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Doc Q7.0
Loading User Cab IRs
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In addition to the onboard Factory Cabs, the Axe-Fx II XL/XL+ allows you to store up to 1024 “User Cabs” onboard
(100 on the Mark II). User Cabs are a great way to explore tones and define your signature sound. Fractal Audio
Systems offers professionally produced user “Cab Packs” at http://shop.fractalaudio.com. Axe-Change, our file
sharing site, is a great resource for FREE cabs. Other commercial libraries are also worth a look. You can even
create your own cabs if you have some basic equipment. (See
on p.
for details.)
Axe-Fx II Impulse Responses are transferred into the unit as MIDI System Exclusive data. The recommended way to
do this is using one of our software applications:
Axe-Edit
– Our basic backup/restore utility allows you to drag and drop cab files into memory slots using Axe-
Manage Cabs. You can also manage entries already in the memory of the Axe-Fx II.
Cab-Lab
– Cab-Lab is a powerful Cab IR Mixer. It also includes a guided utility to capture your own cabs.
Fractal-Bot
– The most basic (and essential) Axe-Fx utility can send individual cab files to any memory location.
You can also use a 3rd-party MIDI utility such as MIIDI OX or Snoize Sysex Librarian. The process for sending User
Cab IR Files to the Axe-Fx II is as follows:
1.
Ready the Axe-Fx II to receive the file:
a.
Open any preset with the
CABINET 1
block in it.
b.
Select this block and press EDIT to open its EDIT menu.
c.
Ensure that the
MODE
is not set to “STEREO”
d.
Change the
CAB
parameter to the numbered USER slot you wish to load into.
2.
Connect the Axe-Fx II and the computer. This will typically be done using USB, but legacy MIDI also works.
3.
Launch your MIDI Utility, ensure it is configured correctly to send SysEx to the Axe-Fx II, and ready it to send
the desired cab file. (Remember to set the Axe-Fx II as your application’s MIDI device!)
4.
Transmit the file from the computer to the Axe-Fx II. The Axe-Fx II will not show a progress bar, but its MIDI
IN LED will flash. There is no need to STORE or otherwise commit the change; it is permanent once
complete. If the IR File you transmitted has an embedded name, this will be displayed on the Axe-Fx II in
the bottom line of the CAB PG2 menu once the file has been received successfully.
The XL never includes Cabs in a SYSTEM dump/restore.
User Cab IRs 1-50 are included when you backup or restore the
System
area of an Axe-Fx II Mark II.
User Cabs 51-100 on the Mark II are not included in the SYSTEM and must be backed up or loaded individually.
