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'''216 - ASCENSION''' — Delay repeats are being shifted up in pitch, with different intervals per scene. Mesa Triaxis clean tone.
 
'''216 - ASCENSION''' — Delay repeats are being shifted up in pitch, with different intervals per scene. Mesa Triaxis clean tone.
  
'''217 - WANDERING DELAYS''' — Delay repeats get panned between left and right by an LFO, combined with pitch detuning. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier. Similar to presets "Haunting Echoes" and "Bouncing g Echoes".
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'''217 - WANDERING DELAYS''' — Delay repeats get panned between left and right by an LFO, combined with pitch detuning. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier. Similar to presets "Haunting Echoes" and "Bouncing Echoes".
  
 
'''218 - HEAVILY PROCESSED''' — Processed Plexi tone with effects such as pitch detuning, chorus and compression, plus EQ-ing.
 
'''218 - HEAVILY PROCESSED''' — Processed Plexi tone with effects such as pitch detuning, chorus and compression, plus EQ-ing.

Revision as of 11:18, 4 January 2021

Installing new versions of factory presets

Fractal Audio periodically updates the factory presets for current processors.

Use Fractal-Bot to upload factory preset banks to the hardware. To select and upload individual presets from a bank, use the software editor.

Auditioning factory presets

Just like real amps, the processors are sensitive to the type of guitar and its pickups.

Preset output levels can vary from preset to preset. If a factory preset makes the Out 1 Clip LED blink, the overall signal level in the digital domain is too hot. To solve this, turn down Level in the Amp block or Main in the Global EQ.

If possible, play factory presets in stereo to hear the presets at their best.

If you're running mono and audio output in the I/O menu is set to “Sum L+R”, phase cancellation may occur. This can happen if the preset contains an Enhancer block in Classic Mode, or a micro delay in the Cab block. Or when a preset contains a Delay block with the Phase Rev parameter engaged.

When using output mode "Copy L>R" in the I/O menu, you'll lose the part of the signal that's hardwired to the right channel. That might be a Ping Pong delay, or a stereo Cab block with both sides hard-panned.

"The presets were dialed in loud so as to be sure the Fletcher-Munson effect did not influence the sound." source

"I use and prefer low output pickups and the presets work fine for me. I just consider them a starting point as everyone should." source

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About the factory presets

The factory presets use Input 1 (instrument) and Output 1 with Cab Modeling, and are configured for stereo output.

Many presets were imported from the Axe-Fx III and adapted. Some are FM3 originals.

"Axe-Fx III owners may notice the suffix "FM3" or slight variations in the names of some of the FM3 presets. This was done to indicate that the preset has changed. In some cases, the Axe-Fx presets were larger and wouldn't fit. In other cases, we took advantage of capabilities that were new or improved since those presets were originally created (some in the time of the Ultra!). In other cases, "bonus scenes" or features were added. We also replaced some near-duplicate presets with new creations. To the extent possible, I added at least three scenes to many of the presets so you would have something to explore." source

Frank Steffen Mueller demonstrates some of the factory presets

Banks ABC below are based on firmware 1.06. Each preset title is accompanied by a short description.

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Bank A

000 - 59 BASSGUY — Fender '59 Tweed Bassman guitar amplifier (5F6-A), Tone Bender fuzz.

001 - 65 BASSGUY — Fender '65 blackface Bassman guitar/bass amplifier (AB165).

002 - BROWNFACE — Fender brownface Vibrolux guitar amplifier (6G11).

003 - DELUXE VERB — Fender blackface Deluxe Reverb guitar amplifier (AB763), Boss SD-1 overdrive.

004 - DOUBLE VERB — various old Fender Twin Reverb guitar amplifiers.

005 - A-CLASS 15 — Vox AC15 Top Boost guitar amplifier, SDD-3000 preamp.

006 - TOP BOOST — Vox AC30HW guitar amplifier, delay in front of Amp block.

007 - PRINCE TONE — various old Fender Princeton guitar amplifiers.

008 - PLEXI 50W — various 50W Marshall Plexi guitar amplifiers, including the 1987X.

009 - PLEXI 100W — various 100W Marshall Plexi guitar amplifiers, including the 1959SLP.

010 - BRIT 800 — various Marshall JCM 800 guitar amplifiers.

011 - HIPOWER — Hiwatt DR-103 guitar amplifier, Uni-Vibe effect.

012 - USA MK IV — Mesa/Boogie Mark IV guitar amplifier.

013 - USA IIC+ — Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ guitar amplifier.

014 - RECTO 1 — Mesa's two-channel Dual Rectifier guitar amplifier.

015 - RECTO 2 — Mesa's three-channel Dual Rectifier guitar amplifier.

016 - EURO — Bogner Ecstasy 20th Anniversary guitar amplifier.

017 - AC-20 DELUXE — Morgan AC20 Deluxe guitar amplifier.

018 - SHIVER — Bogner Shiva 20th Anniversary guitar amplifier, BB Preamp overdrive.

019 - VIBRATO-KING — Fender custom Vibro-King guitar amplifier, MXR Script Phase 90, Bias Tremolo effect.

020 - EURO UBER — Bogner Uberschall guitar amplifier with Roland Dimension D effect. You may need to reset the amp model for best results because of firmware changes.

021 - SOLO 100 — Soldano SLO-100 guitar amplifier.

022 - SUPER VERB — Fender '64 Super Reverb guitar amplifier (AB763).

023 - FRIEDMAN BE-100 — Friedman BE-100 guitar amplifier.

024 - CHAMPLIFIER — various Fender Champ guitar amplifiers (5F1).

025 - TREMOLO DELUXE — blackface Fender Tremolux guitar amplifier (AA763), Bias Tremolo effect.

026 - CA3+ — Custom Audio Amplifiers 3+ SE guitar preamp.

027 - 5153 — EVH 5150-III guitar amplifier.

028 - VIBRATO DELUXE — Fender '60's brownface Vibrolux guitar amplifier (6G11), Bias Tremolo effect.

029 - MR. Z 38 — Dr.Z Maz 38 guitar amplifier, and Ibanez Tubescreamer.

030 - WRECKER ROCKET — Trainwreck Rocket guitar amplifier, Ibanez Tubescreamer.

031 - ANGLE SEVERE — Engl Savage 120 guitar amplifier, and Ibanez Tubescreamer, Roland Dimension D effect.

032 - SPAWN Q-ROD OD-1 — Splawn Quickrod guitar amplifier.

033 - CAMERON CCV — Cameron CCV-100 guitar amplifie.

034 - FAS LEAD 1 — FAS Lead 1 custom amp model, detuned pitch, dual delay, Ibanez Tubescreamer.

035 - TUCANA — Carol-Ann Tucana 3 guitar amplifier, modded Ibanez Tubescreamer.

036 - FAS MODERN — FAS Modern custom amp models. Similar to factory presets "Beef Supreme", "Thor's Hammer+Saw" and "Unapologetic".

037 - DAS METALL — FAS Das Metall amp model, modded Ibanez Tubescreamer, stereo enhancer.

038 - ODS-100 — Dumble OD Special guitar amplifier.

039 - THE BROWN SOUND — FAS Brit Brown 'VH brown sound' amp model, MXR Script Phase 90.

040 - BUTTERY — FAS Buttery custom amp model, BB Preamp overdrive.

041 - BOUTIQUE — Matchless Chieftain guitar amplifier, Uni-Vibe effect.

042 - SUPERTWEED — FAS Supertweed custom amp model, Octavia.

043 - BRIT JVM OD1 — Marshall JVM410H guitar amplifier.

044 - BRIT JVM OD2 — Marshall JVM410H guitar amplifier.

045 - BLANKNSHIP LEEDS — Dweezil Zappa's Blankenship Leeds 21 guitar amplifier.

046 - ROYALE WITH CHEESE — Supro 1964T guitar amplifier, modded Ibanez Tubescreamer. Title reference: clip from Pulp Fiction movie.

047 - CITRUS RV50 — Orange Rockerverb 50 MK II guitar amplifier, Xotic RC Booster.

048 - CAROL ANN OD-2 — Carol-Ann OD-2 guitar amplifier, rotary speaker.

049 - JTM 45 — Marshall JTM 45 guitar amplifier, Tone Bender fuzz.

050 - HOT KITTY — BadCat Hot Cat 30R guitar amplifier, tremolo effect.

051 - TWO-STONE J35 — Two-Rock Jet 35 guitar amplifier, Zendrive overdrive.

052 - SPAWN NITROUS — Splawn Nitro guitar amplifier, droptuned pitch.

053 - BRIT SILVER — Marshall 100W 2555 Silver Jubilee guitar amplifier, Zendrive overdrive.

054 - HERBIE — Diezel Herbert guitar amplifier.

055 - DWEEZIL'S BASSGUY — Dweezil Zappa's modified '65 blackface Fender Bassman guitar and bass amplifier (AB165). One scene also features the DynaFlanger effect (also featured in Bank B's DynamoFLanger preset).

056 - MA, THE MEATLOAF... — EVH 5150-III guitar amplifier, stereo chorus. Title reference: clip from Wedding Crashers movie.

057 - 5F8 TWEED — Keith Urban's '59 high-powered Fender Tweed Twin guitar amplifier (5F8), Bias Tremolo effect.

058 - ATOMICA — Cameron Atomica guitar amplifier.

059 - DELUXE TWEED — Fender Tweed Deluxe guitar amplifier (5E3).

060 - DIRTY SHIRLEY — Friedman Dirty Shirley guitar amplifier, "smiley-frown" EQ technique.

061 - FOX ODS — Fuchs Overdrive Supreme 50 guitar amplifier.

062 - NUCLEAR TONE — Swart Atomic Space Tone guitar amplifier, Bias Tremolo effect.

063 - 6160 BLOCK — Peavey "block letter" EVH 5150 guitar amplifier, detuned pitch, Ibanez Tubescreamer.

064 - 6160 II — Peavey 6505+ / EVH 5150-II guitar amplifier.

065 - SPAWN Q-ROD OD-2 — Splawn Quickrod guitar amplifier.

066 - WRECKED — Trainwreck Express guitar amplifier, Marshall Bluesbreaker overdrive, Roland Dimension D effect, detuned pitch.

067 - BRIT PRE — Marshall JMP-1 guitar preamp.

068 - BADGER 18 — Suhr Badger 18 guitar amplifier, Tube Driver overdrive.

069 - BRIT AFS100 — Marshall AFD100SCE guitar amplifier.

070 - DIZZY VH4 — Diezel VH4 guitar amplifier.

071 - BASSMAN ABOUT 2 EXPLODE — Fender '65 blackface \Bassman guitar/bass amplifier (AB165), Tone Bender fuzz, delay in front of Amp block.

072 - BAND COMMANDER — Fender '68 Fender Bandmaster guitar amplifier (AB763), Fulltone Fulldrive overdrive.

073 - ODS-100 HRM — Dumble OD Special guitar amplifier with HRM circuit, King of Tone overdrive.

074 - VIBRATO VERB — various Fender Vibroverb guitar amplifiers.

075 - TX STAR — Mesa Lone Star Classic guitar amplifier, BB Pre overdrive.

076 - JUMPED PLEXI 50W — Marshall 50W Plexi guitar amplifier, Fulltone Fulldrive overdrive, stereo enhancer.

077 - STUDIO LEAD — Mesa/Boogie Mark IV guitar amplifier, flanger, Timmy overdrive.

078 - DEE CEE 30 — Matchless DC-30 guitar amplifier, Xotic RC Booster, chorus.

079 - WHOLE LOTTA — Jimmy Page's (Led Zeppelin) sound, as on the song "Whole Lotta Love", using a Supro 1964T guitar amplifier, Tone Bender fuzz.

080 - FUZZ TWEED — Fender Tweed Deluxe guitar amplifier (5E3), Tone Bender fuzz, delay in front of Amp block.

