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  1. laxu

    Wish Better defaults for Dyna-Cabs

    So now all Dyna-Cabs start with every mic at the center of the cone, right against the dust cap. I think a good little usability improvement would be figuring out a "works with most amps" setting for each cab/mic combination and using that as the default. For example you are probably going...
  2. laxu

    Wish Move Dyna-Cab mic with one click

    So the way the Dyna-Cab UI works atm is that you have to drag the little dot around to move it, or use the position/distance knobs. How about allowing for one click movement by e.g holding Alt + clicking where you want to put the mic? Then it would just jump directly there without having to...
  3. laxu

    Wish Bypass all modifiers

    So the way the system works atm is if you have a modifier assigned to a parameter, you cannot control it with anything but modifiers. So what happens if you use an external controller as a modifier source, but forget to bring it, connect it or it fails? You cannot adjust the attached settings...
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    Wish Track selected block in onboard UI

    Usecase: Using the onboard UI, hardware controls and Axe-Edit at the same time. Let's say you have the Axe-Fx 3 sitting under your monitor or somewhere close by on your desk. Example: You click the Cab block in Axe-Edit to edit it. If "track selected block in onboard UI" option would be...
  5. laxu

    Window size becomes locked if toolbar plus button pressed

    OS: MacOS Ventura 13.3.1 Axe-Edit version: 1.13.0 Steps to reproduce: 1. Press (+) button in the top right on the toolbar. 2. Axe-Edit is now scaled to fit the screen. 3. Try to press (+) again or try to resize the window from the corner. Expected outcome: Plus button should toggle between...
  6. laxu

    Wish Keyboard shortcut mapping for inc/dec block controls

    Ok, this is a bit of a weird one but hear me out. I have an Elgato Stream Deck Plus. It's 8 customizable buttons and 4 customizable encoders. This is just to explain the type of controller I'm planning to use here. Goal: Contextual block editing with knob controller on Axe-Edit. Problem...
  7. laxu

    Copy output 1 lower volume than using output block in grid directly?

    So yesterday I realized I forgot all my XLR cables to another place several hundred km away. I needed to connect my studio monitors to the Axe-Fx 3. I had only 1/4" cables so I used those on output 4 instead as I wanted to keep Out 1 for headphones only. Ok, I know that Out 4 is unity gain but...
  8. laxu

    Wish Rearrange onboard UI amp block controls

    Problem: Adjusting amp controls requires a significant amount of row switching on the more complicated amp models when operating the onboard UI. Typically if you adjust T/M/B EQ, you may want to tweak Presence/Depth as well. Or if you adjust Master volume, you want to adjust output Level too...
  9. laxu

    Wish Screen saver mode

    I know the LCDs on the Axe-Fx 3 and the FC-12 can probably handle being turned on all day long, but I would still like a mode where you could define a timer that turns them off completely. Then if you used any of the controls the displays would turn back on. The idea here is that if I have my...
  10. laxu

    Mesa Lonestar model voicing switch?

    So the Mesa Lonestar is one of my favorite amps in real life and as a digital model. However, Fractal does not model the normal/thick/thicker voicing switch on the drive channel. What would be the best way to replicate this? I tried to look through the Wiki but people asking this on Yek's...
  11. laxu

    Wish More natural behavior for next/previous block cycle using Edit button

    Scenario: We have a preset with three rows like this: IN1 - Comp - Drive - Amp - Cab - SEND RETURN - Reverb -> OUT1 Delay in parallel with Reverb We are editing IN1 as a starting point. What should happen when I start hitting Edit button, is that the block order is cycled like this: Comp -...
  12. laxu

    Which features can I ignore on the FC-12?

    So there seem to be some features on the Fractal footswitching that is specifically meant for use with either the FC-6 or with multiple FC controllers. What are the features that I can just ignore completely if I only have a single FC-12? My understanding is that the Views feature does not apply...
  13. laxu

    Wish Allow offline usage

    I am sitting here about 300 km away from my Axe-Fx 3 and would have some time to build presets. I have Axe-Edit loaded on my laptop, with the latest firmware definitions installed. So technically the only reason I can't do anything with Axe-Edit is that there is no Axe-Fx 3 to connect to it. If...
  14. laxu

    Wish Exclusive Solo feature to Cab block

    The current solo functionality lets you solo multiple cab slots, which is not that convenient if you want to just A/B two cab slots. Exclusive Solo would solve this. It could work like this: Hold Option/Alt on your keyboard and press a Solo button in the cab block. This would mute all other...
  15. laxu

