rjblaskiewicz
Member
Hi, all. First post. New Axe FX II user.
For the last several years I've been lusting after the fractal axe fx line and was finally in a position to buy a used Axe FX II. I managed to download the drivers for my laptop and update the firmware to Ares 2.0. Go me. Emboldened by this success, I decided to add a used MFC 101 to the setup. OK, well, it came without a midi cable. Or a power source. I eventually managed to get everything powered on. Go me. I was going to do all the setting up, but the manual's instructions and what I see on the LED do not add up. And youtube videos are basically dramatic readings of the manual. I was able to configure the effects unit to (in theory) use the midi out socket for the MFC 101 firmware update, but the foot controller does not let me get that far. Completely by accident, I stumbled on the firmware for the MFC, v. 0.19. This seems like a low number, I'm guessing it's the factory setting? I'm sure I'll be able to figure this out once I am able to convince the foot controller that Axe FX II Mode is a thing, but as far as I can tell, it's not on the unit right now. Am I reading this situation right?
Update: Aaand I seem to have started a whole new top-level thread. Go. Me.
For the last several years I've been lusting after the fractal axe fx line and was finally in a position to buy a used Axe FX II. I managed to download the drivers for my laptop and update the firmware to Ares 2.0. Go me. Emboldened by this success, I decided to add a used MFC 101 to the setup. OK, well, it came without a midi cable. Or a power source. I eventually managed to get everything powered on. Go me. I was going to do all the setting up, but the manual's instructions and what I see on the LED do not add up. And youtube videos are basically dramatic readings of the manual. I was able to configure the effects unit to (in theory) use the midi out socket for the MFC 101 firmware update, but the foot controller does not let me get that far. Completely by accident, I stumbled on the firmware for the MFC, v. 0.19. This seems like a low number, I'm guessing it's the factory setting? I'm sure I'll be able to figure this out once I am able to convince the foot controller that Axe FX II Mode is a thing, but as far as I can tell, it's not on the unit right now. Am I reading this situation right?
Update: Aaand I seem to have started a whole new top-level thread. Go. Me.