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  1. Kelleys Heroes

    Coffee & Guitars

    I played a Blues Fest in Navasota a couple of times, I can't remember finding a good cup of coffee though. LOL
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    Help with Input Gain?

    From someone who learned this the hard way, I can't agree more! :tearsofjoy:
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    Help with Input Gain?

    I think I messed up a bunch of presets by having my input gain set all the way down, and then adjusting them to sound loud enough through the usual leveling methods. Basically I have about a dozen presets, half sound good with input gain super low, and the other with input gain higher. Is...
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    1983 Dan Smith Strat

    Of course I posted and then researched further and found it is an '83 "revised" stratocaster, not a Dan Smith. 🤷‍♂️
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    1983 Dan Smith Strat

    This '83 almost literally landed in my lap yesterday, and it cost about the same as the parts I bought for a guitar I'm having built right now. It has a few minor electronics issues, and a weird bridge/useless trem. It plays and sounds sweet. I like it better than my original '77 Strat...
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    Are you using Axe-Fx/FM9/FM3 with a tube amp?

    FM9 with Atomic CLR
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    FM3 or Axe FXiii for Pink Floyd duel amp setup

    I had a good laugh thinking about Pink Floyd "dueling amp stacks". What a difference a vowel makes ;)
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    The FM3 and My Super Reverb story

    I've still got my '64 Super, and though I've switched to using Fractal for live performances, the Fractal facsimile just doesn't live in the same zip code for me, tone and vibe wise 🤷‍♂️
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    Legacy Vs. Dyna-Cabs

    If I was starting today I would start with the dynacab. However my experience with dynacabs started with trying to get my go-to legacy cabs exactly dialed in with Dynacab, so I could replace them and have greater ability to tweak in the future. I also tried just dialing in dynacab cabs on my...
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    Guitar volume for distortion and preset levels

    Bassman '59, AC-20, ODS will all get some play tonight!
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    Guitar volume for distortion and preset levels

    I ride volume and tone on my guitars all the time, but from my own experience (and guitars) you don't have to set preset levels much different. Rolling back volume to 6 on my LP, for instance, makes it a little bit quieter but mostly cleans up the tone. As long as you sound check with the full...
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    Will there be FM3 Mini ? Fractal answer to the new Kemper Profiler Player

    I think the point is that the "need" for something smaller than the FM3 is real. Makes sense that we Fractal users would prefer a FM-Mini or something, now that this has been ruled out I'll buy something in the 2.5 lb range one of these days when I am traveling many miles for a few gigs. I sold...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 24.03 Release

    I already recorded a demo with 24.02! I have a feeling by tomorrow I won't miss it :tearsofjoy:
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    Which has the biggest impact on tone from a Les Paul?

    Of course, the example was just the most obvious illustration.
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    Which has the biggest impact on tone from a Les Paul?

    Pickups for sure, and if you have a doubt play a LP with P90s, and a comparable one with humbuckers
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    Will there be FM3 Mini ? Fractal answer to the new Kemper Profiler Player

    Seems inevitable that Fractal will advance something micro, and I would be all in. A Fractal profiler, which would give you amp/cab and 3 effects, and 20 presets? the size of a normal stompbox? Heck yes I say. I know it has been discussed quite a few times, and the FM3 isn't exactly a boat...
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    FM9T? (Or FM3T)

    I went from FM3 to FM9, but if it was for use in my home studio, I would have kept the FM3 without a doubt. Plenty of reasons you might want an FM9 instead, but if it was simply for buttons to use the looper I would get the FM3 and buy a separate looper for much cheaper. FM3s have plenty of...
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    Kemper Profiler Player Announced

    Cool idea. I've been eyeing a small device as a backup or sit-in rig (which I do a lot of). But I've also thought about splitting off and going smaller, and leaving my Fractal for the studio, at least eventually as new products like this get smaller and better. in theory at least.
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    Shunting a preset for an acoustic guitar?

    Would you tend to choose the IR closest to the guitar you are using when buying one of these IRs?
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    Are most of you gigging with your FM9's?

    All the time for gigs and rehearsals, really only use it at home to dial in sounds. I have had to reboot at a gig once, which has become a bigger deal with the addition of dynacab. I had one event where my setup was corrupt and I had to restore from a backup. If that had been at a gig rather...
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    Electric 12-string thoughts?

    I'll keep my eye out, I haven't come across one yet. Unlike 6 string guitars, I will not buy a 12-string without playing it first.
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    Electric 12-string thoughts?

