Using a vintage hifi stereo and high quality tower speakers is intended to generate a listening environment close to what i would use to listen to great music. The patch cables that hook all your pedals together should be given the same consideration as the cord that hangs from your guitar. Dec 21, 2014 all sounds and effects come directly from the axe fx ii, no additional dynamics, eqs etc. Axe the cables by sts9 sts9 free listening on soundcloud. The official source for presets and cabs for your axefx. How you monitor your axe fx rig is a critical step in getting good tones.
The unit is housed in a steel enclosure with a onepiece anodized aluminum faceplatebezel featuring a glowing axe fx iii logo. The fx8 mark ii is a new multieffects pedalboard designed to deliver fractals signature quality without compromise in an effectsonly floor unit. Axe change the official site for fractal audio presets, cabs. These are exclusively and unuiqely tone matched to replica. Patch cables, 14 trs, tt tiny telephone and others share quote. In general, patch cables typically do not need the durability and flexibility of primary guitar cables or microphone cables. Cables can be found on monoprice, ebay, bittree and many other places online.
The bass presets are setup to use user cab location u0002. I need to install it tomorrow and then start a surround mix for a film score tomorrow night. Axe change the official site for fractal audio presets. Please make sure that the preset or presets you purchase are for the fractal.
Therefore it is important that the cable adhere to specifications 5m max. Besttronics is the recommended cable assembly house by fractal audio systems for the axe fx, axe fx ii, axe fx xl, or mfc101. However, after having had one for about 6 weeks or so, i think it is money wellspent. How to downloadupload patches fractal audio systems axefx. The usb jack on the back of the axe fx2 is a type b, and on the pc its a type a. Im looking for an xlr patchbay just for mic signals. Fractal audio systems axe change the official site for. Aug 17, 2008 the axefx was handsdown the best solution ive heard to date. He wasnt using an amp, and his sound was really good. It is nearly infinitely configurable, which is a good thing though some people may not like that. Use a humbuster cable whenever possible between the 14 outputs of your axe fx ii or fx8 and devices like preamps, power amps, guitar amplifiers, etc. Plugging the hotplate lineout directly into the instrument input of the axefx, i created a patch that consisted of a 4x12 greenback cab micd up with an sm57 and running into a medium room. I have power, midi, 2 speakon cables for my wedges and an xlr for foh.
Due to lighting, access to back of the rack, deep axe fx rack depth, shallow matrix rack depth, etc the same process at the back is probably 10 min, and i may still get something wrong. Axe fx blocks and p resets for download simeon harris. This is the second one ive owned i had one years ago and traded it for an axefx ii but i just missed the simplicity of the invader. This sacrifices a connection point, but it lets me pull all the patch cables on the front side if i just want to use a base pedal order. It takes about 2 minutes to plug those in to the front. Length of usb cable the axe fx iii moves a lot more data over usb than the ii. The 4 cable method youtube the 4 cable method step by step tutorial and explanation duration. Most presets use one or more specific impulse responses irs that are included in the preset download. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. I personally go with a home stereo route for my setup. Unfollow fractal audio axe fx 2 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Download presets and cabs, or upload your own creations. The cable features 3ft of high quality, oxygen free screened copper cable with a 14. You can choose to save the patch to the unit using the save button on the front of the axe fx. Physically, the axe fx iii combines extraordinary design with manufacturing quality rugged enough to withstand the rigors of life on the road. Axefx ii megapack all my axefx ii preset packs for only 99 euros instead of 145 euros. I am making a cabinet which will have a closed back on the bottom of the unit that rises up to the height of the amp i am putting in there, then it will be open back for the top half to allow for cables running out of the axe fx and power amp in case i want to run the axe fx through my 2x12. Course, i still have an album project on the go and i need to jump back and forth.
The axe fx iii is the latest in a line of legendsthe worlds most powerful amp modeler preamp effects processor. This patch bay makes it easy to swap the speaker configuration. Starting with the first batch of guitar gym courses ive used an axefx on every truefire release. The buyer must manually load them into the axe fx s user cab locations and link them to the proper cab block or blocks as described in the preset description. The bass player was running his bass into an axe fx and then into the pa. Also, that base order leaves everything connected in series just pointing this out in case youre looking to remove pedals and their cabling from the chain this setup requires patching around pedals to do that. Choosing the right usb cable fractal audio systems forum. Here are 22 awesome guitar presets for the axe fx ii unit. Its on my wish list for sure like, fantasy wish list as selling my entire pedal board and amp may just barely pay for a new one. Ive been trying to find instructions on how to connect it be cannot find any. Its also served me well in traveling for gigs in far away places most notably with karsh kale and dweezil zappa.
Im constantly tweaking knobs and parameters on the axe to improve my brown sound patches, far from being perfect but im getting there. Help other axe fx users find their way into creating the perfect sound. I want to connect my axe fx 2 to my computer via usb cable. Low noise interconnect for connecting left and right xlr outputs on modeling amps, patch panels, and mixers to the trs stereo input jack on a gemini 2 amplified guitar cabinet. Available balanced trs or unbalanced ts, these colorcoded cables makes it easy to keep track of your patchbay connections. I have an axe fx ultra and ive also bought a usb to inout usb or one side and midi in and out on the other adapter so i can edit create presets using axe edit. Used tc electronic g major multi effects processor. Even if youve got the best cables money can buy running from your guitar to your pedalboard and from there to your amp, the audio will still have to travel through the dinky signal path between effects.
These high quality cables have a nice flexible feel, with endplugs heatshrinked for maximum durability. Order pedal cables from ams true 0% interest payment plans call our gear experts. Patchbay cables patch cables are generally short, and used to connect the ins and outs on a studio patchbay. When i was looking at usb cables on e bay the cheapest place to buy them, all of the usb cables that were a to b were described as a printer cable.
Trs connector on one end for connecting to the stereo input 1 on the gemini 2. Audio midi interfaces midi interface equipment allows different electronic musical instruments and computer peripherals to communicate with one another. Now, in many of our studios, off the shelf patch bay and patch cables from sweetwater are perfect. Fractal audio systems new flagship processor brings more power, features, and upgrades than ever before. Besttronics is the recommended cable assembly house by fractal audio systems for the axefx, axefx ii, axefx xl, or mfc101. When uploading a saved patch file from your computer to the axe fx the current edit buffer is replaced with the contents of the patch file and the edit light on the front of the unit will be lit. Axefx iii amp modeler preamp fractal audio systems. The guitar is a frank hartung diavolo, equipped with ray gerold pickups, nollelectronic. The official source for presets and cabs for your axe fx. Six months with the fractal audio axe fx ii listeninggame. Presets were created with the axe fx ii so they can be converted for the xl. Fx8 runs up to eight simultaneous effects using the stateoftheart algorithms made famous in the axe fx ii line of processors. A dedicated audio interface and an electric piano is all youll need to crank out your own tunes. Jul 20, 2017 the fractal audio systems axefx preampfx processor has been a mainstay in my recording arsenal since 2010.