some knobs i wana request and 1 button

Nu Audio Science · 1 Jul 2009

1 It isn't a good idea to ask for designs that would be a direct copy of somebody else hard work

2 When posting stuff like this please do it in the relevent section I have moved this from the ideas/requests section which is for ideas requests in the actual SM main application not for stuff like this

Thank you

NAS

djbrynte · 1 Jul 2009

ah ok sry. i thought it was a request but ok so whats the forum for this kind of things and what do i post in request section?

Tom7777 · 1 Jul 2009

3 - Don't expect people to make your projects/ideas for you, it's called synthmaker for a reason. There is a lot of nice people here that will share examples and give info about how to do things sometimes but you can't just post lists of things you want and then expect someone to make it all.

what do i post in request section?

On the board index it says what the different forum areas are for -

Ideas and Requests

"Suggest new features, components or other changes to the software"

So basically it's to suggest ways to improve the actual program with features or new modules.

djbrynte · 1 Jul 2009

ok man cheers. Hmm the things is just i dont get how to make those kind of knobs when the part is moving. I mean in knobman i can do basic knobs like who moving -145 and 145. and they look like they moving. But the problem is when i make this red thing whos moving, u know how the knobs look like, the ones i showed in the screenshot. so when they will move it wont look good. I mean do i need to make every little red moving effect on the knob. idont get this part. if u understand what i meant its why im asking some one. because this is abit advanced. I dont know how to do this kind of things i asked and i dident get any exellent answere. they showed me a tutorial how to make knobs in photoshop not the aim part when the red things is moving. So thats what i need help with then. so u understand its why im asking 🙂

DigitalWhiteByte · 1 Jul 2009

However, he who seeks finds 😉

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djbrynte · 1 Jul 2009

haha u kidding me..... nice man let me check this one...... is this u who made it? its ver ygood man. its virus right?

Hmm mybe just little to much light on the knob... anyway i check it out in action soon 🙂

DigitalWhiteByte · 2 Jul 2009

With the same technique you can make the animation in Photoshop, using a mask to hide the level. 😉

ViruZKnoB....seems a good name for a future Plugin 😈

djbrynte · 2 Jul 2009

hehe.... hmm are u awesome at making knobs. I mean u shoudl do some knob pack. with some virus knobs and some trance knobs and stuff 🙂 I mean knobs like this ones.

Hlis93 · 3 Jul 2009

djbrynte wrote: hehe.... hmm are u awesome at making knobs. I mean u shoudl do some knob pack. with some virus knobs and some trance knobs and stuff 🙂 I mean knobs like this ones.

are you baiting me or something? I made the knob and its in my panel elements packages on my blog that I recommend to you in other thread, the one above is from set 0 I have several others and they are open source meaning you can use them in whatever you need.

djbrynte · 3 Jul 2009

ah ok nice hils. dident know.... Hmm must have missed. 🙂 sry :/

Hlis93 · 3 Jul 2009

djbrynte wrote: ah ok nice hils. dident know.... Hmm must have missed. 🙂 sry :/

I think what is more important though it that since you have photoshop and knobman you need to spend a good deal of time exploring them and developing your own stuff. The best way to do this is to just do it. I realize its not easy at first the reason for the blog is for people that have no interest in doing (like people that use Reaktor) but here in SM this is very DIY right down to the last detail so in that sense the blog items could help you along in seeing a particular proccess. But in the end you really have to put the work in to get the result that you are really looking for.

been working with photoshop and knobman for 2years and it only now that I am finally starting to do things I like...

MegaHurtz · 3 Jul 2009

God!.. thats some sexy interface, love the feel to it. Clockwork!

AngularMomentum · 7 Jul 2009

The knobs on that project are SE knobs, freely downloadable from the "internets"...I used them right here...

The other knob from the Virus I made in the Virus FL Dashboard (or something alike)

Freddymusic · 8 Jul 2009

And this is my old "nexus style" knob. If you want...

http://www.freddymusic.hu/ugyfeleknek/virknob.osm

electrogear · 8 Jul 2009

Ah man, you really can't come along with a shopping list, we're all developers here. Nobody just takes, well actually that's not quite true, I'm sure there are lots of people lurking and downloading stuff without ever posting but hey, if you're gonna post here you can't be so cheeky. Most people have limited time and have better things to do than spending hours fulfilling your wants because you don't want to tackle making it yourself.

That being said, people WILL help you to learn stuff if you are willing to learn. Nobody is going to make customized one-off stuff just for you, but if you have a question about anything in terms of developing something yourself, people will help you do it. In my time here I've made dozens of little example .osms or walkthroughs on how go about doign a certain task, but I'm never going to just do all of your work for you (unless you pay me!), life doesn't work like that.

