The FM3 is clearly an awesome unit. At about twice the price of the HX Stomp, it looks like it actually delivers on the price difference, and perhaps even more. Based on the many videos I've watched, it's got amazingly good tones, and almost unlimited tweakability. Probably the best unit in its class. After you've used it for a while, and really gotten to know it, I'd like to see a comparison to the Stomp and hear what you think. Thanks
Oh wow Jason, I just got my FM3 a couple days ago and love it way more than helix already. The first thing I thought was I wish Jason had some videos on it and here it is. I’m looking forward to more
you're not gonna regret itat all. the helix is easier to use as well as helix edit. had mine 10 days now. when i coneected to my two powercabs the presets alone blew me away. i went right to the friedmans. The amp modeling is better, the cabs for sure but the effects are crazy good. i have a patch up now with the capo, comp, drive, amp, noise gate, 4 cabs [all 4 at 2048 samples], chorus 'stereo', delay,' 'stereo', reverbs are stereo, graphic eq and a filter i only use with headphones and of corse the input and out put blocks. my axe fx 3 CPU is bouncing from 51%-54.7% I could easily run a bass player through it too. Congrats on buying the fractal.
Thanks for looking into the FM3. As an HX stomp user, the tweakability definitely looks tempting but might pull the plug for an AXE III just to get crazy enough.
I have both, HX Stomp and FM3. Stomp is easy for quick tones, it pales in area of adjustment. I do get option paralysis with Fractal. All in all love them both!
You bet. I had done the same thing you did about 10 times before I picked that up in a Leon Todd video 😊. Just wanted to take this opportunity to say thanks for all you do with these videos. I’ve watched most of your Helix videos and have learned a ton. I know it’s a lot of work and just want to say I and a lot of others really appreciate your sharing your knowledge and talents!
Without even having a proper comparison video from Jason and hearing this dude do his Line6 helix dialing tone series for a long time. You can definitely say that the lushness and amp feels of the fractal stuff is just top notch compared to the helix line of products. Great video Jason!
it instantly noticeable. the day i got mine i just went through the presets. specifically the friedman. it just put a smile on my face. ive had it about two weeks and no more trying to deal with the frfr sound of my powercabs. they dont sound like the same cabs. i got the axe fx 3 not the fm3. im not stuck with 1028 sample irs. i have 4 2048's in every preset. its crazt what it can do
I have both an FM3 and a Helix, along with a Stomp. I have come to use my FM3 much more often. It just sounds better. It will be interesting to see how that goes with you.
It can definitely be done as I have done direct comps for me amps dry can be matched irs can it’s the reverbs and delays where helix loses out overall tweak ability and that clarity and depth that you can hear on good monitor
I always respect your opinions. I’ve got the Helix, but I’m seriously thinking about Fractal devices. I’d love to see you do more Fractal videos. You’re simply the BEST presenter on TH-cam.
My request when Helix next or Two whatever it’s called gets into your hands, you do one of these virgin reviews. It gives a nice snapshot of how you go about exploring which is honestly very helpful.
Fractal is in the middle of revamping both it's pre and power amp algorithms across the board. The new firmware suite is called "Cygnus", and is due out in about a month. It will be ported to the FM3. The descriptions from early beta testers is very promising, and the owner of Fractal Audio has proclaimed he has "unlocked the secret of 'chug". Very exciting. Making the best modeling systems even better. FAS never stops improving.
Jason, you have dialed up many amps on Helix and never sounded this good. And this is just a first look at FM3. I'm a Helix user and love it but this is just a little nicer sounding.
Agreed, it sounds incredibly juicy. I've got both Helix and FM3 and the Fractal is really addictive to play through, especially tones like this. Barely touched the Helix since I got it.
@@JasonSadites Pls do so. As a Stomp user at least for now I am shocked. I had cancelled my waiting list registration thinking that I could make it with the Stomp. I am not sure anymore if this was a smart move. Greets from Germany to Canada eh.
Thanks for the great video, Jason! I have one question. In Helix you can put two cabs on parallel paths and you could put, for example, some 8s delay before/after one cab. Is such thing also possible with the FM3?
