What... for real?
Headrush, they took the paragraph that described the pedal edit mode, and made it sound like it was their own inventionWhat... for real?
Who would that be I wonder.
One thing is certain, the guessing game never ends with Line 6.
Now we have to guess what 'it's a color' the new amp is, AND who cloned the manual.
Well guys, have at it.
There is that.
Ah yes I see.Headrush, they took the paragraph that described the pedal edit mode, and made it sound like it was their own invention
We're always feverishly working on new hardware, firmware, and software, and our roadmap leads 5-6 years into the future. Hell, we have very rough ideas for where we want to be 10-15 years out. It's not unlike film junkets—actors do all these interviews leading up to a movie's release, but due to post-production schedules they've already shot one or two different films since then, so they're often in a totally different headspace.
Not sure why it's so difficult for some. Cliff and Christoph continue to develop killer new products and capabilities completely on their own terms, without the need to shamelessly rip off others and then take credit for "innovating." I have mad, mad respect for them. One of the things I missed most about this year's NAMM show was sneaking a beer with Christoph in the Kemper booth. The dude is cool as hell.
They make killer products but both have a user interface that resembles 1980's navy submarine electronic control stations.
As does the bias trem... pretty similar to where they are located in a real amp.
When something works there's no point changing it just because. NDSP have clearly looked at all the good ideas from competitors and worked their own things in. It's a pretty decent use of the screenspace that way even if in some ways it's a bit less intuitive.
I’d hope you got in-house kit for free use. If you chaps don’t pre beta-test it...
Just curious, how do you end up catching this stuff?
I find this sort of behavior fascinating. I'm sure that's not the term you'd use to describe it though. How do you catch this? Do you typically read manuals of competitors to see what they're doing, or does someone happen to mention that certain features or text looks a little familiar? Also, what's NAAM like when their sitting in a booth down the row from you? Are the booth guys cool and try to be somewhat conciliatory, or do they play dumb?
I write most of Team Helix hardware products' manuals (with help), so I'm intimately familiar with the verbiage.
Dunno; at the risk of triggering eyerolls, it's a quirk of the designer's headspace I guess. I can call out bad kerning a mile away and this is the best SNL skit of ALL TIME. Also, my obsession over UI/UX is probably unhealthy and I have an uncanny knack for recognizing the inspiration of a particular UX element and translating design language. Sometimes it doesn't take a product designer to know when a box's pitch meeting was less "let's make this amazing new product our customers will love!" and more "[Competitor's box] is selling well; what should we add to our new super-similar version in order to eat into their sales?"
The vast, vast majority of MI is completely cool with one another. We'll gush and fawn over each other's new pedals and synths, trade business cards, try to get industry accommodation deals, figure out ways to work with one another or license tech, grab beers at the Hilton or Marriott... NAMM is really just one big class reunion. Other than the exhaustive booth work, it's a blast. I've met countless friends there.
There’s a clear difference between, say, designing a house that has elements that are influenced by other existing houses... It quite another thing to take existing blueprints, sign your name to them and say you designed it...
It's more of a question of how blatant it is. Here's one of the most extreme cases I've seen (it's Behringer, of course):
I had the Yamaha 01v and 02R right when they came out
