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  1. steadystate

    Cab-Lab 4 Wish List

    Smoothing
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    No Smoothing???

    "Straightforward" means different things to different people.
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    No Smoothing???

    I guess some people have more free time than others. Or perhaps they simply don't grasp the amount of work and time that is actually required when setup, capture, export, import, and save as user is multiplied hundreds of times.... as opposed to turning a knob. The time and effort saved is more...
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    No Smoothing???

    Eliminating the need to use external software or hardware is the sole reason for having a Smoothing parameter.
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    No Smoothing???

    This has been mentioned several times in this thread. It's a workflow issue (especially when using a large number of smoothed IRs), not an issue of whether or not it is possible by any means.
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    No Smoothing???

    That would be great. Even if the smoothing knob interrupted the audio when turned (like used to happen with De-Phase on the II) you could still dial it in while you are playing, then hit a button and save it to a user slot.
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    No Smoothing???

    Agreed. Now that I've decided to keep it, I no longer have the return window closing around my neck and I can relax a bit. However this turns out, I'll make it work.
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    No Smoothing???

    I obviously wouldn't expect anyone to forego gapless for smoothing. But if it can be worked out technically, party time. I wonder if the FM9 can process audio while the smoothing calculation takes place in the background. If so, the unsmoothed signal could load gaplessly, then the smoothing...
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    No Smoothing???

    Perhaps it could be designed such that if it is set to zero, then it is ignored and gapless could work as intended. Don't you just loathe armchair engineering?
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    No Smoothing???

    So much more could go wrong than you know. The "friend" I mentioned is actually my girlfriend. That's not a position I want to be in. But hey, it's Fractal gear.
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    No Smoothing???

    A friend just agreed to give me a zero-interest loan with generous payback terms (so I won't have to sell my III to pay for it). So I think I'm going to keep it. The lack of Smoothing is a major PITA for me, but I'll just build things up slowly. The FM9 has so many things going for it that I...
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    No Smoothing???

    Now why didn't I think of that? Genius! Despite everything I've written, I have to admit; I think I'm falling in love with this thing.
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    Virtual Capo FM9 vs FM3

    Not always feasible or even possible. I can use several altered tunings per gig (with a Floyd Rose). The Roland VG was my only practical solution. If you don't need per-string shift, the VC can make a fly gig possible. If you can stomach robot tuners and don't need a vibrato arm, that's...
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    Virtual Capo FM9 vs FM3

    My thoughts exactly.
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    No Smoothing???

    Sure, I can do that. But Cab-Lab 3 won't communicate with the FM9, disabling many features. I will still have the II and the III (and even the Ultra). No matter what Fractal releases in the future, the II will always be more than good enough for gigs, and the III will always be more than good...
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    No Smoothing???

    Figured I'd take a family portrait before boxing it up.
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    No Smoothing???

    First thing I tried was to disconnect and shut down everything else. The FM9 is the only product that doesn't even show up in the dropdown list. Undoubtedly because it was developed after Cab-Lab 3 was discontinued. The FM3 is there.
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    No Smoothing???

    Boxing up the FM9. I gave it my best shot. It's a fantastic product. "It's not you, it's me".
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    No Smoothing???

    Yep, with no smoothing.
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    No Smoothing???

    Yep. I estimate the chances of an update to be exactly zero.
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    Cab-Lab 3 with FM9

    I can't afford the FM9 and the III, especially if my primary purpose for the III is to export smoothed IRs for the FM9. I'm trying to find ANY tool that will allow me to use smoothed IRs with the FM9. This looks bleak.
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    Cab-Lab 3 with FM9

    The FM9 doesn't show up as a device to connect to. It shows up as an audio device, and the test button works. But I can't connect CabLab 3 to it. All other Fractal devices do show up, however. Don't know how to proceed here. Why is the FM9 the only device missing?
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    No Smoothing???

