by hermybear2002 » Fri Dec 18, 2020 2:12 am
[mod note: From another thread, feature requests go here]
To whom it may concern...
After all the glowing things I had so say about the truly incredible sound of AT5; while you have raised the sonic bar, you are continuing to lower the implementation bar for people who prefer to use your software for live applications. This is very prevalent in the mass marketing of your other products that are PRODUCTION based.
First, let's define "LIVE" versus Production. It is not my intent to offend anyone, but if I do, oh well... I have been playing guitar for 50 years. I have played in front of people for 30 years. I think I can stand as an advocate for the LIVE concept. Not so much for the production side. That said, when you get on stage, you have elements that are necessary to the performance of your trade. These elements must all work in concert (no pun intended) in order to achieve the desired goal (screaming happy fans). You can't do this if you need to break between songs to 'reset' tempo or tune. And it limits your capabilities, not having access to certain parameters in real time.
There are two really main issues that have prevented me from using AT programs live in the past, though with the sounds coming out of my Mac now, I am going to have to figure a work-around other than using my DAW.
So, first...the biggest roadblock...no midi CC trigger for tempo. You are still using Sys Ex messages. Now I may be able to emulate them if they are the same as the one(s) sent from the iRig Stomp via my BCR2000 but I can't do this live.
Asign a CC# to control your tap tempo. This allows me to control delay, stereo pan or anything else that requires global temporal adjusting between effects & external gear.
A CC# triggered TUNER. The tuner you provide is pretty awesome, except you have to click on the icon for it to open. It will not open by assigning a midi CC# to it. When you are on stage under dark light and you have a few seconds between songs to tune, you do not have time to run over to your laptop and start messing the your mouse.
These two small things may not seem important, but I can pretty much bet that if you are someone who plays live, in front of people, having access these two abilities is paramount.
I am hoping someone at IK sees the need, especially when your competitors are doing it and add it to a patch in the future.
Thanks for your time!