    Wish Make refreshing block data optional

    This is a pretty common scenario: Fractal releases a new firmware update and a new version of Axe-Edit. You open up Axe-Edit and it offers to upgrade you to the latest version so you do. Then it relaunches and refreshes block data from the Axe-Fx 3 for your current firmware and you can't do...
  16. laxu

    Wish Improvements to IR Capture tool

    I'd love to see these improvements to the IR capture tool in Axe-Edit: Remember the last IR name given while Axe-Edit is open. This would let you close the IR Capture window, do things on the grid and come back to IR Capture as you left it. Now I have to copy and paste the name every time. Make...
  17. laxu

    Wish Remember IR Capture block IR name

    Usecase: I want to make an IR capture, but then I want to close the capture window and mess with the blocks on the grid. Then I want to make more IRs. Issue: When I go back to IR capture, I need to type the name of the IR again. I use copy & paste for this but it's a small inconvenience to have...
  18. laxu

    What's wrong with my IR captures? (Solved)

    So I wanted to try using my Axe-Fx 3 to capture my 1x12 and 4x10 cabs. My setup: Axe-Fx 3 Out 2 L/R -> Genelec M040 studio monitors. Sonarworks XREF20 reference mic -> Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 2nd gen, 48V enabled to power the mic. Focusrite Line out 1 -> Axe-Fx 3 Input 2 L. Axe-Fx 3 Output 4 L...
  19. laxu

    5.01: Per Preset FC settings become empty if edited switch is tested [fixed]

    To replicate: 1. Go to Per preset FC view on the front panel. 2. Change settings on per preset fw. 3. Press a per preset assigned footswitch. What should happen: The footswitch function should trigger but unless it changes view (e.g activate Tuner) it should remain in the Per Preset FC...
  20. laxu

    Wish MIDI CC for setting the Axe-Fx 3 to any view

    With most of the shortcuts on the front panel already taken by the double click functionality, the only real way to add more physical shortcuts to the Axe-Fx 3 would be via external controller. On computers things like the Elgato Streamdeck are popular macro/shortcut key tools for opening apps...
  21. laxu

    Making your own Fullres IRs?

    Is there anything special involved in making your own Fullres IRs or is it just basically "set up a room mic and make a 1.3 second IR using that"? I want to give the Axe-Fx 3 IR capture feature a try with my own cabs and my shitty room and see how that works out. Anything else I need to do...
  22. laxu

    Wish More options for value wheel button click

    Currently the only options available for the value wheel button are "none" and "layout". With the new double click shortcuts, having a dedicated button for layout is less useful when you can double click home for that. So being able to configure the value wheel button for other functionality...
  23. laxu

    Wish Tuner shortcut?

    The FM3 and FM9 have the extremely convenient "hold Tempo to access Tuner" shortcut. Why doesn't the Axe-Fx 3 have this? It's super convenient way to access the tuner immediately from any view. I know you can use the mini tuners too but the big one is always better. If there is no technical...
  24. laxu

    Using the Axe-Fx 3 as an everyday audio interface?

    I want to make my new Axe-Fx 3 Mk 2 the centerpiece of audio for my setup. The things I want to do: Play guitar through it, duh! ;) Piece of cake, does it fine. Record it via USB using a DAW. Again, no problem. Play any audio whether it's from Spotify, YouTube, video games etc through it. 1 and...
  25. laxu

    Normal operating temperature for Axe-Fx 3 Mk2?

    I picked up an Axe-Fx 3 Mk2 today and I'm wondering if the temps I am seeing in the Setup -> Utilities -> ADC levels menu are kosher. When the unit starts up, the fan spins during boot up then goes silent or off after startup. The temp seems to be in maybe 85 degrees (are these Fahrenheit or...
  26. laxu

    FM3 fw 5.01 distorted audio

    I started my FM3 with fw 5.01 today and the audio I was getting through it was all distorted like if I was listening through the tiniest, crappiest speaker ever made or some sort of synth. I turned the device off and restarted it and the issue was no longer present. The preset was a simple IN1...
  27. laxu

    Wish Replicate front panel controls using MIDI CCs

    Line6 just added a cool new feature in fw 3.15 to their Helix platform: the ability for context based editing via MIDI by allowing you to replicate the functionality of the onboard UI controls using MIDI CCs. I think this would be great for the Fractal platform too because you could have some...
  28. laxu

