Johan Allard
Power User
There's been suggestions on a few threads on this forum the problematic behaviour of the Mini-Display Label when set to Current Name combined with multiple scene Toggle Switches. I think that the current implementation is a bug but apparently it isn't (https://forum.fractalaudio.com/thre...-names-on-fm3-mini-labels.161718/post-1937390). So since there are people that like the current implementation, and there's also a lot of us that think that the current implementation is not usable, I wish that another Mini-Display Label function gets added, called "Active Name".
The problem with the current implementation
Imagine the current switch configuration:
Switch 1: Toggle Scene 1/4, Mini-Display Label set as “Current Name”
Switch 2: Toggle Scene 2/5, Mini-Display Label set as “Current Name”
Switch 3: Toggle Scene 3/6, Mini-Display Label set as “Current Name”
Configured Scenes:
Scene 1 name: Sound A
Scene 2 name: Sound B
Scene 3 name: Sound C
Scene 4 name: Sound D
Scene 5 name: Sound E
Scene 6 name: Sound F
Current behaviour:
Scene 1 enabled, switches [1] [2] [3] show [Sound A] [Sound A] [Sound A]
Scene 4 enabled, switches [1] [2] [3] show [Sound D] [Sound D] [Sound D]
Desired behaviour:
Scene 1 enabled, switches [1] [2] [3] show [Sound A] [Sound B] [Sound C]
Scene 4 enabled, switches [1] [2] [3] show [Sound D] [Sound B] [Sound C]
Why is this desirable
Often when I'm playing, I'm quickly looking at my FM3 to see what scene is currently enabled. This is often a sort of a safety blanket - did I engage the Lead Scene? Did I switch to the Chorus scene? Imagine if you will a traditional pedalboard and a quick glance what pedals are engaged and which ones aren't.
Wish
My wish is either that the "Current Name" only displays the Current Name for the active switch, or that we add an additional option "Active Name", that would show the Active Name on the switch that's engaged, and the default scene on the non-engaged switches.
The problem with the current implementation
Imagine the current switch configuration:
Switch 1: Toggle Scene 1/4, Mini-Display Label set as “Current Name”
Switch 2: Toggle Scene 2/5, Mini-Display Label set as “Current Name”
Switch 3: Toggle Scene 3/6, Mini-Display Label set as “Current Name”
Configured Scenes:
Scene 1 name: Sound A
Scene 2 name: Sound B
Scene 3 name: Sound C
Scene 4 name: Sound D
Scene 5 name: Sound E
Scene 6 name: Sound F
Current behaviour:
Scene 1 enabled, switches [1] [2] [3] show [Sound A] [Sound A] [Sound A]
Scene 4 enabled, switches [1] [2] [3] show [Sound D] [Sound D] [Sound D]
Desired behaviour:
Scene 1 enabled, switches [1] [2] [3] show [Sound A] [Sound B] [Sound C]
Scene 4 enabled, switches [1] [2] [3] show [Sound D] [Sound B] [Sound C]
Why is this desirable
Often when I'm playing, I'm quickly looking at my FM3 to see what scene is currently enabled. This is often a sort of a safety blanket - did I engage the Lead Scene? Did I switch to the Chorus scene? Imagine if you will a traditional pedalboard and a quick glance what pedals are engaged and which ones aren't.
Wish
My wish is either that the "Current Name" only displays the Current Name for the active switch, or that we add an additional option "Active Name", that would show the Active Name on the switch that's engaged, and the default scene on the non-engaged switches.