FM9 MK II Turbo

The most powerful floor modeler in the world

The FM9 MK II Turbo from Fractal Audio Systems is an all-in-one amp modeler, effects processor, foot controller, audio interface - and more - designed for professional stage/studio use and personal enjoyment. With four DSP cores, the FM9 MK II Turbo is the most powerful floor unit ever produced by Fractal Audio, and it features an impressive list of technologies and features from the award-winning Axe-Fx III, FM3, and FC Controllers. These include Fractal Audio's industry-leading Cygnus amp modeling, UltraRes™ IR speaker cab sims, the new DynaCab™ capabilities allowing freely positioning of the microphone, a suite of stompbox and studio effects, expandable FC foot switching, incredibly flexible I/O, 8x8 USB audio interface capabilities, a world-class Mac/PC editor, and much more.

The Fractal Powerhouse

Legendary Amps, Stompboxes & Effects – All in One Unit

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The Ultimate Tone Companion

Cygnus Amp Modeling in a powerful floorboard format – uncompromising sound, ready for any stage.

Full Control

Amp voicing, cab mic’ing, effect routing – tweak every detail just like on the Axe-Fx III.

Artist Presets

Premium factory presets and continuous updates – powered by an active global community.

Seamless Switching

Gapless scene and preset changes – flawless response for live performance.

Road-Ready Design

Rugged metal housing, XLR out, USB audio, headphone jack & more – plug in and play anywhere.

Flexible I/O

Built-in USB interface with re-amping and monitoring – record straight from the unit.

User Experience

FM9 User Comments

Nine Footswitches - Infinite Possibilities

The FM9 MK II Turbo brings many of Fractal Audio's most exciting features to a large floor unit. The unit is remarkably easy to use, with intuitive and comfortable controls, plus the same large, full-color main display as the Axe-Fx III and FM3. Nine on-board footswitches, each with its own vari-color LED ring and mini LCD display, provide both tap and hold functions that can be customized to control countless aspects of your rig in realtime.

Extensive I/O Capabilities

1. Input 1 [Instrument] (mono) – 1/4″ TS jack (unbalanced)

Premium guitar input featuring Fractal Audio’s “Secret Sauce” for maximum tone.

2. Input 2 L+R (stereo) – 1/4″ TRS jacks (balanced; TS compatible)

Accepts balanced or unbalanced line-level sources in mono or stereo.

3. Input 3 L+R (stereo) – 1/4″ TRS jacks (balanced; TS compatible)

Additional flexible auxiliary/return input.

4. Output 1 L+R (stereo) – XLR-Male (balanced) & 1/4″ TRS Humbuster™ jacks

Main output for FRFR speakers, mixers, or studio monitors. Ground-lift switch reduces hum.

4. Output 1 L+R (stereo) – XLR-Male (balanced) & 1/4″ TRS Humbuster™ jacks

Main output for FRFR speakers, mixers, or studio monitors. Ground-lift switch reduces hum.

5. Output 2 L+R (stereo) – XLR-Male (balanced)

Secondary balanced output for FRFR speakers or mixers; ground-lift switch included.

6. Output 3 L+R (stereo) – 1/4″ TRS Humbuster™ jacks

Ideal for unity-gain applications such as the 4-cable method or feeding tube amps and pedals.

7. Headphone Output – 1/4″ stereo jack

Monitors Output 1 through headphones.

8. Pedal Inputs (1, 2, 3) – 1/4″ jacks

Connect external expression pedals (e.g., Fractal EV-1/EV-2) or switches to control effects and parameters.

9. FASLINK II Connector

Links up to two Fractal FC-6 or FC-12 foot controllers via XLR (power to first FC).

10. S/PDIF In & Out – Coaxial RCA

Digital I/O at a fixed 48 kHz for zero-latency audio transfer (internal or external clock).

11. USB Port

8 × 8 USB audio interface for Mac/PC plus MIDI-over-USB for DAW or MIDI-software control.

12. MIDI In, Out & Thru

Control presets, scenes, effects, parameter changes, and more. Soft MIDI-Thru can be enabled.

13. Power Input

Universal power supply – works worldwide with a standard IEC cable. Built-in power switch.

The FM9 MK II Turbo features the same audiophile signal path design as the Axe-Fx III to provide extremely high quality sonic performance and signal integrity. Physically, it is built tough, with a rugged 16-gauge steel chassis and protective endcaps that double as feet.

The FM9 MK II Turbo has numerous inputs and outputs for a great range of different setups.

