trancegodz
Fractal Fanatic
I've had the Axe FXIII for three days now. I have an MFC-101 and one of Roadrunner's 4 switch external pedals he made to go with the MFC-101, and three Roland EV-5 pedals, all in a nice road case. I was worried about not being able to use the MFC-101 in the way I am used to. I shouldn't have worried. I got everything working, hitting reveal I have: IA's 1-5 for scenes, IA's 6-10 to turn on and off effects, IA's 11-15 for the Looper, IA's 16 and 17 to turn on and off effects, the 4 external switches to turn on and off 4 more effects, a wah, whammy, and volume pedal. All working just like they were with the Axe FXII (except for showing the names). I access the channels by turning what I want on and off in scenes. I can also switch presets the same as before. MFC-Edit helped a lot.
First you have to set up all of the user cc numbers in the Axe FXIII. This takes a while, but it's global so you only have to do it once.
I really wish Axe Edit for the Axe FXIII was done as it took me 7 hours to re-create my main preset from the front panel. I'm not going to try to re-create any more of my custom presets until Axe Edit is out. The Axe FXIII is actually way easier to program from the front panel than the Axe FXII is. At least I know how to do it now.
The sound of the amps in Axe FXIII is pretty much the same as the Axe FXII. A little fuller and a little more detailed. What I really noticed was the improvement in the sound of the effects. The reverbs and delays all sound noticeably better. All of the effects I've tried sound better. It must be the extra CPU available to run everything.
Minor bugs seem to be discovered almost every day, but they are fixing them as fast as people are reporting them. So no worries there. Amazing!
The big disappointment for me was discovering they had re-moved the "Half" function for the Looper (half speed/double speed). It must have been an oversight. I really think they will bring this back in a future firmware update. I hope so. The looper in the Axe FXIII is 5 minutes now so that is better. For now the Looper in the Axe FXII is better to me.
I was happy with the Axe FXII, but bought the Axe FXIII mainly because of the extra CPU. I am discovering what can be done with channels. This is a great innovation. I am going to use the Axe FXII live and Axe FXIII in the studio.
Like the Axe FXII I am sure the Axe FXIII will keep getting better and better for years to come. You can't go wrong with this one. Great job Fractal!
First you have to set up all of the user cc numbers in the Axe FXIII. This takes a while, but it's global so you only have to do it once.
I really wish Axe Edit for the Axe FXIII was done as it took me 7 hours to re-create my main preset from the front panel. I'm not going to try to re-create any more of my custom presets until Axe Edit is out. The Axe FXIII is actually way easier to program from the front panel than the Axe FXII is. At least I know how to do it now.
The sound of the amps in Axe FXIII is pretty much the same as the Axe FXII. A little fuller and a little more detailed. What I really noticed was the improvement in the sound of the effects. The reverbs and delays all sound noticeably better. All of the effects I've tried sound better. It must be the extra CPU available to run everything.
Minor bugs seem to be discovered almost every day, but they are fixing them as fast as people are reporting them. So no worries there. Amazing!
The big disappointment for me was discovering they had re-moved the "Half" function for the Looper (half speed/double speed). It must have been an oversight. I really think they will bring this back in a future firmware update. I hope so. The looper in the Axe FXIII is 5 minutes now so that is better. For now the Looper in the Axe FXII is better to me.
I was happy with the Axe FXII, but bought the Axe FXIII mainly because of the extra CPU. I am discovering what can be done with channels. This is a great innovation. I am going to use the Axe FXII live and Axe FXIII in the studio.
Like the Axe FXII I am sure the Axe FXIII will keep getting better and better for years to come. You can't go wrong with this one. Great job Fractal!