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Just like my good distant pal Scott Peterson did recently, I'm posting my FM3 rig.
Nothing spectacular on the floor: FM3, FC-6, Hall of Fame 2, spring-loaded expression pedal and a dual switch.
I don't use a pedalboard, because I often take things apart, and I can carry everything in a Mono bag.
The way I set up the FM3's presets and switches is very different from my Axe-Fx III rig. With the III, I use a RJM GT22 controller which allows me to switch everything easy and quickly: presets / scenes / effects / channels / iPad and more.
With the FM3 and FC-6, I use a very different approach. I use just a few presets and scenes, and set up things like a traditional pedalboard. Great for jamming, rehearsals etc. The OMG9 is a great method, but I prefer even more direct access to stuff.
I've been using this setup for a while now, and it works absolutely fantastic. My main preset uses around 80% CPU. Duplicate presets provide Pitch and Chorus blocks which don’t fit in my main preset, and other amp types. The FM3 goes straight to the desk or FR monitor.
The FM3's main 3 switches change the channels of the Amp block (Layout 1):
1 = channel A (clean)
2 = channel B (dirty)
3 = channel C (more gain), TAP to toggle to channel (most gain)
Holding switch 1 and 2 takes care of preset up/down switching. As said, I don't do much preset switching with the FM3.
The FC-6 starts on Layout 2, which is dedicated to drives / boosts / leads:
Filter (= neutral amp boost)
Drive 1 (fuzzes)
Drive 2 (ODs)
GEQ (= lead boost)
Delay
The HOLD function of each switch changes effect channels.
Except for the Filter (Boost) switch: its HOLD function switches the FC-6 to Layout 4 with 5 scene buttons.
The upper right switch of Layout 2 changes the FC-6 to Layout 3 with these effects:
Phaser
Rotary
Tremolo
Flanger
Volume (= volume swells)
Again, the HOLD function of each switch changes effect channels.
The upper right switch of Layout 3 returns the FC-6 to Layout 2.
The expression pedal operates as a Wah, or as a Whammy in a different preset (not enough CPU to do both in a single preset).
Like Scott, I have offloaded reverb / shimmer to an external pedal: TC's Hall of Fame 2. It's in the FM3's effects loop (OUT2 > IN2). The dual switch's 1st switch controls the OUT 2 block, effectively engaging/bypassing the reverb. That switch's HOLD function engages the FM3's tuner.
The dual switch's 2nd switch switches between scenes 1 and 2 (rhythm / solo), my main scenes, readily available.
Nothing spectacular on the floor: FM3, FC-6, Hall of Fame 2, spring-loaded expression pedal and a dual switch.
I don't use a pedalboard, because I often take things apart, and I can carry everything in a Mono bag.
The way I set up the FM3's presets and switches is very different from my Axe-Fx III rig. With the III, I use a RJM GT22 controller which allows me to switch everything easy and quickly: presets / scenes / effects / channels / iPad and more.
With the FM3 and FC-6, I use a very different approach. I use just a few presets and scenes, and set up things like a traditional pedalboard. Great for jamming, rehearsals etc. The OMG9 is a great method, but I prefer even more direct access to stuff.
I've been using this setup for a while now, and it works absolutely fantastic. My main preset uses around 80% CPU. Duplicate presets provide Pitch and Chorus blocks which don’t fit in my main preset, and other amp types. The FM3 goes straight to the desk or FR monitor.
The FM3's main 3 switches change the channels of the Amp block (Layout 1):
1 = channel A (clean)
2 = channel B (dirty)
3 = channel C (more gain), TAP to toggle to channel (most gain)
Holding switch 1 and 2 takes care of preset up/down switching. As said, I don't do much preset switching with the FM3.
The FC-6 starts on Layout 2, which is dedicated to drives / boosts / leads:
Filter (= neutral amp boost)
Drive 1 (fuzzes)
Drive 2 (ODs)
GEQ (= lead boost)
Delay
The HOLD function of each switch changes effect channels.
Except for the Filter (Boost) switch: its HOLD function switches the FC-6 to Layout 4 with 5 scene buttons.
The upper right switch of Layout 2 changes the FC-6 to Layout 3 with these effects:
Phaser
Rotary
Tremolo
Flanger
Volume (= volume swells)
Again, the HOLD function of each switch changes effect channels.
The upper right switch of Layout 3 returns the FC-6 to Layout 2.
The expression pedal operates as a Wah, or as a Whammy in a different preset (not enough CPU to do both in a single preset).
Like Scott, I have offloaded reverb / shimmer to an external pedal: TC's Hall of Fame 2. It's in the FM3's effects loop (OUT2 > IN2). The dual switch's 1st switch controls the OUT 2 block, effectively engaging/bypassing the reverb. That switch's HOLD function engages the FM3's tuner.
The dual switch's 2nd switch switches between scenes 1 and 2 (rhythm / solo), my main scenes, readily available.
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