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  1. J

    Anybody out there running their FM3 through a ss pwr amp and guitar cab(s)?

    If so, can you please post some pics of your rig? I never acclimatized myself to playing live through FRFR monitors and always play live through real guitar cabs. I may be moving from an AFXII to an FM3 or FM9 in the near future and I'm having trouble visualizing how I'm going to make it all...
  2. J

    Noisy Front Input jack

    Hi I just want to document an issue I've been having with my Axe-FXII, MK1 (purchased new in 2012), and to find out if any other users here have ever had a similar issue. One day, out of the blue, in the same room I've been using my AFX in since 2012 with no problems, I noticed that my Tuner...
  3. J

    Axe-FXIII US Pre Clean preamp Presence control

    I'm an Axe-FXII user still, but I'm starting to sus out switching to the III. I stumbled upon a video today of a guy demoing the III's USA Pre models with visuals of Axe Edit III on the screen. When he was working with the Triaxis LD2 models, there was the now familiar Bright control although it...
  4. J

    How about a Fractal combo amp?

    I just want to say that if Fractal ever made a lightweight, 1X12, grab-n-go combo amp, I'd probably be in. My vision of this is that it would have Cygnus based amp modelling, Fractal quality effects, a neutral ss mono power amp capable of giving at least 100 watts into an 8 ohm load, built-in...
  5. J

    Reset Global EQs?

    I can't believe I'm asking this now, after owning the II since 2012, but... Is there a way to quickly reset the Global EQs to flat? Amp Block EQs can do this by hitting Enter. T'would be nice to be able to do this with the Global EQs too. I'm guessing not. Just thought I'd ask anyway.
  6. J

    Duncan Powerstage 'power' amp questions

    I've just sent these questions to Duncan also. Waiting for a response. So, all the Powerstage amp literature on their web site shows a guitar (or the output of a pedal board) plugged directly into the input of the PS. Can it also handle Line Level signals like those put out by a preamp like the...
  7. J

    Backing up all Cabs results in a single .syx file now?

    I haven't had to do any backups of my Axe-FXII Original since sometime in 2020. So I dl'd the new version of Fractal Bot. First thing I noticed is that I now have to select between MIDI I/O and "USB MIDI Device" (the latter of which I eventually found out seems to do nothing). Then I noticed...
  8. J

    Cab-Lab 3.5 plugins won't install or run in Logic

    Hi I dl'd the newest version of Cab-Lab 3 bundle (3.5) a couple of weeks ago and ran the installers for the standalone app and the 2 plugins. But today, when I was launching Logic (for the first time in quite a while) I was presented with a slew of error messages telling me that my Fractal...
  9. J

    Tilting the front of the MFC101?

    Hi Has anybody come up with a good way to tilt the front of their MFC101 up so that it's easier to hit the correct switches with your foot when playing while seated? It seems to me that the graduated elevations of each row of switches works almost well enough (still could be better IMO) when...
  10. J

    Ability to label Bank 1 as Bank 0, etc.

    I posted this originally back in 2015. I don't expect any action on this. I'm just letting off steam. The thread was located here: https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/ability-to-label-bank-1-as-bank-0.95172/ But it seems as if it's been shut down by the admins or I would have posted this...
  11. J

    Tips on using a Quilter power amp with Fractal gear.

    So I'm checking out a Quilter Overdrive 200 amp at the moment. It sounds very good and very tube-amp-like through my EVM-12Ls when I use it as a stand-alone amp. I'm sure that a big part of that is the way they've incorporated a negative feedback loop in their power amp creating a dynamic...
  12. J

    Eminence EM12N IRs anyone?

    I just bought an EM12N and might end up using it to replace my EVM-12Ls. Just wondering if there are any IRs out there yet of this driver?
  13. J

    Pick attack on cleans

    Axe-FXII user here. I'm very pleased with this piece of kit and have no plans to upgrade to the III yet, but.... I've always found the pick attack on any of my clean Presets to be markedly different sounding from what I hear through a real tube amp of a similar type to the one being modeled. I...
  14. J

    Annoying "squeek" or "pop" happening when switching presets.

