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AFIII Meshuggah - Future Breed Machine breakdown cover

I'll try to download that tomorrow and put it up here. :). I need to make a to do list to remember this stuff... :)
- Paul Warren
- Post #7
- Mar 13, 2022
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Meshuggah - Future Breed Machine breakdown cover

Thanks so much! I know! I've heard this a billion times and that part always gets to me, ha.
- Paul Warren
- Post #6
- Mar 13, 2022
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Meshuggah - Future Breed Machine breakdown cover

I had to! :) It's such a big part of their live performance that I felt it only helps, ha. Thanks for checking it out!
- Paul Warren
- Post #3
- Mar 10, 2022
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Meshuggah - Future Breed Machine breakdown cover

Here's my little homage to Meshuggah's greatest metal breakdown. I pay tribute to their music and their nifty synced lighting. Friedman amp models everywhere for this one. :)
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- Mar 9, 2022
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Dream Theater Pull Me Under solo - 5 different guitars

Thank you! Not too many chose the Majesty take, but I think that was because how I played the wah. I do think it is a great sounding guitar. The Suhr definitely has some real clarity in its pickups, even through a wah.
- Paul Warren
- Post #15
- Oct 15, 2021
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Dream Theater Pull Me Under solo - 5 different guitars

I'm super lucky to have these axes. :) I was going to borrow a children's guitar for 1 example. I think that would have been interesting to see what it sounded like against these others. Absolutely. So many have commented about the clarity of the Suhr. It was good fun, although I probably...
- Paul Warren
- Post #13
- Oct 13, 2021
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Dream Theater Pull Me Under solo - 5 different guitars

I think it was my sub-par wah pedal movements during that take. :). But it has hotter pickups than some of those other guitars too.
- Paul Warren
- Post #8
- Oct 11, 2021
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Dream Theater Pull Me Under solo - 5 different guitars

I think, if anything, I'm responsible for some of the tonal disparities with the way I rocked the wah somewhat differently in the various takes. But that wah really compresses each of them to where they become quite similar sounding. :)
- Paul Warren
- Post #7
- Oct 11, 2021
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Dream Theater Pull Me Under solo - 5 different guitars

I've gotten that request in a number of PMs. :)
- Paul Warren
- Post #6
- Oct 11, 2021
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Dream Theater Pull Me Under solo - 5 different guitars

I did an experiment to see how much the wah impacts the guitar tone, regardless of the guitar used. So here are 5 guitars through my Dunlop JP Crybaby wah playing the Pull Me Under solo with the same amp settings on my Axe FX III (Friedman HBE V2). You decide. :)
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- Oct 9, 2021
- Replies: 18
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Mission Impossible cover

Thanks so much for listening! :)
- Paul Warren
- Post #4
- Jul 31, 2021
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Mission Impossible cover

Really happy to finish up a heavier cover of Mission Impossible. I used a Friedman and USA Lead for much of it, but the delays and verbs were where it really shined I think. Enjoy! :)
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- Jul 27, 2021
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Chet Atkins stuff on Axe-Fx 3 + Preset Inside

Really great tones and loved the playing!
- Paul Warren
- Post #27
- Jul 26, 2021
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Tribute to Eddie Van Halen (w/ free patch)

Simply stellar. Best EVH patch I've tried. Thank you good sir for the time and effort it took!!
- Paul Warren
- Post #89
- Dec 22, 2020
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII 2020 - new instrumental with Andy Wood on Axe 3

Thanks everyone for watching and listening! It was an honor to have Andy play on a tune. One of the most authentic players I've ever had the pleasure of knowing!
- Paul Warren
- Post #8
- Oct 3, 2020
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII 2020 - new instrumental with Andy Wood on Axe 3

Just released this song today for some good metallic fun. I played all guitars through my Axe 3 and the incredible Andy Wood put a ripping solo in the middle on his Axe 3 as well. Hope this 2020 is better than the actual year. :). Enjoy!
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- Sep 29, 2020
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
Post Your Axe-Fx III Rigs Here!
- Paul Warren
- Post #963
- Sep 16, 2020
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
AFIII NGW : Ibanez JPM100 P1 - Dream Theater cover

Very nice!! Love it!
- Paul Warren
- Post #8
- Aug 23, 2020
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
Petrucci Majesty 7 Purple Nebula - review

I did a quick review of my new axe. This is the first Majesty I've ever owned and I'm quite pleased! And here's also some goofy fan art I made with it. :)
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- Aug 20, 2020
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Guitars
AFIII May the 4th be with you, always! Violins...