    Wish Option to edit block on the FM3 when selecting it in FM3-Edit

    This is a workflow thing. It should be an option you can toggle on in FM3-Edit settings as it might not be for everyone. The idea is that if I click say the Amp block in FM3-Edit, it would also open that same block for editing on the FM3 hardware UI. This way I could use every control on the...
  29. laxu

    Wish Better handling for "running out of CPU" situations

    How it is now when you are close to the CPU limits of the FM3: Try to add a block and the system may say "can't add block" after you have picked the block. You have to do trial and error testing if you can add it or not. Try to replace a block for another one and the system says "can't add...
  30. laxu

    [implemented] Improved shortcut functions

    At the moment one of the issues with the FM3 is getting to places quickly using the hardware UI. Here's some suggestions on how this could be improved: Hold functions: Hold Home to open Layout grid from any view. Hold Edit when editing a block to go to previous block instead of cycling through...
  31. laxu

    Wish Rearrange Home view pages

    I wish Fractal rearranged the home view. It should maintain its state (which page is selected) better and it should be faster to go to most common views and stay there until you decide you want to go back to the main scenes view. A better system would be to put the main home view somewhere in...
  32. laxu

    FM3, the flawed but great sounding box

    For reference, I have used Axe-Fx units for more than a decade now, also own a Helix Floor and have owned the Quad Cortex (sold it due to not having as mature software as I'd like at the time of writing). I like the Helix a lot but bought a used FM3 because I wanted something smaller and more...
  33. laxu

    Wish MIDI mapping: absolute vs relative value support

    Could you add support for assigning absolute vs relative value control for external controllers? At the moment it seems only absolute is supported and this can cause problems. With relative mapping the MIDI controller sends values < 64 for decrement and > 64 for increment. With absolute mapping...
  34. laxu

    Wish Swap behavior of Enter and Edit buttons in Layout Grid

    For most things in the Fractal hardware UI, the Enter button opens a selected item or acts as a shortcut to another view. The only exception is the Layout Grid where Enter will connect blocks instead. I propose that this behavior is changed so that Enter will go edit the selected block and...
  35. laxu

    Wish More versatile modifier channel assignment

    Currently assigning a modifier is limited to all channels or one of the channels. I propose that this is changed to let you assign it to any combination of channels. So you could have a modifier hooked up on channels A and C but not on B and D. This would make it much more flexible. A checkbox...
  36. laxu

    Wish Consistency to naming of amp models

    This has been a very long time issue on the Fractal system for way over a decade now, but could you please add some consistency to the naming of the amp models? As an example, we have most Mesa models named with the prefix "USA"...except the Rectos and Triple Crown. . Marshalls start with...
  37. laxu

    Wish Small inconsistencies between hardware UI and FM3-Edit

    There's a few small inconsistencies with how FM3-Edit vs the hardware UI show parameters. Amp block Speaker page: Speaker impedance curve is here in FM3-Edit but in hw UI only available in the Advanced page. Output EQ: On/off toggle is only available in the Advanced page on hw, making testing...
  38. laxu

    Wish Numeric value display for controls

    At the moment the only way to see the numeric value in the hardware UI is to adjust the setting or select it with the nav buttons. The virtual knob visuals are not particularly precise and also don't represent the range of the control. E.g. 500 ms delay time is a very different thing vs the...
  39. laxu

    Wish A pile of small UI improvements

    These mostly apply only to the onboard UI. General Let the user decide the granularity of controls. I don't need two decimal level granularity so I would be fine if one step on a knob would move from say 5.0 to 5.1 value. Add a "disable tap tempo light" feature. Add option to loop around lists...
  40. laxu

    Essential things to do to a new FM3?

    I am receiving a FM3 tomorrow and was wondering if you can point me to what I should do to get a headstart? I used the Axe-Fx Standard and 2 for close to a decade together so I am very familiar with the Fractal stuff but have been out of the loop for a few years. So far I've done the following...
  41. laxu

    Your best tips for getting a better sound through headphones?

    So I'm pretty happy with how my Axe-Fx 2 sounds through Genelec studio monitors but when at times I have to use headphones I usually am left wanting. I understand that it will have compromises compared to using studio monitors etc. but I'm sure I can get it to sound better than it does now...
  42. laxu

    Presets up/down button is inconsistent

    Up/down buttons in everywhere else in the UI select previous (up) or next (down) item in the list. Presets does this in the opposite direction and it tends to throw me off where I go to the next preset instead of the previous one. Please correct this to work like the rest of the up/down buttons.
  43. laxu

    Any improvements or planned changes to managing amps and cabs?

