They will be since it's a direct port as mentioned above, and the calibration will ensure accurate
Effing brilliant.
But non-compatible presets. Even with a machine released three months ago... with similar Amp /Cab capabilities... and stripped down Expert modes?
I'm not even sure how or why you're comparing with it as an option? AM4 in itself is pretty limited, for the sake of keeping the price point low. A computer, unlike a device of this sort, has virtually infinite CPU power, so plugins can do much more. And it makes sense for them to cost a hefty price, too, if we're talking about a more or less full array of Axe-FX capabilities. If that's ever going to materialize.
Sales pitch mode on/off lolAnd another Nov. 18, 2008 post, by cliffc8488 on Rig Talk:
Everything is in there. All the reverbs, compressors, harmonizer, etc. We're probably going to sell a base version and then offer add-on packs. The base version will have amps, cabs, reverb, delay, etc. Then there'll be the "Studio Pack" which will have multi-band compressor, vocoder, etc.
We copied the whole grid-based routing theme as well. So it won't be a virtual rack like the other products. The main interface is the grid. You click on a location to select/edit an effect. When you click on an effect a control panel pops up for editing, very slick.
Our audio interface should be done shortly as well. This completes the package because it uses the "special sauce" front-end electronics from the Axe-Fx. The interface uses the same front-end electronics and converters as the Axe-Fx along with an 8 channel USB interface. There's also MIDI In and Out so you can hook a MIDI controller to it and control the software just like you would an Axe-Fx.
The basic idea is to turn your PC or Mac into an Axe-Fx. [sales pitch mode] You supply the hardware, we supply the audio interface and software. So you get our award-winning modeling and effects running on a PC or Mac. [/sale pitch mode]
It isn't going to be cheap though. It won't be as much as an Axe-Fx but it's not going to be in PodFarm (or whatever it's called) territory either. A LOT of development has gone into this. As with the Axe-Fx we don't skimp on things. If you want a cheap product then get GuitarRig or Amplitude. If you want quality and are willing to pay a little extra the Axe-PC is for you.
If it’s relatively low noise, has correct impedance and headroom it should be just fine assuming you calibrate the level properly. And as far as I understand from glancing in the manual, there are tools for that.
You don't even NEED a bus. Just run it right on the track! Though... Bussing is definitely fun and allows you to do things that are IMPOSSIBLE on a real guitar. Play that last missing note in a chord on an extra send track... Play overlays and underlays as if you had three hands. It's FUN.
Yes, assuming Fractal used as the interface (tho, maybe I have a tin ear, but in my experience, middle of the road interfaces (ie: I've had Roland OctaCapture and now FocusRite 18i20) can sound pretty much exactly the same as using Fractal as interface if they are calibrated correctly to put out the same signal as guitar going in (the miscalculation of which I suspect may account for incorrect opinions that the interface in question is of low quality - it's gotta be pretty bad these days for people to hear a difference when its' correctly calibrated).
Yes I think you’re right.
As I recall, those Roland interfaces are very noisy, I couldn’t use them for guitar at all. Focusrites are hit and miss, very different across generations and models, also some don’t have nearly enough headroom.
Most interfaces have very crappy instrument inputs, so no surprise here. Some have wrong impedance, most are noisy and don’t have enough headroom. And quite often instrument inputs are slapped on mic preamps and distort.
