So… you guys are probably familiar with (closed-)Source Audio, Red Panda Labs, and Alexander Pedals, right? They make solid products. I have a few from each.
How about we combine these ideas? One pedal has 10-20 plugins for a specific type of effect plus knobs and switches on the top to control everything. I’m picturing those guitar knobs that say 1-10, lol. With a switch or [hold] footswitch to toggle between Group A and Group B.
I enjoy getting my hands on some big knobs when I’m playing.
It could have a small screen to grep the finer details. Something that is user replaceable and fairly standard. Easily readable. Maybe e-ink so it could be read anywhere (think day time outdoor fest) or something with low burn-in and good contrast.
Or no screen. Maybe two product lines later on and limited edition runs of one or the other in the meantime.
It would need LED indicators if a virtual pedal doesn’t have a certain configuration option.
These could have a set of secondary effects. Here I’m thinking about things like adding fuzz and reverb solely to delay lines.
example pedal I’m thinking of:
i.e. MOD Audio: Stomp Reverb could have all the reverb plugins available then go full wet into other effects types. It’d be nice to have some way of toggling series / parallel for the secondary effects.
The way to do these is to have templates with Primary Effect then Secondary Effects and Utility like EQ. This makes it easier for The Team to set everything up and for users to tinker with already as there’s a good foundation to branch from.
Stop thinking so much like a libre software nerd and think more like a musician who just wants “simple and sounds good” with as much or as little tweaking as possible. 
There are reasons why 1-knob distortions or 2-3 knob anything else sell so well. lol.
Gotta have simplicity at the forefront with advance configurations later like GNOME or KDE Plasma.
Alright. I think that was all for now.
(p.s. also think like the Meris X series but, with a better, open UI. Maybe TouchOSC could be adapted and plopped on the pedals? Forked, if necessary.)
