New FX8?

I don't see the need for more scenes in the FX8 . There are way more than you need .

I've had mine almost 3 weeks and love it .
 
tim crawford said:
I don't see the need for more scenes in the FX8 . There are way more than you need .

I've had mine almost 3 weeks and love it .
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Maybe not more scenes but maybe more effects per preset. What I would love to see is if they put individual displays for each switch like on the new FC12
 
I don’t think we’ll see new designs or re-designed boxes & screens for a few years on either the FX8 or AX8 units.

I do think we’ll continue to get firmware updates, new FX & more CPU usage back from compression improvements....& hopefully a major update to the list of FX over-all on the FX8.

Both units do a stellar job as is & do more than most people need or use. I hope that they produce a simple check box for the drive pedals that makes a specific pedal exactly like the original it’s modeled after too.

X
 
X-Mann said:
I don’t think we’ll see new designs or re-designed boxes & screens for a few years on either the FX8 or AX8 units.

I do think we’ll continue to get firmware updates, new FX & more CPU usage back from compression improvements....& hopefully a major update to the list of FX over-all on the FX8.

Both units do a stellar job as is & do more than most people need or use. I hope that they produce a simple check box for the drive pedals that makes a specific pedal exactly like the original it’s modeled after too.

X
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The FX8 was first introduced in 2014 and the Mark II came out 2016 so it makes me think 2018 there may happen to be a Mark III with some different features
 
Kyle Bryson said:
The FX8 was first introduced in 2014 and the Mark II came out 2016 so it makes me think 2018 there may happen to be a Mark III with some different features
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Fractal Audio Systems is a very small company & with all their efforts going toward the development & release of the Axe-Fx III, I don’t think there’s been any time left for the FX8/AX8.

I would think that their plan is to complete & release the newly powered Axe-3, then get the other 2-products up to speed w/ the colored screens & new firmware & hopefully a few more FX.

Even if they used a common new enclosure for the AX8 & FX8, I couldn’t imagine seeing that for at least another 2-years.

For the record, it’s not that I don’t want this to happen, it would just shock the heck out of me if we saw either of these relatively new products get re-tooled this fast.

I could see them hinting at this next year after Winter NAMM though....then drawing it out another 6 to 9 months for a new release.

Peace! X
 
They don't go to NAMM. My band played a show across the street from NAMM and I offered anyone from Fractal free tickets to out show, but I was told that there's no point to NAMM for them since they sell direct.
I just got my FX8, so I'd be upset if a replacement came out around now...lol.....
As much as I love the unit, it REALLY needs a better UI, it reminds me of gear from the 90s...
 
Just saw that Line 6 came out with the HX floor effects unit and it has the individual displays so I’m pretty sure Fractal will compete with that.
 
I have had mine for 6 days, but have only been able to spend about a hour on breaks during 2 rehearsals to play with settings. I have 4 patches created that I like so far. One thing I have found so far is that using the FX8-Edit software is super easy. I'm leaning toward creating a patch for each song on our list and using scenes and then having a "utility" patch for working up new material or just messing around.
 
cannibal said:
They don't go to NAMM. My band played a show across the street from NAMM and I offered anyone from Fractal free tickets to out show, but I was told that there's no point to NAMM for them since they sell direct.
I just got my FX8, so I'd be upset if a replacement came out around now...lol.....
As much as I love the unit, it REALLY needs a better UI, it reminds me of gear from the 90s...
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Yeah, I agree. Stellar sound but poor UI by today's standards. But, I'd rather have this situation, than the other way around. A better UI is probably going to require a hardware fix. I can't afford a new unit any time soon, so I figure to have my MK II for a while. Likely years.

I suspect that the next version may have Bluetooth, which would allow phone apps to interact with it. I have a stick PA with a BT app, and it works really well.
 