I have the Line 6 HX Stomp and it is great for practice and small device. Would FM3 be worth getting for home practice and recording? Love your Vigier guitar my old guitar teacher is sponsored by them and has a bunch of their guitars. I would love a 7 string Excalibur one day.
Good video. Fractal wins for pure tone and ability to adjust parameters. I'm hoping future offerings will incorporate better workflows, maybe rotary dials, bigger and better touch displays and definitely 50%+ more power. I was a surprised how quickly and easily you were running out of CPU. Essentially I think we are all hoping for a unit that bridges the gap between the FM3 and the venerable AxeFXIII. This time it really needs to come with at least 6 on-board foot-switches. 3 is simply not enough despite how much you can do with each one. I don't like tap dancing all the time. If that happens, they will pull even further away from the competition. Currently I still put them at #1 because at least for me, tone is the most important consideration. Their competitors however are right on their heels.
Don't blame you for not going to the factory presets based on's very bad past experience with these on Helix and other modelers; However, Fractal's factory presets are excellent and very usable and will need very little tweaking to compensate for the venue's sonic attributes. Please make another video on the FM3 after using it for, at least, three months. .
Awesome stuff - confused why is cpu power an issue ? its a floorboard - doesnt that provide the power like a helix floor - this is not a helix native version of the fm3
Thanks Jason for another great video. I had never seen the FM3 in action and this was a great introduction. Since presets and scenes are already available, do you know what added value do channels bring? TIA
Think of the blocks as fixed for the entire preset, then within your scenes you make changes to the block through channels. For example from scene to scene your AMP block will stay fixed in its location for the entire preset, but if you want to run a clean amp and dirty amp you will make scene 1) then pick a clean amp adjust all setting and save to channel A. Then you create scene 2) pick a high gain amp and adjust all your setting and set it to channel B. Now when you switch between the scenes you go from clean to dirty . You can do this per block so the combinations are endless and allows you to have all your sounds for a song in 1 preset.
@ReturnToCoda So switching scenes, the same block can be a different amp, right? One of the reason why snapshots were introduced in Helix was to avoid latency when switching between presets. Is there any latency when switching between scenes that use different amps?
@@lukather1 OK, thanks. It's still not 100% clear to me what difference it makes with snapshot + A/B paths. I guess it allows having a single block for all the amps which makes the interface more intuitive.
@@vc74 yes it can. Between scenes the block can be different amps per channel. Same with cab and effects, you can change per channel within that block. That is right think of it as snapshots. When switching scenes there is no latency.
I had the AXE III and the Helix in direct comparison daily for over a year. To be exact 2 Axe III and 3 Helix (Rack, Stomp, Floor). But in the end I sold the Axe III. Why? The input stage of the Axe III is has a higher noisefloor and some problems with dynamics. I do own a couple of high end tube amps too and the Helix is the only modelling device so far that behaves exact like my real amps with volume and tone pot of the guitar. And another thing: If you listen really closely on the decay of notes on the Axe you hear quite some artefacts and digital hiss that is neither prominent in the real amp nor Helix. Further problems were that the first 2 Axe III I got from G66 were faulty. One had a broken inputstage and one a broken display. This was already pretty annoying. Next thing is the really loud fan that I replaced with the best Noctua fan on the market and still the Axe III was really annoying in the studio situation. The other that sat in the rehearsal room didn't bother me because the big PA we have there has louder fans but in a studio I want silence and the Axe III is as loud as my old PC form the 2000s. Another thing: Axe Fx is locked to 48khz. that's fatal if you want to work on different projects. No problems with the Helix there, you can switch them easily. For over twice the price WITHOUT a floorboard the Axe Fx III price performance is just bad. And I am a Axe Fx hardliner but I expected way more from them with the III. Had the Axe I, Axe I Ultra, Axe II, Axe IIXL+ so I was there from the beginning... Hope the AXE IV gets better, I'll for sure try it but for now the crown is owned by Helix. In general I'm happy that more and more companies are coming to the table for high end modelling. This is the best thing that can happen to us guitar players because they push each other to provide a better and better product. Fractal started the high end game and I loved all of my Axe Fx, so I hope the come back to claim the crown but on the other hand, customer support and development for new great ideas is right now on the L6 side. They even aren't afraid to provide a PLUGIN that the fractal community is asking for years but got rejected. So I can drive with only my guitar to a friend who just owns an audio interface, or even full studio. download the plugin, log-in and let's record with my patches. I mean even this is a game changer. OR you can expand your CPU power with native and a real Helix. Just connect a USB cable and you're done.
