FX8 (legacy)

Manual

• Not yet available.

User contributions

FX8: pictures

• High-res picture of the front
• High-res picture of the rear

FX8: announcement

• Announcement (PDF)

FX8: editor

• An editor has been announced: FX8-Edit.

FX8: comments from Fractal

• "This product is aimed at the person who doesn't want to use modeling. It is specifically designed for use with an amp. The I/O architecture was designed to integrate with tube amps." Source
• "Just effects. Specifically designed for 4CM with dedicated pre- and post- paths. Up to 8 simultaneous effects. Any number assignable pre/post. Any combination of series or parallel routing. Two expression pedal inputs, four relay outputs. USB for remote editing with free FX8-Edit software. Silent Switch technology from the MFC Mark III. True Bypass. Etc., etc. Don't drop it on your foot." Source
• Amp channel switching? "Yes." Source
• Anything new that's not in the Axe-Fx II? "True bypass and relay outputs. Longer Looper time. Other than that it's most of the fx from the Axe-Fx II in a floor package." Source And: "It doesn't have the vocoder or quad chorus. I think everything else is there. It has two instances of many effects (the ones where you'd want more than one)." Source
• "Note that each relay jack is TRS so there are two relays per jack so you get four relay outputs." Source
• "You don't have to use TRS. With a mono cable obviously you'll only get one relay output." Source
• "Internal, universal power supply." Source
• Tuner? "Of course." Source
• Will it respond to Program Change and CC commands? "Yes, and it supports SCENES too." Source
• "The FX-8 is not a substitute for the MFC. It cannot function as a dedicated MIDI controller for the Axe-Fx. It will send basic MIDI commands but it is not intended to be a MIDI controller." Source
• "It can't do the two-way comms that the Axe-Fx II uses. It can operate as a BASIC midi controller but it's not nearly as capable as an MFC. If all you need is PC, CC and expression then, yes, it can do that." Source
• "I believe that the number one feature of this product is "No Tone Suck". The noise floor is amazingly low, you can't tell when the unit is engaged versus bypassed. The analog signal path design is pristine. We used these new Analog Devices premium op-amps which cost about 10x what other manufacturers typically use and the results are worth it." Source