AlbertA
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https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/axe-fx-iii-mark-ii-turbo.177098/page-2#post-2154319What exactly is the turbo module? is it real 25% dsp upgrade or just firmware optimization over the same dsp of MK2?
https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/axe-fx-iii-mark-ii-turbo.177098/page-2#post-2154319What exactly is the turbo module? is it real 25% dsp upgrade or just firmware optimization over the same dsp of MK2?
According to what I've read, the CPU is clocked 25% faster. Not much other detail was given, though they mention that it should allow more blocks to be used simultaneously. If all of that 25% translates to reduction of CPU load, then a preset that ran at around 80% would run around 64%....What exactly is the turbo module? is it real 25% dsp upgrade or just firmware optimization over the same dsp of MK2?
It is not clocked faster. It is a faster CPUAccording to what I've read, the CPU is clocked 25% faster. Not much other detail was given, though they mention that it should allow more blocks to be used simultaneously....
Everything is the same except the processor speed. The Turbo module has a 1.25 GHz processor. The standard module has a 1.00 GHz processor.
Some of the supporting components (power supply stuff) are also different but that's not visible to the user.
1.25GHz is the clock speed. The old and busted processor only runs at 1.0GHz. The new hotness runs 25% faster because it is capable of being clocked that fast by its improved design/manufacture.It is not clocked faster. It is a faster CPU
? I'm pretty sure it is just clocked faster. A faster CPU means something else entirely (i.e. more efficient IPC, faster caches, more cache... etc).It is not clocked faster. It is a faster CPU
Good question. If they allowed six instances of blocks like the Synth, Filter, Vol/Pan, Drive, IR Player, Pitch, etc, for hex-processing with a hex-pickup (the Axe-FX III has 7 inputs), I would definitively go for it.
https://forum.fractalaudio.com/thre...h-and-other-blocks-for-hex-processing.163063/
I have already tried processing the strings separately at the Axe-FX, using the available blocks. It is a lot of fun
Here is a test using -1 octave pitch shift at strings 5 and 6, synth with 3 voices at string 1
Preset available here
You can be confident that Cliff didn’t take any unnecessary risks with component lifespan.I got that but it's not clear whether FAS put a new processor of 1.25 GHZ or just overclocked the same one of MK2? because overclocking may lower the life of the components. I think only Cliff can answer/clarify this point.
Was this done in a way that it could be upgraded if/when future speed bumps occur in the processor line?Everything is the same except the processor speed. The Turbo module has a 1.25 GHz processor. The standard module has a 1.00 GHz processor.
Some of the supporting components (power supply stuff) are also different but that's not visible to the user.
84 / 1.25 =Can we get a number comparison? Say you have a preset loaded thats showing 84% cpu usage on the MKII what would the cpu show on the TURBO version? I assume AFX3 and MKII are the same correct?
I believe it’s not a module you can « add » but in fact a complete new DSP.Can I add the module to my Mk2?
You know what he meant.There is no firmware branch now. It's a functionality difference between the MKI & MKII, same firmware.
No, it does not.What I really need to know is: Does the Turbo version play the first few synth notes of "Out in the Cold" by Judas Priest upon startup?
I would have sell my Mark I to get the Turbo edition if that's the case.