    I tried CabLab 3. The FM9 doesn't show up as a device to connect to. It shows up as an audio device, and the test button works. But I can't connect CabLab 3 to it. All other Fractal devices do show up, however. Don't know how to proceed here. Why is the FM9 the only device missing? Beyond...
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    No Smoothing???

    So far, the least painful method I've found for Smoothed IRs on the FM9: Use my Axe III's Synth block (white noise) as input to the desired cab (with Smoothing) and subsequent Tone Match block. Capture the Tone Match and export it. Import into the FM9. PITA compared to turning a knob...
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    No Smoothing???

    Probably.
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    No Smoothing???

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    No Smoothing???

    Cease and Desist regarding Smoothing.
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    No Smoothing???

    Hmm.... Neither the FM3, FM9, nor CabLab 4 have it. CabLab 3 no longer available. C&D letters received regarding the III. Cliff silent. It may not be a technical hurdle. Can't jump to conclusions one way or the other.
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    No Smoothing???

    I bought CabLab 3 a while back. I gave up on it because of constant iLok problems. But I'm going to give it another go. I'm going to try everything I possibly can to see which process is the least painful. I want the FM9 to work for me. Badly. But nothing beats turning a knob. You could turn...
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    No Smoothing???

    The Palmer does sound good for that type of device. Better than the Red Box. But it's hard to match guitar tones on various recordings using it.
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    No Smoothing???

    I used high-order lowpass filters with graphic eq (hardware) with my gear before I found Fractal. IR gear wasn't available yet. I find the technique very flat and bland sounding. Then, with the II before De-Phase was available, I blended plain filter/eq blocks or a Palmer IR in with an IR...
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    No Smoothing???

    That's what I thought. I've always just used the user slots, then overwritten them when I come up with something better.
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    No Smoothing???

    I'd want to audition it first. Maybe I'm misunderstanding the scratchpad. I've never used it. A direct save certainly works.
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    No Smoothing???

    Or even a scratchpad. This would work.
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    No Smoothing???

    But that's exactly what it is. And he isn't using identical IRs in both slots. To me, this does sound like a microdelay even with different mics on the IRs. I already have countless presets using countless IRs that I simply don't have time to rework. It's definitely a useful technique, but...
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    No Smoothing???

    I tried this. To me, it just sounds like a standard micodelay. I can see the appeal of doing this, but it is a totally different process with a totally different result. In fact, back before IRs were available, I used microdelays on Palmer-style cab sims to actually introduce comb filter...
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    No Smoothing???

    RMA received. I seriously considered exporting all of the IRs I need from my II and III (or Cab Lab) and importing them as users in the FM9. But the time involved...I just don't have it. And I'm sure that the reasons for not including Smoothing are rock solid. This isn't a case of "they...
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    No Smoothing???

    Modeling is a 100% artificial mathematical process. Convolution is a 100% artificial mathematical process. And I never said that everyone who doesn't use smoothing is creating terrible sounds. It's not necessary for you to get it. It's really okay.
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    No Smoothing???

    Unfortunately, my return window is closing fast. I solved my concern with direct preset access by building my own tiny midi controller just for the FM9 (I'm just finishing it :(). I'm highly motivated to make the FM9 work for me. But working around this is a bridge too far.
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    No Smoothing???

    Yeah, that ain't gonna happen. I have WAY too many presets and IRs to deal with export/import. Even then, the Smoothing is baked in. This is an absolute horror of a workflow.
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    No Smoothing???

    Even if Cab-Lab has Smoothing, it isn't practical in my use case. It is what it is. I'll have to make a fly rig using my II. Not ideal, but few things in life are. I do really like the FM9 though. Kinda bummed.
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    No Smoothing???

    I sent you a pm. Let me know if you didn't get it.
  43. steadystate

    No Smoothing???

    Finding the perfect IR without smoothing is like finding a unicorn.
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    No Smoothing???

    My guess as well. I can't think of any other reason not to include it, considering how fundamental it is to the raw tone. But the II has it (called De-Phase), so who knows?
  45. steadystate

    No Smoothing???

    https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/dont-overlook-smoothing.158050/
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    No Smoothing???

