looper

  1. Markcarl

    Using external looper with FM9 / Axe-FX III

    I’m still relatively new to the fractal system and am using an Axe-FX III and FM9. I’ve experimented with the built in looper in these units. It works good but I have a BOSS RC-500 looper that has a lot more memories / features / options. I’m curious to hear if others are using external...
  2. C

    FM3 Controlling Looper With Just 3 Switches?

    Hey there, I'm a current AX8 user who wants to upgrade to the next gen. I want to be able to do acoustic gigs with the FM3 and be able to record a loop, add delay, and then solo over top. Practically, would I be able to configure the 3 switches to make this work or do I really need to consider...
  3. D

    FM9 is on my desk, how can use looper ?

    this is my setup and I am trying to figure out how can I use looper functions without moving the FM9. I have FS-7 foot switch and also boss rc500 (but I want to sell the boss rc500 unless it is going to make big difference) Is that possible to control looper with FS-7? Should I keep RC-500 do...
    • DGD
    • Thread
    • boss rc-500 fs-7 fs7 looper
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: FM9 Discussion
  4. NDESMAREST

    AFIII Impro Looper - Clapton Custom Kinman Woodstock PUs 😻👍

    A "live" take with the beautiful Fender Clapton signature Custom fitted with a set of Kinman Woodstock pickups, fa-bu-lous! 🎸🔥😉 For the sound, Fender Princeton, Roland JC-120, Friedman BE, Bogner Uberschall, the awesome effects and Looper of the Axe-Fx III Mark II.
  5. boydtee

    Effects Loop FM-3 external looper

    Hi All, I'm totally new to the Fractal Audio world with my first FM-3 & FC-6. I'm trying to patch a Boss RC-20 into the effects loop of my FM3 and can't for the life of me get any audio to come back out once I start a loop. Setup: I/0 FM3 - Out2 L to RC-20 IN FM3 - IN2 L from RC-20 OUT Out...
  6. S

    Looper help needed!

    Hello Everyone searching for a solution. I have a acoustic guitar going in.. I have 6 different scenes and I would like the looper to record sound on scene 1 and play through as I switch scenes to change sounds. I would also like the looper to record sound from whatever scene I put into it and...
  7. NDESMAREST

    🇫🇷 LES TUTOS DE NICO #15 - AXE-FX III (FM3 & FM9) - Le LOOPER dans le détail ! 🎸

    🇫🇷 LES TUTOS DE NICO #15 - AXE-FX III (FM3 & FM9) - Le LOOPER dans le détail ! 🎸 Passage en revue des paramètres et utilisation du bloc LOOPER dans l’Axe-Fx III (FM3 & FM9). Création d'un préset avec 2 sons. Placement du Looper PRE ou POST effets. Utilisation de la fonction Quantize.
  8. NDESMAREST

    AFIII I Just Play #13 - Princeton / JC 120 / Friedman BE / Rev Shimmer / Looper - Charvel So-Cal HSH 🎸😊

    🇺🇸 HAPPY NEW YEAR to all ! Love, peace, health, success and ... music ! 🙏❤️😊🎸 The first live shot of the year with the latest arrival, the beautiful Charvel Pro-Mod HSH and its Seymour Duncan pickups. For the sound, the Fender Princeton, JC-120 and Friedman BE models of the Axe-Fx III with the...
  9. NDESMAREST

    AFIII I Just Play #12 - Fender Twin Rvb + Ambiance FX + Looper - One take 😊🎸

    🇺🇸 A "live" take with the beautiful Ibanez AS83-STE and its Super 58 pickups. For the sound, one of the Fender Twin Reverb models of the Axe-Fx III with the Looper and some ambient effects. 🇫🇷 Une prise “live” avec la belle Ibanez AS83-STE et ses micros Super 58. Pour le son, un des modèles...
  10. NDESMAREST

    FM3 I Just Play #11 - Gibson LP Tribute - FM3 : Super Rvb - Mesa MK III - Plexi 70 - CAE3+ - Looper. 🎸

    🇺🇸 A "live" take with the new arrival, a 2013 Gibson Les Paul Tribute Future. For the sound, 4 amps of the FM3 : Fender Super Reverb, Mesa Boogie MK III, Marshall Plexi 1970, CAE3+ Lead channel and the Looper. 😉🎸 🇫🇷 Une prise “live” avec la nouvelle arrivée, une Gibson Les Paul Tribute Future de...
  11. NDESMAREST

