DriftingAwayDoom
Member
Hi. I just set up my Ax8 for the first time, about 6 hours ago. I’ve been playing my guitar since then without stopping. Wow.
I had been looking for ways to play and record silently because of my living situation. I used to have a Two Notes Torpedo Live which I used in conjunction with a few different decent tube amps. (Dual rec, 5150, DSL100, Dark Terror). It sounded good but one day I started fooling around with plugins like Amplitube and Bias and to my dismay, they actually sounded better to me than my amps - at least through my headphones. So that put me on the path towards going exclusively digital. I sold a bunch of amps and gear and was going to buy a kemper but then I thought maybe I’d just upgrade my computer and stick to plugins. I bought Amplitube 4 and the Mesa Boogie set and I was watching some YouTube videos looking into whether I should also buy ReValver, when I came across a sound comparison video between Amplitube and something called “Ax8,” which I’d never heard of. This Ax8 thing sounded amazing in the video- almost too good to be true. So I googled it and saw that it was a Fractal product and immediately thought “oh never mind I can’t afford that!” But this was a couple of weeks ago, and I noticed that the Ax8 was on sale for $1k, and I pulled the trigger.
And holy cow, I literally can’t believe how good this thing sounds. I haven’t enjoyed playing- just for the sake of playing- like that since I could really blast my tube amps. This product is incredible.
I know I’m preaching to the choir here, but I just want to say that I get it now! Whoever says that Fractal sounds “fake” or “not as good as the real thing” or “not warm” is just plain wrong. /rant
I had been looking for ways to play and record silently because of my living situation. I used to have a Two Notes Torpedo Live which I used in conjunction with a few different decent tube amps. (Dual rec, 5150, DSL100, Dark Terror). It sounded good but one day I started fooling around with plugins like Amplitube and Bias and to my dismay, they actually sounded better to me than my amps - at least through my headphones. So that put me on the path towards going exclusively digital. I sold a bunch of amps and gear and was going to buy a kemper but then I thought maybe I’d just upgrade my computer and stick to plugins. I bought Amplitube 4 and the Mesa Boogie set and I was watching some YouTube videos looking into whether I should also buy ReValver, when I came across a sound comparison video between Amplitube and something called “Ax8,” which I’d never heard of. This Ax8 thing sounded amazing in the video- almost too good to be true. So I googled it and saw that it was a Fractal product and immediately thought “oh never mind I can’t afford that!” But this was a couple of weeks ago, and I noticed that the Ax8 was on sale for $1k, and I pulled the trigger.
And holy cow, I literally can’t believe how good this thing sounds. I haven’t enjoyed playing- just for the sake of playing- like that since I could really blast my tube amps. This product is incredible.
I know I’m preaching to the choir here, but I just want to say that I get it now! Whoever says that Fractal sounds “fake” or “not as good as the real thing” or “not warm” is just plain wrong. /rant