In practical terms, that may be the trend... But that's not always the case. Depending on beta testing, it may be that we occasionally see updates on FM9 sooner than on Axe Fx III.fm9 will never get updates before axe 3 but always later.
I have both (and the FM3). Depending on what you're doing, the FM9 can be very close to the Axe Fx.if you compare fm9 and axe 3 fm9 is nowhere close in processing or ability
The same Firmware runs on all 3 versions. The mkII and Turbo just add some minor hardware changes and expand the capabilities a little bit.Will the Axe Fx III. (not turbo and not mkII) be able to run the latest firmware and amp models? I'm currently on an Fm9 Turbo and I'm curious if the Axe Fx III will do the same things with it being an older model?
Yes, the Axe Fx III is the superior device from a processing capability perspective, it's really not as much ahead as you might think![]()
If we go by what cliff says fm9 is basically half the processing. Misses out on many types of blocks theres not even dynamic distortion on it. Cab ir’s you can use per block are basically halved. No ir player either. There maybe some settings in the amp block too which are not available on fm9. Not even a RTA is available there.No. The III uses (1) dual-core Texas Instruments DSP. The FM3 uses (1) dual-core Analog Devices DSP. The FM9 uses (2) dual-core Analog Devices DSPs.
The TI DSPs are much more powerful than the Analog Devices DSPs per clock and run at around twice the clock speed as well. So one TI DSP core is about four times more powerful than one Analog Devices DSP core.
If we normalize processing power to the III it would be:
Axe-Fx III: 100%
FM9: 50%
FM3: 25%
So why not use the TI DSPs in everything? Power. The TI DSPs use more power and generate more heat requiring active cooling. They are also more complicated to use requiring dedicated clock generation units, multiple power supplies with specific sequencing requirements, etc., etc.
There are 5 block types that don't exist on the FM9.Misses out on many types of blocks theres
There's 1 documented setting (Input Dynamics) that's currently not on FM9.There maybe some settings in the amp block too which are not available on fm9.
Agreed.In practical terms, that may be the trend... But that's not always the case. Depending on beta testing, it may be that we occasionally see updates on FM9 sooner than on Axe Fx III.
I have both (and the FM3). Depending on what you're doing, the FM9 can be very close to the Axe Fx.
Considering that on the FM9 you can run Delays and Reverbs with no real additional CPU use, that makes a difference.
My Axe Fx III kitchen sink preset that was running about 75% when I got my FM9 was translated over with some minor adjustments and ran about 79% on the FM9.
With the additional 11.11% CPU on the Turbo version and CPU reductions in recent firmware updates, it's even closer.
Yes, the Axe Fx III is the superior device from a processing capability perspective, it's really not as much ahead as you might think![]()
Surely i trust your word .You're a legend around here nuff said .After using the Axe Fx III with complex, high CPU presets for 2+ years I switched to mostly just using the FM9 for over the last 1 year.
Practical, hands-on experience is what my previous post was about. If you're only reading specs on paper, you don't really know how closely they compare.
In practical terms, that may be the trend... But that's not always the case. Depending on beta testing, it may be that we occasionally see updates on FM9 sooner than on Axe Fx III.
You have to keep in mind that the architecture and the development toolset of the FM* units are different from the FX3. The algorithms can transfer, but the actual code probably can't, so it has to be rewritten to fit the smaller siblings, and that can take a while.But tbh i would still expect newer blocks on it like dynamic distortion etc its really useful sometimes. if i had only an fm9 and i see blocks in new updates coming only to axe 3 . i 'd be fairly disappointed.
Yes! Without those, the FM3 would have been much less powerful.I remember at least one thing that debuted on the FM3: Views. Big upgrade for the FCs!
Pretty handy for the FX3 and FC6/12, too....Yes! Without those, the FM3 would have been much less powerful.