golden blue
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Not sure if this is the right place to post this but here goes...
So ive decided im definitely going with fractal audio for my guitar rig needs. (Once the IRS gets my return to me that is..soon! please! dammit!)
Ive been watching the youtube vid tutorials, read the g66 beginners guide, and pouring through this forum to familiarize myself with this awesome tech before i actually get it. The only thing is im undecided on what to get exactly.
AX8 or XL+
Im strictly a bedroom studio hobbyist guy. I know the ax8 was designed more for live use and the axe fx for studio. Although the ax8 can most certainly be used in a bedroom studio situation.
I understand that i wont be able to run two amps simultaneously with the AX8.
I figure the work around is just record the separate amps in my DAW on two separate tracks kind of like i do now anyway. Or reamp using my current interface. Maybe im missing something in the info overload ive subjected myself to over the last few days...
Second, i use a lot of reverb and delay effects inside my daw after ive recorded the dry tracks. Not all the time but a lot of time. This is also a potential work around to avoid possibly hitting the cpu ceiling. I DO look forward to using the FAS verbs and delays for those instances where ive decided and commited early on to my guitar tone(s) for a particular song. They ARE superb from what ive heard.
Should i go with an XL+ i cant help but wonder if even though ive got the big brother with ALL the bells and whistles, if ill really use them, and if the AX8 wouldve been more than sufficient for my needs. The exact opposite scenario is also true i suppose which leads me to the pedal board. The MFC 101 is Ex-pensive. So is an XL+. I like the idea of having a pedal board as part of my workflow. Is it an absolute must have with the XL? Could i live without for 6 months to a year until i could pick one up?
The AX8: a leaner version of the fxII that may have all that i could really want and need until i can afford the axe fx3 or 4 or whatever someday that is Also conveniently a pedal board! AND less expensive!
What say you all?
So ive decided im definitely going with fractal audio for my guitar rig needs. (Once the IRS gets my return to me that is..soon! please! dammit!)
Ive been watching the youtube vid tutorials, read the g66 beginners guide, and pouring through this forum to familiarize myself with this awesome tech before i actually get it. The only thing is im undecided on what to get exactly.
AX8 or XL+
Im strictly a bedroom studio hobbyist guy. I know the ax8 was designed more for live use and the axe fx for studio. Although the ax8 can most certainly be used in a bedroom studio situation.
I understand that i wont be able to run two amps simultaneously with the AX8.
I figure the work around is just record the separate amps in my DAW on two separate tracks kind of like i do now anyway. Or reamp using my current interface. Maybe im missing something in the info overload ive subjected myself to over the last few days...
Second, i use a lot of reverb and delay effects inside my daw after ive recorded the dry tracks. Not all the time but a lot of time. This is also a potential work around to avoid possibly hitting the cpu ceiling. I DO look forward to using the FAS verbs and delays for those instances where ive decided and commited early on to my guitar tone(s) for a particular song. They ARE superb from what ive heard.
Should i go with an XL+ i cant help but wonder if even though ive got the big brother with ALL the bells and whistles, if ill really use them, and if the AX8 wouldve been more than sufficient for my needs. The exact opposite scenario is also true i suppose which leads me to the pedal board. The MFC 101 is Ex-pensive. So is an XL+. I like the idea of having a pedal board as part of my workflow. Is it an absolute must have with the XL? Could i live without for 6 months to a year until i could pick one up?
The AX8: a leaner version of the fxII that may have all that i could really want and need until i can afford the axe fx3 or 4 or whatever someday that is Also conveniently a pedal board! AND less expensive!
What say you all?
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