Hi all,
happy new year to all forumites and their families (by this time, 2012 should have spreaded through the whole planet ;D)!
I've noticed that one of the most common issues members refer on this forum is their difficulties in matching their sounds when switching to a different FW version. Such switching is usually not trivial, implying new default values, the introduction of new parameters and the change in the range of some/many of them; and sometimes the elimination of one or more parameters.
A good starting point is of course a comparison between the old and the new settings, and a decent comprehension of the new parameters' meanings. Keeping track of the whole set of parameters for each patch is of course a long and tedious task, so I thought if a way to automate it could be implemented.
In some devices, the user can perform a so called "memory dump", where a list of all the parameters' settings is created in real time. Could it be possible to implement such a function in the Axe-FX? The unit might be programmed so that a .txt file is created and sent to a remote device (maybe via the USB port?). This file could have a table-like structure as the following:
FW Version - Preset # - Preset Name - Parameter Name - Parameter Range - Parameter Default Value - Parameter Current Value - Parameter Introduced In This Version [boolean] - Etc -
Of course other columns could be introduced if meaningful, the above are the most basic ones coming to my mind.
I believe such a tool would be of great help not only when trying to sonically match a patch, but for studying purposes as well, and even for a one-shot visual review of own settings. Personally I'd feel much more at ease having in front a hardprint of such a file than having to navigate through menus, specially having to manage different versions of Axe edit at the same time.
happy new year to all forumites and their families (by this time, 2012 should have spreaded through the whole planet ;D)!
I've noticed that one of the most common issues members refer on this forum is their difficulties in matching their sounds when switching to a different FW version. Such switching is usually not trivial, implying new default values, the introduction of new parameters and the change in the range of some/many of them; and sometimes the elimination of one or more parameters.
A good starting point is of course a comparison between the old and the new settings, and a decent comprehension of the new parameters' meanings. Keeping track of the whole set of parameters for each patch is of course a long and tedious task, so I thought if a way to automate it could be implemented.
In some devices, the user can perform a so called "memory dump", where a list of all the parameters' settings is created in real time. Could it be possible to implement such a function in the Axe-FX? The unit might be programmed so that a .txt file is created and sent to a remote device (maybe via the USB port?). This file could have a table-like structure as the following:
FW Version - Preset # - Preset Name - Parameter Name - Parameter Range - Parameter Default Value - Parameter Current Value - Parameter Introduced In This Version [boolean] - Etc -
Of course other columns could be introduced if meaningful, the above are the most basic ones coming to my mind.
I believe such a tool would be of great help not only when trying to sonically match a patch, but for studying purposes as well, and even for a one-shot visual review of own settings. Personally I'd feel much more at ease having in front a hardprint of such a file than having to navigate through menus, specially having to manage different versions of Axe edit at the same time.
