Members the.red.hill Posted November 5, 2010 Members Posted November 5, 2010 Hello. As I understand it, TerraTec is no longer producing Axons, and they had taken over for Blue Chip. It does seem that now that the units are no longer made, they are becoming harder to get ahold of, but I did see an older Blue Chip Axon on ebay the other week. My question is, aside from the TerraTec Axon AX-100 being upgradable to the mk-ii (w/software interface), are there any major/minor differences between the tracking and functionality of the TerraTec Axon AX-100 vs the Blue Chip Axon AX-100? Thanks.
Members aliensporebomb Posted November 5, 2010 Members Posted November 5, 2010 My guess? There's going to be a big watch for these units in the future by the folks who are into guitar synthesis. Unless someone buys their technology and markets/sells it I doubt we'll see any more - the economy just went south and took all of the nascent interest for "alternative musical technologies" with it.
Members DukeOfBoom Posted November 5, 2010 Members Posted November 5, 2010 Nope, the tracking is the exact same. So is the ability to do string & fret splits. The only thing that's different are the onboard sounds and the software. How much did you see it going for on ebay? i was talking to patrick from brian moore a couple weeks ago. I think he's the president, but, you know, you can just call them up at around 6PM and he's the guy who answers. Apparently, Brian Moore is coming out with a MIDI type guitar that can just plug into a synthesizer or software and transmit the MIDI signals. That's what I gathered anyway, although we just talked about it briefly. You could always call them up and see. Their number's on the iguitar website.
Members the.red.hill Posted November 5, 2010 Author Members Posted November 5, 2010 Nope, the tracking is the exact same. So is the ability to do string & fret splits. The only thing that's different are the onboard sounds and the software. How much did you see it going for on ebay? i was talking to patrick from brian moore a couple weeks ago. I think he's the president, but, you know, you can just call them up at around 6PM and he's the guy who answers. Apparently, Brian Moore is coming out with a MIDI type guitar that can just plug into a synthesizer or software and transmit the MIDI signals. That's what I gathered anyway, although we just talked about it briefly. You could always call them up and see. Their number's on the iguitar website. Thanks for the info. The unit I saw was this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rt=nc&nma=true&item=130449035596&si=VMRbC%252BKECZboEY0xE3w0grMGOak%253D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT I would've bid on it, however the seller claimed the unit was "just like" the mk-ii units with the upgrade - however according to the info on Axon's site, that unit wasn't compatible with their upgrade - see http://www.axon-technologies.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=105 Just putting that out there so those of use looking for any Axon unit we can get, don't get duped into paying extra for a non-upgraded unit.
Members DukeOfBoom Posted November 5, 2010 Members Posted November 5, 2010 i have the ax100 without the soundcard. from everything i heard the soundcards suck anyway, so i don't think whether or not it has a soundcard should make or break the deal. it's better to plug it into a rackmount synth or soft-synth. the ax100 has the hold pedal, while the ax50 doesn't. the hold pedal is useful.
Members DukeOfBoom Posted November 5, 2010 Members Posted November 5, 2010 u might also want to look at the keith mcmillan stringport http://www.stringport.com/ they're coming out with PC s/w very soon and if you ask them you can be a beta tester. what's nice about them is that they have good support - you can call them up and ask away. you can't do that with the ax100s of course. the tracking is supposed to be just as good if not better than the ax100s
Members mygolfcart123 Posted November 5, 2010 Members Posted November 5, 2010 u might also want to look at the keith mcmillan stringport http://www.stringport.com/what's nice about them is that they have good support - you can call them up and ask away. you can't do that with the ax100s of course.the tracking is supposed to be just as good if not better than the ax100s No you cannot get OFFICIAL support from terra tech for the axon anymore, but the forums still exist for the ax 100...you can ask anything you want about them and be helped by some very smart people. http://www.axon-technologies.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=2&sid=5f42a7bed1ffc8d1224a55e35456aee5 And as far as the stringport being faster than the ax 100? I sincerely doubt it. Someone would have to prove this to me with a side by side comparison and show me exactly HOW the stringport tracks faster. The stringport is also only for a computer and not a stand alone converter like the ax 100 is. I don't use computers for live work, too unreliable. But the ax 100 has never failed me live. If I am in a studio there are hundreds of apps I can use for studio work. Now if they ever come out with a standalone unit like the ax 100 or the roland units, I would give it a serious look.
Members handen Posted November 30, 2010 Members Posted November 30, 2010 the ax100 has the hold pedal, while the ax50 doesn't. the hold pedal is useful. If you're clever with a regular MIDI floor pedal unit and whatever DAW software or synth hardware you use, you can easily get away without needing the AX-100 for either audio synthesis OR hold functionality, yet still be able to use both, and save some cash by getting just the AX-50. Though if pricing issues even apply anymore, I don't know. I can easily see both of them skyrocketing. Sadly for me, I found a good deal on an AX-50 a couple years ago and thought to myself, "Maybe I'll just use this now and get an Ax-100 when the price drops." That said, it functions great. Though I should warn you, the AX-50 has high-freq grounding issues if you're plugging the GK system and patch cable into it. Best to output the GK signal alone, and 1/4 signal alone, and run them through some other peripheral audio interface to link the signals together. Does the AX-100 or mkII suffer from similar grounding issues? This is always something I was curious about.
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