Want to speed up boot time? Delete all your presets!

[Jason Scott]

I deleted all but 9 presets, and here's the result:

 

[Budda]

Is that a concern for many users?

 

[Jason Scott]

Is that a concern for many users?

A concern? No. Of interest? Sure!

 

[notalemming]

Delete them all. I'll bet it boots up even faster

 

[Jason Scott]

Delete them all. I'll bet it boots up even faster

Probably. I've started dragging and dropping from File Explorer in large part, so technically, I don't need any on the unit itself.

 

[200man]

maybe not a concern for some but thanks for pointing this out, that is interesting to me...
i wonder if removing the presets before an update and then restoring after...
Does a firmware update have a different effect in general on the state of presets present when a major update occurs versus downloaded presets after?

 

[Godam]

Seems I've found one argument not to upgrade to MK2

 

[unFILTERed]

the time you spent on this video, post....you need to stay with 9 presets the next 5 years so you can recover the lost time just kidding!

 

[Jason Scott]

the time you spent on this video, post....you need to stay with 9 presets the next 5 years so you can recover the lost time just kidding!

I know you're kidding, but 5 years?

 

[zenaxe]

I always wondered why my 6505 booted so quick.

 

[OrganicZed]

I find that the boot time is similar to how long it takes for the filaments in my tube amps to warm up enough to let signal through.

 

[tgunn]

Interesting - has anyone tried this with an FM3?

 

[Stratman68]

Interesting - has anyone tried this with an FM3?

FM3----Boot time is , well, boot time.....Never in that much of hurry. As Jason himself says above it's "interesting", more than important. But talk about "reading presets" and I am all in for changes.......
The FM3 and the AXEfx III both read the empty slots also, but if it's empty seems the reading may be quicker than a full preset read (more info involved?) -just theorizing, don't know for sure. so? Good question!
..

 

[Danny W.]

Just boot on an empty preset to get the same boot-up time.

Danny W.

 

[sean.e]

Just boot on an empty preset to get the same boot-up time.

Booting on an empty preset makes no difference so far as I can see (compared to booting on a non-empty preset).

 

[Jason Scott]

Just boot on an empty preset to get the same boot-up time.

Booting on an empty preset makes no difference whatsoever.

 

[FractalAudio]

If a preset is empty it is not copied to RAM. This speeds up boot time.

 

[Jason Scott]

If a preset is empty it is not copied to RAM. This speeds up boot time.

Okay, but he's saying it results in the same boot-up time as not having any (or very few) presets, which isn't true. I just tried it.

 

[tgunn]

I'm not sure FractalAudio was replying specifically to "Just boot on an empty preset". Rather confirming the finding in the OP. Sounds like this would then also speed up boot time for the FM3, which, while not a huge deal, takes the boot time out of e.g. "starting the studio" etc when everything is wired in and you just want to play. Nice to know.

 

[Jason Scott]

I'm not sure FractalAudio was replying specifically to "Just boot on an empty preset". Rather confirming the finding in the OP. Sounds like this would then also speed up boot time for the FM3, which, while not a huge deal, takes the boot time out of e.g. "starting the studio" etc when everything is wired in and you just want to play. Nice to know.

I could be wrong, but I assume he was weighing in on whether booting on an empty preset has any effect on boot time. In my brief and unscientific test, booting on an empty preset resulted in a difference of about half a second.