Howbout the front panel would only have these buttons/knobs:Why amp knobs, specifically? Apart from Level, I rarely even change any amp settings, only after updating firmware. To me, hi/low cut on the cab block are more important. Or gate settings.
Sorry, that's just not appealing to me at all. I don't want to be required to connect an extra device to my equipment to make it do what it should be able to do natively. It's sort of a neat idea for a novelty, but I don't want to have to rely on it.Howbout the front panel would only have these buttons/knobs:
Preset select (10 presets, assigned in software)
Amp1/2 switch (sets which amp you are editing)
Gain
Gain 2
Bass Middle Treble Depth Pressence,
Master, level, Output1,2,3,4.
A few user assignable knobs (You could use those for hi/low cuts or gate). Or hey, all knobs could be completely user assignable. That would work for anything.
Tuner.
Maybe a "save" button.
All of this can possibly fit onto 2U, maybe even 1U.
Boom. You are set. This stuff is enough to get you through a show or a rehearsal and is far more comfortable and natural than navigating menus. Everything else, like routing and settings and stuff, should be prepared before the show, using axe edit. Or, if you really want to do it during a show, use a phone.
Howbout the front panel would only have these buttons/knobs:
Preset select (10 presets, assigned in software)
Amp1/2 switch (sets which amp you are editing)
Gain
Gain 2
Bass Middle Treble Depth Pressence,
Master, level, Output1,2,3,4.
A few user assignable knobs (You could use those for hi/low cuts or gate). Or hey, all knobs could be completely user assignable. That would work for anything.
Tuner.
Maybe a "save" button.
All of this can possibly fit onto 2U, maybe even 1U.
Boom. You are set. This stuff is enough to get you through a show or a rehearsal and is far more comfortable and natural than navigating menus. Everything else, like routing and settings and stuff, should be prepared before the show, using axe edit. Or, if you really want to do it during a show, use a phone.
Except.. well, they could. Feel free to look up the Bluetooth and WiFi exploits that surfaced only in the last year. That doesn't mean that there's no place for Bluetooth or WiFi. But it's not in a device where flawless uninterrupted performance is a primary design goal.
I appreciate the concept, but I think this would lead to way more complaints than having everything available via the current interface. I can’t imagine being at a gig and need to adjust a delay, or add a block for a song real quick, and having to fumble to get my phone out, connected, and then stare at it on stage.Howbout the front panel would only have these buttons/knobs:
Preset select (10 presets, assigned in software)
Amp1/2 switch (sets which amp you are editing)
Gain
Gain 2
Bass Middle Treble Depth Pressence,
Master, level, Output1,2,3,4.
A few user assignable knobs (You could use those for hi/low cuts or gate). Or hey, all knobs could be completely user assignable. That would work for anything.
Tuner.
Maybe a "save" button.
All of this can possibly fit onto 2U, maybe even 1U.
Boom. You are set. This stuff is enough to get you through a show or a rehearsal and is far more comfortable and natural than navigating menus. Everything else, like routing and settings and stuff, should be prepared before the show, using axe edit. Or, if you really want to do it during a show, use a phone.
I appreciate the concept, but I think this would lead to way more complaints than having everything available via the current interface. I can’t imagine being at a gig and need to adjust a delay, or add a block for a song real quick, and having to fumble to get my phone out, connected, and then stare at it on stage.
Making sure my sound works in the specific room is only an EQ thing, that is up to the sound engineer, or amp settings, that can be real knobs, just like on analog gear...I would guess that maybe only 50% of Axe users don’t change a thing (other than what you mentioned) at the gig. Maybe that’s way off, but I think it’s natural to want to adapt things per gig. I think “boom you are set” wouldn’t describe many people.
Someone I know has a X32 core. It’s a 1u digital mixer with basically zero physical control, everything needs to be done via wireless. As a concept it works. It’s light and small and great. But at a gig one day, his router died and he had zero control. Thank goodness it was at sound check and I was able to use my X32 rack - which is a 3u device with full control from the front panel - to get us through the gig. Are the dials and menu/screen hopping a bit slower than an iPad interface? Yup. But we had complete control over everything and made it sound good. What should he have done, bring an extra router? Extra iPads? I can’t imagine packing those extra things just for my Axe even just as a guitarist for a gig. There’s enough WiFi going on already on stages these days. Imagine every band member bringing their own router for their own setup... it really is a problem. Oh and they use Line 6 or Shure digital wireless too... yikes!
