Fractal Talk

[JiveTurkey]

FM9 is awesome as an all in one. It's big if you are integrating other pedals but as a standalone; it's as goldilocks as it comes for gigging purposes.

 

[Orvillain]

You just defined "passive-aggressive:" make an inappropriate, offensive comment and then pretend it was "innocent humor" ("sarcasm") when someone else takes offense and/or corrects you.

Yeah? Well I'm taller!

 

[Orvillain]

Yeah that's where my head's at and why I picked up an FM9. I inevitably always come back to Fractal gear. I can dabble in whatever else but I like to keep everything self contained and Fractal tends to have the best overall effects, amps, features, etc.

I had snagged an Axe 3 before the FM3 was announced and enjoyed that despite the form factor. Moved to the FM3 for a while but came back to Axe 3 after downsizing a lot of stuff. Now jumping over to FM9 it feels much less like a compromise than the FM3 which did sacrifice a lot of power, switching, and some functionality. I think the only thing I'm really giving up is the ability to shoot IR's and tone match which I never really use.

I'm a pretty simple person...I generally run all my effects in series and have a single amp and cab. I tend to like one good IR mix for everything. FM9 to me seems like it's more than enough and the form factor is really nice.

I've been looking at new Macs now so I think I'll list my Axe 3 and FC-12 for sale to raise some money for one. Maybe ditch the Fender TMP too...we'll see. Makes more sense than racking up more debt.

Just looking over the blocks guide for the FM9.... the only limitation that I would give a shit about is having 2 delay blocks versus 4 on the Axe3.... other than that... couldn't give a shit about not having the RTA or vocoder blocks!

 

[Southpaw-DD]

I only upgraded to an Axe III / rack because of my room layout and keeping the I/O connections off the floor. I'm using the software editor only for the most part. Otherwise, the FM9 was great for my needs as far as horsepower and sound.

I'm at the point where I'm thinking Fractal only for hardware-based and then plug-ins for when I want to try something else. I kinda wish the Neural stuff was a little easier to mix/match in plug-ins or they would add the capture features.

 

[James Freeman]

I would not import 100 IRs into anything, let alone 1000.