I did this about 5 or 6 months ago, so many of you have seen it. But I would be a bad person if I didn't post this today, right? :)
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- May 4, 2020
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Heart - “Barracuda” cover video

Thanks so much to you all who have checked it out! You never know if it's a winner or loser with a cover of a classic tune. It can offend some and endear others. :). But this one seems to finally be getting some Youtube traction so we are pleasantly surprised and really glad people are...
- Paul Warren
- Post #19
- May 3, 2020
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Heart - “Barracuda” cover video

I programmed the drums in Logic Pro X and our mixing engineer used Drumkit from Hell Superior with a custom kit made from the Death and Darkness pack. He does a great job getting exactly what we need and everything was moved around so it wasn't 100% locked into a grid. We would have preferred...
- Paul Warren
- Post #14
- Apr 13, 2020
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Heart - “Barracuda” cover video

Thank you all so much! This was a real labor of love. I've always dug this tune! The video may be a bit cheesy, but our budget was $0 and we wanted it to be a throwback of sorts. :)
- Paul Warren
- Post #8
- Apr 9, 2020
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Heart - “Barracuda” cover video

I was finally able to do a proper recording of Barracuda with my singer and the trusty Axe III. We modernized it a bit, but we also love the original so much and tried to stay true to it at the same time. Hope you enjoy. Stay happy and healthy!
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- Apr 7, 2020
- Replies: 20
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII ALICE IN CHAINS - “Them Bones” cover video (ft. Leon Todd & Tyler Brittan)

Absolutely stellar and one of my favorite tunes!!!
- Paul Warren
- Post #34
- Apr 7, 2020
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Modern rock backing track for those lonely hours at home!

I made a rock backing track for those stuck at home during "social distancing". Hope you can use it! :)
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- Mar 17, 2020
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII 80s Hair Metal w/ ML Sound Lab Mars Hair Metal cab pack

Stellar!! I really enjoyed that from start to finish. Tones and playing! Very tasty!
- Paul Warren
- Post #51
- Mar 4, 2020
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Van Halen “Jump” solo

Thanks so much for watching! Pete Thorn was definitely the inspiration to try to do this!
- Paul Warren
- Post #5
- Jan 10, 2020
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Van Halen “Jump” solo

I gave this one a whirl so yes, there are mistakes, but I'm willing to live with 'em because I learned from this little adventure. :) This was recorded on the USA IIC++ model as I was really trying to replicate the solo and its phrasing, not so much the tone. It was good fun!
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- Jan 7, 2020
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Made one last quick violin video yesterday for the New Year!

Hope you all have a great 2020!! Rock on! \m/
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- Jan 1, 2020
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Star Wars The Force Theme using violin patch

Thanks to @NeoSound for the killer violin patch! Had some fun with it today and layered some parts. :)
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- Dec 9, 2019
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Axe-Fx III Violin

Thanks NeoSound! This has been fun to experiment with. Just recorded something and will upload soon!
- Paul Warren
- Post #93
- Dec 9, 2019
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Released our new EP today - stream away!

Thanks! Eric Hill at The Blue Room Recording is a great mixing engineer!
- Paul Warren
- Post #9
- Dec 7, 2019
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII New Single, Instrumental Metal, All guitars recorded with AXE FX 3 firmware 5

Very nice! Listened to the entire song. Great tones and playing and I love the energy!
- Paul Warren
- Post #3
- Dec 4, 2019
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Released our new EP today - stream away!

Thanks so much!! I love running my Axe 3 through the Port City cabs live. Usually I just run the oversized cab and not both. The Godin is gone after all of these years. A great guitar. I had the Roland GR-30 as well! I hosted a clinic with Bumblefoot one time and he showed me all this...
- Paul Warren
- Post #7
- Dec 2, 2019
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Released our new EP today - stream away!

