Guitar Synthesizer Axe Fx

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Ray Owens

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G'day guys

I have asked this question in a previous thread I started, but it wasn't fully answered. I was wondering whether or not the Axe Fx would facilitate synthesizer sounds and to have downloadable presets of Violin, Piano, Saxophone, Sitar etc. So summarily, could it work akin to a Roland Gr synthesizer.

Thanks guys
 
It would be nice but a guitar synth type of deal uses midi... so that little pickup translates all the notes into a midi note...

joe,,,
 
scorch said:
No, it won't.
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Well hold on ... its not a guitar synth, but it can get some great string sounds nonetheless.

I heard the AXE FX II cop a cello sound really, really well when I was at Dweezilla Band Camp in 2013.

The AXE already provides incredible clarity in terms of recognizing individual notes, without the use of a hex pickup.
 
Yeah, it has a synth patch but its monophonic. I was thinking the OP was looking for a full featured synth like the Roland stuff. I've heard some good patches done with the Axe II synth (viola, bagpipes) but its not the Axe II's forte'.
 
scorch said:
Yeah, it has a synth patch but its monophonic. I was thinking the OP was looking for a full featured synth like the Roland stuff. I've heard some good patches done with the Axe II synth (viola, bagpipes) but its not the Axe II's forte'.
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Hmm ... not yet anyway ... don't give Cliff any ideas now! ;)
 
The Synth block in the Axe is not sample based and is not a pitch to MIDI converter - so it doesn't play samples like a Roland GR synth. The Synth block is a 3-voice monophonic synth that can track your guitar, each voice can use a different wave form and each voice can be detuned or pitch shifted. You can have 2 Synth blocks so you can get some pretty big and thick tones, they also work with all the other blocks, or can be run parallel to other blocks, so using a Drive or Amp block can fatten them up.

Some info here:
http://wiki.fractalaudio.com/axefx2/images/3/3d/5.30_Synth_-SYN-.pdf
 
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