    This may have developed after updating to the beta firmware or it may have been happening before that. I'm not sure. It seems to be getting worse though. I've attached 2 of the offending the Presets to this post. Switching back and forth between them should trigger the pop on your system too...
  15. J

    Speaker Page minutia

    I know that this is a bit anal and probably won't accomplish much that is truly useful, but I'd like to set up the Speaker Page in all my presets to more accurately interface with the real EVM-12L cabs I use (driven by a GT1000 usually). Years ago, Jay Mitchell told me that since the published...
  16. J

    DRRI Tone Match?

    Has anybody out there done a Tone Match (for AxeII) of a Deluxe Reverb Reissue that I could have? I have a regular gig where the house amp is a DRRI and I'd like to find a way to work on my tone at home besides going out and buying one for myself. I've thought about renting one and doing the TM...
  17. J

    How to logout of the Fractal Store?

    Subject header says it all. There's a visible Login link, but no Logout option.
  18. J

    Mimicking SS PA + Cab mode on the Axe II?

    From the new Axe III firmware Release Notes..... So how might someone with a II go about mimicking the new SS PA + Cab setting on the III? In the past we've been told that turning down the default Amp Block Spk Cmp parameter from 3 to 0 is better for us amp + cab players. But what else is...
  19. J

    Axe II MKI LCD screen contrast

    On my II, when the LCD Contrast slider is dead centre, the display is mostly all washed out. From anything left of centre it's completely washed out. In order to get useful visible contrast, I have to have the slider all the way to the right. And even with maximum contrast, when I'm viewing the...
  20. J

    If the III was 2U (or 1U!!!) I would have ordered one by now

    Subject says it all. Don't suppose there'll ever be a 2U Axe-FXIII, will there?
  21. J

    Preset changing on its own

    Something quite unusual just started happening and I'm hoping that Cliff or Matt might have an idea as to the cause. I'm sitting here practicing on Preset #41 and w/o any command or input from me it switches to Preset #40 all by itself while i'm playing. I have a USB cable plugged into the Axe...
  22. J

    MFC Tuner sensitivity

    Can the tuner display on the MFC be adjusted so as to be slightly more forgiving? I find it much harder to use than the graphic on the AxeII led screen. E.g. Some tuners have an accuracy rating of +/-1c. Some have a rating of +/-3c. Any way to do something like this with the MFC? I can't use...
  23. J

    Best IRs of MC90?

    I might be changing over to using Mesa C90s (from EV-12Ls) in my power amp + cabs rig and would like to find some professionally captured IRs of this driver, preferably in an open back cab. I already have several from the old RedWires libraries but was never quite satisfied. The new IR...
  24. J

    Boss FV-500H as expression pedal issue

    So I've been using a Boss FV500-H volume pedal as an expression pedal, assigned to Volume, with my MFC-101/Axe II rig. I never really noticed this issue until the other day when I had a very volume sensitive gig (with a symphony orchestra actually). What happens is that from the 100% pedal up...
  25. J

    Presence Shift in USA Lead models

    It looks like this parameter was introduced in Firmware 17. But I never noticed it before. In Axe Edit it appears on the Power Amp page of the Amp Block editor. Evidently this is modeling the Presence Knob Pull/Shift circuit that, iirc, was part of the power amp section of both the Mesa MKIII...
  26. J

    Spkr LR Freq - Does this sound right?