    AFIII I Just Play #10 - Princeton - JC-120 - Friedman - Looper - AXE-FX III - Roi Lion 🎸

    🇺🇸 A "live" take with the beautiful "Lion King" and its EMG pickups. For the sound, 3 amps : Fender Princeton, Roland JC-120 and Friedman BE models and the looper from the Axe-Fx III and the great Cygnus 16.05 firmware. 😉🎸 🇫🇷 Une prise “live” avec la belle “Roi Lion” et ses micros EMG. Pour le...
  12. JasonB5232

    Access to Looper from Perform Layout

    I apologize if this has been discussed (to death) already, still trying to figure out the best way to search forums (feel free to point me in the right direction.) Plugged in the FC12 last night and I have the general idea of the Layouts, but looking for what other people have done in terms of...
  13. Les Paul Rider

    Doubts about functions on the control switch.

    Is it possible to control the "play" of the looper with a control switch? I'd like to press a button to start the looper and switch to the next scene at the same time. Is it possible? and another question, is it possible to change blocks with a control switch, not changing scenes? For instance...
  14. A

    WISH - One Tap gets you Two Functions (Looper with Reverb Hold Problems)

    Hi In the FC Layout - I would like TWO (count em' two) TAP functions per foot switch press [just press not press and hold]. See Screen Snapshot Below [thank you Photoshop]. PROBLEM; I use the reverb hold to create lush string pads, but of course over time the volume of the reverb hold fades...
  15. darkLINK

    Closed Something like the Digitech SDrum pedal would be very useful inside Fractal Units!

    I'm about to buy one of these SDrum pedals from digitech but, wouldn't it be awesome if we could have a looper Block for this? Strumming a drum loop pattern that comes out as drum samples is such a great idea. and super useful for those with no drummer, or those unwilling to split the pay out...
    • darkLINK
    • Thread
    • axeiii drum fm3 loop looper machine please sdrum
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: FM3 Wish List
  16. NDESMAREST

    AFIII I Just Play #7 - Music Man Luke II - Axe-Fx III : Soldano X88R X99 SLO 100 & Looper 🎸

    🇺🇸 A one take recording with the beautiful Music Man Luke II in Black Sparkle and his signature Lukather EMG pickups. For the sound, the Looper, Soldano X88R, X899 and SLO 100 of the Axe-Fx III. 😉 🇫🇷 Une prise “live” avec la magnifique Music Man Luke II en Black Sparkle et ses micros EMG...
  17. darko89

    Not a Bug Lag when using looper being triggered by external midi controller ( MC6 )

    So basically I noticed that when I use the MC6 to trigger the looper, I always seem to be “late”. And you can hear a clear pop between the loops. At first I thought I was just doing it wrong , but then I switched to using the footswitches of the FM3 itself and voila, no timing issues or lag. Do...
    • darko89
    • Thread
    • fm3 looper mc6 morningstar
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: FM3 Bugs
  18. luckymethod

    Wish Allow triggering the looper screen with MIDI

    It's pretty self explanatory, I would like to be able to show the looper screen using a MIDI controller. That way I can see the playback UI and I find it a little easier to use with some visual feedback. original thread...
  19. luckymethod

    Is there a way to trigger the Looper display using midi?

    Hello folks, I tried searching the forum but I couldn't find anything pertinent. I'm setting up my Axe 3 with a Nektar Pacer (the FC-6 or 12 are a little expensive for me atm) and I would like to trigger the looper screen on my axe unit when I turn the looper on. I have mapped all the other...
  20. diezel013

    Looper Question

    Hello everyone... I’m really pleased with my Axe Fx III unit... controlling it with my Ground Control Pro... I played around with assigning the looper record, play and stop controls to the Footswitch but it’s a lot of tap dancing and not very musical in this way. Has anyone had any luck with...
  21. NDESMAREST

    AFIII I Just Play #4 - Music Man LUKE II - Axe-Fx III : Looper 🎸

    🇺🇸 A one take jam with the beautiful Luke II and the Looper of the Axe-Fx III ! 🎶 🇫🇷 Une impro “live” avec la belle Luke II et le Looper de l’Axe-Fx III ! 🎸👍
  22. Lou Lab

    Looper switch question... Specific color when playing a loop?

    Hi, When I record a loop the switch LED goes bright with the color of my choice. So far so good. What about a different color when "playing" a loop? I'd like to know visually that a loop is being played... Anyone knows how to do that on either FC6-FC12-FM3? Thank you!
  23. G

    Genius needed: FM3 Looper and Outboard Effects.

