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!colspan=11| '''Effect Block Count in Different Axe-Fx Products'''
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!colspan=3| '''Effect Block Count and Type Differences in Axe-Fx Products'''
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Effect
 
! Effect
! Standard
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! Axe-Fx Standard
! [[Ultra]]
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! [[Axe-Fx Ultra]]
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Noise gate]]
+
|[[Amp simulator]]  
|1
+
|2
|1
 
|-
 
|[[Gate/expander]]
 
| -
 
 
|2
 
|2
|-  
+
|-
|[[Compressor]]
+
|[[Amplifier Types]]
 +
|70
 +
|70
 +
|-
 +
|[[Global Amp Memories]]
 +
|10
 +
|10
 +
|-
 +
|[[Cabinet Simulator]]
 
|2
 
|2
|2
 
|-
 
|[[Multiband compressor]]
 
| -
 
 
|2
 
|2
|-  
+
|-
 +
|[[Onboard Cab Types]]
 +
|39
 +
|39
 +
|-
 +
|[[User Cab Memories]]
 +
|10
 +
|10
 +
|-
 +
|[[Usable Cab IR files]]
 +
|Unlimited
 +
|Unlimited
 +
|-
 
|[[Drive]]
 
|[[Drive]]
 
|2
 
|2
 
|2
 
|2
 +
|-
 +
|[[Drive Models]]
 +
|22
 +
|22
 
|-  
 
|-  
|[[Amp simulator]]
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|[[Chorus]]
 
|2
 
|2
|2
 
|-
 
|[[Cabinet simulator]]
 
 
|2
 
|2
|2
 
 
|-  
 
|-  
|[[Chorus]]
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|[[Compressor]]
 
|2
 
|2
 
|2
 
|2
 
|-  
 
|-  
|[[Quad chorus]]
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|[[Effects loop/aux out]]
| -
+
|1
|2
+
|1
 +
|-  
 +
|[[Stereo Enhancer]]
 +
|1
 +
|1
 
|-  
 
|-  
 
|[[Flanger]]
 
|[[Flanger]]
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|2
 
|2
 
|-  
 
|-  
|[[Phaser]]
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|[[Gate/expander]]
|2
+
| -
|2  
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|'''2'''
 
|-  
 
|-  
|[[Rotary cabinet]]
+
|[[Feedback send/return]]
|2
+
|1
|2
+
|1
|-
 
|[[Wah-wah]]
 
|2
 
|2
 
 
|-  
 
|-  
 
|[[Filter]]
 
|[[Filter]]
 
|2
 
|2
|4
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|'''4'''
 
|-  
 
|-  
 
|[[Formant filter]]
 
|[[Formant filter]]
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|[[Graphic equalizer]]
 
|[[Graphic equalizer]]
 
|2
 
|2
|4
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|'''4'''
 
|-  
 
|-  
 
|[[Parametric equalizer]]
 
|[[Parametric equalizer]]
 
|2
 
|2
|4  
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|'''4'''
 
|-  
 
|-  
 
|[[Crossover]]
 
|[[Crossover]]
 
| -
 
| -
 +
|'''2'''
 +
|-
 +
|[[Delay Blocks]]
 +
|2
 
|2
 
|2
 
|-  
 
|-  
|[[Delay]]
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|[[Delay Types]]
* [[Looper]]
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|5
* Stereo diffusor
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|'''6''' (Includes LOOPER. All types also include DIFFUSION params.)
 +
|-
 +
|[[MegaTap delay]]
 +
| -
 +
|1
 +
|-
 +
|[[Mixer]]
 
|2
 
|2
-
 
-
 
 
|2
 
|2
2
+
|-
2
+
|[[Multiband Compressor]]
 +
| -
 +
|2
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Multi-delay]]
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|[[Multi-Delay Blocks]]
* [[Multi-delay|Quad-series delay]]
 
* [[Multi-delay#Ten_Tap_Delay|10-tap delay]]
 
* [[Multi-delay#Rhythm_Tap_Delay|10-tap rhythm-tap delay]]
 
* [[Diffusor#Diffusor|Diffusor]]
 
 
|2
 
|2
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
 
|2
 
|2
2
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
 
 
|-
 
|-
|[[MegaTap delay]]
+
|[[Multi-Delay Types]]
| -
+
|5
 +
|'''9''' (Includes Quad Series, 10-tap, Rhythm Tap and Diffuser)
 +
|-
 +
|[[Noise gate]]
 +
|1
 
|1
 
|1
 
|-  
 
|-  
|[[Reverb]]
+
|[[Pan/tremolo]]
 +
|2
 +
|2
 +
|-
 +
|[[Phaser]]
 
|2
 
|2
 
|2  
 
|2  
 
|-  
 
|-  
|[[Pitch shifter]]
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|[[Pitch Shift Blocks]]
* Arpeggiator
 