    As I was playing my Axe-Fx 2 today I started to think how the way amps and cabs are managed on Axe-Edit is unwiedly with the sheer number of options available. Unless I use the color coding feature I constantly have issues finding the amp model I want when I can't always remember what the model...
  44. laxu

    I might be getting off the Axe-Fx train

    I was eagerly waiting for the Axe-Fx 3 to see if it would improve on the one thing I've mentioned several times as my only issue with the Axe-Fx 2: the front panel. Reading thru the promo page for the Axe 2 I can tell that it's not what I had hoped. While putting the 5 knobs underneath the...
  45. laxu

    Help with Axe-Fx 2 SysEx messages

    So I'm building a software to communicate with the Axe-Fx 2 over SysEx but the Wiki is missing some function IDs. Could someone tell me how to do the following things? Get scene number. I know how to set it but not how to just read it. Does the Axe-Fx 2 even send this because if I change it...
  46. laxu

    Getting the most out of the Axe-Fx when using headphones?

    So I know headphones are hardly ideal for guitar playing but I am thinking of improving my headphone experience for those late night home jam sessions. I currently own two headphones, open Beyer-Dynamic DT 990 Pro 250 ohm and closed AKG K 272 HD. Listening thru either with my patches dialed for...
  47. laxu

    Wish: High quality assets so Axe-Edit scales properly

    At the moment if using Axe-Edit on high DPI displays like a 4K display, only some parts of the Axe-Edit scale properly. Buttons, sliders etc graphical components are noticeably blurry. Please make and use some higher quality assets on those so the app will still look good even if scaling is used.
  48. laxu

    Remember color filter chosen

    So I've started using my basses with the Axe-Fx. Thus I've assigned the red color to both bass amps and cabs. The issue here is that whenever I open the amp selection window again in Axe-Edit, it forgets that I had previously selected filter by red color. This makes it more of a chore to work...
  49. laxu

    Strobe tuner in editor?

    Could we get also the strobe tuner in Axe-Edit? As we already get the normal tuner this probably isn't hugely difficult to do even though it requires some programming to handle the spinning circle.
  50. laxu

    Output level for bass too low?

    So I recently sold my little bass combo as I wanted to make my Axe-Fx 2 work for both guitar and bass thru my Genelec + sub output. It works great for guitar but I'm having issues with bass. Mainly it seems that I can't get enough output volume with either of my basses (a passive Yamaha BB414...
  51. laxu

    Looper in series or parallel?

    I've never been quite satisfied with the tones I was getting thru headphones or my desktop speakers (a pair of Magnat Quantum 603s thru an old Marantz amp). I normally use an Atomic FR and was happy with the tones I got thru that. Then yesterday I started messing with the looper block, which...
  52. laxu

    Disappointed in the user interface

    As the manual is not yet available, can't tell how it is actually in use. However, based on pictures it seems like Fractal Audio has learned nothing from the Axe-Fx 2. It's still the same shitty navigation and value knobs, low res display and what looks like a pretty big box. Considering the...
  53. laxu

    Suggestion: Unified naming scheme for cab IRs

    I find myself spending a fair amount of time editing the names on the cab IRs to my liking. Because of that, I propose having a unified naming scheme for cabs so that people don't need to spend time doing this as the creator can name them correctly. As the number of characters for cab IR names...
  54. laxu

    Tube type selector - does it only change dynamic damping?

    So now that we have the rather nice power tube presets, I'd like to know if they change anything other than the dynamic damping setting? If I select for example 6L6 tubes, is the setting of 3.57 (6L6 default) the same if I have EL34 tubes selected and then set the damping control to 3.57?
  55. laxu

    Output settings and copy 1 to 2, does output 1 mode matter?

    So basically what I'm doing is the following: Output 1 via XLR to Atomic FR (mono), copy L->R Output 2 via SPDIF to audio interface, stereo Can anyone tell me if setting Output 1 to "copy L->R" but leaving Output 2 on the "stereo" setting but turning on "Copy Output 1 to 2" on retain stereo or...
  56. laxu

    Bug? Possible bug - Axe-Fx forces itself as default audio device in Win7

    Steps to repeat: 1. Have an audio device (internal soundcard, audio interface etc= selected as the default audio device. 2. Connect Axe-Fx 2 FW 10.02 via USB and turn it on. 3. Axe-Fx 2 audio device called "Speakers" is set as the default audio device, overriding the user selected one. What...
  57. laxu

    Prevent Axe-Fx from becoming default audio device?

