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  • Vienna Ensemble: Design Suggestions

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    I wondered if I could make a few design suggestions for the Vienna Ensemble interface.

    Although I'm loving what it's capable of doing, I think there are a few areas where it could perhaps be improved, particularly the way in which the GUI behaves, and the information displayed in the mixer.  Please feel free to chime in if anyone disagrees or has other ideas.

    1.  Show Loaded Matrix in Mixer Channel

    At the moment, the mixer gives no information whatsoever on what matrix/instrument is loaded on each channel, or even if an instrument is active on a channel or not.  It would be hugely helpful if, when the user loaded an instrument or matrix, this information was displayed on the mixer channel - perhaps below the channel number (at the top) and above 'Effects'.  This would mean that the mixer would display an entire arrangement's basic information, without any individual channels having to be 'opened'.

    2.  Follow Left Hand Column Selection when displaying Instruments

    I have a feeling this may be a GUI bug.  When I click on a channel in the left hand column (which stacks the mixer channels vertically), the right hand window shows the loaded instrument interface.  However, when I then click the next channel down, the interface loaded in the right hand window does not change, meaning I have one channel selected in the left hand window, and a different instrument displayed in the right hand window.  I can't help feeling this is a recipe for confusion.  Like I say, perhaps it's just a bug with the current build.

    3.  Select Channel Colours

    Maybe it's just my eyesight, but I find the similarity in colours against such a dark background a little difficult for quick navigation.  If there was any way that the user could tag channels with a selection of brighter colours, it might help the labelling process, and render very big mixers easier to navigate around.

    Just a few ideas.

    Jules 

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    Hi

    I am really happy with VE in general, the only thing I would like is a numeric mouse over value when I am changing say the pan or the stereo field, so if I am say setting two instruments side by side I can see were one steroe field ends and another one starts. Apart from that it's great!
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    Absolutely spot-on Simsy!   I noticed this myself when I was trying to set up a template earlier today, and was struggling to match pan positions precisely from one channel to another.

    Another one I wanted to add was Ensemble Load Progress Bar.  I just tried to load a template ensemble, and almost force-quit part way through because it was taking so long I figured it had crashed.
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    @Trailerman said:

    3.  Select Channel Colours

    Maybe it's just my eyesight, but I find the similarity in colours against such a dark background a little difficult for quick navigation.  If there was any way that the user could tag channels with a selection of brighter colours, it might help the labelling process, and render very big mixers easier to navigate around.

     

    Do you mean like this?
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    :-)

    Yes - exactly like that!

    [embaressed] thankyou!

    Jules
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    @Simsy said:

    Hi

    I am really happy with VE in general, the only thing I would like is a numeric mouse over value when I am changing say the pan or the stereo field, so if I am say setting two instruments side by side I can see were one steroe field ends and another one starts. Apart from that it's great!
    That's my suggestion as well. That was the first thing I noticed that seemed to be left out for both pan and volume.
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    @Simsy said:

    Hi

    I am really happy with VE in general, the only thing I would like is a numeric mouse over value when I am changing say the pan or the stereo field, so if I am say setting two instruments side by side I can see were one steroe field ends and another one starts. Apart from that it's great!
    Just would like to add my name to the growing list of people who would like this feature...

    Loving VE - great work guys!

    Martin
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     Maybe it has been mentioned but I would like to make the inserts active or inactive (without unloading them).  Small thing but would be nice.

    Rob 
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    PaulP

     Hi Rob,

    you can switch all insert fx on and off in the left hand list [:)]

    Best,

    Paul 

    Paul Kopf Head of Product Marketing, Social Media and Support
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    Thanks Paul.

    All the best.