I am glad you asked. Does this mean PGM is willing to spend time/money on User experience/workflow?
UI, UX, and workflow are a big focus for us right now.
I will start with a bulletized list.
Excellent list. I agree with most of your points - not going to comment on each, but overall two thumbs up from me.
While facelift would make program prettier, I strongly believe it has to be done holistically. Both design and workflow have to go hand in hand. There have been quite a few excellent suggestions recently and I am sure this will be an interesting discussion. I will start at less obvious suggestions.
*Radio Bar - removed or made optional. Definitely hidden on default installation.
*Usable "Timeline" Navigator across most views.
Yes. We're going to work on both looks and interface functionality with a focus on workflow. I also support removing the radio bar and updating the timeline.
Enhancement for the Interface:
An instant access and placement button for RealTrack - RT#1152-Silence available in every view: Chord Sheet, Live View, etc.
Insertion would be determined by highlighting a selection of bars or a region. Once a area is highlighted, clicking the RT#1152 button inserts the silence RT.
Interesting suggestion, though useful. I'll discuss it with the others.
New UI design should consider for multiple monitors.
Yes, of course.
Your posts were the inspiration for our recent meeting on the subject and this forum thread. I particularly like the idea of consolidating and updating the preferences window.
Here are four suggestions that will make the Embedded Audio Mixer interface more user friendly and thus make the Embedded Audio Mixer easier to use...
I agree. I use the tone control a
lot more than the reverb control, and I also dislike how the 4 faders resize disproportionately.
If PGM is serious about design, perhaps a widely member supported request for standard vertical mixer should be considered.
Definitely.
Track View:
Play marker that defines the playback start point.
Volume node editing (automation)
Track headers to include a minimum of:
ARM - for audio recording
FX, PAN
Also, I find current track zooming a bit challenging, especially using mouse. Both Auto zoom and individual track expansion should be in place similar to: *video*
Definitely, especially volume automation and track headers.
Absolutely. I want to keep things simple, and I think the rest of us do too. I also personally want to consider accessibility, which leans away from being "flashy".
Undocking panels is relatively easy as part of the design. Making the panels work and play well together on a laptop screen is harder, especially if text is sizable for vison impaired.
I quite like this idea, and it's similar to what I've been imagining over the years.
I am still waiting for PGM to answer my first question before putting more time into it.
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