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FRACTAL-BOT
Fractal-Bot is required for Backing up and Restoring sounds and settings (below),
Updating Firmware (p. 101) and can be used for Transmitting Presets, or
Installing User Cabs (p. 107).
The program is self-explanatory and has instructions built in.
To be able to use Fractal-Bot, Windows users will need to install a driver to enable
communication between the computer and the FM3. The Windows driver is available
at https://www.fractalaudio.com/fm3-downloads/
Computers running OS X do not require a driver to communicate with the FM3.
Download and install Fractal-Bot from our web site at https://www.fractalaudio.com/fractal-bot
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BACKING UP & RESTORING
You are encouraged to back up your FM3 regularly. Fractal-Bot makes it very easy to do this.
BACKING UP
Fractal-Bot automates the backup process. Select the RECEIVE tab and follow the built-in instructions. Here are
some things to consider when using Fractal-Bot:
The FM3 doesn’t emphasize this distinction, but its Presets are actually divided into banks of 128. To
backup all of your presets, backup all of the banks: A (0–127), B (128-255), C (265–383) and D (384–511).
A backup of the SYSTEM includes all of the custom settings in the SETUP
menu: Global, I/O, MIDI/Remote, and Tuner settings.
User Cabs are backed up in one bank.
In Fractal-Bot, you will need to specify a location for the backup les. It is wise to prepare this
in advance. Many pros we work with use a consistent naming system for their backup folders:
“yymmdd - FM3” (two digit year, two digit month, two digit day). In addition to the backup les,
create a text le to remind you what rmware version was installed when the les were created.
RESTORING
Fractal-Bot is also used to restore backup les to your FM3. In this case, the process is less automated but
still very easy. You will need to send over all of the les from your backup set individually. Once the rst le
completes, send the next le over, and so on, until they are all nished. Remember to reboot the FM3 immediately
if a System le has been transmitted to it! (Fractal-Bot will remind you.)
You can use the same process to install presets or cab les you download.
MIDI
On the FM3, backup and dumping are not supported over 5-pin MIDI. You can transmit backup les to the unit this
way, but because the transfer rate is so slow, this can take a LONG time and is advised against.
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