How I audition and blend IRs for Fractal AXE FX3 / FM3 / FM9 feat. Cabinetron @paulbradshawguitar

Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

How I audition and Blend IRs for use in my FM3 featuring Cabinetron
*typo correction you can most likely export at 8196 for Ultra-Res not 8096

Cabinetron: threebodytech.com/en/products/cabinetron

Valhallir - Green69 pack:
https://valhallir.at/shop/v2-green69/

You can also do this with Cab-Lab 4 which is free from the Fractal Audio website, I've linked below along with Leon's excellent video on the subject, I would also load Cab-Lab 4 as a plugin as I showed in this video, it's more straight forward

Fractal audio Cab-Lab 4 (free)
fractalaudio.com/cab-lab-4

Leon's Cab-Lab 4 video: youtube.com/watch?v=VVy1ncdf7hY

Reaper theme : Paulie
forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=172339

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TIME STAMPS
00:00 Intro
02:12 Cabinetron and setup
03:22 Importance of Phase
04:07 Cabinetron Auto-phase align
05:10 Looping to audition IRs
06:25 Finding an IR blend
07:30 Auditioning a blend
08:45 Mixer tab to blend IRs
09:34 Exporting the IR to your Fractal unit
10:53 Testing the IR export
11:10 Final thoughts

$How I audition and blend IRs for Fractal AXE FX3 / FM3 / FM9 feat. Cabinetron How I audition and Blend IRs for use in my FM3 featuring Cabinetron *typo correction you can most likely export at 8196 for Ultra-Res not 8096 Cabinetron: https://www.threebodytech.com/en/products/cabinetron Valhallir - Green69 pack: https://valhallir.at/shop/v2-green69/ You can also do this with Cab-Lab 4 which is free from the Fractal Audio website, Ive linked below along with Leons excellent video on the subject, I would also load Cab-Lab 4 as a plugin as I showed in this video, its more straight forward Fractal audio Cab-Lab 4 (free) https://www.fractalaudio.com/cab-lab-4/ Leons Cab-Lab 4 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVy1ncdf7hY Reaper theme : Paulie https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=172339 ►►► All my Fractal audio presets 🎸: https://ko-fi.com/s/5a6542f393 ►►► Buy me a coffee ☕: https://ko-fi.com/paulbradshawguitar ►►► All my links 🎧: https://linktr.ee/paulbradshawguitar #guitar #guitarist #fractalaudio #metal #metalguitar #tutorial #tutorials #walkthrough #tone #how #howto TIME STAMPS 00:00 Intro 02:12 Cabinetron and setup 03:22 Importance of Phase 04:07 Cabinetron Auto-phase align 05:10 Looping to audition IRs 06:25 Finding an IR blend 07:30 Auditioning a blend 08:45 Mixer tab to blend IRs 09:34 Exporting the IR to your Fractal unit 10:53 Testing the IR export 11:10 Final thoughts$