    Action, playability and pickups I guess. I used the Dano-12 and 660-12 to play a solo on the tune "Eight Miles High". Not note for note, but in that style and spirit, extending and going off a bit. on the 660 I felt like I could play anything and make it work- as fast and clean and sustaining as...
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    Electric 12-string thoughts?

    Recently recorded and did shows with a Ric 660-12. Far and away a better guitar than the Danelectros and Ric 330-12 guitars I had used previously, but if you are just doing the jangle-strum and arppegio thing those guitars are good enough. the 660 was in a different league in terms of playing...
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    AFIII Single release

    I re-amped a few tracks, here and there, but I use so few effects plus I was intrigued by the idea of committing to the amp/cab sound that mostly I went with that approach. I usually go through the typical re-amp process to always give myself that option if I want it later.
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    AFIII Single release

    Tone tasting Thanks for asking. It is a good reminder for me to keep track of what I did. All recording, mixing and mastering done in Logic Pro X. I used many custom presets: AC20, Trainwreck, Super Reverb, Ruby Rocket, Dumble, Plexi. My approach to recording guitars was to tweak every preset...
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    AFIII Single release

    Tone degustation? Are you saying you prefer recordings with guitar in the forefront?
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    RED SOUND FRFR Speakers now offered through the Fractal Audio online store!

    Typically I use my Atomic CLRs in backline position right behind me, 5-8 feet away? Mostly for my own stage sound, but occasionally that's all I have to work with for the venue, so I would like something that is plenty loud.
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    Axe-Fx3 resale value in 10 years

    No one would question if you bought it up resale value potential if you were buying a '64 Princeton, or an overpriced, mass-produced new Strat or something. A digital product, and in the fan forum no less....hope you were looking for bullet points to rationalize the purchase.
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    Anyone else think this is really ugly?

    I see what you did there. :tearsofjoy:
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    AFIII Could you please critique this mix?

    Sounds really good. My only advice is to listen in your car to make sure the low-end isn't out of control. Some times when the bass is sounding just right in my studio, it's not so good in consumer-audio-land :)
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    RED SOUND FRFR Speakers now offered through the Fractal Audio online store!

    Do you ever feel like the Elis 8 is underwhelming in a live situation, volume wise? I am still confused about which would make the most sense to me, since this would be only used in a live setting.
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    RED SOUND FRFR Speakers now offered through the Fractal Audio online store!

    These look cool, but a little disappointing that none of the models have separate inputs/levels like the CLR. Still intriguing even without that utility.
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    Axe-Fx3 resale value in 10 years

    5 years, 10 years doesn't mean much really on its own, certainly there is no directly linear price decline. A friend of mine made the plunge to Fractal in the waning months of the AXE II and as soon as the AXE III was released he felt like his resale value had declined enough that selling and...
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    AFIII Single release

    Just released a track with all lead guitars tracked from my AXE-III, give a listen, feedback appreciated! You can also listen on all streaming services if you prefer, but I am trying to drive listeners to Bandcamp
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    Anyone else think this is really ugly?

    There is something about those colors together that doesn't work. Like a medical lab experiment gone wrong.
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    Wish XML Export of Presets

    Admittedly a specialized need, and not something that would replace the more common ways of viewing and manipulating presets and blocks. But why do you say it is binary data? Ability to export Block-parameter-value columns, + a descriptor key column?
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    Wish XML Export of Presets

    +1 It would be nice to be able to use CSV files to export/import presets and blocks.
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    Who else never really uses the drive block(s)?

    I'll have to give this a try. Never really used amp channel switching as a means of doing what I've always used boost/OF/Dist pedals (and guitar volume knob) for.
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    Pretty interesting issue with a sound person.

    Did you have one of your CLRs on the gig, or were you using only the club's? I've had occasional times when sound people didn't know quite how to deal with my Fractal, but I always have an Atomic CLR as a personal monitor, so I can say something to the effect of "if your mix doesn't sound like...
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    Electric and acoustic on a gig

    Might be the case where input 2 needs to be set to L only - as @scarbodave mentioned
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    Electric and acoustic on a gig

    Right, for the case if you use a single output to a speaker. In my case I will also send to the house sound, so I am exploring beyond that setup in the manual (p38). Though, come to think of it I could merely copy output 1>2 and then use the L output. Amazing how flexible the IO is on these things!
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    Electric and acoustic on a gig

