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    Software FracPad III - iOS/Android/Mac/Win Editor for the Axe-Fx II/XL/XL+, AX8/FX8, Axe-Fx III and FM3/FM9

    ***I just wanted to copy this last reply from our PM exchange--where AlGrenadine helped me resolve my above posted problem--to the forum in case it might help someone else*** Hey, I don't know if it was 3.14 or just turning on "sync bypass states" but everything seems to be working well now...
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    Software FracPad III - iOS/Android/Mac/Win Editor for the Axe-Fx II/XL/XL+, AX8/FX8, Axe-Fx III and FM3/FM9

    I'll post additional info asap--I take it that these aren't commonly seen problem with ready solutions. Should I post the info you have asked for or is pm batter?
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    Software FracPad III - iOS/Android/Mac/Win Editor for the Axe-Fx II/XL/XL+, AX8/FX8, Axe-Fx III and FM3/FM9

    Hello, first let me say thanks for creating this app and taking the time to answer questions about it. I just purchased the update from 1.25 to 3.13 and having a couple of issues. Sorry if this has been addressed previously, but I tried several searches and didn’t find anything. When I...
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 7.02 Public Beta

    Ahh, another perfect opportunity for the digital realm to surpass what's possible in the "real"world. BWAHAHAHAHA!
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    What is the sonic difference between output comp in amp block and comp block after amp?

    Any difference (in our little virtual world, that is) between Comp block before or after a Cab block?
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    Cab Location Question

    Well thanks for sharing what you do know.
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    Cab Location Question

    I use a real cab usually, so I don't spend a lot of time with the Cab block--I wonder if someone who does could help me out. I have a bunch of presets that I use the same cab with, for when I need to send a line send to FOH. I just found a different Cab that I like better--that I would like to...
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    Anybody have global blocks get weird after upgrading to Q 7.01?

    There was some kind of global blocks bug fix in 7.01 (see release notes). I would imagine re-saving like you did is all it needed.
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 7.01 Firmware Release

    Update: Just opened 3.13.2 Modeling Version is now gone from the Preamp page.
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 7.01 Firmware Release

    Somewhere back there CC stated that the Spkl Drv was something he made up--not directly based on anything.
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 7.01 Firmware Release

    All of that modeling version stuff is gone. Cliff C: "The engineers overlooked removing it from AE. It will be removed in the next version."
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    Optical Compressors - Resolved

    So Actually, this is very cool, at least for me... Just change the type (from pedal) to Optical, and with very little adjustment, it has a new and awesome character (caveat: haven't used it in a gig setting yet) which sounds great so far. Seems to have more breakup though--may have to compensate.
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    Modeling Version-Resolved

    Once again, problem solved! How great is that?
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    Optical Compressors - Resolved

    No, that's new--in the release notes somewhere.
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    Optical Compressors - Resolved

    So they're supposed to look like the Pedal types. Thank you, that's all I needed to know.
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    Optical Compressors - Resolved

    ? I have 3.13.1 if that was the point. OK, the Pedal types are supposed to have input levels now. That doesn't explain why earlier today the new Optical Comps had full advanced interfaces like the Studio type, and now their interfaces look like the Pedal types. I'm trying to figure out if...
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    Optical Compressors - Resolved

    So I guess this is kind of a BUMP. Everyone's been raving about the Optical Compressers all afternoon, and I was starting to dial some sounds as well. Now, all of a sudden after 7.01 I think, the interface has completely changed and no one has said a thing about it, which makes me wonder if...
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    Optical Compressors - Resolved

    Oh yeah, it's all messed up. The Pedal Comp pages and the Opti Comp pages (and effects, I'm pretty sure) are all the some thing--and also the Pedal comps have an Input Level Line/Inst selection. I'm sure it will get sorted quickly! I just remembered what kind of weather they're having...
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    Modeling Version-Resolved

    Mmm, no I'm not finding it on the front panel. Guess it hasn't gotten deleted rom AE yet.
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    Modeling Version-Resolved