081 - HELL'S GLOCKENSPIELS — AC/DC sound, using a Marshall Plexi guitar amplifier, Schaffer Replica simulation.

082 - PETRUCCI RIG FM3 — John Petrucci's (Dream Theater) sound, using his Mesa/Boogie JP-2C guitar amplifier.

083 - SOLO 88 — Soldano X88R guitar preamp.

084 - COMET CONCOURSE — Komet Concorde guitar amplifier, FAS LED-Drive overdrive.

085 - TRY AXES — Mesa/Boogie TriAxis guitar preamp.

086 - ELEGANT GYPSY — Andy Timmons' sound, using a Mesa Lone Star Classic guitar amplifier, BB Pre overdrive. Title reference: Elegant Gypsy is an Al Di Meola album, but the preset refers to Andy Timmons' Electric Gypsy album.

087 - CAPT HOOK — Hook Captain 34 guitar amplifier.

088 - JS410 — Marshall JVM410HJS (Joe Satriani) guitar amplifier.

089 - CORNCOB — Cornford MK50 II guitar amplifier, Boss SD-1 overdrive, flanger.

090 - BLUDOJAI LEAD — Bludotone Ojai guitar amplifier (Robben Ford's Dumble clone), Xotic RC Booster, rotary speaker.

091 - JM45 BLUES LEAD — Marshall JTM 45 guitar amplifier, Marshall Bluesbreaker overdrive, Uni-Vibe, Fuzz Face.

092 - JR. BLUES — Fender Blues Junior guitar amplifier, Boss SD-1 overdrive, delay in front of Amp block.

093 - TRIPTIK — Carol-Ann Triptik guitar amplifier.

094 - FAS HOTROD — FAS Hot Rod custom amp model, intelligent pitch shifter (E minor).

095 - EJ CLEAN — Eric Johnson's clean guitar sound.

096 - WHO'S NEXT? — Pete Townsend's sound. Title reference: The Who album.

097 - THICK & CHUNKY — Mesa's three-channel Dual Rectifier guitar amplifier, Ibanez Tubescreamer, stereo enhancer.

098 - TUCANA II — Carol-Ann Tucana 3 guitar amplifier, Ibanez Tubescreamer.

099 - STUDIO CLEAN — Mesa/Boogie TriAxis guitar preamp, double compressors (pre and post), detuned pitch, Tri-chorus.

100 - SOLO 99 — Soldano/Caswell X99 guitar preamp, stereo enhancer.

101 - SUPER VERB CRUNCH — Fender '64 Super Reverb guitar amplifier (AB763), GEQ, FAS Shimmer Drive, Roland CE-2 chorus.

102 - DJENTLEMANLY — FAS Modern and FAS Brootalz custom amp models, Peavey "block letter" EVH 5150 guitar amplifier, Ibanez Tubescreamer, noise gate. Title reference: Djent music style.

103 - ALIEN SURFER — Joe Satriani's sound, using his Marshall JVM410HJS guitar amplifier. Title reference: Joe Satriani album.

104 - CITRUS A30 — Orange AD30HTC guitar amplifier, Ibanez Tubescreamer.

105 - RUBY ROCKET — Paul Ruby Rocket guitar amplifier.

106 - MACHINE GUN FM3 — Jimi Hendrix sound, as on the song "Machine Gun", with Uni-Vibe, Octavia, reversed delay.

107 - BOGFISH — Bogner Fish guitar preamp.

108 - LIMELIGHT FM3 — Alex Lifeson's (Rush) sound, as on the song "Limelight".

109 - GLASS LEAD — Cameron CCV-100 guitar amplifier, flanger, detuned pitch, GEQ.

110 - EDGE OF BREAKUP — Morgan AC20 Deluxe guitar amplifier, delay in front of Amp block.

111 - GET YOUR KICKS — Dr.Z Route 66 guitar amplifier, Timmy overdrive. Title reference: song "(Get your kicks on) Route 66".

112 - SUBTLE BLUES — Mesa/Boogie Subway Blues guitar amplifier, slapback delay in front of Amp block, GEQ, King of Tone overdrive.

113 - CHAINSAW88 — Soldano X88R guitar preamp, through-zero flanger, quad-tap delay.

114 - DELUXETAPE — Mono tape delay and rotary speaker in front of Amp block, using a Fender blackface Deluxe Reverb guitar amplifier (AB763).

115 - DESTRUCTIVE APPETITE — Slash's sound, as on the Guns N' Roses "Appetite For Destruction" album, using the Marshall AFD100SCE guitar amplifier.

116 - SO MANY ROADS — Marshall 100W Plexi guitar amplifier. Title reference: old blues song, covered by many famous players, including Joe Bonamassa.

117 - TINY TERRIER — Orange Tiny Terror guitar amplifier, Ibanez Tubescreamer.

118 - JIM OR LEO — Jim Marshall's JTM 45 and Leo Fender's '59 Tweed Bassman guitar amplifiers.

119 - CORK SNIFFERS — Robben Ford's sound, using his Dumble OD Special guitar amplifier. Title reference: guitar players who are searching forever for the elusive Dunble tone, are referred to as cork sniffers.

120 - STILL BLUE — Gary Moore's sound, as on the "Still Got The Blues" album and song, using a Marshall 1959SLP guitar amplifier, and Tube Driver overdrives.

121 - BACK LINE FM3 — FAS Brit Brown 'VH brown sound' amp model, and Mesa/Boogie Mark IV and Hook Captain 34 guitar amplifiers.

122 - SMALL BOX — Friedman Smallbox guitar amplifier.

123 - ANDY'S MESSAGE — Andy Summers' sound (The Police), with modulation and delays.

124 - DELAY LEAD — Several types of delay including ping pong, circular and panned, and golden ratio, using the Bludotone Ojai guitar amplifier.

125 - PLEXPRESSOR — Plex Delay block, with delay and Tri-chorus, using a clean Mesa/Boogie Mark IV guitar amplifier.

126 - TREMPEGGI@TOR — Tremolo effect with various added effects, using a Matchless DC-30 guitar amplifier.

127 - RACKMOUNT PREAMPS FM3 — Mesa/Boogie TriAxis and Marshall JMP-1 guitar preamps.

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Bank B

128 - GALAXY FORMATION FM3 — Cinematic stereo ambient sounds, using 100% wet Plex Delay and reverb blocks, automatic volume swells (set per scene), and envelope-controlled filter. Play slowly. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier.

129 - CRUNCH CHORUS — Chorused dirty guitar tone from a Fender Vibro-King amplifier and Tubescreamer, featuring 3 types of stereo chorus after the amp: analog, vibrato and dual chorus.

130 - ELECTRO-SWEEP FM3 — Ambient sci-fi sound, using 100% wet Megatap Delay into LFO-controlled panned sweeping filters. Fender Vibro-King amplifier.

131 - JET FLANGER FM3 — Mesa Dual Rectifier amplifier into a stereo "jet plane" flanger.

132 - AMBIENCE — Ambient modulated guitar sound, using automatic volume swells, Plex Delay for detuned stereo delay and wobbly chorus. Buttery custom amp model.

133 - DETUNED WAHS — 4 delays from the Plex Delay into LFO-controlled Wah blocks, panned in the stereo field by the Tremolo/Panner block, and followed by prominent compression and chorus. One of the scenes changes the Plex Delay from detuned delays into pitch-shifted delays. Fender Deluxe Reverb amplifier.

134 - CRYSTAL REVERB — Stereo crystals effects from the Pitch block into a plate reverb. The preset's envelope follower is assigned to the Pitch block's Input Gain, acting as a fade-in control for the crystals. One of the scenes adds a very slow through-zero flanger at the end of the chain. Similar to the "Crystal Echoes" and "Desert Breeze|" presets. Mesa JP 2-C amplifier.

135 - PENTALIZER FM3 — Pitch-shifted stereo delay effects, with LFO-controlled Formant and Pitch blocks. To create forever ongoing delays, the envelope follower controls the Repeat Stack/Hold parameter in the delay in scene 3. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier.

136 - TZF FLANGER FM3 — Through-zero flanged dirty tones, using the FAS Modern custom amp model. One of the scenes lets you use an expression pedal, configured as External Controller 1, to control the flanging.

137 - ORIENT EXPRESS FM3 — Pitch-shifting with an oriental vibe, with scenes dedicated to added 4ths, added 5ths and octaves. Similar to the "6th Stone Sun FM3" preset. Vox AC30 amplifier.

138 - BLACK HOLE FM3 — Effects-laden sustained space sounds, using automatic volume swells, LFO-controlled time in the Multitap Delay, lots of hall reverb, post-compression and a phaser with its rate controlled through External Controller 3. Play slowly. The 3rd scene's title "TON 618" refers to a black hole that's known to be very large. Fender Vibroverb amplifier.

139 - DETUNED DESCENT FM3 — Stereo delay repeats which gradually go down in pitch, using the Plex Delay block. One scene adds crystals. A phaser will auto-engage through External Controller 1, which also controls the phaser's depth. Similar to the "Serenity Now!" and "Traffic Jam" presets. Mesa Mark IV amplifier.

140 - ENUMERING RAVENS — Stereo delay which trails off to the left, because Feedback Left is set higher than Feedback Right. The preset title possibly refers to the band Counting Crows. Matchless Chieftain amplifier.

141 - INTROSPECTION — Modulated stereo crystals through pitch detuning, Tri-Chorus and post-compression. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier.

142 - FLANGE THE ECHOES — Delay repeats going through different types of stereo flanging. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier.

143 - MEET CYTHERIANS — Showcases the Plex Delay block: Plex Shift (pitch-shifted delay repeats, creating crystals), Plex Detune (detuned delay repeats) and Plex Verb (reverb), combined with a little bit of reversed delay and stereo enhancer. In scene 4 an expression pedal (External Controller 1) changes the filter frequency of the Plex Delay, resulting in a cool EDM effect. Cytherians are a species in the Star Trek series. Mesa JP 2-C amplifier.

144 - PONG CHORUS — Ping Pong delay through stereo Tri-Chorus. Fender Tweed Bassman amplifier.

145 - EMERALD OCEAN — Ambient crystals through a stereo chorus and "Stone Quarry" reverb, with automatic volume swells, pre- and post-compression and stereo enhancer. The Reverb block's Input Gain is set per scene, using a scene controller. Fender Vibroverb amplifier.

146 - INTRIGUE — Pitch block in Arpeggiator mode in 4 different keys (using the 4 channels in the Pitch block), through stereo delay and pitch detuning. The psychadelic arpeggio reminds of early Pink Floyd. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier. Slightly similar to preset "Arp M@dness (B MI)".

147 - CRAWLING IN DARK — Bogner Ecstasy Red amplifier through a phaser and a flanger. Probably based on Hoobastank's "Crawling In The Dark".

148 - ULTRAVERB — Possibly recreates some reverb effects from either Peavey's UltraVerb effects processor or Eventide's UltraVerb plugin. Fender Bandmaster amplifier.

149 - PHLANKED BY PHASERS — Two 6-order phasers, placed in front of and after the Amp block, and a compressor create a funky, juicy sound. Mesa Mark IV amplifier.

150 - SMOKEY JAZZ — Jazzy guitar tone based on Roland's JC-120 amplifier and its built-in chorus.

151 - BALLET SLIPPERS — Stereo pitch-shifting effect, loosely based on Steve Vai's "Ballerina" song. Fender Vibroverb amplifier. Similar to preset "Rush Hour".

152 - VELVET SUN — Dreamy atmosphere, created by reversed detuned delays through an LFO-controlled Wah sweep with post-compression, stereo enhancer and EQ-ing. Dumble amplifier.

153 - LONELY HEART SOLO — Guitar solo sound, based on the Yes song "Owner of a Lonely Heart", using added 5ths. Other scenes change the pitch to octaves (8va) and a combination. FAS Lead 1 custom amp model. Play single notes.

