Fractal Audio Systems mystery product speculation

[mbenigni]

Please tell me this is a sick joke

I fuck with you not. The same thing I keep complaining about more broadly - where an effect block's edit pop-up is "modal" and prevents you from moving blocks on the visible lane, etc. - also prevents you from clicking the Undo and Redo buttons. So if, for instance, you've been meticulously tweaking your modulated reverb and you say "whoops", your only recourse is to first close the verb's edit screen and then start wacking on that Undo button blind. At this point we're talking about a tiny touchscreen control with zero visual or haptic feedback, so you'd better have very good ears on you.

It's a remarkably stupid UI decision, and it should be easily remedied.

 

[mbenigni]

we know it likely 99% just effects , but imagine if Cliff popped in a like he did with the 4cm,and said
"it has amps " I think the internet would implode

This is some masterful baiting right here.

 

[mbenigni]

Level 3 gives you a tuner, but you have to buy level 2 first.

D

This reads like a Scientology pamphlet.

 

[DrewJD82]

I’m sure there is a market for FX only fractal products, but how is that exciting for existing customers that own the Axe Fx or any of the FM products? We already have all the FX PLUS the amps. I guess this is for the folks that haven’t gone all in on modeling yet..

I have both an AxeFX III and an FM9 and I'm extremely excited for this. AxeFX stays in my studio and while the FM9 has been in 4CM with my tube amps, I want to use specific dirt pedals (that can't be found in a Fractal unit) with the amps while having Fractal effects. My FM9 board is 3' long with no room for additional pedals. I'd rather have the FM9 board as it's own rig, no other pedals. FM3 doesn't have enough juice to run my normal effects chains, so the FX4 will be perfect.

 

[TubeStack]

... the FX4 will be perfect.

This souinds confidently certain. Not a whiff of doubt.

Perhaps you are in the know...?

 

[DrewJD82]

This souinds confidently certain. Not a whiff of doubt.

Perhaps you are in the know...?

Hahahhaha as much as I'd love to be, I am not. Just using the general consensus/assumption name.

 

[likitlikeyoulikeit]

 

[JiveTurkey]

The III I have racked. And for me is too big to drag out with a head to the 4cm thing. It's purpose is so I can make use of the FC12 and go nuts with switching if I want to. The FM3 on my board is like boiled down to perfection and not ideal for 4cm. The FX4 I am pretty much looking at as a Stomp replacement for in the loop fun times. And an excuse to buy more amps I don't need

 

[SillyOctpuss]

This souinds confidently certain. Not a whiff of doubt.

Perhaps you are in the know...?

Hahahhaha as much as I'd love to be, I am not. Just using the general consensus/assumption name.

 

[Blix]

The III I have racked. And for me is too big to drag out with a head to the 4cm thing. It's purpose is so I can make use of the FC12 and go nuts with switching if I want to. The FM3 on my board is like boiled down to perfection and not ideal for 4cm. The FX4 I am pretty much looking at as a Stomp replacement for in the loop fun times. And an excuse to buy more amps I don't need

That's exactly what I'm thinking too...

 

[Electric I]

Any consensus / inkling it will have drives ?

 

[bigmenace]

So I've finally worked through the last 30 pages of waffles and it seems like the consensus is that it's an FX only unit.
Was fun y'all, but I'm going to head out now. I wonder if it's OK to get an early Christmas present (FM3) in October

 

[DrewJD82]

I'm already thinking of how I'd build a board out with it, without knowing the full specs. Ideally, I'd get a loop switcher for 4-6 pedals and have it MIDI controlled via the FX4 so I'm only stepping on the FX4 for patch changes. Won't be ultra bummed if there's no amp channel relays on it since the amps will probably rotate and not all use 1/4" jacks for the footswitches, I don't mind doing that externally via MIDI.

 

[Piing]

Any consensus / inkling it will have drives ?

 

[SillyOctpuss]

I'm already thinking of how I'd build a board out with it, without knowing the full specs. Ideally, I'd get a loop switcher for 4-6 pedals and have it MIDI controlled via the FX4 so I'm only stepping on the FX4 for patch changes. Won't be ultra bummed if there's no amp channel relays on it since the amps will probably rotate and not all use 1/4" jacks for the footswitches, I don't mind doing that externally via MIDI.

I've been doing the same thing for days. I'm going to be pretty crushed if it's not what I think it is because in my head it's perfect

 

[deadpool_25]

Any consensus / inkling it will have drives ?

Probably.

 

[Aleksi]

It proooobably can't do two separate stereo signal paths, so I'm out. Unless I'm in. But I'm proooobably out. Maybe.

 

[TheTrueZoltan!]

Any consensus / inkling it will have drives ?

The wait drives us collectively mad. So… yes.

 

[DrewJD82]

I'd imagine it'll have drives, knowing it'll do 4CM and has enough DSP to run that much time-based effects.

 

[TubeStack]

I'm already thinking of how I'd build a board out with it, without knowing the full specs.

Ha, me too.

Although I have recently settled into all-Helix-land with the Floor and a Stomp + HX One board, the former for gigs and latter for home, this (supposed) FX4 is an effective way to pull me back to Fractal-land (part of its purpose, I'd imagine), at least for home use, for now.

(I just bought a sweet Mark V combo, which paired with the FX4 would be a pretty sick setup! )