Have some questions about the update:
You might want to get a cup of coffee & some pastries or use the bathroom before you start reading and make sure you are comfortable...it may be a while before you get a break...
General
Fixed several inverted parameters on Pedals and Rack FXAs will be the theme of this post, I want to ask what did this 'fix' actually do? Not sure what inverted parameters were fixed as I am not sure what your definition of 'inverted parameters' is. One of the major requests (issues) we have had over the years is in regards to how the bypass toggle action/parameters are laid out. This is what I (and others, I believe) would call the "inverted parameter" problem. The general consensus being directed at the 'bypass' toggle action in which on & off are opposite of normal controller standards.
Just so we are clear, when I bind a bypass (or any other trigger that goes on/off or a/b) to a piece of gear, the on/off parameters are opposite the intended action. So, let's say CC81 is bound to an Overdrive (OD) on B1 (before the amp) in AT5 and to my pedal 1 in my FCB1010 (FCB) foot controller. When I push pedal 1 to the 'on' position on my FBC, it should trigger the OD to turn on. Instead, it actually triggers the "off" setting on the OD. When again pressing pedal 1 to the 'off' position on the FCB the OD turns on.
The settings in the Control Window show: CC81 > 0% > 100% > 5 > No Latch.
In order to get the pedal to match the controller and turn on when the light is on and off when it is off, you must reverse (invert) the 0% & 100% to 100% and 0%. Right now, we must manually make this change. What we are asking for is that IK make 100% to 0% the default or fix the 'polarity' of the Off / On to On / Off.
Fixed an issue that was corrupting pedal settings during Drag n DropOnce again, my apologies here, but I do not know what this fix was fixing, but I can (and will
) speculate on both the statement and my perceived response. I haven't experienced any changes to settings (volume, tone, etc.) on any individual piece of gear when moving it about. The only issue I found that fits this explanation is the loss of midi assignment when a piece of gear is moved via drag & drop. As an example:
If I currently assign CC81 to the OD in position 3 of the front of amp chain and move it to another position, inside the same chain or to another module, the midi assignment is removed. At first, you would think this is as is should be...except that it is contrary to the production flow. My personal example here:
I have 4 'go to' Rigs that are all completely different. 1. Acoustic/light Electric (coffee house crap). 2. Mesa/Marshall (Allman Brothers/Santana/Gary Moore/etc.) 3. ENGL (and possible the new Bogner...yum) for those in your face recordings. 4. '65 Twin /Jerry f-n Garcia (for life's breath and overall guitar Zen),
I am currently trying to finish Jerry and #1. I had to stop on #3, which I usually do first cuz of all the live crossover A/B blending of the Powerball & E650 and the delays and other tricks. Because this AT5 upgrade sounds so good, you HAVE to rethink your gear chains and swap things around for the best possible sonic experience between gear bleed, placement, etc. Every time I set something up to listen to, then move it to hear it elsewhere, I have to reset 4 or 5 midi assignments that are necessary for the gear to interact as needed. That could be 20-30 times I am resetting midi assignments for the same piece of gear in a single afternoon.
Multiply that one piece of gear to say eight or ten pieces of gear in a dual or parallel chain and I am spending way more time programming than playing
Now I may be WAY MORE ANAL than almost everyone else here when it comes to midi usage but it is how I like to play...and I am positive I am not the only one that likes to set up automation-like events or even just simple midi assigns, whether in stand alone or DAW/looper.
Either this or the toggle issue, individually, can be manageable...I can move the stuff around and use LEARN quickly...
IF the parameters are set to a correct ON/OFF stage...
OR...I can muck around in the control, ONE TIME for each piece of gear, and set the parameters to 100% / 0% as long as moving that piece of gear doesn't lose my midi CC# assignments (yes, eventually I may need to reassign a pedal, etc. but it is my CHOICE, not forced on me).
When you look at both issues, together, now you are seeing a serious problem. I don't think this is intended, but if it is, sorry...it is wrong. It will cause people to shy away from immersion into this incredible piece of technology; the musicians here, using IK software, are not your run of the mill plug into my whatever new kid on the block P.O.S. amp that Guitar Center is pushing this week. They are a savvy bunch of people who have realized that the step curve for analogue to digital is almost even and using this technology will be the future, so...please, please, please, with a '58 Golden Neck on top, fix at least one of these issues asap...
Gear Visibility Mode is now stored as a global preferenceNot sure what this did either. First, what is Gear Visibility Mode? I don't see any reference to it in any of the Global Settings or in any 'settings' in general. Is this a means to close the Gear View on the right side of the screen? That would be the only thing I can think of as the 'gear' is visible in the chain and as individual views in their respective 'gear selection' tabs.
I'm just trying to get my hands around what is and what is not at this point. I completely understand that there are going to be glitches...work around enough video game devs and you'll feel like this came off without a hitch, lol, but I also am finding issues that will eventually erode our desire to interact with your software. One of the main reasons the best ever created delay, TC Electronic 2290, is seldom used by almost everyone...it lacks any intuitiveness as it was designed by one's and zero's computer programmers instead of musicians who are also computer programmers lol. Human nature being what it is, most people are like water and flow to the path of least resistance.
All that being said...and it was a lot, I know, AT5 is the best sounding software on the market, hands down. The amount of effort it took to create this new version was herculean and the results show it. I would expect IK, being such a good company, to fix a few minor issues at the request of it's clientele...js
Sorry, I am feeling very long winded today...could be my age
Tuner seems to be better.
by livesforrap » Mon Dec 21, 2020 10:14 pm 