    It's every reason for which it was developed in the first place. It's an absolute essential that makes countless IRs usable.
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    No Smoothing???

    SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really love the FM9, but this is a MUST have. Back it goes.
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    No Smoothing???

    If I've missed it, someone please tell me soon. Just submitted an RMA. Smoothing is essential to my raw tone. Absolute deal breaker if not included.
  49. steadystate

    No Smoothing???

    Is there no Smoothing parameter in the Cab Block? PLEASE tell me I've missed it somehow.
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    Virtual Capo FM9 vs FM3

    The FM9 shifter doesn't seem to be as good as the III from my first impressions. I have to test them side by side. It might be my imagination.
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    Wish Export Banks List with Presets

    It can generate a list of banks, along with each preset in each bank? I can't find this.
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    Wish Export Banks List with Presets

    Those are both interesting approaches. But I like the idea of direct access to any preset more. I think my simple little device will solve my issues.
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    Wish Export Banks List with Presets

    I finished the code for everything except the LCD display. I hope to knock that out tomorrow. I also need to design and order a small pcb, and get the required hardware. The whole thing will be slightly over an inch tall; well short enough to put in front of the fm9 without interfering.
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    Wish Export Banks List with Presets

    I just posted this in the Wish List section: I think the solution is to build a separate device exclusively to switch presets on the FM9. I've started writing the code for a Raspberry Pi Pico. The numerical switches select the left digit on tap and the right digit on hold. An LCD display...
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    Wish Function to Load the Bank of the Currently Active Preset

    I think the solution is to build a separate device exclusively to switch presets on the FM9. I've started writing the code for a Raspberry Pi Pico. The numerical switches select the left digit on tap and the right digit on hold. An LCD display shows which digits have been selected in a FIFO...
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    Wish Export Banks List with Presets

    Yes, but it doesn't show which banks contain which presets. I was saying that I arrange the presets alphabetically in the unit itself.
  57. steadystate

    Wish Export Banks List with Presets

    You are correct about bank names. Bank names aren't important. I arrange my presets in alphabetical order (since I have so many), which make finding them on a sheet quick and easy. The "Manage Presets" tool is fantastic. Kudos to the development team.
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    Wish Function to Load the Bank of the Currently Active Preset

    I received my FM9 and have been experimenting with various layout possibilities. I find myself wanting a "recall the bank of the currently active preset" function more than ever. Navigating around banks is the FM9's Achilles' heel for me.
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    Wish Export Banks List with Presets

    I received my FM9 today, and have been establishing an FC workflow. Within the first hour, I found myself wishing that I could print a list of every existing bank (and its associated bank number), with every preset (and its associated preset number) within the bank. Something similar to the...
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    FM9 Ordered

    Very familiar, except for the FC switching system. My current foot controller is VERY different. More flexible in some ways, more limited in others.
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    FM9 Ordered

    I'm purchasing the FM9 to replace my live II rig. But I have a feeling that I'll wind up using it instead of, rather than in addition to, the III. Time (as well as my financial situation) will tell.
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    Be Heard! Review the Axe-Fx III in our Store

    It's like when the kid next to you throws an eraser when the teacher is not looking, and you get blamed for it. 🤣🤣🤣
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    Be Heard! Review the Axe-Fx III in our Store

    My best review would be that I've purchased the Ultra, the II, the II XL, the III, and the FM9, all new from Fractal. Actions (and $$$) speak louder than words.
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    FM9 Ordered

    I also want to send out a HUGE thank you to AlGrenadine. Were it not for Fractool's ability to convert my countless Axe II presets into FM9 form, this purchase would have been out of the question. I tried converting some of them to the Axe III format, and the amount of work it saves compared to...
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    FM9 Ordered

    I'm coming from the Ultra, the II, the II XL, and the III. I need Fractal power and quality in a fly rig, so add the FM9 to the list. I'm new to the FC switching paradigm. I'm trying to make the jump from the Gordius LG2 to the FC world.
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    FM9 Ordered

    I just ordered the FM9. Hopefully I won't have to ask so many questions once it comes. Thanks to everyone for the help so far.
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    Jump to bank of currently active preset?

