Hey Ron. Still taking feature suggestions?
the potential of the switches with displays could be enormous. Here's a feature I came up with: "parameter swap"
Basically it's a new kind of function for an IA switch. It toggles or scrolls through parameter sets assigned to the exp.pedals. I used to have 3 exp-pedals, but only had a few presets utilizing them all. It would make much more sense to have less physical pedals on the board, and rather have some means to alternate what they do! After all, we only have one foot to controll them (if we are standing)...
Most of us have 1-2 exp-pedals that are 85% of the time set to the same parameters, like wah and volume. It would be a drag to have a third pedal for whammy if I only use it once in a blue moon. If I did, I would gladly share the wah exp-pedal with the whammy and just "swap" the cc's
Also, one of the most common things we program on exp.pedals, are general levels and fx-mixes. Those could easily share the same physical pedal, and just swap the cc's and adjust the delay levels to taste, ans switch back to volume. It would suck to program totally independent presets just for this. Pedalboards should be inspiring you to "improvise" with tones and tonal possibilities. I have always felt more creative with sounds, with traditional pedalboards, than pre-programmed preset based midiboards..
Also with todays processors, like the axe-fx, it is possible to have a huuuuuge amount of stuff in one preset. I'm sure axe-fx could be capable of a parameter swap, but I think it would be better in a foot controller, as it could give the possibility to switch with different devices! Any thoughts?
-Tom-