@@colelewis9940 That is because the stock cabs in the Fractal products are WAY better than in the Helix. I use IRs because I honestly never could get a good tone out of the stock cabs.
@@mickeygiesbers8176 Stock cab in Fractal ARE IR's you cant move any mic or change mic like you can on the Helix. Jason used an Ownhammer in this video it said OH after 2x12 Mars bla bla. But besides the IR the most obviouse difference is the reverb. Line6 said a new Reverb is gonna come in the next firmware update so it might be on pair with Fractal after that update
Instead of using a distortion in front of the amp the amp block has inbuilt the option to blow it by an overdrive, so from within the amp you caa as n blow it by an TS808.
The sounds were pretty good. But the DSP limits are too severe for a pedal that is that expensive. I use a Stomp, which can almost have as complex of a signal chain, and it costs half as much. But it is interesting to see how the other half lives :)
Fractal user for 11 years move to helix rack ! CPU can be easily managed by what choices you make it’s the quality of resolution on each block so for example high quality reverb Lower quality cab IR high quality verb lower quality delay ! You can still build long chains as in helix Midi command centre and and rack functionality for $800 for helix vs $3500 for axefx3 !
would be a waste of time. you can only hear so much difference with a you yube video. with frfr cabs it was a night and day difference for me. i sold my helix to buy the axe fx 3 and was trying to sell both of my powercabs but the axe got here before i sold the cabs. im keeping them now. All im really saying is as far as an amp right beside you theres no comparison. trying to make them sound the same in a recording with all the you tube compression you wont get the big picture.
Couple tips, explore the amp block as there's hidden boost and compressor in there. Also when you want to remove a block, right click and use "shunt" then you don't have to re-link.
Thanks for the block tip....much appreciated 😀 And yes I noticed the compressor in the amp block, just didn't want to dive down that rabbit hole on this video 🤣
Throw some Ownhammer IRs in the Helix and it lifts right back up to AxeFx level, in my opinion the IR is everything in modern modellers. The other differences are minor, the Helix cabs sound pretty good, until you put a professionally made IR in there, suddenly there’s no comparison in my opinion.
By no comparison I mean to the built in IRs not the FM3, the AxeFx stuff is brilliant, but for the money you need to compare it to the LT not the stomp. The LT is still cheaper than the FM3 and a bit more powerful. We are pretty spoilt for choice really, it’s all good stuff!
@@billzaferatos2256 I just threw an Ownhammer 70's Marshall quad with A Royer 121 on a plexi in the Helix and played along and I thought the Helix sounded even better in my opinion. Reverbs might be another story, but for my money the reverbs in the Helix are already fine for my needs. Past a certain point I feel like it gets into cork sniffing territory! All my favourite albums were recorded with far inferior reverbs than both Line 6 and Fractal offer anyway haha.
@@nickangus3211 if it hadn't been for 3rd party irs i would have returned my helix. I had own hammer and ml sound lab. Preferred the ml sound lab freeman. Just got the ml sound lab imported to the axe. They don't sound as good as the irs in the fractal. Some are ml sound lab but not the Friedman stuff. Turns out fractal irs are awesome. Anyways it just won't matter what irs you use with helix the sound of the fractal is just awesome. I'm using spillovers, poly capo, 4 amp's and 4 2048 irs (two per scene) tons of effects and at 57% CPU. I have the axe fx 3 not the fm3. I don't think I'll ever need another modeler.
That's pretty short sided pal. So if the FM3 sounds and feels BETTER then the , Hellix, you have decided you would stay with the lesser product. Hmmmm? Uh, OK!
NEVER heard a Helix sound this good, not even close imo
Best sounding modeler I’ve heard so far.
Some great tones, there, Jason! I haven't tried out that amp model yet - I'll have to give it a spin.
