Last question (tonight) - I noticed nobody has mentioned the "K Word" (Kemper). Is it a player in this game and/or worthy of consideration?
Let's see: in both mono AND stereo, we've got flange, phase, slap/tape echo, .99 pitch shift, doubler, chorus, env follower, wan, whammy, vol ... oh, yeah - reverb.
Did I leave anything out? Ah, yes - a looper, please.
I will download/demo the editor when I return to civilization Tuesday - assuming one can do so w/o having an FAS device to speak to.
On that topic, is the FX8 at its end-of-product cycle and perhaps a long-term dead end? Is it's processing up to par with (dare I say) Helix/HR and/or other FAS?
4) I'm not gigging, nor am I engineering anymore (well, sadly not very often). I'd probably fall into the "bedroom player" category I see mentioned here (except it's my office). That said, I do appreciate both quality and functionality - as well as not wasting time. If we limit use to stereo effects and no amp modeling, would you still drop your $$$$ on FAS? If yes, which one(s)? What would your FAS "fx only" setup look like?
5) Was your FAS a "first purchase" in an "all-in-one" or did you graduate up to it? If so, what was your path?
6) Have you had any hands-on experience with the Helix or Headrush (11R) products? Better yet, any A/B taste tests?
On the topic of effect processing power: Andrew linked me to a Wiki post stating that the AX8 does, indeed, have more overall processing power than the FX b/c it has a second processor that is 100% dedicated to amp/cab modeling only. Put another way, the effects processor in both units (AX and FX) is exactly the same, and given the same processing blocks being run on both devices they will both hit CPU overload at the exact same point.
That...and the ability to do Amp modeling.Between the two, the primary advantage of the AX8 is the ability to run more than 8 effects simultaneously.
That...and the ability to do Amp modeling.
Between the two, the primary advantage of the AX8 is the ability to run more than 8 effects simultaneously.
Unless you use CPU intensive effects a lot, like reverb, delays, pitchshift, certain drives, in which case you'll hit the CPU wall pretty fast with less then 8 effects just as easy.
Sure, but with the FX8 it doesn't matter whether you hit the CPU threshold or not. 8 effects is the limit.
Nothing wrong with 8 effects tops though.
Some of my favorite presets use more than 10 blocks, not including the amp and cab.
Between the two, the primary advantage of the AX8 is the ability to run more than 8 effects simultaneously.
In my opinion, the HeadRush's effects aren't in the same league as the Axe FX.
No, but for what its intended..LIVE...