Axe-Fx III Firmware 23.00 Release Candidate (Beta #6)

[FractalAudio]

Thanks for the awesome work! Gapless switching is a great improvement. I love my Axe-fx III even more now.

Does it also affect how fast Midi messages from Scene Midi block are sent to other gear? Or it is something completely unrelated?

Completely unrelated.

 

[AminorZmajor]

Had a gig last night with the FM9 and the comparison between my Axe III and FM9 gap less switching was stark. I use the same presets and rehearse/practice with the Axe III. I have adapted using the FM9 but what a difference….. Very apparent. Cliff, wonderful work addressing the gap. Hope it ports over to FM9 as it will raise the high bar the FM9 has already achieved.

 

[jimmynorrisjr]

Does anyone else collect Firmware zip files in a folder like baseball cards? asking for a friend.

I have been. Just last week I deleted the whole folder. Not sure why I would ever go back. Haha

 

[Budda]

I have been. Just last week I deleted the whole folder. Not sure why I would ever go back. Haha

That and iirc they are archived here so its not like you cant get them again.

 

[State of Epicicity]

In the preset I've attached there is a delay when you switch between Scene 1 (Root) and Scene 4 (Lead) using the FC12. I use Layout 6 on the FC12 for this. I've created this with stock cabs. Thanks for looking into it!

 

[State of Epicicity]

In the preset I've attached there is a delay when you switch between Scene 1 (Root) and Scene 4 (Lead) using the FC12. I use Layout 6 on the FC12 for this. I've created this with stock cabs. Thanks for looking into it!

Man, I spent so much time the other night trying to figure this out before I posted today, but I just figured out the cause of this: the delay in activating Secne 4 from the bottom right switch occurs only when I have the MLM Switch Combo Enabled on the FC12! I noticed that it seemed like this switch seemed to be engaging only when I lift my foot, and that led me to find this cause. But still, it does not seem like the bottom right footswitch should act this way to select a Scene, even if the MLM Combo is enabled.

 

[unix-guy]

But still, it does not seem like the bottom right footswitch should act this way to select a Scene, even if the MLM Combo is enabled.

I believe that behavior exists for every function other than Tap Tempo.

 

[Genghis]

Man, I spent so much time the other night trying to figure this out before I posted today, but I just figured out the cause of this: the delay in activating Secne 4 from the bottom right switch occurs only when I have the MLM Switch Combo Enabled on the FC12! I noticed that it seemed like this switch seemed to be engaging only when I lift my foot, and that led me to find this cause. But still, it does not seem like the bottom right footswitch should act this way to select a Scene, even if the MLM Combo is enabled.

I disabled MLM because I occasionally would accidentally tap the two buttons when I meant to do only the lower right button to change scenes. It kind of makes sense that it has a slight hold on the one button as it has to be timed to trigger the MLM along with the other switch and it is virtually impossible to do both at precisely the same time.

 

[State of Epicicity]

I believe that behavior exists for every function other than Tap Tempo.

I disabled MLM because I occasionally would accidentally tap the two buttons when I meant to do only the lower right button to change scenes. It kind of makes sense that it has a slight hold on the one button as it has to be timed to trigger the MLM along with the other switch and it is virtually impossible to do both at precisely the same time.

Damn, it took me this long to realize? For a long time I had the MLM combo disabled so I could assign a momentary CS to switch 6, but recently I decided I liked having the secret MLM option. Well, at least I know what's going on now, and I can easily either program around it or just disable the MLM combo again. Thanks Unix and Genghis!

 

[Hamsworld]

Bug:
I installed beta 6. All my Dyna Caps are gone now. I installed them new - still the same, even in the AxeFx, even after "Refresh ......"

 

[unix-guy]

Bug:
I installed beta 6. All my Dyna Caps are gone now. I installed them new - still the same, even in the AxeFx, even after "Refresh ......"

Sounds like maybe you installed the wrong firmware.

Double check to make sure what version you're running.

If you were on the correct firmware and they weren't installed, you'd get a prompt on boot telling you they aren't installed.

 

[spikey]

Thanks, Cliff/Fractal very much for all you do!

 

[Admin M@]

MLM Switch Combo Enabled ... bottom right footswitch [activated] when I lift my foot

This is normal and expected. If not for this, then it would be impossible to access the Master Layout Menu without also activating the tap function of the lower right footswitch. In fact, it's one of the reasons there's a setting to disable the foot-rock switch combination.

 

[State of Epicicity]

This is normal and expected. If not for this, then it would be impossible to access the Master Layout Menu without also activating the tap function of the lower right footswitch. In fact, it's one of the reasons there's a setting to disable the foot-rock switch combination.

I had gone so long with the MLM Combo disabled, I totally missed this. Yeah, that makes sense why; I programmed around it as soon as I figured out what was going on; easy enough!

For a while, with the MLM Combo disabled, I had actually programmed one footswitch on every global layout to be dedicated to the MLM, so I may do that again; the big thing is knowing it's not a bug and it's something whose behavior I can now anticipate.

Much appreciated!

 

[JTI]

Sweet baby jesus; the drip is real

 

[giantslayer]

I believe that behavior exists for every function other than Tap Tempo.

A few years back, I had tap tempo and tuner sharing a button. The tap was going based on when the switch was released.

 

[State of Epicicity]

Bug?

I have two presets, Parting of The Ways and Infinite (fans of Forbidden, anyone?, @JiveTurkey, @fuzzyoctaves, @My name is mud), and I'm using per preset switches on Layout 6 of my FC12 for them. I have Parting of The Ways in preset slot 7 and Infinite in slot 8. If I use FC Layout 1 to move from preset 7 to preset 8, the switch is gapless, but if I use FC Layout 6 to move from preset 7 to preset 8, preset 8 is only triggered after a delay. In Layout 6 I'm using Switch 1 (bottom left) for this, so my MLM Combo shouldn't make a difference. Is this a situation in which I should reset my FC12, or is this a bug of some sort?

Thanks in advance for looking into this!

PS: I use my neck single-coil with the volume and tone knobs rolled back for Parting of The Ways and I use an IR captured from a third party that I can't share for Infinite, so these presets might sound terrible on your guitar.

 

[State of Epicicity]

I reset my FC12, but it was the same deal, so I tried again, this time, switching presets by using Layout 1, but trying to use a per preset override Layout Link so that selecting preset 8 from Parting of the Ways (in slot 7) should also switch the Layout to Layout 6, but no dice. The preset does switch gaplessly when you do this, but the Layout Link does not work.

 

[State of Epicicity]

I reset my FC12, but it was the same deal, so I tried again, this time, switching presets by using Layout 1, but trying to use a per preset override Layout Link so that selecting preset 8 from Parting of the Ways (in slot 7) should also switch the Layout to Layout 6, but no dice. The preset does switch gaplessly when you do this, but the Layout Link does not work.

 

[jetdriver1775]

I wore my Forbidden albums out back in the day (tape).