Analog inputs include Fractal Audio’s “Secret Sauce” 1/4″ instrument input, plus two separate stereo pairs of balanced 1/4″ jacks for use as “aux” ins or “returns.”
The main stereo output is equipped with both XLR and 1/4″ outs, plus a headphones jack. Two additional independent stereo outputs — one XLR and one 1/4″ — can be used as “aux” outs or “sends.”
All 1/4″ outs feature Fractal Audio’s Humbuster™ technology to help reduce the noise of any ground loops.
Three jacks each each support one external switch or pedal like the Fractal Audio EV-1.
A FASLINK II port allows you to connect up to two additional Fractal Audio FC-12 or FC-6 foot controllers for extra “real estate” on the floor or remote control.
Digital I/O includes 48k SPDIF in and out.
USB provides 8×8 computer audio and MIDI interaction with Fractal-Bot, FM9-Edit, a DAW, and more.

Input 1 [Instrument] (mono) – 1/4″ TS jack (unbalanced)
Premium guitar input featuring Fractal Audio’s “Secret Sauce” for maximum tone.
Input 2 L+R (stereo) – 1/4″ TRS jacks (balanced; TS compatible)
Accepts balanced or unbalanced line-level sources in mono or stereo.
Input 3 L+R (stereo) – 1/4″ TRS jacks (balanced; TS compatible)
Additional flexible auxiliary/return input.
Output 1 L+R (stereo) – XLR-Male (balanced) & 1/4″ TRS Humbuster™ jacks
Main output for FRFR speakers, mixers, or studio monitors. Ground-lift switch reduces hum.
Output 2 L+R (stereo) – XLR-Male (balanced)
Secondary balanced output for FRFR speakers or mixers; ground-lift switch included.
Output 3 L+R (stereo) – 1/4″ TRS Humbuster™ jacks
Ideal for unity-gain applications such as the 4-cable method or feeding tube amps and pedals.
Headphone Output – 1/4″ stereo jack
Monitors Output 1 through headphones.
Pedal Inputs (1, 2, 3) – 1/4″ jacks
Connect external expression pedals (e.g., Fractal EV-1/EV-2) or switches to control effects and parameters.
FASLINK II Connector
Links up to two Fractal FC-6 or FC-12 foot controllers via XLR (power to first FC).
S/PDIF In & Out – Coaxial RCA
Digital I/O at a fixed 48 kHz for zero-latency audio transfer (internal or external clock).
USB Port
8 × 8 USB audio interface for Mac/PC plus MIDI-over-USB for DAW or MIDI-software control.
MIDI In, Out & Thru
Control presets, scenes, effects, parameter changes, and more. Soft MIDI-Thru can be enabled.
Power Input
Universal power supply – works worldwide with a standard IEC cable. Built-in power switch.

Additional Features

Humbuster™
Special cables reduce hum and ground-loop noise on unbalanced runs—ideal for long cable lengths.
Unity Gain
Configure the FM9 so the signal level remains unchanged—perfect for amp FX loops or 4-CM. Settings in Global Settings.

The Sound of Fractal Audio

Legendary Amp Modeling and Speaker Simulation

The centerpiece of the FM9 MK II Turbo is “Cygnus”, the latest version of Fractal Audio’s critically acclaimed amp modeling technology. Cygnus uses Fractal's proprietary SpectrumTrack™ technology, which improves the response of amp models across the entire range of input levels, especially for amps with cascaded gain stages. The result is truer and more dynamic “voicing,” plus exceptionally satisfying “chugs.”

The FM9’s two amp blocks each have four channels which can run any of 280+ vintage, modern, and original models covering everything from pristine clean, to edge of breakup, from crunchy overdrive to modern distortion to insane gain.

The FM9 MK II Turbo also includes the entire Ultra-Res™ speaker cabinet collection from the Axe-Fx III, with 2,200+ “Factory” cabs including selections from the today’s best producers, plus 1,024 “User” locations for loading your own Impulse Responses (“IRs”).

A Suite of Stompbox and Studio Effects

The FM9 MK II Turbo is an outstanding multi-effects unit, packed with hundreds of incredible stomp box and studio effects, with accurate recreations of many classics, plus exciting originals. Fractal's effects have been vetted and endorsed by the world’s greatest guitar players.

Selections include 57+ drive pedal models, dozens of delays, numerous choruses, flangers, phasers, tremolo, and other modulation effects, 50+ reverb types from classic spring to real spaces and beyond, multiple compressors, wahs, EQs and filters, a 2-minute looper, an entire suite of pitch effects including detune, harmony, and virtual capo, plus rotary, synth, “plex” effects including shimmer, and many more.

One of each of the available block types of the FM9 is shown below. Note that almost all of these can be used multiple times in every preset. A complete count can be found in the Blocks Guide.

The Power of Impressive Presets

The FM9 MK II Turbo is the most powerful floor unit Fractal Audio has ever created with a four-core DSP architecture. Its presets—created on a “grid” from “blocks” as shown below—can utilize an impressive number of blocks to provide capabilities rivaling or surpassing those of a gigantic analog rig.

