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@thcilnnahoj wrote:

I find the icon non-descriptive of its function (especially compared to the +/- button). Someone who didn’t already know might even think it’s supposed to be a small dial of sorts.

I agree 100%. 😉

But if there is a pop up that explains what it does I don’t think it will be a problem. The +/- button is more familiar to most users but I think in this case a bit of design flair from Frits here 😉 works very well and adds to the look and feel of Podium. Your right its not as obvious as the previous design but I think the additonal look and feel is worth the change and it can be easily explained on the UI with a pop up or similar IMO. 🙂

@ronin wrote:

Hmm I think the source & input buttons are too big..

Agreed. Not sure what the solution is but it does look like a case of a bit too much information being presented to a user. I would add both Source and Input to a right click menu possibly.

It could work the way it is now I guess. Not sure. :-k

@LiquidProj3ct wrote:

Sorry I don’t understand… quick question… why is there any need to have a popup panel if you have the same in inspector and mixer?

Your comment below is one of the reasons…

It’s ok you don’t want have both visible the 100% of time,

Frits put it better than I did…

“I’m not entirely happy with the current design. I think it tries to cram too much functionality into the small space of the header. It can be confusing at times with all the controls, menus and different mouse actions.”

LP really thats it. PDM can have too much info needlessly visible. Beta 1 was a very good example of this and gradually it has been toned down. The track headers duplicate plenty of the features in the GP but…FX slots e.t.c are still useful to have in track headers but do not always have to be visible. As Frits said…

“I think it tries to cram too much functionality into the small space of the header.”

😉

@kingtubby wrote:

@Malcolm Jacobson wrote:

I don’t understand the need for the Tick button. I like the information about the effect to be shown in the Inspector as soon as I click on the effect name. I don’t like having to click the “Tick” button as well. Can we add an option to hide this button and have the information automatically displayed?

Agreed.

It does look a bit strange somehow. The E buttons functonality was nicely placed inside the effect slot maybe the tick button could have its functionality fused into this same FX slot but on the left perhaps…would be one less button to see in the new GP.

Just right click on it to see the menu.

It might not work but one less button to use would be nice.

Or even better…

@LiquidProj3ct wrote:

Also I’d like to add that right click on effect/instrument slot would be more polished that the menu button. On a empty slot it should show the same instrument/effects menu that left click. And woooooaaaa another button less = better experience for the user.

Maybe combined with this idea here…

@thcilnnahoj wrote:

Is there anything assigned to right-clicking it, other than selecting the track? You could use it to bring up the replace/unassign device menu, otherwise people who don’t like keyboard shortcuts may have a hard time with it

Part 2

Before

For illustration purposes I have added three FX already in the first image. I now want to add a compressor, EQ then an Analyser.

After

Problem. As you can see above Podium thinks I want to add inserts before all the others in my chain. So its places my insert slot before all the others. Quite baffling sorry.

I will now have to move the Compressor, then the EQ then the Analyser each time they are added further up my signal chain as Podium will place them at the bottom of my signal chain on the track by default. ❗

I would have just said “+1” to Kyrans comments about the placement of this button but you don’t appear convinced it needs to be moved yet…not sure why but hopefully these comments will help.

Might be worth looking at this one as well…Console

@thcilnnahoj wrote:

It’s definitely an improvement. The only inconvenience is that you’ll have to go through the same menus a few times, whereas you could set everything up in one go in a ‘bounce dialog’ like CQSD suggested in another thread.

A big step forward Frits but…as thcilnnahoj said maybe one dialog box as suggested before, is better still. :-k

Why? The right click menu is more accessible for bounce options than before but I think more options are needed. That will make it even longer :-k

What are these additional options?

a. Render and replace file within Punch in range: That may likely solve Malcoms issue and make bounce files shorter, side stepping the need to crop files after a bounce.

b. Stereo to Mono Bounce Option. (Podium really needs a mono switch on each track as well IMO).

c. Multitrack bouncing:
1. Multitrack bounce (Ignore track FX)
2. Multitrack bounce (Ignore master FX)

d. Replace track events: Or bounce in place. This will overwrite any audio on the track being bounced…not just within the Punch in range as suggested in Point a.

e. Track file convert: When you want to Render a track you should have the file convert options pop up. As of the current beta you only get that when you export the file AFAICT.

As you can see that will lengthen the right click menu but in a dialog box (with drop downs) it will be far easier to navigate than even the existing options in 2.22 beta2.

UI changes…

There is a progress box that shows up during renders but really Frits it looks very strange as it just shows a progress bar and no info at all (time left e.t.c). Not nearly as useful as it could be unless some sort of time left info is added please. I suspect the recent changes with Bouncing will encourage users to do more of it so that screen will show up a lot more. Please do consider adding any kind of time info to it thanks.

I mentioned this problem here initially.