    My setup involves 2 external Chase Bliss pedals being controlled via MIDI with a 5-pin/TRS converter box. My goal: I want to use the looper in the FM3 and have the pedals’ effects printed BEFORE they hit the looper so each loop can have a specific set of effects. FM3 has 2 Effects...
  24. MrPond

    FM3 and external Looper via FOH and Cab. Output

    Hey guys! I'm planning on getting the FM3 to actually rebuild my whole guitar rig (big pedalboard, multiple amps/cabs, ...) The digital route only works for me having also the option to run a real guitar cab, which of course works with fractal. I checked the manual how the FOH+Cab setup works -...
    • MrPond
    • Thread
    • 720 fm3 looper looper block looper location
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: FM3 Discussion
  25. Sauro_on_guitar

    testing the "stack" option on some effects...

    in the new Axe Fx3 firmware there's a very cool option ... in many effects (delay, reverbs etc ...). It is possible to freeze the sound... ok, nothing innovative but wait! ...unlike the "hold" function of other gear there's something new here! With this so called "stack" you can freeze the...
  26. Z

    Looper and Changing Presets

    Its my understanding that when the Looper is playing audio and you change presets, there is a gap in audio? Will this be addressed (I imagine by making the Looper a Global Block) in the future? Is this on the Wish List ;) Or maybe already addressed ?
  27. maxolla

    LOOPER block dream

    Last night I had a dream only to awake from it in a cold sweat. In my dream my Axe looper block had 4 different lines that synced to each other and all lines could be different lengths. I had a similar dream where there were two looper blocks that could be placed anywhere in the chain. Any...
  28. Conley Shepherd

    Finally at a place of comfort with the Axe-Fx III

    well, been 2 months and finally at a place where I am happy with the setup. I am able to access all scenes on demand with no clicking up and down the list, the looper, tuner, tap tempo, external controllers, patch changes with controller display of patch and scene selection. The controller shows...
  29. Conley Shepherd

    Command sequence to bring up Looper screen

    Is there a sequence of commands to bring up the looper window on the AXE III remotely? If so, what are they?
  30. Conley Shepherd

    New Voes MX-12 - how to program for looper?

    I just got my MX-12 a couple hours ago and I really like the way it interrogates the AF3 for patch names and such. scene selection is a breeze as well. basic setup is pretty easy. I am able to get 5 p[resets and 4 scenes out of the box with tap and tuner in the window. Nice! The ability on...
  31. A

    Looper Settings Help Needed (FC-12)

    Hi, I'm coming from a large pedal board setup where I had an EHX 720 stereo looper. See the picture This EHX 720 worked like this: You press and held to record, and as soon as you lifted up off the foot switch you were holding - TWO THINGS happened, the recording stopped and it started to play...
  32. Vito80

    AX8 looper does not stay in sync with the click/metronome

    Hi, I have this issue with my Ax8 that the looper does not stay in sync with the click/metronome. I have tried to play something slow and short loops to be really precise on my playing, but after 10 or so repeats the looper will get off sync. This is really irritating, naturally. Is this...
  33. Douglas Baldwin

    Preset Looper Length?

    Is there a way to "arm" the looper in advance so that when I open a patch, the looper is preset to a certain length?
  34. DanielB

    Question About "Global" Looper Behavior

    I normally do 4CM into my tube amp, but I recently needed to drop it off for repairs. So now I am going directly into an RME Babyface Pro (with no 4CM obviously) and into my Laptop + a simple amp sim, with the FX8 doing all the FX. It sounds pretty good. Here's what strange. I have the Looper...
  35. trancegodz

    Implemented 1/2 speed function for Looper

    Please add the Half Speed function to the Looper that's on all the other Fractal Audio products.
  36. G

    Redo for AX8 Looper

    I have an Ax8 on front of me and I'm ready for it to replace my Amp, Multi FX Pedal and my Looper, but I can't pull the trigger without a Redo for the Looper function. I lay down the percussion on my initial loop, then overdub the music. Then when I need to go to another part, I just 'Undo' so...
    • GJSolo
    • Thread
    • ax 8 loop loop ax8 looper looper block looper bug redo undo
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: AX8 Wishes + Bugs
  37. jrgg

    AX8 with a line out for just the looper

    Hello. I need to send just the output of what I play into the looper,(not what I play over it), to another musicians monitor. Can anyone suggest the way to achieve this? Maybe with the Fx loop in the AX-8? I use both XLR outs in stereo so those are tied up. Thanks. Jim
  38. HurdyGuigui