FM9 Preset Examples (Screen Captures of Factory and Custom Presets)

FM9 Tutorials

8×8 USB Audio

Playback, Record, Re-Amp, and More

With a USB connection to a Mac or PC, the FM9 MK II Turbo works as an extremely high quality 8×8 audio interface for playback, recording, and re-amping. This lets the FM9 MK II Turbo double as the heart of a portable recording studio.

USB channels are mapped for maximum ease of use. For example, to record the processed main outputs of the FM9 MK II Turbo, just record USB inputs 1/2 in the computer. To record Out 2, use the next pair of USB inputs. You can also record input 1 — perfect for capturing a DI to re-amp. You can also record either of the stereo “aux” inputs to record an outboard device, effect, mixer, or virtually anything else.

Computer playback is also easy and flexible. Computer outs 1 and 2 play back directly at the main outs of the FM9, where they are mixed with processed audio from your presets. USB outs 3 and 4 play back at the second output of the FM9. This makes it possible, for example, to have processed guitar at one stereo output and backing tracks at a second output. Computer outputs 5 and 6 address the “Input 1 block” of the FM9, providing an easy way to route DI signals to the unit for recording. The last pair of USB computer outputs work with a special “USB” grid block. This can also be used for re-amping or other creative effect processing in the DAW, like a virtual plugin.

The USB connection also provides USB-over-MIDI, which can be used to allow a DAW or other application to send MIDI commands to the FM9, and is also used for two-way communication with companion applications, Fractal-Bot and FM9-Edit — a world class software editor/librarian included free.

Studio-Quality Sound for Your Acoustic Guitar

A direct piezo feed often sounds thin or artificial once it hits a PA, interface, or amplifier. The FM9 provides the signal conditioning usually reserved for a control room: parametric EQ, impulse-response microphone models, and high-grade dynamics and ambience processing. The result is a clear, natural tone that remains consistent from practice room to concert stage.

Studio-grade mixing tools, ready for stage or session

Impulse responses capture the character of respected small- and large-diaphragm microphones, so you can record or stream with a sound that feels “mic’d” even when no microphone is present. Two independent input paths let you treat a piezo pickup and an internal or external mic separately - each with its own EQ, compression, and effects - before combining them into a balanced mix. Precision filters remove typical piezo resonances; plate, hall, and room reverbs add controlled space; delays and modulation effects supply depth without masking articulation.

Adaptable to any guitar and workflow

Whether you play steel-string, nylon, dreadnought, or parlour, you can store a dedicated preset for each instrument. Every preset can contain its own EQ curve, impulse response, effect chain, and output level. Routing options allow a refined mix to reach the front-of-house while an unprocessed or alternative feed goes to in-ear monitors or a separate recording path.

In a single unit, the FM9 replaces multiple boxes, cables, and microphones with a dependable, recallable solution - equally at home in a studio rack, on a pedalboard, or in a mobile recording setup.

Factory Presets + Artist Presets

Fantastic Foot Control

The nine onboard footswitches of the FM9 MK II Turbo are based on Fractal Audio's popular FC-6 and FC-12 controllers. All of Fractal Audio's FC-based products, including not only FM9 MK II Turbo but also FM3, are extremely flexible and remarkably easy to set up and use.

Each switch provides independent tap and hold functions, which can be customized to do different things on eight different switch “layouts.” The variable-color LED ring and mini LCD display make it possible to instantly assess the functions and state of each switch.

Out of the box, the FM9 MK II Turbo is ready to use, with a layout for selecting from any of the onboard presets. A single “stomp” takes you to “Scenes mode” and an extra switch provides both Tap Tempo and Tuner. Meanwhile, the “Master Layout Menu” provides access to effect switches, Looper controls, and more. FM9 MK II Turbo even comes with a built-in option to use the popular “OMG9” style setup based on the FM3 and FC-6.

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Drawing on the core technology of the flagship Axe-Fx III and packaged as a flexible floor unit, the FM9 Mark II Turbo delivers everything required for a first-class guitar sound - complete with Cygnus amp modelling, UltraRes™ and DynaCab™ speaker simulation, and a generous boost in processing power.

Cygnus amp modelling for authentic, dynamic tube tone.
Deep effects & flexible routing unlock endless creative chains.
Versatile I/O fits any stage or studio setup.
Nine rugged footswitches with bright mini-displays for instant control.
Steel chassis & recessed connectors deliver tour-ready reliability.

Whether you are tracking in the studio, rehearsing at home, or stepping onto a festival stage, the FM9 Mark II Turbo places Fractal Audio’s acclaimed sound and flexibility at your feet in a single, compact unit.