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    PA Speakers or FRFR ?

    Yep, that's one point of view, in theory probably the absolute one. But then there are specific situations. Here is mine : music is my second job, I currently play with 4 bands (two out of 4 use RCF PA speakers, very common here in Italy). I play club gigs mostly, indoor and outdoor, no sound...
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    PA Speakers or FRFR ?

    I'm curious. My experience : When I bought the Ax8 5 years ago, I bought a used redsound. Played gigs thru PA with that FRFR as my monitor, and... it really sounded dark to me. I bought Austin Buddy's package, learned a lot about playing Fractal, sold the redsound, and bought headrush FRFR...
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    Anyone still using a tube amp?

    So I did, I would feel guilty too as I consider music as my second job to keep myself from spending all money I earn with it in new instruments and stuff... but I still miss my Deluxe '65... 🤦🏻‍♂️
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    First FM3 outing with live band - observations and lessons learned.

    Yep, I do cut all my cabs at 110 Hz, and all Marshalls bass set at 0 - but only on cranked channels settings for medium/high gain. Still Marshalls need a cut on <125 Hz... (especially Brit Super which I love)
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    Anyone still using a tube amp?

    I've had many amps, best ones: Fender Twin, Marshall 2061x, Deluxe reverb '65. I sold everything to buy an AX8 five years ago and it was a huge bid to me. Truth is: because I could never play them at the proper output level (yes, I had best available attenuators and they didn't work as...
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    First FM3 outing with live band - observations and lessons learned.

    IHihih.. wow, that's definitely thinking out of the box, I'm a fan of yours :) I tweaked a bit my prestes last weekend trying above solutions, I discarded the M-comp due to the CPU cannibalism and also because I'm not yet good enough in understanding how it actually affects the sound. I think...
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    First FM3 outing with live band - observations and lessons learned.

    That would probably be my favorite solution, as I experience same huge bottom end with Marshalls and I'm considering the Input EQ solution. The only counter side is that you use some CPU, perhaps a good amount ? Do you run it pre or post amp ? Thx
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    FRFR amps for live stage performances

    Save months of going crazy after your to find the right cutting EQ and balance all the presets with each other : buy Austin Buddy's naked amps package. You won't regret. I did this, as many others, and I just fine-tune my presets after picking up the amp I want from his, come ready to go. I...
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    Friedman BE

    Ciao Ciao, Well everything is set as ready to go and it worked for the others who downloaded the preset, so we need to find an external reason, could it be in the global settings or in the connections you use or in something else. Any idea? One off is the volume pedal, the expression pedal is...
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    Friedman BE

    Wow, did you try with the band? That proofs how much it can change depending on pick ups, woods etc
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    Carrying case?

    OMG! I DO!
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    Carrying case?

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    Carrying case?

    Mates, I carry my ax8 in a suitcase by American tourister... Super perfect. 30 seconds to be ready on stage. Does not move inside it. Minimum foot print. Perfect to me. I can go with my guitar and this suitcase included cables and everything.
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    Friedman BE

    Thanks. In my opinion, my experience with the AX8 would much less rewarding without your work and the package that comes from it. Cheers
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    Friedman BE

    Yes stock cab, selected and set by AB
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    Friedman BE

    Thanks LakeBrad
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    Friedman BE

    I totally agree, this started from an instagram of mine with a FAS-like hashtag and a guy who asked me to share the preset It could be a promo or a loss for Austin, should he think this is not appropriate I will remove it asap.
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    Friedman BE

    The first aim of x-y is to have different input gain, from which he spent hard work to re-balance everything to get THE SOUND and have same output volume and presence etc etc... I often find that scene x even in rock music can be even more satisfying than an harder y scene, to my surprise (this...
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    Friedman BE

    Ciao, well as I mentioned before (perhaps in Instagram where this started, and where I was asked to share the preset, so that I opened this thread) the amp and cab block are Austin Buddy's, so all credits go to him. I think it's ok to share here, right? This is the great value of AB's pack, I...
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    Friedman BE

    Ciao Ted, well actually as I mentioned here or in Instagram, the amp and cab blocks are almot untouched Austin Buddy's work, which once again are absolutely fantastic.... at the point that the rest of the preset has become pretty much my standard preset for almost all amps, with some tweaking of...
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    Friedman BE

    Let me see if instagram can be useful : In this video I added a stereo delay and a bit of mastering though
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    Friedman BE

    Here's my beloved....
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    Make AX8 work as FM3 switcher unit....