    Wish More instances of Looper block

    I would like to be able to have several instances of the looper block, just like any other effect :). At least 2 instances, but 4 if possible. Each looper would have his own assignable midi/FC controls Use cases : 1 - Differents parts of a song : You can record a verse in Looper 1 You can...
  39. LucasLeCompte

    AFIII Gettin Loopy With The Axe Fx III Looper

    Explored the Looper and put it through it's paces.I really like the looper because it makes building patches so much easier!
  40. trancegodz

    Looper in the Axe FXIII

    I thought I'd read that in the Axe FXIII that you didn't have to add a Looper block for the Looper to work, and that it would be automatically available in all presets. I tried it today and nothing worked. Was that something they were thinking about and decided not to do? I had to add a Looper...
  41. Henry

    Implemented Looper: Hitting ONCE while in RECORD should stop recording but not start playing immediately

    The current looper control does not allow for a loop to stop and not play immediately. At least I have not found a way so far. The II looper implemented this by: - stopping the recording when you hit Record (while recording) - and setting the Immediate Play to Off. The III looper goes into...
  42. Carmacore

    Control looper and other momentary switches from DAW

    Hi Guys, my II is now back from repair after the fire in my rehearsal room and while I´m about to create all the old sounds again I also want to get rid of my MFC live. Changing of presets and scenes as well as expression curves work propertly. But i just cant force the looper to do his work...
  43. W

    How to set up Looper without MFC-101

    I have the Axe FX ii mark ii and I'm stumped on how to set up the looper. I have a midi foot controller and I see that the midi numbers for the looper record/play functions are #28,29. But when I hit those numbers on my foot switch, the looper doesn't activate, the patch just changes. I know I'm...
  44. izappa

    Volume on looper - always louder than what I recorded

    I am missing something simple on the looper. When I record, what gets played back is always louder than what i recorded. If I go into its config, I can decrease the gain and quiet it, but I am guessing there's a reason for this behavior I could correct. BTW - this is for any of my presets or...
  45. O

    Change MCF-101 Looper Mode IA Switch MIDI CC Message?

    Hi, is it possible to change the MIDI CC Messages or Toggle/Momentary functions that MCF sends when it is in looper mode (REVEAL)? I bought the MFC-edit but it seemes it can't be done. When I'm in looper mode and I press IASw 1 for the first time it sends CC #28 with value 127. When I press...
  46. M

    Axe FX II Looper vs. Boss RC-30

    Quick questions guys!! I'm a new Axe FX II user (and I love it, and will never return, and etc. etc.) I don't have the MFC-101 yet, but it's my next big purchase. No new vinyl player, house stuff, etc. before the MFC 101 is a reality for me. So I have a question... Not long ago I bought the...
  47. N

    Help with Looper

    Can anyone tell me how to extend the amount of time the MFC gives you to loop a chord progression/bass line etc.? The factory setting only lets you record around a 3 second loop. Thanks.
  48. APE

    Blooper

    When I want to trigger the solo sound right after recording a loop and start the playback (without having to reconfigure things on the fly). 1) Switch to Looper mode (Footswitch 8) 2) Hit REC and begin playing rhythm 3) Exit Looper mode (Footswitch 8) 4) Finish playing rhythm and immediately...
  49. Mincer

    Wish Global Looper Option

    I'd love a user-selectable Global Looper function at the cost of some CPU. If you could select between per-preset and global, then it would avoid the 30-50ms gap when you change presets with the looper running (even with the same grid position and settings). People who don't need this would not...
  50. JRFarmer

    Single switch looper control... is it possible?

    I'd love to have a single footswitch for looper control. Is this possible? Something like this... First push: Begin recording. Second push: End recording, begin playback. Third push: End playback.
  51. Panturnio

    Wish Dual track looper

    It would be super cool if AX8 have a dual track looper, like Electro Harmonix 22500 or Tc Electronic Dittox4. I own the EH, and I use it with my acoustic guitar. I just record a single bar of percussions (tapping on my guitar) and then I'm free to record another indipendent track with some...
  52. Feodor Saveliev

    Cross patch looper use

    Fracmates! Before apply topic to wish dpt could you please educate me a bit - is it possible to switch patches while using looper or only scenes? I think it may be handy to have looper patch independent to create entire guitar mix and try different sounds while being not limited by a patch...
  53. B

    Two or more loops for same patch?

