Its a longshot but does anyone out there have any axe fx standard or ultra patches they care to share. As for my tones, i am lucky enough to own an axe fx ii as well. I tried a forum search but nothing showed up on this topic. Ive really been aiming for that periphery djent tone with my axe fx and. Today i released a bunch of periphery tones on my website and im also. It spent its life in a rack with a patch panel, so the jacks have seen very little use. Apr 22, 2015 here is a short clip i put together to test one of the patches i uploaded to axechange. If you can afford it, the axe fx is one of the best amp modelers you can buy. How to downloadupload patches fractal audio systems axefx. Misha and i have made some axe fx ii presets to be shared shortly on fractals axe change database, here are some brief demos. Bulb fractal axefx ii v18 rhythm patch test clip youtube. He slowly gained a reputation on the internet, primarily via a regularlyupdated soundclick account, meshuggah and john petrucci forums, and the message boards.
I still use these tube amps, but everyday i discover another reason the axe fx ii could be the future of guitar in todays modern gigging and recording situations. 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. Bulbperiphery axefx ii v18 patches are now up for free on axechange. I made a tone on the axe fx 2 that is suppose to be very similar to periphery s rhythm tone on p3. Each guitarist has their own midi lane for programming their patch changes into, and then the macbook tells the axe fx which preset to switch to and when. Guitar effect patches for the fractal audio axefx ii the axe fx ii allinone preampeffects processor includes an incredible virtual collection of hundreds of vintage and modern guitar amps, speaker cabs, guitar stompbox and studio effects. Sound patches for fractalaudio axe fx ii are available to free download here.
I actually uploaded a p1 tone match my friend did for his axii that i converted over to the axe 3. The good news is that helix can do every bit of the eqing that the fx2 can. Periphery, coheed and cambria and devin townsend you say. Petrucci has even used axe fx to tonematch his realworld amp rig, and indeed theres an official petrucci rhythm patch within the axe fx stock memory bank. Axe fx ultra djent ambient patch demo final by 0db. Fractals axe change website allows you to share presets with other axe fx users, including well known ones like periphery, wes hauch of the faceless, marco. Not only does it have the best tones in the business, but its got hundreds of them. After that, i made some patches with my helix native to match my axe fx tones and. Using many of wills go to guitar ampcabpedal setups, this. Dec 07, 2012 this post covers how to use cubase to send midi information to the axe fx ii in order to change presets andor scene changes on the axe fx.
Honestly ive never heard any tones as good as bulbs even with an axe fx. Nolly and i worked on some patches for fractal axechange, and those will be up very soon for free of course. Just trying to find tones from the latest album and the ones that are on axe exec hangs are they really directly from periphery. Home shop axe fx periphery ii bundle axe fx periphery ii bundle axe fx. The front panels had an overhaul too, with a larger screen, a quartet of. They all have multiple scenes and controllers using 2 or 3 expression pedals. The best custom patches for fractal audio axe fx iii. Aug 02, 2016 one of the secrets of the typical djent bands is that they have some pretty radical eqing aside from the amp that one of the reasons that many of them including, notably, periphery use an axe fx. Periphery presets from axe fx ii kemper profiler user forum. The axe fx provides all of the guitar tones we need including all of the effects. Who needs an axe fx if you can do these things with a fucking pod hd add to cart.
Hail stan guitar tone youtube periphery iv but its all the behindthescenes footage duration. May 07, 2015 with the axe fx, the vast majority of time presets created by other people are going to sound like garbage. Mark holcomb on gain settings with fractal audio axe reverb news. Explore the various tonal possibilities of fas series with custom choptones irs or the great tone matching from the best amplifiers. Then loop your recording while you play it back through bias fx 2 s foot pedals, amps and rack fx, finetuning the perfect custom preset to use with your new song idea. Mark holcomb on gain settings with fractal audio axe fxii reverb. Mark holcomb on gain settings with fractal audio axe. Since they are still on the axe fx ii xl there are not any periphery patches on axe change. The bass presets are setup to use user cab location u0002. Download preset bulb rhythm patch by periphery axechange. He was playing direct with the axe fx and it sounded great, though the audio at the venue itself wasnt the best.
If you want a p3 patch, run a freidman hbe with one of the misha mixes from the djent ir pack and you will get close. It does have a scratch on top from a screw catching during rack removal. I feel if you have an axe fx the last of your problems is trying to mimic other bands guitar tones. The pitch shifter can use one of two different algorithms when in the fixed harmony or. How to make a djent periphery style guitar tone with the axefx. Check out my new track playthrough on the schecter 7string multiscale s. Detune, fixed harmony, intelligent harmony, whammy, octave divider, and crystals.