    So I spent a few minutes trying to determine the Low Resonant Frequency of my EVM-12L loaded open back cab today using the method detailed here from the wiki: "Put a Filter Block after the Amp block. Set the type to Peaking, Q to 5 or so and Gain to 10 dB. Start with a Frequency of around 50...
  27. J

    Hi/Lo Cuts in Cab Block quandry

    Although I've spent most of my time with IRs of cabs with EVM-12Ls in them, as opposed to other drivers, I always find that for overdriven sounds, in order for it to not sound like ass, I have to use more hi-cut than I do for my clean tones using the same IRs. Yet, when I use a power amp + cab...
  28. J

    Attention: Kevin @ Ownhammer re: new EV IRs

    I'm hoping you'll be willing and have the time to answer a few questions about this new collection of EVM-12L IRs. 1. How were the CSTM IRs created? Ostensibly this is a virtual driver whose IR is captured, somehow, as if it's inside this same 4 X 12 cab. How are the virtual driver IRs created...
  29. J

    Digi Out 1 just stopped working?

    I'm hoping I've just accidentally made a bad setting somewhere, but my digi output from the Out 1 feed of my Axe (MKI) just stopped working. This is true over both USB and S/pdif. There are 3 main ways that I normally use my Axe with my Mac/RME Babyface/Studio Monitors system. 1. I have the...
  30. J

    Axe as interface routing question

    I'm trying to do something but can't figure out how to do it. I've got my Axe's Out 1s connected to one (or both) of my CLR(s). I've got both USB and S/Pdif outs going into my iMac and I'm running Logic. I'd like to use an IR loader plugin (CL3, Sound Designer or LAConvolver) in Logic instead...
  31. J

    Re-naming Presets, etc.

    Is there an easy way to "zero" a character slot when writing in the name of a Preset (or an IR, etc.) that's being saved? E.g. If I'm saving a Preset that has a long name and I'm changing it to a shorter name, it seems like for each and every character I have to turn the data wheel for several...
  32. J

    Tone Match newbie - Saving files?

    So I decided to try to tone match the straight ahead jazz tone I use on my Pearce G2r to my main Axe jazz Preset (use the Double Verb Vib amp type). I may or may not have done a decent match, that still remains to be seen. But I can't figure out how best to save the resulting file(s). On the...
  33. J

    IIC+ driver in Cab Pack "Obot The Robot"?

    Is this an EVM-12L or something else? I have to say that i find this thing of not naming the drivers in some of these Cab Packs rather irksome. A cabinet's design or manufacturer is less than 1/2 the story IMO. The drivers used in a cab contribute the most essential aspects of that cab's sonic...
  34. J

    Wavs for original Cab Packs 1 & 2?

    Is there any way to get the wav files for the original Cab Packs 1 (Wellspring Sound) and 2 (Mad Oak Studios)? I'd like to try mixing/editing some of these IRs in CabLab 3.
  35. J

    Some EVM-12L IRs I shot

    Please try these out and let me know what you think. I seem to be getting a bit better at this. These .syx files are for a MKI AxeII. [I tried to ul the .IR files but the forum system didn't seem to recognise the file type. Is this normal? We can't ul .IR files to the forum?]...
  36. J

    Any direct boxes to avoid?

    Getting ready to buy a direct box today. Are there any direct boxes to avoid out there when using it for capturing IRs using the mic + di option? I know that I need a di that can handle speaker level but outside of that what should I look out for and/or be wary of? E.g. How's this ART box for...
  37. J

    CLR for bass?

    I'm having a jam at my house on Friday and the bass player needs an amp. I figure I can let him play through 1 of my CLRs with a mixer in front of it (to bring his bass up to line level and so he'll have some EQ). FWIW It's an old Tascam M30 mixer which has has 2 instrument level channel strips...
  38. J

    Why don't I see the new Xfrmr Grind parameter?

    I'm on the new beta but when I use the Axe's front panel to navigate to the Pwr Dyn page I don't see the new parameter. From l to r it's Supply Sag, Tube Bias, Xfrmr Match, Output Comp, Comp Type, Comp Clarity. Based on a video that Chris posted in another thread it looks like Xfrmr Grind is...
  39. J

    IIC+ questions

    So I think I already know the answers to most of these questions but I just want to be sure. Hope these haven't already been done to death elsewhere on the forum. 1. As I recall, before I bought my first Ultra, back when I still owned my Mesa MK Series amps I think I recall that for most of my...
  40. J

    Speaker Page - Does any of this make sense?

