Glad to hear it!
One more edit considering that you have a Standard. The firmware file you downloaded should be named 'standard11_00.zip'. The file this archive contains is named 'axefx11_00.syx'. The directory that you want to copy 'axefx11_00.syx' to is:
C:\Program Files\Fractal Audio\Axe-Edit\Firmware\Standard
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As far as individual patches you might download Axe-Edit places it's user files in a different location. Within the 'My Documents' or 'Documents' directory (depending on what version of Windows you're running) you'll find a sub-directory named 'Fractal Audio'. The path to the presets directory looks something like this:
...Documents\Fractal Audio\Presets\Standard
For my part I created a new sub-directory under the 'Presets' directory named 'Downloads'. Within the 'Downloads' sub-directory I make new sub-directories to categorize the presets I download. For instance - f I download multiple high gain presets from different sources I'll place them in a sub-directory named 'High Gain'. Multiple clean pates are placed in a sub-directory named 'Clean'. If I download a collection of presets from a single source I name the sub-directory for the source as these presets usually follow a specific format and I don't want to have to go digging around for a single preset from that source. For instance - Yek's preset collection is placed in a sub-directory named 'Yek's presets', Scott Peterson's presets are placed in a sub-directory named 'Peterson's presets', etc, etc. Examples:
...Documents\Fractal Audio\Presets\Hi gain
...Documents\Fractal Audio\Presets\Clean
...Documents\Fractal Audio\Presets\Yek's presets
...Documents\Fractal Audio\Presets\Peterson's presets
This keeps my downloaded presets organized so that I can find them easily.
There are a couple of ways to load a downloaded preset.
The first, and my preferred method, is to use the Preset Manager. You'll find a button along the upper-left side of the Axe-Edit app labeled 'Preset Mgr'. Clicking this button opens a new widow with two vertical panes visible, each with tabs across the top. Click on the 'Presets' tab above the left pane, then click the 'Source' button in the upper-left corner of within the Presets tab. A dialog window will open allowing you to select a directory. navigate through the directory tree to get to the location where the downloaded preset you want is located. Example:
...Documents\Fractal Audio\Presets\Clean
Once you reach this directory you will see the files contained within in the the dialog window. Double click on any of these files to close the dialog window and populate the Presets tab with the presets within the selected directory. Some presets may show up in a higher preset number slot within the default 'A' bank or possibly in bank 'B' or 'C'. Most or all of the selected presets will simply load up in sequence from the first slot down in the default 'A' bank. From here simply double-click on one of these presets to load it into 'in use' memory (IOW - to load it and use it).
The second is to click the 'Recall' button just below the 'Source' button in the Axe-Edit main window, then select 'Import Preset. A dialog window will open. Navigate through the directory tree to find the downloaded preset you want to load. When you find the preset file you're looking for simply double-click the file name. The dialog window will close and the preset will load.
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Whenever you open Axe-Edit with the intention of interacting directly with the Axe-FX remember to click the Source button and select Axe-FX as the source. This will ensure that the app functions with the Axe-FX in 2-way communication (functions and edits are applied directly to the 'in use' memory in the Axe-FX, functions like the tuner receive real-time data from the Axe-FX allowing you to use the Axe-Edit window tuner function to tune your guitar rather than the front panel LCD screen on the Axe-FX unit, edits made and preset changes will refresh the Axe-Edit window to reflect the current condition of the Axe-FX, etc, ect.
Hope this helps!
