Mr.Stratocaster
Inspired
Yes, you are right. This weight topic is done already.
No way, us guitar players are such dainty li'l b*tches.
Seems like every time rack gear or tube amp discussions come up everyone has some kind of medical condition to trot out such that they "can't" deal with heavy gear (if I were a chiropractor I'd surf guitar forums for customers). Don't get me wrong, some people have legitimate health concerns and weight is a huge inconvenience and the more you travel with your stuff the more you'll value portability but to get the epic toanz sacrifices must be made! 8) And, TBH, some of the things I have seen people complain about over the years are HARDLY heavy if you have hit puberty and are able bodied for the most part.
I can't IMAGINE the AX8 weighing too much for me personally if the form factor is what I think it is... unless it was made of uranium or something.
People spend upwards of $20K for a bicycle that weight 17 pounds. Just sayin.
No smartphone has the horsepower to do real-time signal processing at the Axe's level....any modern latest smartphone has CPUs which are faster than AXE's CPUs. So, it IS possible to make AXE smaller and lighter.
I WILL NOT PURCHASE AN AX8 UNLESS IT WEIGHS LESS THAN 2 POUNDS AND CAN PRINT MONEYZ!!!
Also Cliff can you include an engine and wheels, I expect this unit to be able to drive me to gigs.
Should be simple enough.
Really looking forward to this... Will it come with a carrying case or will that cost extra???
This statement is so stunningly dumb that I am having trouble telling if you actually believe it or if it is sarcasm.And any modern latest smartphone has CPUs which are faster than AXE's CPUs.
many people don't know the qualities of different processors. they see an iPhone run a 16 track recorder with a million-color screen and think it is more powerful for audio-processing than a huge black rack box with a Green and black dot screen. it's a common misconception, especially given how generally powerful a phone-type device is these days.
it's like dual-core vs quad-core. quad-core can actually make the overall computer run slower vs a dual-core, yet rendering video and audio, quad-core kills.
that smartphone quote is obviously wrong to those who know, but it's a very common belief. (and honestly, many people believe that if a screen looks better, the entire device is better/faster/stronger than anything with a worse screen.)
And any modern latest smartphone has CPUs which are faster than AXE's CPUs. So, it IS possible to make AXE smaller and lighter.
Yeah - this can be very confusing to some folks. If I have a 3.6 Ghz home PC why can't my Axe "go that fast"?
The difference is DSPs (digital signal processors) versus a general purpose CPU. DSP micro architecture and coding is designed from the ground up for real-time signal processing with *absolute minimal* latency. They are purpose built for this function. CPUs on the other hand are very much "jack of all trades" devices. They can play Halo or crunch a spreadsheet but complex convolved multivariate polynomial real time manipulation of a data stream isnt what they are designed for. Personally I've never been able to deal with the latency of playing through even a wicked fast computer in a live setting.
Will Moore's Law eventually make the general purpose CPU work as well as a DSP for sound and allow ultra low latency real time processing? Sure - eventually I believe it will. And I honestly think that day isn't too far off! When that day comes and Cliff can hitch the AXE FX 4 (or whatever) to Intel's innovation curve then the sky will truly be the limit.
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many people don't know the qualities of different processors. they see an iPhone run a 16 track recorder with a million-color screen and think it is more powerful for audio-processing than a huge black rack box with a Green and black dot screen. it's a common misconception, especially given how generally powerful a phone-type device is these days.
it's like dual-core vs quad-core. quad-core can actually make the overall computer run slower vs a dual-core, yet rendering video and audio, quad-core kills.
that smartphone quote is obviously wrong to those who know, but it's a very common belief. (and honestly, many people believe that if a screen looks better, the entire device is better/faster/stronger than anything with a worse screen.)
agree!
back on topic, no wait list yet?