Fractal Audio Axe-FX price

[duesentrieb]

Seems its available in germany for 1400 Euros (thats 2100 $ for the standard - yes, we love VAT ) - I have one question:

- can I hook my all tube preamp to its return and use fx/cab sims to record the pre?

(I know its shown innthe manual - anybody tried it yet? Ed should have tried it - at least with the Flexi/Palmer thing . . . )

Merci

 

[Digital Jams]

Seems its available in germany for 1400 Euros (thats 2100 $ for the standard - yes, we love VAT ) - I have one question:

- can I hook my all tube preamp to its return and use fx/cab sims to record the pre?

(I know its shown innthe manual - anybody tried it yet? Ed should have tried it - at least with the Flexi/Palmer thing . . . )

Merci

I believe that is one of his rigs, Flexi through the FX and using either the Palmer or FX cab sims.

 

[stratotone]

Seems its available in germany for 1400 Euros (thats 2100 $ for the standard - yes, we love VAT ) - I have one question:

- can I hook my all tube preamp to its return and use fx/cab sims to record the pre?

(I know its shown innthe manual - anybody tried it yet? Ed should have tried it - at least with the Flexi/Palmer thing . . . )

Merci

Yup, you sure can. You put the preamp in the fx loop and then you can put it anywhere in the signal chain you want, any fx in front/behind it, in parallel with it, etc. I've been thinking about doing this with my Randall RM4 rig for grins, but I really am enjoying the amp modelling.

Pete

 

[Gainzilla]

What is the difference between the standard and the ultra?

http://axefxwiki.guitarlogic.org/index. ... comparison

Thanks Rich, looks like I want the Ultra, figures....

 

[SkyhighRocks]

Thanks Rich, looks like I want the Ultra, figures....

I went through the same thing and decided it was worth the extra cash...just for the extra power.

 

[degenaro]

Seems its available in germany for 1400 Euros (thats 2100 $ for the standard - yes, we love VAT ) - I have one question:

- can I hook my all tube preamp to its return and use fx/cab sims to record the pre?

(I know its shown innthe manual - anybody tried it yet? Ed should have tried it - at least with the Flexi/Palmer thing . . . )

Merci

Sure have...best part is running your amp loaded down into it. And then running it in parallel wit an amp sim into different cab sims inside.
Plus into a power amp with miked speakers. HA!

 

[Jakem]

Damn it! I'm getting interested in the Axe-FX too.

 

[duesentrieb]

Thanks Pete and Ed.

 

[timbo]

So what floorboard are you guys using with your Axe-FX?

You can use something as cheap as the Behringer FCB1010 which I used once upon a time and it worked well. But now I use Rolands FC-300. I use it because I also incorporated a Roland VG-99 and the Roland Fantom XR sound module into my rig. With the FC-300 being able to communicate with other Roland midi devices in it's proprietary sysex format, setting patch changes as well as parameter changes is extremely easy and fast. Plus I added two more Roland EV-5 expression pedals for a total of 4! Why? For realtime parameter control of up to 4 effects that I'd like to modify on the fly for a particular song I may be playing assigned to a master patch. Cool stuff like controlling the LFO of a Fantom synth patch, while using another pedal for more or less guitar overdrive, using another for more delay depth, the other for fattening a chorus etc. But for someone using an FC-300 for just an AxeFx it's definitely overkill. Fractal Audio is coming out with a new controller soon specifically tailored to the AxeFx. From what I've read it should be pretty awesome.