    I usually use a Matrix GT1000 into one or two 1 X 12" open back cabs loaded with EVM-12Ls. Long ago Jay Mitchell suggested that the LF for this driver in a cab like that was probably around 65hz, so I would always set this on the Speaker Page, no matter which Amp Type I was using, and it did...
  41. J

    ETA for non-beta Q2 firmware?

    Title says it all. Just wondering. I think I'm going to wait this time. I briefly loaded the 1st Q2 beta but didn't want to spend the time right now editing my existing Presets so I put 1.06 back in. This time I think I'll let the rest of you guys find the bugs and tone tricks and I'll join...
  42. J

    EMG SV and SAV opinions please.

    Subject says it all.
  43. J

    Buffers q - non axe content

    In this little pedal board I'm using for a show I've got a Boss NS2 (noise suppressor), a Maxon OD808, an Ernie Ball 25k vol pedal, a TC Flashback (delay) and a TC Hall Of Fame (reverb). The 1st two pedals have built in buffers that can't be turned off. But the TC pedals can have the buffer on...
  44. J

    Sysex librarian for iOS?

    Can anybody recommend an app for iOS that can record and play sysex messages? I recently bought an iPad and it might be helpful to have something like this with me if take the iPad to gigs. I'd want to be able to save/load Axe-FX bank dumps, etc. Something like SNOIZE's SySex Librarian app but...
  45. J

    Compatibily between MKI/II and XL

    Just trying to get things straight in my mind. So Presets created on an XL are not compatible with the MKI/II units. Correct? But Presets created on MKI/II units *are* compatible with the XL. Is that correct? What about saved effect blocks saved via Axe-Edit? Can blocks saved from an XL be...
  46. J

    Working Ethernet cable? (Not from Best-Tronics)

    Hi Has anybody found a decent Ethernet cable to use with their MFC-101 that wasn't made by Best-Tronics? I don't have time to go into the details right now about why I'm ruling out BT in this question. Another facet of this is that my Axe-FXII is a MKI and the female Ethernet jack on the...
  47. J

    Corrective EQ to simulate coupling effect?

    When a guitar cab is on the floor on its rubber feet, i.e. not on top of any sort of wheels or casters, it always sounds best in the room than when it is raised up onto an amp stand or a milk crate. The reasons for this are: 1. The bass response increase due to the coupling effect with the...
  48. J

    Q about the new Factory Cab #11 and about front panel editing of Cab Block

    Is the new (FW18 ) Factory Cab #11 an UltraRes IR or is it Standard Res? It looks to be the latter because all of the other Factory UR IRs have "(UR)" next to them in their names and this one doesn't. Or is that to be corrected in the non-beta release of FW18 and it really is an UR IR? Also...
  49. J

    ETA on non-bete V18?

    I briefly loaded up the beata was quite impressed. But I don't have time right now to edit all my Presets to work with this version especially since Axe-Edit hasn't been updated for it yet so I rolled back to 17.04. I'm planning on waiting for the non-beta to drop. Any idea how long that will be?
  50. J

    Can't turn off External Controller's influence [NOT A BUG]

    [Axe-II (MKI) FW 17.04] I can't figure out why I'm seeing the following described behavior. I may be doing something wrong, in which case I hope someone can set me straight. But I think it's probably a bug. I have a Compressor Block in all of my Presets. It's Bypass Mode Source (Bypass Mode is...
  51. J

    Global Amp 10 can't be unlinked

    I think I've found a bug in Axe-Edit. I have a Preset that is saved with Global Amp 10 of the Amp 1 Amp Block. I can't Unlink this Amp Block from this Global Amp slot using Axe-Edit but I can Unlink it using the Axe's front panel. There are no issues Unlinking Global Amps 1 thru 9 via...
  52. J

    Is this normal?