    Had Axe Fx for a while, but want to know if its possible to use the looper to record and play back two or more loops using the same patch. I use to have a boomerang looper unit. I liked that you could immediately record, save, and switch between two or more loops and play over them. Right...
  54. Mincer

    Wish Looper Feedback parameter

    I'd love the looper to have some sort of feedback parameter, like a long delay. You can vary it as you play. This would work in overdub or not, and would affect anything that was recorded. You can have new stuff added to the loop as old stuff fades away, or fade loops away while playing live...
  55. ProgressiveRocco

    having fun with the looper (Michael Jackson-Thriller)

  56. Smittefar

    Looper: Stop recording and start playback using Modifier?

    So, here's what I want to do I want to use my scene 1 sound to record a loop, and then I want to solo using my scene 2 sound. So I want to start recording when I am in scene 1, but then when I hit scene 2, I want playback to start. According to the AxeFX manual, this should be doable. I...
  57. ElliottShredsGuitar

    Looper

    Hey guys, I downloaded this patch in hopes to finding out how to use the looper in the axe fx xl+ but I still have no idea. If anyone could download this patch and maybe give me some advice on how to get started I'd greatly appreciate it. I also do not have the foot controller so I'm having to...
  58. ElliottShredsGuitar

    How to use looper in Axe FX ii XL+

    I was wondering if there is any way to use the looper in the Axe Fx ii XL+ without having any of the foot controllers?
  59. Rick C

    Can the looper be triggered by a simple footswitch?

    Can a simple on/off foot switch be used as a trigger for starting/stopping the looper? I have a pair of old Roland DP2 switches (non-latching) I have used with drum machines and keyboards. I thought i'd better ask before trying.
  60. silk

    Looper bug

    when in PRE OUT position, there is a noise during transition from END to START. Overdubbing get worse. Help!
  61. SoProg

    Wish External Looper Storage

    Ok, this one is pretty out there... but I would really love a way to take the looper pedal off my board, and be able to trigger samples in the AX8 looper. I was thinking this could possibly work by attaching a flash stick or something similar (a Fractal proprietary one even... I'd pay!) to the...
  62. bwill81

    Looper Question

    Does anyone know if it's possible (if so, how) to assign the Looper Control on/off function that normally resides on switch 8 to an external switch? My apologies if this has already been addressed elsewhere.
  63. Voldemort

    Route Looper output to different amp/monitor

    Do any of you guys run the looper block output to a separate amp or monitor? I find that the looper playback tends to fight with the dry signal a bit if everything is coming out of the same speaker. If I do this by routing the looper block through output 2 and to a separate monitor, will I...
  64. brianv4

    Using the Looper in 2 Presets

    i set up a clean super verb preset and a lead IIc+ preset both with the looper. When I record a loop with the clean then switch to the lead preset and there's a gap in the audio when switching. Is this something that can be tweaked in future FW updates or just a fact of life in Axe8 world? I...
  65. K

    looper

    i have the axefx2 with a mfc101. Is it possible to permanitly save a loop? for example if i record a riff with the looper and then power off my axefx2. then turn the axefx back on . can i go back to that saved riff without playing it again? thanks kev
  66. actionjackson12

    ENGINEER or GUITAR PLAYER?

    Anyone else feel like they spend more time "programming" than playing? I would love to see how others approach using the axe-fx MKII/MFC-101 to really simplify, control, and access everything quickly and effortlessly...like a traditional rig (I miss having 5 knobs to control my amp etc.) MY...
    • actionjackson12
    • Thread
    • axe-fx mkii control ia switching looper mfc-101 mkiii scenes taming the beast taming the monster traditional
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
  67. P

    Using fcb1010 with axe fx ultra as looper

    When I record a loop I want to change presets and play a different sound over the loop. However, when I change presets the loop stops. Im using fcb1010 with uno and axe fx ultra. Ive set up the fcb so my top row are my looper functions , with rec set as a momentary switch(when I release it, it...
  68. Jurek

    FX8: The Looper goes with the metronome klick asynchron.

    Guten Abend, mein Englisch ist schwach, hilfreich mr google :)...... Mein Problem: 1) Der Looper geht mit dem Metronom, den ersten 2 bis 3 Wiederholungen korrekt synchronisiert. Aber nach, dass die zwei von ihnen (das Aufzeichnungsmaterial und Metronom-Klick) gehen Überstunden immer asynchron...
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