    I am now wondering what makes the most sense if I use the separate inputs for acoustic and electric, does it make more sense to use separate outputs also? On stage I'll have a single Atomic CLR. I was thinking that I would set my electric preset output to copy L>R and then use one XLR for the...
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    Electric and acoustic on a gig

    The gig is in a "concert club" type venue with good sound and sound person I have used all the time, the only thing different is that I will do acoustic to electric switched several times, and I want to make this as straightforward as possible. Eliminating variables.
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    Electric and acoustic on a gig

    I have been using input 1 for both and unplugging cables, but now I am considering redoing my presets so that electric is input1 and acoustic input2. This will make it a little more complicated, but having levels set at the input stage might help equalize things more. If I use inout 2 for...
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    Electric and acoustic on a gig

    Hmm, so I thought I was solving this with an amp block in my preset, but there are blocks before it. Why does that make a difference?
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    Electric and acoustic on a gig

    So I have a gig coming up, a show with lots of guitar switches between acoustic and electric. I will use one preset for each instrument, I have the presets basically worked out, but my acoustic levels are much lower than my electric. I solved this by jacking up the levels in the input AND the...
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    The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time (again)

    I like the list, for one because it dispenses with the idea that you can actually rank how good guitarists are, especially among differing styles. RS's earlier top 100 list from 2011 was compiled by "older, classic rockers", and the list is obvious and pretty boring in my book. Does anyone...
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    The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time (again)

    I hear this, but for me it goes a bit deeper. Example is Pete Townshend, one of the best things about seeing him in person is how inextricably linked his guitar parts and songs are, and how even "better" guitarists would be hard pressed to improve on them. Tommy Emmanuel playing Behind Blue...
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    The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time (again)

    I read this list to find guitarists who I am less familiar with. Musician rankings are for sports fans, and kids ;)
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    Does Fractal Have TOO MANY Options?

    Any electronic item has too many options if you spend more time tinkering than playing. Unless of course, that's what you want. Sounds like you adeptly bypassed that pitfall!
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    Import effects

    proprietary ones, correct? nothing to do with WAV files?
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    Import effects

    My understanding is that you can only import Cabinet IRs, and that .syx files are only for moving existing blocks/presets.
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    I see two schools of thoughts.... masterings songs vs mastering scales

    You absolutely need both. Neither of those are "schools of thought" either, and no teacher that is guiding you towards eventual mastery of the instrument would strict with teaching either of those to you for any period of time, unless it was what you wanted...or needed ;) yeah, some internet...
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    Acoustic Guitar through the Axe FX III?

    That sounds great! What boost/OD do you recommend for acoustic lead work?
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    RIP Friday Firmware

    Intended as humor, because this post needs it Funny, I remember another post where you bristled at the word drama.
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    RIP Friday Firmware

    It's a "drama queen" post, stomped down by the usual "drama kings". No insult to forum members intended, gender indications are purely for satirical purposes
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    From Fm9 to Fm3....crazy?

    Based on going from the FM3 to the FM9 myself, I would say that I easily could have continued on with my FM3 as my main rig. I don't regret having made the plunge, but I would have been happy to use the FM3 for years to come, so if money is an issue consider that!
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    RIP Friday Firmware

    Having a continuously improving product is a good thing. At some point though, a stable product is gong to be a sign of how great the platform is, and less frequent updates that roll out to all the platforms would be the ideal state. My user story at least, if a firmware is released on Friday...
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    Who's gone from the III to the FM9?

    I haven't missed taking my Axe3 out of the studio even once now that I have an FM9. Presets all work, and at least for me, if my CPU usage is close to 80%, it is generally a tone I consider over-processed, so none of them are in that zone.
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    Any of you perform at private parties , wedding etc? I have some questions!

    So many times we make assumptions about how people try to progress on guitar. Yes! Playing with others and taking at least a few lessons are so important to development.
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    Any of you perform at private parties , wedding etc? I have some questions!

