Brett Kingman | 2 years ago
The endless tour resumes in a few weeks and this time I'll be armed with the mighty FM9, so I thought I'd write myself a shiny new preset since we now have 100% accurate models of Robert Keeley's HALO and KLON Centaur at our disposal. It started as a one-amp affair but quickly grew to an eight-amp smorgasbord just because I could. You can run the same preset in both machines however the FM9 will show a CPU that is verging on very full while the Axe-FX III (MKII) can still fit plenty more blocks in if need be. Basically it's a kitchen sink preset with everything I need and then some. You'll need Axe-FX III FW 20.04 and/or FM9 FW 3.00 or later to run it.
I've mentioned it in the video but I'll say it again: The Wah block is set to Auto-Engage with External 1 (pedal). You'll need to disengage or reconfigure it if you don't use your expression pedal the same way I do.
FM9 Version: http://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=9824
Axe-FX III Version: http://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=9823
Today's tools:
Guitar: 2017 Charvel Pro-Mod HH HT Satin Orange Blaze. Stock
Amp: Axe-FX III MKII running Cygnus FW 20.04. Various amp models as per the demonstration
Cables: BOSS
Strings: Ernie Ball Slinky or Paradigm 10-46
Mic: DPA 4166-OC-F-F00-ME Headset Mic (https://www.dpamicrophones.com) with Sennheiser EWD Transmitter/Receiver (https://en-us.sennheiser.com/ew-d)
Camera: GoPro HERO10 Black and Canon D60
Soundcard: PreSonus Quantum & Fractal Audio Systems Axe-FX III MKII (guitar, mixing and bouncing).
Desktop Monitors: PreSonus R80 R-Series Active AMT Studio Monitors (https://www.presonus.com)
Computer: 2017 Apple iMac Pro, 2.5 GHz 14-Core Intel Xeon W, 64 GB 2666 MHz DDR4, Radeon Pro Vega 64X 16 GB