154 - BL@DE RUN LITER (E MI) — A lite FM3-version of a preset for the Axe-Fx III that produces the famous synthesized theme of the sci-fi Blade Runner movie(s). Ingenious use of the Synth block, filtering and pitch-shifting, as well as internal controllers and scene controllers. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier. Play single notes. Presets with "@" in their title were created by Fractal Audio's Matt Picone (aka "Admin M@").

155 - SCREAMING MEANIE — A Fender Deluxe Reverb amplifier is turned into a screaming meanie using distortion pedals: RAT distortion, Marshall Shredmaster, Boss MT-2. Watch out for high-pitch feedback.

156 - ASIAN DOCUMENTARY — Stereo pitch-shifting and a tremolo create an oriental intermezzo, with LFO-controlled stereo panning in the Pitch block. Mesa Mark IV amplifier. Play single notes.

157 - DELAY OCTOPLEX — Spacey sustained soundscapes, using a Fender Vibroverb amplifier with long delays from the Plex Delay block and "Deep Space" reverb. Play slowly.

158 - WIND CHIMES FM3 — Stereo pitch-shifting with automatic volume swells, LFO-controlled Wah and stereo panning through the Tremolo/Panner block. Mesa Triaxis amplifier. Play single notes.

159 - VALENTINE'S MASSACRE — Eerie sounds, coming from a Fender Bandmaster amplifier with down-pitched and LFO-controlled detuned crystals, reversed delay, stereo enhancer and post-compression. The title refers to the Valentine's Day massacre in 1929.

160 - CHIMEY ECHOS — Modulated delay repeats following the Reverb block. Fender Vibroverb amplifier.

161 - 1/8 FILTER TREM — Dubstep-ish filter effect, with a fuzzy guitar going into the filter, which has its bypass state triggered by an envelope follower, and its frequency by an LFO. Fender Vibroverb amplifier.

162 - POLTERGEIST PIG — This famous preset uses a Soldano SLO amplifier, Synth, Formant and Wah blocks, pitch detuning and a lot of internal controllers, to create its spooky pig sounds. Play single notes.

163 - ORGANIC — Simulates a pipe organ, using the Plex Delay block in Plex Shift mode with stereo panning and "Cathedral" reverb. An SDD drive adds grit to the sound. The slow attack comes from the Input Envelope in the Plex Delay. Roland JC-120 amplifier.

164 - BRIAN MIGHT — Brian May's (Queen) trademark sound with a Vox AC30 amplifier and treble booster, long stereo delay as used in the bridge of the "Brighton Rock" song, and layered guitar harmonies through pitch-shifting.

165 - PITCHMOD PULSE — An LFO quickly shifts the pitch of each note. Other scenes add delay and flanging. Marshall Plexi amplifier.

166 - ALBERT'S LEAD — Albert Lee's trademark blues sound, using a Fender Bassman amplifier and a treble booster for a boost. Use a Telecaster.

167 - CENTRIFUGE — Mesmerizing swirly stereo guitar sound, using 100% wet Rotary blocks, LFO-controlled filters and delays. Other scenes increase the modulation by adding "harmonic" tremolo and slow phasing. Fender Bassman amplifier.

168 - CRYSTAL ECHOES — Crystals effects from the Pitch block into a large hall reverb. The preset's envelope follower is assigned to the Pitch block's Input Gain, acting as a fade-in control for the crystals. Similar to the "Crystal Reverb" and "Desert Breeze" presets. Fender Bandmaster amplifier.

169 - THE WOOD NYMPHS — Ethereal shimmer, with delay repeats being shifted up in pitch and going through a large hall reverb and stereo enhancer. Similar to the "Heavenly Echo FM3" preset. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier.

170 - CLOUD DELAYS — Features up to three "tape" delays after a Vox AC30 amplifier and some optical compression.

171 - STACKED MODULATION — Combinations of various modulation effects: Uni-Vibe, phaser, rotary speaker, chorus, vibrato, with a Fender Twin Reverb amplifier.

172 - CLEAN POP RHYTHM — Compressed '80s Twin Reverb sound, with chorus and slapback delay added in scenes.

173 - ADSR VERB — Heavily gated reverb, using the ADSR controller to shut off the reverb, also using pre- and post-compression. Fender Bandmaster amplifier.

174 - MULTICOMP PLEXI — Showcases multiband compression, tightening the sound of a Plexi amplifier. Also features the Tubescreamer and Octavia drive models.

175 - POLYFUZZ CROSSOVER — Filter blocks emphasize a fuzzed-out Plexi amplifier in different areas of the spectrum, using the Big Muff.

176 - SWEEP RESONATOR — An LFO-controlled Resonator block gets in the territory of flanger and phaser. Marshall Plexi amplifier.

177 - SATAN JR.'S HOLLOW — A lite FM3-version of a preset for the Axe-Fx III, combining a synthesizer, down-shifted pitch, and arpeggiator, in a different key per scene. Marshall JVM410H amplifier. Play single notes. Satans Hollow refers to an old arcade game.

178 - REGNALF ESREVER — '70s psychedelic guitar sound, with a Mesa Mark IV amplifier going through a flanger and then being reversed.

179 - VERTIGO — Mesa Mark IV with pre- and post-compression and multiple stereo delay lines.

180 - CAVERNOUS — Showcases the "Cavern" reverb type. Mesa Triaxis amplifier.

181 - DREAM SEQUENCE — Produces the sound effect often used in television series to indicate a dream sequence. Uses 4 delay lines which gradually shift upwards in pitch, going through a rotary speaker and stereo panner. Play and hold a single note. Fender Vibroverb amplifier.

182 - DYNAMOFLANGER — Simulates the Ibanez DynaFlanger, a stereo flanging effect often used by Frank and Dweezil Zappa. The flanger is being controlled by an envelope follower. Marshall JCM800 amplifier.

183 - STEREO TAPE DELAY 2 — Stereo tape algorithm in the Delay block. Wow and flutter can be controlled through the Modulation parameters. Fender Bandmaster amplifier.

184 - MYSTIC ARPS FM3 — Various 4-note arpeggios using 4 pitched voices in stereo from the Pitch block and very smart delay settings. Play single notes. Fender Vibroverb amplifier. Similar to "The Planets FM3" preset.

185 - FRENETICA — LFO-controlled '70s Wah with detuned stereo delay repeats. Similar to the "No Quarter" preset. Fender Bassman amplifier.

186 - HEAVENLY ECHO FM3 — Ethereal shimmer, with delay repeats being shifted up in pitch and going through reverb. One scene adds a post-reverb chorus. Similar to the "The Wood Nymphs" preset. Fender Bandmaster amplifier.

187 - VERB->TREM — Tremolo comes after the "Cavern" reverb, with a different kind of tremolo per scene: Bias, Harmonic and Classic. The tremolo rate slows down gradually because it's being controlled an envelope follower. Vox AC30 amplifier.

188 - THE ABYSS — LFO-controlled Wah and Multitap Delay blocks, a Megatap Delay and "Stone Quarry" reverb generate an sci-fi soundscape. Mesa Triaxis amplifier. The preset title may refer to a James Cameron movie.

189 - TRIAD HARMONIES — A Scene Controller, attached to the Key parameter in the Pitch block, enables different pitch harmonies per scene. Play single notes. Friedman Dirty Shirley amplifier. Similar to the "Huge Harmony" preset.

190 - S/HIP AHOY — Guitar effect as in Frank Zappa's "Ship Ahoy", and similar to the Zvex Seek Wah pedal. An LFO controls a filter. Marshall JTM45 amplifier. Similar to preset "Random Wah".

191 - RUBBER BISCUIT — Delay repeats go through a tremolo. Fender Triaxis amplifier. The title may refer to a Blues Brothers song.

192 - DIFFUSED PHASER — Rhythmic pattern from the Multitap Delay in Diffusor mode, going through a phaser. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier.

193 - I'M NATIONWIDE — Swampy guitar sound as in ZZ Top's "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide", using a Fender Tweed Deluxe amplifier and Tubescreamer.

194 - WATERCOLORS — Crystals effects from the Pitch block and pitch detuning from the Plex Delay block create an atmospheric intermezzo. Mesa Triaxis amplifier.

195 - EVENT HORIZON — Rhythmic pattern from the Megatap Delay. The preset title possibly refers to the sci-fi movie Event Horizon. Mesa Triaxis amplifier.

196 - PERCEPTUAL REVERB — The signal goes through a 100% diffusor (Multitap Delay) before entering the Reverb block. Fender Bandmaster amplifier.

197 - SWEEP BAND DELAY 2 — 4 days lines with LFO-controlled frequencies. Similar to other "band delay" presets. Morgan AC20 Deluxe amplifier.

198 - RAINBOW DASH — Massive etheral shimmer effect, created through Plex Verb, crystals and reverb. A flanger adds some swirl. Fender Vibroverb amplifier.

199 - DUAL DUAL CHORUS — Quad chorus created by using two Chorus blocks, each set to Dual Chorus. Mesa Mark IV clean tone.

200 - THE JUPITER 3 — Showcases the Resonator block, with different controllers attached to its parameters per channel. Scene 2 reminds in some way of The Who's "Baba O'Riley" song. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier. The preset title possibly refers to the Lost In Space television series.

201 - TRACKING RINGMODS — Showcases the Ring Modulator in tracking mode, adjusted per scene through a Scene Controller. Play single notes. Dumble amplifier.

202 - STAR TROOP FLANGE — Steve Howe's guitar sound in the Yes song "Star Trooper", going through a flanger. Mesa Triaxis amplifier.

203 - UNDULATOR FM3 — 8 pitch-shifted and detuned "symphonic" voices going through a tremolo, with the tremolo's depth being controlled by an envelope follower. Fender Vibroverb amplifier. The preset title might be related to an Eventide effect with the same name.

204 - SERENITY NOW! — Automatic volume swells go into a delay and then detune gradually downwards or upwards. Similar to the "Detuned Descent FM3" and "Traffic Jam" presets. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier.

205 - HAUNTING ECHOES — Tape delay repeats get panned between left and right by an LFO. Similar to presets "Wandering Delays" and "Bouncing Echoes". Fender Vibroverb amplifier.

206 - ROCKABILLY HOTROD — Slapback echo in front of a Fender Twin Reverb amplifier with spring reverb in Stray Cats style, with tremolo added in other scenes.

207 - AMBIENT SWIRL — Hypnotic sound waves from 4 delay blocks in series: Delay, Multitap Delay (Diffusor mode), Megatap Delay (rhythmic pattern), Plex Delay (detuned and reverse repeats). Fender Bandmaster amplifier.

208 - 6TH STONE SUN FM3 — The Pitch block adds harmonies (7ths, and in some scene octaves), with chorus, "Cathedral" reverb and stereo enhancer. The reverb's Hold function is attached to Control Switch 1. Mesa Triaxis amplifier. Not clear if the preset title refers to Third Stone From The Sun, a slightly psychedelic song by Jimi Hendrix, also covered by Stevie Ray Vaughn. Similar to the "Orient Express FM3" preset.

209 - GODLY ECHOES — 8 delay lines from the Plex Delay block with high diffusion build up a reverb-like ambience, and a consecutive delay adds hard-panned delay repeats with a short delay time to the left and with a long delay time to the right. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier.

210 - IN A FUNK — Fat envelope filter, custom made by controlling the Wah block with an envelope follower. Plexi amplifier.

211 - NO QUARTER — Based on the effect in Led Zeppelin's "No Quarter" song. Wah and tremolo are synced to an LFO. Hiwatt amplifier. Similar to the "Frenetica" preset.

212 - FLANKING FLANGERS — Two flangers, one before and one after a Mesa Mark IV amplifier.

213 - WIDE CHORUS — Showcases stereo chorus and Tri-chorus, after a Fender Vibroverb amplifier, and with some EQ.

214 - SURF'S UP — Slapback echo in front of a Fender Vibrolux amplifier, spring reverb, and bias tremolo in other scenes, creating the surf music sound.

