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  1. GM Arts

    John Nathan Cordy: Can Digital Modeling REALLY Get Much Better? - A look back over 25 years of modeling

    When people ask me about modellers, I'm always tempted to say: "If you can't make good music with a POD, the problem isn't the POD". I'll probably accidentally say it out loud one day :)
  2. GM Arts

    John Nathan Cordy: Can Digital Modeling REALLY Get Much Better? - A look back over 25 years of modeling

    I think the GP-8 and later digital version GP-16 were just effect processiors, no modelling. I had both and preferred the GP-8, although I did a small mod to the delay effect.
  3. GM Arts

    John Nathan Cordy: Can Digital Modeling REALLY Get Much Better? - A look back over 25 years of modeling

    Beautiful intro piece! A common misconception that the pod was the first modeller. Roland already had a device (called the VG8 I think) that modelled guitars as well as the usual amps, cabs and mics. I used a later version, the GP 100 that didn’t have guitar modelling but had the amps and cabs...
  4. GM Arts

    The Wordle thread........(spoiler)

    I've been aiming for a one year streak (366 days including the leap day), but blew it at 266 games without missing a day. Missed by 100 days! :-(
  5. GM Arts

    Lions Got Robbed

    End of last year, our home AFL (Australian Football League) team, the Crows, were robbed near the end of the game with a bad umpire call that gave them one point because the goal umpire thought the ball touched the post. It should have been a goal worth 6 points. to put them into the lead and...
  6. GM Arts

    Fender FR-12 preamp mod : The Hissterectomy

    When Fender releases their FR-12 Mark 2, and the market is flooded with original FRs, no one will know if they’re buying it unmodified, professionally modified, or some amateur hack job mod 😀
  7. GM Arts

    Best noiseless P-90

    I'm delighted with my Fralin HUM-CANCELLING P90 WITH ALNICO RODS. Hum cancelling and a bit brighter than a P90. Neck has P90 mids with a bit of strat chime, while the bridge also has P90 mids with a hint of tele bridge bark.
  8. GM Arts

    How to control guitar pickup selection on AXE FX 3

    An interesting idea, but note that you won't get the same sound in the middle position. Wired normally with guitar volumes on max, the two pickups are physically connected together in parallel resulting in a higher resonant frequency (lower inductance with the same cable capacitance). This is...
  9. GM Arts

    Does Fractal Have TOO MANY Options?

    Does a painter have too many colours? We are all artists.
  10. GM Arts

    Things Everybody Plays Wrong

  11. GM Arts

    Dyna-cab, general consensus is that they're "better" than legacy?

    Funny thing is that if modellers were first released with Dyna Cabs and everyone became familair with them, then someone came along with a new idea of IRs, can you imagine the reaction to needing to take a crapshot scroll through thousands of IR files in search of holy grail tone?
  12. GM Arts

    Trying to gig Casino, too much noise!! Is there a solution??

    Assuming the wiring is ok in your casino, I’m assuming it has P90 or similar single coil pickups. The solution is to use hum bucking, or hum canceling pickups. There are some good choices available today. I recently used some excellent Lindy Fralin P90 size pickups to solve this same problem.
  13. GM Arts

    DMX Control via MIDI Block

    Contrary to the manual, the Chauvet Foot-C2 does not respond to MIDI program channel messages at all. The ability to use MIDI to change chase speed and fade times as described in the manual is essential to my application. NOTE_ON messages work fine, but do not have the ability to set chase...
  14. GM Arts

    DMX Control via MIDI Block

    Do NOT buy the Chauvet Foot C2 - it's MIDI doesn't work as described in the manual. I got no answers from Chauvet, but the seller eventually confirmed the problem. I ended up building my own foot controlled DMX with Arduino.
  15. GM Arts

    Assigning Looper/Tuner/Tap Tempo to MIDI via PC?

    True, CC can be used for tap tempo, sysex can set a specific bpm tempo.
  16. GM Arts

    Assigning Looper/Tuner/Tap Tempo to MIDI via PC?

