly. I do hope it may be of assistance to you. Vittorio
  32. VittorioAngelo

    External Pedal and Delay Compensation

    Hello Folks; I was finally able to get back to this and have found a solution, which is too complex and fragile. Nonetheless, I'll provide it here for all of you to either improve or deride ;). What I attempted: Simply delay my dry path enough to avoid phasing and combing issues with the...
  33. VittorioAngelo

    Stereo Wayne Jones Powered Cab or CPT and Subwoofer?

    Thank you very much @Joe Bfstplk; I'm encouraged that your low B string is sounding properly through the Space Station. Vittorio
  34. VittorioAngelo

    Axe-Fx Firmware Release Version 18.00

    You folks are friggin' Fractal Claus. We are very luck to benefit from your hard work and dedication. Thank you very much!
  35. VittorioAngelo

    Outboard gear and parallel connections

    I'll be sure to post my configuration here as well Manhell.
  36. VittorioAngelo

    Outboard gear and parallel connections

    Hello @Manhell; I posted a query a little while ago describing the same situation, but with a Hologram Microcosm pedal: https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/external-pedal-and-delay-compensation.178693/#post-2178743 I've yet to return to my rig due to holiday preparations, but I'm finding...
  37. VittorioAngelo

    External Pedal and Delay Compensation

    Well folks, I added a compressor as pedalbuilder suggested, and literally stepped through every value of the look-ahead dial. And while I heard the latency changing, I was unable to compensate for the latency. To @jamongrande, I'm finding too that coloring the signal before the output 3 block...
  38. VittorioAngelo

    External Pedal and Delay Compensation

    Well good god-damn pedalbuilder. That's an amazing hack! I'll play with this approach this evening and let you know how I fare.
  39. VittorioAngelo

    External Pedal and Delay Compensation

    Hello Jamongrande; Pretty much, that's what I'm doing with the SoftStep too. As to your imagination, I'm hearing the same with the dry output of the Microcosm: My tone softens subtly. In my upcoming experimentation I'll try to determine if this is merely decibel loss or an artifact of...
  40. VittorioAngelo

    External Pedal and Delay Compensation

    Hello Jamongrande; Thank you for your response. It helps me weed out ineffective approaches. I'm doing about the same: I'm controlling the Microcosm from a Keith McMillen SoftStep. When I record a loop I enable Output 3, and when I stop recording I disable Output 3. But, it's really fun to...
  41. VittorioAngelo

    External Pedal and Delay Compensation

    Hello Folks; I just got myself a Hologram Electronics Microcosm pedal, which I'm running thru Output 3 and Input 3. I would love to run the Microcosm in parallel so that I can control the balance of the Microcosm via the Output 3 Output knob, which I've mapped to an expression pedal. However...
  42. VittorioAngelo

    (implemented) Prevent fade to silence on Delay blocks when in Hold mode

    Thank you Budda - I seem to have missed that previous explanation. I'll go find it now. Vittorio
  43. VittorioAngelo

    Bug: Delay Stack mode sounds different

    That is simply amazing. Thank you very much! Vittorio
  44. VittorioAngelo

    (implemented) Prevent fade to silence on Delay blocks when in Hold mode

    Hello Folks; In many of the most "characterful" delays, when in Hold mode the delay fades to silence. Some examples are: Analog Mono Analog Stereo Deluxe Mind Guy DM-Two Delay Graphite copy delay Lo-Fi Tape Mono BBD Mono Tape Stereo BBD Stereo Mind Guy Worn Tape Would it be possible to modify...
  45. VittorioAngelo

    Bug: Delay Stack mode sounds different

    Ah - I understand. Thank you very much.
  46. VittorioAngelo

    Bug: Delay Stack mode sounds different

    Hello Folks; I noticed that on all the delay blocks, the Stack mode seems to bypass the tone and character of the tone block. Here's how to reproduce: 1. Add any Delay block to your preset. One with a lot of character will highlight the issue, for example the Carbon Copy Delay 2. Play a...
  47. VittorioAngelo

    Stereo Wayne Jones Powered Cab or CPT and Subwoofer?

