No matter what happens you will still have a unit able to produce the best guitar sounds on the planetWhat will happen to us XL+ owners?
I surely hope that we won't be left behind the III machine.
I'm more than happy with my Axe FX II MK I - it sounds so great. It beats all my Marshall's, Bogener's and my Soldano SLO 100. Cliff is still looking after us aswell for improofments, but even than when it wil stop to support the MK I its an amazing tool and will enjoy every minute of it. Tahnks Cliff and FAs:
The Axe III won´t sound better - it will have the same Firmware like our olders. More options - but no better sound - the same MK I and XL +.
but shure - if the software support will stop for the older axe´s, many will buy this Monster - Axe - maybe I´m also........belongs how heavy to carry this will be.
I really have only one concern. Are presets created on the II compatible with the III?
Nice. is the Digital output still confined to 48K?It actually does sound a little better. The extra DSP horsepower means that we didn't have to make compromises in some of the algorithms. The amp modeling algorithm is very similar but there's a few places on the II where we had to make compromises to get the algorithm to run within the allotted time.
Also the III has a higher internal oversampling rate and a higher bit depth on some calculations (64-bit vs. 40-bit).
You can't load a II syx file straight into the III. No.I really have only one concern. Are presets created on the II compatible with the III?
Sounds like a job for @AlGrenadine ......somebody get him a III, stat!..tho it looks like the challenge of conversion may be a bit greater in this case.......You can't load a II syx file straight into the III. No.
I'm pretty sure Fractal will take care of the Axe-II Legacy users. Just as it has done in the past with the original, and Ultra. As to what that entails, concerning the Axe-II? I don't know, but I'd assume, at the least, there will be updates to finish off any missed bugs that inevitably show up now and then in software based systems. Plus Cliff has been known to have Legacy related epiphanies.
We will see.