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* With the release of the Axe-Fx II in May 2011, Fractal has discontinued production of these two models (End Of Life).
 
* With the release of the Axe-Fx II in May 2011, Fractal has discontinued production of these two models (End Of Life).
 
* Cliff: "I really wish I could update the Standard and Ultra but it is simply out of memory. There are literally 1309 words left (out of 128K) in the Ultra's EPROM. That's enough room for maybe one or two amp models and that's it. IR slots are limited by the size of the SRAM which is fixed. I'd like nothing more than to bring some of the Axe-Fx II modeling to those old products but it's simply not feasible." [http://forum.fractalaudio.com/ultra-std-reviews/73193-no-need-axeii-yet.html#post918356 Source]
 
* Cliff: "I really wish I could update the Standard and Ultra but it is simply out of memory. There are literally 1309 words left (out of 128K) in the Ultra's EPROM. That's enough room for maybe one or two amp models and that's it. IR slots are limited by the size of the SRAM which is fixed. I'd like nothing more than to bring some of the Axe-Fx II modeling to those old products but it's simply not feasible." [http://forum.fractalaudio.com/ultra-std-reviews/73193-no-need-axeii-yet.html#post918356 Source]
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* Cliff: "The biggest difference between the two is that the Axe-Fx II has a lot more highs. The Ultra will sound dark (or some may say warm) in comparison. Compared to a real amp the Ultra will sound dark or muffled. Many people like this quality." [http://forum.fractalaudio.com/axe-fx-ii-discussion/75364-live-vs-studio-tones-3.html#post921892 Source]
  
 
==Preset compatibility with Axe-Fx II==
 
==Preset compatibility with Axe-Fx II==

Revision as of 17:23, 21 September 2013

Standard and Ultra

  • The first generation of the Axe-Fx consisted of two models:
    • The original Axe-Fx (now commonly known as Axe-Fx Standard) was released in 2006.
    • In 2008, Fractal released the Axe-Fx Ultra, which doubled the processing power, added memory and Ultra-only effects.
  • With the release of the Axe-Fx II in May 2011, Fractal has discontinued production of these two models (End Of Life).
  • Cliff: "I really wish I could update the Standard and Ultra but it is simply out of memory. There are literally 1309 words left (out of 128K) in the Ultra's EPROM. That's enough room for maybe one or two amp models and that's it. IR slots are limited by the size of the SRAM which is fixed. I'd like nothing more than to bring some of the Axe-Fx II modeling to those old products but it's simply not feasible." Source
  • Cliff: "The biggest difference between the two is that the Axe-Fx II has a lot more highs. The Ultra will sound dark (or some may say warm) in comparison. Compared to a real amp the Ultra will sound dark or muffled. Many people like this quality." Source

Preset compatibility with Axe-Fx II

  • Presets created on the Standard and Ultra are not compatible with the Axe-Fx II.

Wiki

  • Click here for the original Wiki for the Standard and Ultra.