    When I power up my Axe-II (MKI), during the power-up routine 2 of the front panel Input leds (the top 4 rows of leds) of are not lit while all of the other Input leds are lit as are all 4 of the Status leds. The 2 leds that are not lit are for L Out1 and L Out 2. They are the 2nd leds from the...
  53. J

    4-ohm version of EVM 12L?

    It doesn't look like EV makes a 4-ohm version of the 12L but is there some way to convert an 8-ohm speaker to a 4-ohm speaker? And if that is possible (and I doubt that it is) would a 4-ohm EVM 12L be a bit louder than an 8-ohm 12L when connected to a ss power amp that's rated at 60 watts into...
  54. J

    About the caveat of always having the Axe-FX off when connecting the MFC

    The MFC Manual is chock full of warnings about never using any of the phantom powering systems for powering up the MFC w/o first powering off the Axe-FX and frequently states that one or both units could be damaged by doing so. 1. This is made abundantly clear on the pages describing phantom...
  55. J

    Wish Ability to label Bank 1 as Bank 0

    New MFC owner/user here.... I'm pretty sure already that this can't presently be done, which is why I'm posting this in the MFC Wishes forum. I usually use Preset Mode with Banks of 10 Presets each. [Note: I use the Bank Style "None" so that the Preset selection is not sent while merely...
  56. J

    Is there a way to do this?

    Brand new MFC-101 MKIII user here. I've got most things I want/need to do up and running. So although I'm not a total newbie I'm not all that experienced yet either. I like the convenience of Axe-FX Mode (I have an Axe-FXII MKI) and would like to continue to use it but I have a feeling that I...
  57. J

    MFC teething pains

    Just got my new MFC-101 MKIII yesterday. I've been having a much harder time getting it happening than I was expecting but, except for one remaining issue (that I may already know the answer for), I'm OK now. The two other issues I was having have to be bugs but I'm not sure I want to take the...
  58. J

    MFC Edit question

    Hi I don't yet own an MFC-101 but will most likely be ordering one very soon. In the meantime, I'm wondering if I purchased MFC Edit today whether I'd be able to operate the software w/o the hardware being present or connected (unlike the way Axe Edit and the Axe-FX works)? There's a few things...
  59. J

    Headphone impedance vs level etc.

    I'd like to be able to use my the headphone outputs on my RME Babyface more effectively. The headphones I use now (Beyer Dynamic DT990 Pros) don't seem to give me enough level. The RME manual says its headphone output is 30 ohms. The DT990's manual says they're 280 ohms. What resistance value...
  60. J

    Bug: Cab and/or Mic Linking doesn't work with the new Stereo UR Cab

    Title says it all. But the Linking feature does work if the cab sim or mic sim are selected via the Axe's (in my case an Axe II) front panel. I.e. This appears to be a bug with how Axe-Edit talks to the axe. I'm running AE V3.1.2 on an iMac running OS 10.9.5.
  61. J

    Bug or user error?

    So way back in an earlier firmware there was bug that affected users of Global Blocks. I forget the actual details but do remember that it only seemed to affect Global Block slots 7 thru 10. It also seemed to be related the Axe-edit version that was around at that time. That/those bugs have been...
  62. J

    FRFR trust: CLRs vs HS80Ms?

    So I've finally got some time to mess around with my FRFR rig(s) and Presets. I'm still a power amp + cabs guy when it comes to using my Axe live but I'd really like to get my FRFR Presets happening in as consistent a way as possible across various FRFR systems. I realize that I'm working...
  63. J

    Ethernet cables and other MFC questions

    I think I'm getting ready to buy an MFC 101. I'm pretty sure my Axe-FX II is a Mark I unit because there is no little chrome "Push" tab on the Ethernet port (like XLR jacks use) like I see in various pics of the Mark IIs. Is there some other way I can know for sure if I have a Mark I vs a Mark...
  64. J

    Mimicking the "Tweed Power" setting on Mesa amps via the new Variac parameter?