215 - FLIPPIN' SWITCH — Hard-knee tremolo is being controlled by an LFO, simulating the use of a "kill switch" on a guitar. FAS Modern custom amp model.

216 - ASCENSION — Delay repeats are being shifted up in pitch, with different intervals per scene. Mesa Triaxis clean tone.

217 - WANDERING DELAYS — Delay repeats get panned between left and right by an LFO, combined with pitch detuning. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier. Similar to presets "Haunting Echoes" and "Bouncing Echoes".

218 - HEAVILY PROCESSED — Processed Plexi tone with effects such as pitch detuning, chorus and compression, plus EQ-ing.

219 - BOUTIQUE DUAL — Features two "boutique" amplifiers: Dumble and Trainwreck Rocket.

220 - FROGTONE IRIE — Combination of a Soldano SLO amplifier, added low octave, phaser and delay, with LFO-controlled frequency. Originally created as a bassline for a reggae song.

221 - NAMELESS STREETS — The Edge's (U2) trademark guitar sound, as heard in "Where The Street Have No Name" and many other songs, using modulated 1/8 dotted delay(s), Vox AC30 amplifier, various preamps and shimmer.

222 - FAT SOLO LEAD 2 — Lead guitar tone, using the FAS Lead 1 custom amp model, a FET boost and dual delay.

223 - RAINY NIGHTS FM3 — Soothing guitar sound, using a Fender Deluxe Reverb amplifier, multiple delays, bias tremolo, "Cavern" reverb, chorus and stereo enhancer.

224 - TIM'S HOOK 6V6 — Features channel 1 of the Hook Captain 34 amplifier, with some drive and modulation effects. "Tim" refers to forum member Hippietim, who provided this preset.

225 - ARP M@DNESS (B MI) — Stereo arpeggio going through a flanger. The psychadelic arpeggio reminds of early Pink Floyd. Make sure to try all scenes. The arpeggiator engages through an envelope follower. The sound gets chopped by using a Volume block and sequencer. Play single notes. Mesa Mark IV amplifier. Slightly similar to preset "Intrigue". Presets with "@" in their title were created by Fractal Audio's Matt Picone (aka "Admin M@").

226 - CLASS-A LINEUP — Showcases several Vox amplifiers, Vox clones and custom amp models based on Vox.

227 - BOND...JAMES BOND — Fender Twin Reverb and treble boost into a bias tremolo, creating the well-known James Bond theme sound.

228 - SYNTH LINEUP — Several synth sounds with some help from LFO and ADSR controllers: flute, Moog Taurus bass pedal synth, ELP-like lead synth, and a high sine sound. Mesa amplifiers. Play single notes.

229 - SCREAMING PLEXI 3 — Features the 50W Plexi amplifier.

230 - SMOKIN — Characteristic guitar sound as in Boston's "Smokin", using a Marshall JCM800 amplifier, EQ and post-compression.

231 - CHORAL CANYON — Rhythmic pattern with delay lines from the Multitap Delay, with Master Frequency controlled by an LFO, and "Cathedral" reverb and chorus. Sounds similar to "band delay" presets. Fender Bandmaster amplifier.

232 - TOUCH PHASE FM3 — Mesa Triaxis amplifier into an envelope-controlled Phaser block, with different sounds per channel.

233 - 8-PLEX GOLDEN — Ambient sounds coming from a compressed clean Dumble tone into a Plex Delay and Tri-Chorus. The scenes feature heavily diffused delay lines, detuned delays and pitch-shifted delays.

234 - SUPER PHASER — Phaser into a Mesa Rectifier amplifier and post-compressor.

235 - FLANGETASTIC — Flanger into a Fender Bassman amplifier.

236 - SCI-FI DELAY — Tape delay from the Multitap Delay block, with motor speed (including pitch) controlled by External Controller 1, generating sci-fi sounds. Other scenes feature automatic volume swells, chorus, downtuned pitch. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier.

237 - YEAR OF THE CITY 2274 — Sci-fi sounds coming from a Fender Vibroverb, LFO-controlled Wah, pitch-shifted delay repeats and "Cathedral" reverb. The preset title refers to the movie "Logan's Run".

238 - POLYOCTAVEGEN — 5 octaves at once, with a FAS Class-A custom amp model and SDD preamp. Similar to preset "5-Octave Lead".

239 - NASTY PRE SLAM — Demonstrates how channel strip preamps (Cab block) can clip the signal. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier.

240 - NEW ATMOS — Updated version of an original factory preset. Automatic volume swells, going through a Fender Vibroverb, with added harmonies from the channels of the Pitch block, with some delay and reverb.

241 - DUAL DETUNE — LFO-controlled pitch detuning in the Pitch block. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier.

242 - HUGE HARMONY — A Scene Controller, attached to the Key parameter in the Pitch block, enables different pitch harmonies per scene. Similar to the "Triad Harmonies" preset. Play single notes. FAS Lead 1 custom amp model.

243 - GAMELAN 2020 — Updated version of an original factory preset. Create the vibe of percussive Indonesian gamelan orchestra sounds, using pitch-shifting. Adjust the ADSR controller for best results. Fender Bassman amplifier. Play single notes.

244 - HORROR MOVIE — Down-shifted and reverberated crystals, with LFO-controlled panning, creating a haunted house atmosphere. Roland JC-120 amplifier.

245 - DELAYSCAPES M@ — Complex pulsating stereo delays, using a feedback loop and LFOs. Fender Vibroverb amplifier. Presets with "@" in their title were created by Fractal Audio's Matt Picone (aka "Admin M@").

246 - FUNKY SYNTH — LFO-controlled synthesizer, made smoother through a RAT distortion and compressor, with a gate to control artifacts. Other scenes add a sub octave and pitch detuning. Play single notes.

247 - TRACK WAH — The Wah block is controlled through the Pitch Follower, making it more intense on high notes than on low notes. Soldano SLO amplifier. Make sure that the Pitch Follower uses Input 1.

248 - MUSIC BOX 2020 (C maj) — Arpeggio from the Pitch block, with stereo panning and more. Mesa Mark IV. Play single notes and let them ring out.

249 - 5-OCTAVE LEAD — 5 octaves at once, with a FAS Lead 2 custom amp model. Similar to preset "PolyOctaveGen". Play single notes.

250 - S/H BAND DELAY — 4 stereo delay lines with LFO-controlled frequencies. Similar to other "band delay" presets. Fender Princeton amplifier.

251 - SWEEP BAND DELAY — 4 delay lines with LFO-controlled frequencies and panning. Similar to other "band delay" presets. Vox AC30 amplifier.

252 - DESERT BREEZE — Mesa Mark IV clean tone with pitch detuning from the Plex Delay and crystals from the Pitch block. Similar to the "Crystal Reverb" and "Crystal Echoes" presets.

253 - FLASHBACK — Produces the sound effect often used in television series to indicate a flashback scene, using decreasing pitch and stereo panning. Mesa Mark IV amplifier. Play single notes.

254 - DIFFUSED MOD DLY — Delay repeats go into a reverb with high diffusion. Hiwatt amplifier.

255 - DETUNE SLAP — Slightly detuned slapback delay from a Pitch block. Mesa Mark IV amplifier.

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256 - SUSTAIN MANIAC — External Controller 1 (pedal) fades in simulated feedback. Pre- and post-compression take care of sustain. Clean Mesa Mark IV amplifier with modded Tube Screamer.

257 - AUTOSWELL PONGVERB — Automatic volume swells and stereo ping pong delay through a hall reverb. Clean Mesa Triaxis amplifier.

258 - RANDOM WAH — Guitar effect as in Frank Zappa's "Ship Ahoy", and similar to the Zvex Seek Wah pedal. An LFO controls a Wah. Marshall JTM45 amplifier. Similar to preset S/Hip Ahoy.

259 - LOUNGE LIZARDS — Jazzy sound with the Tri-chorus effect. Plexi 50W amplifier.

260 - SWEEP ECHO — A delay through an LFO-controlled Wah and multiband compression creates an effect similar to other "band delay" presets. Clean Mesa Mark IV amplifier.

261 - BY YOUR COMMAND — Robotic sounds from Ring Modulator and LFO-controlled formant blocks. The preset title refers to a Famous Cylon saying in the 70's TV show Battlestar Galactica. Play single notes. Dumble amplifier.

262 - BRITTLE COMP RHYTHM — Bright and compressed Vox AC15 tone.

263 - SYNTH LEAD — Lead synth sound with an added 7th, reminiscent of Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Uses LFO and ADSR controllers, thickened by a Tube Screamer, panned left and right. Play single notes.

264 - ROTARY RATE — Showcases the Rotary block at various speeds through the use of scene controllers. Vox AC30 amplifier.

265 - THE PLANETS FM3 — Pitch-shifted stereo delay repeats, creating an arpeggio, into "Deep Space" reverb and chorus, with pre- and post-compression. Play single notes. Similar to the "Mystic Arts FM3" preset. Mesa Mark IV amplifier.

266 - CRYSTAL CASTLES — Crystals effects from the Pitch block into 8 detuned and diffused delays from the Plex Delay block and into Tri-chorus. Pre- and post-compression. Panned left and right by an LFO. Slightly similar to the "Crystal Echoes" preset. Mesa Mark IV amplifier.

267 - SCINTILLATING — Pitch-shifted stereo delay repeats get chopped by an LFO. Play single notes. Fender Bandmaster amplifier.

268 - PHENOMENA — Signal goes through an LFO-controlled filter and a delay where the repeats are pitch-shifted and detuned in stereo, and through a chorus. Mesa Mark IV amplifier.

269 - TRAFFIC JAM — Stereo delay repeats which gradually go down in pitch, using the Pitch block. Similar to the "Detuned Descent FM3" and "Serenity Now!" presets. Dr. Z Maz 38 amplifier.

270 - KATIE'S SONG — This preset is probably based on the guitar sound with chorus effect in "Song for Katie" by Larry Carlton. Dumble amplifier.

271 - DETUNED PLEXI — Marshall Plexi amplifier and stereo pitch detuning (EVH-style micro-pitch).

272 - BOUNCING ECHOES — Delay repeats get panned between left and right by the Multitap Delay, combined with pitch detuning. Mesa Mark IV amplifier. Similar to presets "Haunting Echoes" and "Wandering Delays".

273 - BAD — The Edge's (U2) trademark guitar sound, as heard in "Bad" and many other songs, using modulated 1/8 dotted delay(s), Vox AC30 amplifier and SDD preamp.

274 - DRIPPING WET 2 — Clean Bogner Shiva guitar tone going through an 8-voice stereo chorus and post-compression.

275 - RUSH HOUR — Stereo pitch-shifting effect, similar to the preset "Ballet Slippers", going through Rotary block and Phaser blocks. Fender Bandmaster amplifier.

276 - GET DOWN SYNDROME — LFO-controlled overdriven Wah sound. Carol-Ann OD2 amplifier and Tube Driver overdrive.

277 - COMP CLEAN — Clean compressed Mesa Mark IV tone. Other scenes add chorus and delay.

278 - NEW COUNTRY — Compressed Dr. Z Max 38 amplifier on the verge of breakup.

279 - DELAY PAN ALPHA — Stereo rhythmic pattern from the Ten-Tap and Megatap Delay blocks. Fender Vibrolux amplifier.

280 - DROP TUNE — Low-latency dropped-tuning demonstration with the help of the Virtual Capo mode in the Pitch block. Mesa Rectifier.

281 - TAPE PEDAL — Tape delay demonstration in 4 scenes. External controller 1 is attached to the tape speed. Mesa Mark IV amplifier.

282 - IN A FIXX — 80's compressed and modulated (flanger) guitar sound, based on "One Thing Leads To Another" by The Fixx. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier.

283 - UBER CHUGGA — High gain sound from the Engl Powerball amplifier, boosted by a Tubescreamer.

