On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 2:35 AM, Stefan Gofferje <[email protected]> wrote: > On 03/05/2014 08:22 PM, J. Liles wrote: >> You realize that I don't get paid for this, right? I mean, it does me no >> good if broadcasters use Non. I want it to be useful to people, sure, >> that's why I released it under the GPL, but I don't do broadcasting (and >> have no intention of ever doing it), so not only do I have zero >> incentive to slant the software in that direction, but I have no >> experience with that workflow. > > That's why I asked originally about the API for the modules :). I'm no > coding hero but little things I usually can fix up. > >> Yeah, and that's why I'd like more information, so that I could perhaps >> design a more general solution that would encompas that workflow. >> Currently, I find the easiest way to deal with these kind of auxiliary >> mixes is simply to use multiple instances of non-mixer, one for each >> purpose. Keeps things organized (but doesn't map as well to a MIDI >> controller, obv). > > I have played a little bit more in the meanwhile with NON-Mixer. How > about adding a fader-view knob and fader-view "Send" button to the AUX > module, both MIDI-controllable? With that solution, the BC workflow can > be emulated by simply using an AUX bus as main bus. And (as far as I > know recording workflows) it would be as useful to recording people as > to my understanding, the big expensive studio mixers do have send > buttons for each AUX bus in addition to the send knobs, so the producer > can pre-tune and activate on the press of the button. > An additional custom label which also appears above the knobs on the > fader-view would be cool too - saves people from sticking masking tape > to their PC monitors :D.
I had thought about having some knobs for aux levels appear on the fader view. The main problem is that it's kind of inherently limited (it only being reasonable to show 4 or so). Not that having more than 4 aux's is reasonable either, I just prefer to avoid arbitrary limitations. Adding a mute/send toggle for each would put even more pressure on the layout. I'll have to think about that some more. As to the labels--now things are really getting crowded. It would probably be something that could only be displayed in 1-row mode and at some minimum of window height.
