Touchscreens are not that fragile and there are plenty of different models. When you drop your phone, the thing that most often breaks is the glass on the screen rather than the display panel itself. Even that glass is more durable with each generation.
They are expensive and certainly more fragile than smaller screens on a case with more metal. It’s just more easily damaged surface area in general. I’m not arguing that touchscreens are crazy fragile, just that they are more fragile than metal and the more surface area they cover, the easier it is to break them.
Aren't we all here for the tonez?
Good tone alone isn't everything. We also want our preferred devices to work for our use cases and to be easy to use. But everything is a compromise in some way. For me Fractal's compromises are ok but I do wish they made their control systems (UI, MIDI knob controller support and more) better.
With respect to this particular point, it's not a UI issue. Performance mode is simple to use, but like most things in the Axe-Fx, it requires a basic understanding of how to use it, and I would expect any unit with as many options and features as the Axe-Fx to have a learning curve. Are you suggesting there shouldn't be one? Any other unit that could do as much as the Axe-Fx does would have a comparable one, in my opinion. Can you name such a unit?
It’s quite impossible with all the features to have easy controls of everything on a 3U rack panel. For this ok . But having all the basic amp and effects knobs on it
), exit to go back, and that’s all . Touch screen ? Why not …
I'm able to access any of the 20 user-assignable controls in Performance Mode using the front panel in less than 2 seconds from any screen by pressing Home and clicking the Page Right button once or twice(two times for the Global assigns). It's a lot more flexible than having fixed controls, though not quite as convenient as simply having more physical knobs.It’s quite impossible with all the features to have easy controls of everything on a 3U rack panel. For this ok . But having all the basic amp and effects knobs on it
to me that’s a big point for the kemper. If you have used one amps and 5 pedals your whole life it’s easier to understand at first look. (Then the kemper is not so easy for the rest)
Of the knob or touchscreen variety?
There really should be a one button shortcut to access it from any view. I miss some of the dedicated buttons of the Axe-Fx 2.
That sounds more like grumpiness and laziness to RTFM rather than geekness
since we talked about it I’ve seen how it works yes. I don’t need it personally as I use it for home use only these time, But when gigs will restart I will surely do a performance page.That sounds more like grumpiness and laziness to RTFM rather than geekness
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BTW, sometimes you don't even need to RTFM. As an adventurous geek that I am, I had the courage of pressing the 'Perform" button without RTFM, and easy instructions magically appeared in front of me
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Yes all the products needs time Since forever . korg and boss multi effect and multitracks , drum machines … a daw …a synth … everything .Every modeller requires users to get their head around its nuances regardless of UI. Try experimenting with stereo fx in front of dual amps on a line6 modeller. Talk about anti- intuitive!- even if you rtfm, you'll be scratching yur head for a while.
