All I am saying is those types of effects should be handled by the musician. Basic EQ, Comp, even reverb and delays have been around a long time. Whether in or outboard. But there has to be a line drawn as to what the console does and doesn’t need to provide. Each musician has his or her favorite distortion pedal for example. Which one do you choose to incorporate? How many would actually use it? In a live sound situation the engineer has no idea what the player wants. It’s not his job to determine that. Sure you could argue that for reverb and delay but it’s really not the same. Those are used on vocals as well. EQ and Compressors are not necessarily effects.
I understand your zeal for wanting a be all to end all device but it’s just not practical. If that’s what you have to have I suggest you find a product that has that feature.
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