    Whenever I turn on the Axe-Fx, it sets itself as the default audio device in Windows 7, overriding my regular audio interface. Any way I can disable this behavior? I prefer using Axe-Fx via SPDIF and analog outs rather than USB. I use USB only for firmware upgrades and Axe-Edit.
  58. laxu

    Axe FX II vs Standard

    So I finally upgraded from Axe FX Standard to II. Threw in firmware 9 and started testing. I replicated a few patches from my Standard (clean, mid gain mostly) and put the same settings in the II, using the same amp and cab models (used patches that had the same models in the II and Standard)...
  59. laxu

    Axe-Fx 2 FW 6, any chance of getting some of the upgrades for Std & Ultra?

    Since FW 6 added a bunch of nice things to the Axe2, I was wondering if there was any chance of us Standard and Ultra users getting some of those goodies? The better tuner for example had been on the wish list for years.
  60. laxu

    Extern 1 not working on one preset?

    I use a FCB1010 (Uno chip) with my Axe-Fx Standard and it works great, except I can't get the wah to respond on one of my patches. It should be exactly the same as every other patch but the extern 1 doesn't do anything. The settings for the FCB1010 on the patch are exactly the same as on other...
  61. laxu

    Is there still no sensible way to use a bunch of controller knobs?

    I'd love to control my Axe-Fx Standard with some physical knobs instead of that damned single datawheel or Axe-Edit. Just for those quick adjustments. It would be enough to be able to control the amp block like this. Is this still not possible or has someone figured out a way to use something...
  62. laxu

    Matching volume levels - amp level vs output level

    Is there any difference if I set the overall patch volume with the amp block level controls vs using the final output level (not the physical knob) adjustment? My guess is that since there are cabs and fx after the amp block it'd be better to use the output level since it's after all the blocks...
  63. laxu

    FCB1010 - keeping programmed effects on when changing patches?

    I've got my FCB with Uno chip working perfectly otherwise, but whenever I switch patches all the effects get turned off. How do I set it so that changing patches doesn't turn off the effects that were turned on in Axe-Fx when I saved the patch? Also is there any way to make it also have the...
  64. laxu

    Input level knob - how to set? Part 2

    Since the previous thread on the subject pretty much went into the shitter with people arguing, I'll give this another try. From the manual via Axe-Fx Wiki: But how should one deal with the input levels when it comes to using the same patch with different guitars? I find that with my highest...
  65. laxu

    Two questions about the amp block

    1. Why is the default for the drive control 5.98 at least when doubleclicking it in Axe-Edit. Why not 5.00? 2. Why do I have to turn the amp block level way down, up to -16 db to keep some amp models like the Blackface from clipping the Axe-Fx? Even with pretty normal settings for a clean tone...
  66. laxu

    Better grouping for amp and cab models

    This should be easy to add. Basically now the amp/cab models have been just shoehorned into the end of the list as new ones come up so they're a bit messy. I would like to see them ordered so that the different Plexis are after each other and so on. Another thing that would be nice is grouping...
  67. laxu

    A few questions about cab sims and reverb

    Since you can have two cab blocks, would running both of them in parallel in mono hires mode mean they both run at 1024 samples vs 512 per cab in stereo mode using a single cab block? Wouldn't you essentially get the same thing as a single stereo cab block but with higher resolution cab sim...
  68. laxu

    Support for Scandinavian letters in patch names

    It would be nice if we could have the ä, ö and å letters in patch names. You can even type them in the editor but they show up as blank on the Axe-Fx display.
  69. laxu

    Balanced cables,is there any benefit to using a short cable?

    In a few moments I'm off to pick up my Atomic FR. Since my Axe-Fx Standard + Atomic FR setup will be in close proximity, stacked, is there any benefit in using a short balanced XLR cable to connect them? All I've got at home right now are 6 meter long XLR cables so would there be any reason to...
  70. laxu

    Usability improvements to Layout's Move tab

    The Move tab in Layout is pretty user-unfriendly. For one you have no indicator which block is which. Secondly to move something you have to select from a list of functions. I propose the following: Instead of functions, you have item to move. Options would be block, row and...
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