electronpirate said:
I've asked this years ago...
I found some great sites out there...many pointed out to me. Especially ones that did 'kindergarden education' on FX. Much of it was STILL confusing to me. But there's no subsitute for the research and learning you have to do if you want to know the ins and outs of what each effect does.
I decided I didn't give that much of a sheeeit. I'm not headed for studio engineer, just a playa.
There is also talk of a section on the editor for an FX database, so people looking for a particular pedal, or high end 'verb sound, can pick up someone's version of it.
To answer your question, I don't really think we need it per se...a dedicated FX section. Too much other stuff out there.
I believe there to be great benefit to researching and learning effects and applying that knowledge to the AxeFX. What research I will inevitably do will be done mostly, or perhaps entirely, on the internet...as I suspect most people will. What is the difference between someone, or a sticky in a thread, that links to a site with good information on an effect or googling and sorting through other stuff to get to the good one?
You know, you'll catch more flies with honey sort of thing.
Not to mention the AxeFX's effects may not respond exactly like the effect it is modeling. Learning about an effect would be beneficial, but wouldn't it be equally good, if not better, to learn the AxeFX emulation of that effect? Perhaps it does certain things better, or worse, or different than the stated unit. And who knows how many users have found ways to do cool things in the AxeFX that can't be done in the real world?
Information scattered all over the internet, or scattered around in this forum, seems to me detrimental to the learning process about the AxeFX. I mean, that is what this site is for, right? Sharing information about the AxeFX? Why not have a section for the FX part of that? Isn't a more knowledgeable base of users better for the product? Well, maybe not. :lol:
I mean, there is a patch exchange forum...but no forum dedicated to the most powerful aspect of the AxeFX...its effects.
Perhaps it has been discussed in the past and logical reasons exist that prevented them from going through with a section of the forum dedicated to effects.
Well, it'd be cool is all I'm saying.....IMO of course.