Fractal Audio Systems – was founded in 2006 to create the revolutionary Axe-Fx line of preamp/effect processors. And they did. FAS products since then were the sharp end of digital amps simulation technologies. The list of users is impressive: Allan Holdsworth, Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Steve Vai, John Petrucci, The Edge, Plini, Guthrie Govan etc.
Fractal Audio Systems : fractalaudio.com
In the beginning of 2018 FAS announced The Axe-Fx III which is expected to begin shipping in the USA and Canada on March 1, 2018 priced at $2499.99.
Axe-Fx III - is Fractal Audio Systems’ new flagship processor brings more power, features, and upgrades than ever before. Two 1.0 GHz, floating-point “Keystone” Digital Signal Processors (DSPs) comprise the main audio engine.
Axe-Fx III effects block inventory is killing: 256 Amps, 2237 Cabs, 14 Chorus, 6 Compressor, 18 Delay, 37 Drive, 12 Filter, 8 Flanger, 5 Multi-Delay, 8 Phaser, 12 Pitch-Shift, 3 Plex Delay, 44 Reverb, 2 Ten-tap Delay etc. Not to forget a global looper. There is hardly another guitar effects processor with such an impressive amount of effects.
A 16-core, 500 MHz microcontroller provides 16 channels of flawless USB audio (8 in, 8 out) allowing the Axe-Fx III to be the center of your music workstation. The audiophile-grade signal path components and converters provide better audio performance than most dedicated USB audio interfaces. With 8×8 channels you can record multiple tracks of processed audio, DI signals, etc., while monitoring backing tracks, auditioning stereo reamps in real-time, and more. A USB audio sound source can even be placed on the grid with its own dedicated block. Windows 7/8/10 drivers are included, and the Axe-Fx III requires no driver on a Mac running 10.7.4 or newer.
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Axe-Fx II XL+ - features a high resolution speaker simulator with 150+ “Factory” models and room for 512 “User” cabs. locations. The Cab Block is the key to “direct” tone — able to reproduce the sound of a cranked, properly mic’d amp at any volume without the variables that normally plague such setups in a live or studio setting (inconsistent sound, mic leakage, insane volume requirements, etc.).
Axe-Fx II is an incredibly powerful and flexible multi-effects processor, with ultra-realistic recreations of classic stomp boxes and rack processor effects.
The Axe-Fx II offers a host of USB connectivity features. Connected to your Mac or PC, it becomes a 2×4 Audio Interface with 1×1 high speed MIDI. This allows you to record the main processed outputs and simultaneously capture a “dry” track for re-amping later.
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AX8 - amp modeler / multi-FX pocessor - Quantum amp modeling, Ultra-Res cab sims, and Fractal-quality effects. AX8 is an all-in-one amp modeler + multi-effects pedalboard processor. It features many of the same leading-edge technologies utilized in the flagship Axe-Fx II processor, offered in a floor unit at a reasonable price. Quantum amp modeling gives the AX8 over 222 exquisitely modeled amps. Ultra-Res™ speaker simulations offer a range of cab tones, with 130+ “Factory” cabs, plus 512 “User Cab”.
FX8 Mark II - is a multi-effects pedalboard designed to deliver Fractal’s signature quality in an effects-only floor unit. FX8 runs up to eight simultaneous effects using the state-of-the-art algorithms made famous in the Axe-Fx II line of processors.
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Axe-Fx II XL+ - features a high resolution speaker simulator with 150+ “Factory” models and room for 512 “User” cabs. locations. The Cab Block is the key to “direct” tone — able to reproduce the sound of a cranked, properly mic’d amp at any volume without the variables that normally plague such setups in a live or studio setting (inconsistent sound, mic leakage, insane volume requirements, etc.).
Axe-Fx II is an incredibly powerful and flexible multi-effects processor, with ultra-realistic recreations of classic stomp boxes and rack processor effects.
The Axe-Fx II offers a host of USB connectivity features. Connected to your Mac or PC, it becomes a 2×4 Audio Interface with 1×1 high speed MIDI. This allows you to record the main processed outputs and simultaneously capture a “dry” track for re-amping later.
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AX8 - amp modeler / multi-FX pocessor - Quantum amp modeling, Ultra-Res cab sims, and Fractal-quality effects. AX8 is an all-in-one amp modeler + multi-effects pedalboard processor. It features many of the same leading-edge technologies utilized in the flagship Axe-Fx II processor, offered in a floor unit at a reasonable price. Quantum amp modeling gives the AX8 over 222 exquisitely modeled amps. Ultra-Res™ speaker simulations offer a range of cab tones, with 130+ “Factory” cabs, plus 512 “User Cab”.
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FX8 Mark II - is a multi-effects pedalboard designed to deliver Fractal’s signature quality in an effects-only floor unit. FX8 runs up to eight simultaneous effects using the state-of-the-art algorithms made famous in the Axe-Fx II line of processors.
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