Earlier I urged strongly against "feature bloat" and for keeping things simple. I hope it won't violate that spirit to offer the following as food for thought
I'm thinking each of the toggle switches on the TS-2 would do well to have it's own LED indicator. This is not critical, however, so I think should be implemented
IF AND ONLY IF it is a relatively simple matter, won't require a big remodel or new boards to be printed, and of course doesn't compromise the essential amplification circuit in any way. And obviously not if I'm the only one who thinks this
I thought maybe there are already LED terminals at each switch position, but only the 3 were being used since the arrangement of LEDs on just power and phantom makes it's own sense.
Reasons for LEDs at the other 3 positions:
> VU - With VU switchable, there are 2 reasons your VU might not light when there is acoustic signal: 1) It's switched off. 2) It's on, but something is amiss (mics not plugged in!, cable gone wanky). In a dark venue, an LED would alert you that something's wrong if the VU is not registering signal, as opposed to letting you think you just have it switched off.
> Low Cut/HPF - Again, with a glance down at your rig, you'll know whether this is currently engaged or not, even in a dark venue.
> Pad - Same as above.
The combination of lit/unlit LEDs in a straight line would I think make the entire status of the pre's settings (other than gain and trim) instantly readable, even in the dark, even if, like, you know, you're like tired so, like you accidentally drank 3 or 4 extra beers
I think these LEDs should all be one color, but something distinct from the VU's colors. To me the purple/UV LEDs are sweet lookin' and less 'projective'/more low key in darkness.
Plus, besides the fact that more pretty lights are always better than less, this makes the whole face more symmetrical, which is always soothing to your OCD/anal types like me.
Here's what I mean:
Peace,
Sanaka