    I subscribe to this approach as well. However, I play in several bands (cover and tribute) and have hundreds of presets, almost all of them attempting to recreate all possible details of the original studio recordings. The rabbit hole is necessarily deep. I spend considerable time thinking...
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    Jump to bank of currently active preset?

    That's great. I guess the worst thing that could happen is that I might get kicked out of my current scene, or the state of an effect might have to revert to its initial state. Thanks. I appreciate the help. I'll probably use this in place of an additional "Bank > Active Preset Bank"...
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    Wish Function to Load the Bank of the Currently Active Preset

    OMG, no need to apologize. I totally appreciate your help trying to answer my questions. Thanks to you and everyone else.
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    Wish Function to Load the Bank of the Currently Active Preset

    Nope. :)
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    Jump to bank of currently active preset?

    This is a definitive response that is easy to understand. Not ideal, but at least I know what I'm dealing with now. I'll have to think about how I'll handle this.
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    Jump to bank of currently active preset?

    ??? My banks do contain five presets. The switches in my Banks layout each select one specific corresponding bank, each 10 banks away from the others. It's a way to recall a bank that is close to any specific bank I might want to ultimately reach using the bank up/down footswitches to the...
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    Jump to bank of currently active preset?

    To clarify my question, consider the custom layouts shown (neither is the MLM). The Banks Layout has tap/hold switches that select and load banks 10 increments apart and then also piggyback the Presets Layout. In this case I don't want the Presets Layout that appears to show the bank of the...
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    Jump to bank of currently active preset?

    Not yet having an FM9, it's difficult for me to decipher this. All I want to do is load the bank of the current preset, assuming that I'm not on that bank already.
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    Wish Function to Load the Bank of the Currently Active Preset

    I mentioned this in the FM9 main discussion section. Since it got some positive feedback, I'll post it here. I asked if the FM9 had a footswitch function that loads the bank containing the currently active preset (with the usual ability to piggyback the loading of a preset layout). It...
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    Jump to bank of currently active preset?

    Thanks for the suggestion. I don't know if it will help or not. Having a function to return to the bank of the currently active preset, (especially when automatically loading the preset layout), is the fastest way I can think of to get out of the tallest weeds.
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    Jump to bank of currently active preset?

    That's what I was afraid of. I understand why it works that way, especially when automatically switching to the preset layout when changing Banks. But it presents another set of challenges if you don't have the option otherwise.
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    Jump to bank of currently active preset?

    I don't know. I don't have an fm9 yet. That's why I'm asking stupid questions.
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    Jump to bank of currently active preset?

    No, I'll be in a different bank. I won't be automatically loading a preset in the newly recalled bank. My previous preset will not be available in the bank that is now recalled. I'm wondering if there is a function to jump to the bank that contains the active preset regardless of what bank you...
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    Jump to bank of currently active preset?

    I've read through the FM9 and FC manuals, but I'm not clear on some of the details of the switch functions. Is there a function that allows me to jump to the bank that contains the currently active preset, if I have recalled a new bank but have not yet engaged a preset in the new bank?
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    Boss GX-100

    I bought one of these last week and tried it out in depth for several days, hoping that I could use it for a cheap fly rig. I swore off Roland a while back, but I truly wanted to see what they had to offer. I was shocked at how little Roland's amp modeling has improved since the GX-700...
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    FS For Sale: Lake Butler RFC-1 MIDI Mitigators and Power Supply

    USA, Las Vegas, Nevada I am selling not one, not two, but three Lake Butler RFC-1 MIDI Mitigators. Two of them work perfectly, one gives a corruption error when packing data. You must assume that this third unit is for parts, though it may be serviceable. I also have one working power supply...
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    5 Minute Tones