    When I was using Mesa amps they always sounded more musical to me with the so-called "Tweed Power" setting turned on, both for clean and dirty tones. It seemed to soften up the top end somehow making higher settings of the Presence control sound sweeter. Can the new Variac parameter in the Amp...
  65. J

    Is Motor Drive more subtle than it used to be?

    I can't get the Cab Block's Motor Drive parameter to distort these days. I've never really used this parameter much but when I used to mess around with it it always seemed to behave kind of like a drive pedal. Nowadays (FW15.06) it doesn't seem to do much at all. Sounds a little bit like mild...
  66. J

    Low level of IRs created via Tone Match block

    Hi I'm just getting started with the Tone Match Block. Currently I'm trying to use it to create an EQd cab IR. I'm using a Synth Block on Layer 2 to send pink noise into a Cab Block followed by a PEQ Block on Layer 1. The Tone Match Block is also on Layer 2 and has a straight-wire connection...
  67. J

    Another EVM 12L 1 X 12 open back shoot

    Unidyne III SM57 > RME Babyface > Bryston 2B LP Pro > Axe II and CabLab Mic'd real close to the cap and off-axis at a quite sharp angle. The one w/o SR (Standard Res) in the name is Ultra Res. For some reason the Forum won't let me attach the .ir file. Someone should get on that. If you...
  68. J

    TAF_Mesa4x12 more info please

    So I just discovered this free collection of EVM-12Ls in a 4 X 12 cab on TAF's web site and dl'd it. I'm impressed with what I've heard so far. EVM-12Ls are my speaker of choice so I'm always checking out EVM-12L IRs when they become available. Normally i don't take well to $ X 12 IRs but these...
  69. J

    Renaming Preset weirdness

    I just started working with the 15 beta via AE 3.00.09. When launching AE, it did the updating of parameters for the new firmware and everything appeared to be working fine. But if I simply rename a Preset and then click on the big red Save button to save the newly named Preset to the Axe, very...
  70. J

    Matrix GT vs XT

    Is there anybody out there who is using a Matrix XT800 or XT1000 rather than a GT800 or GT1000? I own a GT1000 (1U) and I'm not really unhappy with it but I keep feeling like the XT's would probably achieve a more literal translation of the Axe's tones. I still prefer my Bryston 2BLP Pro's tone...
  71. J

    Blown EVM-12L - Can this be fixed?

    So I had an acoustic guitar with an L.R. Baggs pu plugged into my Axe > Matrix GT1000 > 12L rig and accidentally switched to one of my hi-gain presets sending a really loud feedback spike into one of my 12Ls and now it has no sound. I've never actually "blown" a speaker before, especially a 12L...
  72. J

    Fixed wrong phase inverter gain in Double Verb model.

    Does this require an amp block reset?
  73. J

    EVM-12L Unidyne SM57 IRs

    So I just shot some IRs of my favourite EVM-12L loaded cab and thought I'd post them here. It's a Coyote Alpha cab in open back configuration. These are 1 X 12, front-loading, slightly oversized, slant cabs capable of open-back or closed back operation. I had it up on an amp stand to isolate it...
  74. J

    IR Dump feature not active till new Cab Lab arrives?

    Do I have that right? Otherwise I see no way to dump the UltraRes IR I just shot of my cab to disk directly from the IR Capture Utility. I can only save it to an internal User Cab slot and then I can use Fractal Bot to save it to disk as a .syx file. Or am I missing something? PS Any feedback...
  75. J

    What happens to the Fractal Cab Pack 3 when Ownhammer updates their libraries?

