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hallofmirrorz ·
Well there she is...i know its very much still a work in progress but im doing a little t a time....im a real novice so its taking a while to figureout the best and least wasteful ways of making it.....please any opinions and advice would be greatly appreciated, please be kind:D
Peace & Hugs
Brian
AngularMomentum ·
For your first synth it looks good. I think the GUI is not consistent enough in design. Try to use less different styled knobs, and take a look at some other synths in the KVR database and notice how most of them have the same kind of placement of sections. IMHO, a gui should give a hint to the internal audio path if I say that right....If the EQ is after the filters I would place them in the GUI after the filters...normally it is something like...osc's>envelopes>filters>modulation>effects>eq/mixer
hallofmirrorz ·
It is following a path 😀 well except the env.....but that isnt really part of it yet ... but thank you for the advice i know what you mean though and the knobs are not staying none of the 😀 they are just a guide. I love your synths so anything that can help me get anywhere near your standard is worth paying attention to.
Peace & Hugs
Brian
Sorry if that was a bit crazy but i have had no sleep working on a new track:D
infuzion ·
AngularMomentum wrote: I think the GUI is not consistent enough in design. Try to use less different styled knobs...a gui should give a hint to the internal audio path if I say that right....
I agree. I'd put it this way: * It's cool to have the most important knob bigger/different (Volume/Cutoff), but 3-4 different knobs is a bit much * I'd like to see the highlight-outline on all the knobs, to make them easier to read in a live setting. * Consisantcy with the tabs would help; one tab is left-alligned & others aren't. I'd label the LFO as a gray non-clickable tab, & put a non-clickable tab over the graphic envelope (noone ouside SM would know what that is at first). * IMHO, the sections (OSC, EQ, Filter, etc) should be the same size (gray area) where possible * The knob on the very top needs a label, as do the grouping on the bottom-right. * I agree with AM's audio path statement, & add that some layout weirdness is OK if you add a mini-audio-schematic.
Personally, I prefer a smaller layout, with the smallest bitmap graphics (eg background) possible, since playing live, I'd want the smallest memory footprint.
hallofmirrorz ·
Thanks for your advice....please take into account though that this is a personal synth so idealy none of the knobs are to be labled 😀 i just prefere it that way. I will probably do everything you have listed as it was on my list....😀 the synth is just a day old i just wanted to check it was going ok as i havent had any ...thats bullshite posts 😀 ill take it as an ok attempt. Thank you for all your advice its very appreciated i will definatly try harder as my skills improve.
Peace & Hugs
Brian
hallofmirrorz ·
p.s. they are all set to align center im just crap at working to a grid:D if it can be switched off i would be thankful to anyone who could tell me how.
infuzion ·
You're welcome 😇 hallofmirrorz wrote: p.s. they are all set to align center im just crap at working to a grid:D if it can be switched off i would be thankful to anyone who could tell me how.
Yea... you might want to put that opinion here: Snapping
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