Factory presets

Factory Presets

Fractal Audio posts new versions of the factory presets on the Support page from time to time. Use Fractal-Bot to upload the updated banks to your Axe-Fx.

Forum member Ccroyalsenders (SoloAWeek on YouTube) demonstrates factory presets (may not be the current versions).

If possible, play the factory presets in stereo. It makes a lot of difference and you'll hear the presets at their best.
Use a guitar with single coil pickups. The Axe-Fx is very sensitive to the type of guitar you're using.
Preset output levels can vary from preset to preset.
If you're running mono and audio output is set to “Sum L+R”, Phase cancellation may occur. This can happen if the preset contains an Enhancer block, or a very short delay (Petrucci preset).
Some presets include a Delay block with the Phase Rev parameter engaged. This is a stereo-only feature. If you're running in mono and audio output mode is set to “Sum L+R”, you may not hear any delay because of Phase cancellation. Switch off Phase Rev or select output mode “Copy L>R” instead.
When using stereo output mode "Copy L>R" you'll lose the part of the signal that's hardwired to the right channel.
When hitting the strings in a normal manner on a guitar equipped with single coils, clean factory presets should not distort. When really digging in the strings, especially using a high-output humbucker, some clean presets may distort. Don't worry, they should probably be getting into distortion, based on their settings. If you don't like that, just turn down Drive or Master Volume in the Amp block.
If a factory preset makes the Out 1 Clip LED blink, its signal level is too hot. Turn down Level in the Amp block.

When saving your own presets you have to overwrite factory presets on the Axe-Fx. You can restore the factory presets at any moment:
- from onboard ROM (original three banks; probably outdated), or
- from disk after downloading them from Support. Use Fractal-Bot to upload the updated banks to your Axe-Fx.