Swedish Chef
Power User
In light of the great third party cab IR libraries, wouldn't it be great if one could overwrite the factory cabs and use those slots for user cabs too?
What say ye?
What say ye?
I think there are maybe 5 or 6 stock cabs I use and that's it.
opening those up would be a great option as long as we have all of them available to reload (in case we overwrote one by mistake)
My guess is that that area of the chip is read only for the IRs. I hope I'm wrong.
Also in light of the fact that the XL has all those extra user IR slots, Cliff has no reason to re-design anything on the Axe II.
My guess is that that area of the chip is read only for the IRs. I hope I'm wrong.
Also in light of the fact that the XL has all those extra user IR slots, Cliff has no reason to re-design anything on the Axe II.
I don't get this statement at all. I understand how a "normal" company would do this, but this is Fractal Audio. Plus the XL has +500 slots. Opening the factory cabs would give us some odd 130 more user slots. Still half of what the storage capacity of the XL is. Beside, the extended user slots of the XL is only a small part of the extras it offers.
I use the factory cabs when I want to share a patch. I think it's fair to have common ground among users – this makes sharing patches and tips much easier. However, you can't deny that most of the factory cabs are a bit "worn out". They're just taking up that much closet space (with moth balls and all) and rarely see the light of day.
In light of the great third party cab IR libraries, wouldn't it be great if one could overwrite the factory cabs and use those slots for user cabs too?
What say ye?
I don't think the factory slots will change any time soon, so we Axe FX users are stock with just 100 slots and for many that will be just enough, but the truth is that you need more slots in order to really find the special IRs that will become your favourite go to cabs and that is where the XL shine.
If you have $199 to spare, overcome any space limitations and buy the Lodigy ESPi unit and put it in the FX loop of the Axe FX Standard, Ultra, II or XL and you will also get true convolution reverbs and way longer IRs and it is STEREO!!! that will ensure countless hours of fun.
This s going to be the year of the IRs for sure.
Sharing patches will be more difficult since you have to share the IR also, or it may not sound the same if you have overwritten the factory cab with something else.
Seriously, 50 user cabs are not enough? Most of us use a handful at best.