>he newest Kemper firmwares do a much better job, and NeuralDSP's Quad Cortex does an even better job still
Umm. You and I are just random people on the internet. I have spent a lot of time trolling the places pro musicians talk about the leading devices and I have found that Fractal is very widely considered to be the best of the best as far as sound quality goes. Kemper is known to be easier to use and Neural is the new kid on the block that has bluetooth, touch screen on device and footswitches that act as knobs. For the limited # of tones you get, it is supposed to sound great. None of those features are advantageous to me at all.
>being able to replicate circuits that aren't viable in the real world
That is definitely something that Fractal does. Considering the two devices you are talking up are based on capturing actual tones from real world devices, I am unsure of your point here.
>capture modulation effects
Modulation and time based effects have been modeled to perfection in the digital realm for a long time now. See the ubiquity of Strymon, etc. Fractal has equally good algorithms and allows incredibly intricate and signal paths as it is an all-in-one device. I have four expression pedals and 10 switches that can be programmed to control any parameter I would desire with a couple clicks of a mouse. No other multi effects device brings this degree of controllable complexity.
Umm. You and I are just random people on the internet. I have spent a lot of time trolling the places pro musicians talk about the leading devices and I have found that Fractal is very widely considered to be the best of the best as far as sound quality goes. Kemper is known to be easier to use and Neural is the new kid on the block that has bluetooth, touch screen on device and footswitches that act as knobs. For the limited # of tones you get, it is supposed to sound great. None of those features are advantageous to me at all.
>being able to replicate circuits that aren't viable in the real world
That is definitely something that Fractal does. Considering the two devices you are talking up are based on capturing actual tones from real world devices, I am unsure of your point here.
>capture modulation effects
Modulation and time based effects have been modeled to perfection in the digital realm for a long time now. See the ubiquity of Strymon, etc. Fractal has equally good algorithms and allows incredibly intricate and signal paths as it is an all-in-one device. I have four expression pedals and 10 switches that can be programmed to control any parameter I would desire with a couple clicks of a mouse. No other multi effects device brings this degree of controllable complexity.