Hi all,
I'm not sure this is the right subforum (first post), but here goes my questions.
I'm considering getting an Axe-FX 3 or FM3 to use as my main bass rig. I have a couple of questions about the differences between them, and the whole fractal platform in general.
1) Is IR smoothing beneficial for bass impulse responses? Or does it mainly just matter for guitar sounds? And what is the fixed IR length required for the FM3?
2) Is there any type of pre-amp block outside of the amp/cab blocks? One potential idea I have for a tone path is doing a DI plus Amp signal inside the unit, with something like compression -> preamp -> EQ for the DI path, and drive/compression -> amp -> cab -> modulation effects for the main sound path. To my knowledge, the only preamps are inside of the amp/cab blocks, so if I wanted to be able to have a preamp active while using the main amp/cab, I'm pretty much required to go with the Axe FX 3 due to the 1 amp/cab limitation on the FM3, unless there are other ways to get preamps outside of the amp/cab blocks.
3) Will variable input impedance matter for bass? I plan to plug in directly from my Dingwall ABZ 4 (passive bass, no active preamp) into whatever fractal unit I get
4) Does the FM3 support the block level meter views?
5) From the wiki article comparing FM3 vs Axe FX 3: "Reverb on the FM3 defaults to "Economy" quality mode.". Do any other blocks default to economy, and can they be changed to high quality if desired?
6) How impactful are the "dynamic presence/depth, input dynamic processing" features that are removed on the FM3? Not sure if those are commonly modified parameters or if these would basically never be touched by me as a bass player
If anyone has any other insight on choosing the appropriate fractal platform for bass, please feel free to chime in.
I'm not sure this is the right subforum (first post), but here goes my questions.
I'm considering getting an Axe-FX 3 or FM3 to use as my main bass rig. I have a couple of questions about the differences between them, and the whole fractal platform in general.
1) Is IR smoothing beneficial for bass impulse responses? Or does it mainly just matter for guitar sounds? And what is the fixed IR length required for the FM3?
2) Is there any type of pre-amp block outside of the amp/cab blocks? One potential idea I have for a tone path is doing a DI plus Amp signal inside the unit, with something like compression -> preamp -> EQ for the DI path, and drive/compression -> amp -> cab -> modulation effects for the main sound path. To my knowledge, the only preamps are inside of the amp/cab blocks, so if I wanted to be able to have a preamp active while using the main amp/cab, I'm pretty much required to go with the Axe FX 3 due to the 1 amp/cab limitation on the FM3, unless there are other ways to get preamps outside of the amp/cab blocks.
3) Will variable input impedance matter for bass? I plan to plug in directly from my Dingwall ABZ 4 (passive bass, no active preamp) into whatever fractal unit I get
4) Does the FM3 support the block level meter views?
5) From the wiki article comparing FM3 vs Axe FX 3: "Reverb on the FM3 defaults to "Economy" quality mode.". Do any other blocks default to economy, and can they be changed to high quality if desired?
6) How impactful are the "dynamic presence/depth, input dynamic processing" features that are removed on the FM3? Not sure if those are commonly modified parameters or if these would basically never be touched by me as a bass player
If anyone has any other insight on choosing the appropriate fractal platform for bass, please feel free to chime in.