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    Ultra Owner thinking of the big upgrade to the Axe Fx II XL+ -- Lots of questions!

    That's good news for me about the 5 band Mesa graphic EQ. I remember spending a lot of time with post amp EQ block trying to replicate the sound of my Mark IV.
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    Ultra Owner thinking of the big upgrade to the Axe Fx II XL+ -- Lots of questions!

    Thanks everyone! This is all very much appreciated. Everyone's input is very helpful. I'm just hoping to sell my Ultra now so I can dive in! =-) This is probably the best example that I currently happen to have on-line of what I was able to get out of the Ultra (this was still in the rough...
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    Ultra Owner thinking of the big upgrade to the Axe Fx II XL+ -- Lots of questions!

    Ultra just posted for sale. So that pending... =-)
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    Ultra Owner thinking of the big upgrade to the Axe Fx II XL+ -- Lots of questions!

    Thanks a lot, guys! All very helpful! I think I'm talking myself into an XL+. =-) I have no doubt the heavy tones (brootalz) and hyper cleans will be great. But I know the vintage and mid gain tones can be the toughest to nail down... For those using vintage type tones, such as bluesy and 60's...
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    Ultra Owner thinking of the big upgrade to the Axe Fx II XL+ -- Lots of questions!

    For financial reasons, I would definitely need to sell the Ultra to be able to purchase the newest Axe. It terms of the 1st and 2nd gen Axe units being "different beasts,"... I assumed that the 2nd gen was just an improved upon version of the 1st gen... Are there things that I should be aware...
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    Ultra Owner thinking of the big upgrade to the Axe Fx II XL+ -- Lots of questions!

    Thanks, guys! This is all really helpful! =-)
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    Ultra Owner thinking of the big upgrade to the Axe Fx II XL+ -- Lots of questions!

    Hi All, Please forgive the length here and if I am not posting this in the correct section. I’m sure that some of this info could be found via doing a lot of forum searching, but I am a bit overwhelmed and have so many questions that I thought I might ask all of this in one thread and hope some...
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    A little mellow, funky jazziness, and a dose of blues...

    Another little jam featuring my Ultra. Where the last one had many notes, this one has few. Style here is much more laid back, with a little funky jazziness and a dose of blues, perhaps inspired a bit by the rainy weather. Guitar here is, again, my trusty Les Paul. All other instruments are...
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    A little shreddy blues...

    Hi Don, Thanks for the kind words! =-) Thanks also for the great input and advice... All very good suggestions. The guitar here was my '59 RI Les Paul (Gibson made custom for me as part of endorsement, but apart from being an exceptional specimen and a good weight, the configuration is same as...
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    A little shreddy blues...

    Sure... I'm on firmware 10.03, though, so might not translate well to later firmware (haven't tried 11... I was in the process of retooling my patches when 11 came out and hadn't made the update). I've been away from the forum here for a while... Can I upload the patch directly here as a .syx? I...
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    A little shreddy blues...

    Thanks, bro! Feeling pretty rusty right now, so it's nice to hear the kind words! ;-)
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    A little shreddy blues...

    Monday Blues.mov - YouTube Forgive the clams... Solo is off the cuff and single take. All done pretty quick. Way too many notes, I know! ;-) Tones are my R9 Lester into the Ultra. Other instruments are all VI's in Pro Tools. Lemee know whatchya think... Cheers, -Matt
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    Creating Custom IR Blends and Having "Phasey" Issues When Importing Into Axe

    AndrewSimon: Thanks again for your continued help here! =-) I'll give this a shot and report back if I have better results. I should probably clarify that the composite IR sounds just fine when reimported into my convolution program (TL Space), so it would seem odd if the file was borked why it...
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    Creating Custom IR Blends and Having "Phasey" Issues When Importing Into Axe

    Also, inquiring about the Fractal converter... Is this PC only? I had downloaded it at one point and it didn't have instructions. The directories looked Window's specific. Will this work on my Mac? If so, can you give some brief instructions on how to use? Thanks! -Matt
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    Creating Custom IR Blends and Having "Phasey" Issues When Importing Into Axe

