Nanokontrol track selection
Hi all, me again.
Still trying with the beta2. Now, I’ve come across an issue that seems to be caused by the minimalistic design of the nanokontrol2.
Selecting tracks puzzles me. I have an arrangement with group tracks, audio tracks and automation tracks (track levels). Since they are quite many in total (41 audio tracks, a couple of groups, many automation tracks), I ordered the tracks logically and I select several track views via the track tags.
When the nanokontrol is active, the 8 tracks that are controlled by the controller are marked with the numbers respectively. The nanokontrol has buttons to select previous or next track group (8 tracks each). The tracks are selected for control no matter if the groups are expanded or not (so that unexpanded group members are controlled though they are not visible).
Some tracks have the corresponding number of the control channel but cannot be controlled using the fader and pan pot.
I understand that the sophisticated Mackie control offers the possibility to select several different operation modes, defining how group tracks and automation tracks are handled.
To my opinion, using some simple control like the nanokontrol should either be able to control just the visible tracks (i.e. the expanded groups and the tracks selected by the track tags) or each track no matter if selected and displayed or not. I have no right idea how to define a better control setup for simple hardware controllers right now but am willing to share my ideas in further development to improve Podium any further.
Discussion very welcome.
Greetings,
Richard
