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Quoted from "Froschn"

maybe they are better in the second row, where you switch with the tip, not with the whole foot?

Is that a vote?

Quoted from "kilihahn"

can't these preset-nerds just buy an axe fx and programm their mfc to 15 p/c's? just kidding of course (!)...
it is a testament to the kpa, that folks want to use it like a pedalboard -> amp setup. you don't need 20 sounds per song, if your preset doesn't suck after some seconds...
so, to feature the ingenious multi-stomp-in-one-switch-control ck came up with, it should be prominent and on the bottom... hope this makes sense

LOL, preset-nerds!
It's years and years of conditioning (thanks Zoom, Boss and Line6!) plus (in my case) musical genre.
Your opinion makes sense to me, it's just not the way I work at all.

Quoted from "ckemper"

2. A majority go for the Fx-Buttons on the bottom row. Very interesting!

I strongly advise you to make this configurable. If not, you will cut your potential sales by 50%. For me, this unit is completely useless with rig switching in the second row. For the effect board junkies it is vice versa.

Quoted from "kilihahn"

can't these preset-nerds just buy an axe fx and programm their mfc to 15 p/c's? just kidding of course (!)...
it is a testament to the kpa, that folks want to use it like a pedalboard -> amp setup. you don't need 20 sounds per song, if your preset doesn't suck after some seconds...
so, to feature the ingenious multi-stomp-in-one-switch-control ck came up with, it should be prominent and on the bottom... hope this makes sense

It strongly depends on what you do. The term "preset-nerds" meant is totally untrue. Look at the pedalboards of pros on big stages. With rigs made from people like Bob Bradshaw. These people sometimes have only one amp and multiple effects. So a preset is not to have everything changed but to change multiple effects on and off. I could easily counter with "effect junkie" But that wouldn't be true as well. I also like to have a lot of fx options BUT i don't want to do stepdances on stage if I want to go from "compressed chorused clean" to "lead with delay". You know what I mean?

I totally agree with JoeBlob. This feature should really be switchable.

Quoted from "Steeldom"

The term "preset-nerds" meant is totally untrue.

Don't take this too seriously - killihahn was just joking.

Quoted from "Steeldom"

So a preset is not to have everything changed but to change multiple effects on and off.

Quoted from "Steeldom"

I also like to have a lot of fx options BUT i don't want to do stepdances on stage if I want to go from "compressed chorused clean" to "lead with delay". You know what I mean?

I think you have 2 excellent points there that cannot be stressed enough!

Ok... so it seems like we have these cases:

No1: those who like the KPA to be more like a single amp-setup with moderate FX change. No rig change needed during a song.
->FX on bottom row

No2: those who need more amps/rigs per song. But also those who need the KPA to switch multiple FX simultaneously without having the mental ability ( ) to tap-dance during a song. Those would obviously want to change rigs more often.
->Rigs on bottom row

I reckon we'd be close to a 50 - 50 for both these camps if all 1000+ members voted.

Hence, it might make sense to let the player decide if he wants to assign FX or rigs to the bottom row.

rigs on the bottom row, stomps top-row

Quoted from "luntho"

rigs on the bottom row, stomps top-row

better late than never
statistics updated

Quoted from "schneidas"

I think you have 2 excellent points there that cannot be stressed enough!

These are good points, and seeing as I am using a pedalboard along with the KPA, it won't make all that much of a difference to me with the effects on the top row.

So change my vote to ,
Effects top row.
Rigs (patches) bottom row.

This should make schneidas happy with the vote tally

Whatever CK decides to do, I will buy it.
Just grateful for being asked.

5 botton, rigs on the bottom row, stomps top-row, otherwise useless for me, I switch rigs for rytmen, lead, clean.