What if they added switch options for multi-channel changes to the FC's. Instead of having dedicated channel switch functions for each block type, use the same functions for all blocks with channels and then the user could choose which blocks are the targets for that particular switch.
So, for example, instead of having separate amp and cab block channel +1 and -1 switches, you'd have multi-channel +1 and -1 switches that you could select both the amp and cab blocks (or whatever else) as targets and they'd all change together.
You could maybe do the same for bypass switch functions as well. A multi-bypass switch function where you could select multiple block types as the target for that switch and they would all enable and bypass at the same time.
I think the idea is taken a little too far now. The Amp+Cab suggestion is simple and is logical because of the close relationship between the two. To “multI-switch” other blocks too, we can already use scenes, or use a specific routing.
This is basically what Control Switches do, but their functionality is somewhat more limited. If it was increased to also increment or toggle Scenes and Channels that would make them even more powerful.Another way to handle this which would be even more generic is if we could assign multiple actions to the same FC action. Helix does this already: It's more of an event-subscriber model than a direct assignment.
Consider this: you program FC switch 1 to increment Amp1 channel, and increment Cab1 channel. Or you configure it to increment Amp1 channel, and bypass Drive1. Or you configure it to Select Scene 5, and move to Layout 3 on the FC. This would be hugely powerful and would cover all the cases in this thread and more.
I wonder if a Control Switch's MIDI payload could be used to control channels somehow too with a MIDI loopback.
+1I'm reposting an old wish of mine.
I'd like to be able to link Amp and Cab channels in a preset.
This would allow me to switch from (e.g.) a Fender amp model (channel A) to a Marshall model (channel B), and have the Cab block automatically switch along, from a Fender cab (channel A) to a Marshall cab (channel B).
To keep things simple, this would be limited to this:
AMP Channel A = CAB Channel A
AMP Channel B = CAB Channel B
AMP Channel C = CAB Channel C
AMP Channel D = CAB Channel D
It would require just one action instead of multiple.
This wish gave me the inspiration to embed the option in my pedalboard. It works very good and is easy to implement. I also created the option to change the CAB channels seperately from the AMP.I'm reposting an old wish of mine.
I'd like to be able to link Amp and Cab channels in a preset.
This would allow me to switch from (e.g.) a Fender amp model (channel A) to a Marshall model (channel B), and have the Cab block automatically switch along, from a Fender cab (channel A) to a Marshall cab (channel B).
To keep things simple, this would be limited to this:
AMP Channel A = CAB Channel A
AMP Channel B = CAB Channel B
AMP Channel C = CAB Channel C
AMP Channel D = CAB Channel D
It would require just one action instead of multiple.