    Redbud: Actually the process is pretty quick and gives me a lot of control. It also gives me access to all my other resources in Pro Tools such as my high end EQ's, detailed waveform editing, etc. I'm very comfortable in Pro Tools and, unfortunately, IR Lab is not an option for me as I'm Mac...
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    Creating Custom IR Blends and Having "Phasey" Issues When Importing Into Axe

    I have recently began creating custom blends of impulse responses within my DAW and outputting the resultant composite IR's to be used in my Axe-Fx Ultra. I have had good success throughout all of the steps, until I get to the "wav to sysex conversion" and "upload to Axe-Fx" stage. I am able to...
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    Petrucci's Suspended Animation tone

    Hi Guys! That's actually MY interview that I did with JP... Glad to see that it is still helping folks out! Cheers, -Matt
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    Fender Deluxe - Am I crazy?

    I remember something to this affect as well, however I still have a candle burning in hope for it. ;) In defense of my request (and the many others that also feel strongly about this), I would offer that those that really know Mark series Boogies understand that the affect of the 5 band...
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    Fender Deluxe - Am I crazy?

    The top end definitely has a lot more of that shimmer and sparkle that some of us were finding so elusive and not being able to properly replicate with just EQ. I'm very excited to hear more! :) And, of course, like everyone else, I can't wait to get to audition this new amp simm with my own...
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    Fender Deluxe - Am I crazy?

    Hi mtlin, As discussed, this has actually been done. Some of us have come to your conclusions and some of us feel, as I do, that it does not sound the same by a good margin. I would ask those that have done this and feel that they've gotten the same tones to chime in and let us know whether...
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    Fender Deluxe - Am I crazy?

    Hi Kriig, Your thoughts here are totally valid. If you are only after "good tone" then it doesn't matter what path you take to get it or whether or not it is acurate with regards to any real world counterpart. However, my goal is to use the Axe as a direct recording solution which emulates my...
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    Fender Deluxe - Am I crazy?

    Hi Jay, Always a pleasure getting your insight into things. Thanks for taking the time to respond. :) Just to be clear, I am not expecting an exact duplicate of my Super Reverb, with its mismatched speaks, from the Axe-Fx. I would LOVE this, but I'm not expecting this. I just brought this up...
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    Fender Deluxe - Am I crazy?

    Sorry Ron, I think I skipped this part of your question... My own preference would be for a Blackface Super Reverb loaded with half Alnico and half ceramic speakers (I have a nice set of Webers in mine, based on Ted Weber's (RIP) recommendation... I don't have any vintage drivers). As I've...
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    Fender Deluxe - Am I crazy?

    Hi Ron, No problem. Let me put some thought about collecting some good recorded samples to reference. I did mention the track, Freedom, from Robben Ford's album, Tiger Walk. You can download this off iTunes, but I didn't see a studio version on Youtube. I'll find some others if you'd like as...
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    Fender Deluxe - Am I crazy?

    I would hope this would be seen as fair and nothing confrontational. I admire Cliff's work and am thankful for his efforts. It's just that many of us have been struggling with a couple aspects of the Axe-Fx since version 5 (or before) and have tried as many ways as we can think of to come up...
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    Fender Deluxe - Am I crazy?

    Hi Cliff, First off, the second clip is Amplitube. I knew this after first listen on my laptop speakers, but went into my studio to confirm through my reference monitors. The top end is the easiest giveaway. Secondly, both clips, IMHO, sound pretty bad and not very Fender-y at all. I think...
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    Fender Deluxe - Am I crazy?

    Hi Scott, Thanks for sharing and for always being someone to step in and try to help a brother out. ;) Absolutely NO offense is meant here at all, and I know that you are just sharing something that you've tweaked for your own tastes for your own purposes, but I'm not really hearing this...
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    Fender Deluxe - Am I crazy?

    That is good advice, however in this regard, and to my ears, the Axe-Fx still does not sound close. There are obvious differences in the amp simms themselves. I agree that better cab IR's and/or a good mixture of these would be an excellent step in the right direction, though. Also, as my own...
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    Fender Deluxe - Am I crazy?