    I think so too, but the control is still there on the Preamp page. Update: Now that I play with it a little it seems to have no effect. I imagine it will go away soon.
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    Optical Compressors - Resolved

    I just went from 7.0 to 7.01 and updated AE. What happened to the Opti Comps? They have Pedal Comp type edit pages now--no advanced parameters (Knee, Detect, etc). Was this on purpose?
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    Modeling Version-Resolved

    So, is all of that version stuff now completely gone? The Modeling Version parameter on the preamps page no longer relevant? I had always selected Latest in the global menu and paid no attention to this setting in presets, but I notice that on many presets (mine and factory), the selected...
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    Axe fx 2 XL muddy sound through Port City

    Yes, I have almost the identical setup. It sounds absolutely KILLER for every sound I go after. So yes, I know of a solution. I spent hours and hours looking up stuff in the manual, pouring over this forum and the wiki to see what worked for other people, and tweaking/auditioning amps and fx...
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    Ears not Eyes

    Worst Wes Montgomery tone EVERRR!!!:(
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    Ears not Eyes

    On the other hand, I have seen many times--especially in the update threads--that if you're tweaking too many amp parameters (advanced or otherwise), that you should find a different model--one that does what you really want. So, where is THAT line?
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 7.00 Firmware Release

    You have to do this also, but you mentioned the amp reselect thing. Part of some of the updates are changes in user accessible parameters--all those settings you see on the edit pages like transformer match, etc. If you don't reselect the amp model, those settings will not be changed and you...
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 7.00 Firmware Release

    The idea is that you reselect the amp model and scroll thru the pages to see what's changed but then don't save the preset. You could use screenshots or create a new amp block to compare new with old. Don't reset the block, select a new amp model then re select the original. I wish there was...
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 7.00 Firmware Release

    So I keep asking about this and I did get this much--good luck... FractalAudio said: ↑ In most cases you should deselect/reselect. Alternatively you can use Axe-Edit to load the default value for that parameter.
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 7.00 Firmware Release

    So if I am understanding this correctly, I could make notes of the new defaults from Axe Edit, hand enter them, and then even if I don't deselect/reselect, I will have ALL of the fixes at that point? I think that would be easier in some cases than re entering EQ curves and other stuff where I...
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 7.00 Firmware Release

    Wow, absolutely! I still have the beta loaded, but I was playing around with this model a few days ago. Reproducing Slash's sound isn't exactly my goal in life, but this amp really stood out and I couldn't help dredging up some Sweet Child licks. Just bad ass with lots of nuance in the right...
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 7.00 Firmware Release

    OK I know this question has been asked a gazillion times but I am still unclear, so let me make it very specific: If I do not deselect and reselect say, Brit AFS100 in my preset, will "Fixed wrong phase inverter tail resistor and snubber capacitor values" be fixed or not? Or if I don't...
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    No One Really Knows Why—Is This True? (Science Geeky)

    BTW, I like the way every time the thread starts to die, someone starts picking some kind of fight, then POOF, new life! I guess the next time I post something that could be of limited interest, I'll be sure to cap it off with, like, "this was never a problem when I had my POD" Lesson learned LOL!
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    No One Really Knows Why—Is This True? (Science Geeky)

    I wish that the mic'd amp was isolated from the guitar. You can clearly hear that knocking on the guitar produces varied tones thru the amp, but we also hear the knocks, etc. directly through the camera mic in the room, so I think it;s a little hard to tell what is an audio response and what is...
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    No One Really Knows Why—Is This True? (Science Geeky)

    Speaking of mic stands, I wonder, if a pickup was mounted on a stand and you played various guitars in front of it (very close!) how different would they sound? If I may hijack back my own thread, that is :)
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    No One Really Knows Why—Is This True? (Science Geeky)

