bucephalus
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Fractal will bring the FML out for you Tim. It will be $299.
Whats coming in 2025 modeling wise?? bluamp x? helix replacement? fractal?
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GTR37
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But it will not have a touchscreen and only a mono fx loop
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i have no issue paying 1899$ if its what i want..how is that unreasonable
The direct interface on the tmp is pretty good, as far as editing goes. I think the whole way you select an amp or effect is terrible and cumbersome and slow. And the software interface is lacking so many features. But, if Kemper came out with a new stage with an interface like the tmp (big screen, colored buttons, easier to navigate) it would be a grand slam. Like, a Denny's style slam.
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I’m less speaking to the interface than to the lack of an onboard expression pedal and having to use the switches as knobs.
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[Nathan]
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I/O Seems pretty trivial at this point and its funny how 3 vs 6 buttons or built in expression pedal vs no exp pedal is a dealbreaker for people on either side (for instance I personally dont want a built in expression pedal on the TMP because it sits on my desk and its extra crud... but I also get that in most other scenarios it would probably be handy).
Wouldnt surprise me if someone like a fractal or helix would have a base unit like an FM3 with side ports to start adding rows of buttons or Expression pedals and you can build out your unit to your own spec. Should be relatively easy to detect what module is being bolted on and give the appropriate layout options in presets. I understand its exponentially more work but when you consider real scenarios like 3-12 buttons and 3 exp pedals its not that crazy level of configs to accommodate for. At this point it would also be a great USP for a modelling unit because people love to customise setups.
Wouldnt surprise me if someone like a fractal or helix would have a base unit like an FM3 with side ports to start adding rows of buttons or Expression pedals and you can build out your unit to your own spec. Should be relatively easy to detect what module is being bolted on and give the appropriate layout options in presets. I understand its exponentially more work but when you consider real scenarios like 3-12 buttons and 3 exp pedals its not that crazy level of configs to accommodate for. At this point it would also be a great USP for a modelling unit because people love to customise setups.
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I would defenitely like that, simply because rolling your own external controller sucks with each and every unit as there's no bidrectional communication (which is a pretty sad affair to start with, fwiw - I mean, things such as the Mackie HUI protocol exist since 20+ years).
Anyhow, otoh, spending money for proprietary controllers defenitely isn't what my doctor ordered, either.
AH. I prefer the separate pedal so that i can pick my own, place it where i want it, and have easier swap should it fail. The switches as knobs thing is awesome.
ian_dissonance
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In 27 years of playing guitar the closest thing to an expression pedal fail I’ve experienced was my Helix LT not calibrating to 100%, it stopped at 99, lol. Hardly a failure and without a display I probably would have never even known. I don’t go around touching the bottom of my shoes for good reason, not sure I would want to have to touch something I touch with the bottom of my shoes, either. I see the QC and TMP as desktop devices with optional floor functionality.
JiveTurkey
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I'm here to tell you; poo switches are fantastic.
Someoldqueenorother
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The Fractal equivalent of Helix Native please.
Pissing in the wind hopes and all that.
Pissing in the wind hopes and all that.
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That looks suuuuussssppppicccciousssllyyyy like the connection protocol used on the ROLI Blocks eco-system. What am I looking at here??
Someoldqueenorother
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If it smells of free vegan food and dubious investor opportunities, run for the hills!
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A dream come true, but doubt it will happen anytime soon.
[Nathan]
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I just google imaged controllers to find any old example, but its this one here - https://intech.studio/meet-grid/dive-in-deep
Karl Houseknecht
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If we’re talking specifically cold fusion, it would be more like the unit has already been advertised as released and played by one or two people, but nobody else has been able to order it successfully.
the swede
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Starting the "waiting game" in this decade (2020->) is probably the worst decision one can make based on.... because shit happens... and that shit has a long lasting effect on everything.
The old saying, get what you need know, and use it.. applies. Those who said and did that that pre 2020 was right even though that time felt like anything new could come anyday... well it didnt. Nothing (expect the same things) came, and the waiters (?) continue to wait
Be creative and play with whats avaliable now.
The old saying, get what you need know, and use it.. applies. Those who said and did that that pre 2020 was right even though that time felt like anything new could come anyday... well it didnt. Nothing (expect the same things) came, and the waiters (?) continue to wait
Be creative and play with whats avaliable now.
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