Fractal Audio Systems mystery product speculation

[Orvillain]

Lol keep the Smyths. I meant synths.

 

[dk_ace]

FAS won't go plastic case. But I could see them doing something with a 2x8 grid, 4 footswitches, all the drives, mods, delays, verbs. Verbs locked to normal quality to save dsp. Utility stuff like eqs, comps, etc. sack the resonator type stuff off. Keep the Smyths. Looper block with pre or post positioning. Small screen. Stereo in and out. FX loop.

Basically their take on a plethora

I hope they don’t go to small grids with anything, that’s one of their advantages over other units.

Admittedly it’s an advantage that a relatively small niche of people care about. But I’m part of that niche so everyone else can take a hike.

D

 

[Orvillain]

I hope they don’t go to small grids with anything, that’s one of their advantages over other units.

Admittedly it’s an advantage that a relatively small niche of people care about. But I’m part of that niche so everyone else can take a hike.

D

I actually hope they do. I hope they take this as an opportunity to lay the groundwork for hugely improved UX for the next gen of axe FX.

 

[dk_ace]

I actually hope they do. I hope they take this as an opportunity to lay the groundwork for hugely improved UX for the next gen of axe FX.

You can improve the UX greatly without making the grid small.

A big part of the reason I went back to fractal was the larger grid’s parallel routing options that are impossible in other units.

D

 

[GTR37]

Absolutely. I have no idea how Fractal's platform would scale down though if you do e.g something with fixed routing and fx categories, maybe plastic case etc. Will those be enough to push it down to HX Stomp level prices without significant compromises to the sound?

I actually hope they do. I hope they take this as an opportunity to lay the groundwork for hugely improved UX for the next gen of axe FX.

That’s what I am MOST interested to see , if it it just fx only how did they change the design , that will likely give an insight as to what will become the next Gen

 

[Orvillain]

 

[Mongillo19]

I'm starting to wonder if we are expecting too much from this new product

 

[dk_ace]

I'm starting to wonder if we are expecting too much from this new product

I wanted it to be a new website or something off brand from this thread (fractal headstock tuner?) just for fun. But the comments people shared here from Andy make it sound like it is probably something pretty interesting.

D

 

[holoholo]

From fas guy who took the pic:

Footprint looks to be about the size of the FM3. I could be totally wrong so please do not take what I’m observing as what it will be lol. Just my observation.

 

[mbenigni]

I'm starting to wonder if we are expecting too much from this new product

And if we aren't... remind me to never play poker with Cliff Chase.

 

[Mongillo19]

From fas guy who took the pic:

Tbh I think he's totally wrong lol

 

[holoholo]

Tbh I think he's totally wrong lol

I really hope so

 

[mbenigni]

But the comments people shared here from Andy make it sound like it is probably something pretty interesting.

Those comments must have been somewhere in the 30 pages I missed between lunch and dinner yesterday.

 

[Baba]

Lol, I'm in here, so that must mean I'm in my, "new products from ANY mfg is interesting, and maybe THIS will be the product to get me into the Fractal camp", mode.

The waitlist will bring me back down to earth though

 

[DrewJD82]

From this past weekend, Andy walks up to the board and starts tuning before playing, hitting a few switches on it first.


He comes out around the 38 minute mark.

 

[Achilles]

I'm starting to wonder if we are expecting too much from this new product

"You're speaking my language brother!"

 

[Mongillo19]

From this past weekend, Andy walks up to the board and starts tuning before playing, hitting a few switches on it first.

Hmmm that does seem FM3 size....

 

[Mongillo19]

"You're speaking my language brother!"

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Needs to be your new profile pic

 

[holoholo]

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From this past weekend, Andy walks up to the board and starts tuning before playing, hitting a few switches on it first.


He comes out around the 38 minute mark.

So fm4 plus expression pedal on a metro board?

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Those comments must have been somewhere in the 30 pages I missed between lunch and dinner yesterday.

"I made delay and chorus presets for it. I'm an amp guy."