I think it's good for life to have some puzzles.Can you not look up and replicate most musician's gear and settings if you were determined? I'm honestly puzzled by this.
Nah. The port locker is the way to go. It's more secure, more reliable, and best of all, available today.Awesome GlennO, I appreciate it. One other response suggested a physical USB port blocker. So the conclusion so far is: that it can be done with a USB blocker, but not through software. I am hoping to find, or request in future updates, that Fractal Bot asks for a handshake with a Fractal Audio unit before files can be transferred. Thanks for your help.
the older I get.........the more life puzzles me.I think it's good for life to have some puzzles.
I agree. But the end user..., we all know what can happen there.I doubt Fractal Audio would implement it incorrectly.
Great comment. At the same time I'm sure there are tons of artists, from Fripp to Edge to Hendrix, to Belew, who have created their own unique or singular voice... and don't give it away in order to push people to find their own. There is also a more political side: people should be allowed to keep their privacy if they wish, for whatever reason, which I agree with.The biggest hits in recorded history are the best songs, period. No guitar tone in the world would have stopped those songs or made those songs any bigger. You think these guys were splitting fly farts when they were taking over the world with a guitar and an amp? Getting your sound/technique/look/music or anything else ripped off is inevitable if you're relevant. So many artists are more than happy to talk shop, share settings and approaches etc as well. Les Paul virtually created everything we are talking about on a daily basis and his setup was right on the floor for anyone walking up to it to see, he couldn't have possibly cared less. He had a couple boss pedals and a very simple board.
Securing all of their gear would be a priority in general. Not just their axe-fx. See above comment about a locking rack. Unless you have a bigger budget for trusted help and a storage facility, this is your best bet.Great comment. At the same time I'm sure there are tons of artists, from Fripp to Edge to Hendrix, to Belew, who have created their own unique or singular voice... and don't give it away in order to push people to find their own. There is also a more political side: people should be allowed to keep their privacy if they wish, for whatever reason, which I agree with.
I promise you Hendrix does not care.Great comment. At the same time I'm sure there are tons of artists, from Fripp to Edge to Hendrix, to Belew, who have created their own unique or singular voice... and don't give it away in order to push people to find their own. There is also a more political side: people should be allowed to keep their privacy if they wish, for whatever reason, which I agree with.
I think he did. I imagine Eddie Kramer does?I promise you Hendrix does not care.
Eddie Kramer is maybe the most approachable and humble producers I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. He also has loads of online tutorials, signature plugins, settings etc. All Hendrix cares about is its better to be alive.I think he did. I imagine Eddie Kramer does?
These famous artists are famous because of their music, not their signal chain.
I think ultimately all I am getting at is that I think its up to each artist to decide about their process and privacy. Regardless of how other artists do things. Good to have a system where each person can do it they way that makes them feel most free and is right for them.Eddie Kramer is maybe the most approachable and humble producers I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. He also has loads of online tutorials, signature plugins, settings etc. All Hendrix cares about is its better to be alive.
Are you seriously telling me some untrustworthy character hooked up a computer to your axe FX without your permission and downloaded your presets?its already happened to me! someone snarfled my presets without my permission.
That makes sense. The proprietary individual patches from a big name guitarist would be as much a part of their signature as their notes. Disabling / password protecting the parameters would provide a good layer of security in that instance. I generally give away any of my patches on request, except for those few that were originally a commercially-purchased patch. Heavily modded or not, they're not mine to share.I support a certain world class pro who also wishes for a front panel password, so if someone steals his Axe-Fx, they won't be able to steal his presets.
you can't say that, he'll get mad.If strangers have physical access the the gear in such a way they can just plug things into the USB port I think you've got your priorities wrong if your worry some someone taking the SOFTWARE from it.
Way more likely someone will just walk off with your gear.
Security folks sometimes bring up the notion of installing a steel vault door on a tent. Installing USB port security devices on gear sitting inside a portable rack case probably qualifies here.
I worked on a project with a hired studio musician. He copied presets without my permission when I was away. Not particularly mysterious.Are you seriously telling me some untrustworthy character hooked up a computer to your axe FX without your permission and downloaded your presets?
Really? How does that even happen?! I would be more worried about them stealing the actual unit.
I've never known, in the history of FX units, for any of them to have password protection.
I think the development time would be better spent elsewhere myself.