Recker
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I have just purchased the Axe-FX III and am currently setting it up...
It's running via a Furman PL-PLUS CE Power Conditioner, to an Atomic CLR Active Wedge NEO Mk II (FRFR) speaker.
Mogami Gold Studio XLR connection between them (AXE-Fx Out 1 Left to CLR Input 1) and Mogami Platinum Guitar Cable running to an ESP M-II Neck-thru Guitar.
Installed USB Driver, Axe-Edit III and Fractal-Bot. Updated the firmware to 16.02 and applied the "Axe-Fx_III_ALL_BANKS-v16p02b.syx" factory presets.
Any setting suggestions?
So far the settings are...
Power Amp Modeling: On
Cabinent Modeling: Active
Tone Control Display: Authentic
AC Line Frequency: Changed this to 50Hz (default was 60Hz, but I live in New Zealand and believe that is 50Hz?)
What should I be using for the Output 1 Configuration? Currently...
Mode: Stereo (but I only have a single Atomic CLR speaker setup mono via XLR connection?)
Output Level: -10 dBV (but my FRFR speaker could support +4 dBu, will that affect the quality of sound or just how loud it gets?)
Phase: Normal
What are the best presets available for this setup?
Either free or paid for bundles. I would like some high quality rock and metal tones. I'm wondering if presets work best for certain setups, such as the firmware, guitar, pups and amp used?
Is Silent Underground Studio any good as it mentions Cygnus firmware and FRFR on their Brit bundles, which sound like what I want?
Would Austin Buddy Live Gold or Naked Amps be different / better or worst? Do they take over all the default preset locations on the AXE-FX?
Freeman Metal and Rock pack?
Finally is there any way of selecting your favourite presets into a list on the AXE-FX in order to quickly go back to each of them? That would be ideal rather than scrolling through thousands each time.
It's running via a Furman PL-PLUS CE Power Conditioner, to an Atomic CLR Active Wedge NEO Mk II (FRFR) speaker.
Mogami Gold Studio XLR connection between them (AXE-Fx Out 1 Left to CLR Input 1) and Mogami Platinum Guitar Cable running to an ESP M-II Neck-thru Guitar.
Installed USB Driver, Axe-Edit III and Fractal-Bot. Updated the firmware to 16.02 and applied the "Axe-Fx_III_ALL_BANKS-v16p02b.syx" factory presets.
Any setting suggestions?
So far the settings are...
Power Amp Modeling: On
Cabinent Modeling: Active
Tone Control Display: Authentic
AC Line Frequency: Changed this to 50Hz (default was 60Hz, but I live in New Zealand and believe that is 50Hz?)
What should I be using for the Output 1 Configuration? Currently...
Mode: Stereo (but I only have a single Atomic CLR speaker setup mono via XLR connection?)
Output Level: -10 dBV (but my FRFR speaker could support +4 dBu, will that affect the quality of sound or just how loud it gets?)
Phase: Normal
What are the best presets available for this setup?
Either free or paid for bundles. I would like some high quality rock and metal tones. I'm wondering if presets work best for certain setups, such as the firmware, guitar, pups and amp used?
Is Silent Underground Studio any good as it mentions Cygnus firmware and FRFR on their Brit bundles, which sound like what I want?
Would Austin Buddy Live Gold or Naked Amps be different / better or worst? Do they take over all the default preset locations on the AXE-FX?
Freeman Metal and Rock pack?
Finally is there any way of selecting your favourite presets into a list on the AXE-FX in order to quickly go back to each of them? That would be ideal rather than scrolling through thousands each time.