* Custom scales
 
* Arbitrary custom shifter map
 
* Faster pitch detection
 
* Pitch corrector
 
 
|1
 
|1
-
+
|'''2'''
-
+
|-  
-
+
|[[Pitch Shift Types]]
-
+
|6
-
+
|'''10''' (Includes Arpeggiator, Auto-Pitch,Custom Scales Shifter, and Advanced Whammy)
|2
+
|-  
2
+
|[[Pitch User Scales]]
2
+
|0
2
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|'''32'''
2
 
2
 
 
|-  
 
|-  
|[[Synth]]
+
|[[Quad chorus]]
 +
| -
 +
|'''2'''
 +
|-
 +
|[[Resonator]]
 
| -
 
| -
 +
|'''2'''
 +
|-
 +
|[[Reverb]]
 
|2
 
|2
 +
|2
 
|-  
 
|-  
|[[Vocoder]]
+
|[[Reverb Types]]
| -
+
|18
|1
+
|18
 +
 
 
|-  
 
|-  
 
|[[Ring modulator]]
 
|[[Ring modulator]]
 
| -
 
| -
|1
+
|'''1'''
 
|-  
 
|-  
|[[Resonator]]
+
|[[Rotary cabinet]]
| -
+
|2
 
|2
 
|2
 
|-  
 
|-  
|[[Stereo enhancer]]
+
|[[Synth]]
|1
+
| -
|1
+
|'''2'''
 
|-  
 
|-  
|[[Pan/tremolo]]
+
|[[Vocoder]]
|2
+
| -
|2
+
|'''1'''
 
|-  
 
|-  
 
|[[Volume/pan]]
 
|[[Volume/pan]]
 
| 1
 
| 1
| 4
+
| '''4'''
 
|-  
 
|-  
|[[Mixer]]
+
|[[Wah-wah]]
 
|2
 
|2
 
|2
 
|2
|-
 
|[[Effects loop/aux out]]
 
|1
 
|1
 
|-
 
|[[Feedback send/return]]
 
|1
 
|1
 
 
|}
 
|}
 
 
==Additional Ultra features==
 
{{Ultra}}
 
 
* 20% faster DSP plus 6X more memory.
 
* More sequencer steps (16 instead of 8)
 
 
The Axe-Fx Standard is limited by the amount of memory on board to the existing feature set.  Effects can be updated, with new controls and tweaks being added, but expansion is highly unlikely.  The Ultra has much more room for growth.  Cliff has stated his intention to keep the quality of the effects, especially the Amp & Cab sims, the same in both processors.  Thus the Standard isn't an "inferior" or "outdated" product, it simply has a more specific feature definition.
 

Latest revision as of 14:52, 30 August 2010

Effect Block Count and Type Differences in Axe-Fx Products
Effect Axe-Fx Standard Axe-Fx Ultra
Amp simulator 2 2
Amplifier Types 70 70
Global Amp Memories 10 10
Cabinet Simulator 2 2
Onboard Cab Types 39 39
User Cab Memories 10 10
Usable Cab IR files Unlimited Unlimited
Drive 2 2
Drive Models 22 22
Chorus 2 2
Compressor 2 2
Effects loop/aux out 1 1
Stereo Enhancer 1 1
Flanger 2 2
Gate/expander - 2
Feedback send/return 1 1
Filter 2 4
Formant filter 1 1
Graphic equalizer 2 4
Parametric equalizer 2 4
Crossover - 2
Delay Blocks 2 2
Delay Types 5 6 (Includes LOOPER. All types also include DIFFUSION params.)
MegaTap delay - 1
Mixer 2 2
Multiband Compressor - 2
Multi-Delay Blocks 2 2
Multi-Delay Types 5 9 (Includes Quad Series, 10-tap, Rhythm Tap and Diffuser)
Noise gate 1 1
Pan/tremolo 2 2
Phaser 2 2
Pitch Shift Blocks 1 2
Pitch Shift Types 6 10 (Includes Arpeggiator, Auto-Pitch,Custom Scales Shifter, and Advanced Whammy)
Pitch User Scales 0 32
Quad chorus - 2
Resonator - 2
Reverb 2 2
Reverb Types 18 18
Ring modulator - 1
Rotary cabinet 2 2
Synth - 2
Vocoder - 1
Volume/pan 1 4
Wah-wah 2 2