DougB415
Power User
If Hetfield asked that 5 minutes before showtime and expects a newbie tech to get it right, then he deserves whatever he gets.
If Hetfield asked that 5 minutes before showtime and expects a newbie tech to get it right, then he deserves whatever he gets.
There's at least one AI PDF app that references the page(s) it cites, so it seems possible the others may have the capability, as well.
From what I understand, these apps base their output exclusively on information from the source document. I haven't really noticed any of them hallucinating information, yet anyway.
I did sound for a few years at a local venue here - performers would rent the space, show up an hour in advance, and insist an all sorts of elaborate setup. Your only chance to come close to doing it was if you RTFM so that you truely understood how the shit works. Many, many times: problem occurs in the middle of a show - the show director is in my ear to get to the stage n try n figure out what's going on with so n so's mic / di / ... whatever. Those that spend time RTFM were the ones who could solve those things more often than not. (am I really here justifying RTFM? lol! - new AI shit is great, but, still, RTFM if ya wanna learn how te do stuff eh).
1. Table of Contents: Modifiers. Chapter 10 (30 seconds including manual download)
By talking about it here, you're directing it to the answer more quickly. I think we humans need to start hoarding our common sense
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that's awsome! seems (I dunno, from the documentaries), he's a pretty down to earth all round nice guy
I should feed it logic’s manual, especially stuff related to the environment. Could be real useful.
ya, ye kinda do - if you're going to use any given feature (of any technology really), precision of understanding is key - without "RTFM" you set yourself up for all kinds of tangents, false starts, errors ...
RTFM gives more practice / writing time since your not trying to solve issues caused by not understanding how your tool works.
RTFM - more important for the bedroom guitarist who does not have a tech to figure stuff out. Makes them more efficient.
And for the 99% of gigging guitarists who don’t have a tech to figure stuff out.
The answer isn't always to RTFM, though. If I had to RTFM every time I initiated a simple Google query, I'd never get anything done.
not sure where this idea comes from that people think they have to memorize manuals - they don't and they can't (well, I sure don't / can't). It's a reference - you refer to specific section(s) as needed. I'm getting old and don't always remember what I did 1/2 an hour ago - which is ok - just book mark it in the manual and go back to it as many times as you need it. As for phone screens - well - no matter what you do whether its reading a pdf directly or reading what AI is telling you about the PDF, it's gonna be a PITA cuz it's too small (I know - I'm scheduled for cataract surgery lol!). Reminds me also, that, I'd bet those that spend a little quality time with the manual are less likely to be at a gig nervously sweating over their Axfx wondering why they have no sound from output1.I don't completely disagree with you. And I have read the manual, and there's value to understanding the tool. I've also watched a variety of videos with information, did some experimentation myself, and have certainly forgotten many aspects of the manual too since I don't need it day in day out.
I also know that it's highly impractical to assume everybody who buys one will memorize every part of the manual. I don't use MIDI in any of my guitar setups so I definitely haven't memorized those parts. I may not even have read them to begin with. Instead of "Read the Fickchuckalucking manual" "reference the fickstastic manual" might be more reasonable for most people, until they come across something not in the manual.
I also know it's a pretty big PITA to be dealing with a PDF on a phone screen hunched over an FM3 on the floor at band practice where a referencial search might help you find the info you seek faster.
Two things can be true
Well, if you're only referencing it then you might very well be the one trying to find it on your phone at a practice because you're using it as a reference. If you're trying to do it at a gig you've already messed up by taking a working setting and changing on the fly at showtime.
Or... if you've already read said section(s), just ask the AI. Even if a user hasn't read the manual, asking the AI for help still benefits the learning process because they're learning by doing. Further, the AI can also relay contextual information. But it's not as if users who use AI forfeit their right to read the manual.
Skimming and searching generally takes longer, which translates to more time spent looking at the screen.
Maybe, but the same people who'd ask an AI for help without reading the manual are likely the same type of people who'd ask for help on a forum without reading it. The difference is, users who ask an AI can potentially get help immediately.