    Studios isolate mics from their stands with shock mounts, but I think that's more about keeping footsteps and that kind of thing from transferring from the floor. I don't think that a metal stand is resonant enough to change a mic's response to a voice or an instrument, but I'll bet you could...
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    No One Really Knows Why—Is This True? (Science Geeky)

    I think this exactly illustrates my point--the pickup doesn't respond directly to what you and I sense as vibrations. It only responds to disturbances in the electromagnetic field, for which it doesn't need to be attached to anything at all. When the pickup is removed from the guitar body, the...
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    No One Really Knows Why—Is This True? (Science Geeky)

    Wow yeah, i guess i kind of FFWD'ed past the part about no strings and didn't notice-my bad--but at the end he's tapping on the vibrato springs, which I would have to believe behave very much like the strings with regards to what the electromagnetic pickup sees. So I guess it seems to me that...
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    No One Really Knows Why—Is This True? (Science Geeky)

    This and the video from Toopy14 make me think that the strings--not just the vibrating at the moment string--all of the strings act as, I guess, transducers. I you knock on a magnetic equipped guitar body and hear a knock out of the amp, isn't that just because the vibrations have been...
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    No One Really Knows Why—Is This True? (Science Geeky)

    I had a student ask me a question along these lines a while back, and since then have been asking friends who are luthiers, physics geeks, whatever, and the consensus seems to be that no one is really sure. It seems like there are lots of science and engineering folks around here so… Why do...
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 7.00 Public Beta #2

    This Save as CSV command is actually pretty cool--one I hadn't used before. Especially if you are someone who 'makes notes of' (I assume this means writes down) your settings. Either that or the screenshot option. I still like having the old block saved as AMP2 so I can A/B old and new sound...
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 7.00 Public Beta #2

    +1 I'm puzzled by that answer as well...
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 7.00 Public Beta #2

    Ah, now we're talkin' (Although I haven't checked it out yet...)
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 7.00 Public Beta #2

    So I thought the whole point of resetting the amp block after a model is updated is to get the updated model. Are you saying that the model is updated automatically and resetting is not necessary?
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 7.00 Public Beta #2

    I thought maybe by now there was some way to save your amp block settings and drop them back in after the amp model is updated--that I just wasn't using. No? I've been making a 2nd block (or Y) un-reset copy with my original settings then and using that as reference for settings and to A/B with...
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    Are there any Axe FX owners here who have never owned a conventional amp?

    So as of today, maybe not that many. But think about 20 yrs down the line. I'll bet by then, the MAJORITY of players under, say, 25, will not have owned a 'conventional' amp. How long before only players who are part of a Going Back To Real Amps 'movement' will play them? What happens to...
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    Amp Block Weirdness

    Who'da thought that the Block Library saves whole Blocks? Sheesh!;) I see now for my purposes, the Copy X/Y to Clipboard function is my friend...
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    Amp Block Weirdness

    Ok, just after I hit 'send' with this post, i had an idea which proved correct. The settings I wanted to access with the block were created on the Y side. Loading a block from the library automatically defaults to X for some reason, so just selecting Y revealed the setup I wanted to save...
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    Amp Block Weirdness

    ***RESOLVED*** Please see next post Axe Fa IIXL+ FW 7.00 beta Something that seems weird to me is happening with the amp Blocks Library. Although I have been using Axe Fx since the Ultra days, the Blocks Library is not something I use a ton, so maybe I am missing something. I have compiled...
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    IR's of Instruments?

    Thanks so much for putting that up. I appreciate that you took the time to do a search and find that. I will load those up and try them.
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    IR's of Instruments?

    Thanks for the response. I was thinking about the Fishman Aura and thought I might be able to do something similar, with the right IR's.
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    IR's of Instruments?

    Thanks. There are lots of questions there but few resources to get IRs It must have been back in the Ultra days--it seemed like there were Axe comparable IRs of acoustic guitars, cellos, and all kinds if stuff floating around for the taking. Not seeing that now so much for Axe II format.
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    IR's of Instruments?

