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=Fractal Audio products firmware downloads= | =Fractal Audio products firmware downloads= | ||
| − | [http://www.fractalaudio.com/support.php Download firmware updates] | + | [http://www.fractalaudio.com/support.php Download firmware updates.] |
| − | [http://axefx.fr/ Download older firmware versions] | + | [http://axefx.fr/ Download older firmware versions.] |
=Firmware release notes= | =Firmware release notes= | ||
| − | * [[Firmware release notes: Axe-Fx II]] | + | * [[Firmware release notes: Axe-Fx II|Axe-Fx II]] |
| − | * [[Firmware release notes: FX8]] | + | * [[Firmware release notes: FX8|FX8]] |
| − | * [[Firmware release notes: AX8]] | + | * [[Firmware release notes: AX8|AX8]] |
| − | * [[Firmware release notes: MFC-101]] | + | * [[Firmware release notes: MFC-101|MFC-101]] |
=Firmware update guide= | =Firmware update guide= | ||
| − | + | Axe-Fx II: | |
| − | + | * [http://support.fractalaudio.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/9/4/axe-fx-ii-firmware-update-guide Firmware update guide]. Including troubleshooting tips. | |
| − | + | * [http://www.g66.eu/nl/support/fractal-audio-support Tutorial.] | |
| − | + | * Always disconnect the MFC-101 when updating the firmware on the Axe-Fx II. | |
| − | + | If the Axe-Fx II sounds bad after an update, try reinstalling the firmware, or perform a [[Resetting hardware|system reset]]. | |
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| − | + | FX8: | |
| − | + | The firmware includes a firmware update guide. | |
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| + | AX8: | ||
| + | The firmware includes a firmware update guide. | ||
=Boot recovery= | =Boot recovery= | ||
| − | + | Built-in backup firmware in the Axe-Fx II XL and XL+, FX8 and AX8 allows recovery in the event of complications during update. Read the Firmware Update Guide or [http://support.fractalaudio.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/15/4/axe-fx-ii-xl-failsafe-firmware-recovery this page]) for more information, or contact Support. | |
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=Updating presets after a firmware update= | =Updating presets after a firmware update= | ||
| − | + | Updated firmware may cause changes in your presets. Read the firmware release notes and verify your presets. | |
=Firmware: more information= | =Firmware: more information= | ||
| − | + | The Axe-Fx firmware is coded in C and assembly. [http://forum.fractalaudio.com/showthread.php?t=35997&p=490641&viewfull=1#post490641 source] | |
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| + | Fractal Audio: | ||
| + | * "The Axe-Fx II can be reprogrammed at least 100,000 times." [http://forum.fractalaudio.com/axe-fx-ii-discussion/53847-axe-fx-ii-firmware-version-6-02-up-8.html#post685291 source] | ||
* "Most DSP compilers include library functions for common signal processing functions. However every library I've seen makes the same mistakes in several important and oft-used functions. I can't disclose what functions and what those mistakes are but because of this we use our own hand-coded assembly functions for our own libraries. The results are measurable and audible especially when dealing with the special requirements of amp modeling. I should add that these libraries are low-level functions like FFT() and such. You're not going to find a library that implements a Tube Screamer or even something more granular like a diode clipping circuit. That all has to be developed in-house." [http://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/technical-question-about-modelers.1660147/#post-21221724 source] | * "Most DSP compilers include library functions for common signal processing functions. However every library I've seen makes the same mistakes in several important and oft-used functions. I can't disclose what functions and what those mistakes are but because of this we use our own hand-coded assembly functions for our own libraries. The results are measurable and audible especially when dealing with the special requirements of amp modeling. I should add that these libraries are low-level functions like FFT() and such. You're not going to find a library that implements a Tube Screamer or even something more granular like a diode clipping circuit. That all has to be developed in-house." [http://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/technical-question-about-modelers.1660147/#post-21221724 source] | ||
=Updating the MFC-101= | =Updating the MFC-101= | ||
| − | + | [[MFC-101]] | |
[[Category:Axe-Fx]] | [[Category:Axe-Fx]] | ||
Revision as of 13:17, 7 April 2017
The information on this page supplements the official manuals.
Contents
Fractal Audio products firmware downloads
Download older firmware versions.
Firmware release notes
Firmware update guide
Axe-Fx II:
- Firmware update guide. Including troubleshooting tips.
- Tutorial.
- Always disconnect the MFC-101 when updating the firmware on the Axe-Fx II.
If the Axe-Fx II sounds bad after an update, try reinstalling the firmware, or perform a system reset.
FX8: The firmware includes a firmware update guide.
AX8: The firmware includes a firmware update guide.
Boot recovery
Built-in backup firmware in the Axe-Fx II XL and XL+, FX8 and AX8 allows recovery in the event of complications during update. Read the Firmware Update Guide or this page) for more information, or contact Support.
Updating presets after a firmware update
Updated firmware may cause changes in your presets. Read the firmware release notes and verify your presets.
Firmware: more information
The Axe-Fx firmware is coded in C and assembly. source
Fractal Audio:
- "The Axe-Fx II can be reprogrammed at least 100,000 times." source
- "Most DSP compilers include library functions for common signal processing functions. However every library I've seen makes the same mistakes in several important and oft-used functions. I can't disclose what functions and what those mistakes are but because of this we use our own hand-coded assembly functions for our own libraries. The results are measurable and audible especially when dealing with the special requirements of amp modeling. I should add that these libraries are low-level functions like FFT() and such. You're not going to find a library that implements a Tube Screamer or even something more granular like a diode clipping circuit. That all has to be developed in-house." source
