Differences between AX8 and AXE FX II XL+

[firmani99]

I currently have an XL+ and obviously love it. I am considering purchasing an AX8 for practices, or to just jam in my room with headphones. I have read about it on the Fractal site but I just want to make sure that I am understanding it correctly.

I can only run 1 amp and 1 cab correct?

Are all other effects the same?

Can I run 1 output to poweramp and real cab and the other to a FRFR just like the XL?

Any other differences that I should be aware of?

Also, can I use my MFC101 to keep things consistent?

Thanks in advance!

 

[iaresee]

Please see: http://wiki.fractalaudio.com/axefx2/index.php?title=AX8_versus_Axe-Fx_II_XL+

I can only run 1 amp and 1 cab correct?

Correct.

Are all other effects the same?

It's not 1:1. You can't run as many instances of most blocks, for example. But it's very close.

Can I run 1 output to poweramp and real cab and the other to a FRFR just like the XL?

Yes.

Also, can I use my MFC101 to keep things consistent?

You could but a lot of what makes the AX8 amazing is the built-in switches and how they work. They give you easy access to the X and Y states of every block as well as block state on one switch. Something you can't do with the MFC.

 

[firmani99]

Cool! Thanks for the input!

 

[dudulu823]

actually you can run stereo cab in one cab block