FM3 is a beast!! probably best on the market.. Love seeing you doing both products.. Still love my HxStomp though..
Hey Sheldon! Yeah it is a great unit, but I am not going anywhere away from the Helix :-) Hope you are doing well brother!
Great video. Great honest review. I’m looking forward to more from you on the FM3
Nice 👍
Thanks so much and more to come :-)
Nice little run down. Love the guitar. Sounds fabulous.
One of the best explanations I've ever seen on this product.
Thank you 🙏🏻
The FM3 is clearly an awesome unit. At about twice the price of the HX Stomp, it looks like it actually delivers on the price difference, and perhaps even more. Based on the many videos I've watched, it's got amazingly good tones, and almost unlimited tweakability. Probably the best unit in its class. After you've used it for a while, and really gotten to know it, I'd like to see a comparison to the Stomp and hear what you think. Thanks
It really is a very nice unit! I am going to most certainly do some comparison videos very soon :-)
Oh wow Jason, I just got my FM3 a couple days ago and love it way more than helix already. The first thing I thought was I wish Jason had some videos on it and here it is. I’m looking forward to more
Thanks and more to come!
Very cool. I was tinkering with the idea of switching to Axe Fx 3 from Helix. I ordered one today after watching you use the editor.
you're not gonna regret itat all. the helix is easier to use as well as helix edit. had mine 10 days now. when i coneected to my two powercabs the presets alone blew me away. i went right to the friedmans. The amp modeling is better, the cabs for sure but the effects are crazy good. i have a patch up now with the capo, comp, drive, amp, noise gate, 4 cabs [all 4 at 2048 samples], chorus 'stereo', delay,' 'stereo', reverbs are stereo, graphic eq and a filter i only use with headphones and of corse the input and out put blocks. my axe fx 3 CPU is bouncing from 51%-54.7% I could easily run a bass player through it too. Congrats on buying the fractal.
Nice Jim! I think you will enjoy it although it is not replacing my Helix in any way....you will enjoy it though :-)
Thanks for looking into the FM3. As an HX stomp user, the tweakability definitely looks tempting but might pull the plug for an AXE III just to get crazy enough.
My pleasure :-)
I have both, HX Stomp and FM3. Stomp is easy for quick tones, it pales in area of adjustment. I do get option paralysis with Fractal. All in all love them both!
This is a very good comment and description!
LOVE Leon Todd. His channel rocks. And he’s a great guy!
Leon is awesome! Great guy :-)
The video every helix user has been waiting for!! I'm so tempted 😉👍🏻
Been a Helix user for 3 years and love it but got my FM3 a month ago and I'm very impressed looking forward to more videos from Jason
You should try and compare the stock presets on the FM3 and the Stomp. Fractal actually makes usuable stock presets.
Can you use an external MIDI x/y touchpad to control the parameters on this?
This is awesome. Really excited for some FM3 content from you.
Thank you so much :-)
Switching from Helix to pick one of these up!! Can't wait.
Very interested in your educated opinion on amp modeling tone / feel differences between Helix / Fractal. Look forward to the comparisons!
Great demo! If you want to “delete” a block, you can just right click and add a shunt. Saves a bunch of time 😊.
Thanks so much! Also thank you for the block delete tip...much appreciated 😀
You bet. I had done the same thing you did about 10 times before I picked that up in a Leon Todd video 😊. Just wanted to take this opportunity to say thanks for all you do with these videos. I’ve watched most of your Helix videos and have learned a ton. I know it’s a lot of work and just want to say I and a lot of others really appreciate your sharing your knowledge and talents!
Without even having a proper comparison video from Jason and hearing this dude do his Line6 helix dialing tone series for a long time. You can definitely say that the lushness and amp feels of the fractal stuff is just top notch compared to the helix line of products. Great video Jason!
it instantly noticeable. the day i got mine i just went through the presets. specifically the friedman. it just put a smile on my face. ive had it about two weeks and no more trying to deal with the frfr sound of my powercabs. they dont sound like the same cabs. i got the axe fx 3 not the fm3. im not stuck with 1028 sample irs. i have 4 2048's in every preset. its crazt what it can do
I have both an FM3 and a Helix, along with a Stomp. I have come to use my FM3 much more often. It just sounds better. It will be interesting to see how that goes with you.
