Axis v0.7.0-beta
Axis v0.7.0-beta — community beta. A standalone editor for Fractal devices that bundles the ForgeFX engine — one install, no setup.
Added
- Grid Map navigator. A collapsible miniature of the whole signal chain inside the block
editor — tap a block to jump the editor to it, tap an empty cell to add a block there, tap a
port to route. Fit-to-width with zoom; built for mobile, handy everywhere. - Tap-to-connect routing. Tap a port to arm it (no more drag needed), then tap ANY block in a
later column — on the map or the main grid, even across mobile pages. Shunts are laid
automatically across any distance. - Audition presets (Axe-Change style). Library device presets get an "Audition" action that
loads them into the edit buffer without switching slots or saving anything. - Foot Controller editor on FM9 and Axe-Fx III. FM9 gets the full layout × switch editor via
its device-true address model; the Axe-Fx III gets flat per-config editing. Writes are blind
(no live read-back yet) but device-true; live read-back stays FM3-only for now. - Device Tools for every model. Backup/restore a preset as
.syx, offline-decode.syx
files, validate firmware files, and view the modifier model — each section appears when the
connected device supports it (this also brings the former AM4-only tools to the FM3/FM9/III).
Changed
- The bundled engine was rebuilt on a per-device driver architecture over the shared
forgefx-midicodec package, with a unified, capability-driven API. Every FM3 response was
byte-for-byte verified unchanged through the migration; the recurring
wrong-codec-for-the-device bug class is structurally gone. - Cloud badges are honest now: a preset that is on the device can no longer be mislabeled
"Cloud only"; entries without a comparable revision show a neutral "sync state unknown".
Fixed
- Axe-Fx III on Windows connects again — detection previously never switched off the FM3
profile for USB-MIDI-only units, so every request timed out ("device offline"). - Export to disk works for device presets — it had been silently broken from the start
(the export hit an API route that never existed) and now downloads a real dump.
Independent, third-party software. Not affiliated with Fractal Audio Systems. Use at your own risk — see DISCLAIMER.md. Always back up your presets.