284 - TRI-CHORUS — Clean stereo Tri-chorus tone. External controller 1 controls the chorus rate. Mesa Mark IV amplifier.

285 - '63 TUBE SPRING REVERB — Emulating the vintage sound of a '63 tube-driven spring reverb, with 4 or 6 springs. Fender Vibro-King amplifier.

286 - YNGWIE — Yngwie Malmsteen's signature Marshall Plexi sound.

287 - QUAD TAP SYNC — Rhythmic pattern in stereo from the Multitap Delay block, with pitch detuning and flanger. Mesa Mark IV amplifier.

288 - RUN LIKE HECK — Based on the pulsating stereo delay in Pink Floyd's "Run Like Hell" and "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 1)". Hiwatt amplifier.

289 - BASS ACKWARDS III — Demonstration of how to configure a clean-sounding reversed delay. The envelope follower controls the "Run" parameter in the delay, effectively gating the delay inbetween playing. Mesa Mark IV with Tubescreamer.

290 - STRATOSPHERE — Ambient crystals effects from the Pitch block into shifted and detuned stereo delays from the Plex Delay block and into an LFO-controlled Wah block. Mesa Mark IV amplifier.

291 - ROTARY BAND DELAY — Rotary speaker info band delay. Vox AC30 amplifier.

292 - MELANCHOLIA — Fender Bandmaster going through a phaser and into 4 shifted reversed stereo delays. Play single notes.

293 - SHIFTED BANDTAPS — Shifted notes into filtered and panned delays. Suhr Badger 30 amplifier. Play single notes.

294 - MODERN EDDIE — Based on Eddie Van Halen's Sammy Hagar-era guitar sound. EVH 5150 "Block Letter" amplifier and his usual effects, including micro-pitch (stereo detuning).

295 - ATTITUDES — Distortion from a Carvin Legacy amplifier into a stereo dual delay. Legacy and Attitudes may point to Steve Vai's "The Attitude Song", but the preset sound is different.

296 - PCM70 HALL — Reproduces the hall reverb from Lexicon's famous PCM 70 digital effects processor. Fender Bandmaster.

297 - MR.GILMOUR LEAD — Based on the trademark guitar sound of David Gilmour, Pink Floyd's guitar player, including Uni-vibe and Big Muff fuzz. Hiwatt amplifier.

298 - SOUNDTRACK — Stereo delay effect, similar to other "band delay" presets, going through a Tri-chorus, hall reverb and LFO-controlled filter, with envelope-controlled crystals effect. Hiwatt amplifier.

299 - BRIGHT PLATE — Features the "vocal plate" reverb type. Mesa Mark IV amplifier.

300 - JUICY LEAD — Singing bluesy lead tones from a Marshall JTM45 amplifier and Boss SD-1.

301 - GANYMEDE 8 — 8 detuned stereo delay lines from the Plex Delay create a large hall reverb, with automatic volume swells. Ganymede refers to a moon nearby the planet Jupiter. Fender Bandmaster amplifier.

302 - FORTY MILES — Clean tone from a Fender Vibroverb amplifier, with a lot of delay and reverb and some chorus, based on the song "Forty Mile Town" by Eric Johnson.

303 - FREEWAY JAM — Probably based on the jazz-rock song by Jeff Beck. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier and Tube Driver.

304 - BEEF SUPREMEDefinition of Beef Supreme in Urban Dictionary. Crushing high gain from the FAS Modern model with some slapback delay. Similar to factory presets "FAS Modern", "Thor's Hammer+Saw" and "Unapologetic".

305 - MUTATRON BYE-PHASER — Featuring soothing stereo phasing from the model of the Mu-Tron Bi-Phase. Some of the scenes make use of External Controller 1. Fender Bassman amplifier.

306 - DELUXE DOTTED 8TH — All-round backline guitar preset, with a Deluxe Reverb amplifier, 1/8 dotted delay and a range of common guitar effects.

307 - CLOCKWORK BANANA — Effect that dates back to the first generation of Axe-Fx processors. LFO-controlled filter. Mesa Rectifier amplifier.

308 - THOR'S HAMMER+SAW — FAS Modern model with Tuebscreamer. Similar to factory presets "FAS Modern", "Beef Supreme" and "Unapologetic".

309 - EAST WES — Clean tone from a Fender Vibroverb amplifier, with compression, delay, reverb and some chorus, based on the jazzy song "East Wes" by Eric Johnson.

310 - BAYOU COUNTRY — Characteristic clean guitar Toine with tremolo, based on the song "Born on the Bayou" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Deluxe Reverb amplifier.

311 - PROMETHEUS WV — Prometheus is a figure in Greek mythology and is a name often used for space-related projects. The sci-fi sound features a tremolo, crystals from the Plex Delay and prominent metallic sweep created with an LFO-controlled Wah. Bogner Shiva amplifier.

312 - NED BEATTY — The preset showcases the Fryette Deliverance 60 amplifier model. The title refers to the actor Ned Beatty.

313 - 22 SEC REVERB — Reverb burst lasting 22 seconds. Additional scenes add a flanger resp. chorus after the reverb. Mesa Mark amplifier.

314 - A KIND OF DREAM — Reproduces the synth-only mid section of "Hemispheres" by Rush. Uses synth, pitch, chorus, filtering, delay and internal controllers. Scenes (with Scene Controllers) Pitch channels change the pitch voices. Marshall JMP-1 amplifier. Play single notes.

315 - SPANDEX & SPRAY — Hard rock sound from the '80s. Marshall JCM800 and FAS Big Hair models, Tubescreamer, chorus and intelligent pitch shifting in E major.

316 - OPPOSED NOTCHES — Opposing LFO-controlled frequencies in two Filter blocks in series. Fender Bandmaster amplifier.

317 - AVANT JAZZ — Stereo pitch-shifted delays from the Plex Delay. An LFO-controlled Pitch block adds dissonant notes. Roland JC-120 amplifier. Play single notes.

318 - SHIVA ON THE ROCKS — Features the clean channel of the Bogner Shiva amplifier, with copious delay and reverb.

319 - WALKING ON MOON — Based on the modulated guitar sound with delay in "Walking On The Moon" by the Police. Roland JC-120 amplifier.

320 - QUADCHORUS FM3 — The Multitap Delay block is used to replicate the Quad-Chorus effect block in earlier generations of Fractal Audio processors. Other scenes add special delay and reverb effects. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier.

321 - STONE IN LOVE — Based on the song "Stone In Love" by Journey. The first scene is hard-panned by design. Stereo chorus and enhancer. Marshall JCM 800 amplifier and Tube Driver in the solo part.

322 - CE-1 CHORUS/VIBE — The chorus and vibrato sounds of a Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble. Like the original, the processed sound is panned to the left and the dry sound to the right, so listen in stereo. Fender Vibro-King amplifier.

323 - QUAD DETUNE — Stereo pitch detuning using 4 voices. Scene 3 adds crystals from the Plex Delay. Morgan AC-20 Deluxe amplifier.

324 - SYNCHROSTEP FLANGER — The internal Sequencer controller and "Step" flanger type create a pattern. Trainwreck Rocket amplifier.

325 - DREAMVERB — Cathedral reverb and stereo enhancer. Vox AC30 amplifier, RAT distortion.

326 - POST AMP FUZZ — Features the "Hard Fuzz" model. Other scenes add a low octave and post-amp phasing. Fender Bassman amplifier.

327 - FORLORN FM3 — FM3-version of the Axe-Fx III preset. Delayed pitch-shifted notes with lots of reverb, stereo enhancer and post-compression. Fender Vibroverb amplifier. Play single notes.

328 - AMBIENT FM3 — 4 stereo delays from the Plex Delay, with pre- and post-compression. Scenes add automatic volume swells, envelope-controlled filtering, sequencer-controller chopping and more. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier.

329 - ERUPTION — Based on the piece "Eruption" by Eddie Van Halen. Brit Brown amplifier model, phaser, tape echo, droptuning, Variac and more.

330 - BAND DELAYS — 4 delay lines with LFO-controlled frequencies and panning. Similar to other "band delay" presets. Hiwatt amplifier.

331 - MR.FLOYD — Another preset that's based on the trademark guitar sound of David Gilmour, Pink Floyd's guitar player. Stereo delay and each scene has a different drive model engaged. Hiwatt amplifier.

332 - MAN IN THE BOX — An LFO-controlled Formant block produces the talkbox effect as heard in the song "Man In The Box" by Alice in Chains. Fryette Deliverance amplifier.

333 - BROKEN HEART" — Clean tone from a Mesa Triaxis amplifier going through a flanger. Not sure if the preset title refers to the song "Broken Heart" by White Lion.

334 - SOLAR ECLIPSES — Cinematic soundscapes in stereo, using envelope-controlled Megatap Delay, Plex Delay and crystals from the Pitch block. External Controller 1 controls the frequencies in the Filter blocks. Fender Tweed Champ amplifier.

335 - COMB DELAY" — Comb-filtered delays from a phaser, stereo delay and Resonator block. Fender Bandmaster amplifier.

336 - TIME AFTER TIME — Based on the heavily modulated guitar sound in the song "Time After Time" by Cindy Lauper. Two Chorus blocks and pre- and post-compression. Marshall JTM45 amplifier in one scene and Roland JC-120 ion another.

337 - CAPRICORN 1 — Sound effect from pitch-shifted delays going through an envelope-controlled filter. Fender Bandmaster. Play sustained single notes.

338 - RAJA DRONE — Approximates the sound of a sitar with ADSR-controlled filters and more. The ADSR threshold needs to be adjusted for your guitar. Mesa Mark IV amplifier.

339 - CIRCULAR DELAYS 2 — Based on the preset in the Lexicon PCM 70 processor. The delay trails from the Multitap Delay make a virtual circle. Suhr Badger 30 amplifier.

340 - UNAPOLOGETIC — Crushing high gain from the FAS Modern model. Scenes add a modded Tubescreamer and low octave. Similar to presets "FAS Modern", "Thor's Hammer+Saw" and "Beef Supreme".

341 - USS FM3 — FM3-version of the "Final Frontier" preset, which produces the Star Wars theme. Play a single note and let it sustain. Uses envelope-controlled filter and pitch, synth and more. Fender Bandmaster amplifier.

342 - 8-VOICE CHORUS — Showcases the 8-voice stereo chorus in 4 variations. A famous effects units with 8 chorus voices is Rocktron's Intellifex. Mesa Mark IV amplifier.

343 - INTELLIGENT ARP — Repeated 3-note short arpeggios from the Pitch block in stereo with chorus and delay. Different key per scene. Play single notes. Fender Vibroverb amplifier.

344 - FIFTHS IN SPACE — Automatic volume swells and detuned and shifted (5th) delays in stereo create dreamscapes. Play single notes. Fender Twin Reverb.

345 - SEA OF TRANQUILITY — Delay trails through a fast rotary speaker. Mesa Mark amplifier.

346 - CORBOMITE MANEUVER — LFO-controlled Pitch and Wah blocks and stereo delay create funny delay trails. The preset title refers to Star Trek. Fender Bandmaster.

347 - THE INFIELD FM3 — Based on the guitar sound in "Your Love" by The Outfield. Vox AC30 amplifier with compressor, chorus, Tubescreamer and stereo enhancer.

348 - CHINA SYNDROME — Stereo pitch-shifting (different per scene) with an Asian vibe. Play single notes. There's a movie with the same title. Vox AC30 amplifier.

349 - CLOCKTOWER — Ping pong delay rails through an LFO-controlled filter. Fender Bandmaster amplifier. Play single notes.

350 - STEREO QUAD SHIFTS — 4-voice harmonies, different per scene. Fender Vibroverb amplifier and Tubescreamer. Play single notes.

351 - FLA+CHO+ECHO+VERB — Combination of various old-school effects. Buttery amp model.

352 - ECHO ROOM — Various echo simulations. Fender Bandmaster.

