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Re:Design lessons from guitar pedals by mgamache on Friday July 01, 2022 @09:16PM (#31955069)
Guitar pedals have shit ui. They may be bullet proof, but try and recreate an exact sound using a series of pedals now switch that sound for the next song now switch mid song for the bridge. Each time you would spend at least a minute. Sure you can kick on an overdrive or delay or maybe tap dance to a few sounds, but really this setup sucks, one reason digital modelers that don’t sound as good are popular.
Re:Design lessons from guitar pedals by arathore on Friday July 01, 2022 @10:05PM (#31955399)
I think those limitations also lead to a lot of creativity. Good music is often made under severe constraint.
Re:Design lessons from guitar pedals by mgamache on Saturday July 02, 2022 @12:13AM (#31956171)
I agree, it can be a boon to creativity, but it’s precisely because the UI is bad (limited).