    Getting and setting tempo uses a system exclusive message.
  17. GM Arts

    Tommy Emmanuel

    I’ve just had the pleasure of watching Tommy Enmanuel live in my home town. I’ve already got the CDs, DVDs and watched plenty of him on YouTube. But watching him live, my one word review would be … faaaaaaaaark! Some other words would be entertaining, inspiring, energising.
  18. GM Arts

    Les paul neck Humbucker woofy

    To Dave M: I just used a capacitor, probably around 2.2nF between the neck tone and neck volume (pickup goes direct to tone control). The special pickup selector switch shorts the cap when using both pickup so there’s no change to that sound.
  19. GM Arts

    Les paul neck Humbucker woofy

    I’ve modified a couple of my guitars with a slight bass cut (high pass filter) that operates only when the neck pickup is selected alone. You need a special pickup selector switch to do this properly on a twin humbucker guitar.
  20. GM Arts

    All the distortions fry

    Check that cab modelling is enabled.
  21. GM Arts

    Axe-Fx Firmware Version 21.00

    Get a Pod XT. Then you’ll know what fizz is. 😊
  22. GM Arts

    Old iPad Fast-Tracked to Vintage

    Likewise, I continue to use my iPad Air (1) on stage. If anything is MORE reliable because they no longer release new firmware that requires application patches from developers.
  23. GM Arts

    FM9 version 2 A Flock Of Seagulls I Ran preset for the FM9

    Well done! When I used to play this live, I set the tempo for 4/4 time so I could give the drummer the song tempo with a muted string "click", then I switched to pentuplet tempo for the intro repeats.
  24. GM Arts

    MIDI Controller breakout board for accelerating new MIDI hardware designs

    Great project! Maybe too late for changes, but support for tri-colour LEDs will be appreciated!
  25. GM Arts

    WISH: Global Blocks on FM9 would be appreciated.

    Still better than my backup device (NUX MG-30) which doesn’t even allow copying blocks! :-)
  26. GM Arts

    WISH: Global Blocks on FM9 would be appreciated.

    I don;t have an FM9 or the editor, but I guess the editor allows you to copy and paste blocks between patches?
  27. GM Arts

    Played some guitars today, including some proposed holy grails

    For those dollars I agree, you deserve a guitar you love. That said, I don't think a guitar that truly does everything exists. The closest I've found pickup-wise is a HSS combo that has great strat & humbucking tones in all positions except #2 (middle + bridge). I've tried many different...
  28. GM Arts

    Axe-Fx III Firmware Version 20.03 Release

    Thx for the extra info. I reported this bug a few posts ago.
  29. GM Arts

    Axe-Fx III Firmware Version 20.03 Release

    Bug? I found some problems with the new Klone drive, but it still sounds good. I have the drive block set as a global block, and the Graphic EQ doesn't work when set to POST, but works when set to PRE. Likewise, the tone controls (Bass, Mid, High Mid, etc) don't work either. Tested on the...
  30. GM Arts

    Fractal Website problem

    Let the speculation begin about a new hardware release!
  31. GM Arts

    EQ a Les Paul to sound more like an SG

    Just curious ... what type of gig demands that you have an SG tone and not a Les Paul tone?
  32. GM Arts

    FM3 and MIDI Newbie - Is There a Default or "Convention" for CC# Allocation?

    There are no MIDI CC standards for guitar processors between different brands. Your attachment was intended generally for MIDI sound modules, but it does make sense to use the same CC numbers for relevant controllers, such as CC#7 for volume, maybe CC#10 for panning, etc. Fractal Audio DOES...
  33. GM Arts

    Axe FX III Backup Unit?