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. Description this is a rhythm tone that i like to use in the studio for recordings. Someone help a guy out trying to achieve djent tone. Im a great fan of the periphery bass sound, and really love this patch. The ultra adds advanced whammy, arpeggiator, custom shifter and auto pitch. Dec 30, 2017 as for my tones, i am lucky enough to own an axe fx ii as well which is what they used on the album too. You need fractalaudio axe fx ii or xl and fractal audio axe fx ii firmware quantum v10. Below you will find recordings of patches ive built into my unit as well as the patch download for you to experiment. They are bundle presets except those with a, meaning they should be imported, and their cabs stored at the location of your choice.
Yea itd be fine i have the xl if you want to get that kind of sound take the bulb patch and tone match to your favorite song that you can find a solod out guitar in. Periphery is an american progressive metal band from bethesda, maryland, formed in 2005. Updated version of the axefx ii usb driver for os x catalina. Fractal audio systems axe change the official site for. Hey guys, as a bass player i have been using kemper for a while, recently when i was going to do a bass cover video of periphery s make total destroy.
Most presets use one or more specific impulse responses irs that are included in the preset download. Axe change the official site for fractal audio presets. Quickly record ideas for riffs, vamps and songs with a simple click when inspiration strikes, using bias fx 2 s builtin recorder. Description this is a lead tone that i made that is going for a very ampy sound.
About my fractal audio system axe fx ii axe fx iii guitar rig patches. This one being specific to the stdultra being that the axe fx ii isnt backward compatible. As for my tones, i am lucky enough to own an axe fx ii as well which is what they used on the album too. The bad thing patch mishas tone well, words cant describe how awesome this tone is. Could someone profile these presets from the axe fx ii, at least for the rhythm patches, the other are processed with reverb, delay and chorus obviously i think it would be greatly useful for us to have them available. For a band like periphery, the varying degrees of distortion and gain.
Axe fx ii mark ii, brought to the table a whole new crop of artists including alex lifeson, guthrie govan, deftones and more. It might translate well to live use with some tweaks but i havent tried it yet. Automating axe fx preset changes with cubase stratamanias. Judging by this threads title, they are from a modeller axe fx ii and should be namedtagged accordingly. The official source for presets and cabs for your axe fx. On the last album that you did that was a real periphery record, i know you guys rely on axe fx, do you entirely use it in the studio direct or do you bundle it with amps or anything like that. Axe fx 2 clean to midgain amp clips, by pete thorn. This patch is something that we might use for a live tone or at least use as a good starting point to tweak from. Jul 25, 2017 no stranger to the reverb studio, mark holcomb of prog metal band periphery is back with another nugget of knowledge for us. Sure, the first tesseract album was recorded largely with a line 6 pod, but their signature sound is the axe fx fas modern. Heres mishas patch axe change download preset bulb rhythm patch by periphery. Preset patch is a free patch exchange, however, to promote a healthy community of sharing, you are given a set number of download tokens per 24hour period.
Fractal audio axe fx ii with mfc101 mark iii plus extras this axe fx ii is fully functional and in great shape. Download preset bulb lead patch by periphery axechange. Axe fx is more powerful than most computers and can mimic almost any amp out there. Thats kinda because most djent players and producers are either using podfarm or axe fx. The gear they used both before and after the axe fx. Famed producer will putney has joined forces with stl tones to create his own personal producer axe fx bundle. Bias fx 2the ultimate allinone guitar amp and fx processor. Fractal audio axe fx ii preampeffects processor reverb. For many years i have been a tube purist using and building vintage circuits for my tone. 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. Bulbperiphery axefx ii v18 patches are now up for free. The bass is being run through an axe fx ii with a darkglass b7k in the fx loop. The all new axe fx ii is an allinone preampeffects processor that includes an incredible virtual collection of hundreds of vintage and modern guitar amps, speaker cabs, guitar stompbox and studio effects.
It also covers sending bank changes to access presets numbered higher than 127, e. From my point of view, its kind of my jack of all trades rhythm. For at least for periphery ii, we ran it through, i think, a peavey 6505. I never thought that the pod could bring me such a huge tone. From my point of view, its kind of my jack of all trades rhythm tone. I made a tone on the axe fx 2 that is suppose to be very similar to peripherys rhythm tone on p3. Bulb periphery axefx ii v18 patches are now up for free on axechange. History formation and lineup changes 2005 2009 periphery was formed by guitarist misha mansoor in 2005. Download presets and cabs, or upload your own creations. Like you guys mentioned, he said hes still primarily using the fas modern for his main sound and on the album. Just click the axechange icon in my signature and it will take you there. Does anyone know what albums they are from, do they all post under periphery. This thread is for shares and requests of axe fx patches.
