Axe-Fx II USB Drivers
Axe-Fx II USB Setup for OS X – 2019 Version
Disk Image—Oct 15, 2019
Updated version of the Axe-Fx II USB driver for OS X Catalina. Also works with older OS versions. The original driver remains available below.
Axe-Fx II USB Setup for OS X – 2013 Version
Disk Image—Jun 21, 2013
(v167) Required for all USB-equipped Fractal Audio Systems products under OS X. Requires 10.5.7 for MIDI-over-USB and 10.7.4 for USB Audio.
Axe-Fx II USB Driver Setup for Windows
Zip Archive—Jun 06, 2014
(v2014.06.06) – Required for all USB-equipped Fractal Audio Systems products under Windows. Requires Windows XP SP3 or newer (x86 or x64).
Axe-Fx II Firmware & Presets
Axe-Fx II XL PLUS
Firmware Ares v2.0
Zip Archive—Sep 18, 2019
This firmware is the final port of the “Ares” amp modeling used in the Axe-Fx III.
Firmware Quantum v10.01
Zip Archive—May 11, 2018
In addition to the newest “Ares” firmware above, this final version of “Quantum” remains available here.
Preset Banks A, B and C
Zip Archive—Jul 13, 2017
Factory preset banks for Quantum 8.02 or later.
Please use Fractal-Bot to install these banks.
Axe-Fx II XL
Firmware Ares v2.0
Zip Archive—Sep 18, 2019
This firmware is the final port of the “Ares” amp modeling used in the Axe-Fx III.
Firmware Quantum v10.01
Zip Archive—May 11, 2018
In addition to the newest “Ares” firmware above, this final version of “Quantum” remains available here.
Preset Banks A, B and C
Zip Archive—Jul 13, 2017
Factory preset banks for Quantum 8.02 or later.
Please use Fractal-Bot to install these banks.
Axe-Fx II Original/Mark II
Firmware Ares v2.0
Zip Archive—Sep 18, 2019
This firmware is the final port of the “Ares” amp modeling used in the Axe-Fx III.
Firmware Quantum v10.01
Zip Archive—May 11, 2018
In addition to the newest “Ares” firmware above, this final version of “Quantum” remains available here.
Preset Banks A, B and C
Zip Archive—Jul 13, 2017
Factory preset banks for Quantum 8.02 or later.
Please use Fractal-Bot to install these banks.
Axe-Fx II Manuals & Documentation
Axe-Fx II Owner’s Manual (All Models)
PDF File—Feb 12, 2017
Preliminary version for Quantum 7 (All Axe-Fx II models)