See my post above yours. This is the only difference I can see is at boot up.
Can you please confirm if any of the specific block limitations have changed? i.e. can you add an additional amp block now?
Yes. I see. I would have thought they would have wanted to advertise it a little more. I thought the Turbo name would look good on the splash screen. I'm sure that would not be hard to code.
Has anyone tested out the CPU difference in a preset once implementing the FullRes IRs?
No changes there.
Got mine today and I am very very pleased.
On my mk1, adding 1 Fullrez IR adds about 12-13%CPU usage - adding 2 in IR Player which is how I would use it to mix in L/R with the regular cab IRs I use, its +25% - So, to avoid compromises in my presets that tend to currently run around 75%, I could invest in TURBO and be fine adding Fullres to my presets. Luckily for my checkbook, I'm still not sure how much improvements I can get from Fullres for the stuff I do so I'll likely wait until the 4 to upgrade. Some may be able to squeeze more from their current mk1/mk2 with Fullres by jettisoning the reverb block when adding Fullres IRs to gain back 10% or so - I've already outsourced reverb/rotary/enhancer to my old spdif'd Axefx 2 so that's not a savings option for me.
You can connect them via MIDI and share a fair amount of switching capabilities that way....
Sure, I see a 15% increase when switching between 1 FullRes CAB vs 1 UltraRes CAB each loaded with 2 IR's
Well, you're talking such old technology.... even my Axe 2 is full electric!I may wait for the biturbo version
Does it have more torque?
I don't think additional blocks will become an option for the Turbo unit as that would require a different firmware.
You may be right. It’s just a possibility-guess on my part that, at some future juncture , the extra muscle will become a divergence point between the units. Or not. No telling at this moment, and I certainly don’t wish to fan the flames of discontent. Just a thought.
Or firmware that was aware of which unit it was running on.
As per my understanding (and I could be wrong), the extra 25% clock speed is to use the "FullRes" IRs without maxing out the DSP. It seems you can't do this using the standard MK2. As for number of blocks they are the same since Turbo is using the same firmware.
That is not entirely correct, You can use FullRes IR on the non-Turbo version w/o Maxing the CPU. But, it does use more CPU than an Ultra-Res cab. The extra 25% can be used for whatever you want. I am running many presets at near the limit on my MK I. I actually had to take some effects out to keep from running over. This can happen when you run "kitchen sink" preset. 25% boost will be a real help for me.
