Karl_Houseknecht Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 I configured my Axe-Fx III to send AES to my two Powercab Plus 112's. Axe-Fx III AES Output > Powercab Plus AES input > PC Plus AES Output > 2nd PC Plus AES input. I get static, dropouts, loud cracks and pops, and sometimes it sounds like it switched to flat mode despite the display showing Speaker mode. I am using 110 ohm AES cables for the connections, and they work perfectly with my Helix and L6Link to the Powercabs. Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl_Houseknecht Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 Nobody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_m Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 I looked at the Axe FX III manual, and I don't really see much to adjust on the that as far as AES/EBU is concerned. It's set at 48kHz, so that shouldn't be an issue. Does it make any difference if you only have one PC connected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl_Houseknecht Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 Nope, same result with one PC Plus connected. Cliff confirmed that I have the III set up properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_m Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Have you tried different cables? It's hard to say without having another AES/EBU source to try with the PC. The Helix into the PC isn't technically using AES/EBU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl_Houseknecht Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 Yep, tried two different AES 110 ohm cables, and 2 different plain XLR cables with the same result. Of course, L6Link works great from the Helix. Plain audio from the Axe-III also works great as you might expect. Also, I have two Axe-Fx III's. Neither of them works with either PC plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ectoplasm88 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Same issue here... something is not right on the powercab side I think. I have a Helix and that works fine but my axe fx just crackles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl_Houseknecht Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 22 hours ago, ectoplasm88 said: Same issue here... something is not right on the powercab side I think. I have a Helix and that works fine but my axe fx just crackles. What Axe-Fx version? III? There are some reporting that their II works with it, which was my experience. But the III doesn't seem to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uelef Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 I'm a new AXE FX III user - bought it a few days ago. A used the 110 ohm AES cable from my Helix and connected it to the PowerCab (Axe: Balanced output left > PowerCab: Input 1) there was no problem … But you want to connect the Axe via AES to PowerCab – am I right? What would be the advantage using AES? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl_Houseknecht Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 1 hour ago, uelef said: But you want to connect the Axe via AES to PowerCab – am I right? What would be the advantage using AES? Convenience and audio quality. I can certainly connect the Axe using analog outputs, it's just that the PC+ advertises that AES is an option, and so far I haven't found that to be the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uelef Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Ok, I understand … But could it be that the conversion from digital to analog inside Axe is better than that of the PC+? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestOpinion Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 On 10/2/2019 at 7:22 PM, Karl_Houseknecht said: I configured my Axe-Fx III to send AES to my two Powercab Plus 112's. Axe-Fx III AES Output > Powercab Plus AES input > PC Plus AES Output > 2nd PC Plus AES input. I get static, dropouts, loud cracks and pops, and sometimes it sounds like it switched to flat mode despite the display showing Speaker mode. I am using 110 ohm AES cables for the connections, and they work perfectly with my Helix and L6Link to the Powercabs. Any help would be appreciated. Probably already tried this but since I didn't see it stated here anywhere make sure 'Global Settings --> Ins/Outs --> 'Digitial Output' = 'AES/EBU' and start with the 'Digital Out Level' parameter at zero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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