Over 12 Hours of In-Depth Instruction
Taking You Deep Into the Axe-Fx III
and FC Controllers
Taking You Deep Into the Axe-Fx III
and FC Controllers
Overview
With the Axe-Fx III, Fractal Audio Systems has once again redefined the guitar landscape, giving you more power and a greater range of vintage, modern, and all-new tones than ever before.
In this 12-hour course, Cooper Carter takes you deep into the mind of the machine, teaching you recreate classic sounds, sculpt your own tones, build presets, and dial in effects quickly and with confidence. Along the way he shares tips and tricks developed over years of working in the studio and onstage with bands like Journey, Maroon 5, Taylor Swift, Dream Theater, and more.
From first steps for beginners, through intermediate topics, to advanced techniques, you will learn to build and control your own custom virtual rigs, including complete coverage of the new FC Foot Controllers, DAW Integration, Tone Matching, Modifiers, and more.
Whether you're a guitarist, bassist, or another instrumentalist looking to expand your sonic toolkit, Cooper's Axe-Fx III Master Class is your definitive road-map to the present and future of your tone with the world's most powerful guitar processor, the Axe-Fx III.
In this 12-hour course, Cooper Carter takes you deep into the mind of the machine, teaching you recreate classic sounds, sculpt your own tones, build presets, and dial in effects quickly and with confidence. Along the way he shares tips and tricks developed over years of working in the studio and onstage with bands like Journey, Maroon 5, Taylor Swift, Dream Theater, and more.
From first steps for beginners, through intermediate topics, to advanced techniques, you will learn to build and control your own custom virtual rigs, including complete coverage of the new FC Foot Controllers, DAW Integration, Tone Matching, Modifiers, and more.
Whether you're a guitarist, bassist, or another instrumentalist looking to expand your sonic toolkit, Cooper's Axe-Fx III Master Class is your definitive road-map to the present and future of your tone with the world's most powerful guitar processor, the Axe-Fx III.
What's included?
129 videos
59 files
Contents
Introduction & Philosophy
Setup & Global Settings
Basics of the Grid & Dialing in a Clean Tone
Dialing in an Edge of Breakup Tone
Dialing in a Classic Rock Tone
Dialing in a High Gain Tone
Introduction to Scenes & Channels
Building a Live Preset with Scenes
Recreating the "Amp in the Room" Sound
Exploring Amp Parameters
Using Multiple Amps
Creating a "Sound on Sound"
Using Multiple Inputs for Multiple Instruments
Building Different Physical Rigs
Using the Axe-Fx III with an FRFR System & an Onstage, Solid State Power Amp & Cab
6 mins
Using the Axe-Fx III as an Effects-Only Unit
Using the Axe-Fx III as the Ultimate Effects Processor with the Four-Cable Method (4CM)
18 mins
External Control with Pedals
Using the FC Foot Controllers
The Internal Controllers Suite
Tone Matching
Reamping
Controlling the Axe-Fx with a DAW
Managing Presets & Cabs, Wrapping Up & Further Exploration
The Complete Fractal Audio Master Class Collection
As a leading authority on Fractal Audio products, guitarist Cooper has worked with artists like Dream Theater, Maroon 5, Journey, Taylor Swift, Avenged Sevenfold & Dave Matthews Band to design tones heard on countless albums & stages across the globe.
In his Fractal Audio Master Classes, he shares tricks of the trade to enable anyone to harness the full power of Fractal Audio products.
In his Fractal Audio Master Classes, he shares tricks of the trade to enable anyone to harness the full power of Fractal Audio products.
FAQ
Does this course include lessons on programming and using the FC-12 and FC-6?
The course will feature the upcoming FC series of foot controllers. When new unit features become available, the original class purchase will grant you access to all additional Axe-Fx III lessons when they are added.