Dr Buds
Inspired
Hi all,
Thought I'd post a bit of an intro here as there hasn't been much action on the "Intro" thread for some time (I guess you could consider this a review of sorts anyway).
Been lurking around here for a while and got my Axe II about 2 weeks ago. I came across the Axe randomly whilst watching some you tube vids about a month ago. Of course I was instantly hooked and had to have one!! Within a few weeks I'd sold all my gear and ordered my new BEAST. What can I say? - simply astounding!!! To the point where I actually thought "have I bit off more than I can chew here!!?" So many options, combinations, parameters to tweak (of things I'm yet to fully understand) that I was a bit concerned I would just get lost in it all. But thanks to the wealth of knowledge and information contained on this forum I'm starting to get to grips with the basics and experimenting with different presets and making my own patches. I didn't bother staying on the current firmware (10.12) Everyone raved so much about 11 beta I thought I may as well dive right in and get the best out of it. I'm having a ball!! The only problem now of course is that like most of you, I'm kind of obsessed with it. I'm itching everyday to get home from work so I can plug in!! I also fall into that trap where I set out to try and achieve a certain goal, but get stuck on various presets, noodling around incessantly without actually achieving anything! Well, that's not entirely true - I do have a hell of a lot of fun doing it!
Anyway, I just want to say thank you to Cliff & Fractal for their superb efforts and I can't wait to see what else they come up with. Thanks to all of the contributors on this forum too. Without you guys sharing your knowledge I would've felt a little overwhelmed I think. Hopefully I can start getting some projects completed and uploaded for you all to hear. Some of the stuff you guys come up with is amazing! I'm still very new to home recording so I still have a hell of a lot to learn, and I do need to make a few upgrades to my setup, but hopefully I'll get my head around it all and start producing some decent results!
Signing off - a very happy new member of the Fractal family!!
Thought I'd post a bit of an intro here as there hasn't been much action on the "Intro" thread for some time (I guess you could consider this a review of sorts anyway).
Been lurking around here for a while and got my Axe II about 2 weeks ago. I came across the Axe randomly whilst watching some you tube vids about a month ago. Of course I was instantly hooked and had to have one!! Within a few weeks I'd sold all my gear and ordered my new BEAST. What can I say? - simply astounding!!! To the point where I actually thought "have I bit off more than I can chew here!!?" So many options, combinations, parameters to tweak (of things I'm yet to fully understand) that I was a bit concerned I would just get lost in it all. But thanks to the wealth of knowledge and information contained on this forum I'm starting to get to grips with the basics and experimenting with different presets and making my own patches. I didn't bother staying on the current firmware (10.12) Everyone raved so much about 11 beta I thought I may as well dive right in and get the best out of it. I'm having a ball!! The only problem now of course is that like most of you, I'm kind of obsessed with it. I'm itching everyday to get home from work so I can plug in!! I also fall into that trap where I set out to try and achieve a certain goal, but get stuck on various presets, noodling around incessantly without actually achieving anything! Well, that's not entirely true - I do have a hell of a lot of fun doing it!
Anyway, I just want to say thank you to Cliff & Fractal for their superb efforts and I can't wait to see what else they come up with. Thanks to all of the contributors on this forum too. Without you guys sharing your knowledge I would've felt a little overwhelmed I think. Hopefully I can start getting some projects completed and uploaded for you all to hear. Some of the stuff you guys come up with is amazing! I'm still very new to home recording so I still have a hell of a lot to learn, and I do need to make a few upgrades to my setup, but hopefully I'll get my head around it all and start producing some decent results!
Signing off - a very happy new member of the Fractal family!!