Cooper Carter takes you from a blank Axe-Fx II grid to a full-featured, performance-ready gig preset for use with either a power amp and cab or a full-range system.
Thank you very much! While this is not the kind of sound I usually like to use it's great to see some blocks that I'm not familiar with in live action.
Really like the Axe Fx because it sounds so modern. Polyphia is a great example of how I like it. Yes, it's a bit "plastic", but that's really awesome how clean it sounds. No need for it to be 100% to the original amp in my opinion. It just has to sound great, which it does :)
hey cooper carter great video. i know youre doing videos on the axe fx 3 now but i was wondering if you could do a video on the axe fx 2 xl+ demonstrating the pitch block and everything it can do?
I'm still a bit of a noob to my Axe-Fx II, but I was surprised to see you put the cab last... AFTER the reverb block(s). I'm curious why. Is it just a matter of taste, or is there actually a right/wrong order? In the meantime, I'll experiment with this to see how it sounds. All this time, it never occurred to me to put the cab dead last in the chain.
Bobby Davis He put it last, I think, because there's the option to send the signal to output 2 to a cab onstage. In this case, he wants to send the sounds with all effects without any cab simulation to a real life cab, but then FOH gets a direct cab simulated sound.
My Experience with Live vs Studio patch setting is that you cant really tune your patches to sound good live at a low bedroom/studio levels even using FRFR monitors you would truly have to crank the volumes and set proper frequencies and tone to the volume as it will all change .....the higher the volume the more of a frequ3ncy shift happens ....also no reverb for live use it will sound to muddy and boomy all around ....live room already gives plenty of natural reverb ......just my few points .....also run the patches mono....easier to mix in the band .
Thank you! Great video. Very informative. Love that lead tone you got (scene 4 I think?). I liked all the effects you dialed in except the Leslie Just doesn't sound right to me. But that's got nothing to do with the quality and value of this vid. Awesome.
Hey Cooper, I have a quick question for you. Is there a way to stimulate the fx loop on each amp model? What I mean is, can you insert effects between the preamp and power amp sections of an amp like on a real amp head? I don't own an axe fx 2 yet, but I am highly considering one soon since I haven't the room or sound isolation for my jcm 2000 in my new apartment.
I have just purchased the FXII XL+ and neither the amp model "Wrecker 1" or the cab model "TAF_Mars1x12_Mix" is in the respective options. Can someone please explain where or how I can get these for uploading? Cheers
question for live, i'm a metal hi gain user axe fx2, someone have a *kind of global trick* to set the amp setting for live? i ask because, its not everyone have a full FRFR system at home to set is sound correctly to deal particulary with Bass and High frequency with the Sub and horn, to fix *crispy high freq* and the low end freq and lvl. And if you play on a big stage, your preset is not necessarily set for the big FRFR vs our home frfr.... tanks!!!!!
Good studio monitors works for me, have used and axe fx ultra for the past 2 years and only used my genelec 8010 as reference. It has sounded the same live for me.
Pretty sure that it's in the firmware update zip file. There's some ultrarez IR's that Cliff got the developers to share for free. With that said the TAF IR's that Andy makes are worth the money; not the biggest collection of all time, but definitely one of the most ready for primetime IMHO.
I bought one recently and have been blown away by it :') granted the demo here could have been better, but for functionality and quality you really can't beat it!
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10 yrs later and still useful, at least to us fxii newbies a bit overwhelmed by the unit. thanks for the vid. loving the axe
First video that actually truely demonstrates a patch. Nice work man
Great video. Learning so much about the Axe by following along. Sounds killer!
Sounds so good. I'm trying to decide if I should buy one of these used to play live.
Great lesson, don´t know what to do without it!!! Need to learn this Axe of mine and this is the way of doing it. Keep on
I must admit, your tutorials are really great! :-)
Great video, thank you !
Very professional.......Compliments
Thank you very much! While this is not the kind of sound I usually like to use it's great to see some blocks that I'm not familiar with in live action.
Love these Axe videos, keep em coming!! Thanks!
Great Cooper :) nice tone and explanation really well done
Really like the Axe Fx because it sounds so modern. Polyphia is a great example of how I like it. Yes, it's a bit "plastic", but that's really awesome how clean it sounds. No need for it to be 100% to the original amp in my opinion. It just has to sound great, which it does :)
I like this presentation even better then the CreativeLive one.
