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Importing a ToneMatch from Ax Fx II to FM9

There are many presets I'd like to try out that were made for Ax Fx II and III, but they use ToneMatch cabs. I'm unable to get these cabs into FM9. I opened these up in Frac-Tool exported the ToneMatch, both as FM9 and Axe Fx III. The FM9 doesn't register when scanning for user cabs, but the Ax...
- gutsee
- Thread
- Jan 10, 2023
- fm9 tonematch
- Replies: 14
- Forum: FM9 Discussion
Periphery - the way the news goes (preset + cabs)

hello everyone, here is my periphery cover. I was able to make this tonematch thanks to the separate tracks from the producer pack. I exported the tonematches and saved them as a cab block. In the description of the video on youtube you will find all the necessary links to download everything...
- Jack_Zan
- Thread
- Dec 15, 2022
- djent friedman ibanez ircab periphery 3 tonematch
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Preset Exchange
Alter Bridge - Metalingus

Try to play Metalingus, great song by Alter Bridge. In this video i used Fractal Axe fx II XL+ with a ibanez s5570 prestige Patch: Amp : Dual rectifier Modern 2 Cab: Tonematch of a Mesa Boogie Cabinet Tell me what you think
- Jack_Zan
- Thread
- Sep 14, 2022
- alter bridge dual rectifier ibanez mark tremonti mesa boogie metal myles kennedy tonematch
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
AFIII Underground 80s Metal Riffs - ep #2 - Def Leppard - High & Dry

Episode #2 - Def Leppard - High & Dry. I took the advice of @bstaley and shortened the intro! 4 songs from the album, including the full Switch 625. Tones are tone match on an LP custom. My video skills still need a lot of work!
- ToneLabRat
- Thread
- Jan 5, 2022
- 80s metal defleppard tonematch
- Replies: 16
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
No Tone Match? No Problem!

I wanted to give back to this awesome community by sharing a little tutorial I put together on how to EQ Match using your FM3, a DAW, and an isolated guitar track. This can be performed in any DAW, using one of the many EQ plug-ins available, but for this particular example, I will be using the...
- ruso
- Thread
- Dec 18, 2021
- daw fm3 logic loopback match match eq tone tonematch
- Replies: 11
- Forum: FM3 Discussion
Opeth - Deliverance Guitar Tonematch

hi guys, i tried to do opeth tonematch, here's the result : Let me know if you like it :) scene 1 clean scene 2 clean for acustic parts (piezo only) scene 3 rithm scene 4 lead scene 5 crunch here's the patch: https://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=9071
- Jack_Zan
- Thread
- Aug 7, 2021
- axe fx 2 xl plus free patch opeth tonematch
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Tone Match
I'm going to be completely honest here, Factory CAB TMA into Cablab question

I literally just want to clone Factory Cab 106 (Rumble 4x12 EV12s 160) in my AFX 2 XL+ so that I can put it in cablab 3 and combine it with a Celestion IR that I own so that I can save CPU power. Yes I realize trying to copy the factory cab walks a fine line of "we dont want you to do that". I'm...
- mikeymike
- Thread
- Mar 17, 2021
- cablab tma tma export levels tonematch
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Tone Match
Disturbed Guitar Playthrough

Disturbed have marked my adolescence, it seems right to pay homage to them with a video cover, here, I used the ax fx xl +. For the patch I used a Dual rectifier and created a tonematch with guitar stems
- Jack_Zan
- Thread
- Apr 26, 2020
- cover disturbed disturbed sound ibanez recto tonematch
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
Questions with Tonematching

Hi guys! Still loving the Axe Fx III! Lately when I tone-match a recording, my tone always ends up sounding out of phase/washed out. I try to take measures to make sure that it doesn't happen such as making sure I am referencing isolated guitar, making sure I split the audio of that guitar into...
- iamcaseydilla
- Thread
- Jul 9, 2019
- axe fx 3 tonematch
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
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Axe3 Tonematch IR won’t appear for Ax8 use

