Oh man, I'm going to keep my Axe Fx II then, because the old TigerShark processors will sound way better than the new ones.
Yes, this allows all those fragile harmonics to survive more easilyYeah - everyone knows "aged" DSPs sound better as the crystal lattice looses some harsh harmonic distortion over time.
Everyone knows it takes at least 5 years for the crystal lattice to settle completely in a DSP chip. Don't even try to flip those notes before a solid 5 years of burn-in have occurred.Yes, this allows all those fragile harmonics to survive more easily
The fact is that no more high end DSP means that Tiger Sharc DSP was a dinosaur. It costed a lot of money for a very little market. It’s like 12V motor. In a few years every car will be electric and you’ll see no more heavy, polluting and expensive fuel motors.
It’s the same for TigerSharc kind of dsp. Even worse considering that you have to build billion cost factories to built them, wich is not the case for motor industry that can be reduced to small factories. Ferrari can still produce and repair old motors but Fractal won’t make their own TS dsp.
And buying 20+ years of dsp is certainly the most stupid idea for a business man like cliff.
So =
- yes AxeFX will be out of production pretty soon and we’ll not see any AxeFX 3.
- Ax8 range will continue with cheap dsp
- Cliff will make software.
But maybe high end dsp market will stop plumet and we’ll see some new TigerSharc one day. Who knows.
And you have CONFIRMED your statement? I'd like to hear someone from Fractal Audio chime in on this to confirm or deny.The fact is that no more high end DSP means that Tiger Sharc DSP was a dinosaur. It costed a lot of money for a very little market. It’s like 12V motor. In a few years every car will be electric and you’ll see no more heavy, polluting and expensive fuel motors.
It’s the same for TigerSharc kind of dsp. Even worse considering that you have to build billion cost factories to built them, wich is not the case for motor industry that can be reduced to small factories. Ferrari can still produce and repair old motors but Fractal won’t make their own TS dsp.
And buying 20+ years of dsp is certainly the most stupid idea for a business man like cliff.
So =
- yes AxeFX will be out of production pretty soon and we’ll not see any AxeFX 3.
- Ax8 range will continue with cheap dsp
- Cliff will make software.
But maybe high end dsp market will stop plumet and we’ll see some new TigerSharc one day. Who knows.
Even worse considering that you have to build billion cost factories to built them, wich is not the case for motor industry that can be reduced to small factories. Ferrari can still produce and repair old motors but Fractal won’t make their own TS dsp.
So =
- yes AxeFX will be out of production pretty soon and we’ll not see any AxeFX 3.
Who knows.
We haven't even started working on an Axe-Fx 3. We expect to continue making the Axe-Fx II for at least a couple more years.
Hasn't it been almost a couple of years since that statement? No one is forced to buy the new one.Care to rephrase this @FractalAudio ? As someone who trusted you and purchased an Axe-Fx II XL+, MFC-101, EV-2, etc. based on your word, I am incredibly disappointed. Your statements like this were deceptive, misleading and downright unacceptable. Shame.
Care to rephrase this @FractalAudio ? As someone who trusted you and purchased an Axe-Fx II XL+, MFC-101, EV-2, etc. based on your word, I am incredibly disappointed. Your statements like this were deceptive, misleading and downright unacceptable. Shame.
Care to rephrase this @FractalAudio ? As someone who trusted you and purchased an Axe-Fx II XL+, MFC-101, EV-2, etc. based on your word, I am incredibly disappointed. Your statements like this were deceptive, misleading and downright unacceptable. Shame.