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<font color=red>Update: the contents of the discontinued PDF guide have been ported to the [[Drive block]] page in this wiki.</font>
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=About the guide=
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Forum member Yek (Alexander van Engelen) discusses the Drive models in his "[https://www.dropbox.com/s/931hz6uhmplp7d5/Yeks_Guide_to_the_Fractal_Audio_Drive_Models.pdf?dl=0 Guide to the Fractal Audio Drive Models]" (PDF file).
  
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Forum member Yek (Alexander van Engelen) goes into detail about every Drive model in his [http://www.dropbox.com/s/0ge5yhomreahtp6/Yeks_Guide_to_the_Fractal_Audio_Drive_Models.pdf Guide to the Fractal Audio Drive Models (PDF)].
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The guide was preceded by [http://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fractal-audio-drive-models-forum-threads.122838 threads on Fractal Audio's User Forum].
  
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The guide was preceded by his [http://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fractal-audio-drive-models-forum-threads.122838 series of threads on Fractal Audio's user forum]. Forum member Simviz assisted with migrating the contents of those threads into a PDF guide.
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There are two versions of the guide:
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* [https://www.dropbox.com/s/931hz6uhmplp7d5/Yeks_Guide_to_the_Fractal_Audio_Drive_Models.pdf?dl=0 July 2022, for Axe-Fx III, FM9 and FM3]
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* [https://www.dropbox.com/s/2l53afdsiigo3rb/Yeks_Old_Guide_to_the_Fractal_Audio_Drive_Models.pdf?dl=0 November 2018, for Axe-Fx III prior to firmware 3.02, and Axe-Fx II, FX8, AX8]
  
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The guide is updated periodically.
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Yek stopped updating the PDF guide after 2022 and ported the contents to the [[Drive block]] wiki page.
  
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If you find the guide useful, consider donating to a good cause.
 
  
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Brief information about the Drive models is also available on this wiki page: [[Drive block]].
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=Two versions of the guide=
 
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Fractal Audio's drive modeling has been improved in firmware Ares versions 3.02 and Ares 10.0. Gain, output levels, characteristics and tone have changed, depending on the model. So, tips and information for the current firmware may not apply to the Drive models in earlier firmware for the Axe-Fx III, AX8, FX8 and Axe-Fx II.
 
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Because of this, two editions of the guide are available:
 
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* [https://www.dropbox.com/s/0ge5yhomreahtp6/Yeks_Guide_to_the_Fractal_Audio_Drive_Models.pdf NOVEMBER 2019, for firmware Ares 3.02 and later]
 
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* [https://www.dropbox.com/s/2l53afdsiigo3rb/Yeks_Old_Guide_to_the_Fractal_Audio_Drive_Models.pdf NOVEMBER 2018, for Axe-Fx III prior to firmware 3.02, and Axe-Fx II, FX8, AX8]
 
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=Demo presets=
 
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Simple presets are available to demonstrate many of the Drive models. [... Download the demo presets here]
 
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The presets were created on the Axe-Fx III with firmware Ares 4.03, using clean Band-Commander and dirty Euro Blue Amp models. A couple of additional interesting presets were added.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 17:00, 28 May 2025

Update: the contents of the discontinued PDF guide have been ported to the Drive block page in this wiki.

Forum member Yek (Alexander van Engelen) discusses the Drive models in his "Guide to the Fractal Audio Drive Models" (PDF file).

The guide was preceded by threads on Fractal Audio's User Forum.

There are two versions of the guide:

Yek stopped updating the PDF guide after 2022 and ported the contents to the Drive block wiki page.


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