RolixRolix@Zynewave wrote:
I think I have a good sense of what features users expect. There are technical factors that I need to consider when deciding what to work on next. The amount of work that is required for a requested feature may not be proportional to the apparent complexity of the feature, as seen from a users standpoint. So there are quite a few “minor” feature requests on the future forum that I have put on hold, as they would heavily delay the implementation of some of the major features.
Furthermore, there can be technical reasons why I prefer to do some features in a certain order, as one feature may build on the implementation of other features. That’s why I prefer to concentrate on one area of Podium at the time. Like the recent mixer improvements, which currently have led me to think about some improvements to the main track region, as well as minor changes to the track properties. It all follows a red thread, but it’s not always possible to tell where this will end up a couple of months from now.
Seems I should express my apologies for misunderstanding the lines on your homepage saying: “Software updates are released frequently and are planned with the involvement of the user community.” and for not taking regard of the read thread you are following? I’m sorry if my needs don’t correspond to your workflow, Frits.
I’m sorry too that Podium will not support my workflow in the near future and that I’ll have to spend time and money again to find a DAW that suits my needs.
RolixRolix@Zynewave wrote:
[…] when I’m done with the mixer improvements. After that, plugin MIDI routing support may well be next in line.
Anything I can do to turn this into “will be next in line” 🙄
Maybe send some flowers 😉
Rolix@Zynewave wrote:
I’d prefer implementing this with the latest VST3 spec, rather than doing it with 2.4 and then having to redo it when VST3 comes out. I know that when they went from VST2.3 to 2.4, a lot of the old functions were declared “deprecated”, meaning that they may not be supported in future versions of the VST spec and future versions of Cubase etc.
From a programmers point of view, your argument is reasonable. From my personal perspective as a user interested in a specific feature, it is not. As a user I simply ask: will I get that feature as soon as possible or will I have to look for it elsewhere? Using a VST-Host like EXT is no option since I will loose the preset library I’ve built so far in Podium. No option left than looking elsewhere?
Rolix@Zynewave wrote:
I very much hope so. I would prefer to wait until Steinberg releases the VST3 spec, as this may present some changes to how this can be supported. But there has been no news from Steinberg in a long time, regarding availability of the VST3 spec.
Doesn’t make sense to me (to wait for the VST3 specs): the vast majority of plugins are VST2’s, and I’d be surprised if VST3 would introduce a completely different way of processing MIDI data. Frits, I very much appreciate your work and I’m aware that other users here have different needs, but possibly having to wait another year for MIDI routing? Too much for me 🙁
RolixRolixRolixRolix@Zynewave wrote:
One of the next major features that I’ll be looking at is MIDI remote controller support. This includes the possibility to start/stop Podium playback with a user-definable MIDI message. Hopefully I’ll find time to look at this some time this summer.
I’d love that feature too, now that I’ve got a RemotSL 🙂
RolixMaybe. As I said earlier, “Groups” in Podium are more associated with track groups. Anyone else think that “Group Events” is better than “Bundle Events”?
I’d prefer “Group Events”. From a users point of view, I see no difference between grouping events and grouping tracks. From a programmers point of view this may look different 🙂
RolixRolixRolixRolixI’d like to have MIDI streaming in Podium too in order to use Chordspace and Reaktor as MIDI sources for VST-Plugins.
@Zynewave wrote:
What I meant with MIDI VSTi was that the plugin generates MIDI output instead of audio, and relies on another VSTi to produce the sound, correct?
That is not supported in Podium yet. MIDI output of a plugin cannot be streamed into other plugins. One of the major features that is still lacking in Podium.