Axe-Fx... Awesome Synth-Y Sounds Without Midi Conversion?

[maes]

saw this on another forum. d. zappa plays a cello-y sounding patch on his axe-fx digital amp modeler. now, i’ve known that this is a great piece of hardware (and expensive, heh) for simulating tube amps but this looks way cool! there are oscillators in it so i bet one could do really awesome synth-y stuff. http://www.fractalaudio.com/products-fa-axefx.html

of course, one can input any audio signal into it, not only guitars. vocals might be particularly interesting is my guess.

here’s the vid (hand cam mic tho, unfortunately): http://www.dweezilzappaworld.com/videos/288

edit: sounds more like some indian bow instrument now that i listen to it again.

[Rome]

@maes

saw this on another forum. d. zappa plays a cello-y sounding patch on his axe-fx digital amp modeler. now, i’ve known that this is a great piece of hardware (and expensive, heh) for simulating tube amps but this looks way cool! there are oscillators in it so i bet one could do really awesome synth-y stuff. Fractal Audio Systems – Axe-Fx III – FM9 – FM3 – Amp Modeler – Multi-FX Processor – FC Foot Controllers – Cab-Lab – Cab IR Packs – and More

of course, one can input any audio signal into it, not only guitars. vocals might be particularly interesting is my guess.

here’s the vid (hand cam mic tho, unfortunately): http://www.dweezilzappaworld.com/videos/288

edit: sounds more like some indian bow instrument now that i listen to it again.

The Axe-Fx is great piece of gear. I have the Standard version which doesn’t have the dedicated synth blocks but you still can get a lot of noise out of the FX blocks.

I use it exclusively for traditional guitar sounds most of the time but I created this small tune as an experiment when I got my Axe-Fx back in 2007. It’s not what I’d call a real song, it’s more like a proof of concept. 100% Ibanez RG670 and Axe-Fx.

The Axe-Fx Ultra offers additional possibilities like oscillators, vocoder and more overall power but costs a lot more too. I don’t need these for guitar so a standard fits my needs nicely.

[maes]

hey, i envy you! would love one of the standards too! nice little tune there!

i hope they will drop in price (or that competitors come closer) as it is now i play my ibby without amplification in my apt. i’m quite excited about this though! wonder where modeling will be in 5 years?!