    I looked in the wiki and found a topic about 'Impulse Responses of acoustic tones' with a *here* link, but the link just went to the top page of this Forum and I found nothing here with a search. Does anyone know what that page was, or, where to find this kind of IR in Axe FX format? (Or the...
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    Hollow body Tone?

    Actually I have one and I used put 13 flatwounds on it, and if I got stuck playing a OD sound solo it sounded GREAT. Got a little of that, but I couldn't play loud enough to load up the guitar body enough to really do it like I'd like.
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    Hollow body Tone?

    Amazing, isn't it! Great band tho and fabulous player! I may get ambitious and try the IR route myself someday soon just for fun.
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    Hollow body Tone?

    Yes, I figured that. Just thought I would ask around and see if anyone had gotten crazy and tried the IR route or anything else. I have 2 archtops but they absolutely will not work for that type if gig (for me) plus I know Terry Haggarty jumped thru all kinds of hoops ( I tried it too back...
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    Hollow body Tone?

    Hi all, I am wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to re-create the tone of a hollowbody/archtop through a cranked amp (without a hollow guitar, that is). Ted Nugent got it sometimes with his Byrdland, but my favorite is Terry Haggerty from the Sons of Champlin, of 70’s SF Bay Area quasi...
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    Axe-fx II Mark 1 will no longer boot after Q3.03 update

    I had a similar issue that I assumed was a power supply problem, but Charlie at support suggested that I check all of the AC blade connectors and tighten them if they seemed loose. I squeezed the female connectors gently with pliers so the male blade pushed in tighter. That seemed to do it...
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    Anyone upgraded to 3.02 yet?

    I'm going to pre-update to 4.0. Zero issues with it so far.
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    Just FYI--Version #

    Hmmm strange...the previous two versions of AE (still in the trash) show their correct versions in the finder window here. OS10.11.1 Whatever. I guess if the app acts up in any way I'll suspect faulty download and redo it.
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    Just FYI--Version #

    I doubt this affects anything, but I thought you might want to know- When I checked the 3.6.1 file (in the OS X finder window) with GET INFO to be sure I was saving/deleting the correct version, it identified it as 3.5.1 , while the ABOUT page in Axe Edit showed I was indeed running 3.6.1. I'm...
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    Mark IIC+ Tips

    Wow, that's almost exactly how I used to set up my IIC+ back in the day, except I don't remember a lot of venues or sound techs that could handle a MV setting of 4. Those things are as loud as they are heavy! I seem to remember a pull/shift on the treble pot that shifted it's center down a...
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    Is Axe Fx Viable?

    We are seeing a generation coming of age, with serious up and coming young players who have never owned a tube amp--it's been all Line 6, Fender/Roland "modeling" products, etc. We are probably only a generation away from a place where "authentic tube modeling" is just a buzz phrase that means...
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 2.02 Firmware Release

    Then people will start complaining that models don't sound the same in the modeled old firmware as they did in the original old firmware :rolleyes:, at which point, Cliff will sell FAS to Peavey and move to the Virgin Islands...
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 2.02 Firmware Release

    This is super awesome because it seemed to me that the folks who didn't like 2.01 were complaining about some Marshall/Freidman sounds--that I rarely use--while I thought that the lower gain Vox/CA/Fender/Dumble type tones I use more are much improved with 2.01. Thanks so much! On the other...
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 2.02 Firmware Release

    This is what I would like to know. Installed 2.02 and played thru a few presets--Vox's, Triptik, etc. Things sounded 'off' and I didn't have time to mess with it, so I went back to 2.01 where everything was sounding great. I don't mind making some tweaks for 2.02, but is it just the HARMONICS...
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 2.01 Firmware Release

    Every one of my presets sounds and feels noticeably better in 2.01, for a long list of (my) reasons that I'm sure no one else cares about (although yes, perhaps a couple of simple tweeks were needed). Make old firmware available--whatever--just pleeze keep going forward rather than backward :)
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    Serious hiss

