New Fractal product coming!!

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FractalAudio said:
Well this thread has been educational. I now know what the next product will be:
16 Analog I/O
Four mic preamps
Ethernet
Wifi/Bluetooth
Touchscreen
No touchscreen option
Somewhere between 0 and 36 footswitches
Effects, amp models, captures, 10 second IR support
Smaller than a deck of cards
$3.50 (tree-fiddy) retail
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You forgot the "talent" control block
 
fuzzyoctaves said:
I would imagine that manufacturers are constantly having to cull features that would simply be too difficult to make work in the on-device UI.

For example, control curves would be way more useful if I could simply draw the curve myself. In AxeEdit, it would be easy to add that functionality, but it would be obviously a huge PITA to make that work on the on-device UI. Instead, we have the "tyranny" of the lowest common denominator (the on-device UI) dictating what the SW interface can do and how it works/looks.
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I don't really understand this line of thinking. This isn't an either/or thing. Many pedals and many non-music-related devices with firmware give you limited options for an on-device UI while giving you vastly expanded or totally different options via a software editor.

I suspect there's no reason Fractal couldn't provide a slimmed down and user-friendly list of parameters via the on-device UI (more akin to knobs on "real" pedals") while also allowing for more deep-parameter editing via the PC/Mac editors. Now, they could certainly decide that isn't worth the effort, but they could also decide to make it a priority for a "lowest common denominator" on-device UI without reducing the PC/Mac editor's capabilities whatsoever.
 
ssmithsonjr said:
I don't really understand this line of thinking. This isn't an either/or thing. Many pedals and many non-music-related devices with firmware give you limited options for an on-device UI while giving you vastly expanded or totally different options via a software editor.

I suspect there's no reason Fractal couldn't provide a slimmed down and user-friendly list of parameters via the on-device UI (more akin to knobs on "real" pedals") while also allowing for more deep-parameter editing via the PC/Mac editors. Now, they could certainly decide that isn't worth the effort, but they could also decide to make it a priority for a "lowest common denominator" on-device UI without reducing the PC/Mac editor's capabilities whatsoever.
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When it comes to UI I like to be able to effectively tweak the devise. If an editor has a deeper diving experience me fine but the unit has to be capable without it. And if that particular editor is eventually retired abandoned what ever you want to call it I still need to be able to effectively tweak my device. I think with the axe3 I have I can do that but that doesn’t mean I don’t wish there was more editor options available on device. Just my personal requirements before I buy something that isn’t fully analog. More buttons and onobs would not hinder me!
 
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If this new product has an improved on device UI and editor, I would expect the existing product lines to be updated to incorporate these changes.
 
That makes more sense. Which may mean next gen is coming sooner rather than later. I doubt they want to maintain both for long
 
I am frustrated....Remember that Fractal never officially announced anything on a new product coming. Just in forums. So all the hullabaloo is on us. What we need to do is focus on the important things; and that is buckling down and getting this damn thing to 100 pages. Nothing else matters. These are rookie numbers.
 
ruso said:
The container was stuck in port due to the strike and was literally just released. They likely won’t announce it until they are in FAS’s hands, inspected, loaded with firmware, and ready to ship.
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Where did you see that a container of them was stuck somewhere? Someone speculated a couple pages ago that they could have been, but I don't think I've seen any post indicating they actually were stuck anywhere.
 
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