Fractal Audio Systems mystery product speculation

[Mongillo19]

Guys, I've been doing a tonne of window shopping lately, when am I going to know if the Fractal product is the one....?

Depends on what your needs are. If you were to snag say the III right now, chances are even if the IV came out tomorrow, you'd never need to upgrade as the III does anything 99 percent of us need.

But again, it depends on what your use case is

 

[holoholo]

Idk. The Fm0 with all the power of axe3 sounds very TOP user “why can’t my stomp have all the power of helix”.

 

[CakeEater]

Depends on what your needs are. If you were to snag say the III right now, chances are even if the IV came out tomorrow, you'd never need to upgrade as the III does anything 99 percent of us need.

But again, it depends on what your use case is

Unfortunately, an Axe FX3 with the FC12 costs €4,000 in my part of Europe, which is more than I'm willing to invest in this kind of gear. The FM9 would be tempting, but I feel like there's a better version to come in the future, which I'm going to hold out for. The form factor and the UI just isn't quite there yet for me compared to the competitors.

 

[CakeEater]

Idk. The Fm0 with all the power of axe3 sounds very TOP user “why can’t my stomp have all the power of helix”.

A single Fractal amp in a ToneX One size pedal would be something though. The Fractal tones with minimal hardware.

 

[Mongillo19]

A single Fractal amp in a ToneX One size pedal would be something though. The Fractal tones with minimal hardware.

Weird to say the fractal UI isn't there but Tone X is

Tbh I wouldn't be shocked if the IV gen still doesn't have a massively improved UI. But yeah EU prices make Fractal very hard to stomach. If probably snag a QC or Helix if I were you

 

[holoholo]

Weird to say the fractal UI isn't there but Tone X is

Tbh I wouldn't be shocked if the IV gen still doesn't have a massively improved UI. But yeah EU prices make Fractal very hard to stomach. If probably snag a QC or Helix if I were you

I think his post is just saying the size no? Nobody wants that tonex ui

 

[Mongillo19]

I think his post is just saying the size no? Nobody wants that tonex ui

Ah! Then yes maybe wait to see what this new product is!

 

[ucnick]

Ah! Then yes maybe wait to see what this new product is!

Sounds like a good idea!

 

[ispunk]

I hope Fractal releases a FM12 just to freak everyone out

 

[JCW308]

I hope Fractal releases a FM12 just to freak everyone out

FM36

 

[Mongillo19]

I'm starting to think it may be a FX8 relative. Hopefully much much more compact

 

[JiveTurkey]

I'm starting to think it may be a FX8 relative. Hopefully much much more compact

FX, IR player with SIC capability? SICk indeed \m/

 

[KHAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!]

FX, IR player with SIC capability? SICk indeed \m/

AKAIK SIC goes in the amp block...




...unless it's the TMP.

 

[norminal]

...unless it's the TMP.

 

[NotApplicable]

You missed the P word.

I'm assuming same CPU as FM3 = same cooling requirements.

Eliminating the footswitches and that chassis area gets rid of quite a bit of internal volume
that's probably part of the current cooling equation.

My crystal ball says not the same CPU and something scaled down in relation to the scaled down size & features???

I keep my SHARC Audio Module in a pretty small enclosure and it doesn't sweat too much while running the FM3 firmware

 

[JiveTurkey]

I keep my SHARC Audio Module in a pretty small enclosure and it doesn't sweat too much while running the FM3 firmware

 

[norminal]

I keep my SHARC Audio Module in a pretty small enclosure and it doesn't sweat too much while running the FM3 firmware

 

[Dirty145]

FM15 with the horsepower of the Axe3!! You heard it here first!

 

[Frankencat]

I would love a pedalboard friendly FM3 style device. Come to think of it an effects only device about the size of a large stomp would be cool too.

 

[Frodebro]

If I were only using an FM3/9 without expression pedals, I could do this, but with expression pedals and extra cables, I want that shit tidy and easily movable.

That's all I run with my band (FM9 and two expression pedals). I haven't bothered with a board for them, I just throw everything in a Helix backpack and sling it over my shoulder.