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The FCs are apparently covered in the Axe Fx III course as shown above.
The FM9 and FC switches are programmed the same and are functionally equivalent.
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The FM9 and FC switches are programmed the same and are functionally equivalent.
Wow! I've been a Fractal user for probably 10 years now, and I always thought I probably don't need Cooper's course cos I figure most things out. But looking through that curriculum has changed my mind now. Especially keen to see what Coop does for the "Dialling in.." sections.
There is a lot more in there than I thought there was!
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I took Cooper's AxeIII class and it was great! Exactly what I needed. I got my Axe in late Dec '21. Spent about 2 months getting to know it by RTFMing and playing with stuff. I am a bit of an exception in the sense that I had at that time, approximately zero experience with amps, pedals, modelers, etc. So I had no pre-conditioned expectations of "this should do that" or "that should do something else". I was a fresh sponge. After I got to know the modeler and had built my own presets that I thought sounded amazing, I then took CC's class and was able to tweak them to a point where they sounded UBER amazing!! And now, after 2.5 years, I have tones that the gods themselves would betray Zeus for, simply to have a taste of it's beauty ;~))
Things I really liked about the CC Master Class were:
- Very well organized
- Real world examples (he has read the manual AND UNDERSTANDS IT ALL and has translated it into real world use scenarios)
- He is well spoken and does a great job of putting complexities into terms I can understand
- Gave me dozens of ideas of stuff to apply his shared knowledge to (not that I have done all that work)
- I thought the $120 I paid was a very fair price. I had just spent $3k on a AxeIII Turbo, FC12 and EV2, and I thought I should learn it best I can ;~))
- He is an excellent player who is a pleasure to hear in the presentations IMO!
There is a lot of other good content out there of course for free as has been mentioned! The LEGEND of all legends of course, Mr. Leon Todd. Marco Fantons' stuff is always very good as well IMO. That is about as far as I have gone down the learning the Axe rabbit hole. I'd rather play than tweak (don't have the spare time to commit to both). But I am sooooooooo glad all that stuff exists so that when I do want to tweak, I can get my freak on via the freebies and/or the paid content ;~)) I am ready to create a new kitchen sink, so I will probably be going through some of the class stuff again real soon ;~))
I hope he adds a "Dyna Cabs" chapter "soon" as he has been hinting of it for long time! I also would like to see him do chapters on "The Blues Sound" and "The Jazz Sound" (we already have several other genres covered with their own chapters)! I also think a section of a chapter near the very beginning could be about the basic rules of a guitar signal chain. Like where compressors normally go, delay effects, things like that. General reasons why things go in certain orders and what the results can do for the better or worse. Yes, a user can experiment with it until happy, but part of what you are paying for with something like this is the experience and knowledge of a player who really knows what he is talking about! Anyway, I think that would be a great addition to the class which experienced users can easily skip!
As for Axe or FM9 class, as UnixGuy said, the switches are no different. You are limited on processing power, a few blocks and inputs/outputs (which I am sure you know considering you own both). Other than that, FM9 is the same as running a Axe with a FC12 or FC6 and there is an entire chapter on how to work with those FC's, knowledge which will translate flawlessly to the FM9 as will 99% of other course material!!! Take the Axe Master Class!
Things I really liked about the CC Master Class were:
- Very well organized
- Real world examples (he has read the manual AND UNDERSTANDS IT ALL and has translated it into real world use scenarios)
- He is well spoken and does a great job of putting complexities into terms I can understand
- Gave me dozens of ideas of stuff to apply his shared knowledge to (not that I have done all that work)
- I thought the $120 I paid was a very fair price. I had just spent $3k on a AxeIII Turbo, FC12 and EV2, and I thought I should learn it best I can ;~))
- He is an excellent player who is a pleasure to hear in the presentations IMO!
There is a lot of other good content out there of course for free as has been mentioned! The LEGEND of all legends of course, Mr. Leon Todd. Marco Fantons' stuff is always very good as well IMO. That is about as far as I have gone down the learning the Axe rabbit hole. I'd rather play than tweak (don't have the spare time to commit to both). But I am sooooooooo glad all that stuff exists so that when I do want to tweak, I can get my freak on via the freebies and/or the paid content ;~)) I am ready to create a new kitchen sink, so I will probably be going through some of the class stuff again real soon ;~))
I hope he adds a "Dyna Cabs" chapter "soon" as he has been hinting of it for long time! I also would like to see him do chapters on "The Blues Sound" and "The Jazz Sound" (we already have several other genres covered with their own chapters)! I also think a section of a chapter near the very beginning could be about the basic rules of a guitar signal chain. Like where compressors normally go, delay effects, things like that. General reasons why things go in certain orders and what the results can do for the better or worse. Yes, a user can experiment with it until happy, but part of what you are paying for with something like this is the experience and knowledge of a player who really knows what he is talking about! Anyway, I think that would be a great addition to the class which experienced users can easily skip!
As for Axe or FM9 class, as UnixGuy said, the switches are no different. You are limited on processing power, a few blocks and inputs/outputs (which I am sure you know considering you own both). Other than that, FM9 is the same as running a Axe with a FC12 or FC6 and there is an entire chapter on how to work with those FC's, knowledge which will translate flawlessly to the FM9 as will 99% of other course material!!! Take the Axe Master Class!
GTR37
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I love that tone , it’s like between the blue and red stealth but with more mid punch and lows
Also sounds like a perfect modded Recto
unix-guy
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Was about to post the same:FM3 and FM9 Public Beta #2 released. Go get em. Unfortunately, I'm at work.
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Mongillo19
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GAMECHANGER BAYBEEEE
Crazy good stuff! I guess I'll grab that new beta firmware tonight.
I think I'll run right to slapping the Grinder boost in the preamp block, though. That base FAS Stealth Blue tone got that gyatt, as my middle school son would say....
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Unlikely. Come on, YOLO! :)
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OrganicZed
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If FractalBot doesn’t push it, it ain’t for me.
The public beta firmware versions are pretty safe. So long as you backup you system settings and the presets you care about there is essentially no risk. If it causes a problem you can roll back and restore your system with the backup files. The few times there have been serious concerns they will pull the beta and post a fixed version ASAP.
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Backup, never heard about it..
I've been installing all betas since 2020 and once the tuner didn't mute, and sometimes an amp can have a parameter that's off, never had any issues.
And I haven't done a backup even once.
KHAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!
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Shit just got real(er)!!!!!
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