    NUX MG-30. Small, light, inexpensive, built-in pedal and amazing tones for the price. I have a very small number of core tones set up as patches, each with extra drive and modulation options on the included dual foot-switch. The Ctrl footswitch: press once for slapback delay or press several...
  34. GM Arts

    Sysex messages/programming for delay tempo/time for Axe-Fx 3

    Axe-FX III parameters are not accessible by simple MIDI messages, with the exception of a few such as tempo and looper controls. You can send sysex messages to control tempo which will allow you to set your delays without changing the tempo subdivision. You could also use scenes to switch...
  35. GM Arts

    Is there a way to do something like that with the Axe Fx 3?

    There's this also - more flexible options and more conventional to use, but requires a (removeable) guitar mount (it comes with 2). https://www.fomofx.com/
  36. GM Arts

    Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 19.06

    AFAIK firmware doesn't change patches. It can change how they sound, but not their structure. The firmware may map old settings to new settings when appropriate.
  37. GM Arts

    19.05 not working out

    I can’t agree, but I acknowledge your frustration. For me, I think I had the best tones I’ve ever had at our last gig with v19.05. Just some small changes to gain and EQ.
  38. GM Arts

    Banned from TGP

    They pulled one of my posts that listed the capabilities of my FREE firmware update for some MIDI footcontrollers. They said it was advertising, and didn't budge when I pointed out that it wasn't. Meanwhile, other companies/users spruik new products and update features.
  39. GM Arts

    How good is Fractal Tone Matching?

    As has been already corrected above, tone matching is for frequency response only in the Axe-FX. You can get your distortion from the amp, drive and a few other blocks. Also, distortion is not just "one of two types, soft or hard clipping". There are many other types such as dynamic (changes...
  40. GM Arts

    Scene Select with Sysex

    I haven't checked these with the Axe-FX III, but try: F0 00 01 74 10 0C 00 19 F7 F0 00 01 74 10 0C 01 18 F7 F0 00 01 74 10 0C 02 1B F7 F0 00 01 74 10 0C 03 1A F7 F0 00 01 74 10 0C 04 1D F7 F0 00 01 74 10 0C 05 1C F7 F0 00 01 74 10 0C 06 1F F7 F0 00 01 74 10 0C 07 1E F7 XOR all values from F0...
  41. GM Arts

    Electro-Voice PXM-12MP report

    Many thanks for the info & tips, greiswig! Sounds like it will work for my 3-piece shows that are fairly loud, where we use a vocals-only PA.
  42. GM Arts

    Electro-Voice PXM-12MP report

    Haha!
  43. GM Arts

    Electro-Voice PXM-12MP report

    Thx Greg. I was thinking the side I've shown on the (blue) floor), or maybe even the side at the end of the control panel, would help angle it up a a bit if using it as a backline. Any thoughts on how it works with a loud drummer?
  44. GM Arts

    Electro-Voice PXM-12MP report

    (this is a duplicate of a post in another thread that I probably should have posted here - sorry) Has anyone tried the EV placed on it's end as a backline speaker? See the pic - with the EV resting on the floor shown on blue. Looks like about an 80 degree angle. Is it stable? Does it cut it...
  45. GM Arts

    EV PXM 12MP Comparision Review with Pics

    Has anyone tried the EV placed on it's end as a backline speaker? See the pic - with the EV resting on the floor shown on blue. Looks like about an 80 degree angle. Is it stable? Does it cut it with a loud drummer?
  46. GM Arts

    Dad Jokes

    Some people are so judgemental. You can tell just by looking at them!
  47. GM Arts

    Wish How to Fix The Problem with ROTARY model!