    Hello Folks; I'm a 7-String bass player with an AxeFX III mk1. It's time for me to up my amplification game. The only hard requirement I have is that the rig must be stereo. That being said, I'm torn between two solutions: 1. A pair of Wayne Jones powered WJ 2x10s 2. A CPT Spacestation XL...
  48. VittorioAngelo

    Best automatic Espresso machine?

    My sister, as well, is quite fond of espresso and cappuccino. She swears by her Gaggia: https://www.wholelattelove.com/collections/all-espresso-machines/products/gaggia-brera-espresso-machine-in-black
  49. VittorioAngelo

    Sorting Block Library in Axe-Edit

    Thank you very much M@.
  50. VittorioAngelo

    Fixed OSX: Blocks Window Closes Immediately

    Thank you very much Michael!
  51. VittorioAngelo

    Fixed OSX: Blocks Window Closes Immediately

    Hello Iaresee; In total, 1,000 blocks. The folder with the largest number of blocks as 154 blocks in it.
  52. VittorioAngelo

    Fixed OSX: Blocks Window Closes Immediately

    Hello Folks; In the latest version of Axe Edit, running on OSX, there is a bug where the Block Library pop up window closes as soon as it is opened. This only happens if there are enough blocks that the popup window is produced rather than the drop down menu. Here's how to reproduce the issue...
  53. VittorioAngelo

    Wish All block parameters on a single page

    +1 to this. Nice idea!
  54. VittorioAngelo

    Recreating fretless bass tone from Sean Malone

    Hello Motorhead9999; I'm a fretless bass player and have been working on that nice, middy, fat, growly/burpy tone on the AxeFX III too. I've had some success, with the help of the generous folks on this forum. Please checkout these posts, that have some presets you can play around with...
  55. VittorioAngelo

    Oddball way to get a bass tone

    Hello chrisjnyc; Personally, I don't like cab blocks. I don't like the way they color my sound. I only use them as color for effect chains. I surely think I'm in the minority, as I see that so many folks love them. Maybe I'm just doing it wrong - lol.
  56. VittorioAngelo

    Oddball way to get a bass tone

    Hey metalgarth; I'm a bass player and favor the tube pre as well. However, I prefer using the Dynamics settings of the Amp to introduce drive and compression.
  57. VittorioAngelo

    Dark Mode for the Forum?

    Hello Folks; If you're running Chrome, just install the Dark Reader extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dark-reader/eimadpbcbfnmbkopoojfekhnkhdbieeh Thereafter, the entire internet will be in dark mode.
  58. VittorioAngelo

    Implemented Larger Max Delay Time

    Hello Folks; Well, this is quite exciting! If I may add my two cents: I would prefer that the max delay time be added to the existing delay blocks, rather than have a new "Xtra long delay block". Reason being that Fractal has done an awesome job with all the delay blocks. They sound and feel...
  59. VittorioAngelo

    Implemented Larger Max Delay Time

    Hello @Mincer; If you take a look at 2112's post from Jun 19, 2020 (above), he kindly provided a picture of how to setup such a patch. I don't have an FM3, so I hope all requisite blocks are provided by the FM3. All you need is (in order as illustrated by 2112): A Return block One, or...
  60. VittorioAngelo

    "Rolled R" Growl, or "Burp Tone"

    Hello All; I wanted to thank you all again for your assistance in my search for a burp-y tone. Using the direction of JCBitB and greiswig, I've come up with a couple of presets that I'm experimenting with that I'd like to share. I do hope you find them useful, and improve upon them. Thank...
  61. VittorioAngelo

    Wish Modifier options for perform controls

    Hello Folks; The more I leverage the Perform controls, the more I wish that we had the same level of customizability for perform controls as we do for Modifiers. For example: Assigning a Perform control to the Input Gain of a Reverb block. It would be wonderful to limit the range of the...
  62. VittorioAngelo

    "Rolled R" Growl, or "Burp Tone"

    Excellent greiswig! "Burp Tone" it is! I'll experiment with this idea to. Thank you very much!
  63. VittorioAngelo

    "Rolled R" Growl, or "Burp Tone"

    Hello mr_fender; While that is one way to get that growl, that's not what I'm looking for. Luckily, a new example just showed up in my inbox: A new Joe Hubbard tune. What's nice about this example is that we can clearly hear that there is no fret rattle. Somehow, Joe's bass notes have a...
  64. VittorioAngelo

    "Rolled R" Growl, or "Burp Tone"

