Hi
I've recently re-discovered the M5, which I like and use for chorus, flanger, tremelo and occasional phaser.
Like the sound, but the changing of presets I hate - having to tread on both pedals at once and then start scrolling kills it for me.
I planned to get the Keeley Supermod Station, but that will only give me Flanger and Tremelo or Phaser with the options it has.
I could probably live with that (use Flanger and Phaser), stick with my Lovepedal mini-trem for the tremelo and pretend the Flanger is actually a chorus too.
Ideally I'd like something less of a compromise - anyone got any ideas? I don't have the board space for the M9, and it's got lots of pedals I don't need. All the things like Eventide H9 etc seem to have really manky preset switching.
I used to have the Line 6 Mod 4 tingy, but I found editing a pain on it - since you never knew where the knobs have been saved to.
Thanks in advance
Pete
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I've read the H9 manual, still looks a pain - for example if you scroll past the preset
EDIT: Just re-read that you don't have space... the H9 isn't that much smaller to be honest.
If you hate the whole editing / patch select thing, why not keep your little trem, add a Ibanez Mini Chorus, EHX Small Stone and a MXR Micro Flanger and relish in the anolog, no-menu glory, all for half the price of a H9.
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/line-6-m5-and-midi-footswitch.883133/
You can reverse the direction of scroll by pressing both together briefly (bit of a faff)
I've also (and this may be the best solution) hooked up a 3 button external switch to the aux jack on one of mine - then you can assign *any* function to the switches - eg the H9 could be tucked away at the back of the board and you plonk the 3-way external switch down and that is (for example) patch down, activate, patch up (and you can then reassign the switches on the uit itself to anything else you want or need. Or not.
The little Digitech triple switch I use is metal construction and about 20 quid on amazon
All the answers I needed - so it's now either the all analogue route (appealing I must say) or the H9 with that switch idea.
Brilliant! thanks