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john

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Member since : Sep-17-2009 (Verified)
5 Ideas, 5 Comments, 16 Votes

Ideas Posted

Sibelius can do this -- make the video window with adjustable transparency so that you can see the arrange window beneath it. Would be useful for when you're working on a laptop and screen space is at a premium. Would also be nice if you could click behind the video window without selecting it so that you could edit without disturbing the floating "ghost" window on top.
There is a function in Adobe Dreamweaver where you can design a site in Photoshop then import that image into Dreamweaver as a "tracing" image -- like tracing paper -- and draw over it. The other day, I was lining up midi notes to match the piano recording of an audio file, and I thought it would be great if I could have a tracing image of the waveform directly in the midi edit window. I often add a second midi file to the display to line up notes, and it would be nice to do the same thing with an audio file. The only way to approximate this now is in the arrange window, but I like using my midi editor in full screen mode.
I would like a multi-touch screen surface (somewhat like Dexter or Lemur) that allows one to control plug-ins directly on the screen. Perhaps it could include real faders and transport buttons, but all the other buttons could be virtual. It should be no larger than a Mackie Control so that it can fit on a desk.
I would like to see streamers and flutters in the marker list. Perhaps they could be an option included in the Video Satellite LE. I can already create streamers using third-party software, but I have to trigger them through a midi track, and it's not as elegant a solution as the method built into Digital Performer.
This would allow you not to show keyswitches, which are invariably far outside the normal range of an instrument. There should be an option in the same window where you determine the clef to say "Display from C2 to C6" or whatever range you choose.
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Comments Posted

john 3 months ago
I do this anyway with Identify Beat. You can do some dragging with the mouse of tempi to see the barlines moves. However, it would be nice to have an easier method to identify a rubato midi or audio performance.
john 5 months ago
I would love to change the background color of the edit window. I was setting up Logic for a composer today, and he was much more comfortable when I changed the arrange window from black to a light purple. It put his at ease. Funny how color affects people, but it really does.
john 5 months ago
You can already do this with Beat Detective. Granted it only really works well if you do a few bars at a time, but I find the Logic one also requires lots of hand holding to make it work properly. I often create beat maps just by using the "Identify Beat" function (command-I).

john 6 months ago
I don't see any way to revise its section. Maybe a moderator can move it. In any case, doesn't seem like a popular idea so far. How about an icon so small that it would fit between the keyboard and the monitor, like the Euphonix MC Control?
john 6 months ago
I believe you can already do that with the TLMetro click plug-in. It would be nice if "Create Click Track" defaulted to that plug-in.