Feedback on Nerdseq Manual Readability - Seeking Improvement

[joesh]

Totally agree with jeff.r.day, I find the manual is actually quite simple to follow. I've posted many questions here asking how to do things, and Thomas always comes back with an answer very quickly, which is almost like having an online live helpline - thank you Thomas.

I suggest for those that find the manual laborious or just plain hard to understand, I think the best way to do it is in bite size chunks. We often try to read and understand too much in one go, which can get confusing, especially when jumping through a manual of this size. Today (as an example), I spent quite a bit of time going through the FX list, in particular CBPB. A lot of it, I already know, or it's fairly self explanatory, however, some FX have some hidden surprises, which once you know how to use them can really change your workflow (and compositions). There's a lot in there to discover, and if you read the manual whilst using your NS at the same time, you quickly discover bits that you glanced over initially without fully understanding. 

However, one part that I think could have it's own section and some real concrete examples is the Mapping Screen section. It's very deep, and I have to say I'm not inspired (at present) to spend so much time trying to understand it. If there were a few more practical examples, I'd have a go. I imagine once you understand the logic behind it, it's not so difficult.*

* BTW, I suggested a few firmware changes, which Thomas assures me will be implemented, but via the mapping screen. This means I'll have to get my head around it at some point! 

[mgd]

W/r to the mapping screen I think the only way that really works is actually USING it. Reading about it is all good and you can certainly learn from glancing at mappings done by others. In the end there's no way to learn it other than using it.

In some way this is similar to learning an instrument. You can read as many tutorials, watch as many videos someone else playing it as you can possibly find. In the end you have to do it yourself.

At least that's what works for me

Kind regards,
Michael

[joesh]

W/r to the mapping screen I think the only way that really works is actually USING it. Reading about it is all good and you can certainly learn from glancing at mappings done by others. In the end there's no way to learn it other than using it.

In some way this is similar to learning an instrument. You can read as many tutorials, watch as many videos someone else playing it as you can possibly find. In the end you have to do it yourself.

At least that's what works for me

Kind regards,
Michael

Thanks Michael, that's a good tip. However, so far the various things I've thought of doing (using the mapping screen), have not been possible, according to Thomas. And, there's also a few things I'd like to do, which Thomas has assured me will be included in an update, which will be executable via the mapping screen - as I was mentioning (above).

Lastly, I haven't really needed to use the mapping screen in my work, as nearly everything I need can be done from all the other menus, especially the multitude of possibilities via the FX columns. To be honest, it's going to take me a long time to unlock all those great possibilities and try them out to see what happens (in my work), before digging into the mapping screen.