AinsleyWalker

I don't think that's really what anybody said. A few people have simply noted that the preset switching seems to be a weaker aspect of the pedal. Not a showstopper by any means.

Oh yeah absolutely - the simplicity of the MXR is a plus for me personally. Not tried the C4 but I've had a Future Impact for years and really like all the deep diving you can do, however the immediacy of the MXR is really cool. I loved the EHX Micro Synth for the same sort of reason.

It's just another thing to buy and make room for. The solution I outlined would work better for me.

That's my only gripe at the moment too, I may get one to 'set and forget' for a more generic synth sound, and then use my Future Impact to able scroll through more specific sounds easily.

Would love to hear your initial opinions or maybe even a comparison with the FI, C4, EHX Micro synth, if you have any

Oh right you are... I'm not sure why I remember having to relocate them from elsewhere when updating the firmware hmm... My mistake! And yes it's easy enough to tinker with, my FI hasn't left my board in 6 years of owning, shows how much I really love what it does! My 1 minor gripe has always been on the topic of useable stock sounds, and so I really love that the MXR has gone for a bunch of classic, useable synth sounds straight out of the box

Because those kinda sounds should be the default on the FI 😉 I was sad that the 3.6 firmware update (most recent one I've bothered with) removed the original Deep Impact emulations from the default 99 patches and mostly consisted of tech demoes that weren't so useable. I think I've replaced basically every default patch with one of my own or one from the database. You're basically forced to use the editor to replace all the crazy 'out-there' sounds with simple useable bass sounds, whereas the new MXR has foregone all the ''look what I can do'' type patches for the most desirable, useable synth bass sounds! In my opinon, that's the only critique I have of the FI - more simple, useable stock sounds necessary

Oooh I've been considering rebuying an EHX micro synth for quick flexibility but this seems like it can get the same filtered tones without the huge size (I dont care to use the micro synth as a fuzz-like effect with open filters like many others. The filter section is where the magic is for me.)

Oldish comment but this is interesting, as Janek has also said the opposite in a recent board build haha - how he used to use delay for solos etc but switched to reverb as he doesn't have to get the tempo right etc. He has both reverb and delay on his board at the moment