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 v1.03
Zip Archive—Mar 28, 2019
This firmware is a partial port of the new “Ares” modeling used in the Axe-Fx III. Not all aspects were able to be ported but the amps should sound very similar.
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 v1.03
Zip Archive—Mar 28, 2019
This firmware is a partial port of the new “Ares” modeling used in the Axe-Fx III. Not all aspects were able to be ported but the amps should sound very similar.
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 v1.03
Zip Archive—Mar 28, 2019
This firmware is a partial port of the new “Ares” modeling used in the Axe-Fx III. Not all aspects were able to be ported but the amps should sound very similar.
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)