    So the current Fractal Cab Pack 3 has all of the *current* Ownhammer Studio Mix IRs in UltraRes format. But it's my understanding that Kevin will be adding more IRs of more drivers to those libraries as the weeks and months go on. E.g. The 112 library has several other drivers listed as being...
  76. J

    UltraRes question

    First off I just want to say that I'm really impressed thus far with the extra warmth I'm hearing in the UltraRes IRs that were provided with 13.02. Seems like a significant step forward. I'm wondering about the flexibility of UtraRes format IRs when using them with the lower resolution options...
  77. J

    Output 2 Normal Phase setting is out-of-phase? (NOT A BUG)

    I just noticed some weirdness while listening simultaneously through my studio monitors (via S/PDIF Out to an RME Babyface and Yamaha HS80Ms) and my guitar cab(s) (via Out 2 and 2 different power amps). It sounded very hollow, with no bottom end, the archetype of out-of-phase audio. The...
  78. J

    CLR active wedge packaging pics or instructions

    Does anybody out there happen to have any pics of the CLR active wedges still in an open box that shows how the various packing materials are supposed to be oriented? Or instructions of some sort for repackaging them? I have to ship my CLRs back to Atomic for the neo retrofit and I'm clueless...
  79. J

    Mimicking Mesa's Simul-Class power amps

    I'm just wondering if there's a way to mimic the Mesa Simul-Class circuit behaviour within the Axe. My understanding is that Mesa's description of how this works is actually kind of jive. I.e. When they claim that the outer two power tubes of a 4 power tube power amp are running in "Class A"...
  80. J

    Any love out there for Duncan SSL-1's?

    So I guess I'm an old-timer now compared to most folks on this forum, having just turned 60 on Oct. 31. When I was coming up, the very first Strat replacements on the market were EMG Ss, then SAs and Duncan SSL-1s. While I always really liked the sound of the SSL-1s I could never handle the 60...
  81. J

    Best way to mix IRs in real time using Logic?

    I'd like to do some messing around with mixing IRs in real time using Logic before I use another utility like Cab Lab to create an Axe II format mixed IR and ul them to the Axe. Maybe "real time" isn't the right description. I want to be able to hear what the IR mix sounds like (in my DAW)...
  82. J

    Passive vs Active CLRs AB'd?

    Has anybody compared the active CLRs with a passive CLR hopefully being driven by a Class AB power amp? I specified a Class AB power amp because I'm testing a theory of mine about the Class D power amps in the active CLR and I want to see if anybody has noticed an audible difference.
  83. J

    Help using Axe as Audio Interface with Logic 9

    So I've just tried this today for the first time. I.e. Using the Axe as both the audio in and audio out source in Logic while monitoring via the monitors I have hooked up to the Axe's Out 1 jacks. The basic hookup is easy and seems to work well in that anything I play in Logic comes out of the...
  84. J

    Anybody in Toronto with a Matrix 1U power amp?

    Hi Is there anybody in Toronto with a Matrix 1U power amp that would let me come over and just listen to how loud (or quiet depending on your perspective) the fan noise is? I don't need to do anything else like listen to the amp, but that might be nice too. Trying to decide between the GT1000...
  85. J

    3.0.2 crashes on Mac whenever Amp Block is selected (FIXED)

    It looks like I'm the only guy experiencing this problem so there must be some sort of a quick fix for this, I hope. While still running FW 11.0.4 I installed Axe Edit 3.0.2 on my mid 2009 iMac running OS 10.8.5. I also have the Axe USB 167 driver installed. The same problem persists...
  86. J

    Why do IRs shot with the Axe II Utility look so weird?

    Why do the IRs I'm shooting with the Axe II's IR Cap Utility look so weird in Albert's Axe-FX IR Converter 2.0? The IR plots are many times busier than any other IR's I've ever seen and the Freq plot is way more jagged. Here's a pic of a normal IR. Here's a pic of its normal looking freq resp...
  87. J

    Atomic CLR new user - What might I be doing wrong?