Sort of hoping they would at least pattern the new FX8 with some of the features of the Axe FX III -- i.e. The capacity of adding two additional drive blocks; added CPU upgrade to accommodate more block models that take up a lot of virtual space (SD-1, delays, etc.), and among other things, like.. A coloured screen perhaps. :p
 
I know some people will get their panties in a bunch over a necro thread (I didn't want to start another one) but I was wondering if anyone suspects a new FX8/AX8 with a better interface coming with the FC-12 on the horizon. It seems likely to me since they were both released about 4 years ago and updated 2 years ago.

Think they might reveal it at winter NAMM in late January?
 
Veritas0Aequitas said:
I know some people will get their panties in a bunch over a necro thread (I didn't want to start another one) but I was wondering if anyone suspects a new FX8/AX8 with a better interface coming with the FC-12 on the horizon. It seems likely to me since they were both released about 4 years ago and updated 2 years ago.

Think they might reveal it at winter NAMM in late January?
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From your lips to God’s ears. At this point I’d buy a MK III and keep my MK II as a backup rather than kvetch about the lack of MK II firmware updates.
 
Atmospheric said:
From your lips to God’s ears. At this point I’d buy a MK III and keep my MK II as a backup rather than kvetch about the lack of MK II firmware updates.
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Kvetch... one of my favorite yiddish words and the language of my people.

Is there a lack of MKII updates? Someone like myself who reads too much into things might suspect that's an indication that they're focusing on releasing a new model.
 
Veritas0Aequitas said:
Kvetch... one of my favorite yiddish words and the language of my people.

Is there a lack of MKII updates? Someone like myself who reads too much into things might suspect that's an indication that they're focusing on releasing a new model.
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The last FX8 firmware update just had its birthday on 11/14. Because of a backup bug (that does not affect me personally) in that update, many are using the 5.0.3 version which is even older.

I've been asking for multi-band compression. The block exists in other products but has never been added to the FX8. Seems like it should be a simple matter to add it to the FX8. But perhaps firmware is bumping up against some sort of size limitation. If that's the case, only a new MK III version would fix that. I'd much rather have MBC than some of the cutesy modulated stuff. But that's admittedly a matter of personal taste.

In a perfect world, I've like to see bugs fixed in less than a year. I can't imagine a backup bug being something a fairly junior programmer couldn't solve. I mean it worked once, so it's a regression in the code. I think FAS just runs so lean and mean with staffing that they don't have a body to put on it.

But damn. It sure is a great tool. I recently spent a weekend with an HX Effects and took it right back. The FX8 is a much more sophisticated and deeper tool. And more honest sounding to my ears. I feel like L6 always exaggerates their models a bit. They sound very cartoonish to my ears. Although, I'm sure if I had to, I could eventually get the HX Effects to sound decent and make do with it.
 
Atmospheric said:
The last FX8 firmware update just had its birthday on 11/14. Because of a backup bug (that does not affect me personally) in that update, many are using the 5.0.3 version which is even older.

I've been asking for multi-band compression. The block exists in other products but has never been added to the FX8. Seems like it should be a simple matter to add it to the FX8. But perhaps firmware is bumping up against some sort of size limitation. If that's the case, only a new MK III version would fix that. I'd much rather have MBC than some of the cutesy modulated stuff. But that's admittedly a matter of personal taste.

In a perfect world, I've like to see bugs fixed in less than a year. I can't imagine a backup bug being something a fairly junior programmer couldn't solve. I mean it worked once, so it's a regression in the code. I think FAS just runs so lean and mean with staffing that they don't have a body to put on it.

But damn. It sure is a great tool. I recently spent a weekend with an HX Effects and took it right back. The FX8 is a much more sophisticated and deeper tool. And more honest sounding to my ears. I feel like L6 always exaggerates their models a bit. They sound very cartoonish to my ears. Although, I'm sure if I had to, I could eventually get the HX Effects to sound decent and make do with it.
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Thanks for telling me that. I almost looked at an HX Effects but I'm fairly sure I'd be happier with a FX8 with the effects quality and tweakability. I've heard the HX is a tone sucker too and I do not like that with my VH4.

Maybe I'll hold off for a month or two until winter NAMM rolls around to buy one. I can be patient, unlike how I was with the III (I sold it -- amp modeling is not my thing).
 
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