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Thank You!
Thank you for purchasing the FX8. Like every Fractal Audio product, it was created to be what we would want
and expect as guitar players ourselves.
While even extremely critical musicians agree that our amp modeling technology stands shoulder-to-
shoulder with the almighty tube amp, we still love that tube amps are ubiquitous. We rely on innovation and
tradition. The legacy of tube amps is completely intertwined with music history. And the simple fact remains
that digital amp modeling may not be for everyone (yet).
In eects processing, however, digital technology has a greater foothold, having been in widespread use
for decades. Our own eects have been vetted and championed for years by some of the world’s most
demanding and discriminating players—celebrities and unsung heroes alike. Now, with the FX8, we’ve taken
this technology out of the rack and onto the oor with a unit specically designed to work with traditional
guitar amps.
The FX8 oers over 130 dierent “Fractal-Quality” eects. You can build a virtual pedalboard with up to
eight simultaneous eects from an inventory of classic and cutting-edge stompboxes and studio processors
arranged in virtually any conguration. “Dial in” with basic controls, or go deeper with optional advanced
parameters. Use the onboard relays to control your amp’s switchable functions, and attach expression pedals
or footswitches. You can control the FX8 with traditional “tap dance” foot switching or via Fractal’s widely
acclaimed “Scene” technology. Save the result to any of the 128 built-in pedalboard memory locations, each
of which can be completely dierent. And that’s only the beginning…
Most importantly, we want to stress that the FX8 was designed from the beginning with uncompromising
quality and performance as the end goal. The signal path produces pristine quality audio so there’s no “tone
suck” when you connect it between your cherished guitar and amp. And why should there be? The entire
point is that when you take a “no compromises” approach, high-powered digital equipment delivers exactly
what musicians want and expect.
So thank you again for choosing the FX8. We can’t wait to hear what you will do with it.
Fractal Audio Systems
January 2015