Very happy with the old view. Large screen necessary but everything is there, and easy to access.
The old view is great except the mixer is only half height of the screen. A pain in the anus when you have to scroll back and forth to edit the utility tracks.
The Mixer is floating and resizable in the Classic View. The button is the last to the far right in the Mixer Tabs. It is the two folder icon.
Last edited by Charlie Fogle; 01/17/2406:35 AM. Reason: Image added
you say bb is for the oldies...but.... show an alternative to bb..i dont see any.
as a tech as ive said in the past the only way to realise how remarkable bb is ..is take programming courses in C++..delpbi...etc etc and assembler and the win api's and also add in the complexities of digital audio and midi programming...this stuff is very complex even for excellent programmers. now add in the complexities of a diverse muso user base all over the world with lots of different language versions...
and the above is just for starters.lol. i know where your coming from but im just trying to give you a taste of life on the other side of the fence...the dev side. i also understand your comments mv.for example in the early 2000s i was so frustrated with music software offerings i very nearly did my own daw...developed a whole spec...the whole schmeer. ...till i realised the huge complexities involved.
do i get frustrated with bb...yep...but i realise pg are in a no win situation with a diverse user base. some people want the old ways and some new exciting ways. its extremely difficult keeping all the user base happy.
please understand im no apologist...i just understand the many complexities daily for pg.
ive had younguns say to me.....oh ive heard bb is for elevator music till ive shown them a rocker....and they go WHAT ? do i know bb like a talented charlie fogle.....nope...but ive been useing it for years and in the process evolved my own methods that make things a bit simpler for me. for example ive been haveing a blast testing out 2024 seeing if i can get elvises vocal style and doing for fun viva las vegas. i dont care the software the song is a huge challenge. but within an hour in bb i had rough backing bed guide tracks for my voc tests done after putting the song title into the picker that recommended some styles....now im testing in the new yummy mpicker lots of rt's and instrumentation for the song.
in summary its all a question of developing ones own work methods. is bb perfect ?...nope but i dont think it ever will be...like lots of software...but the lead guitarist turns up on time and doesnt try to snag the drummers girlfriend...lol..and i dont have to worry like in big studios my budgeted time running out or a channel going out on a mixer or 2 inch mtr.
i wish you a groovy year with lots of success n happiness
om
Last edited by justanoldmuso; 01/17/2407:33 AM.
my songs....mixed for good earbuds...(fyi..my vocs on all songs..) https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs (90 songs created useing bb/rb) (lots of tips of mine in pg tips forum.)
Yes, I also spent 15 minutes a few days ago trying to find that "Chord Display" icon. I haven't used the classic view for years, and it seems that that icon can only be found there
Good point. The Chord Display button should be on the full screen mode toolbar. Thanks.
Edit - actually, the chord display button IS on the small toolbar (View panel) Ch.Display.
Last edited by Andrew - PG Music; 01/17/2402:43 PM.
Yes, I also spent 15 minutes a few days ago trying to find that "Chord Display" icon. I haven't used the classic view for years, and it seems that that icon can only be found there
Good point. The Chord Display button should be on the full screen mode toolbar. Thanks.
Edit - actually, the chord display button IS on the small toolbar (View panel) Ch.Display.
I'm sorry Andrew, probably I'm missing something, but I'm still unable to find that Ch. Display icon:
I see, it looks like the button got squeezed out on some displays. We could fix that by moving the DrumKit button to the MISC panel.
In the mean-time, you could delete the drum kit button (accessible via Window menu if needed) bb\Data\Images\MainScreenButtons\PNL_VIEWS\SMALLVIEWSdrums_s1_m3_i208
Or if you are using a custom skin, delete the equivalent file from here: \bb\Data\CustomSkins
Thanks Andrew. Not really a problem for me, since now I know it can be accesed from the legacy view or by right clicking on Chords icon, but having the CH Display icon on the view panel - full screen mode (and maybe also update the Feature browser with the right click method) will be benefitial for future users, for sure.
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