JoKeR III
Fractal Fanatic
Getting into the Fractal world was the first time that referencing the manual was a must for me. Like many others, other pieces of gear were more intuitive or straightforward and I was able to figure them out quickly. After going through the process with the FX8, using the AX8 and Axe-Fx III was much easier since there was a better understanding of the terminology and workflow.
I don't believe it's a matter of Fractal products being difficult to use, there is simply a lot of information to absorb for a new user that it isn't typically done with a quick perusal of the manual. They're pretty straight forward if you simply want to go through the factory presets, click on blocks and go through the pages of parameters. If you want to start from scratch, then you'll need more of an informed approach to get up and running faster. That's not to say that one can't sit down and figure it out, the manual just shortens the learning curve if one will simply take the time to RTF(lippin')M.
I don't believe it's a matter of Fractal products being difficult to use, there is simply a lot of information to absorb for a new user that it isn't typically done with a quick perusal of the manual. They're pretty straight forward if you simply want to go through the factory presets, click on blocks and go through the pages of parameters. If you want to start from scratch, then you'll need more of an informed approach to get up and running faster. That's not to say that one can't sit down and figure it out, the manual just shortens the learning curve if one will simply take the time to RTF(lippin')M.