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Post subject: Tone app feature idea
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 6:53 am
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This idea may have been asked for already or is coming up in 2.0 so forgive me if that's the case.

When looking at the list of my presets in the app it would be handy to have a choice of what happens when you select one. As it happens now, the preset always opens as if you wish to edit it. That's fine sometimes. But if you need to change to another preset during a song and the preset isn't immediately next to the one you are using then you need to swipe a number of times or minimize the preset you are on to return to the list. This can be a bit time consuming if you need to do it all quickly.

Would it make more sense that each preset has two buttons alongside it - one to simply select it (and the list stays on screen) and a button to open the preset for editing? Or even easier, one button - tapping on the general area of the preset selects it and a separate button to open the editing?

Hope that makes sense!


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Post subject: Re: Tone app feature idea
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 6:57 am
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dalek501 wrote:
This idea may have been asked for already or is coming up in 2.0 so forgive me if that's the case.

When looking at the list of my presets in the app it would be handy to have a choice of what happens when you select one. As it happens now, the preset always opens as if you wish to edit it. That's fine sometimes. But if you need to change to another preset during a song and the preset isn't immediately next to the one you are using then you need to swipe a number of times or minimize the preset you are on to return to the list. This can be a bit time consuming if you need to do it all quickly.

Would it make more sense that each preset has two buttons alongside it - one to simply select it (and the list stays on screen) and a button to open the preset for editing? Or even easier, one button - tapping on the general area of the preset selects it and a separate button to open the editing?

Hope that makes sense!


I made this suggestion a year ago, to the programming team. I don't want to edit a tone, I want to choose it!


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Post subject: Re: Tone app feature idea
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:36 am
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Ah, I'm glad I'm not the only one! Seems like such an obvious thing that people would want though so its odd that its not been addressed already since you asked.


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Post subject: Re: Tone app feature idea
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:42 am
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I use the "Set list" feature for that. One flick left or right on the amp knob or Android phone, and it changes presets.


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Post subject: Re: Tone app feature idea
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:46 am
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makarastar wrote:
I use the "Set list" feature for that. One flick left or right on the amp knob or Android phone, and it changes presets.


I did try that but came across another issue when used in combination with the footswitch. Support were aware of it apparently but I don't think a fix has been implemented yet. Maybe I should try again and not use the switch?

Although I do think it would still be a good idea for the main presets list too.


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Post subject: Re: Tone app feature idea
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:51 am
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I don't have a footswitch or ever used one, but that does sound odd - I would have thought the idea of one would be to use it to switch to a different amp sound!

But yes, do try it with the Set list - I have exemplified that (very badly, but hey) on my cover of a Transvision Vamp song, ha ha - you'll see it at 0:36 -

https://youtu.be/-RxR41blQmY


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Post subject: Re: Tone app feature idea
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 8:03 am
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I'm trying to recall my exact issue (it was a few weeks ago!) but it was something along the lines of - the footswitch would change the preset in the setlist no problem, but if I then used the app to do the same thing, the footswitch would revert back to cycling through ALL the presets rather than just the setlist ones. So they couldn't work in conjunction.


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Post subject: Re: Tone app feature idea
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 8:11 am
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This is similar to the mess that happens if I start using my phone app to change presets, and then start using the amp's knob - and vice versa.

It seems the GT's presets get mixed up (preset name changes, or preset changes) if you switch from using one method of navigation to another.


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Post subject: Re: Tone app feature idea
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 8:16 am
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Hmm, both issues really ought to be simple stuff to sort by now?


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Post subject: Re: Tone app feature idea
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 8:21 am
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dalek501 wrote:
Hmm, both issues really ought to be simple stuff to sort by now?


I would think so.

There is also another issue of "Empty" presets (i.e. ones you have downloaded, then no longer want) needing to be "cleared" TWICE in succession - otherwise the Amp says there is no more room (when there is).

More worrying though is the name changes I mentioned - for example if I have downloaded say a Guns n Roses preset from this website on to the amp...and then due to using both the phone and the amp to cycle through presets in one sitting, the name gets changed to one of the preloaded Fender preset names (or to the name of ANOTHER preset I downloaded) - or weirdly changes the name to "Empty" - even though the G n' R preset settings still exist!


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