Heres a very quick run through on how to pull your patches down. The pack includes the bass preset used on some songs, one of the clean presets and a rhythm preset. A few presets used during the recording of tesseract polaris. The unit is in excellent condition and works flawlessly only used in smoke free home. How to make a metal deathcore patch on axe fx ultra youtube. Rob from aechoes shows you how to dial in a basic direct in metal tone on his axe fx. Will post links to my axefx presets and cab irs as well. Amp emulations have come a long way over the past decade, and the emulations on the axefx are top notch. I build this quick script that allows you to use the cli to change patches. In certain situations, it can be good to have the computer do the work for you. We have 1 fractal axefx ultra manual available for free pdf download. Each scene can have different effect blocks enabled or disabled.
The axefx iii culminates dozens of years of development in a truly stateoftheart product. Fractal audio axe fx ultra preampeffects processor reverb. 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. Six months with the fractal audio axe fx ii listeninggame. Housed in a twounit rack format, the ultra has a clearly arranged control panel and a large lcd display. When uploading from a file on your hard drive, to the axefx, simply sending the system exclusive messages will cause the axefx to update itself. Hope you like it and forgive the length of the video, but. A dedicated graphics processor handles the customdesigned. We have then setup the preset to be as close to ultra patch as we can. Axe fx blocks and p resets for download simeon harris. Got preset scott s collection may 2011 axefx ultra preset. How to downloadupload patches fractal audio systems axe. Equipped with four processors, the axefx iii contains more raw processing power than any hardware effects processor ever made, by far. As a result, its the logical place to start on the axefx iii.
I just read about this on the fractal audio forums. Can anyone post some gimour patchestones you have made. Uploading a saved bank file from your computer to the axefx will completely replace that bank in your axefx with the. My plan right now is to get an axe fx and go through the return of the fx loop on boogie. Nollys lead is a lot more traditional, so i figured i would go for something a little different, but this one is really fun and designed to work well with the bridge pickup. If somebody were to decide that the axe ii wasnt worth the upcharge from the ultra for them and all they wanted to do was run a basic ampcabineteffects setup, then it may be worth while to save a few hundred dollars and purchase a standard, especially when. Fractal audio systems axefx ultrastandard ultimate presets with software cdr. Axe fx ii xl ax8 fx8 patches can now be converted to axe fx iii patches. After numerous requests i have made a long nerdy video of my set up and how i approach making patches on my fractal audio axefx ultra.
Its a longshot but does anyone out there have any axe fx standard or ultra patches they care to share. Introduction the axefx approaches effects processing as a strict set of specifications and implements those specifications. Bank c is blank so the user can create their own custom bank on the standard. The official source for presets and cabs for your axefx. In the simplest terms, the axefx ii is a rack mountable preamp and effects processor. About the ultra model the axefx ultratm is a soupedup version of the axefx. Axe change the official site for fractal audio presets, cabs and.
It recognizes the incoming patch or bank stream and just does the right thing. The unit is in great condition and perfect working order with the latest firmware installed. The ultra tm contains a large selection of effects and subalgorithms not present in the regular axefx and is. About the ultra model the axefx ultra is a soupedup version of the axefx. Petrucci has even used axefx to tonematch his realworld amp rig, and indeed theres an official petrucci rhythm patch within the axefx stock memory bank. Fractal audio has introduced its new axefx iii preamp and effects processor. Ultrastd preset and cab exchange fractal audio systems. Fractal audio axe fx ii preampeffects processor reverb.
He was convinced that the secret to great amp simulation lay in using the. This thread is for shares and requests of axefx patches. When cliff chase, founder of fractal audio systems, set about designing the axefx, he wanted to build the best effects processor ever, and to take amp simulation further than ever before. Download presets and cabs, or upload your own creations. Fractal audio introduces the axefx iii guitar world.
