RoshRoslin
Power User
Were Global blocks already there in the beginning of the Axe or did it come later ?
Came way later. I can't remember the firmware.
Were Global blocks already there in the beginning of the Axe or did it come later ?
I will really dig into this deeper how to find a way of dealing with this in LIVE situations....so probably will wait till I get the AX8...try it out to see how fast I can go through preset editing in live situations.....
agreed, and there are things i'd love to see added to the AX8 of course.I'm really not trying to be pedantic here, and I would love to see global blocks added, but the thing is that the AX8 is not the Axe-Fx II.
At half the price (or far less when you add the MFC-101) it doesn't bring the same features as the Axe-Fx II and can't be expected to do so.
Even a few weeks after its introduction users (TBH including myself) are already asking for more blocks, more this, more that. While it's already a fantastic device to start with.
I know nothing about the firmware or programming, but global blocks are not easy to implement.
I recall critical errors and bugs at the time they were added to the Axe-Fx.
I still shiver when I think back to those days of data loss and unrecoverable backups .
anything digital seems easy, typicallyit just seems like such an easy thing to include. And the whole idea of the global block fits perfectly with the idea of the Ax8.
Granted i have not fully read the manual yet.
The wiki page could be most usefull for people that dont want to read the manual but want to know exactly what is missing besides the FXs, but maybe i have missed it or it has not been created a full comparison chart between the AX8, the FX8 and the AXe detailing everything they share and dont.
I'm really not trying to be pedantic here, and I would really love to see global blocks added, but the thing is that the AX8 is not the Axe-Fx II.
At half the price (or far less when you add the MFC-101) it doesn't bring the same features as the Axe-Fx II and can't be expected to do so.
Even a few weeks after its introduction users (TBH: including myself) are already asking for more blocks, more this, more that. While it's already a fantastic device to start with.
I know nothing about the firmware or programming, but global blocks are not easy to implement.
I recall critical errors and bugs at the time they were added to the Axe-Fx.
I still *shiver* when I think back of those days of data loss and unrecoverable backups .
This post def made me think for the first time that the Ax8 can't handle global blocks due to hardware limitation not that it is missing just cause Cliff doesn't want us to have it. I for one had a reached a point in my ii set up where every blk in my preset is a global block I used it almost exclusively in a live setting. It is what it is I guessHere's a possible solution: add an FX8. Use the AX8 as your GLOBAL AMP.
The two units work amazingly well together in 4CM. The total cost will be less than an Axe-Fx and MFC.
anything digital seems easy, typically
I don't want, or expect, "everything" in the AX8. But I did post some items in the wish list thread that I thought were entirely appropriate within the scope of the AX8.
I agree with NeoSound. The AX8 is a very cool unit that sounds great. I'm learning to work within it's parameters and there's no way I would go back to the AxeII/Rack/midi controller setup over this despite the reduced feature set. There's also no way I would cancel my order over the lack of global blocks. I'd definitely advise the OP to go through with the purchase and work with the unit before deciding whether the lack of global blocks is a show stopper.
Here's a possible solution: add an FX8. Use the AX8 as your GLOBAL AMP.
The two units work amazingly well together in 4CM. The total cost will be less than an Axe-Fx and MFC.
The problem is that for somebody like me who does not understand anything about the inner workings and programming of Ax8/FX, it just seems like such an easy thing to include. And the whole idea of the global block fits perfectly with the idea of the Ax8.
I have no problem with the other limitations. I can easily live with one amp/cab block and less of the other blocks, the lesser processing power. I understand all of these omissions, and I will be happy to live with them I would love it, if I could buy a program or VST plugin, so I could do tonematches at my computer and import to Ax8. I know, I can do it with Ozone, but that's a huge package just to get the match EQ