On other topics I brought up the idea of nested or layerd curves.
We also talked a bit about marketing Podium.
When I am checking out a new sequencer, if I find nothing new and special I stop looking. Its just not worth the trouble unless there is something special about it.
Unfortunately a new sequencer needs to cover all the basics or it will be criticized for that reason.
I don’t envy your position.
With that said I think your most prominent unque point is the way you have nested data. Other sequencers package data into folders but yours includes a wider variety of stuff in those packages. I think THAT has to be the focus of your arguement for why somebody should choose Podium over a competing product.
Because of this I think if you added the ability to have hierarchical layers of data with weighted values it would really make a very strong case for why your current nesting scheme is useful.
I already explained how a bar graph type curve could (eventually) be used to influence the velocities of notes to imprint a realistic rhythmic emphasis pattern. With a weighting value assigned to the curve that would control how much influence it has to the original data and in comparison to other curves that could be very flexible. The next outer layer could be large phrasing curves.
Another idea is if you are using one or two curves to control vibrato (one for pitch and the other for volume (all vibrato usually has some of both) then you could lay a larger curve over that which was made to influence both volume and velocity at the same time but maybe with that same curve would influence velocity with a weight of 30 but volume with a wieght of 20. The volume weight would be measured against the influence of the previously mentioned volume curve for the vibrato.
I suppose these all might be wrapped inside another layer with a volume curve for a fade out.
Of course there are endless possibilities of fun when it comes to multiple curves affecting resonance and filter cutoffs etc. 😀
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