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Thank you Pauly!! It sounds like you have processed thru several of the issues that I have been pondering.Gday BDA,
First, let me say that I got my first axe fx 2 a few years ago, then got a second unit so the studio could record 'drums only' so you could say I'm a fan.
Headphones are great with the unit however they are still headphones if you can enjoy headphones you'll love the unit.
As far as latency goes it's never been an issue for me, or others that have used it in my studio. It's never been mentioned at all in fact - not an issue. Having said that, there was some guy made a post in these forums recently saying he perceived some latency so double check just to be sure. I think the actual latency equates to a mic one or two feet from a speaker so he must be very sensitive I would think.
Internet forums are interesting places with all manner of individuals - worse than reality because everyone is behind a screen an some leave their humility entirely. Having said that - my experience with the fractal forums, (and the kemper ones for that matter) have been mostly positive. There are a few members in my twit filter list, but not many. The vast majority here just want to help.
With that out of the way, I have tried many guitar amp modellers over the years, but none have ever come close to the axe fx. When I plug a guitar into it, often I'll just end up playing for hours because it sounds so good. There is nothing as good as this unit imho.
Hope you enjoy it too. And welcome!
Thanks
Pauly
In my recording situation, I enjoy the blessing of having a separate drum room from two other isolated booths for (presumably amps) so it's not imperative that we use the AXE to accomplish "guitar-free drum tracks" but it certainly would simplify the process if we knew we'd only be re-tracking guitars again, if only to double a take or overdub the original performance.
While it's not relevant to this discussion, I would like to mention that one of the reasons I sought to learn more about the Fractal product is simply because with the Kemper . . . it feels somewhat unethical to "steal another product's sound" and then, in many cases, return the product (say an amazing Bogner, Friedman, Diezel or the like) for a refund or simply pass around "stolen souls" to others that ALSO won't buy the real machinery . . . At least the AXE FX is it's own product, in a fair, competitive marketplace. It stands on its own. You might get it to sound EXACTLY like a JJ-100 but that would be due to your individual skills at cultivating that sound YOURSELF. You didn't just buy some cool thing that "xerox's the JJ" and then you go on about your business. It reminds me of when there was ALBUMS before the internet . . . a time I still cherish . . . and I'll be damned if I'm gonna do the same thing with Reinhold Bogner's genius.
Anyway, the responses to my original post are continuing to pop up so I'll stop preaching and participate again. You all seem like a great bunch of music/guitar loving people and I am enjoying being part of this forum. Thank all you you again.