Framptonite
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After 25 years of resisting, I have adopted the Axe-FXiii as my rig. For everything. The clarity and "life" are finally there, and the tweakability is insane for a gearhead like me. I don't even compare it to "real" amps (I refer to them as "practical" or "physical" amps). The tones are real! And the FC's are a dream come true! There's one CRITICAL piece of Fractal gear that's missing:
A room scanner for the rotary! Think about it. Fractal nails the auditory imagery of nearly every piece of gear, including the "air" from distance micing, etc. But how can you accurately model the way a spinning horn and scoop physically spray sound around a room when the modeler does not know the exact size, dimensions and surface nature (or lack) of the room the rotary is in? Unlike studio walls that don't move, the rotary's psychoacoustic tricks depend on the ear-brain combination of processing the actual reflections and real-world doppler from the unique physical room environment of the moment.
Without naming brands, the real estate virtual tour & construction market has spawned "Port Matter" scanners that instantly scan a room in 3D. Fractal should build a room scanner that plugs into the USB port and "informs" the rotary (and many other time-based effects) algorithms exactly what environment they're situated in. Assuming the post-Covid supply chain cluster f@&k end soon, I bet Fractal could engineer this accessory & offer it for about $300.
I love the Fractal. But my ears still don't hear a L@$lie.
A room scanner for the rotary! Think about it. Fractal nails the auditory imagery of nearly every piece of gear, including the "air" from distance micing, etc. But how can you accurately model the way a spinning horn and scoop physically spray sound around a room when the modeler does not know the exact size, dimensions and surface nature (or lack) of the room the rotary is in? Unlike studio walls that don't move, the rotary's psychoacoustic tricks depend on the ear-brain combination of processing the actual reflections and real-world doppler from the unique physical room environment of the moment.
Without naming brands, the real estate virtual tour & construction market has spawned "Port Matter" scanners that instantly scan a room in 3D. Fractal should build a room scanner that plugs into the USB port and "informs" the rotary (and many other time-based effects) algorithms exactly what environment they're situated in. Assuming the post-Covid supply chain cluster f@&k end soon, I bet Fractal could engineer this accessory & offer it for about $300.
I love the Fractal. But my ears still don't hear a L@$lie.