    Hello Ba55Man1ac; I'm a fretless player, so no frets to rattle against unfortunately.
  65. VittorioAngelo

    "Rolled R" Growl, or "Burp Tone"

    Hello mr_fender; Once again, you're speaking way above my pay grade - lol. Might I ask how one could use the AxeFX III to experiment with even/odd harmonics, symmetrical/asymmetrical clipping, hard/soft clipping, and intermodulation distortion? Thank you very much.
  66. VittorioAngelo

    "Rolled R" Growl, or "Burp Tone"

    Nice JCBitB! That's kind of what I've been doing - but only with the EQ. It's a great idea to have a comfortably smash the signal in a parallel chain. Thank you very much!
  67. VittorioAngelo

    "Rolled R" Growl, or "Burp Tone"

    This sounds terribly interesting - i'll check it out. Thank you!
  68. VittorioAngelo

    "Rolled R" Growl, or "Burp Tone"

    Hello ∞Fractals; Here are some examples of what I'm talking about: 1. Weather Report: Procession. Victor Bailey starting at 2:00 Those nice, fat, growly notes on the E string Victor is playing 2. Frank Zappa: Pink Napkins. Scott Thunes starting at 1:38 The nice, legato descending bassline...
  69. VittorioAngelo

    "Rolled R" Growl, or "Burp Tone"

    Hello Folks; I've another question for you. I'm a bass player. One of my favorite sounds in the world is what I call the "Rolled R" growl. What I mean by that is the growling of: The lower register of a bass clarinet The lower register of a bassoon The growl of a large animal like a bear, a...
  70. VittorioAngelo

    Tinnitus sufferers: ever find anything that helps?

    Hello Folks; For the last few months, I've been taking a supplement especially designed to address tinnitus: https://soundbites.com. I've had very good results from these supplements. Previously, I was using an Oxytocin nose spray, which worked pretty good, but I was having inconsistent...
  71. VittorioAngelo

    Another request for erudition: Drive vs. Gain vs. Volume (Level)

    Fantastic - I missed that article in my search of the forum.
  72. VittorioAngelo

    Another request for erudition: Drive vs. Gain vs. Volume (Level)

    Thank you IronSean. Seeing the variety of terminology, and how they are used is very illuminating. But, as you mention, also confuses things. lol.
  73. VittorioAngelo

    Another request for erudition: Drive vs. Gain vs. Volume (Level)

    Thank you very much mr_fender. The definitions you provide will go a long way for me.
  74. VittorioAngelo

    Another request for erudition: Drive vs. Gain vs. Volume (Level)

    Hello All; My last request for an erudite explanation of Input Level produced such a wonderful response, I'd like to kindly request another round. Might I ask for an erudite explanation of Drive vs. Gain vs. Volume (Level)? My Google searches have resulted in a terminology soup that my...
  75. VittorioAngelo

    Looper Routing Help

    Awesome @brianv4! I'll need to try @Bakerman 's suggestion too.
  76. VittorioAngelo

    Looper Routing Help

    Hello Brianv4; Try using a mixer block after the looper. I'm not at my AxeFx now, so this is from memory. [In 1] -> [your amazing signal chain] -> [Looper] -> [Mixer 1 - with all rows except looper set to 0] -> [Out 3] On another row of the grid, send the signal from [Your amazing signal...
  77. VittorioAngelo

    Wish Delay repeat clearing

    I'll +1 this too.
  78. VittorioAngelo

    Lexicon PCM70: Pan & Circular Delays + TC1210 Chorus

    These blocks are wonderful! Thank you very much for your time and effort @guitarnerdswe!
  79. VittorioAngelo

    Wish Desktop Hardware Controller

    Hey @Bmk5140 - that Electra controller looks really nice. The addition of the midi ports does make it more apropos for musicians.
  80. VittorioAngelo

    Wish Desktop Hardware Controller

    Hello Alseus; I'd probably use MidiPipe (for MacOS) to write a script that forwards messages from Loupedeck to the AxeFx. I use the same approach to use my SoftStep with my AxeFx.
  81. VittorioAngelo

    Wish Desktop Hardware Controller

    Hey Bruce; I've been eyeing the Loupedeck: https://loupedeck.com/en Maybe it's what your looking for?
  82. VittorioAngelo

    Artist Presets Packs: If I Could Just Have One

    Robert Fripp would be nice.
  83. VittorioAngelo

    Implemented Larger Max Delay Time

    Hello @Valhalla; Thank you for the technical details on Mr. Fripp's looping approach! I'll use Ableton and some plugins to experiment with this.
  84. VittorioAngelo

    Anybody use plug-ins w AxeFx-III?