I made an acoustic guitar tone match on my Axe Fx3 and exported it as a user cab. I then exported the user cab as a .syx file. In Ax8 cab browser, this file can not be seen in the directory. In AxeFx3 cab browser, it can be found as expected. Is there a compatibility issue here, and perhaps...
- Hooligan
- Thread
- Feb 16, 2019
- ax 8 axe 3 axefx 3 ir files tonematch
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
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Tonematch Signal Question

Hi, I am working on a clean sound for my violin. I have an LR Baggs Piezo pickup. I have a no bones preset and I am trying to use Tonematch. There just a looper up front (to be able tweak things without playing), a slight /small compressor, then the tonematch and nothing else. Without the...
- Alex Kerezy
- Thread
- Feb 1, 2019
- signal tonematch
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
Acoustic Simulation Preset

Here, my first acoustic simulation preset.
- Andrea Maccianti
- Thread
- Dec 20, 2018
- acoustic andrea maccianti axefx 2 axefx 2 xl axefx 2 xl+ fractalaudio fractalaudiosystems patch preset tonematch
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
The Black Album Collection

Hi, I'll post here several recordings about some Metallica Black Album songs. They all have been made with the Axe FX, no post processing, just the guitar. First, The Unforgiven :
- Clive
- Thread
- Apr 20, 2018
- axe fx black album metallica nothing else matters sad but true sandman through the never tonematch unforgiven wherever i may roam
- Replies: 25
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
'Bay Area Metal Giants Vol.1: Classic Tones' out now! (METALLICA presets) AX8 compatible

SUMMER DISCOUNT: Until the end of September you get a 10 euro discount if you buy both Vol.1 and Vol.2 at once. So that's only 60 euros for 275 presets! Get yours now! Hey everyone! The new 'Bay Area Metal Giants Vol.1: Classic Tones' preset pack for the Axe FX XL+ is OUT NOW! AX8...
- Guitarjon
- Thread
- Feb 20, 2018
- ax8 metallica presets tonematch
- Replies: 61
- Forum: AX8 Preset Exchange
Legacy Presets Bay Area Metal Giants Vol.1 & 2 out now! (METALLICA presets) XL+ & AX8

COVID DISCOUNT: Until the end of June you get a 10 euro discount if you buy both Vol.1 and Vol.2 at once. So that's only 60 euros for 275 presets! Get yours now! Hey everyone! The new 'Bay Area Metal Giants Vol.1: Classic Tones' preset pack for the Axe FX XL+ is OUT NOW! AX8 compatible...
- Guitarjon
- Thread
- Feb 19, 2018
- metallica presets tonematch
- Replies: 133
- Forum: Vendors
Is there a way to tone match a guitar volume - tone stack?

Like sending the “tone matching frequency sweep” into the circuit just after the pickups while the AxeFx is listening. I have a fantastic Musicman Luke 111 and I swear there is some eq love going on in the boost section of the preamp. I would like to capture its treatment and be able to use...
- GuitarNut
- Thread
- Nov 16, 2017
- help tone match tone stack tonematch
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Tone Match
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Tone Match Help

Hey guys, I need some help getting my tone match to sound right. I'm creating a patch to sound like my '65 Deluxe Reverb Re-Issue. Naturally I chose the '65 deluxe reverb built into the unit on which to build my ToneMatch. I made a high quality .wav file of me playing through my actual amp to...
- Spaceace90
- Thread
- Aug 7, 2017
- amp model deluxe reverb fender fender deluxe reverb harsh harshness high frequencies highs parameters tonematch
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Tone Match
[Video] AX8 tutorial: Make tone matches and transfer to AX8

