Controlling your GM36 from an iPad is a total blast. Beautiful job on the software.
I use the FSM-432 foot controller with the WMI-1, an IPad and my GM36.
The problem I have is this:
quick everybody what bank and channel number is preset number 79?
In the middle of a gig, you divide 79 by 4 to get 19 remainder 3 so it is bank 18 channel 3. Simple right?
My point is: since my FSM-432 displays bank/channel is not likely to never change in any way, please consider modifying the software to show Bank and Channel numbers.
But, please don't get rid of the preset program numbers. If you have an effects unit (I am experimenting with the Eventide H9 and the TC GMajor2) you will probably need for it to listen for MIDI program change messages and change to the right effect for the preset chosen on the GM36. In that case seeing the program number is useful.
Those program changes are usually listed as program 1 thru 100 or something like that (with the Eventide it's a little worse-- their program N is program N+1 on the GM36).
Thus I would like to recommend showing both Bank/Channel (e.g., "1-4" or "1D") and the Program Number (1 thru 128). And by "Channel" I don't mean the amp's gain configuration (clean, crunch, etc.), I just mean the four foot switches on the FSM-432. All four channels could use "Clean". Perhaps calling them A, B, C, D would be good.
I use the FSM-432 foot controller with the WMI-1, an IPad and my GM36.
The problem I have is this:
quick everybody what bank and channel number is preset number 79?
In the middle of a gig, you divide 79 by 4 to get 19 remainder 3 so it is bank 18 channel 3. Simple right?
My point is: since my FSM-432 displays bank/channel is not likely to never change in any way, please consider modifying the software to show Bank and Channel numbers.
But, please don't get rid of the preset program numbers. If you have an effects unit (I am experimenting with the Eventide H9 and the TC GMajor2) you will probably need for it to listen for MIDI program change messages and change to the right effect for the preset chosen on the GM36. In that case seeing the program number is useful.
Those program changes are usually listed as program 1 thru 100 or something like that (with the Eventide it's a little worse-- their program N is program N+1 on the GM36).
Thus I would like to recommend showing both Bank/Channel (e.g., "1-4" or "1D") and the Program Number (1 thru 128). And by "Channel" I don't mean the amp's gain configuration (clean, crunch, etc.), I just mean the four foot switches on the FSM-432. All four channels could use "Clean". Perhaps calling them A, B, C, D would be good.