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The AxeFX is old news when it comes to guitar modeling. The newest Kemper firmwares do a much better job, and NeuralDSP's Quad Cortex does an even better job st

The AxeFX is old news when it comes to guitar modeling. The newest Kemper firmwares do a much better job, and NeuralDSP's Quad Cortex does an even better job still along with the ability to capture distortion pedals. Modeling real gear is all fine and dandy, but what really has potential is being able to replicate circuits that aren't viable in the real world, like a tube amplifier on the edge of occilation or one run way over the rated TDP of it's tubes, situations that might provide sonic possibilities that aren't viable long term can now be stable and replicatable long term. Additionally, being able to modify a tone stack in software to provide extra flexibility is very handy. The Quad Cortex is also slated to receive updates that will allow it to capture modulation effects, and will undoubtedly get better with time as the Kempers did.

wintermutestwin 5y ago
>he newest Kemper firmwares do a much better job, and NeuralDSP's Quad Cortex does an even better job still Umm. You and I are just random people on the internet. I have spent a lot of time trolling the places pro musicians talk about the leading devices and I have found that Fractal is very widely considered to be the best of the best as far as sound quality goes. Kemper is known to be easier to use and Neural is the new kid on the block that has bluetooth, touch screen on device and footswitches that act as knobs. For the limited # of tones you get, it is supposed to sound great. None of those features are advantageous to me at all. >being able to replicate circuits that aren't viable in the real world That is definitely something that Fractal does. Considering the two devices you are talking up are based on capturing actual tones from real world devices, I am unsure of your point here. >capture modulation effects Modulation and time based effects have been modeled to perfection in the digital realm for a long time now. See the ubiquity of Strymon, etc. Fractal has equally good algorithms and allows incredibly intricate and signal paths as it is an all-in-one device. I have four expression pedals and 10 switches that can be programmed to control any parameter I would desire with a couple clicks of a mouse. No other multi effects device brings this degree of controllable complexity.

wintermutestwin 5y ago

>he newest Kemper firmwares do a much better job, and NeuralDSP's Quad Cortex does an even better job still Umm. You and I are just random people on the internet. I have spent a lot of time trolling the places pro musicians talk about the leading devices and I have found that Fractal is very widely considered to be the best of the best as far as sound quality goes. Kemper is known to be easier to use and Neural is the new kid on the block that has bluetooth, touch screen on device and footswitches that act as knobs. For the limited # of tones you get, it is supposed to sound great. None of those features are advantageous to me at all. >being able to replicate circuits that aren't viable in the real world That is definitely something that Fractal does. Considering the two devices you are talking up are based on capturing actual tones from real world devices, I am unsure of your point here. >capture modulation effects Modulation and time based effects have been modeled to perfection in the digital realm for a long time now. See the ubiquity of Strymon, etc. Fractal has equally good algorithms and allows incredibly intricate and signal paths as it is an all-in-one device. I have four expression pedals and 10 switches that can be programmed to control any parameter I would desire with a couple clicks of a mouse. No other multi effects device brings this degree of controllable complexity.