Boston-Mike-FM9
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Will old AX8 presets load and work with the FM9?
Not yet, fm9 support is still experimentalThey can be converted with FracTool, but you may get better results if you start from scratch at the FM9.
My advice would be to spend the time it takes to manually convert them. It's worth it in the end.I just got my FM9 and am wanting to convert AX8 presets to FM9. I tried the FracTool but it did not work for me. Converting all my AX8 presets to FM9 manually would take a long time. Any advice is appreciated.
There is no tool that can accurately translate the parameter settings from one generation to another because too much has changed in the interim: Parameter limits are different, some parameters don't exist, and others were added or were split into multiple parameters.I just got my FM9 and am wanting to convert AX8 presets to FM9. I tried the FracTool but it did not work for me. Converting all my AX8 presets to FM9 manually would take a long time. Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks for the reply. Is there a resource on how to bulk or individual "transfer" the preset layouts from AX8 to FM9 using FracTool? I tried using FracTool to show the blocks for one preset and attempted to replicate the block settings for the present preset, but, as you indicate, parameters are different.There is no tool that can accurately translate the parameter settings from one generation to another because too much has changed in the interim: Parameter limits are different, some parameters don't exist, and others were added or were split into multiple parameters.
Probably the best thing to do is to replicate/transfer the layout of the preset from the AX8 to the FM9 using FracTool, then listen to the sound of that preset on the AX8, and begin adjusting the FM9's parameters by ear, ignoring what positions you see the knobs in on the AX8. Like Cliff says, "Use your ears, not your eyes."
You might want to cruise through the factory presets first and see if any catch your ear as being similar to ones on your AX8, and use those as jumping-off places. Many people have commented that they found factory presets they liked even better than their originals when doing that.
Yep. Use the 'Tool to get into the ballpark then start tweaking.My procedure is to first get the amp/cab blocks right. I pull up the same amp model and cab IR (if it's a factory IR). If there's no matching cab IR I try to find a similar one. Then adjust the amp parms to match the original which is a lot of work in case the advance parms have been touched. Then adjust the amp block by ears. Everything else is comparatively easy. Add the corresponding block, select the type and copy the parms. In most cases that works ok. Modifiers can be a bitch to port as the parameters they control don't necessarily exist on the target device. That's when you have to start experimenting.
Excellent tip!Edit: I use a modified 4CM template to keep the AX8 in the FM9 FX loop to allow for quick switching back and forth between the two using a looper block at the input to keep repeating the input pattern while comparing and adjusting parameters.