    I also would love to see the Fender sounds revisited/revised. Fender amps have been such a large part of the sound of music (from blues to jazz to rock to funk to...) for more than half a century and in many ways have been unsurpassed in the sounds they deliver (so many of us still come back to...
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    Wish: Mesa Lone Star

    Hi Cliff, I own two Lone Star 2x12 combos and often run one side by side my Fender Blackface Super Reverb. I used to own a Fender Twin for many years. Although I have not compared schematics, I can tell you that, in practice, there are very obvious sonic differences between a Fender Twin and a...
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    Saw Dweezil w/ his Ultras on ZPZ at Prog Nation 2009

    It's hard to say what the differences were due to, as there could be a great many factors at hand such as how the Axe-Fx's and amps were each dialed, the guitars used, the players themselves, the FOH mix, etc, so I was refraining from saying too much in my original post. Also, I've seen a lot of...
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    Saw Dweezil w/ his Ultras on ZPZ at Prog Nation 2009

    Hi All, I saw Dweezil as part of the Zappa Plays Zappa show that was on the Prog Nation 2009 bill with Dream Theater. I could easily see his two Axe-Fx Ultras on stage from where I was sitting and pointed them out to some friends. It was interesting to contrast his tones versus those of his...
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    Axe PC

    I'm catching up on all of this a bit late (scanning through all thirty something pages!)... It appears that the Axe-PC will initially be released as a Windows OS VST plug-in? Are there plans (and any associated ETA) for a Mac OS RTAS version? Cheers, -Matt
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    FAN NOISE

    I just replaced a fan in a buddy's Ultra (I've left mine stock). It was a VERY easy procedure and only took a few minutes. As recommend elsewhere in the forum, I used the longer screws (6/32 - 1 1/4") and 5/32 ID rubber O Rings (as substitute washers/vibration dampeners). Fan was much quieter...
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    Fender sparkle?.... Try these IRs !

    Thanks for sharing... I'll have to upload them tomorrow and give em a listen. What cabs/speaks are they IR's of? Were they created using a ref mic, or do they already have mic color? Cheers, -Matt
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    Mixed Feelings On Ultra (I have 7.18)

    Hi Dutch, Can you provide a link to the threads where identically duplicating the Fender and Boogie preamps were documented/discussed? I don't mean this to sound challenging (as it isn't meant this way)... I'd genuinely just like to read through these and see if there is something that I've...
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    Request for David Gilmour Comfortably Numb Pulse sound

    For a wealth of knowledge regarding David Gilmour's tones, check out: http://www.gilmourish.com/ There is not Axe-Fx specific content on this site, but there is a lot of information regarding the actual amp, effects, and settings that David has used for most of his most memorable tones...
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    old dogs, new tricks.

    Omnisphere is awesome. I think you would dig it, Jocke. I use it all the time. Not sure if you're a Dream Theater fan, but it is all over the BCASL. I upgraded from Atmosphere, which was my previous fav, but this just took it all to the next level. So many good VI's now days... I've got a nice...
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    Do we need better Mic sims?

    Thanks, Jay! I always appreciate your responses. I wonder if Cliff will offer some additional mic simms at some point, and possibly include simms with off-axis response. Having on and off axis simms would allow for use of the Fredman technique. I'm not sure if this is possible to construct...
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    Got Yngwie?

    I saw this info posted on the Petrucci forum, which supposedly comes from Yngwie's guitar tech. From what I've read, I believe that Yngwie typically use 50W 1987XL Plexi heads. I tried playing with the above settings in the Axe-Fx and didn't have too much luck. I'm not sure what is closes to...
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    Got Yngwie?

    I was hoping that someone here might have a really good Yngwie Malmsteen patch they might share. I am interested in a direct recording patch rather than a live patch. I haven't really looked into dialing one in yet myself, as this is just something that I was looking for for fun rather than for...
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    Do we need better Mic sims?

    I have also been curious as to the resolution/quality of the mics sims since AFIK there have been no changes to them, unlike just about every other virtual component in the Axe-Fx. Either this means that Cliff feels the quality has stood the test of time or is something that is currently on the...
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    old dogs, new tricks.