    A common misconception. IIRC Line 6 did claim to be the initiators (if not the inventors) of guitar amp modelling, but that is not correct. I think the first comercially available modeller was Roland's VG-8 in the early 90's which included COSM modelling for guitar types (with per-string pitch...
  48. GM Arts

    Enhanced Morningstar Fractal Integration

    Morningstar make a great product. Not trying to rain on their parade, but if there are any BJ Devices users out there, my free firmware now supports the FM3 and FM9. http://www.gmarts.org/tb2/
  49. GM Arts

    A little less Treble

    +1 on the low-value capacitor, that's what I use. Maybe start with 220pF first, which should be quite audible, the go down or up from there. Connect it from ground to the unused solder lug on the side of your switch that connects the neck pickup. That way, it's only in use when the bridge...
  50. GM Arts

    Dad Jokes

    Q: What’s the difference between a duck? A: One of its legs is both the same!
  51. GM Arts

    Dad Jokes

    aaah ... Bread jokes ... remember the band Bread with David Gates? They went stale and broke up They used to work on the yeast coast Their audiences would never rise to the occasion Eventually, there was just no dough in it I could go on ...
  52. GM Arts

    Swedish guitarist Göran Söllscher killing it - Eleanor Rigby cover

    Yes, stellar playing for sure! And for something completely different, here's a rock interpretation from a band from my home town, from over 50 years ago! Allegedly, one of the Beatles said "I wish we'd done it like that!"
  53. GM Arts

    Dad Jokes

    I'll never forget my wedding day. I've tried everything; drugs, alcohol, even hypnosis ...
  54. GM Arts

    Wish Sonic Maximizer Cohesion

    I think I read somewhere that some models deliberately “tone-suck” bypass mode so things sound better when you compare it to the effect. Either way make sure you do your own clean bypass for comparisons.
  55. GM Arts

    Dad Jokes

    Whispering Grass
  56. GM Arts

    Vibrato on a Les Paul?

    Or there's the Virtual Jeff Pro ... https://www.fomofx.com/
  57. GM Arts

    Dad Jokes

    Following on from "I was going to tell a time-traveling joke, but you didn't like it" ... I was going to tell you a Deja-Vu joke, but you've already heard it!
  58. GM Arts

    Dad Jokes

    If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you!
  59. GM Arts

    Is the Mk I now a little outdated?

    The key to success is to have the latest tech with the oldest guitar :)
  60. GM Arts

    Strat owners….

    There is no rule that humbuckers have to use 500K pots and single coils have to use 250K. If you have a HSS strat and your bridge pickup is too bright, a 250K pot will help to tame it. If you're just after basic sounds, then a loud bridge pickup can work for solos, while the neck & middle...
  61. GM Arts

    Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 16.05

    This must be a great firmware release to have come so far off-topic in so few pages!
  62. GM Arts

    Share the oldest recording that you have

    Here's my oldest recording: Recorded on a VS-880 around 1998:
  63. GM Arts

    This is the best guitar instrumental I’ve ever heard

    haha thx - I had to look up "piquant" :-)
  64. GM Arts

    This is the best guitar instrumental I’ve ever heard

    Here's a slow Gilmour-style instrumental of mine with Zexcoil pickups (neck & middle) and a Seth Lover at the bridge.
  65. GM Arts

    Now everyone has Cygnus, do you think you should still reduce cab block hi's from 20,000 to 6,000-8,500

    IMHO the CAB lo and hi cuts are there to compensate for close-mic'd IRs. Just the same as a FOH sound engineer will typically cut lows and highs on a real mic placed close to a real guitar speaker, to make it sound like what you hear off-axis at a distance.
  66. GM Arts

    Wrong pickup spacing

    Yes I agree, Zexcoils are amazing for great tone without hum.
  67. GM Arts

    Wrong pickup spacing

    A common misunderstanding here. Pole pieces are not a "microphone" for the string. The purpose of pole pieces is to magnetise the string. The magnetised string moves above the coils to induce a voltage which amplified to produce sound. Of course the coils extend well outside the pole pieces...
  68. GM Arts

    Axe-FX Routing Diagram

    Hi all After reading the documentation, I think I have a diagram of the analog and digital routing introduced in version 15. Can someone please verify? Please excuse the clunky graphics, maybe someone can do this properly after it's confirmed (or fixed). The boxes showing "IN 1" , "OUT1"...
  69. GM Arts

    Level matching

    You'll need to reduce the level of your clean patches below digital clipping levels. A compressor set up a a limiter can help squash the transients (pick attack) although I don't like that effect at all - I prefer to use a power amp near the edge of break-up for clean tones. That way if you...
  70. GM Arts

    Flock of Seagulls I Ran

    I play that song in a cover band - I use the 10-tap delay for the pentuplet repeats, but I use a basic delay first to give the drummer a quarter-note count-in then switch over to the 10-tap delay.
  71. GM Arts

    Cygnus Poll - Honest Question - Improvement?

