Official Axe-Fx Q&A thread!

[elnyrb10]

You can get Ultra's for really good prices nowadays, especially since your in the US.

oh trust me i know its just being a full time college athlete with no source of income makes that sometimes difficult

 

[theo]

I'm calling fake, Super ultra extremely fake.

It looks to me like someone opened their two and placed the valves in there and took a photo. I cannot imagine Cliff putting a valve power section into an axe fx, a product which is about having ridiculous levels of control over everything. It seems to me that to have something such as that in there would go against the whole idea of the unit.

Just my thoughts.

 

[FireInside]

No way. I don't believe for a minute that is real.

 

[theo]

I’m not allowed to reveal anything specific. But I’ve just had confirmation that this is not a hoax from someone pretty important. There’s more details that haven’t slipped yet and those are the really exciting ones. You guys are going to loose your minds, this is a WAY bigger step than between the ultra and the 2!

 

[Seanthesheep]

If its a powersection for the axe fx, Ima be pissed. just ordered a 6u case for a dedicated power amp

but either way, having tubes in axe fx doesnt make sense to me

 

[Syrinx]

I’m not allowed to reveal anything specific. But I’ve just had confirmation that this is not a hoax from someone pretty important. There’s more details that haven’t slipped yet and those are the really exciting ones. You guys are going to loose your minds, this is a WAY bigger step than between the ultra and the 2!

Let's just use this response from Cliff..

Wow, I can't believe how gullible people can be.

 

[3074326]

I’m not allowed to reveal anything specific. But I’ve just had confirmation that this is not a hoax from someone pretty important. There’s more details that haven’t slipped yet and those are the really exciting ones. You guys are going to loose your minds, this is a WAY bigger step than between the ultra and the 2!

Ask your dude why Fractal would make an Axe FX with tubes. It goes against everything that company has done to this point.

 

[AxeHappy]

It's ....ing faker than when a whore says, "You're the best I've ever had," after.

 

[Syrinx]

New firmware out. We now have two modes of the Bogner Fish

 

[Omrat]

Finally new FW 11.01 for Axe FX Standard/Ultra users:

 

[SnowfaLL]

So, I finally bought the Ownhammer Studio Modern IR pack.. and I will say, the hype is real. I fought it for months, but due to how much of an outstanding guy Ownhammer is, I figured I owed it to at least try them, and they literally changed the AxeFX II for me..

Before, I was seriously considering selling the II and going back to the Ultra (esp when factoring in the cost) but these IR's complete everything for me. Its by far the best rig I've ever heard in person now. I dunno how these IR's make such a difference, but it gave that smooth balanced "polish" that the Ultra had, but with the increased feel of the II.

Now.. to wait for a floorboard model in the next 4 years which can load these IR's in.. and I doubt I'll ever buy another rig after that.

 

[Webmaestro]

I've finally ventured into the land of IR's and bought the OwnHammer "Modern Speaker Collection." Awesome stuff, and I wish I'd checked these out a long time ago.

My question: is there a way to bulk-upload all the different IR's to my AfxII? Currently, I'm just uploading them manually with FractalBot... one at a time... and it's making me want to injure myself. So tedious.

Any suggestions?

EDIT: Disregard! I found my answer(s): http://www.ownhammer.com/free/aomdsp/ or http://forum.fractalaudio.com/news/76041-announcing-cab-lab.html

 

[boltzthrower]

Finally new FW 11.01 for Axe FX Standard/Ultra users:

What?
Link or false.

 

[theo]

I bought a framus dragon 2x12 loaded with scumbacks and a matrix GM50 last night. Oh boy this is fun! I think I might sell my mackie hd1221

 

[victim5150]

]New Axe owner. Picked up a new Axe 2 and a Matrix GT 1000 2u last week. Running into my 2 EVH 2x12 cabs or my 2 EVH 4x12 cabs for right now. Would like to pick up some kind of FRFR speaker setup. Atomic or Mateix perhaps. I picked up an Alto 10" powered speaker but I think I'm gonna take it back. Any other suggestions?

 

[Seanthesheep]

any way to get the inputs set up so that the front one by default overrides the input 1 left?

right now I got a new rack case and have my wireless plugged into the back, but for practicing at home I plug into the front. I can go into the I/O menu and toggle it back and forth manually but is there a way to easily automate this so that if nothings in front it uses the back input and if theres a cable in the fron it will default to that?

 

[theo]

I use a wireless live plugged into the back and cable to front panel at home too. I just switch my I/O from front to rear and vice versa. A priority thing would be cool though.

 

[taliababa]

I'm considering jumping into the AxeFx pool. Currently, I'm leaning towards the Ultra. The reason being, it's only going to be used for it's effects. It'll be hooked up using the 4cm to my Mark V. As it's only going to be used for effects, does the Ultra provide a safe middle ground between the standard and II? Or would the standard be sufficient for what I need?

The effects I primarily use are a delay, chorus, and wah. I'll keep me wah pedal and just use the AxeFx for delay, chorus, flanger, phaser, and distortion on channel 1 of the MKV. Any suggestions?

 

[Rook]

Ultra and standard are for all intents and pruposes the same, there's just some extra processing power for some of the more complicated effects. Everything otherwise sounds and feels exactly the same. For just effects, you wouldn't notice the difference between standard and ultra except for the lacking few extra effects that appear on the Ultra and not standard.

Going from Standard to II isn't a slope, it's a discrete step.

 

[axxessdenied]

Ultra and standard are for all intents and pruposes the same, there's just some extra processing power for some of the more complicated effects. Everything otherwise sounds and feels exactly the same. For just effects, you wouldn't notice the difference between standard and ultra except for the lacking few extra effects that appear on the Ultra and not standard.

Going from Standard to II isn't a slope, it's a discrete step.

Glad I didn't bother with the Ultra and went straight for the II