BIAS FX 2 announced

[Marc Cormier]

Hopefully the "redesigned" UI addresses some of the sluggishness.  Not sure I'm ready to dive into this but it looks interesting.  Got a good deal on the Pro package around the holidays so just maybe...

https://www.positivegrid.com/bias-fx2-preorder/

 

 

Edited March 14, 2019 by Marc Cormier

[Magic Russ]

For those who have FX Pro, it is a $99 upgrade to FX Pro 2 and $199 to get the Elite package. 

Edited March 14, 2019 by Magic Russ

[RSMcGuitar]

Pretty steep upgrade price considering I've only had FX Pro for a few months

[Marc Cormier]

I feel the same way - just bought in December.  What I really wanted for Christmas was Scuffham 3.0 with just a couple more amps, some pedals, and an updated UI.  Call me done at that point.

[Magic Russ]

Isn't 2.9 coming out in a couple of months? 

[Marc Cormier]

Been waiting for some time now.  Based on the S-Gear forum comments, it could be in a couple of months I suppose.  ?

Edited March 15, 2019 by Marc Cormier

[Piotr]

Just FYI (excerpt from PG FAQ):

10. BIAS FX 2 Windows 7 compatibility?

BIAS FX 2 requires Windows 10 to work with, Please see the System Requirements of BIAS FX 2

[Marc Cormier]

Good eyes, Piotr!  Thanks for this heads-up.  BFD3 is also stopping support for Windows 7 in future updates, so at some point this may be a reason to update.  

[cclarry]

Available Now

[Soundwise]

Just demoed it. Certainly not as sluggish as other PG products, slick UI, not scalable, but usable. Sounds better than previous versions, but (still) has severe aliasing, audible with high gain settings on high pitched notes. Doesn't perform as good as competing ampsims, which all work fine at 96kHz/16samples on my Scarlett 6i6 1st gen. FX2 works as expected only at 44.1kHz/16 samples. At  other sample rates it becomes a ring modulator or requires higher buffer settings.

Still feels like the initial attack is processed by an SSL type compressor and then fed into all other modules. Definitely wrong approach!

Guitar match is an interesting feature, but considering the price point, I'll stick with Peavey ReValver with similar functionality, better audio quality and clever pricing.

[Zo]

On 3/21/2019 at 11:21 PM, Soundwise said:

Just demoed it. Certainly not as sluggish as other PG products, slick UI, not scalable, but usable. Sounds better than previous versions, but (still) has severe aliasing, audible with high gain settings on high pitched notes. Doesn't perform as good as competing ampsims, which all work fine at 96kHz/16samples on my Scarlett 6i6 1st gen. FX2 works as expected only at 44.1kHz/16 samples. At  other sample rates it becomes a ring modulator or requires higher buffer settings.

Still feels like the initial attack is processed by an SSL type compressor and then fed into all other modules. Definitely wrong approach!

Guitar match is an interesting feature, but considering the price point, I'll stick with Peavey ReValver with similar functionality, better audio quality and clever pricing.

Thks for that precise and educated feedback ... , may i ask you if you had to keep one amp sim , witch one would it be ?

[Soundwise]

You are welcome, Zo!

4 hours ago, Zo said:

if you had to keep one amp sim , witch one would it be ?

Frankly, one can make great records with any amp sim. They are all good.  But to me the only one that sounds and feels like the real deal and stands out of the crowd is... right, ReValver.

 

[Zo]

1 hour ago, Soundwise said:

You are welcome, Zo!

Frankly, one can make great records with any amp sim. They are all good.  But to me the only one that sounds and feels like the real deal and stands out of the crowd is... right, ReValver.

 

Ahah the one i don t have ! 

Thks .