I am baffled that you can't concieve of the easy
answer. WE ARE CLUMSY FOOLS!
Also if it was truly an unlikely occurence then why
bother even with the countdown? Problem is, is that the countdown is still not
good enough, as it requires some special attention when during a live gig, ones
attention is on 20 things at the same time.
Actually for me it happens when I am running 4
things at a time as I do often live. Do you play live? It seems that I must be
grazing the on/off button when executing a quick filter sweep. I can't replicate
it if I try, but give me 10 minutes of fast and furious working the box and
another box or synth at the same time and it is bound to happen. I just keep my
eye on the display to watch for the countdown. I haven't taken the box out live
yet and can imagine that I could be distracted enough to have a catastrophe. I
play in jazz type improvisational bands and I spend a lot time looking at the
players, not the gear.
I don't know about you, but even a 1 percent chance
of something bad happening is far to great a risk when playing in front of an
audience, especially the bigger the gig. In a huge gig I would remove the button
altogether as another has mentioned or tape a small hard box over
it.
Despite your bafflement, I think E-mu didn't think
this out. Other manufacturers have thought it out and use a hard switch (yamaha,
roland) or require a lengthy hold (Waldorf).
All they need to do, if they can't require a hard
hold countdown, is to make the countdown abort upon any incoming data, whether
midi data from an external source or data cause by pressing buttons or turning
knobs on the box itself. Such would be almost foolproof.
;
The BEST solution is to allow one to choose to
disable the function of the button completely in software. One can always use
the back switch, or in a rack situation, one can disable it in critical
situations.
Ravi
----- Original Message -----From: Neila Eliphas SpareSent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 4:46 PMSubject: Re: [xl7] OS ideas we'd like to see implemented (summary)I'll forever be baffled as to how people keep on powering down their units by accident. What on earth are you doing to hit the power button aside from when you need to?Respects,Aaron Nesby----- Original Message -----From: erik_magrini@...Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 1:48 PMSubject: RE: [xl7] OS ideas we'd like to see implemented (summary)
Definitely, I also forgot to add an easier (well, quicker really) way to select a channel for editing. Having to scroll through all the channels in order to get to a Preset for tweaking in the heat of the moment is my current gripe. Oh yeah, and damn if I haven't accidentally powered down my unit 5 times in the last two days. I look up just in time to see it go
1...0.... bye bye!
Doh!
rEalm
(a beer holder on the side would be cool too)
"Brooks Rongstad"08/27/02 12:10 PM
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I suppose everyone wants the ability to create user Drum-Kits. I just had to
say it again; such a great feature this would be!
Brooks
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