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Fractal-whipped!Im married to my Axe 3 and If she asked me If she was ugly; Id say I love you just the way you are
Fractal-whipped!Im married to my Axe 3 and If she asked me If she was ugly; Id say I love you just the way you are
Well, there are quite a few people who simply don't use Axe-FX because its "interface is too complicated". They don't frequent the forum and don't participate in the poll.Interestingly, so far NI is trailing in the poll, suggesting even a broad definition of NI still isn't giving the choice much traction.
I'd venture to guess that people who are experts in user interfaces aren't necessarily the same people who are great at creating amp modeling wizardry.The way I see it is Fractal's resources are a finite quantity. As stated, they DO listen rather closely to the comments and concerns about their product which is one of the many things I love about FAS. For my vote of one, I think organizational management within the unit as well as a few handy recording features are much more important than trying to figure out how to get 80,000 parameters on a patch instantly adjustable in an intuitive way from the front panel. I'm a case study of one and I understand that. Whats the potential tradeoff in getting this? Waiting longer for a few new models, a few new effects or other new features? God only knows if R&D is going on for a new product altogether or if somehow resources are needed to get FM9s out to the waitlist. May be worth it to you, only you know but not to me.
P.S. Im not arguing this is just how I speak
Or a broad definition of NI is causing a Fractal Fan Backlash.Interestingly, so far NI is trailing in the poll, suggesting even a broad definition of NI still isn't giving the choice much traction.
how many? my guess would be the opposite - people looking to get the best tones possible from a modeller won't let something trivial relative to tonal capability, like the FP UI EOU, stop them from getting there.Well, there are quite a few people who simply don't use Axe-FX because its "interface is too complicated". They don't frequent the forum and don't participate in the poll.
I'd venture to guess that people who are experts in user interfaces aren't necessarily the same people who are great at creating amp modeling wizardry.
This is why you hire designers, UI experts etc to work on those aspects so engineers like Cliff can work on the stuff where they have the best expertise. Nobody can be an expert in every area.I'd venture to guess that people who are experts in user interfaces aren't necessarily the same people who are great at creating amp modeling wizardry.
As I stated in the op, if you canāt operate an Etch o Sketch this thread and probably hardware isnāt for you. There isnāt a hell of a lot of grey area between the two. Those customers will be lost regardless. They want a couple knobs and few options. This isnāt for them. The authentic tab in my opinion is a good compromise, but even that will be above the heads of some. There are people who reject tech and wear it like a badge of honor. My mother in law refuses to text. She simply wonāt do it and refuses to learn how to operate a cell phone and is proud of it. These people will not change.Well, there are quite a few people who simply don't use Axe-FX because its "interface is too complicated". They don't frequent the forum and don't participate in the poll.
I'd venture to guess that people who are experts in user interfaces aren't necessarily the same people who are great at creating amp modeling wizardry.
Exactly this!Yup. It takes 10 - 15 minutes to learn to operate the front panel. Yet people spend MUCH more time writing complaints.
Reading the manual helps if there's something you can't figure out somehow, and if you use that information on a more or less regular basis after that.I can only speak for myself.
After reading the manual (what everyone should do) I have zero problems using the front panel.
Probably I have zero issues because Iām doing this for years since back to the first Axe Std.Reading the manual helps if there's something you can't figure out somehow, and if you use that information on a more or less regular basis after that.
The problem isn't that the front panel is impossible to figure out, it's just unintuitive at times, so it takes time to do some simple tasks if you don't remember how they are done, and they are hard to remember if you do them once a year or so. For this, reading the manual doesn't help, unless you mean to carry it with you for reference everywhere.
Exactly. Axe-Edit is quite intuitive to use and only time you need to refer to the manual is when you are unsure of what a parameter does (and I hope Fractal integrates the manual to the app somehow in the future so this issue goes away too).The problem isn't that the front panel is impossible to figure out, it's just unintuitive at times, so it takes time to do some simple tasks if you don't remember how they are done, and they are hard to remember if you do them once a year or so. For this, reading the manual doesn't help, unless you mean to carry it with you for reference everywhere.
Nah, the oven is fine, as are most appliances and devices.I just went to my Axe-Fx III and approached the front panel UI with a completely fresh / blank mind, paying attention to the knobs, buttons etc.
I really think everything is fairly logical.
If people can't grasp how it works, or are baffled by EDIT vs ENTER, I don't know what to say. Except that operating the oven must be hell.
There must be a Oven forum to prevent them from starving.I just went to my Axe-Fx III and approached the front panel UI with a completely fresh / blank mind, paying attention to the knobs, buttons etc.
I really think everything is fairly logical.
If people can't grasp how it works, or are baffled by EDIT vs ENTER, I don't know what to say. Except that operating the oven must be hell.
āHoney, does this user interface make me look fat?āFractal-whipped!
If people can't grasp how it works, or are baffled by EDIT vs ENTER, I don't know what to say. Except that operating the oven must be hell.
As for Enter, I'm not even sure why it exists and why pressing the knob doesn't do the "Enter" action. It's just weird and, as someone mentioned above, inconsistent. Turning the knob also does strange things at times.
Condescending comments are not helpful.