    Ugh, that's the WORST kind of problem to have playing a show! I have had weird oscillations come thru the ground path in buildings that seemed to have up to date wiring. That's in the US where we have that seperate ground pin, but have you at least tried the ground lift?
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 2.01 Firmware Release

    I have found that if you want to play wth some of the paramaters that don't work with AE yet, e.g. TUBE TYPE, if you navigate to the correct page on the front panel, AE will change the value. Only thing is, Preamp Tube Type for example--you have to find it in the GUI window. It's on the ADV...
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    Use XL+ As Midi Translator Between Computer and Ultra?

    I have some saved factory Ultra Presets I'd like to be able to put back on the Ultra if I decide to sell it. It looks like I should be able to use the my XL+, rather than dragging out my old MidiMate or whatever and trying to make that work (old drivers, etc., ugh!). The IO section of the...
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    Amps models.....too many?

    Me, me, me, me...I, I, I... The point is not that you or I as individuals are going to use 200+ amps at the gig or whatever. The point is that that huge list covers a wide array of sonic choices which serves a wide array of playing styles for a large number of players. While you or I may not...
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" 2.00 Public Beta Deux

    I was wondering about this. Should the CATHODE SQUISH automatically change to 50%? Looking at a preset which uses "Class-A 30WTB," when I look at the CATH SQ it is currently 59%. If I re select the amp model it changes to 70%. Is this doing what it is supposed to do? I wouldn't even care...
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 1.06 Firmware Release

    I haven't really been following the forum too closely, but I'm confused. I installed something labeled FW1.06 a few days ago and my IIXL+ says that's what's on there. Forgive me if I missed something key here, but why is 1.06 being talked about like it hasn't been released? Was that a...
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    Initialization Procedure

    Wow, i was asking about "Update Presets" and "Update Amps" but now that I have the XL+ in front of me--that all went away, didn't it? Now there is just Reset System, Restore System, and couple of housecleaning functions you'd probably only use if you were selling the unit. Sometimes ya gotta...
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    Tuner in AE Not Working

    Oh, that works, doesn't it? Perfect solution--thanks!
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    Initialization Procedure

    Ah, it just did it automatically that one time but I normally need to do it, and it was just an Axe Edit thing. Thanks! So, don't need to do anything on the AxeII itself, correct?
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    Tuner in AE Not Working

    Does the midi CC# for the tuner still need to be set to default #15 to work in AE? I found some posts about this but they were really old, possibly before the official FAS AE was released. I changed the CC# for the tuner in the Axe II. Can this be changed to match in AE, or do I need to put...
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    Initialization Procedure

    One can shut down one's own thread? Hmmm, maybe not... This topic is somewhat related to something I am not clear about since moving to the XL+. I'd like to keep things alive here for another minute and ask a question, if everyone's not too grumpy that is :peaceful: I think I have done three...
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    Axe-Fx into power amp and cab sounds like cardboard, what's up ?

    Interesting that you have had (some) good results thru a real Orange Cab with cab sims ON. Some day when I get time I want to experiment with using a mixer block to mix in a bit of (whatever) cab sim with what I am sending to a real guitar cab. Just a bit. Who knows? Sorry to hijak the OP's...
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    Axe-Fx into power amp and cab sounds like cardboard, what's up ?

    OK I just looked up what a Magnum 44 is. Good god...Please try a real power amp 8) Please...!
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    Axe-Fx into power amp and cab sounds like cardboard, what's up ?

    Don't be afraid of the Global EQ. If things sound weird in the high end, pull back some 4K or whatever. Forget about "I shouldn't have to..." I don't know what cab you are going in to, and even if you tell me, I probably will not be that familiar with that cab, but guitar cabs have wildly...
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    Overdrive Block or Amp Block

    Also yes, do this! You can use the same amp, one more clean and one more cranked, and adjust the Levels how you like.
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    Overdrive Block or Amp Block

    Have you tried a Compressor after the amp, and just a little bit? That should let your guitar interact with the amp naturally but reduce the actual volume difference. There is also the compressor on the Amp Dynamics page that I would think would do exactly what you want, but I have not worked...
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    Out 1 Into Power Amp Cabinet Instead of Out 2 With FX Block?

