FM3 Mkll?

[SubKrypt]

Given the imminent release of the more powerful quad cortex, will Fractal release a more capable FM3 that can run multiple amps etc so it can compete with the new generation of floor modellers?

 

[yek]

FM3 is already the leader of the pack qualitywise.

 

[toesalad]

What I want are technical products from companies that are well supported for a long time so I can get my moneys worth. Fractal has a track record of doing that. These things are expensive, I don’t want to feel like I have to buy a new one every year because something new came out and the company is abandoning the thing I just bought. I have been through that with Android phones, I don’t want to do that with my guitar equipment.

 

[porieux]

Quad what..?

 

[SubKrypt]

I agree that Fractal is leading the pack quality wise (I have an axefx 3) - what I’m curious about is if Fractal may feel the ‘perceived’ limitations of the FM3 compared to new floor modellers in relation to not being able to run amps in parallel and number of effects etc may lead to a newer version of the FM3

 

[yek]

Well, the Cortex brings nothing new to the table in that regard, because the "old" Helix always has allowed to use multiple amps.

 

[ESW]

imminent release

Is it September 2020 already?

 

[ak301]

Multiple amps isn't the be all and end all. I could run them in my III, but never feel I'm missing out when I don't and didn't miss it when I had my Ax8 or on the my FM3

The FM3 is a hell of a piece of gear as it is

 

[yek]

My III presets almost never have two amp blocks.

 

[SubKrypt]

Well, the Cortex brings nothing new to the table in that regard, because the "old" Helix always has allowed to use multiple amps.

Good point

 

[SubKrypt]

My III presets almost never have two amp blocks.

same here, I’m not saying I think it’s an issue, I’m talking about consumer perception and market forces

 

[Eman7422]

FM3 is amazing.
prefermance pages coming
cygus coming
i think some more drive models coming
sounds amazing
feels amazing
looks amazing
is amazing

 

[ethomas1013]

I certainly hope the next product is NOT an FM3 MKII. Lets move up to a full Axe-FX III in a floor unit with more switches.

 

[Irfan]

If Cygnus come do you still considering the MKII?

 

[SubKrypt]

I certainly hope the next product is NOT an FM3 MKII. Lets move up to a full Axe-FX III in a floor unit with more switches.

That would be amazing!

 

[Gonwild]

The FM3 IS the new generation of floor modelers.
who needs 2 amps at once, when 1 amp alone sound so friggin good ;-)

 

[toesalad]

I have watched some demos of the QC, and am always surprised how little CPU is being used for the patches being created. That tells me the algorithms they are using are less processor intensive. So either they are genius developers who have figured out how to be really efficient, or (more likely) the algorithms are not as sophisticated as what Fractal is doing.

 

[Douglas Costa]

I have watched some demos of the QC, and am always surprised how little CPU is being used for the patches being created. That tells me the algorithms they are using are less processor intensive. So either they are genius developers who have figured out how to be really efficient, or (more likely) the algorithms are not as sophisticated as what Fractal is doing.

I was thinking the same.

Their modeling maybe not be as deep and detailed as Fractal’s, not only the amp modeling but effect models too.

 

[bspdelta09]

I have watched some demos of the QC, and am always surprised how little CPU is being used for the patches being created. That tells me the algorithms they are using are less processor intensive. So either they are genius developers who have figured out how to be really efficient, or (more likely) the algorithms are not as sophisticated as what Fractal is doing.

Or they just drastically overprovisioned the CPU ..

 

[Hapless]

Haven't we already done this about 10 times in the past few months?