    A My conspiratorial mind could think of a dozen reasons, knowing UNLV, local politics, and the F&B union (the last vestige of the mob). The question I ask is why UNLV would deliberately omit the hot sauce that outsells all other brands combined by a wide margin in Las vegas. Why do they omit...
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    5 Minute Tones

    I'm calling bullshit on this study. UNLV is a corrupt joke. Knowing what goes on there makes the omission of Cholula a given. The food and beverage unions own the place.
  85. steadystate

    5 Minute Tones

    Especially considering the study was done at unlv, and Cholula is literally on every restaurant table in Las vegas, to the exclusion of all other brands. Hmm...
  86. steadystate

    5 Minute Tones

    Leave it to UNLV researchers to omit the two most popular brands from the study. I guess I'll go back to tabasco.
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    Wish 2 PITCH blocks, 1 ON at a time

    It is my understanding that processing resources are allocated when an effect is instantiated, whether bypassed or active. If true, then bypassing one would make no difference. Also if true, then I'm not exactly sure why quality settings on some blocks would affect CPU use, nor why the option...
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    Direct Bank Select?

    I have the III in my studio. I've been using the II with the Gordius LG2 live since forever. I need to get rid of my rack and move to a smaller, flyable format. And once you get used to the III, the II is hard to go back to. Having only one pitch block was the only potential red flag, but...
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    Direct Bank Select?

    Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I am new to the FC switch paradigm, and needed a couple of days to wrap my head around it. Not surprising, since the Gordius took a lot longer than that. I think the FM9 will work for me once I get used to it. I've had 10-key for so long, I just need some...
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    Direct Bank Select?

    Hey Moke. Yeah, I was actually considering that EXACT layout. Great minds think alike!
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    Direct Bank Select?

    Using the default Bank Size of 5 results in a total of 103 banks. Min size of 1 results in 512 banks. Creating a couple of layouts to access banks 10 increments apart could work. I would only have to scroll through five at a time max.
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    Direct Bank Select?

    Cheat sheet. Been doing it with my current controller for decades. Working in several bands with chaotic schedules who never play the same setlist twice makes the setlist feature too cumbersome.
  93. steadystate

    Direct Bank Select?

    It's analogous to the difference between speed dial and 10-key dialing on your phone. Speed dial limits you to one call recipient (i.e. bank). 10-key gives you direct random access to a virtually unlimited number of recipients (i.e. banks).
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    Direct Bank Select?

    From my original post: "I see that banks can be accessed sequentially, and that any footswitch can be assigned to recall a specific bank. But I see no way of randomly recalling a bank." Still, the feature you and scarbodave mentioned might be a useable workaround when dealing with a huge...
  95. steadystate

    Direct Bank Select?

    Thanks. I'll investigate this.
  96. steadystate

    Direct Bank Select?

    Exactly as defined in the manual. Depending on the Bank Size parameter, one can have anywhere from 43 to 512 banks. Using the default bank size of 5, you'll have 103 banks to scroll through. Having a 10-key style layout (with one switch covering two possible digits via tap/hold would allow...
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    Direct Bank Select?

    Thanks. So far, this seems like the best potential workaround. While not as useful or quick as having a "Bank Select" layout like what I described above, I'll investigate using this technique to see if it's practical for my needs. I'm highly motivated to make the FM9 work for me.
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    Direct Bank Select?

    Yes, but there are simply too many banks to quickly scroll through.
  99. steadystate

    Direct Bank Select?

    Forgive me if this has been asked before, but I cannot find this info in the manual or on the forum. I'm ready to purchase the FM9 to replace my Axe II/Gordius live setup, but I'm concerned that it lacks one (and only one) capability that is a must have for me. I need the ability to randomly...
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    Bank Number too Small to Read

    Is there any way to display the Bank number in a larger font when scrolling through banks? My poor old eyes can't read the tiny bank number and name at the top of the Preset Select menu.
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