Thanks very much! It definitely helped to work with Eric Hill, who mixed for us. He's great. I'll pass on your comments to Eve. Much appreciated!
- Paul Warren
- Post #5
- Nov 30, 2019
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Released our new EP today - stream away!

Yessir! Howdy! :)
- Paul Warren
- Post #4
- Nov 30, 2019
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Released our new EP today - stream away!

We released our EP, The Story, today. It's 100% Axe3! If you give it a listen, let me what you think and if you like any of the tunes. :) I included a couple of the social links too as we have lots of audio samples there too. Thanks! Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2qKZ2iJ Amazon...
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- Nov 29, 2019
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII 7 string tune with the Friedman HBE model

Thanks so much! It's always a work in progress, ha!
- Paul Warren
- Post #3
- Nov 29, 2019
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII 7 string tune with the Friedman HBE model

We are releasing our EP on Friday 11.29, so we dropped this lyrics video of an entire song in advance. All the guitars are my JP7 played through the Friedman HBE. It is a lyrics video, but I at least put some footage of the guitar and Axe3 in there. :) It goes without saying, but the Fractal...
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- Nov 26, 2019
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Testing a solo tone - USA IIC++

Sorry it took me forever! I was sick and then involved with a million other things. Here's the preset!
- Paul Warren
- Post #4
- Nov 19, 2019
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
Dynamic compression - best method for cleans?

In the compressor block under the Type tab, the 4th one down you can select is Dynamics Processor.
- Paul Warren
- Post #3
- Nov 9, 2019
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
Dynamic compression - best method for cleans?

What have you all found to be the best way to get your cleans compressed enough to stand out properly in a mix? Do you recommend one compressor in particular or the dynamics processor? If it's the dynamics processor, I don't know anything about that and could use some advice. Let me know your...
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- Nov 9, 2019
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
AFIII Testing a solo tone - USA IIC++

I watched @2112 (Leon's) video tips on creating a lead tone with the USA IIC++ and tried tweaking one for a live lead tone. This sounds good at my desk, but I'll have to hook up my rig and see what I can do once I am playing through the Matrix and Port City OS cab. But I think this will be...
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- Nov 9, 2019
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
A big thanks to Leon Todd (2112)!

Thanks very much! I hop in here from time to time, but not as much as I did on the JP forum. :)
- Paul Warren
- Post #6
- Nov 7, 2019
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
A big thanks to Leon Todd (2112)!

Yes, I could have sent a message, but I wanted to publicly thank you because I know MANY of us feel this way and new Axe users need to know about your work. You have REALLY helped me save tons of time and learn so much about my Axe 3. I just wanted you to know that your videos and patches are...
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- Nov 7, 2019
- Replies: 69
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
AFIII Infinite Eve - 7 string rhythms

Thanks so much for the comments! Much appreciated! Sometimes I may use a gate when playing live, but it's not too aggressive at all. This was more in the editing but we tried to be on the side of just cleaning up unwanted noise in-between and not chopping anything, so hopefully it achieved...
- Paul Warren
- Post #3
- Aug 8, 2019
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Infinite Eve - 7 string rhythms

The amazing Eric Hill just remixed our first single, so I retracked the rhythm guitars for a nice chunky tone through my Axe 3. I keep tweaking, so this recording was during the evolution, but I like it for this tune. Hope you enjoy!
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- Aug 7, 2019
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII New Paramore cover video/song from Infinite Eve

Thank you so much!! A $300 Ibanez with upgraded Petrucci pickups just sounded right to my ears so I rolled with it. :) I'll let her know too! I had no idea. Thanks!! Awesome! And howdy! You know how much it means when your music makes somebody else happy, so thank you for sharing your...
- Paul Warren
- Post #6
- Apr 7, 2019
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII New Paramore cover video/song from Infinite Eve

We just released this video today of a Paramore cover and this was my first recording with my Axe FX III. I was pretty happy with the tones overall. Love this new amp!
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- Apr 5, 2019
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
Our new single/video done with nothing but AX8!