353 - TUMBLEWEEDS — Rhythmic delay pattern from the Plex Delay, with LFO-controlled stereo panning. Fender Deluxe Reverb.

354 - W@RPED VINYL FM3 — Complex preset that creates the noise and lo-fi sound of an old LP on the turntable. Inspired by the intro sound of "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd. Fender Champ.

355 - 80'S CLEAN FM3 — Ultra-clean '80s guitar sound, heavily compressed, with EQ and stereo pitch detuning. Marshall 1987X amplifier and FET Boost in the Lead scene.

356 - LOFI DIGITAL DELAY — Fender Bassman amplifier and Super OD through a delay with low bit rate (different per scene). The phase on the right side is reversed for stereo effect. External Controller 1 is attached to Sample Rate in the Drive block, channel B only. However, none of the scenes use channel B.

357 - SULTANS — Based on Mark Knopfler's characteristic guitar sound in "Sultans of Swing" by Dire Straits. Fender Vibrolux amplifier.

358 - ROCKMEON CLEAN — Produces the compressed clean sound of the legendary Rockman analog headphones amplifier (developed by Tom Scholz, now owned by Dunlop), which was popular in the '80s. There's no Cabinet block in this preset. Other scenes add stereo Tri-chorus and delay.

359 - HIGH LANDRONS — Another preset based on a song by Eric Johnson (same title). Flanging from two flangers, Marshall Plexi amplifier, Tubescreamer, delay.

360 - LUNAR ECLIPSE — Long-sustaining stereo delay trails from the Megatap Delay and Plex Delay create sci-fi sounds. Flanger added in scene 2. The Pitch block in scene 3 reacted to the envelope follower. Marshall Plexi amplifier.

361 - CRYSTAL SCIONS — Automatic volume swells, Multitap Delay diffusor, crystals effect, cavern reverb, flanger and chorus create ambient long-sustaining stereo sci-fi soundscapes. External Controller 1 controls frequency in a Filter block. Fender Deluxe Tweed amplifier.

362 - JEFF GETS READY — Based the clean and driven guitar sounds in "People Get Ready" by Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart. Fender Bassman amplifier, FET Boost, RAT distortion.

363 - FILTERING FUNK — Funky stuff from a combination of envelope filter and ring modulator. A Scene Controller switches the frequency of the ring modulator per scene. In scene 7 External Controller 1 should control a delay, but this isn't working. Scene 8 simulates a bass guitar. Carol-Ann OD-2 amplifier. Play single notes.

364 - H@M & CHEEZ — Hammond organ simulation in different variations. Delete a shunt on row 2 to hear just the organ. External Controller 1 controls the sample rate of channel B of the Drive block, but note that none of the scenes have channel B enabled. Fender Bassman amplifier.

365 - EXPANDING DELAY — Showcases the stereo dual delay type. Mesa Mark IV amplifier.

366 - ECHO D.FM3 — Example of a delay feedback loop, using Scene Controllers, External Controller 1 for feedback (oscillation) and LFO for wow and flutter. Stereo chorus and stereo phaser in other scenes. Named after a daughter of Fractal Audio's Matt Picone (aka "Admin M@"). Vox AC30 amplifier.

367 - CLIFFS OF DOVER — Based on Eric Johnson's trademark violin-like driven sound in "Cliffs of Dover". Marshall Plexi and Tube Driver.

368 - MODULATED MAYHEM — Ping pong delay, phaser and resonator. Friedman amplifier.

369 - DAMAGE NEXUS — Fender Vibroverb amplifier, Tube Driver and delay. Unclear if the preset title refers to Damage Control's Glass Nexus multi-effects device. Play single notes.

370 - GNOME-MANS LAND FM3 — Pitch-shifted 100% wet delay trails (no dry) into a Multitap delay, panned left/right by an LFO. Mesa Mark IIC+ amplifier.

371 - NIGHT CREATURES — Automatic volume swells, and shifted and detuned delay trails from the Plex Delay. Marshall JCM800 amplifier. Play slowly.

372 - FARFEGNUGEN FM3 — Showcases the Das Metall amp model.

373 - JUMP GATE — Sci-fi effect from a Megatap delay into a reverb. Fender Vibrolux amplifier.

374 - ALTERNATING PING-PONG DELAY — Ping pong delays from the Multitap delay, tied to tempos. Fender Vibrolux amplifier.

375 - DIAMONIQUE RAIN — Ambient soundscapes with automatic volume swells and shifted and detuned stereo delays from Plex Delay, Multitap Delay and regular delay. Fender Bandmaster amplifier.

376 - HAPPY PLACE — Stereo arpeggio from the Pitch block, with resonance effect and delay. The pitch key switches per scene. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier.

377 - MARK DAY RECTO — Mark Day's "too much gain" preset. Mesa Rectifier amplifier, Tubescreamer, stereo pitch detuning and stereo enhancer.

378 - SPACE VERB 2 — Space atmosphere from a 100% wet diffusor with LFO-controlled time, through a phaser, "deep space" reverb and post-compression. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier.

379 - DIRECT INJECT FM3 — Mesa Mark IV clean tone without a cabinet. Added effects include compression, EQ, stereo slap echo, pitch detuning.

380 - MAG & PIEZO FM3 — Preset for a guitar with magnetic and piezo pickups. Fender Bandmaster amplifier.

381 - OUT1:FOH OUT2:CAB — Demonstrates how to send a signal to FOH and a separate signal to power amp and cabinet.

382 - PERFORMANCE TUTORIAL — General demonstration preset.

383 - BYPASS — Sends the signal from the input directly to the output, without modeling or effects.

Axe-Fx III

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The Axe-Fx III has 384 factory presets, divided over 3 banks (A B C). Many of these were ported from the Axe-Fx II and optimized for the III, adding scenes and new features. The factory presets use Input 1 (instrument) and Output 1 with Cab Modeling.

Camilo Velandia demonstrates the first factory presets (March 2018): part 1part 2part 3part 4

Banks ABC below are based on firmware Ares 12.xx.

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Bank A

000 - 59 Bassguy

001 - 65 Bassguy

002 - Brownface

003 - Deluxe Verb

004 - Double Verb

005 - A-Class 15

006 - Top Boost

007 - Prince Tone

008 - Plexi 50W

009 - Plexi 100W

010 - Brit 800

011 - Hipower

012 - USA Mk IV

013 - USA IIC+

014 - Recto 1

015 - Recto 2

016 - Euro

017 - AC-20 Deluxe

018 - Shiver

019 - Vibrato-King

020 - Euro Uber

021 - Solo 100

022 - Super Verb

023 - Friedman BE-100

024 - Champlifier

025 - Tremolo Deluxe

026 - CA3+

027 - 5153

028 - Vibrato Deluxe

029 - Mr. Z 38

030 - Wrecker Rocket

031 - Angle Severe

032 - Spawn Q-Rod OD-1

033 - Cameron CCV

034 - FAS Lead 1

035 - Tucana

036 - FAS Modern

037 - Das Metall

038 - ODS-100

039 - The Brown Sound

040 - Buttery

041 - Boutique

042 - Supertweed

043 - Brit JVM OD1

044 - Brit JVM OD2

045 - Blanknship Leeds

046 - Royale With Cheese

047 - Citrus RV50

048 - Carol Ann OD-2

049 - JTM 45

050 - Hot Kitty

051 - Two-Stone J35

052 - Spawn Nitrous

053 - Brit Silver

054 - Herbie

055 - Dweezil's Bassguy

056 - Ma, the Meatloaf...

057 - 5F8 Tweed

058 - Atomica

059 - Deluxe Tweed

060 - Dirty Shirley

061 - Fox ODS

062 - Nuclear Tone

063 - 6160 Block

064 - 6160 II

065 - Spawn Q-Rod OD-2

066 - Wrecked

067 - Brit Pre

068 - Badger 18

069 - Brit AFS100

070 - Dizzy VH4

071 - Bassman About 2 Explode

072 - Band Commander

073 - ODS-100 HRM

074 - Vibrato Verb

075 - TX Star

076 - Jumped Plexi

077 - Studio Lead

078 - Dee Cee 30

079 - Whole Lotta

080 - Fuzz Tweed

081 - Hell's Glockenspiels

082 - Petrucci Rig

083 - Solo 88

084 - Comet Concourse

085 - Try Axes

086 - Elegant Gypsy

087 - Capt Hook

088 - JS410

089 - Corncob

090 - Bludojai Lead

091 - JM45 Blues Lead

092 - Jr. Blues

093 - Triptik

094 - FAS Hot Rod

095 - EJ Clean

096 - Who's Next?

097 - Thick & Chunky

098 - Tucana II

099 - Studio Clean

100 - Solo 99

101 - Super Verb Crunch

102 - Djentlemanly

103 - Alien Surfer

104 - Citrus A30

105 - Ruby Rocket

106 - Machine Gun

107 - Bogfish

108 - LimeLight

109 - Glass Lead

110 - Edge of Breakup

111 - Get Your Kicks

112 - Subtle Blues

113 - Chainsaw 88

114 - Deluxe Tape

115 - Destructive Appetite

116 - So Many Roads

117 - Tiny Terrier

118 - Jim and Leo

119 - Cork Sniffers

120 - Still Blue

121 - Back Line

122 - Small Box

123 - Andy's Message

124 - Delay Lead

125 - Dual Clean

126 - Plexi-AC

127 - Rackmount Preamps X2

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Bank B

128 - Galaxy Formation

129 - Crunch Chorus

130 - Electro-Sweep

131 - Jet Flanger

132 - Ambience

133 - Detuned Wahs

134 - Crystal Reverb

135 - Pentalizer III

136 - TZF Flanger

137 - Orient Express

138 - Black Hole

139 - Detuned Descent

140 - Enumerating Ravens

141 - Introspection

142 - Flanged Echos

143 - Meet the Cytherians

144 - Pong Chorus

145 - Emerald Ocean

146 - Intrigue (C Min)

147 - Crawling in the Dark

148 - Ultraverb

149 - Phaser Paradise 3

150 - Smokey Jazz

151 - Ballet Slippers

152 - Velvet Sun

153 - Lonely Heart Solo

154 - Bl@de Runner

155 - Screaming Meanie

156 - Asian Documentary

157 - Delay Octoplex

158 - Wind Chimes

159 - Valentine's Massacre

160 - Chimey Echos

161 - 1/8 Filter Trem

162 - Poltergeist Pig

163 - Organic

164 - Bohemian Rhapsody

165 - Pitchmod Trem

166 - Albert's Lead

167 - Centrifuge

168 - Crystal Echoes

169 - The Wood Nymphs

170 - Avant Garde Delay 2

171 - Vibe and Rotary

172 - Clean Pop Rhythm

173 - Gated Reverb

174 - MultiComp Plexi

175 - Plexi BiAmp

176 - Sweep Resonator

177 - Satan's Hollow

178 - regnalF esreveR

179 - Vertigo

180 - Cavernous

181 - Dream Sequence

182 - DynamoFlanger

183 - Stereo Tape Delay 2

184 - Lazy Man's Arp

185 - Frenetica

186 - Heavenly Echo

187 - TremVerb

188 - The Abyss

189 - Triad Harmonies

190 - Micro Pitchshift

191 - Rubber Biscuit

192 - Diffused Phaser

193 - I'm Nationwide

194 - Watercolors

195 - Event Horizon

196 - Perceptual Reverb

197 - Sweep Band Delay 2

198 - Rainbow Splash

199 - Thick Chorus

200 - The Jupiter 2

201 - Tracking Ringmods

202 - Flangellation

203 - Undulation

204 - Serenity Now!