Nice! I will have some detailed comparisons coming up very soon :-)
Thanks for the great review. All your high end tones have zero noise. How is that? Do you use any noise suppressors at all?
Great video....I got an AxeFXIII and an FM3 a couple of months ago.....dialing in series on the Fractal like the Helix would be awesome...
It can definitely be done as I have done direct comps for me amps dry can be matched irs can it’s the reverbs and delays where helix loses out overall tweak ability and that clarity and depth that you can hear on good monitor
I am absolutely going to be doing some :-)
I always respect your opinions. I’ve got the Helix, but I’m seriously thinking about Fractal devices. I’d love to see you do more Fractal videos. You’re simply the BEST presenter on TH-cam.
Thank you so much and glad you enjoy the videos. I actually no longer own the FM3 unfortunately.
Which Frfr do u use?
My request when Helix next or Two whatever it’s called gets into your hands, you do one of these virgin reviews. It gives a nice snapshot of how you go about exploring which is honestly very helpful.
Fractal is in the middle of revamping both it's pre and power amp algorithms across the board.
The new firmware suite is called "Cygnus", and is due out in about a month. It will be ported to the FM3.
The descriptions from early beta testers is very promising, and the owner of Fractal Audio has proclaimed he has "unlocked the secret of 'chug".
Very exciting. Making the best modeling systems even better. FAS never stops improving.
Jason, you have dialed up many amps on Helix and never sounded this good. And this is just a first look at FM3. I'm a Helix user and love it but this is just a little nicer sounding.
I am going to have some very detailed comparisons coming up very soon :-)
Agreed, it sounds incredibly juicy. I've got both Helix and FM3 and the Fractal is really addictive to play through, especially tones like this. Barely touched the Helix since I got it.
@@JasonSadites Pls do so. As a Stomp user at least for now I am shocked. I had cancelled my waiting list registration thinking that I could make it with the Stomp. I am not sure anymore if this was a smart move. Greets from Germany to Canada eh.
Using dual cabs eats into your CPU percentage also.
Unmuting the second IR only adds around 1% to the CPU load, as it kind of runs on on it's own processor (accelerator)
are you looking to get or try the Neural DSP?
Great playing and sound!
Thanks so much :-)
One thing beyond dispute is the shear no of amps and cabs in Fractal units.
Thanks for the great video, Jason!
I have one question. In Helix you can put two cabs on parallel paths and you could put, for example, some 8s delay before/after one cab. Is such thing also possible with the FM3?
I have the Line 6 HX Stomp and it is great for practice and small device. Would FM3 be worth getting for home practice and recording? Love your Vigier guitar my old guitar teacher is sponsored by them and has a bunch of their guitars. I would love a 7 string Excalibur one day.
Excellent video, thank you, Jason!
My pleasure!
Hi Jason, Great video, Try the "PLEXI 50W 6550" it's probably one of the best Plexi models in the FM3
Thanks, I will give it a try :-)
Amazing video Jason, how much dsp does the poly pitch use?
Good video. Fractal wins for pure tone and ability to adjust parameters. I'm hoping future offerings will incorporate better workflows, maybe rotary dials, bigger and better touch displays and definitely 50%+ more power. I was a surprised how quickly and easily you were running out of CPU. Essentially I think we are all hoping for a unit that bridges the gap between the FM3 and the venerable AxeFXIII. This time it really needs to come with at least 6 on-board foot-switches. 3 is simply not enough despite how much you can do with each one. I don't like tap dancing all the time. If that happens, they will pull even further away from the competition. Currently I still put them at #1 because at least for me, tone is the most important consideration. Their competitors however are right on their heels.
Hey look knobs on the editor !!! Wow 🤩
Does Fractal have a software version, like Line 6 Helix Native? If they don’t, they should!
No !
cool video Jason,hope you can try the Kemper.
Thank you so much! I was a Kemper user for almost 3 years actually :-)
Great review, thanks
Thanks for watching!