    I really dig this! It's got a nice vibe and great textures. I could definitely hear some vocals ala Mark Knopfler or David Gilmour or even Stevie Nicks over something like this. Very cool. Thanks for sharing your story as well... I'm glad that you've finally found your canvas and your muse...
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    New guitar and clip

    Very, very nice! Mad chop and great tone! Keep it up! -Matt
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    Another Prog Metal Clip

    Hi Guys, Here's another one... http://www.zenbynumbers.com/More%20Audio.html ...I'd be interested in any feedback regarding the sounds. The clip is just guitar and drums (no bas, keys, etc). There is no EQ or post processing on the tracks (yet). Also, please excuse the sloppy playing, this...
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    Anyone Try These IR's?

    http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/andy ... 26aa3f1a9f It looks like the one that everyone is blowing up about is the s-preshigh.wav file. I haven't yet tried these, but plan to. I haven't yet created my own Axe-FX formated IR's from wav files, so need to look into that as soon as time...
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    Dialing in recording tones

    A lot of what it takes to get a good guitar sound to record is not common knowledge. Before the internet, much of it was actually pretty much arcana. Those of us who can remember such dark times :shock: had to figure a lot of things out on our own and it probably took a lot of trial and error...
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    Prog Metal Clip

    Thanks guys!
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    Dialing in recording tones

    Hi There, A couple of things that work for me in dialing direct recording tones... Turn off all of your delays, reverbs, stereo enhancers, etc and start with a dry MONO tone. Once you get in the ballpark of where you want to go with a patch, put on a well produced/recorded CD of a band with a...
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    Das Metal / Recto New Clip

    Hi Gary, Nice work! When you were quad tracking this, what was your method for laying the tracks in? IOW, did you record two passes each of the wide patch and two of the narrow patch? If so, how did you pan each take? It looks like you are keeping your Axe-Fx patches in stereo, so are you...
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    Prog Metal Clip

    Hi All, I created this rather quickly to check how my heavy rhythm sound would fit in the mix in preparation for recording my progressive metal band's demo. It was meant as more of a sound check than something musical, so don't judge too harshly. ;) Feel free to chime in with any suggestions...
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    Firmware Version 7.12 is Ready

    Most headphones, even supposed flat response studio grade headphones, have both a colored and limited frequency response. Often, part of the culprit is the quality of the headphone amplifier. Additionally, various studio grade headphones can sound night and day from each other. Also keep in mind...
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    Digidesign 003 Rack / Axe Users

    Hi Steve, Based on all that you've written, I really think that you'll benefit from using a small to medium sized mixing board as the front end to your Digi003 as well as the centerpiece to your studio. I have two Digi002R set-ups and I use a Mackie 1604VLZ Pro in front of one and a 1604VLZ3 in...
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    Recto owners - Recto sims accurate?

    Hi again! Sorry... Guess I'm in long answer mode tonight. :lol: The quick answer to your question is that what ANYTHING sounds like through FOH is dependent upon the FOH engineer and the quality of the house PA. What you or I hear on stage is dependent upon the monitor engineer (and whatever...
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    Recto owners - Recto sims accurate?

    I'm going to take the long road in answering your question, if you don't mind, because I think it is a more complicated one than it might seem and this is probably a question that many looking at the Axe Fx might have... Hopefully my answer only comes across as an effort to be thorough and also...
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    Help me out with "Mark" amp settings

    What Shredi said ;) ... I don't use any pedal or clean boost, myself. Not that this isn't valid... I just like what the Mark does on its own. Try setting your gain and drive between 6-9. Think of the gain as increasing the output of your pick-ups (not really, but just picture this) and think...
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    Recto - no mids?

    Rectos (real life ones) have a scooped characteristic to them, but they are fully capable of being VERY midrangey if you dial them that way. If you are setting your mids to 10 and not getting enough, then it is probably an issue of which part of the midrange you are really trying to coax out of...
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    Simulating Guitar-Speaker Interaction in Axe Fx

    I was thinking about one missing aspect of using the Axe-Fx for direct recording at lower volumes versus using a real world amp at higher volumes... Feedback and the other interactions between the speakers and guitar's pick-ups. I may be over-simplifying, but it would seem that it would simply...
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    Latency

    Was out of town on a gig, so am a bit "latent" (Waka Waka) in further responding here, but this is what I found in my situation... Was able to measure actual latency between a signal that was split and ran direct and the "processed" Axe-Fx signal of my Ultra (running a typical patch with amp...
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    Latency

    Thanks Cliff... I'll double check my patches, but I don't think I'm running the enhancer. Perhaps it is just in my head. I'm big enough to admit that this is a distinct possibility as playing through a non-traditional rig tends to put such fears in the back of your conciousness, where you'd just...
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    Guitar Recording/Tracking Techniques

