Firmware

Manual

• 14 Firmware updates
• 10.6 Firmware

User contributions

Firmware release notes

• Go here to read all firmware release notes.

Where to download

• Get your updates here.
• Older firmware versions can be found here.

Firmware update guide

• Click here for a firmware update guide. Including troubleshooting tips.

Fractal-Bot

• Fractal has now a dedicated utility available to transmit firmware updates to the Axe-Fx II and MFC-101, which can be used instead of Axe-Edit or a MIDI utility. See Fractal-Bot.

Axe-Fx II XL firmware recovery

• Built-in backup firmware in the Axe-Fx II XL allows recovery in the event of complications during update.

Using MIDI-OX

• When using MIDI-OX (Windows) to send firmware to the Axe-Fx II, be aware that its default settings may cause a buffer overrun error. Change Low Level I/O Buffers size to 256, and number to 16, and Milliseconds between buffers to 90.

Updating presets after a firmware update

• Updated firmware may cause changes in your presets. Read the firmware release notes and verify your presets.

Programming language

• The firmware is coded in C and assemby. Source

Programmability

• Cliff: "The Axe-Fx II can be reprogrammed at least 100,000 times." Source