I think this statement holds some truth, but within the proper perspective. For instance, I don’t know if “persistent” is the right word. Many issues have been improved as in the Virtual Capo. The few relatively tiny bugs will very likely be ironed out. It only stands to reason that at some point continuous parity with the AxeFxIII will become impossible if FAS keep pushing the power of the AxeFXIII
I get weird hang ups at random times using my FM3 with FC-6. Definitely an ongoing problem for me on FW 4 and 5. I haven't loaded the latest beta yet.
I meant the bugs and CPU increases that keep being reported here, including another less than an hour ago.
You did catch the thread title.. 'beta', right? For a Beta, this is very stable IMHO.
Every Fractal Audio product has always been able to run at the edge of the limits. What you're seeing here is that upticks in terms of features and quality don't come for free.
I am glad that the sound quality is improving. But will everyone be satisfied with a perfect preset consisting only of input, amp, cab and output?
Why not just play guitar and let Fractal worry about the bits and bytes and processing limitations?
I simply posited a possible explanation for why version 5 remains in beta with "persistent" (non-ending) reports of odd behavior and increased CPU usage. I can't recall a previous version being this problematic, that's all.
I'm actually seeing more reports of smooth operation, sound improvements, and no glitches or issues with this beta than most. Also, this beta has been out for a very brief period of time in terms of bringing it to full general release. Not to suggest that you are being purposefully hyperbolic, but honestly this has been a very smooth and brief beta by most standards. Generally there are reports of significant issues in the first couple pages of a beta thread that need to be addressed. Outside of some pitch behavior and increased CPU (which is not a glitch or a bug) this release seems extremely clean and stable.
It’s really weird how the general cultural atmosphere is dominated by some people who seem really bent on controlling the discussion and narrative. It really cracks me up when it comes to very specific and discreet public forums like guitar modeling. It’s like they think there’s a finite amount of “bits and bytes” and internet bandwidth and it’s going to become scarce. Even if there is in fact a finite amount, a few extra posts on this forum is inconsequential and I’m pretty sure cyberspace can manage.
No. The units are designed to have some extra capacity, plus Cliff will remove less important features in order to preserve sound quality. That’s why the FM3 doesn’t have all the capabilities of the bigger units.
The boot up failure issue is not a small bug.
