6/10/2023 0 Comments Ultra fractal reviews![]() I had purchased an FX8 to go with my JMP-1 for my live playing and I had learned a lot about the effects in the FX8 and scenes so I decided to get an XL+ and it replaced my FX8 in my live rig. I had sold my original Ultra when the AXE FX II Mk I first came out and I regretted it since the Ultra sounded a lot better to me for a long time (all my Ultra presets had been tweaked to what I liked for recording) but eventually the firmware updates for the AXE FX II improved the unit.Īt some point I found that I really liked the AXE FX II Mk I and I stopped missing the Ultra Note that you'd likely want to avoid the AX8 if creating complex FX rigs, as it's CPU is much weaker.įinally, the Ares 2.x firmware port for the Axe II is very good, so you definitely need the Axe II is you want to use the best amp modeling which has for most usage replaced my tube gear (and I'm a tube snob of the highest order!), which on a Axe II lives on it's own CPU (so it doesn't effect FX power), where on a Ultra it shares CPU's with the FX (so it lowers your FX ability when using the Ultra's amp modeling).Ĭurrently, I own the Ultra, the XL+, and an AXE FX III. That said, I used a Ultra for years in that role and with creative programming I was able to get great results (if you want to replicate Scenes as much as possible, you need parallel FX chains controlled via MIDI CC, much more complicated and CPU intensive than the Axe II's Scenes and X/Y features, but doable if you can't swing a Axe II etc. See Animating gradients.I've used both the Ultra and Axe FX II for FX only with tube gear for years, and I'd say go for the Axe II if you can swing it.Īs noted above Scenes, X-Y, better Editor (USB vs MIDI), and additional CPU power etc. It shows the animation keys for animated control points in the gradient. Just above the rotation slider is the animation bar, which is normally empty. It rotates the gradient to change the way the colors are mapped onto the fractal. The rotation slider is placed outside the collapsible views, so it is always visible. Opacity Edits the transparency of the gradientĬontrols Allows you to fine-tune the selected control point by entering values manuallyĬomments Provides a place to type comments Hue/Saturation/Luminance Edits the gradient in the HSL color model Red/Green/Blue Edits the gradient in the RGB color model Each view can be collapsed and expanded by clicking the button on the left of it. The gradient editor provides various views on the gradient. To open a stand-alone gradient editor, click New on the File menu, and then click Gradient. ![]() ![]() When the gradient is edited, the fractal window immediately redraws itself to show the new colors. This gradient editor can be recognized because it shows the name of the fractal and the active layer in the title bar. ![]() To open the gradient editor associated with a fractal window, click Gradient on the Fractal menu. Gradients can also be edited and saved independently with a stand-alone gradient editor. Each layer in a fractal has its own gradient. Gradients contain coloring information for fractals. ![]()
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