    The idea would be to be able switching mode on the ax8... Using it stand alone as usual or as a switching unit for the FM3. Not wasting it for sure.
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    Make AX8 work as FM3 switcher unit....

    It is in a way. But you'd have a double rig with a back up. One would feature a simple fm3. One would be the ax8, and yeah ok no updates. And a third combination would be the two together. So that we ax8 owners would not complain about the missing updates and would spend another 1000$ to mom...
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    Make AX8 work as FM3 switcher unit....

    how about that ihihihih? Switcher mode, using only the foot controllers to drive the FM3... So I'd not sell the ax8 for nothing, not buy an expensive FC12, use both ax8 and fm3 spending only 1k$... Oh please, please...
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    Remote switch for solo next to the singer..... easy solution.

    Ciao among the general moaning about the money we spent on our AX8s and whether soon we'll think of spending yet more money on an FM3 (I don't think I will... not soon), here's a simple solution to have a remote switch near the singer on large venue stages to switch on the PEQ booster to solo...
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    Anyone using Austin Buddy presets live?

    For what concerns myself, I 've bought AB's package few days ago (I wish I'd read the updates from this thread before doing it, as I know now there'll be a newer and better product in few days). The power of the AX8 can kill you. It's like a super weapon, you've got to handle it carefully...
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    Best Studio Headphones for AX8

    AKG AK701 here, 129 euro new - open back (like guitar cabinets ihihih...) - very flat sound, good for reference.
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    AX8 is the PERFECT Size / Weight - PLEASE don't CHANGE it!

    Hahahahaha
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    Euro Uber amp + Whammy

    Marco great musical taste as usual! How would you rate the whammy feeling ? I've used it in a preset for "c'e' chi dice no" solo with the rectifier... followed the advises of Leon's (I think) to build the right curve for the expression pedal, still the whammy seems to suffer the vibrato...
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    Anyone using Austin Buddy presets live?

    Yeah, it really makes sense. I will probably go for it. I know how to deal with fender and plexi... But they're just a tiny part of the game. I tried today to dial a Bogner... But actually I don't even know what kind of sound it's supposed to give me, so... But one question : the blue Bogner...
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    Sound reference to work on presets.

    Mmm, because they would take the responsibility for the results. It would be an added value to sell, like "Ready to gig presets for professional users". But that would be risky, as people might start arguing that things do not work. For sure there would be people who would not recognize...
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    Sound reference to work on presets.

    Well, let me correct myself. I did not mean factory presets, I meant factory default setting for the amps. Personally I touched a couple of factory presets first 10 minutes with the AX8 and then forgot them forever. I actually commented in another thread the marketing choice behind the factory...
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    Sound reference to work on presets.

    Wow I had no idea such thing would exist, thanks! I'll look into that later today
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    Sound reference to work on presets.

    Ciao compare, Not to get technical, as I could not. I think the aim of the redsound is different than an frfr, as you mention, but it does not exactly color the sounds, it's like it gets you just the "amp" sound "mic'ed" by the unit to provide the final result. My frfr reference is the...
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    Sound reference to work on presets.

    Let me add some next steps thoughts to adjust your presets : 1- factory presets (edit : not presets, I meant default amps' settings) are - they are - a very good starting point. 2- Yek's guide does help tweaking, I've read it maybe 5 times already and consult that everytime I approach an...
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    Sound reference to work on presets.

    :)Let me briefly share with you my experience, I'm a newbie with the AX8 and I'm really super happy and feel like sharing with the forum, as my first month with the unit could turn useful for someone else. 1st week - reference : AX8 + Redsound LG12 + gig stage : I could spend some hours to...
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    Anyone using Austin Buddy presets live?

    I don't think it's a matter of right or wrong, I think this is about marketing choices. If I were fractal marketing, I would go for something in the middle of what you state above, given the success of AB's approach. That's my opinion.
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    Anyone using Austin Buddy presets live?

    I totally agree with you. I'm building my presets myself, as I think you miss the power of what you're paying for if you can't use it. But what I refer to is the factory made presets. Why probably no one use them, and rather buy AB's.
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    Trouble getting decent tone with headphones

    Hey Hank, I'm looking for an headphones model for my AX8... I will take this suggestion of yours, do you use them with a mixer in between ? I guess mixer or sound card does not make a difference
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    AX8 and Redsound FR Cab

    Grazie ancora Marco! well let me bother you again with last two questions... Do you not use output different equalizers for your LG12 and PA? Same eq for both ? And... what connection do you use for your headphones ? SPDIF to your PC/Mac to headphones, mixer, or ?
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    AX8 and Redsound FR Cab

    Grazie Marco. Yeah the lg12 is key to enjoy your sound. So you do your first evaluation with headphones, interesting. Do you think a mixer headphone output with shure se215 could be useful? I will follow your example and try doing the same, I'll see if it works.
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    Anyone using Austin Buddy presets live?

