cyril v
Contributor
Preamps aren't the same as a digital processor.
Ever tried recording more than 2 tracks using USB?
It sucks. The latency is horrible.
Which is why in high end studios you do not see USB, you see Firewire, and in even higher end studios, ADAT or AES.
The Axe-FX has far more data to send out and USB connections can't handle the amount over an extended period of time.
Just throwing it out there but AxeFX pushing out as you think... it's limited to 48khz/24bit and it's worth pointing out thats the same amount of data you would be getting out of a PodX3 ( internal sample rate/bit depth). Off the top of my head I know the RME Babyface can handle 24bit/192khz over USB, so anything the AxeFX could possibly dish out would be a drop in a bucket.
Are there no latency issues with ADAT or AES? I honestly don't know, but a quick search online shows some horrendous latency times... but like I said, I don't know much about it.
USB sucks, why would you want that?
Okay, lets assume it sucks. What about USB3? Is the midi cable really all that great for interfacing with the PC?