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MIDI SysEx
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System Exclusive messages
If you're a MIDI expert, you can use SysEx messages (MIDI System Exclusive) to control Fractal Audio devices.
Discussion about Fractal Audio's SysEx implementation
Firmware Ares and later provides MIDI support for 3rd-party devices to set and/or get scene, channel, bypass, scene names, preset names, tuner data, tempo data, via System Exclusive messages.
Read this: Axe-Fx III MIDI for Third-Party Devices
Axe-Fx Standard and Axe-Fx Ultra
Ultra-specific SysEx information from forum member GM Arts
SysEx commands for retrieving Preset/Effect bypass states
Axe-Fx II and AX8
SysEx commands for control of the Axe-Fx II (all models) and AX8 are documented in this page: MIDI SysEx Functions for Axe-Fx II
Axe-Fx III, FM9 and FM3
SysEx commands for control of the Axe-Fx III, FM9 and FM3 through third-party MIDI devices are documented in this guide: Axe-Fx III MIDI for Third-Party Devices
SysEx Model number per device
The numbers below refer to the processors.
- 0x00 Axe-Fx Standard
- 0x01 Axe-Fx Ultra
- 0x02 MFC-101
- 0x03 Axe-Fx II
- 0x04 MFC-101 mk3
- 0x05 FX8
- 0x06 Axe-Fx II XL
- 0x07 Axe-Fx II XL+
- 0x08 AX8
- 0x0A FX8 mk2
- 0x10 Axe-Fx III
- 0x11 FM3
- 0x12 FM9