Thanks very much for listening and commenting! :)
- Paul Warren
- Post #4
- Dec 1, 2018
- Forum: AX8 Discussion
Our new single/video done with nothing but AX8!

We just released our new single along with the video. I used the AX8 for all the guitars! I just switched to the Axe FX 3, so this will be the only song using the AX8. But I loved it!
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- Nov 28, 2018
- Replies: 4
- Forum: AX8 Discussion
8 blocks on AX8 screen are blank. What is the cause of this?

That was it! Thank you very much!!!
- Paul Warren
- Post #4
- Feb 16, 2018
- Forum: AX8 Discussion
8 blocks on AX8 screen are blank. What is the cause of this?

I downloaded some patches from the Axe Exchange and for whatever reason, the individual effects (in regular mode) or the individual scenes (in scene mode) will not show up on the main screen in the 8 blocks even though they exist when you look at it or edit it on Axe Edit. How can I get these...
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- Feb 16, 2018
- Replies: 4
- Forum: AX8 Discussion
Post your heavy clips here!

Not super duper heavy, but heavy guitars nonetheless. :) http://www.light-theory.com/media.html paul
- Paul Warren
- Post #23
- May 31, 2010
- Forum: Ultra/Std Recordings
Metal project I'm involved in - Light Theory

This is a fun new project I'm involved in. We're writing and recording as best as we can to stay on schedule for a fall release. If you like the teaser video (just click the main logo on the site), please friend us on Myspace, Youtube or Facebook as we'd love to let you know when the album is...
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- May 30, 2010
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Ultra/Std Recordings
Andy Wood & Andy Timmons together in Raleigh July 21-24

Anybody who can do it, I'm here to tell you that you won't regret it. :) I think the hardest thing we have to convince people of is how small this truly is. It is the next best thing to having private lessons with Andy Timmons & Andy Wood. Here's some pics of last year's and you can see how...
- Paul Warren
- Post #5
- May 30, 2010
- Forum: Ultra/Std Discussion
Andy Wood & Andy Timmons together in Raleigh July 21-24

Newly minted Fractal artist Andy Wood will be joining us this summer with Andy Timmons for the RMA Summer Guitar Workshop at the Raleigh Music Academy. There are 2 day and 4 day packages for the classes and clinics available. Both Andy Timmons and Andy Wood will have separate performance...
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- May 26, 2010
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Ultra/Std Discussion
Fractal Audio welcomes John Petrucci

Congrats to everybody at Fractal! Very good news. And I can say with certainty, that when JP publicly says he likes a piece of gear, he really likes it. :) People are always introducing him to new gear so this is very cool indeed. paul
- Paul Warren
- Post #36
- May 3, 2010
- Forum: News
new video/music of a Paramore tune with my Ultra

Thanks everyone! Scott, as for exact settings I'm not sure (I'd have to go look) but the distorted tones were from a patch called "Tool" which I believe was in an archive put online some time ago. I backed off of the drive on both of the amps and let the EP booster push it a bit and give it a...
- Paul Warren
- Post #7
- Mar 9, 2010
- Forum: Ultra/Std Recordings
new video/music of a Paramore tune with my Ultra

I did a cover of Paramore's "Decode" with a former student singing. Axe-Fx Ultra on all guitars of course! The cleans and dirty rhythms were all direct and the lead was miced with the chain being EP booster, Axe-Fx, Mesa 20/20, Port City cabs. This was good fun...
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- Mar 8, 2010
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Ultra/Std Recordings
Beat It solo with factory Ultra preset

Thanks guys! I'm such a newbie with my Ultra still, but when I get a moment here or there, it's good fun. Neither of my personal computers will run the new Axe Edit software, so I'm a bit stuck with that at the moment but looking forward to when I can finally use it! :)
- Paul Warren
- Post #5
- May 26, 2009
- Forum: Ultra/Std Recordings
Beat It solo with factory Ultra preset

I was inspired by seeing another guy's recent takes on this solo, so I just plugged and played with no real tweaking on the Eruption preset on my new Ultra. Obviously, the camera is just picking up the sound via its own mic. It's all coming through a couple of Event studio monitors. I'm slowly...
- Paul Warren
- Thread
- May 26, 2009
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Ultra/Std Recordings