    I was in a U2 tribute band for several years, and the band started because our Bono was a solo acoustic guy at an Irish bar who looked like Bono and played a few U2 songs. He was encouraged to start a full blown tribute for a one-off St Patrick's Day party. It was extremely successful, and a...
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    Wish New Presets

    My point was that a response from Fractal is the point, and that is what a wishlist was about, not that FAS is compelled to answer even a single one. If no one responds to a request, it sinks and is never even seen. But if accusations are thrown, then it becomes a thing, feathers are ruffled and...
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    Wish New Presets

    I sense this thread will be locked, so I'll come out and say it now. The answer should come from Fractal. They might have said something a month ago, who is to say it still holds now? +1 on the request, but I would be happy to see even a half dozen of the presets updated to use DC. That alone...
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    Live woes- two guitar band and cutting through the mix

    Yep. My Atomic CLR tends to be in the backline position these days for exactly that reason. I've played in bands that were all direct/IEM but it takes a whole band commitment to got that route.
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    Live woes- two guitar band and cutting through the mix

    I encounter this all the time with various bands. Having your own monitoring for your guitar rig on stage is essential under these circumstances. You just can't count on the FOH system providing you with sufficient monitoring for your guitar when there are amps on stage.
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    Repetitive Notice

    I can't believe I just found out about Fractal-Bot being in the editor. Very cool, is that new?
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    Dyna Cabs...why don't I get it?

    I think people are frustrated that they are missing the boat, not so much complaining as wanting to jump into the latest Axe tech offering. I think viewing it as a complaint is part of the reactive nature of this forum. So be it, but to say that if it doesn't immediately work for you, punt and...
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    Dyna Cabs...why don't I get it?

    4+ years with my Fractal products, still haven't experienced, or expected, magic. Still, when you stumble on a really good IR you have what feels like a great starting point. A few factory presets that use DCs might offer that starting point for some of us.
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    Dyna Cabs...why don't I get it?

    I'm looking forward to seeing a few good DC presets shared. I have dialed in a few good tones with the DC, however with my every day live and studio presets I can't get anything as good as the IRs I am using. So far, at least.
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    FM3 @Bass

    No doubt. I mainly play guitar, so the Atomic is perfect, but this underscores my earlier point that Fractal Bass live screams out for a high end powered speaker. Like the Accugroove maybe? My bass amp is not going anywhere, and Fractal still for ALL bass recording. In fact I think I use an AB...
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    FM3 @Bass

    makes complete sense. I play through a variety of PAs and have to rely on my stage volume being the main component of my sound more often than not 🤷‍♂️
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    FM3 @Bass

    True, yet even with my decent Atomic CLR, my Fractal bass rig doesn't really have the commanding feel for me like a traditional bass rig. The tone is great though.
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    FM3 @Bass

    One of the reasons I originally got an FM3 was to record, and also play multiple instruments with the same rig: electric, acoustic and bass guitar. Honestly I rarely use the FM3 for playing bass live anymore, because it really screams out to be paired with a high end powered cab. My bass amp...
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    FM3 issues with 2014 Mac

    Never had an issue with my Fractals and Late 2012 Macbook pro connecting via USB hub, but had plenty of issues with cables and occasional need to reboot. As a Mac user, I discourage anyone from upgrading to the latest OS to solve a problem, especially something that had previously worked, like...
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    Slide guitar preset?

    @austinbuddy preset named something to the effect of "fat man in da bathtub". One of the scenes nails the Lowell George thing. Can't post it because he sells it, but two pedal compressors and a pedal boost in front of a Bassguy Bright is a good start
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    What is that one piece of gear you wish you never sold?

    '64 Princeton, 1969 Jazz Bass :cry:
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    Step 1: Sell Amp- Done. Step 2...

    I've been using my AXE3 in the studio for 4 or 5 years. I rely on it heavy, but if I didn't play out that much, and only needed one device, I would sell it and use my FM9 instead, in heartbeat. If I had bought it first I would not have bought anything else- except maybe another FM9 as a backup.
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    Wish Feature Request: Provide User-defined FC Controllers/Reset Option in the Setup Menu

    Currently, if a user's FC Layouts are lost at a gig (or in any situation in which a computer/cable restore is not possible), the only option is to load one of the factory defined layout sets. My request is to somehow have an empty slot which the user can populate with their specific Layouts...
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    Reading Threads - Thanks

    Because of the huge amount of functionality of Fractal devices, there is a tone of knowledge and unique use cases represented in this forum.
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    Get instant answers WITHOUT reading the Axe-Fx manual

    Right, people recite answers off the screen as fast as possible (the goal for many). Original source for me. First 20 times are the hardest.
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    Blank foot-switch displays in FM9

    Man, I have no idea what cause this. I didn't make any changes at all- I have never reset system settings at the unit. Rebooting did not work, but I was able to restore from a backup. This would have been a disaster at a gig, for sure.
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    Blank foot-switch displays in FM9