In this video, I show how to use Reaper, Mfreeformequalizer (MeldaProductions), Voxengo Deconvolver and AX8edit to create a tonematch, extract the Impulse Response (IR) and load it onto your AX8. I Tone Matched the DI signal from my acoustic guitar (Martin OM42) to a mic'ed signal from the same...
- Smittefar
- Thread
- Jul 20, 2017
- ax8 deconvolver match eq melda productions mfreeformequalizer reaper tonematch voxengo
- Replies: 1
- Forum: AX8 Discussion
Noise while switching scenes | Acoustic Tonematch

Hi, I have an acoustic tone match cab set in scene 1 (cab Y) and amp is off, in scene 2 I have an amp (IIC+) and a cab (X). Works fine when switching from scene 1 to 2 but while switching from 2 to 1 I can hear a really loud popping noise and I can't seem to get rid of it. Any idea why this may...
- Anand Altekar
- Thread
- Jun 30, 2017
- acoustic ax8 preset sceneswitch tonematch
- Replies: 2
- Forum: AX8 Discussion
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FRFR Cab Question

I've recently got a Matrix FR10p and with my tone match presets it sounds quite boxy unlike my studio monitors. I'm new to FRFR but I thought the sound would have been almost identical to my studio monitors with it being flat and all. My question is for anyone else with a FRFR cab or monitor...
- damo_512
- Thread
- May 6, 2017
- frfr monitor tonematch
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Amps and Cabs
TIP: Tone matching VST plugin 50% off (~$27) this week

https://www.meldaproduction.com/MFreeformEqualizer I would have loved tone matching capabilities in the AX8, but I understand, why it was left out. I have also said numerous times that if Fractal released the tone match feature as a VST or stand-alone program, I would buy it, instantly. I have...
- Smittefar
- Thread
- Dec 13, 2016
- ax8 deconvolver matcheq meldaproduction mfreeformequalizer tonematch voxengo vst
- Replies: 7
- Forum: AX8 Discussion
Metallica 'Hardwired... to self-destruct' guitar tones, presets and video!

Hi guys! The new Metallica record has just been released and I'm LOVING it! I thought I'd make some good old tonematches for you to celebrate this cool occasion! Please enjoy the video I made to demonstrate these tones: The preset links are in the description of the video. Let's talk...
- Guitarjon
- Thread
- Nov 18, 2016
- hardwired james hetfield metallica tonematch
- Replies: 37
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
Tone match requests? Is this a thing?

So the AX8 is my first step into the fractal world, and I have a feeling that there is an Axe-FX in my future, but until then is anyone out there with a few minutes that could tone match some Andy Summers for me? I don't know how much time it takes...but I (and prob others) would be very happy...
- sskkmm
- Thread
- Sep 16, 2016
- beer tonematch tonematch for beer
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Tone Match
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5 Minutes Alone, (Tonematch)

Okey, okey..Here is some Pantera tonematching =D I think this is not the preset you want to jam alone but works at least for this kinda of recordings.. I will put both guitar and bass presets below 'cause i think this presets is heavily depending on bass tone also :D
- StormBlåst
- Thread
- Jul 23, 2016
- 5 minutes alone axe fx guitar jackson guitars jackson rr24 pantera recording tonematch
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Tone Match
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The Unforgiven tonematch

Hello my Fractal Friends! After about a month playing with new so called "Metallica amp" i decided to make another tone match preset. My first attempt was to tonematch Struggle Within tone cause i really like guitar on that track but since there is only few isolated guitar tracks from Black...
- StormBlåst
- Thread
- Jul 4, 2016
- axe fx jackson guitars mesa mesa/boogie metallica rr24 the unforgiven tonematch
- Replies: 14
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Tone Match
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ToneMatch a WAV file?

Looking for the best way to match a pre-recorded WAV file. I have a WAV file of a guitar sound I'd like to match, using a preset and working with EQ is not getting the desired result. Is Tone matching the way to do this?
- sadicus
- Thread
- Jun 24, 2016
- tonematch
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Tone Match

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