Oh for sure Leon is amazing, he is to Fractal what you are to Helix
Don't blame you for not going to the factory presets based on's very bad past experience with these on Helix and other modelers; However, Fractal's factory presets are excellent and very usable and will need very little tweaking to compensate for the venue's sonic attributes. Please make another video on the FM3 after using it for, at least, three months.
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I used it for many months and sold it.
Awesome stuff - confused why is cpu power an issue ? its a floorboard - doesnt that provide the power like a helix floor - this is not a helix native version of the fm3
I believe the tool displays the unit's CPU usage, not the PC's
Thanks Vin - that makes sense :)
Thank you :-) And yes what Vincent said!
Thanks Jason for another great video. I had never seen the FM3 in action and this was a great introduction. Since presets and scenes are already available, do you know what added value do channels bring? TIA
Think of the blocks as fixed for the entire preset, then within your scenes you make changes to the block through channels. For example from scene to scene your AMP block will stay fixed in its location for the entire preset, but if you want to run a clean amp and dirty amp you will make scene 1) then pick a clean amp adjust all setting and save to channel A. Then you create scene 2) pick a high gain amp and adjust all your setting and set it to channel B. Now when you switch between the scenes you go from clean to dirty . You can do this per block so the combinations are endless and allows you to have all your sounds for a song in 1 preset.
@ReturnToCoda So switching scenes, the same block can be a different amp, right? One of the reason why snapshots were introduced in Helix was to avoid latency when switching between presets. Is there any latency when switching between scenes that use different amps?
@@vc74 - no
@@lukather1 OK, thanks. It's still not 100% clear to me what difference it makes with snapshot + A/B paths. I guess it allows having a single block for all the amps which makes the interface more intuitive.
@@vc74 yes it can. Between scenes the block can be different amps per channel. Same with cab and effects, you can change per channel within that block. That is right think of it as snapshots. When switching scenes there is no latency.
I had the AXE III and the Helix in direct comparison daily for over a year. To be exact 2 Axe III and 3 Helix (Rack, Stomp, Floor).
But in the end I sold the Axe III.
Why? The input stage of the Axe III is has a higher noisefloor and some problems with dynamics. I do own a couple of high end tube amps too and the Helix is the only modelling device so far that behaves exact like my real amps with volume and tone pot of the guitar.
And another thing: If you listen really closely on the decay of notes on the Axe you hear quite some artefacts and digital hiss that is neither prominent in the real amp nor Helix.
Further problems were that the first 2 Axe III I got from G66 were faulty.
One had a broken inputstage and one a broken display. This was already pretty annoying.
Next thing is the really loud fan that I replaced with the best Noctua fan on the market and still the Axe III was really annoying in the studio situation.
The other that sat in the rehearsal room didn't bother me because the big PA we have there has louder fans but in a studio I want silence and the Axe III is as loud as my old PC form the 2000s.
Another thing: Axe Fx is locked to 48khz. that's fatal if you want to work on different projects. No problems with the Helix there, you can switch them easily.
For over twice the price WITHOUT a floorboard the Axe Fx III price performance is just bad.
And I am a Axe Fx hardliner but I expected way more from them with the III.
Had the Axe I, Axe I Ultra, Axe II, Axe IIXL+ so I was there from the beginning...
Hope the AXE IV gets better, I'll for sure try it but for now the crown is owned by Helix.
In general I'm happy that more and more companies are coming to the table for high end modelling. This is the best thing that can happen to us guitar players because they push each other to provide a better and better product. Fractal started the high end game and I loved all of my Axe Fx, so I hope the come back to claim the crown but on the other hand, customer support and development for new great ideas is right now on the L6 side. They even aren't afraid to provide a PLUGIN that the fractal community is asking for years but got rejected. So I can drive with only my guitar to a friend who just owns an audio interface, or even full studio. download the plugin, log-in and let's record with my patches. I mean even this is a game changer.
OR you can expand your CPU power with native and a real Helix. Just connect a USB cable and you're done.
To my ear the fractal stuff blows helix outta the water.
Yea I've never heard tones this good from this guy.
@@colelewis9940 That is because the stock cabs in the Fractal products are WAY better than in the Helix. I use IRs because I honestly never could get a good tone out of the stock cabs.
@@mickeygiesbers8176
Stock cab in Fractal ARE IR's you cant move any mic or change mic like you can on the Helix.
