Zynewavedoesn’t it seem that it would be faster to just click on the next track and it’s input would be set automatically once I created the track?
It does, and as I wrote further up this topic, a ‘global’ input mapping is on the plan. I actually had it working like that a couple of years ago, but I since expanded on the hierarchic functionality. There are certain situations where you would rather not want cursor navigation in the track tree to change the MIDI input.
Love to, but I’m lost! Can’t find it…
I assumed that you had deleted a plugin from a track with the eraser tool in the arrangement editor. If so, the undo/redo buttons (or Ctrl+z/y) are just right of the menus. If you have deleted the imported objects in the browser or object list (you will get a warning dialog when doing this) you cannot undo your actions.
Do I have to Import what I want to use and be limited to that? How do I add instruments?
You can always delete plugins you have imported, and you can at any time import new plugins into the project using the Project Wizard (Ctrl+W).
ZynewaveFor me, that seems like a lot of clicking to just get to another instrument and go, even to hear it?
If you have set up several tracks with softsynths, and only have one MIDI input, you just drag the MIDI input from track to track to audition/record them. Is this what you mean?
Silly me had the eraser waving around and I killed my VST that I had imported…Ok, so how do I get it back?
Press undo 😉
ZynewaveA quicker way to assign a MIDI input to another track? Not currently. One item on the future plan is a way to assign a MIDI input as ‘global’, meaning that the currently selected track will use this global input map if there is not already a input mapped to the track.
Quick access to the track inspector panels can be done with the F1 to F5 keys. F6 is quick access to the mixer.
ZynewaveIf you can play the first softsynth track, then there should be a MIDI input object assigned to that track. Drag it to the second track, or alternatively; select the second track, open the input panel in the track inspector, double-click the MIDI input in the list.
ZynewaveHi Dustyny1,
Thanks for your feedback. I’m glad you can see some potential in Podium. Many of your suggestions are already included in the Future Development topic. I’ll add some of your other suggestions to the plan a little later.
Also I dont understand why soft synths are bounced in real time
Offline bouncing is on the plan.
Why have two seperate tools for select and move, its a waste of time and space
The move tool also selects. The select tool is only used if you want to avoid accidentally moving around tracks/events when you navigate the interface. If you don’t like the select tool, just remove it in the Profile properties.
Maybe I am missing this, but I MUST BE ABLE TO PREVIEW AND IMPORT A WAV
Currently you drag wav files into Podium, open an object list (Ctrl+L) and drag the sound objects onto tracks. Wave file preview and direct wave file drag onto tracks are planned.
Frits
ZynewaveI made changes to the ASIO init startup procedure in beta 0.99, to make it work with e.g. the Tascam FW1884. Hmm, making ASIO work for all possible driver quirks sometimes feels like cooking some old witch’s brew, forget one ingredient and the whole thing explodes.
The 1.00 interface report has been extended since your 0.95 beta. Could you create a new report and send it to me? Even though there are no error messages on startup, the report may still contain error codes from the ASIO functions.
ZynewaveZynewaveA few comments to some of your suggestions:
-Volume faders for tracks:
Given the hierarchic nature of the engine, there probably will need to be a vertical navigation in addition to the traditional horizontal paging of faders as known on other hosts. You could assign one fader to always be the master, but then allow to step up and down in the hierarchy so that when navigating up, your faders will control the level of all group tracks. A step ‘down’ command would then take the currently selected group and assign subtracks in this group to the faders. There are probably many more solutions to how the hierarchic navigation could be done. There also could be several fader modes. One mode where the faders control the ‘gain’ setting on audio enabled tracks, another mode where they control level automation tracks, and other modes where the faders can be used to control any MIDI, plugin or audio parameter assigned to tracks.
– Navigation arrows
I assume you mean there should be some prefixed keys for navigating the tracks and thus assigning faders to tracks. Maybe there should also be a regular navigation control, where you could e.g. navigate between the lists of presets, and navigating sequence events and opening editors etc.
Frits
ZynewaveThe first official release of Podium.
ZynewaveThe ‘Recording’ video is uploaded. This is the last video in this round. At a later time I may create more videos depending on user requests. I think I have most of the bases covered with these 5 videos.
The 1.00 release is pushed a couple of days, and so is the preorder offer. Don’t forget to take advantage of the preorder offer if you intend to join the ride!
ZynewaveZynewaveAs I wrote to suges in a PM; If anyone got problems with their ASIO driver, go to the report page in the MIDI/Audio interfaces dialog and create a new report. I’ve added further error checks in this release.
Zynewavewould that be HiMiE?
You got the general idea, but it was on purpose that I wrote Himie. Gives it a kind of human touch. I’m not that fond of fancy technical word abbreviations.
If you don’t want to go the route of an abbreviation, how about using the word “nested”?
As suges indicated earlier in this topic, the word ‘nested’ does not appeal to everyone. But I got no problems if people would like to refer to tracks as being ‘nested’.
ZynewaveGoogle HMx and you get 104000 hits. So much for the trademark. Somehow it also gave me the association of BMX bikes.
I would rather use a nickname that can be pronounced without spelling out the letters. How about ‘Himie’? 😉
ZynewaveThe ‘External hardware’ video is now uploaded.