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$So my FM3 crashed during a concert... So the moment I dreaded finally happened, of course it wasnt during rehearsals/sound check/at home, but in front of 100 people at a live gig write up here in case: https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fm3-had-my-first-crash-at-a-gig-the-fix.211559/ The worst part is I kinda knew what might have caused it... heres a video on my troubleshooting and hopefully the fix to what turned out to be CPU Overload at its finest, with the Fractal FM3 freezing up and crashing during the actual gig I have to properly test this again during practice and also double check and tweak the midi switching from the laptop at that point in the set, what i did do in the preset is: -turn all the Control switches to off, apart from the one I still use for the compressor block -take off the amp block channel switch on that scene (which wasnt absolutely needed) , this is a minor thing i think, but it might play a part while aggravating, id still rather a unit crashing , quickly turn off and on, which i can troubleshoot, than a complete failure of say a tube amp (which ive had before) the Fractal FM3 has been flawless since ive gotten it, I didnt think id experience a crash especially during a live gig, but hey things can always happen follow me on IG : https://instagram.com/paulbradshawguitar/ Support me by using any of these links here: ►►► Thomann Affiliate🔊: https://www.thomann.de/intl/thlpg_fi5qa1i74l.html ►►► All my Fractal audio presets 🎸: https://ko-fi.com/s/5a6542f393 ►►► Buy me a coffee ☕: https://ko-fi.com/paulbradshawguitar ►►► All my links 🎧: https://linktr.ee/paulbradshawguitar ✨Lights GVM : https://bit.ly/3OP5BYI GVM SD200b/softbox - https://bit.ly/4gbw9zK Enter the code Paulgvm to get 10% off your order there. Quntis - Monitor light : https://amzn.to/3Zn62i7 Ambitful A1 : https://amzn.to/4dHqn6B Raleno Video Light: https://amzn.to/4dJ5V5n Phillips Hue: https://amzn.to/4f3NCcd 📸 Cameras Sony ZV-1 : https://amzn.to/4dHqn6B DJI Osmo Pocket 3 : https://amzn.to/4eI856G 💡Accessories: Table camera stand : https://amzn.to/3BFDwjg Camera Table mount: https://amzn.to/3NlWpdQ TIME STAMPS 00:00 What are we looking at today? 01:07 Our setup 02:00 The Crash 04:25 Failure can happen at any point 04:53 Troubleshooting the cause 06:18 Firmware - CPU usage 07:02 excess Control switches 07:58 Why all those control switches? 09:38 Updated preset 10:41 Double checking the laptop midi switches 11:55 Minor rant 12:28 Final thoughts #fractalaudio$

