Spider V Remote improvements for the next version

[MrCrispy13]

I couldnt find a thread that captures ways that the Spider V Remote app could be improved. As a retired Software QA Engineer for both PC & Mac software & hardware it is my nature to capture 'new user' feedback. Maybe others have feedback too?

 

Spider V Remote version 2.01 feedback (Windows 11)

- It would be nice to have this conform to general Windows application design principles

-- Use a 'toolbar' ribbon rather than place 'info' 'config' 'Load' 'Save' 'Backup' 'Restore' buttons sprinkled around the UI

-- Implement accelerators / Keyboard shortcuts (e.g. Alt-I to open the Info dialog)

- Add a 'Help' button somewhere that at least loads an online 'How To' page, at best opens a local helpfile using the context of what is selected in the UI (like opening a topic on the 'Auto Pan' when selected)

 

Create a 'Workflow/Wizard' for creating a new Tone.

- Guide the user through a navigation sequence where they start with an 'empty' setup, choose an Amp TYPE then Amp, then add effects, terminating with an option to save/upload/apply

 

Move the Tone Patch management UI into a discreet section. Yes, you can minimize it, but it's really a library management UI that has very little to do with editing the selected patch. 

 

Add some context information for each effect when selected:

e.g. When I choose 'EQ' show some text in the big empty black area under the sliders that points me to info on how 'Shelf' frequency differs from Mid Frequency. 

e.g. When I choose 'Mod' then 'U-Vibe' show some text that tells me about the 'U-Vibe' like this "The univibe effect basically modulates the guitar by way of knocking your signal in and out of phase. But at the end of the day, it's not a phaser and it's not a chorus. It's univibe, which is its own separate thing."

 

With a little work, the Remote app could really help guide folks toward a better understanding of how to leverage and operate the huge number of settings available in the Spider V mkii series. I suspect someone at Line 6 has lots more knowledge of all these gadgets than I do and from what I understand the target audience for this amp line isnt 'expert' studio recording artists who are already familiar with all the options.

 

Thanks!

MrCrispy