    I was curious if anyone was interested in sharing some guitar tracking methods/techniques... I would love for this to be an open discussion about anything and everything that people have learned for getting the best guitar tones on record. Axe Fx specific and non Axe Fx specific are equally...
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    Latency

    Hi Cliff, Running guitar=>Ultra=>mixing board=>monitors. Does latency vary at all with amount/type blocks used in patch? Any reason that latency could approach 7ms or more in any case? Thanks, -Matt
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    Model of the Mesa Boogie Mark series on-board graphic eq

    /squeaky wheel/ Squeak.
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    Latency

    Anyone know what the latency is with the Axe Fx and the Axe Fx Ultra? I have an Ultra and notice a small amount when I play. Nothing really jarring, but enough that I notice it. Is there anything from the user end that I can do to minimize this? FYI, I'm monitoring directly and I'm not doing...
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    If you own a BF Fender Amp (or re-issue)...

    I agree that the chime is one of the more difficult aspects to dial with regards to the Fender simms. As intially mentioned, I've had best luck thus far using the Brownface amp with the 2x12 Blue and 4x10 Bass cabs mic'd with the Royer mic simms. I've had to do a lot of EQing, though. I've tried...
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    If you own a BF Fender Amp (or re-issue)...

    This is a very good idea... I'll have to give it a shot. Thanks, Mik! It will at least allow me to separate what is a good facsimile of the amp versus the speaks.
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    If you own a BF Fender Amp (or re-issue)...

    If you own an actual Blackface era Fender amp or one of the re-issues, as well as your Axe-Fx... Have you been able to convincingly dial in such a direct recording tone into your Axe-Fx? If so, would you mind sharing your approach and/or settings? I'm mainly interested in tones with the bright...
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    Model of the Mesa Boogie Mark series on-board graphic eq

    Hi Cliff, Not trying to beat the dead horse, but... If you are able, could you please at least give us some firm guidlines for more accurately simulating the graphic EQ found on the Mesa mark series amps? As has been mentioned, there is still a definite need/desire for this, as the information...
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    midnam doc for Axe-Fx

    Anyone here have a midnam document that they've created for their Axe-Fx Ultra? Unless I'm mistaken, this would allow patch changes (and viewing) and controller changes to be sent to the Axe-Fx by a DAW in the same way that it does for MIDI keyboards and sound modules. Thanks, -Matt
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    How To: Loading IR's using Sysex Librarian

    Hi All, I know that this is already covered to some degree in the Wiki, but while recently trying to answer, in greater detail, another forum member's question about how to load a custom IR into the Axe-Fx using Sysex Librarian, it occurred to me that in couldn't hurt to have some additional...
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    Axe-Fx Fan noise going into amp

    You may have a ground loop. Ideally, I would suggest lifting the ground of the connections between the two units, but unless you have stage boxes with ground lifts, you would have to desolder the grounds on at least one of your cables (or more, if using the 4CM). To start with the easiest...
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    Is it possible to upload User IR's with Sysex Librarian?

    Thanks, Jay! Just gave it a shot and had success with both presets and IR's. Another question... I know that I need to edit the 7th bit to determine which User slot the IR loads into. Do you have a recommendation for a Sysex Editor to do this? (It looks like I can view the contents of the IR...
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    Having Issues with AlbertA's IR Converter (please help)

    Hi Albert, Forgive me if any of this is my own doing or out of ignorance, but I am not able to get your IR Converter app to run on my system. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling, but with the same results. I have Mandolane installed. I am on a Mac (PPC) running OS 10.4.11 and using a...
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    Is it possible to upload User IR's with Sysex Librarian?

    I'm currently having difficulties with both the Editor (I have it partially working) and Albert's IR Converter (I don't have it working at all), but would like to upload some of the User IR's. I'm on a Mac (PPC) running OS 10.4.11 and using a Digi 002R. I have Mandolane and Sysex Librarian...
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    ReAmping with S/PDIF Connections

    Since we are having to rebuild the forum's knowledge base, I thought I'd share this... I have been able to successfully (well,... mostly) set up ReAmping of my guitar signal, staying completely in the digital domain, using the Axe-Fx's S/PDIF connections and my Digi 002R interface on my Mac...
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