Fractal Audio Systems mystery product speculation

[timbuck3]

Hard disagree actually. Now I will qualify this with, I never used the AX8 and the implementation of the SHIFT button. But I find SHIFT buttons incredibly incredibly INCREDIBLY useful; see Elektron Digitakt, which uses a func "shift" button, which really helps to give you a ton more functionality without fucking up the workflow too much.

There's a way to do it where it is smooth as butter. Like a guitar fretboard, covered in British monkey grease.

I recently did some comparisons between Helix, QC, and Axe3. Just editing on the front panel. Trying to save a preset and change the name on the unit directly... much more painful than the other two!! There are many many instances on the Axe3 where you need to use two hands. That should be a big no-no for a product like that IMHO.

The gui needs a revamp for sure to bring it to 2025

 

[paisleywookiee]

Sick. I just kind of skimmed the last dozen pages trying to find a pic

I could send you a pic. But it’s probably not going to be the one you want.

 

[timbuck3]

With Fractal you are pretty much guaranteed that it will sound great - I'd say better than most pedals on the market. It just comes down to how it operates and what it costs.

Yea but wasn’t the fx8 a dud? I mean I remember all the flak it got back then

 

[deadpool_25]

No 4CM seems like an over site tho.

@DrewJD82 I told you!!

 

[laxu]

Yea but wasn’t the fx8 a dud? I mean I remember all the flak it got back then

Not for how it sounded as far as I remember.

 

[paisleywookiee]

The gui needs a revamp for sure to bring it to 2025

Yeah, looking at pictures of devices you don't own with older UI's must bother the shit out of you.

 

[timbuck3]

How I imagine @laxu walks around the streets:

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At least they will sell 1 whe

 

[sashimi]

At least they will sell 1 whe

— Tim just dropped his laptop in the hot tub

 

[Achilles]

*****WALL WART*****








Just needed to get that off my chest.

 

[timbuck3]

Yeah, looking at pictures of devices you don't own with older UI's must bother the shit out of you.

Actually, the old shit I own is pretty much the simplest in face interface you can ever have with a tonne of real knobs to do Everything

 

[timbuck3]

WALL WART








Just needed to get that off my chest.

But it’s fractal so it’s ok right? But qc? Damned to hell for it

 

[the swede]

But it’s fractal so it’s ok right? But qc? Damned to hell for it

oh it Will be hell… count on it. Every single modeller (that has wall wart) has gotten shit on for it. It’s the nature of things. It has to be said, and has to be crapped on. Because when there’s nothing to shit on… always shit on the wall wart. Standard practice.

 

[Achilles]

oh it Will be hell… count on it. Every single modeller (that has wall wart) has gotten shit on for it. It’s the nature of things. It has to be said, and has to be crapped on. Because when there’s nothing to shit on… always shit on the wall wart. Standard practice.

The new trend is to shit on modelers that omit an ON/OFF switch or button.
Looks like FAS covered that base.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Actually, the old shit I own is pretty much the simplest in face interface you can ever have with a tonne of real knobs to do Everything

 

[holoholo]

What kinds of delay and reverb limitations do you think there will be? Or do we not care about that anymore?

 

[norminal]

Some friend you are

We’ve know each other for over 40 years. We’re past the sugarcoating. We aren’t afraid to tell each other how it is. That’s the mark of a real friend.

 

[Achilles]

We’ve know each other for over 40 years. We’re past the sugarcoating. We aren’t afraid to tell each other how it is. That’s the mark of a real friend.

 

[laxu]

The new trend is to shit on modelers that omit an ON/OFF switch or button.
Looks like FAS covered that base.

Hey I hate that my pedal power supply doesn't have an on/off switch!

 

[laxu]

What kinds of delay and reverb limitations do you think there will be? Or do we not care about that anymore?

Maybe just reverb quality setting like on FM3 and the number of delays available?

 

[mbenigni]

I don't think I'd be all that interested in an amp-only box. But I can see it being quite a good product.

Basically you've got the "I've got my amps!" guys... and they want effects. Then you've got your "I've got my effects!" guys and they want amps.