Reply To: Preview: Compact track layout

Ok…thanks for answering all of my questions. Got some more though…

But first…
I personally think this is the single biggest addition to Podium ever, we now finally have multiple effects on one track!

Seeing that audio file on the “Drum Bridge loop 1” track span the length of the “Send 1”, “Send 2” and the “zPEQ” track (and of course any other additional added effects tracks in the that header) is great!

I think most of us still are not 100% sure because the gap between 1.94 and 1.95 in functionality is pretty wide in places and we need to see this thing running for ourselves. But if I have understood you correctly so far this is a potentially fantastic addition.

Questions…

1. Can I also change a track type in Track Properties as per normal to a bounce track from within the track header?

I say this because a new user looking at that amount of information duplicated in the GP and at track level (once a new arrangement is created) might simply be very confused. When I initially saw your latest screen shot I was totally puzzled by the need for an exact duplication of info (with a slight difference using a container) at track level.

It looked waaaaaaaaaaaay too busy.

But I ‘got it’ soon afterwards. I thought hold on…if you take the GP out of view it makes a whole lot more sense as you are not mentally trying to make sense of so much info between the GP and visible track headers.

It has to be Track or GP in Compact mode IMO to really work Frits. Maybe only allowing for a necessity to go to the GP to move tracks to avoid messing up the hierarchy or something.

2.I think even now in compact mode one can drag tracks vertically. Still Possible within track headers?

3.I think the key here is to avoid having a default set up in Podium that has track headers + the GP visible at the same time. Too much info. The trip wire here is that in Compact mode a user must access the GP to add an effect track but is that really necessary now with track headers Frits?

4.If I understand your changes correctly so far one could now just use the track headers for all GP functions with the exception of adding an effect track..correct?

Why not add the New effect track command to the right click menu of track headers in the Track view? That way the GP will be come optional not essential when in Compact mode…I really think this move would simplify Compact mode further, thoughts?

Thanks.