But I think sometimes the desires/demands are unfair or out of place a bit. “Why don’t you straight-up copy this unique feature from that product,” “this cheaper thing has it, therefore the Axe should too,” “it does 90% of what I want, but I won’t buy it because this small feature isn’t in it,” “the Axe III should have everything ever in it.” A consumer can wish for anything they want of course, but in the big picture gear is gear and has its limits. And the development has to be something that the company can actually support. Maybe we’ll see this one day, but it certainly isn’t as easy as “just put in wireless.”
Then don't upgrade. If a new device doesn't offer the one thing you want over the old device, then keep the old device!What if the Axe-FX II already does like 99% of what I want, and the only gap in functionality is the lack of a wireless interface? What's my incentive to upgrade?
Cliff said no, they will not be ready when the iii starts shipping
Then don't upgrade. If a new device doesn't offer the one thing you want over the old device, then keep the old device!
I really don't understand your logic...
If that's technically not feasible, fine. I'll happily stick with the II.
Read this on another post regarding the FC -
If this is the case - may as well delay the Axe III release and kit it out with WiFi etc... As wont be able to use the Axe III live without the FC
is there any other guitar-specific processor or amp that allows WiFi control of everything? this doesn't seem like a new problem, is all i'm saying. sure there's an opportunity here, but would the Axe-Fx be the first guitar processor ever to be edited and controlled via WiFi? it would right?
for digital mixers, it clearly makes sense and has helped the industry tremendously. but the sound guy IS responsible for all of that and needs to be out in various places other than mix position. one could argue that the guitarist really should be staying at his place on the stage and let the sound guy do the mixing.
of course, today we all do various jobs and it would be great. so like i said before, this is an opportunity. but i don't think we're losing out on anything since we haven't really had it before, on ANY guitar rig.
The logic is simple.Then don't upgrade. If a new device doesn't offer the one thing you want over the old device, then keep the old device!
I really don't understand your logic...
Either you do not follow IT security news, or we assess them very differently.Well, they can't.
Which is precisely why, all else being equal, adding a new communication system makes a device less secure by definition.Every system has problems so every system needs to be updated at times.
Yes there is, because (differently from tweaking knobs or plugging a USB cable in) there is no practical way to limit physical use of this communication channel.But there's nothing inherently insecure about wireless
Basically those statements are all just various ways of saying "doesn't happen automatically/regularly/too often, didn't happen to me yet, so it's not a real problem". But that doesn't stand logical/statistical scrutiny. Which is fine for decisions that only affect your own life, but I try to avoid software and/or devices designed with this attitude (including the payment systems you mention). Unfortunately it is all too common, but that does not make it right.and just because your phone has wifi enabled it doesn't mean that you're automatically going to get hacked when you walk past an Internet Café. There's just not widespread fundamental issues like that. Also, the systems where you can pay with your phone or watch uses bluetooth and if they where inherently insecure you would be robbed blind first time you use them. But you won't.
Bluetooth also has the additional security benefit of very limited range so is ideal for things like this.
The logic is simple.
This is something some think is missing and posted in thread titled "what's missing"
I don't understand the logic in the select few whom feel they have to challenge another's opinion because they disagree with it.
Is it so hard to simply say, I don't need that option and move on?
It's gets old when every time you post, the same few reply forcing you to defend your opinion lol....
It’s totally fine to stay with what you have. I personally am not saying “people should upgrade, stop wishing...” etc. The quote you posted is weird because he is frustrated that people gave their opinion on his suggestion, but he actually specifically asked for opinions on what he said. So his reaction doesn’t make sense.It's a weird tendency that's more pronounced on this forum than elsewhere, probably because we're all pretty enthusiastic about Fractal gear...some much more than others, LOL. In my mind it's a simple, innocuous thing to say, "Does the new version have XYZ feature that'd I'd love to have? No? OK, fine, I'll stand pat with what I've got." Seems I'm wrong. For some, evidently that position is highly controversial and fraught with logical fallacy.
I commented about the lack of wireless editing capability (wifi or bluetooth) in the original AFX3 'Presenting...' thread along with several others and one thing I have noticed is that Cliff has not commented on any of the complaints regarding it. Maybe I am just reading into things but it almost seems like he is avoiding talking about it because possibly, the upcoming Mark II edition WILL have this capability in it and he doesn't want to impact sales of the Mark I since many folks would wait for the Mark II to have this capability.
i'll just say we are very busy, and replying to every suggestion may not be a priority at this time. i don't want that to become a reason people think a new version is already coming out when the first one hasn't even shipped yet...To be honest - this is what I was thinking, and I would be gutted to buy a new Axe III only to find a MK2is released with WiFi .... it is putting me off buying - maybe better to hang fire.