    I love my ax8, but I have to say something honestly. Why a product that cost 1400€ in Europe does apparently need an extra purchase from someone who's spent the effort to create good presets to use it live? I mean... I will probably end up buying AB's solution, but... Why is this necessary...
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    AX8 and Redsound FR Cab

    I think the question refers to whether the cab - apart from being absolutely fantastic by itself - does align with the frequency response of the FOH. Which is something I'm trying to figure out too. I own AX8 and this cab too, and I'm working on separate eq on two different outputs as what I...
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    Trying to Imagine the New User Experience

    My opinion after one month with the unit : you fall in love with it. It gives you things you never had, whatever you got in the real analog world. But that depends on the fact that -you are ready to spend hours and hours a week for at least.. The first six months I would say, to learn tons of...
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    High frequency whistle in 5f8 tweed preset, any help?

    Thanks for your help Chris, it's in Fractal AX8 group, posted by myself by my actual name Dario Contina. Appreciate if you can have a listen
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    High frequency whistle in 5f8 tweed preset, any help?

    Thanks Chris. But the Facebook page doesn't let me share the video though, no share button
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    High frequency whistle in 5f8 tweed preset, any help?

    Hello, I posted this SOS on Facebook page loading a video (seems to be too large to be posted here) to show this odd digital whistle in the mentioned preset. I tried to remove treble and tweaked the noise gate but the whistle is there... Any idea? All other amps in my presets are OK, but this...
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    [VIDEO] Ax8 tutorials, tips and tricks - compiled list

    Great! I think transparent use of the drives is best, something you'd struggle to do in real life as when you use high output level no a pedal you have to balance somehow the overall sound... Like using the Klon, if you want to keep your clean tone is a nightmare.. I guess using a control...
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    XLR vs Mic... I get the gain difference, how about the eq ?

    Oh really? Thought it would lose the half of the signal being "read' to cancel the noise if it doesn't make it to the board. Good then, means it's worth to buy an adapter (even generally speaking for small mixer to feed the output speaker, the little guy has just jacks and no XLR output..) Thanks
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    XLR vs Mic... I get the gain difference, how about the eq ?

    Dears, may be silly... I'd like to always use the XLR output for the PA (using output2 for stage monitor), with my 10m Reference super cable... but often mixers have an XLR input for microphones and Jack input for line level (I've got two RCF mixers and they're like this). Apart from the...
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    A Tone Epiphany

    Raising the low cut frequency seems to help a lot though (in series), it just takes away the bass from the decay booming.
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    A Tone Epiphany

    I use two different output eq profiles on the two outputs 1/2 to feed the PA (1) and my redsound monitor (2), with the redsound being quite darker and bassy then the usual stage monitor, so I cut first two eq knobs (31hz and 63hz) individually on each eq profile to keep things working. Still a...
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    Wish Global Looper

    Good, useful. Still I think not including that in the ax8 is a marketing way to indirectly avoid CPU usage complaints.
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    Wish Global Looper

    I think the choice to not set it global is simply due to the limit in CPU usage you may experience... AX8's capabilities - if you use a cranked amp, a couple of drives, some modulation and a high res reverb.... - are limited. A Global looper perhaps would make things worse without the user...
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    Wish Undo for AX8-Edit?

    +1
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    Wish Global blocks on AX8

    Would be great to have blocks you can save and modify for all presets, changing setting in one step for all across the presets containing such block. :innocent:
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    Library blocks - do change affect all involved blocks in one shot?

    Mmm... got it. Would be useful, very much. I will post this to the wish section too, may it be heard and realized one day :cool:
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    Library blocks - do change affect all involved blocks in one shot?

    You save blocks with specific parameters to have a preferred of yours to recall everytime you use same effect, could it be a delay, an amp or anything and you need to recall those values you found suitable to your taste. But, when you change those parameters within a preset, I doubt those new...
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    AX8 rendered unusable at outdoor gigs with electrical noise. HELP!

    This is a great comment, thanks for that. Yesterday I experienced my first gig with the AX8 and I had the above mentioned bad surprised... a digital hum which made the unit unusable and it was very embarrassing... I had it connected thru my usual Neutrik XLR which I use to mic an SM57 or for my...
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