    Out2 itself sounds no different than Out1. If there are Cab blocks in your presets make sure Cabinet Modeling is Bypassed globally. You do not have to move them. If you run your signal to your Amp/Cab thru active Cab blocks it will sound horrible. Once again, there is nothing special about...
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    Axe-Fx into power amp and cab sounds like cardboard, what's up ?

    Power Amp Modeling on? If not, try that. I use power amp/cab and it sounds amazing.
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    Try This to Light a Fire Under Your Compressor!

    Wow, pardon you! :very_drunk: ;););););)
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    Out 1 Into Power Amp Cabinet Instead of Out 2 With FX Block?

    If you are using Out2 now with no FXL blocks inserted, you must have Output2 Echo>Output1 on, in which case there is absolutely no difference between them that I am aware of. Nothing improper about using Output1 out to your backline cab rig, or for anything else for that matter. Whatever...
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    Boogafunk 1X12 Went Away?

    Wayyy to much work. I'll check out the cabs that are still there. If I don't like, I'll spend the nine bucks... :)
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    Comp dial in help needed - country squeeze

    Seems like there are more questions than answers in that thread. I would encourage you to look at the "Light a Fire...Compressor" thread that was just posted (full disclosure: my thread) and try that with the Filter block. It sounds to me like a lot of people who can't find their compressor...
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    Try This to Light a Fire Under Your Compressor!

    Yes, it's close. Do you know what the rest of the settings should be on the Studio Comp (Knee, Detect, etc.) to get it to respond like Pedals 1 & 2? I like the way they sound but never could dial in the response I wanted on the Studio comp. Thus my quick and dirty fix.
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    Boogafunk 1X12 Went Away?

    Thanks for the info. I had forgotten that I actually bought an OH Boogafunk set for my Ultra in March of 2011. Will those load into my Axe II XL+? This is what one of the files looks like: OwnHammer_112_Boogafunk_12L_e906_1.syx Thanks!
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    Boogafunk 1X12 Went Away?

    So that's even weirder. I just bought this XL+ a couple of months ago, so it came with FW18. The Boogafunk Blue cab was there when I installed FW19, because I was still setting up presets and used it in some. Plus, if it was indeed cab #11, that's strange because all of my presets that used...
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    Try This to Light a Fire Under Your Compressor!

    I was beginning to think that the Axe II compressors were just too 'tame' to give me what I'm looking for in order to re-create a couple of sounds I've had with other gear, including the Ultra. To be fair, the Axe II compressors compress just fine--I think what I'm asking for is more like steam...
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    Boogafunk 1X12 Went Away?

    Since updating to Qantum, factory cab #12 (Boogafunk 1X12) has changed to "1X12 Shiver 121," at least here. I can't find anything about this in release notes, the forum, anywhere. Is that a change that was made by FAS? I use a cab for live, and it sounds a lot like my live cab, so that is...
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    Release Notes for 3.3.0?

    That works. Thanks so much!
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    Release Notes for 3.3.0?

    ...normally. This time when you open the disc image there isn't a folder with a pdf. Only the installer appears on the desktop, and opening that begins the installation process (at least in OSX) The only time I saw them was in the prompt to upgrade last time I opened 3.2. Not seeing the pdf...
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    Release Notes for 3.3.0?

    They came up in a dialogue box while I was installing, but now that I've installed, I can't find them anywhere on my computer or the FAS website. IWRTRNIICOFFT :) (I Would Read The Release Notes If I Could Only F#^king Find Them) Help? Thanks!
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    Roland/Boss Acoustic AC3 sim?

    Good idea.
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