For those that want this thing, how would you use it? What kind of rig does it go in?
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I'd put it on a desk, or on my pedalboard - which is also more of a "desk board". I've got some health issues that make floor modelers a no go for me. Crouching down to adjust them for any longer length of time is no good for me.
I sit in front of a computer enough as is that I'd rather not rely on a computer editor for 99% of editing - which is what I do with my Axe-Fx 3 atm. I thought when I bought it that I could put it so I'd use the onboard UI more but it hasn't been very practical because the unit doesn't like being angled, the fan gets annoyingly noisy.
I had the FM3 for a long time on a desk, on top of a cab etc. I never used the 3 switches on it for anything but a tuner because it became a navigation system of its own for anything more than simple scene chanes, and wasn't very nice to use with your hands only.
I must've run through Pedalplayground a bunch of times trying to figure out "How do I put this on a board so it's comfortable to use and fits in with other pedals I want to use to augment its capabilities?" It never worked out.
Put it in the back of the board for easy I/O access, and now the onboard UI is far away, and the slanted switches are not that practical.
Put it in the front of the board for easy switch/UI access and now you can't put anything behind it because of the cables poking out and taking space.
Try to fit everything next to it and you need one real wide board because of the size of the thing.
So to me a FM0 would solve some of these problems by just making it a "brain" type unit like the Axe-Fx 3 and without the switches getting in the way of operating the onboard UI, or without the bulk of the rack unit.
Of course I'd actually want something more next gen, but as a compromise a FM0 as I outlined in my mockups in the OP would work decently enough. Maybe.