Axechange download preset bulb rhythm patch by periphery. So i was able to get very close to their tone by using the same exact amp sims that they used. As periphery is a band packed with three different guitar players. The bass is being run through an axe fx ii with a darkglass b7k in the fx. Presets were created with the axe fx ii so they can be converted for the xl. Hi there folks, this might have been done before, if not, i reckon it should be. Jake is playing his ibanez lacs rga7 through the axefx ii and out to his little roland monitors in. The axe fx pitch shifter has six basic modes of operation. Please make sure that the preset or presets you purchase are for the fractal. Periphery habitual line stepper axefx tone test wlink.
Axe fx 2 area firmware metallica patches i am looking for correct sounding patches from any album preferably it would be cool if the patch included the actual gear they used to obtain the sound but either way as long as a master of puppets patch sounds like master of puppets then im good. I bought the facepalm and rainbow patch and they sit really well in a mix. He was playing direct with the axe fx and it sounded great, though the audio at the. When i had the axe, i never had any luck with others presets, including artist presets. Fractal audio systems amp modeling and effects processor. Hey guys, i made some patches for you guys with v18 and they are all up on axechange for free. Sep 26, 2016 axe change the official site for fractal audio presets, cabs and more.
These free presets are samples from my various packs. Stream axe fx ultra djent ambient patch demo final by 0db productions from desktop or your mobile device. To do this, they run their whole live set through a pro tools session on a macbook that is also connected to the fractal audio axe fx ii. I still use these tube amps, but everyday i discover another reason the axefx ii could be the future of guitar in todays modern gigging and recording. Every aspect of the axe fx ii has been designed to deliver the latest word in this commentary. Not necessarily one i used dont quote me on that periphery album usage either im sure its really close to it though. After that, i made some patches with my helix native to match my axe fx tones and now they sound almost identical. Today, the lesson is on gain staging using the fractal audio axe fx ii. Fractal audio axefx ii periphery presets bulb lead patch youtube. Oct 31, 2010 i had a chance to meet misha last night at the periphery show last night in ny. Axe fx ii usb setup for os x 20 version disk imagejun 21, 20 v167 required for all usbequipped fractal audio systems products under os x. Axe change the official site for fractal audio presets, cabs and.
Here are 22 awesome guitar presets for the axe fx ii unit. This site has been developed to document my exploration of this powerful guitar tool. When i did the right moves and dialed in this patch, i couldnt believe i achieved a tone like this using a fucking pod hd. Mark holcomb on gain settings with fractal audio axe reverb. Anyone know of any axe iii patch for a periphery tone. I put the order in which the tone changes in between their tone and my tone. Axe fx ultra capturing the attention of periphery, tosin abasi, john petrucci, stevevai, neal schon and many more. Periphery presets from axe fx ii page 2 free rigs and. My belief was always that the axe fx is superior to the pod hd, but. The gear they used both before and after the axe fx unit will be totally different than what youre using. Fractal axe fx 2 patches, presets and sound design. I tried the eruption patch using my music man guitar, comparing it to eddies original, and while a few other variables obviously came into playnot the least being the fact that im not actually evhthe axefx ii patch was superb. Jun 10, 2016 ive downloaded this preset from fractal audio axe change. Axechange download preset bulb lead patch by periphery.
When downloading a bank or patch from your axefx you need to tell the software to capture the. The best custom patches for fractal audio axe fx ii. Periphery presets from axe fx ii free rigs and profiles. More sound tech comments on the axe fx 2 by larry mitchell. With a list of users that includes steve vai, john petrucci, jeff loomis and periphery s misha mansoor, fractals amp and fx loaded guitar preamp is one of the most talked up pieces of equipment in recent years. It has twice the power of the axe fx ultra while even the older. If so thats cool but it would be nice if it always. Periphery ii facepalm mute rhythm tone pod hd sb tones. Bulbperiphery axefx ii v18 patches are now up for free on. Axe fx family, this is an incredible place to start. Also included is a spare power supply for the axe fx ii as a backup. Axe change the official site for fractal audio presets, cabs and more. For the new axe fx ii, fractal has doubled the processing power and improved amp and speaker simulation.