I’m going to geek out on you - sorry. In the world of computing, there is something called Moore’s Law. This law, which has held remarkably true over time since 1975 has stated that the number of transistors on computer chips has consistently doubled every 2 years. This means (roughly) computers get twice as fast every 2 years with no or only negligible price increases. The pricing isn’t technically part of Moore’s Law, but I digress. The Helix came out in 2015. This would mean an FM9 or even more so, an FM9 Turbo, should be roughly somewhere between 8 and 16 times more capable than the Helix.
This should theoretically mean that we should easily be able to have our cake and eat it too. Now if you apply that to an Axe-FX III MK2 Turbo, that number should theoretically be 16 to 32 times more powerful than the 2015 Helix, which is still using the same silicon today as when it was released.
I firmly believe it to be theoretically possible, just not yet reality to get gapless switching with no unnatural gyrations requiring ping ponging between amp blocks and burning two of only 4 controllers in order to do so. I’m guessing this would require a massive code overhaul in order to make that a reality, which is no minor task at all and a really serious ordeal. Like, a really, really serious ordeal.
I fully acknowledge that this fat, bald, out-of-shape armchair-quarterback may not know what the hell he’s talking about though. So there is that minor consideration…. But it must be true because I really want it to be, right? I do believe that’s how I want the world to work, so it must be so.
Geek-time story hour is over folks. Nothing more to see here. Move along, move along…