    I really hesitate to post this here because at this point this will be one of the only negative reviews I've seen *anywhere* about these monitors. With so many other people who I highly respect digging the hell out of them, my first thought is that there must be something wrong with what I'm...
  88. J

    2 Hi-Res Cab Blocks for stereo.... D'Oh!!

    I can't believe I'm just discovering how much better the Cab Block sounds in Hi-Res Mode. Partly because I've always used a stereo Cab Block (because I like to play out in stereo as often as possible and the routing is so simple for this with a stereo Cab Block) but mostly because I've just been...
  89. J

    4x12 Rumble "Thiele" Cab (with EV12S and EV12L in an X pattern, both captured)

    In the Producer Cab Pack 2, using Mad Oak Studios' cabs, there is a 4 X 12" cab with both EVM 12L and 12S drivers in it. Does anybody know if there are any IRs in this collection that don't include the 12S? I.e. Did they take any IRs of *just* the 12Ls in this cab? Meanwhile, I thought that...
  90. J

    Mic'ing a Mitchell-Doughnut equipped cab?

    Hi Does anybody out there have any experience with mic'ing a Mitchell-Doughnut equipped 1 X 12" cab (preferably open back)? Please don't respond if you don't know what a Mitchell-Doughnut is or what it's for. Preferably you've also got some experience mic'ing such a cab. All comments from...
  91. J

    RME TotalMix Mac + Axe II question

    Is there anybody out there using an RME audio interface on a Mac (OS 10.8.5) that can tell me how to set up my system with the TotalMix software so that I can listen to the Axe via USB through my RME Babyface without having to launch an audio app like Logic to use as an intermediary. Here's the...
  92. J

    I'm confused - Export/Import/Snapshots etc.?

    OK. I so confused right now I can't even explain what's going on. Here's what I'd like to do. I just need someone to explain to me how I'm supposed to be able to do it because all the intuitive things that seem to be suggested by Axe-Edit 3.0.1's menus (including Export Preset and Save...
  93. J

    How to reverse the phase of an IR?

    So I just took possession of my 2 CLR wedges and I'm going though the growing pains of getting used to them after using open back cabs for many many years. One of my experiments to mimic the open-back sound has been to try that thing where you put two FRFR monitors facing in opposite directions...
  94. J

    USA Clean 2

    I can't recall where I read it but supposedly Cliff had his Triaxis Clean Green channel set up with the preamp's Presence control on 10 when he modelled and MIMIC'd this amp. As a former Triaxis owner/user for many years I have used this Triaxis channel extensively in the past and I would have...
  95. J

    Tube pre power amp settings?

    I just started messing around with the Tube Pre sim while trying to peg my straight-ahead jazz tone and I'm a little bit mystified about the default power amp sim settings for this amp sim. Why does the knob normally associated with Presence become a Hi Cut control in this sim? Does this mean...
  96. J

    Fan noise on Matrix 1U power amps

    Is there any difference in the relative volume of the fan noise between the Matrix GT1000 and GT800 power amps? I.e. Which one is quietest? I can't go for a 2U power amp but I also need it to be real quiet on some gigs.
  97. J

    Is this routing possible?

    I have a gig coming up where I'd like to play in stereo and my little Bryston 2B LP Pro @60 watts/side isn't really powerful enough for my clean tones. (jazz gig with loud drummer) So, since I also have an Art SLA1 (100 watts/side) kicking around the house I thought I'd try using it in bridged...
  98. J

    Why does the Doubleverb PWR Tube Type default to Triode?

    Just curious. Except for amps with triode/pentode switches, aren't 6l6s usually wired as pentodes?
  99. J

    AxeII RCA to mini-optical cable for SPDIF on iMac?

    Hi I've been using my AxeII via SPDIF In on my Presonus Firebox to record into Logic on my mid 2010 27" iMac for a while now. But the Firebox is not really compatible with Mountain Lion and for some reason I've convinced myself that I need ML. So I plan on buying an Apogee duet, either a used...
  100. J

    Presets changing on their own

    Yesterday I updated to 10.04. Today, as I'm playing, with nothing connected to the MIDI I/O or the USB jack, my Axe-FXII has twice now changed Presets all by itself. E.g. I was on Preset #42 and all of a sudden it switched, by itself, to Preset 41. Twice. Earlier I believe it also switched...
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