New RP series from Digitech
These pedals look cool. All feature USB connectivity. I may need one of these to complement my GNX3000. I love Summer Namm!!!
they are on front page at top
http://www.digitech.com
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they are on front page at top
http://www.digitech.com
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then i saw the new Audio DNA2 pedals and forgot about line 6 = i loved the RP100 and RPX400 - if these new chips are as good as they say they may well blow the GNX3000 out of the water!! notice that they have also started modelling effects stompboxes such as the MXR phaser!! (like the line 6 effects - not just in house effects, as good as they are) - also notice that the RP350 has more stompbox and effects models than the GNX3000 (eg two version of the tube screamer).
the only drawback i see is the lack sof stombox functionality and warp - just the normal up down amp channel switching - but id expect a GNX5 to come out with the new chip soon - i cant wait to hear demos and reviews these things look incredible !!
(also dig the 'hard' speaker comp switch on the back)
Other effects are realised as firmware.
It is therefore conceivable that downloadable software or firmware could add more bells and whistles to the GNX4 and GNX3000 as the hardware is surely sufficient.
It is conceivable that new effects could be downloaded or warped in the same way as Amps and Cabinets are currently.
But that would not feed the R&D team back at DT
Unless new effects for old boxes were chargeable a la Line6. Now that may be an idea !! Cash for software downloaded from DT web site is pure moolah and maybe USD 50-75 of software purchase equals USD 200-300 of hardware sale as far as profit is concerned.
As it is, DT have given us a lot by allowing user defined Amps and Cabinets via Warp. We should be thankful for what we have !!!
I know they wont be able to supply new effects or stompboxes to GNX users (pit - id like the dynacompand MXR stuff in the new RP units) but they could ship new amp models based on their component based modelling.
I agree with what you say here. It was discussed some time ago in another post. But I think they see themselves as a \"Hardware\" company. Who knows....For the record, if they had an \"FX Pack\" that added new modulation stompboxes, etc, I'd buy it....
Dt should look into a faster processor for the pedals. If you had a rackmount version (as above) you could have enough room to whack in a computer processor (3 Ghz!) which would make it a more potent audio processing device.
One Comp replaces another
One Stomp Box replaces another
So even if you have the chance to load new firmware with new effects into a GNX, the number of effects in the chain will remain the same.
Hence the hardware processing power is not streched.
There is enough memory available as well as each effect normally needs just a 20-50K of memory.
It is just a commercial decision of DT to allow/not allow downloadable new effects.
Then they would welcome with open arms all third party software developers that increased the capabilities of their hardware. But this is not happening.
Yes, It too would readily buy an expansion firmware that added more original effects to the GNXs that my bands use. And for new purchases, the ability to expand the unit later on would be a very big plus point in my books.
Wouldnt I love to have the Clapton and Hendrix boxes programmed into my GNX. I could pay half the price of the artist hardware and DT would still make the same amount of profit !!
The interface (Parameter matrix on the unit) looks like it would be able to handle multiple new effects with the current parameter listings..It would be good to hear what Digitech has to say about these kinds of things, I frankly become puzzled with their commercial choices sometimes...