This is a stunning explaination video!
Awesome Cooper !!!
hey cooper carter great video. i know youre doing videos on the axe fx 3 now but i was wondering if you could do a video on the axe fx 2 xl+ demonstrating the pitch block and everything it can do?
Great job, brotha!
Great tutorial!
INCRIDIBLE BRO ,THANX A LOT
Outstanding. Thanks Bro
What is the send and Return Blocs functionality in above Setup? Why is it used ?
I'm still a bit of a noob to my Axe-Fx II, but I was surprised to see you put the cab last... AFTER the reverb block(s). I'm curious why. Is it just a matter of taste, or is there actually a right/wrong order? In the meantime, I'll experiment with this to see how it sounds. All this time, it never occurred to me to put the cab dead last in the chain.
Bobby Davis He put it last, I think, because there's the option to send the signal to output 2 to a cab onstage. In this case, he wants to send the sounds with all effects without any cab simulation to a real life cab, but then FOH gets a direct cab simulated sound.
awesome! Thanks for the tutorial , question do you have a tutorial on how to control scenes and patches with a midi controller? Thanks!
Beautiful playing. Is that a Bubble Shuffle inspiration?
My Experience with Live vs Studio patch setting is that you cant really tune your patches to sound good live at a low bedroom/studio levels even using FRFR monitors you would truly have to crank the volumes and set proper frequencies and tone to the volume as it will all change .....the higher the volume the more of a frequ3ncy shift happens ....also no reverb for live use it will sound to muddy and boomy all around ....live room already gives plenty of natural reverb ......just my few points .....also run the patches mono....easier to mix in the band .
What was the song at the beginning? That was beautiful.
Thank you! Great video. Very informative. Love that lead tone you got (scene 4 I think?). I liked all the effects you dialed in except the Leslie Just doesn't sound right to me. But that's got nothing to do with the quality and value of this vid. Awesome.
If I am using a full range speaker, should I use the FXLoop out or should I use the speaker emulated output?
Hey Cooper, I have a quick question for you. Is there a way to stimulate the fx loop on each amp model? What I mean is, can you insert effects between the preamp and power amp sections of an amp like on a real amp head? I don't own an axe fx 2 yet, but I am highly considering one soon since I haven't the room or sound isolation for my jcm 2000 in my new apartment.
I have just purchased the FXII XL+ and neither the amp model "Wrecker 1" or the cab model "TAF_Mars1x12_Mix" is in the respective options. Can someone please explain where or how I can get these for uploading? Cheers
Ian Wicks join the forum and ask there. Both of those are in the Axe. You are probably looking under presets instead of in the actual amp models.
I am still having trouble finding the TAF CAB i updated to fw 16 i just have a regular axe fx 2
TAF IR is in the earlier update zip i.e : axefx2_15p02.zip and earlier update.
-1.5 would clip on my settings. I have to keep my amps at ~ -25dB
Mika Tarkela me too. Not sure how people get it so hot without clipping!
question for live, i'm a metal hi gain user axe fx2, someone have a *kind of global trick* to set the amp setting for live? i ask because, its not everyone have a full FRFR system at home to set is sound correctly to deal particulary with Bass and High frequency with the Sub and horn, to fix *crispy high freq* and the low end freq and lvl. And if you play on a big stage, your preset is not necessarily set for the big FRFR vs our home frfr.... tanks!!!!!
Good studio monitors works for me, have used and axe fx ultra for the past 2 years and only used my genelec 8010 as reference. It has sounded the same live for me.
Where can you get the taf cab? I have axe fx 2 fw 15.
Pretty sure that it's in the firmware update zip file. There's some ultrarez IR's that Cliff got the developers to share for free. With that said the TAF IR's that Andy makes are worth the money; not the biggest collection of all time, but definitely one of the most ready for primetime IMHO.
would it kill you to tune that thing a little better before you bang on chords for 30 minutes?
I think the tremolo effect just does that. He also mentioned he is using Detune effect.
People pay $1-2k for this? This is legal theft.
I bought one recently and have been blown away by it :') granted the demo here could have been better, but for functionality and quality you really can't beat it!
It sounds like plastic, it smells like plastic, it is plastic !!!
I smell tube snob...