    I like my patches on Cygnus. Also heard another player use my rig at our last gig, sounded great. And if I didn’t like it I’d be happy to stay on 15.01. I really think some folks overthink and overanalyse this stuff. Getting great tone from the Axe FX is easy and fast. Or maybe I’m just easy to...
  72. GM Arts

    NBDGD PRS Special Semi Hollow

    Very pretty! It won't make much difference, even when coil-tapped, but the neck pickup is installed around the wrong way :) Easy fix if you want to bother with it.
  73. GM Arts

    iPhone deleting characters by itself

    I don't like the way it auto-corrects the last word when you click to send a text message. Many times I type a quick "np" for "no problem" that it changes to "No" then sends the message ... grrrr
  74. GM Arts

    Jensen Expert Talks Guitar Speakers

    I'm not sure if someone already posted this, but in case not ... Here's some straight talk from the manufacturer. He debunks some myths, gives some recommendations and talks about speaker non-linearity, generating harmonics, and dynamic compression.
  75. GM Arts

    Very OT: 4G vs 5G vs who cares?

    Here's some common sense science about 5G
  76. GM Arts

    Axe-Fx III foot controllers

    Just curious - what things does the Axe-FX controller do that MIDI can't?
  77. GM Arts

    How can I make the Flanger effect louder?

    I think the OP might be looking for a stronger Flanger effect rather than one with more level. If so, try increasing the feedback and depth.
  78. GM Arts

    Klon Centaur

    Or build one yourself for a fraction of the price with the great quality kits from Aion. I use one that is mostly kept on in my analog rig, set on the edge of break up. I made a small modification to restore the low end (and not the misguided tone cap mod usually mentioned on web).
  79. GM Arts

    Closed Nobels ODR-1 Drive

    There's a new version with bass cut to suit humbuckers better. Apparently it works like bass cut in the Timmy and Zendrive. https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/nobels-odr-1-bc-and-odr-mini-review Schematic in Aion DIY kit here as well (check out the PDF)...
  80. GM Arts

    Looper SysEx for Axe-FX II Problem

    I've found that this works by using the Axe-FX II MIDI ports - I still get an error reply first, but that is then followed by status sysex messages. Connecting via MIDI over USB just replies with error messages from the Axe-FX II.
  81. GM Arts

    Looper SysEx for Axe-FX II Problem

    Can anyone help with Looper SysEx for Axe-FX II? (Axe-FX III works fine) - has been able to get sysex working for the looper on Axe-FX II? The documented sysex messages don't work - I'm using the latest firmware: Ares v2.00 I notice that the looper controls (play, record, etc) don't work from...
  82. GM Arts

    Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 14.06

    Many thanks as always Cliff & team! For the tech heads, I found this info on the TS9DX modes: https://mimmotronics.com/blog/inside-look/inside-look-ts9-dx-mode-configurations/
  83. GM Arts

    Wish Multiband Crossover block with output multiplexing

    Isn't this possible now with two crossover blocks and routing to separate outputs?
  84. GM Arts

    Axe-Edit III 1.07.01

    Thanks, as always Michael. I’ve finally dragged myself onto the 64-bit platform, so another big thank you for your ongoing support for those still using 32-bit :-)
  85. GM Arts

    Axe-FX III Mark II MIDI

    Excellent, many thx, iaresee
  86. GM Arts

    Axe-FX III Mark II MIDI

    Anyone know what the MIDI model ID is for the new Axe-FX III Mark II? This is used in MIDI SysEx messages. The original Axe-FX III is model ID 0x10.
  87. GM Arts

    Cable cooking - people believe this bs?