User manual fractal axefx ultra user manual 107 pages. As ive posted on other threads regarding it, i didnt want to like the axe fx. This thing has become a bit noisy like a cranked up real amp. Its worth noting that the axe fx ultra was used to record the rhythm tracks. David gilmour pink floyd tones helix line 6 community. Before i do they are very rare here in australia, surely there are some gimour tone nuts that have a helix by now. Still editing this patch, i noticed when i was showing what i had, that the low end was rather muddy. On a recent project that i just started i decided to try recording it direct.
As im researching into the axe fx i see theres a ton of different models. Axe change the official site for fractal audio presets. Description this is a lead tone that i made that is going for a very ampy sound. When i post a preset, ill try to provide some details e. Both the ultra and the standard utilize 3 banks known as abc. We all have big ambitions, but cliff put his ideas into action, designing the software and hardware of the axefx singlehandedly. The rhythm patch is a tone match from the axe fx ultra patch. Fractal audio axe fx ultrastraight out of the box, the results look impressive. The fractal audio forums wont let me post this, because. Grouping 128 presets or patches together form a bank. Hi everyone looking to get into the helix to replace my axe fx ultra.
Going from an axe fx ultra to a pod feels like youve just taken out a beautiful babe and then back to a cheap date. Fractals axe change website allows you to share presets with other axefx users, including well known ones like periphery, wes hauch of the faceless, marco. I dont use it a lot, but for the tunes i use it on, its critical. Devin townsend releasing his axefx patches for download. What makes the axefx ii remarkable is that its powerful enough to replace a lot of traditional ampeffectscab setups. I dont have a midi controller for my axefx ultra, so every time im recording and need to change patches i have to patiently spin the value wheel until i get to my desired patch. Axe fx iii top 5 rockmetal amps w patches duration. Inspired by classics like the peavey 5150, according to fractal, it was an attempt to design an ideal metal amp that wouldnt have been possible in the real world. Prog titans tesseract were wellknown axe users, with the band using the axefx ultra and fas modern model.
Despite the complexity and sophistication, its easy to focus on the bare essentials for getting up and running. Plus i use some other advance fx crystals delays to mimic synth swells, etc. Axefx ultra matrix gt fx power amp, voodoo lab ground controller the unit is housed in a 4 space rack and also come with the rack bag, comes with all cables and manuals. From the original axefx standard to the latest axefx ii xl.
Axefx ii megapack all my axefx ii preset packs for only 99 euros instead of 145 euros. Current visitors new profile posts search profile posts. Axechange download preset bulb lead patch by periphery. I am a bit lost as not much is covered in the manual. Dial in to some of the biggest tones in rock with this ultimate collection of simulated amp, instrument, and artist tones and effects.
How you monitor your axefx rig is a critical step in getting good tones. Fractal axe fx custom patches pack 1 by glenn delaune youtube. Axe fx ultra patch has very slight compression, drive. I was dead set against using a box versus the real deal. Please make sure that the preset or presets you purchase are for the fractal. However we used the tone match feature on the ii to capture the signal path and the custom ir used. I was wondering if anyone had the patch tesseract uses on the axe fx ultra. Can anyone recommend some sources for quality third party axe fx ultra patches. All the same great sounds but with a faster dsp and more memory. The axe fx and ax8 are extremely versatile units, and they can. The axe fx ii allows for 8 scenes to be stored within a single patch. Axefx tutorial how to convert axe fx ii patches to axe fx iii.
Pods are okay man but honestly imo the axe fx destroys it. Recording with the axe fx ultra direct into pt gearslutz. If you are looking for axefx presets, then you found the place. Most presets use one or more specific impulse responses irs that are included in the preset download. If anyone can share their experiences about how you track with the axe fx direct i. I tried a forum search but nothing showed up on this topic. Ultrastd preset and cab exchange fractal audio systems forum. Presets fractal audio systems axefx wiki landing page. I downloaded near 2000 presets from all the net and the best higain tones by far are all inside this nice bank from user getaway fromme.
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