Kyle Bryson
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Do you guys think they’ll come out with a FX8 and AX8 that will have more scenes or maybe individual displays like on the new FC12? That would be neat
I think they will this year!!Do you guys think they’ll come out with a FX8 and AX8 that will have more scenes or maybe individual displays like on the new FC12? That would be neat
Maybe not more scenes but maybe more effects per preset. What I would love to see is if they put individual displays for each switch like on the new FC12I don't see the need for more scenes in the FX8 . There are way more than you need .
I've had mine almost 3 weeks and love it .
The FX8 was first introduced in 2014 and the Mark II came out 2016 so it makes me think 2018 there may happen to be a Mark III with some different featuresI don’t think we’ll see new designs or re-designed boxes & screens for a few years on either the FX8 or AX8 units.
I do think we’ll continue to get firmware updates, new FX & more CPU usage back from compression improvements....& hopefully a major update to the list of FX over-all on the FX8.
Both units do a stellar job as is & do more than most people need or use. I hope that they produce a simple check box for the drive pedals that makes a specific pedal exactly like the original it’s modeled after too.
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Fractal Audio Systems is a very small company & with all their efforts going toward the development & release of the Axe-Fx III, I don’t think there’s been any time left for the FX8/AX8.The FX8 was first introduced in 2014 and the Mark II came out 2016 so it makes me think 2018 there may happen to be a Mark III with some different features
Yeah, I agree. Stellar sound but poor UI by today's standards. But, I'd rather have this situation, than the other way around. A better UI is probably going to require a hardware fix. I can't afford a new unit any time soon, so I figure to have my MK II for a while. Likely years.They don't go to NAMM. My band played a show across the street from NAMM and I offered anyone from Fractal free tickets to out show, but I was told that there's no point to NAMM for them since they sell direct.
I just got my FX8, so I'd be upset if a replacement came out around now...lol.....
As much as I love the unit, it REALLY needs a better UI, it reminds me of gear from the 90s...
From your lips to God’s ears. At this point I’d buy a MK III and keep my MK II as a backup rather than kvetch about the lack of MK II firmware updates.I know some people will get their panties in a bunch over a necro thread (I didn't want to start another one) but I was wondering if anyone suspects a new FX8/AX8 with a better interface coming with the FC-12 on the horizon. It seems likely to me since they were both released about 4 years ago and updated 2 years ago.
Think they might reveal it at winter NAMM in late January?
From your lips to God’s ears. At this point I’d buy a MK III and keep my MK II as a backup rather than kvetch about the lack of MK II firmware updates.
The last FX8 firmware update just had its birthday on 11/14. Because of a backup bug (that does not affect me personally) in that update, many are using the 5.0.3 version which is even older.Kvetch... one of my favorite yiddish words and the language of my people.
Is there a lack of MKII updates? Someone like myself who reads too much into things might suspect that's an indication that they're focusing on releasing a new model.
The last FX8 firmware update just had its birthday on 11/14. Because of a backup bug (that does not affect me personally) in that update, many are using the 5.0.3 version which is even older.
I've been asking for multi-band compression. The block exists in other products but has never been added to the FX8. Seems like it should be a simple matter to add it to the FX8. But perhaps firmware is bumping up against some sort of size limitation. If that's the case, only a new MK III version would fix that. I'd much rather have MBC than some of the cutesy modulated stuff. But that's admittedly a matter of personal taste.
In a perfect world, I've like to see bugs fixed in less than a year. I can't imagine a backup bug being something a fairly junior programmer couldn't solve. I mean it worked once, so it's a regression in the code. I think FAS just runs so lean and mean with staffing that they don't have a body to put on it.
But damn. It sure is a great tool. I recently spent a weekend with an HX Effects and took it right back. The FX8 is a much more sophisticated and deeper tool. And more honest sounding to my ears. I feel like L6 always exaggerates their models a bit. They sound very cartoonish to my ears. Although, I'm sure if I had to, I could eventually get the HX Effects to sound decent and make do with it.