    Imagine how awesome this would be if you used directional cables as well! https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/directional-cables-what-does-that-really-mean I'm working on a new project that tangles your band cables pre-performance for that authentic pub-gig tone!
  88. GM Arts

    Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 13.03

    It's funny, all the excitement over "tuner at heel down". I've been doing this for over 10 years with my MIDI controllers, all the way back to the Axe-FX Ultra. And I know I'm not the only one. It reminds me of Jim Carrey's "discovery" that man has walked on the moon in Dumb And Dumber:
  89. GM Arts

    Implemented A Klon-type Drive block

    I built the Aion Klon kit to use as a nearly-always-on effect in my analog rig. The only mod I felt necessary was to increase the low end a tiny bit in the clean bass feed forward path (changed 15K resistor to 3.3K).
  90. GM Arts

    Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 13.00 Public Beta

    I'm thrilled the overdrives are getting some love! Shame the Timmy didn't use antilog pots from the get-go for "normal" bass and treble controls. Tiny additional cost to do it right IMHO.
  91. GM Arts

    Wish Power tube changes pull relevant parameters with the tube type

    Wouldn't this create a mess? For example, say you start with a 6L6 amp that has authentic parameters. Then you swap to EL34 but keep 6L6 parameters. Then later you change to KT88, which means you have KT88 with 6L6 parameters. And with multiple presets and tube swaps, pretty soon you'll lose...
  92. GM Arts

    Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 12.10

    Hexaphonic pickup with a separate AxeFx for each string will solve this “problem” :-)
  93. GM Arts

    Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 12.09

    WOW !!! High end is even more awesomer now :)
  94. GM Arts

    Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 12.08

    Re tuning ... I haven't read recent posts so apologies if this has already been asked: Are you sure the problem guitars are not picking up some interference that's affecting the tuner? Bypass the tuner and noise gate to make sure there's no noise. This was a common problem with a friend of...
  95. GM Arts

    Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 12.08

    I've attached my backup of Bank C and global settings, although the preset contains user IRs as well. It's called "Strat EJ" and roughly around preset 305. I'm off to bed now in the land down under, but I can confirm/check more tomorrow morning if necessary. At an extremely rough guess, I'd...
  96. GM Arts

    Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 12.08

    I had a freeze today on v12.08 at rehearsal with a high-pitched whistle. I seem to remember this was reported during the betas at some stage. I think I was changing a scene and sending block bypass messages via MIDI at the time. Turning the front panel volume down made no difference. I was...
  97. GM Arts

    Axe-Fx III Firmware Release Version 12.08 Public Beta 3

    Pitch changes sound and feel amazing now! I just found a display bug, from the VC edit screen, sent MIDI messages to change scene, various block bypasses and preset/scene name requests and the screen is overwriting. Here's a pic:
  98. GM Arts

    Axe-Fx 2 user wants to know what you prefer about the Axe-Fx 3

    Besides the awesome tones, some of the big hitters for me are: 4 channel blocks with scenes means I can use scene switching in just one patch for an entire gig Single channel modifiers means no need to duplicate blocks for use with and without modifiers Input and output blocks make multiple...
  99. GM Arts

    Windows 10 Goes Back To The Future

    I'm easily amused ... I downloaded a file at midnight, and Windows Explorer shows I downloaded it ... tomorrow :-)
  100. GM Arts

    GM Arts Firmware v5.02 for BJ Devices MFCs

    Hi Remon, For your Patch Up/Down issue, you have Page 1 set to change the bank to Bank A, so when you select page 1 in step 4, it also sets Bank A. You can set this back to "No Change" on the Layout tab. For the Bank Up issue, you are using a Bank +1 Toggle (switching between Banks A and B)...
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