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$Secret Weapon: Scene Controllers - Fractal Axe Fx3 / FM9 / FM3 Heres a look at Scene controllers , what they are and how you can use them For me I find them particularly useful for say morphing reverbs between two different tones, given that on the FM3 (a mark1 in my case) its limited to one reverb block This was done on the latest official firmware 10 follow me on IG here : https://instagram.com/paulbradshawguitar/ Support me by using any of these links: ►Thomann Affiliate🔊: https://www.thomann.de/de/index.html?offid=1&affid=3523 ►Gear I Use 🔊: https://thmn.to/thocf/fi5qa1i74l ►All my Fractal audio presets 🎸: https://ko-fi.com/s/5a6542f393 ►Buy me a coffee / NAM + TONEX packs ☕: https://ko-fi.com/paulbradshawguitar ►All my links 🎧: https://linktr.ee/paulbradshawguitar ✨Lights GVM : https://bit.ly/3OP5BYI GVM SD200b/softbox - https://bit.ly/4gbw9zK Enter the code Paulgvm to get 10% off your order there. TIME STAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:32 What is a scene controller? 01:34 Lets make a simple preset 03:20 What can scene controllers control? setting it up 07:08 Scene controller(s) on the Reverb block 07:50 The issue when changing Reverb Channels in the Reverb block 08:38 A fix for this 09:10 Setting scene controllers on the reverb block 09:37 Adding vibe to the scene controller / parameter range and attack / release 13:19 Quick note on attack and release 15:20 Quick recap of the Scene controllers setup 16:35 Hearing it in action 17:22 Final thoughts #fractalaudio$ $The IDEAL backup for my Fractal FM3? : Tonex ONE Heres how I use the Tonex One as a backup rig for my Fractal FM3 I cant really afford/warrant a second FM3 as a backup rig, so whats a good option in a pinch that can fit in my gigbag? Tonex One - affiliate link: https://thmn.to/thoprod/586125?offid=1&affid=3523 The IK Multimedia Tonex ONE especially with the new FX update, is quite a nice contender, given that you can capture your signal chain from the Fractal unit (complete with Multiband compressor, EQing etc...) so youll have the same tone on the go There are some limitations and things to bear in mind, but thought Id share this in case its useful for some of you out there, this applies to my use case scenario, we all have different setups, but given how dialed in digital rigs are these days, its great to have an option that has the same tone, should anything go wrong Guitar is an Ibanez RGDIX6PB with Evertune retrofit, Häussel Vin + ceramic pickup in the bridge ►►► Thomann Affiliate🔊: https://www.thomann.de/intl/thlpg_fi5qa1i74l.html ►►► All my Fractal audio presets 🎸: https://ko-fi.com/s/5a6542f393 ►►► Buy me a coffee ☕: https://ko-fi.com/paulbradshawguitar ►►► All my links 🎧: https://linktr.ee/paulbradshawguitar ✨Lights FGEN Softbox set : https://amzn.to/4dL5QOA Ambitful A1 : https://amzn.to/4dHqn6B Raleno Video Light: https://amzn.to/4dJ5V5n Phillips Hue: https://amzn.to/4f3NCcd 📸 Cameras Sony ZV-1 : https://amzn.to/4dHqn6B DJI Osmo Pocket 3 : https://amzn.to/4eI856G 💡Accessories: Table camera stand : https://amzn.to/3BFDwjg Camera Table mount: https://amzn.to/3NlWpdQ TIME STAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:23 Fractal FM3 preset setup 01:36 TONE Fractal FM3 vs Tonex 02:01 Limitations 02:24 TONE switching / no spillover , slight audio gap 02:37 Extra bits and pieces 03:13 TONE Tonex vs Fractal FM3 03:41 Functionality + Midi concerns 04:31 Thanks for watching #fractalaudio #tonex$ $Dreamy / ambient - Blue Skies Preset - Fractal FM3 / FM9 / AXE FX 3 Heres something i put together while programming new patches with the new firmware, it was the cleanish scene from my main preset with Drogher sorry for some of the audio clicks, for some reason it did that during the recording, didnt catch it until after the upload i was dialing things in for firmware 8 for my new preset for Drogher , we have like 2-3 cleanish passages, thanks to gapless on the FM3 i can switch amps properly now =) I liked the sound of the Euro Blue model for an edge of breakup clean with humbuckers, had a nice response to picking attack and as i was experimenting with the Euro Uber model for distortion, seemed like a good match in essence the magic is using two delays , a DMM style delay @ 1/4 dot before the amp , and then a stereo tape @ 1/4 after the amp you get this cascading/bouncy sort of feel which is great, and the first analog style repeats into the front of the amp get a bit of saturation/hair depending on how you pick put some other bits and pieces in there if you want to solo over/loop etc.. preset attached here, or otherwise within my downloads download below, thanks for checking it out ►►► All my Fractal audio presets 🎸: https://ko-fi.com/s/5a6542f393 ►►► Buy me a coffee ☕: https://ko-fi.com/paulbradshawguitar ►►► All my links 🎧: https://linktr.ee/paulbradshawguitar #guitar #guitarist #fractalaudio #tutorial #tutorials #walkthrough #tone #how #howto #ambient #postrock$ $Setting up a Momentary HOLD effect - Fractal AXE FX 3 / FM3 / FM9 Today were looking at control switches, how i use them in a certain way, and how we can use them creatively to not only recreate some pedal functionality such as the Digitech Ricochet, but also use it on other effects blocks, a very strong tool within the fractal unit You can specify the switch within FC-Edit with one of your own layouts, instead of doing FC Per Preset , you just select one of your usual switches to be Category : Control Switch Function : Momentary/Latching as you wish Control Switch : CS1 / 2/3/4/5 to your liking just bear in mind the HOLD functionality to keep that unassigned on that switch Leons excellent videos on control switches with G66: https://youtu.be/l1mVXQVyP9I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLKNGiFBafE and otherwise Roshs excellent video on per preset switches below: Rosh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKndCClX8Dg ►►► All my Fractal audio presets 🎸: https://ko-fi.com/s/5a6542f393 ►►► Buy me a coffee ☕: https://ko-fi.com/paulbradshawguitar ►►► All my links 🎧: https://linktr.ee/paulbradshawguitar using my PRS S2 Standard Singlecut FM3 mark1 Firmware 7 TIME STAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:58 Control Switches 01:04 Preset build 02:16 Footswitch setup 05:10 Ricochet - 1 button whammy 10:57 One button WAH 13:10 Latching control switch demo 14:46 Delay block examples 19:14 Outro #guitar #guitarist #fractalaudio #metal #metalguitar #tutorial #tutorials #walkthrough #tone #how #howto #digitech #prs$

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