PaulCoenradie
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I'm using an external mixer (switchblade) to have an analog dry path but...
...according to this post from Cliff this is already an option but has to be implemented in the software:
"The FX-8 can actually operate with an analog dry path and a digital wet path on the Post I/O but I don't recall if we ever implemented that in the software"
FractalAudio said: ↑
Doesn't surprise me at all that a device with no analog path sounds different in the loop of an amp. The fx send on the amp will have harmonic content well beyond the bandwidth of the converters. You can't hear that but it will change the response of the power amp as those harmonics mix in the power amp and create intermodulation products. They also affect the behavior of the PI and power supply.
The AX-8 is first-and-foremost a standalone processor. When used in the loop of an amp and you want the most transparent sound you should use a mixer along with it. The FX-8 is specifically designed for use with an amp and has a cleaner analog path. No where do we advertise the AX-8 as being intended as a processor in the loop of an amp. I'm sure it will work okay but that's not its intended function.
The FX-8 can actually operate with an analog dry path and a digital wet path on the Post I/O but I don't recall if we ever implemented that in the software (due to the fear of support issues w/ people not understanding they have to set the mix to 100%, yada-yada).
...according to this post from Cliff this is already an option but has to be implemented in the software:
"The FX-8 can actually operate with an analog dry path and a digital wet path on the Post I/O but I don't recall if we ever implemented that in the software"
FractalAudio said: ↑
Doesn't surprise me at all that a device with no analog path sounds different in the loop of an amp. The fx send on the amp will have harmonic content well beyond the bandwidth of the converters. You can't hear that but it will change the response of the power amp as those harmonics mix in the power amp and create intermodulation products. They also affect the behavior of the PI and power supply.
The AX-8 is first-and-foremost a standalone processor. When used in the loop of an amp and you want the most transparent sound you should use a mixer along with it. The FX-8 is specifically designed for use with an amp and has a cleaner analog path. No where do we advertise the AX-8 as being intended as a processor in the loop of an amp. I'm sure it will work okay but that's not its intended function.
The FX-8 can actually operate with an analog dry path and a digital wet path on the Post I/O but I don't recall if we ever implemented that in the software (due to the fear of support issues w/ people not understanding they have to set the mix to 100%, yada-yada).