Fair enough, but seems to me the above meme-trading should be reversed. To me, expecting the front panel UI of a device that is this deep to be something that you can walk up to and expect to be able to do something you haven't tried to do on it in 6 months+ to come naturally and intuitively first try is the snobby aristocrat position, where those that accept that operations that aren't performed regularly from the front panel might take a little hunting/pecking to make happen are the simpleton working folks.I have no idea whether this is a reasonable standard, but I'm definitely spending more time on this discussion than it's worth for me.
I am sharing my experience and impressions, that's all.
It works for me with most devices, wherever that puts me on the aristocrat-peasant scale.Fair enough, but seems to me the above meme-trading should be reversed. To me, expecting the front panel UI of a device that is this deep to be something that you can walk up to and expect to be able to do something you haven't tried to do on it in 6 months+ to come naturally and intuitively first try is the snobby aristocrat position, where those that accept that operations that aren't performed regularly from the front panel might take a little hunting/pecking to make happen are the simpleton working folks.
Actually, 7 out of 10 users either think it’s fine how it is or don’t care enough about it to see much change. That’s 30% of the user base. Whether that’s a significant enough a number to divert resources from other development can be debated.So… with 200 respondents (and setting aside the roughly 30% who don’t use it enough to have an opinion) I know that if I were manufacturing a device and 40% of those having an opinion it think its’ user interface “needs improvement” I’d have to give their feedback some pretty serious consideration.
No, that’s 30% of the results. I doubt even the entire forum member list is 30% of Fractal’s user base.That’s 30% of the user base.
It would be interesting to know if that’s accurate. I’d think with a product as “deep” as the AxeFX devices the Forum might be more active than 30%. What say you, @FractalAudio?No, that’s 30% of the results. I doubt even the entire forum member list is 30% of Fractal’s user base.
You’re right. Unless fractal decides to shoot out an email blast, this is as best as we will get to polling the user base Id say. It’s like a vaccination trial. They dont try it on EVERYONE, but get a good idea of the answers they’re looking for among the user base.No, that’s 30% of the results. I doubt even the entire forum member list is 30% of Fractal’s user base.
The answer posed isn’t merely not having an opinion. The answer is the user doesnt use the front panel to the point they care about it either way. It’s safe and fair to assume these people would prefer development in other places.In most surveys the responses that are “I don’t care enough to have an opinion” are typically discarded. Of course it’s up to every manufacturer to determine resource allocation, just as it is to determine if those resources are being used to their best result.
Have you ever tried writing your name with an etch a sketch?? Fractal front panel UI is WAY easier.As I stated in the op, if you can’t operate an Etch o Sketch ......
The answer is the user doesnt use the front panel to the point they care about it either way. It’s safe and fair to assume these people would prefer development in other places.
Axe-Fx having deep parameter edits is understood. It's not that we need to be magically aware of what the parameters do. But just navigating it has a bunch of quirks and usually 15-20 seconds of staring at various buttons and menu items wondering how exactly to do something. Compare that to Axe edit. Very intuitive to hook stuff up, build a preset and modify parameters. Understanding what those parameters do is obviously something that requires reading a manual / watching Leon Todd videos.Fair enough, but seems to me the above meme-trading should be reversed. To me, expecting the front panel UI of a device that is this deep to be something that you can walk up to and expect to be able to do something you haven't tried to do on it in 6 months+ to come naturally and intuitively first try is the snobby aristocrat position, where those that accept that operations that aren't performed regularly from the front panel might take a little hunting/pecking to make happen are the simpleton working folks.
I was against touch screen. But, given the number of parameters/pages/controllers/... I think a touch screen should be used in next Fractal generations. Some value knob/button could be useful, but in a dark environment actual interface is hard to use. The "select what you see in the screen" is faster, simpler and less error prone. If FM3 could have a touch screen, upper right navigation buttons could be ditched, with a couple of more useful stompswitches...BTW, I'm a fan of very clean UIs. Less lines / borders, less colors etc.
I kind of like the QC looks.
But let's not forget that Fractal's UI has much more functionality to support, and many features were added by request of users.