Has anyone set up an fc 12 to be the same layout of switches as an ax8 ie preset select and bank up and down switches on the right, then when you select a preset you can configure it to have four scenes on the bottom row and four effects in the top row? I am trying to set it up so I have only one unit in front of me and you can have scenes and fx from a preset in front of you?
I start in Preset Layout:
My FC 12 is currently configured as such:
Switch 12 is for the Preset Layout
Switch 5 & 6 is for Bank Up/Bank Down
Switches 1-4 and 7-11 show preset names.
Once I pick a preset - holding it down takes me to the FX Layout where I get any effects/scenes that I might need for that preset. In the FX Layout, I kept Switch 12 going to the Presets so I can jump back to that quickly and get to a new preset. Switch 5 becomes the Tuner, Switch 4 becomes a boost (that is CTRL1 in all of my presets). Switches 7,8,9,10 are generally for Scenes 1,2,3,4 (so like Clean, Dirt, More Dirt, Lead). Switches 1,2,3 I then assign to FX. I don't need a lot of FX buttons because I usually handle it in the preset. For example - Barracuda by Heart - I don't need a switch to have the Flanger on it because when I switch Scenes, it'll be shut turned on or off as I need it.
I've decided to use the Per Preset method for nearly all of my presets - and it seems to work for me, but that being said - I'm still in the stage of working things around to make playing live as easy/efficient as possible and feel like I could do better. (aka take better advantage of the FC12)
Not sure if I've found that yet, but the above is working for me thus far. The good thing is, it's SO configurable that almost anything you can think of doing is possible.
And as I typed this, I realized I could do something better, so there ya go. lol