    After getting my AxeFX III, my collection of plugins are now being used as "auxiliary" effects inside Ableton. My signal path being: Bass -> AxeFx III -> Ableton -> Ears For example: Additional loopers, i.e. Ableton looper, Augustus Loop, or Portal Mastering IRs for reverbs General mangling...
  85. VittorioAngelo

    Clones of MXR Phase 95, MXR M117 flanger & EP3 Echoplex

    These are fantastic! Thank you very much!
  86. VittorioAngelo

    New mega zip file of ambient Presets and Blocks to download

    Simeon, you're a magician. Donation sent!
  87. VittorioAngelo

    OT: Shot for Tendinitis-Wondering how long to wait?

    I'm very sorry for all your trouble Stratman68, and wish you the best of luck. Keep pushing - our natural ingenuity often provides us with opportunities we stubbornly don't see. Sincerely, Vittorio
  88. VittorioAngelo

    OT: Shot for Tendinitis-Wondering how long to wait?

    Hello Stratman68; I'm very sorry to hear of your trouble, and do hope that your procedure was successful! Before I go on, please know: I am no doctor or medical professional. What I'm going to relate is my own personal experience, and you should consider it carefully before subjecting your...
  89. VittorioAngelo

    Wish Linking of Saved Blocks

    Hello Chris ; I'm sorry that I'm not communicating effectively. Essentially, Unix-Guy and Rex have it correct: I'd like, at least, for the saved block name to persist with a preset. As Unix-guy points out though, there is a technical challenge in that the saved blocks are external to the...
  90. VittorioAngelo

    Wish Linking of Saved Blocks

    Hello Chris; Here's a workflow: In a preset, on a block, set the Block Library drop down to any saved block definition Save your preset Navigate to another preset Navigate back to the preset you modified in step 1 Examine the block that you set a Block Library saved block to. You'll see that...
  91. VittorioAngelo

    Wish Linking of Saved Blocks

    Hello Folks; In our lovely Axe FX III we've two types of blocks: Global Blocks Library Blocks Global blocks provide a subset of the settings a library block does (https://wiki.fractalaudio.com/wiki/index.php?title=Global_Blocks#What_are_Global_Blocks), but their association with a block...
  92. VittorioAngelo

    Implemented Reverse Delay Stack and Hold

    Hello Folks; I see in the latest firmware you've kindly added the Stack/Hold to the Reverse delay, and added it to the Dual and Sweep delays as well. Thank you very much! Vittorio
  93. VittorioAngelo

    Implemented Reverse Delay Stack and Hold

    First, I must thank you for all the hard work you folks put into the v12 firmware. I'm a very tired boy today as I got carried away with the new Phaser, Ultra-high reverb mode, and the delay stack/hold functions. Man oh man that was fun. Feeling like a spoiled brat, what I'd like to wish for is...
  94. VittorioAngelo

    Midi Controller for the Axe-Fx III

    Hello Andrea; I'm using the Keith McMillan Softstep (https://www.keithmcmillen.com/products/softstep). It's amazingly configurable. However, it doesn't connect directly to my AxeFX. Here's how I've got it routed for my MacBook Pro: Softstep -> USB port on my Macbook Pro -> MidiPipe...
  95. VittorioAngelo

    Erudite explanation of Mix vs. Level vs. Input Gain

    Nice. Thank you very much.
  96. VittorioAngelo

    Erudite explanation of Mix vs. Level vs. Input Gain

    Nice - I do have problems with levels changing between scenes and presets... Thank you DLC86!
  97. VittorioAngelo

    Erudite explanation of Mix vs. Level vs. Input Gain

    Thank you Unix-Guy - I'll give that serial technique a try, I usually run my Reverbs parallel at 100% mix.
  98. VittorioAngelo

    Erudite explanation of Mix vs. Level vs. Input Gain

    Ahh - now I get it. Thank you Chris!
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