205 - Haunting Echoes

206 - Rockabilly HotRod

207 - Ambient Swirl

208 - 6th Stone Sun

209 - Echoes from God

210 - In a Funk

211 - No Quarter

212 - Flanking Flangers

213 - Wide Chorus

214 - Surf's Up

215 - Flippin' Switch

216 - Ascension

217 - Wandering Delays

218 - Heavily Processed

219 - Boutique Battle

220 - Frogtone Irie

221 - Nameless Streets

222 - Fat Solo Lead 2

223 - Rainy Nights III

224 - Stays Crunchy

225 - Arpeggiator M@ness (B min))

226 - Class-A Brethren

227 - Bond...James Bond

228 - Zamfir

229 - Screaming Plexi 3

230 - Smokin

231 - Choral Canyon

232 - Envelope Phaser

233 - 8-Plex Golden

234 - Super Phaser

235 - Flangetastic

236 - Sci-Fi Delay

237 - Year of the City 2274

238 - PolyOctaveGen

239 - Tape Distortion

240 - Atmosphere

241 - Dual Detune

242 - Diatonic Triads

243 - Gamelan Night

244 - Horror Movie

245 - Wide E-plex Wash

246 - Funky Synth

247 - Track Wah

248 - Music Box 2

249 - Diatonic 3rd+Oct

250 - S/H Band Delay

251 - Sweep Band Delays

252 - Desert Breeze

253 - Flashback

254 - Diffused Mod Dly

255 - Detune Slap

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Bank C

256 - Squashed

257 - AutoSwell PongVerb

258 - Random Wah

259 - Lounge Lizards

260 - Sweep Echo

261 - By Your Command

262 - Brittle Comp Rhythm

263 - Synth Lead

264 - Rotary Rate

265 - The Planets 2

266 - Glass Castles

267 - Scintillating

268 - Phenomena

269 - Traffic Jam

270 - Katie's Song

271 - Detune Plexi

272 - Bouncing Echoes

273 - Bad

274 - Dripping Wet 2

275 - Rush Hour

276 - Get Down Syndrome

277 - Comp Clean

278 - New Country

279 - Delay Pan Alpha

280 - Drop Tune

281 - Dirty Tape Echo

282 - In a Fixx

283 - Uber Chugga 2

284 - Tri-Chorus

285 - '63 Tube Verb Box

286 - Yngwie

287 - Syncopated 2

288 - Run Like Heck

289 - Bass Ackwards III

290 - Stratosphere

291 - Rotary Band Delay

292 - Melancholia

293 - Shifted BandTaps

294 - Shifted Delay

295 - Modern Eddie

296 - PCM70 Hall

297 - Mr.Gilmour Lead

298 - Soundtrack

299 - Bright Plate

300 - Juicy Lead

301 - Ganymede 8

302 - Forty Miles

303 - Freeway Jam

304 - Beef Supreme

305 - Phase Fuzz

306 - Deluxe Dotted 8th

307 - Clockwork Banana

308 - Thor's Hammer+Saw

309 - East Wes

310 - Bayou Country

311 - Prometheus WV

312 - Ned Beatty

313 - Longer Verb

314 - A Kind of Dream

315 - Spandex & Spray

316 - Opposed Notches

317 - Modern Jazz

318 - Shiva on the Rocks

319 - Walking on Moon

320 - Pulse Delay

321 - Stone in Love

322 - CE-1 Chorus/Vibe

323 - Detuners

324 - Triangle Flange

325 - DreamVerb

326 - Stereo Death Fuzz

327 - Forlorn

328 - Ambient Guitar

329 - Eruption

330 - Band Delay

331 - Mr.Floyd

332 - Man in the Box

333 - Broken Heart

334 - Solar Eclipse 2

335 - Comb Delays

336 - Time After Time

337 - Capricorn 1

338 - Underwater

339 - Circular Delays 2

340 - Blitz III

341 - Final Frontier 3

342 - All Wet 8-Voice

343 - C Major Shifts

344 - Fifths in Space

345 - Sea of Tranquility

346 - Corbomite Maneuver

347 - The Infield

348 - China Syndrome

349 - Clock Tower

350 - Stereo Shift+Verb

351 - Fla+Cho+Echo+Verb

352 - Echo Room

353 - Tumbleweeds

354 - W@rped Vinyl 2.0

355 - 80's Clean

356 - Vintage Digital Delay

357 - Sultans

358 - RockMeOn Clean

359 - High Landrons

360 - Lunar Eclipse

361 - Crystal Scions

362 - Jeff Gets Ready

363 - FilteRING Funk

364 - ADSR Verb

365 - Expanding Delay

366 - Echo Deva III

367 - Cliffs of Dover

368 - Modulation Mayhem

369 - Damage Nexus

370 - Gnome-Mans Land 2

371 - Night Creatures

372 - Farfegnugen

373 - Jump Gate

374 - Phazed Delays

375 - Diamonique Rain

376 - Happy Place

377 - Echo Room 2

378 - Space Verb 2

379 - Direct Inject

380 - Ham & Eggs

381 - OUT1>FOH / OUT2>CAB

382 - Amp Match Template

383 - BYPASS

Axe-Fx II

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The Axe-Fx II has 384 factory presets.

Cooper Carter demonstrates the factory presets

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All Banks (July 2017)

1 59 Bassguy
2 65 Bassguy
3 Brownface
4 Deluxe Verb
5 Double Verb
6 A-Class 15
7 Top Boost
8 Plexi Normal
9 Plexi 50W Treble
10 Plexi 100W Treble
11 Brit 800
12 Hipower Brilliant
13 USA Clean
14 USA Lead
15 Recto Vintage
16 Recto Modern
17 Euro Blue
18 Euro Blue Modern
19 Shiver Clean
20 Shiver Lead
21 Euro Uber
22 Solo 100 Crunch
23 Solo 100 Lead
24 Friedman BE
25 Friedman HBE
26 Vibrato-King
27 CAE3+ Clean
28 CAE 3+SE Rhythm
29 CAE 3+SE Lead
30 Mr. Z 38
31 Wrecker Rocket
32 Savageness
33 Cameron Low
34 Cameron High
35 FAS Lead 1
36 Tucana
37 FAS Modern
38 Das Metall
39 ODS-100 Lead
40 The Brown Sound
41 Buttery
42 Boutique 1
43 Supertweed
44 Brit JVM OD1
45 Brit JVM OD2
46 Blanknship Leeds
47 Super Verb
48 Citrus
49 Carol Ann
50 JTM 45
51 Hot Kitty
52 Two-Stone
53 Spawn Nitrous
54 Brit Silver
55 Herbie 2+
56 Dizzy VH4 Ch 3
57 5153 Blue
58 5153 Red
59 Atomica
60 Deluxe Tweed
61 Dirty Shirley
62 Fox ODS
63 Nuclear Tone
64 6160 Block
65 6160 II
66 Spawn Q-Rod
67 Wrecked
68 Brit Pre
69 Badger 18
70 Brit 800 Mod
71 Dizzy VH4 Ch 4
72 Bassman About 2 Explode
73 Band Commander
74 ODS100 Clean
75 Vibrato Verb
76 TX Star
77 Jumped Plexi
78 Studio Lead
79 Dee Cee 30
80 Whole Lotta
81 Fuzz Tweed
82 Hell's Glockenspiels
83 Petrucci Rhythm
84 Prince Tone
85 Comet Concourse
86 Try Axes
87 Elegant Gypsy
88 Capt Hook
89 Euro Red
90 Corncob
91 Bludojai Lead
92 JM45 Blues Lead
93 Herbie 3
94 Triptik Classic
95 Triptik Modern
96 EJ Clean
97 Who's Next?
98 Thick & Chunky
99 Tucana
100 Studio Clean
101 Solo 99 Lead
102 Super Verb Crunch
103 Djentlemanly
104 Alien Surfer
105 AC-20 Deluxe Treble
106 Ruby Rocket
107 Machine Gun
108 StratoFish
109 Limelight
110 Glass Lead
111 Edge of Breakup
112 Get Your Kicks
113 Subtle Blues
114 Chainsaw 88
115 Deluxe Tape
116 Destructive Appetite
117 So Many Roads
118 Tiny Terrier
119 Jim and Leo
120 Cork Sniffers
121 Still Blue
122 Back Line
123 Small Box
124 Andy's Message
125 Class-A Bright
126 Dual Clean
127 Plexi-AC
128 Rackmount Preamps X2
129 Galaxy Formation
130 Crunch Chorus
131 Electro-Sweep
132 Jet Flanger
133 Ambience
134 Detuned Wahs
135 Crystal Reverb
136 Pentalizer III
137 TZF Flanger
138 Orient Express
139 Black Hole
140 Detuned Descent
141 Enumerating Ravens
142 Introspection
143 Flanged Echos
144 Meet the Cytherians
145 Pong Chorus
146 Emerald Ocean
147 Intrigue (C Minor)
148 Crawling in the Dark
149 Ultraverb
150 Phaser Paradise 3
151 Smokey Jazz
152 Ballet Slippers
153 Velvet Sun
154 Lonely Heart Solo
155 A Major Harmony 2
156 Screaming Meanie
157 Asian Documentary
158 Delay Octoplex
159 Wind Chimes 3
160 Valentine Massacre
161 Chimey Echoes
162 1/8 note FilterTrem
163 Poltergeist Pig
164 Organic
165 Bohemian Rhapsody
166 Pitchmodtrem
167 Albert's Lead
168 Centrifugue
169 Crystal Echos
170 The Wood Nymphs
171 Avant Garde Delays 2
172 Phaser + Rotary
173 Clean Pop Rhythm
174 Gated Reverb
175 MultiComp Plexi
176 Plexi Bi-Amp
177 Sweep Resonator
178 Satan's Hollow (e-)
179 regnalF esreveR
180 Vertigo
181 Cavernous
182 Dream Sequence
183 Zero Flangers XY
184 Stereo Tape Delay 2
185 Lazy Man`s Arppegio
186 Frenetica
187 Heavenly Echo
188 Tremverb
189 The Abyss
190 Root + 3rd + 5th (C)
191 Micro-Pitchshift
192 Rubber Biscuit
193 Diffused Phaser
194 I'm Nationwide
195 Watercolors
196 Event Horizon
197 Perceptual Reverb
198 Sweep Band Delay 2
199 Rainbow Splash
200 Thick Chorus
201 The Jupiter 2
202 Tracking Ringmod
203 Flangellation
204 Undulation
205 Serenity Now!
206 Haunting Echoes
207 Rockabilly Hot Rod
208 Ambient Swirl
209 6th Stone from Sun
210 Echoes from God
211 In a Funk
212 No Quarter
213 Flanked by Flangers
214 Wide Chorus Double
215 Surf's Up
216 Flippin' The Switch
217 Ascension
218 Wandering Delays
219 Heavily Processed
220 Boutique Battle
221 Frogtone Irie
222 Nameless Streets
223 Fat Solo Lead 2
224 Rainy Nights
225 Stays Crunchy
226 Arpeggiator M@ness (Bmi)
227 Class-A Brethren
228 Bond... James Bond
229 Zamfir?
230 Screaming Plexi 2
231 Smokin'
232 Choral Canyon
233 Envelope Phaser 2
234 Velvet Sun 2
235 Super Phaser
236 Flangetastic
237 Wind Chimes
238 Year of the City 2274
239 PolyOctaveGen
240 Tape Distortion
241 Atmosphere
242 Dual Detune
243 Diatonic Harmony (C)
244 Gamelan Night
245 Horror Movie
246 Wide Echoplex Wash
247 Funky Synth
248 Track Wah
249 Music Box 2 (C)
250 Diatonic 3rd + Oct Amaj
251 S/H Band Delay
252 Sweep Band Delays
253 Desert Breeze
254 Flashback
255 Diffused Mod Delay
256 Detune Slap
257 Squashed
258 Auto Swell PongVerb
259 Random Wah
260 Lounge Lizards
261 Sweep Echo
262 By Your Command
263 Brittle Comp Rhythm
264 Synth Lead
265 Rotary Rate Scenes
266 The Planets 2
267 Glass Castles
268 Scintillating
269 Phenomena
270 Traffic Jam
271 Katie's Song
272 Detune Plexi
273 Bouncing Echoes
274 Bad
275 Dripping Wet 2
276 Rush Hour
277 Get Down Syndrome
278 Comp Clean
279 New Country
280 Delay Pan Alpha
281 Down Full Step
282 Dirty Tape Echo
283 In a Fixx
284 Uber Chugga 2
285 Quad Chorus
286 '63 Tube Verb Box
287 Yngwie
288 Syncopated 2
289 Run Like Heck
290 Bass Ackwards 2
291 Stratosphere
292 Rotary Band Delay
293 Melancholia
294 Shifted BandTaps
295 Shifted Delay Thingy
296 Modern Eddie
297 PCM70 Hall
298 Mr. Gilmour Lead
299 Soundtrack
300 Bright Plate
301 Juicy Lead
302 Ganymede
303 Forty Miles
304 Freeway Jam
305 Beef Supreme
306 Phaze Fuzz
307 2290 Tap Delay
308 A Clockwork Banana
309 Thor's Hammer + Saw
310 East Wes
311 Bayou Country
312 Prometheus WV
313 Ned Beatty
314 Longer Verb Scenes
315 A Kind of Dream (C)
316 Spandex & Hairspray
317 Opposed Notches
318 Modern Jazz
319 Shiva on the Rocks
320 Walking on the Moon
321 Pulse Delay
322 Stone in Love
323 CE-1 Chorus/Vibe XY
324 Four Detuners
325 Triangle Flange
326 DreamVerb
327 Stereo Deathfuzz
328 Forlorn
329 Ambient Guitar Scenes
330 Eruption
331 Band Delays
332 Mr. Floyd
333 Man In The Box
334 Broken Heart
335 Solar Eclipse 2
336 Comb Delays
337 ABCD=ms,FB,mod.Ext1=Warp
338 Capricorn 1
339 Underwater
340 Circular Delays 2
341 Blitz III
342 The Final Frontier 2
343 All Wet 8-Voice
344 C Major Shifts
345 Fifths in Space
346 Sea of Tranquility
347 Corbomite Maneuver
348 The Infield
349 China Syndrome
350 Clock Tower
351 Stereo Shift + Verb
352 Flange-Chorus-Echo-Verb
353 Echo Room
354 Tumbleweeds
355 W@rped Vinyl (ABCD)
356 80's Clean
357 Vintage Digital Delay
358 Sultans
359 RockMeOn Clean
360 High Landrons
361 Lunar Eclipse
362 Crystal Scion Scene
363 Jeff Gets Ready TM
364 FilteRing Funk Scenes
365 PopGate '88
366 Expanding Delay
367 Echo Deva 2.1 /1=FB
368 Cliffs of Dover
369 Modulation Mayhem
370 Damage Nexus
371 Gnome-Mans Land 2.0
372 Night Creatures
373 Farfegnugen
374 Jump Gate
375 Fazed Delays
376 Diamonique Rain
377 Happy Place
378 Echo Room 2
379 Space Verb 2
380 Direct Inject
381 Ham & Eggs
382 OUT1->FOH OUT2->CAB
383 Amp Matching Template
384 Bypass

