.@Zynewave wrote:
Command types:
What will be the commands in these menu buttons…exactly, if I may ask?
What kind of “commands to move tracks and replace an entire chain of effects”?
This menu shows all groups that are on the same level as “Drums”. Selecting a group will move focus to that group. This is similar to the old popup menu that temporarily was removed in the 1.94 release, due to the inspector redesign. The bottom submenu is a quick way to reorganize the groups, as an alternative to collapsing and dragging the group tracks. Clicking the menu button for the “Drums bridge…” chain below will show a similar menu for the tracks within the drums group.
This menu will be extended (probably in a later release) with submenus for recalling template tracks. It will be similar to the existing template track submenus, but will allow replacing the entire chain of sends/effects with alternative “channel strip” templates. Eventually I’ll add support for saving these templates to file, instead of storing them locally in the project.
Sub Menus…
Ok I can see that clearly now. Thanks. I do think that while the idea is clever and desirable IMO (read nice work here)…too many sub menu’s are not a good idea. I have a much wider idea for Podium Navigation that will massively simplify it IMO, but I need to do a full mock up to properly demonstrate it at some point in future.
Slider!
Also you continue to add GP features but no slider. The panels are very difficult to navigate with 5 tracks or more in the GP and the mixer raised even a little.
But that problem is bigger now because I *really* like the Large transport and just love the way the mixer slides up from behind it and slides back down out of sight, smooth, smooth very smooth design and implentation. Great.
But…combine the large transport, the GP with 5 tracks or more visible in it and drag the mixer up less than half way and panel access is “locked”. You will not be able to open any of them.
A simple slider in the GP solves this problem.
GP Vs Arranger:
IIRC you said in compact mode one will not be able to drag re order tracks.
” The new compact mode offers an option to reduce this space. What you loose is e.g. the ability to freely drag effect tracks horizontally to a specific group level. You’ll need to use the group panel for these kinds of edit actions.”
I do not think this is a good idea. In Compact mode the arranger is losing a basic yet very important feature. Ease of use in the GP should not equate to a more complicated experience in the arranger.
You are risking a new user thinking that drag re – ordering is not possible in the arranger…I say this because “Compact Mode” will have to be activated by default to really be effective for new users. This is surely the “mode” they will be initially (by default) be presented with, no?
Also you are asking a user to always use the GP in compact mode (this I agree with to a point) but that also means he has to switch between the arranger and the GP just to drag re – order tracks.
The inspector should be a mirror (within reason) of the arranger track level features, not result in the loss of any arrangement features.
By all means add features into the GP (which I still think is unique in a very good way) but do not remove arranger features. If messing up the hierarchy is your worry (which I can understand) then perhaps another way round this problem can be found.
Podium in the new ‘easier’ mode will require using two views instead of just the Arranger or GP. That is not easier, that is harder IMO.
