fuzzydude
Inspired
With the release of the new FM9 I was both excited at the idea of ordering one, and also disappointed with the realization that my FC-12 will probably never have new features or existing problems fixed that have been around for YEARS.
Yes, I know I can post them in the wish list, but even bugs reported there (for the FC units) aren't being addressed. So requesting new features seems like a pipe-dream.
I also know what the REAL problem is- not many people own an FC-12 therefore it doesn't get the love or updates it deserves. Those that do own it, find a way around the problems or just make changes on the rack unit. It's workable but not ideal. Not for the money paid for what could be the ultimate foot controller for the ultimate FX processor.
On day one (a year ago) my FC-12 would skip half the presets when moving through banks in "Perform 1"- a result of a poorly planned Global Bank Size settings. Today, on firmware 1.12, the issue still hasn't been fixed. Changing Global Bank Size has to be done on the rack unit which makes little sense with an expensive UI (user interface) on stage where you need it. Returning the Bank Size back to 10 means restarting the whole Axe FX III because on firmware 16.x and 1.12 on the FC-12, it still wrecks the display. I can't be the only seeing these issues?
I avoid posting because I realize I am still new to Fractal hardware (even after a year of tinkering) and I hate being the squeaky wheel. I have just been patiently waiting for any sign that the FC-12 would start getting much needed fixes and features. But now I see it's not going to happen.
I can't even bring myself to add what I think are important feature requests to the wish list. With 1024 presets (on Mk2), there should be an easier way to go from preset 1 to preset 512 without hitting the Bank +/- 50 times on stage. There should be a way to hold down the switch and rotate through with display updates to warn you when to stop. Simple UI improvements like that that I know the brilliant designers at Fractal are too busy to work on. Especially with the FM9 release.
I wanted to offer a solution. Since Fractal doesn't seem to be in the business of making foot controllers as much as FX processors or all-in-one FX processor/foot controllers, why not just open source the stand-alone foot controller portion of the Axe FX so that the community can work on what needs to be done?
I have a hard time justifying ordering the new FM9 when I've witnessed the deafening silence on FC-12 progress/updates and I suspect I'm not alone.
Yes, I know I can post them in the wish list, but even bugs reported there (for the FC units) aren't being addressed. So requesting new features seems like a pipe-dream.
I also know what the REAL problem is- not many people own an FC-12 therefore it doesn't get the love or updates it deserves. Those that do own it, find a way around the problems or just make changes on the rack unit. It's workable but not ideal. Not for the money paid for what could be the ultimate foot controller for the ultimate FX processor.
On day one (a year ago) my FC-12 would skip half the presets when moving through banks in "Perform 1"- a result of a poorly planned Global Bank Size settings. Today, on firmware 1.12, the issue still hasn't been fixed. Changing Global Bank Size has to be done on the rack unit which makes little sense with an expensive UI (user interface) on stage where you need it. Returning the Bank Size back to 10 means restarting the whole Axe FX III because on firmware 16.x and 1.12 on the FC-12, it still wrecks the display. I can't be the only seeing these issues?
I avoid posting because I realize I am still new to Fractal hardware (even after a year of tinkering) and I hate being the squeaky wheel. I have just been patiently waiting for any sign that the FC-12 would start getting much needed fixes and features. But now I see it's not going to happen.
I can't even bring myself to add what I think are important feature requests to the wish list. With 1024 presets (on Mk2), there should be an easier way to go from preset 1 to preset 512 without hitting the Bank +/- 50 times on stage. There should be a way to hold down the switch and rotate through with display updates to warn you when to stop. Simple UI improvements like that that I know the brilliant designers at Fractal are too busy to work on. Especially with the FM9 release.
I wanted to offer a solution. Since Fractal doesn't seem to be in the business of making foot controllers as much as FX processors or all-in-one FX processor/foot controllers, why not just open source the stand-alone foot controller portion of the Axe FX so that the community can work on what needs to be done?
I have a hard time justifying ordering the new FM9 when I've witnessed the deafening silence on FC-12 progress/updates and I suspect I'm not alone.