Fractal Talk

[BROCKSTAR]

The fractal fc-6 showed up! Now just wait for tomorrow on the fm9.

I actually like the fc-6 without the rubber ends!

EDIT: Geez, I need to run the sweeper around my desk! Stupid pretzels!

 

[Alex Kenivel]

"A late UPS trailer arrival has delayed delivery. We're adjusting plans to deliver your package as quickly as possible. / Delivery will be delayed by one business day."

 

[BROCKSTAR]

"A late UPS trailer arrival has delayed delivery. We're adjusting plans to deliver your package as quickly as possible. / Delivery will be delayed by one business day."

Geez they hate us lol. Both of us waiting a day later on our stuff!

 

[Frodebro]

"A late UPS trailer arrival has delayed delivery. We're adjusting plans to deliver your package as quickly as possible. / Delivery will be delayed by one business day."

I worked at UPS when I was in college, and can remember the chaos that ensued if one of the local drivers got bogged down and was late getting back. Whatever was on his truck had to be unloaded ASAP so the sorters could haul ass to send everything to the correct outbound local trucks or interhub trailers. Likewise with the interhub trailers that arrived every afternoon to be unloaded and their contents sorted and sent to the correct outbound local trucks for delivery the next morning. Just one misstep during the day, including a traffic jam or accident on the road, turned a typically chaotic situation into a full on shit show.

And that was 35 years ago, before online retail existed.

 

[mavrick102000]

Geez they hate us lol. Both of us waiting a day later on our stuff!

Dang yours too Alex. Bummer.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

Geez they hate us lol. Both of us waiting a day later on our stuff!

Three days for me because now Friday turned into Monday.

Stupid business days...

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Three days for me because now Friday turned into Monday.

Stupid business days...

That sucks dude. Fingers crossed for tomorrow.

 

[duzie]

The recent storms and tornadoes have had an impact on delivery times

 

[Alex Kenivel]

Eh, it's just guitar gear. It just goes to show how shitty my timing really was in deciding to order the thing. Had I done it a week ago, it would be here smack dab in the middle of my Spring Break.

 

[DrewJD82]

Definitely anxious to check out the 5150’s! Nothin’ wrong with more gooder!

 

[ChordInversion]

It'll be worth the wait. I really like my FM9, and I waited months for it.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

Wow, global MIDI setup for each block? I was looking for some kind of tutorial or at least a list of MIDI commands but it looks like all of that is up to the user to configure.

 

[unix-guy]

Haha, it's been a long time coming

Found the thread police.

I'm hoping I can get by with my MIDI Captain, which I'll have to break out and start getting used to again. I've read a few comments in the past about FAS MIDI implementation and how it isn't as straightforward as one might imagine?

I'm going to have to read up, but a big part of me wants to go nice and slow with the box and take my time, not really wanting to incorporate footswitches at first. I wonder how far I can go using the front panel with no manual? Yes I am a masochist.

Thanks, I hope so!

Wow, global MIDI setup for each block? I was looking for some kind of tutorial or at least a list of MIDI commands but it looks like all of that is up to the user to configure.

It's not that bad...

And you can be more "generic" with the midi control of blocks.

Assign CCs to External Controllers.

Assign said External Controllers to the Bypass of blocks.

Then use those as you see fit per preset.

For blocks, it's all CCs.

There's only 128 CCs in the midi spec and X block types times Y instances of each block is already a large number.

So they leave it to the user to choose what they need.

Aside from block channel and scene changes, it's all standard PC and CC commands.

Block / Scene are also CC but done in a different way.

 

[BROCKSTAR]

YES!! My fractal FM9 turbo mkII is out for delivery today!

Hopefully your axe-fx III is out for delivery today too @Alex Kenivel

 

[Stone]

 

[Whizzinby]

 

[BROCKSTAR]

This section on the FAS forum is gold!

Tech Notes

Tips and techniques from the product designers.

forum.fractalaudio.com

 

[laxu]

This section on the FAS forum is gold!

Tech Notes

Tips and techniques from the product designers.

forum.fractalaudio.com

In case you are not aware, there's also a Wiki: https://wiki.fractalaudio.com/wiki/index.php?title=Category:FM9

 

[BROCKSTAR]

In case you are not aware, there's also a Wiki: https://wiki.fractalaudio.com/wiki/index.php?title=Category:FM9

Yup I got the wiki stuff bookmarked too

 

[Alex Kenivel]

It's not that bad...

And you can be more "generic" with the midi control of blocks.

Assign CCs to External Controllers.

Assign said External Controllers to the Bypass of blocks.

Then use those as you see fit per preset.

For blocks, it's all CCs.

There's only 128 CCs in the midi spec and X block types times Y instances of each block is already a large number.

So they leave it to the user to choose what they need.

Aside from block channel and scene changes, it's all standard PC and CC commands.

Block / Scene are also CC but done in a different way.

I concur, it doesn't look particularly baffling and I like the idea of global CC assignments per block type. I wouldn't have to set those up on a per-preset basis like I do with the HX stuff (I would just try to stick to the same scheme throughout my presets) and the channel/scene changing is similar to HX devices (except with FAS you get to set your own message number it seems).

YES!! My fractal FM9 turbo mkII is out for delivery today!

Hopefully your axe-fx III is out for delivery today too @Alex Kenivel

Ho boy! I'll have to wait until next week, if at all. Last update was that late trailer two days ago