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Wow that looks awesome! Would be super convenient for the Mustang 1/2s without the built in screen.
If anybody out there has an Android tablet/phone, you can do something similar with this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tritoninteractive.remuda (you need a USB adapter though)
If you have Android, you can control the Mustang from your phone.
You just have to download Remuda and buy a USB OTG adapter.
I have owned a Mustang II for some years now (I think since they first released the line). It is a solid practice amp with a lot of good sounds. The catch is that in order to get the thing to sound good, you really need to install the software. There is no way around it.
Sadly, the biggest weakness of the Mustang I and Mustang II amplifiers is that they just don't have enough controls actually mounted on the amp itself. You have only a tiny amount of control over presets and effects when you are only using the few knobs that are actually on the amp. The Mustang III, IV, and V all don't have this issue as they all have the required controls right there out of the box.
I am not sure what aversion you have towards downloading and installing the Fender Fuse software. If you don't have the hardware required to run it, that is one thing but if you do have what you need to run it, you really might as well just suck it up and install it.
If you have a Android based tablet or mobile device, you could install Remuda. The full version is not free but the "lite" version is. It is very good (perhaps better than Fender Fuse itself) but again, you have to install something. There is no way around it so you might as well just do it.
According to this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tritoninteractive.remuda&hl=en_GB&gl=US it "Requires USB OTG adapter/cable for connection to amplifier"
Also: https://fender-mustang-amps-and-fuse.fandom.com/wiki/Remuda_App_for_Android
TL;DR:RTFM
If you have an Android phone, you can try Remuda https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tritoninteractive.remuda&hl=en_GB&gl=US (works with I, II, III, IV and V) from Google Play Store. I've given up using Fuse with my Mustang. You'll need a USB C to USB 3.1 Adapter OTG USB Type C Adapter to plug your Mustang in.
Fender Fuse was built around (discontinued) Microsoft Silverlight. Silverlight was MS answer to Flash, but does not support 64-bit and is not compatible with the macOS 10.5. Fender officially discontinued Fuse last March and removed the download links. They replaced Fuse with the new Fender Tone, but that only supports the newer Mustang GT, GTX and LT and some Rumbles.
If you have an Android device, there is Remuda for MUSTANG. Since iOS never officially supported Silverlight there is no iPhone/iPad equivalent. Otherwise, for your Mac, you may have to consider running virtual machine or dual booting to an older macOS to use Fuse.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tritoninteractive.remuda&hl=en_US
Here is the android app Remuda
You can still install Fuse, if you can find it. It runs fine on Windows 10. Just no updates/patches/new versions.
Edit: There's this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tritoninteractive.remuda&hl=en_US but you might need to buy a special cable. It supports Fuse presets.
And here's a monster collection of presets: https://uploadfiles.io/63edffw9
Second Edit: found working links. Grab it while it's hot.
PC version:
https://www.fmicassets.com/fender/s...ware/fender_fuse/pc/FenderFUSE_FULL_2.7.1.exe
Mac version:
https://www.fmicassets.com/fender/s...are/fender_fuse/mac/FenderFUSE_FULL_2.7.1.dmg
Yeah it's worth noting that Fuse is being discontinued because the software frameworks it's based on are also being discontinued by Microsoft, so don't expect it to continue working forever.
Meanwhile, other options for editing the Mustang seem to be:
1) Remuda, a third-party Android app (costs $8): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tritoninteractive.remuda&hl=en_US
2) PLUG, an old Linux project:
https://packages.debian.org/sid/sound/mustang-plug
https://bitbucket.org/piorekf/plug/wiki/Home