AX8

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The AX8 contains basic amp presets in banks 1 - 16, and utility presets and templates (including a preset for acoustic guitar) in bank 64.

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All Banks (June 2017)

1-1 DoubleVerb
1-2 Brownface
1-3 Top Boost
1-4 Badger 18
1-5 1959 SLP
1-6 USA IIC+
1-7 Friedman BE
1-8 Friedman HBE
2-1 DeluxeVerb
2-2 USA Clean
2-3 65 Bassguy
2-4 AC-20 Treble
2-5 Wrecked Express
2-6 Brit 800
2-7 Recto Vintage
2-8 Recto Modern
3-1 EJ Clean
3-2 Boutique 1
3-3 A-Class 15
3-4 Supertweed
3-5 Jumped Plexi
3-6 5153 Blue
3-7 5153 Red
3-8 Savageness
4-1 Super Verb
4-2 Nuclear Tone Clean
4-3 Mr. Z 38
4-4 BritSilver
4-5 Citrus
4-6 TX Star (X=Ld Y=Cln)
4-7 Dirty Shirley
4-8 Euro Uber
5-1 5F1 Tweed EC
5-2 PrinceTone
5-3 Junior Blues
5-4 Deluxe Tweedv 5-5 59 Bassguy
5-6 Band Commander
5-7 Vibra-King
5-8 Super Crunch
6-1 Plexi Normal
6-2 Plexi 100W Treble
6-3 1987x Treble
6-4 1987x Jump LM
6-5 Brit 800 Mod
6-6 The Brown Sound
6-7 Brit JVM OD1
6-8 Brit JVM OD2v 7-1 ODS-100 Clean
7-2 ODS-100 Lead
7-3 ODS-100 HRM
7-4 Carol Ann OD-2
7-5 Fox ODS
7-6 Two-Stone
7-7 Triptik Classic
7-8 Triptik Modern
8-1 Herbie 2+
8-2 Herbie 3
8-3 Dizzy VH4 Ch 3
8-4 Dizzy VH4 Ch 4
8-5 6160 Block
8-6 6160 II
8-7 Angle Severe 2
8-8 Das Metall
9-1 Shiver Clean
9-2 Hipower Brilliant
9-3 JTM 45
9-4 Dee Cee 30
9-5 Euro Blue
9-6 Euro Blue Modern
9-7 Euro Red
9-8 Euro Red Modern
10-1 CAE3+ Clean
10-2 CAE 3+SE Rhythm
10-3 CAE 3+SE Lead
10-4 Brit Pre Lead
10-5 Try Axial
10-6 SOLO100 Crunch
10-7 SOLO100 Lead
10-8 Solo 99 Lead
11-1 Highway 66
11-2 RubyRocket
11-3 Buttery
11-4 Tucana
11-5 Comet Concourse
11-6 Wrecker Rocket
11-7 Blanknship Leeds
11-8 Hot Kitty
12-1 Cameron Low
12-2 Cameron High
12-3 Spawn QRod
12-4 Spawn Nitrous
12-5 Atomica
12-6 FAS Modern
12-7 Djentlemanly
12-8 Teh Brootalz
13-1 MachineGun
13-2 WholeLotta
13-3 Funk #49
13-4 Elegant Gypsy
13-5 Hell's Glockenspiels
13-6 Destructive Appetite
13-7 Still Got the Blues
13-8 So Many Roads
14-1 Andy's JC
14-2 Mr. Benson
14-3 Who's Next?
14-4 Limelight
14-5 Blues Aroncino
14-6 Petrucci Rhythm
14-7 Mark Day Solo
14-8 EVH 90s
15-1 Round Lead
15-2 USA Lead
15-3 Rack Pre Lead
15-4 StudioLead
15-5 JM45 Blues Lead
15-6 Bludojai Lead
15-7 ShiverLead
15-8 FAS Lead 1
16-1 LooperDemo
16-2 Thick & Chunky
16-3 Bassman About2 Explode
16-4 Citrus Lead
16-5 Crystal Echoes
16-6 Black Hole
16-7 Prometheus
16-8 1967 All Over Again

64-1 THRU
64-2 CAB-LAB SCRATCH
64-3 OUT1:FR OUT2:AMP+CAB
64-4 AMP X/Y SWITCH
64-5 FOR ACOUSTIC GUITAR
64-6 DUAL INPUT MAG PIEZO
64-7 SCENE CONTROLLERS
64-8 MUTE

FX8

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Cooper Carter compiled a list of all FX8 factory presets, including the amps (traditional and amp models) that were used when creating them. Download the list (version: August 2015)

If you place the FX8 in front of your amp, you won't experience the factory presets as they are intended. Some of these are configured for POST only (FX8 in the effects loop of an amp) or 4CM. An easy way to overcome this, is connecting a patch cable between OUT [PRE] L MONO and IN [POST] L, and connecting OUT [POST] L to the amp.

Some factory presets are configured for stereo output and won't sound like they should in a mono setup.

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All Banks (February 2016)

A1 A Classic 8 FXs [PRE]
A2 A Classic 8 Mods PRE
A3 Classic Trem [PRE]
A4 Vintage Board [PRE]
A5 Down Full Step (PR)
A6 Bloomin' Verb (PR)
A7 Dreamy Delay (PR)
A8 Squeaky Clean [PRE]
B1 Jimi's Stuff [PRE]
B2 Golden Whammy XP1 [PRE]
B3 Shimmer Taps [PRE]
B4 Enveloped in Funk (PR)
B5 InvisibleAirwaves [PRE]
B6 Clean Boost [PRE]
B7 Pagey [PRE]
B8 BlahBlahBlah [PRE]
C1 FAS Lead [4CM]
C2 Comp Rhythm [4CM]
C3 Tonez is Djent [4CM]
C4 Bond...James Bond [4CM]
C5 Not My Lover [4CM]
C6 On the Rocks [4CM]
C7 Handle the Trooch [4CM]
C8 You Betta Run! [4CM]
D1 Limelight [4CM]
D2 Phaser+Rotary [4CM]
D3 Thru-Zero Flanger [4CM]
D4 EVH 1982 [4CM]
D5 Nameless Streets [4CM]
D6 Crunch Chorus [4CM]
D7 Wind Chimes [4CM]
D8 Flanged Echos [4CM]
E1 In the Loop [POST]
E2 Studio Verb [POST]
E3 Tap Dot Delay [POST]
E4 Backline [POST]
E5 Jet Flanger [POST]
E6 Dirty Tape Echo [POST]
E7 Bass Ackwards [POST]
E8 Tremverb [POST]
F1 Echo Room [POST]
F2 Rockabilly EX1 [POST]
F3 PCM70 Hall [POST]
F4 Acoustic Sim [POST]
F5 Far 'n' Away [POST]
F6 2290 1/4 Tap [POST]
F7 Jazz Organ EX1 [POST]
F8 Simply Reverb [POST]
G1 Final Frontier [POST]
G2 Glass Castles [POST]
G3 The Abyss [POST]
G4 Diamonique Rain [POST]
G5 Pentalizer III [POST]
G6 Ambient Swirl [POST]
G7 The Cytherians [POST]
G8 Intrigue (Cm) [POST]
H1 Sir Gilmour [4CM]
H2 RU Underwater? [4CM]
H3 Crushed Bits [4CM]
H4 Cliffs of Chalk [4CM]
H5 Sighing Bridge [4CM]
H6 A Lil' Larry C [4CM]
H7 Six Strings More [4CM]
H8 Why So Stern? [4CM]
I1 CCs Classic Rig (PR)
I2 CCs Arena Rock [4CM]
I3 CCs InstaBass [PRE]
I4 CCs Acoustic Gig [PRE]
I5 CCs Search Wah [4CM]
I6 CCs New Hope [4CM]
I7 CCs High Landrons [4CM]
I8 CCs Hazard Zone [4CM]
J1 LM Introspection [POST]
J2 LM Life PIT EX2 [4CM]
J3 LM's Soaring Skys [4CM]
J4 LM Whammy EX1 [4CM]
J5 LM Political Rain [4CM]
J6 LM Dalek Funk [4CM]
J7 LM Pad [4CM]
J8 LM Acoustic EXT2 [4CM]
K1 Mark Day's BE [4CM]
K2 Mark's Eddie [4CM]
K3 Mark in the 80s [4CM]
K4 Mark's Solos [4CM]
K5 Mark's Aeolian E [4CM]
K6 Mark's 2290 [4CM]
K7 Mark's Detuner [4CM]
K8 Mark's DayLight [4CM]
L1 Bass Rig Scenes [PRE]
L2 Vocal Bass Flange [PRE]
L3 Vintage Vibe [PRE]
L4 Slap Waiomp [PRE]
L5 80s Rock Bass [PRE]
L6 Liquid Bass [PRE]
L7 Wicked Wah Bass [PRE]
L8 Pick Reflections [PRE]