I haven't yet bought the PBC but I'm pretty sure I will. However I have been messing around with the editor software to see if the device fits my needs and one thing I haven't yet figured out is the concept of button pages. Using the Loops & Switches button pages is self explanatory since the functions of the buttons are printed on the device itself. I have also tweaked the first page to my liking. The functions of the buttons that are printed on the device (switches, mute etc) of course no longer apply and I would use neon gaffers tape to write down the new primary and hold -functions of the buttons I have assigned on the first page so that's not an issue.
Now, the button pages seem like a powerful concept but the obvious problem is that I would have to either memorize what all the button functions in different pages are or, do what I did with the first page and slap another strip of tape on the device and write down the button functions on a said page. The first option would require so much more work and thinking during a gig, so that it would dwarf any benefits of such page. The problem with the second option is that there is limited amount of space (duh..) on the device for these tape strips. So a general question for all of you PBC users - how do you utilize the button pages?
Now, the button pages seem like a powerful concept but the obvious problem is that I would have to either memorize what all the button functions in different pages are or, do what I did with the first page and slap another strip of tape on the device and write down the button functions on a said page. The first option would require so much more work and thinking during a gig, so that it would dwarf any benefits of such page. The problem with the second option is that there is limited amount of space (duh..) on the device for these tape strips. So a general question for all of you PBC users - how do you utilize the button pages?