    Took my FM9 to practice and all the foot-switch displays are all blank (3 dashes). I go into Setup and they are all unassigned. What is the proper thing to do in this case- is there an overall reset, or do I have to restore layouts? Oh yeah, and what might have caused this?
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    Get instant answers WITHOUT reading the Axe-Fx manual

    Drama is not a word I would have used. Reminds me of all the YT videos with sensationalist headlines intended to spike views/likes, promote a product or whatever. If I was an editor, or critiquing an AI response to a query, that's a comment I might make.
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    Get instant answers WITHOUT reading the Axe-Fx manual

    To me the headline seems intended to get the exact response it got in this forum. It didn't say "potentially useful tool to interface with Fractal user manual" or something else hard to argue with :)
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    Get instant answers WITHOUT reading the Axe-Fx manual

    The manual is ~110 pages, searching it is a breeze. I get the desire for a quick and easy interface, but not for this use case. If it was one of those 2000 page IRS tax code .pdfs, and if this site could parse a document that size, I might be all in. At least for a tax question for someone else ;)
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    Get instant answers WITHOUT reading the Axe-Fx manual

    Just the latest AI thang I'll bet. I went back to the original link to ask out a different question, just out of curiosity, and now the site just hangs. This has cost me valuable manual reading time :)
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    Get instant answers WITHOUT reading the Axe-Fx manual

    I have found SO many factual errors using GPT across a number of disciplines, and even if some areas are spot on as you say, if you need a SME to fact check and trust the tools for definitive answers seems to defeat the purpose.
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    Get instant answers WITHOUT reading the Axe-Fx manual

    In this case AI is an added layer of obfuscation, less accurate and informative than directly accessing and understanding the source. Don't get me wrong, what you posted is cool, and all things AI interest me greatly. AI is a very skillful and convincing "language terminal". Not the best tool...
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    Get instant answers WITHOUT reading the Axe-Fx manual

    Seems like a short-cut with the end result of making you less informed. And ~< 100% accurate.
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    AFIII Stevie Nicks' "Edge of Seventeen" Cover (Live Guitar Tone)

    I can't help but hear Andy Summer's guitar line on the Police's Bring On the Night every time I listen to this tune, even so many years later!
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    Recording Help!

    What are you going for? One thing that is cool about your preset is that it seems to work for the King Crimson tune, Red. I played a couple of notes and then the whole tune started to fall into place. Was that coincidental.
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    Recording Help!

    I wouldn't assume the AB presets to be "dialed in" if you are de-tuning by 4 steps like in this preset. I opened this preset up, really didn't like the sound as it was, so I disabled the V-Capo effect and it sounded pretty good. I would dial in the amp/cab with this effect, and then apply...
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    Coming soon...

    If the music is as performative as the post is, it's gonna be somethin'
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    Reverb.com Payment issues

    Doesn't really matter. The honus is on you to figure out your taxable income, regardless of what Reverb gives in a 1099. Reverb does include a dashboard which makes this easier, you can even put your cost basis for each instrument there.
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    Reverb.com Payment issues

    There are variables that can affect different sellers: Info they already have on file and different state tax requirements are two that I know of.
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    Reverb.com Payment issues

    Lots of info here, both specific to Reverb as well as of general interest re: the issue https://help.reverb.com/hc/en-us/articles/4411577966227-What-are-the-US-tax-reporting-requirements-for-2022-
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    Reverb.com Payment issues

    Sold many guitars/gear on Reverb and always had great customer service from them when I had an issue, even once when things got thorny, and they had to step in and make things right with me and my customer when we could not reach an agreement. Short of that, I've had great answers to questions...
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    Reverb.com Payment issues

    Ah man, I hope this post wasn't an excuse to bitch about taxation, or banking failures :tearsofjoy: My own take on the tax issue with Reverb/Paypal and all is that the $600 is a pretty absurd threshold, and it is unlikely that anyone making less than 10k selling guitars on Reverb is going to...
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    Latency Issue With FM3 Plugged Into MacBook Pro.

    Loopback introduces latency due to it's routing. My understanding is that Loopback is generally used to regulate the latency from multiple sources, to make them the same. Still, any software that you route your signal through and use as playback, whether this or DAW, will have some latency.
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    Latency Issue With FM3 Plugged Into MacBook Pro.

    disable input monitoring from the DAW, listen to the direct signal either from the FM3 or or your interface
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