Maxprs
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Hi all, and Happy New Year !!!
This is my first post here...
I've moved from an all digital guitar sound, using old racks and power amp (or straigth to mixer) to a head and a cabinet because I want to change my sound totally.
I'm quite happy about my new amp, but of course what I need now is a multi fx to complete my rig, so here I am with my request for a suggestion from who has experienced different kinds for different needs.
Is the battle between TC Electronics, Roctron and Lexicon?
I can divide my requirements into three categories:
PRIORITIES:
- consider that I'll run the multi fx in the s/r loop of my head, that can be serial or parallel, but I think I'll prefer serial because I want to control the volume with a pedal right before the multi fx. Or, better, instead of a pedal I'd prefer to assign the input level of the multi fx to an expression pedal of my pedal board. So it must allows CC midi assignement to almost all the parameters.
- fx quality must be very good. I can tell you that I mainly use chorus, delays and reverbs for cleans, adding compressor/sustainer for leads. Btw, how does a compressor sound in a serial loop? I've always thought of a compressor as something that you must put in front of the amp.
As for the fact that there are more or less transparent units, this can be a non problem if the overall tone is good... I mean, since I'll run it in a serial loop I must accept a tone variation, but of course it must change the gone in a good way !!
- Reliability of course is a priority... I've never heard of someone happy to see his unit stopping while he's playing live !!!
IT WOULD BE NICE:
- to have a pitch shifter, better if intelligent (harmonizer), or at least where you can assign the interval to a CC pedal so you can turn it to major/minor. Anyway if it costs having less quality for chorus, delays and reverbs I say.... forget the pitch shifter !!!
- to have a PC software editor to edit the patches. I hate to use those small displays to change one parameter after the other !!! I'm a software developer, and I've developed myself patch editors for my racks (Roland GP16, Gp100, Korg A2) but it takes always time mainly because it's often hard to have all the documentation.
So it would be nice to have one ready to use.
- to have a not too expensive unit
NO MATTER:
- relays for switching amp channels: the head that I'm using allows program change midi messages, and I guess all multi fx allows program changes...
- any pre features, like drive or preamp simulator
What am I forgetting? Someone will remind it to me later...
To sum up I'd prefer to have an all in one unit, but if this doesn't exist (for my requirements) I don't know if is an option to link together more than one multi fx, so you have one for chorus and delays, one for reverbs, ....
Looking forward to hearing from you guys
This is my first post here...
I've moved from an all digital guitar sound, using old racks and power amp (or straigth to mixer) to a head and a cabinet because I want to change my sound totally.
I'm quite happy about my new amp, but of course what I need now is a multi fx to complete my rig, so here I am with my request for a suggestion from who has experienced different kinds for different needs.
Is the battle between TC Electronics, Roctron and Lexicon?

I can divide my requirements into three categories:
PRIORITIES:
- consider that I'll run the multi fx in the s/r loop of my head, that can be serial or parallel, but I think I'll prefer serial because I want to control the volume with a pedal right before the multi fx. Or, better, instead of a pedal I'd prefer to assign the input level of the multi fx to an expression pedal of my pedal board. So it must allows CC midi assignement to almost all the parameters.
- fx quality must be very good. I can tell you that I mainly use chorus, delays and reverbs for cleans, adding compressor/sustainer for leads. Btw, how does a compressor sound in a serial loop? I've always thought of a compressor as something that you must put in front of the amp.
As for the fact that there are more or less transparent units, this can be a non problem if the overall tone is good... I mean, since I'll run it in a serial loop I must accept a tone variation, but of course it must change the gone in a good way !!
- Reliability of course is a priority... I've never heard of someone happy to see his unit stopping while he's playing live !!!
IT WOULD BE NICE:
- to have a pitch shifter, better if intelligent (harmonizer), or at least where you can assign the interval to a CC pedal so you can turn it to major/minor. Anyway if it costs having less quality for chorus, delays and reverbs I say.... forget the pitch shifter !!!
- to have a PC software editor to edit the patches. I hate to use those small displays to change one parameter after the other !!! I'm a software developer, and I've developed myself patch editors for my racks (Roland GP16, Gp100, Korg A2) but it takes always time mainly because it's often hard to have all the documentation.
So it would be nice to have one ready to use.
- to have a not too expensive unit

NO MATTER:
- relays for switching amp channels: the head that I'm using allows program change midi messages, and I guess all multi fx allows program changes...
- any pre features, like drive or preamp simulator

What am I forgetting? Someone will remind it to me later...
To sum up I'd prefer to have an all in one unit, but if this doesn't exist (for my requirements) I don't know if is an option to link together more than one multi fx, so you have one for chorus and delays, one for reverbs, ....
Looking forward to hearing from you guys