Jason used an Ownhammer in this video it said OH after 2x12 Mars bla bla.
But besides the IR the most obviouse difference is the reverb.
Line6 said a new Reverb is gonna come in the next firmware update so it might be on pair with Fractal after that update
I will have some in depth comparison videos coming up very soon :-)
@@bjarnedahlberg5361 hi, nice information, where you see about this new helix reverb coming??i'm waiting for that..🙌
Yay Leon!
Instead of using a distortion in front of the amp the amp block has inbuilt the option to blow it by an overdrive, so from within the amp you caa as n blow it by an TS808.
The sounds were pretty good. But the DSP limits are too severe for a pedal that is that expensive. I use a Stomp, which can almost have as complex of a signal chain, and it costs half as much. But it is interesting to see how the other half lives :)
Fractal user for 11 years move to helix rack ! CPU can be easily managed by what choices you make it’s the quality of resolution on each block so for example high quality reverb Lower quality cab IR high quality verb lower quality delay ! You can still build long chains as in helix
Midi command centre and and rack functionality for $800 for helix vs $3500 for axefx3 !
blind test with helix please✊
would be a waste of time. you can only hear so much difference with a you yube video. with frfr cabs it was a night and day difference for me. i sold my helix to buy the axe fx 3 and was trying to sell both of my powercabs but the axe got here before i sold the cabs. im keeping them now. All im really saying is as far as an amp right beside you theres no comparison. trying to make them sound the same in a recording with all the you tube compression you wont get the big picture.
It is going to be coming soon :-)
WoW!
Where's the Les Paul? Nothing reveals Marshall tone like the classic Les Paul into a Marshall sound.
Couple tips, explore the amp block as there's hidden boost and compressor in there. Also when you want to remove a block, right click and use "shunt" then you don't have to re-link.
Thanks for the block tip....much appreciated 😀 And yes I noticed the compressor in the amp block, just didn't want to dive down that rabbit hole on this video 🤣
Throw some Ownhammer IRs in the Helix and it lifts right back up to AxeFx level, in my opinion the IR is everything in modern modellers. The other differences are minor, the Helix cabs sound pretty good, until you put a professionally made IR in there, suddenly there’s no comparison in my opinion.
By no comparison I mean to the built in IRs not the FM3, the AxeFx stuff is brilliant, but for the money you need to compare it to the LT not the stomp. The LT is still cheaper than the FM3 and a bit more powerful. We are pretty spoilt for choice really, it’s all good stuff!
helix amp models and effect dont compare.
I have an Axe3, FM3, Kemper & Helix LT. The Helix is not in the same league as the Fractal units, but the Helix can still sound good.
@@billzaferatos2256 I just threw an Ownhammer 70's Marshall quad with A Royer 121 on a plexi in the Helix and played along and I thought the Helix sounded even better in my opinion. Reverbs might be another story, but for my money the reverbs in the Helix are already fine for my needs. Past a certain point I feel like it gets into cork sniffing territory! All my favourite albums were recorded with far inferior reverbs than both Line 6 and Fractal offer anyway haha.
@@nickangus3211 if it hadn't been for 3rd party irs i would have returned my helix. I had own hammer and ml sound lab. Preferred the ml sound lab freeman. Just got the ml sound lab imported to the axe. They don't sound as good as the irs in the fractal. Some are ml sound lab but not the Friedman stuff. Turns out fractal irs are awesome. Anyways it just won't matter what irs you use with helix the sound of the fractal is just awesome. I'm using spillovers, poly capo, 4 amp's and 4 2048 irs (two per scene) tons of effects and at 57% CPU. I have the axe fx 3 not the fm3. I don't think I'll ever need another modeler.
I gotta get me an FM3
Plexi Delay - play that thing now ! See if anyone can replicate in helix !
I haven't tried that yet, will have to give it a try :-)
Phenomenal
That's pretty short sided pal. So if the FM3 sounds and feels BETTER then the , Hellix, you have decided you would stay with the lesser product. Hmmmm? Uh, OK!
Who said the FM3 sounds and feels better?
It does. It's an objective fact. You must be paid by Line 6. @@JasonSadites