> In regards to knob controls, from a user perspective it depends on the > function. > > Most DAWs deal with volume using db, so having the value increase at a > usable and functional scale would be fine. It may take some getting used > to, but it will be a well justified adjustment. People can always double > click and punch in an absolute value.
First of all thanks for discussing this. Yes, I agree here. It might be difficult to get used to this, but I think it makes sense to have a logscale for volume control. If you compare the volume control of ZynAddSubFX with the one of LMMS, you see that the LMMS volume control seems way to slow for high volume levels. In time, I got more used to the ZASF sliders. > For example, would frequency be exponential? Is there a use case that > benefits from this? (I don't know, which is why I ask). Furthermore, stuff > like the LPF LADSPA (can't recall which one specifically) knob defaults to > a value close to zero, which mutes the track when it's added. Yes, frequency should usually be exponential/lograithmic (because of the audible range, as you mentioned). I can hardly think of a reasonable example where it should be linear. The default values of plugins should, however, not be affected of changing our scale types. We also can not improve the default values, as they are given by the plugins, and we don't have code to fix every single plugin. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. Read the Whitepaper. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121054471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ LMMS-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lmms-devel
