I finally got a chance to A/B the Neural DSP SLO against the AxeFX SLOs. They both sounded very good, and there was not that “one sounds like cardboard” thing that you usually hear when comparing two modelers (especially when one of them is Native’s Guitar Rig). However, there were some interesting differences. As before, I switched off the cabinet modeling in each one and used a third party (Melda) cabinet simulation so that neither had the advantage of a matched cab.

Connections AES Out of AxeFX at 48khz into RME Converter ADAT Out of RME Converter at 96khz or native rate (clocked and switchable by Apollo) ADAT In to Apollo with sample rate already converted ADAT Out of Apollo with switchable Clock into RME Converter AES Out of RME Converter into AxeFX at 48khz Analog Output 1 stereo in to Apollo for monitoring Tracking Settings On AxeFX Switch Input 1 to Analog Switch AES output to Input 1