Also, like NAS pointed out you really don't want to be copying other people's artwork, especially commercial projects - they are likely to come after you! That applies to freeware stuff too though - pretty much everything and anything can be covered by copyright laws. You don't want to risk it, and besides what does copying someone elses design achieve? It's not creative.

Am I right in thinking somebody went to the trouble of writing a tutorial for you to do exactly this kind of task?

Hlis93 · 9 Jul 2009

electrogear wrote: ... Nobody just takes...

although slightly OT I'm still amazed at how many downloads there are from my blog. People just keep downloading the files of knob, skins etc I have there. Not saying its any one here or anywhere but people are still downloading them. I guess there is a need for it somewhere?

Freddymusic · 9 Jul 2009

I saw your blog before yesterday at the first time. I like to see the unique solutions, so i downloaded a lot of files. I will not use it, but these are good work

Tom7777 · 9 Jul 2009

electrogear wrote: Ah man, you really can't come along with a shopping list, we're all developers here. Nobody just takes, well actually that's not quite true, I'm sure there are lots of people lurking and downloading stuff without ever posting but hey, if you're gonna post here you can't be so cheeky. Most people have limited time and have better things to do than spending hours fulfilling your wants because you don't want to tackle making it yourself.

That being said, people WILL help you to learn stuff if you are willing to learn. Nobody is going to make customized one-off stuff just for you, but if you have a question about anything in terms of developing something yourself, people will help you do it. In my time here I've made dozens of little example .osms or walkthroughs on how go about doign a certain task, but I'm never going to just do all of your work for you (unless you pay me!), life doesn't work like that.

Also, like NAS pointed out you really don't want to be copying other people's artwork, especially commercial projects - they are likely to come after you! That applies to freeware stuff too though - pretty much everything and anything can be covered by copyright laws. You don't want to risk it, and besides what does copying someone elses design achieve? It's not creative.

Great post electrogear, recently i see a lot of new users coming here and doing these lists of requests or just a post saying i want/need this and that. It's really not the way it works especially as SM allows for export and selling of VST with the Standard Edition and i have already seen some dishonest people taking advantage of the example synths, effects and larger projects posted on the forums making claims that they coded/created them also which is like a added slap to the original creators.

The app is all about allowing creation of new things hence the 'Maker' part in it's title yet some people don't seem to understand this concept, maybe if somewhere along the line i missed something and that changed it should be renamed "Get someone else to make my synth'er" or something similar. 😀

With the FL thing now i find some people think of SM the wrong way as a reaktor style project in FL for DJ's/producers with a library of stuff (forum examples) ready to use/sell where people will make the stuff for you but with the option to make a VST from them. Most of the stuff posted on the forums is for helping other users learn and not intended to just be re-packaged and sold or misplaced credits which is sadly starting to happen more now.

AngularMomentum · 9 Jul 2009

I am with what Electro said, I ignored already a couple PM's and email because of the shear load of questions that with a little work, search and study is easily done by oneself. Doesn't mean I dislike the guy though, just that he needs some stimulation finding out stuff for himself. The forum is a real goldmine if you now how to use the search, especially for beginners, from little knobs to complete synths...it is all there.

Hlis93 · 9 Jul 2009

AngularMomentum wrote: I am with what Electro said, I ignored already a couple PM's and email because of the shear load of questions that with a little work, search and study is easily done by oneself. Doesn't mean I dislike the guy though, just that he needs some stimulation finding out stuff for himself. The forum is a real goldmine if you now how to use the search, especially for beginners, from little knobs to complete synths...it is all there.

always try yourself first 🙂 always surprised what is possible with some effort.

djbrynte · 12 Jul 2009

ye guys.... ur right... the knob tutorial hills posted was aweosome. Its just that knobs that AM used on hes synth was very nice. HMM its just i dont know how to make the animation on that. Its why i want them in white. black is also nice. Where did u find those knobs. Is there any more knobs? would like to know.... Anyway i cant access the registred users area. I dont know why.... Wierd. i activated my serial 🙁

AngularMomentum · 12 Jul 2009

Animation is very well explained in KnobMan if you analise the example files. If you understand layer styles in Photoshop then understanding build up of knobs in Knobman is like 123, ABC...

Lately I rather animate my knobs in KnobMan then Photoshop, the results are almost the same, and much easier in Knobman. Learn it....it will pay off to learn it!

djbrynte · 12 Jul 2009

ye the things i wana say is. If u check this tutorial. http://vimeo.com/3992865 The last part he makes orange around the knob. How i make this to move in knobman. Thats my problem. I only know one way how to make the knob move. It -145 and +145 simple knob with a Line ( | ) that can rotate. But if u make like this guy with the things around it will look like everything moves. Like even the small lines outside the knob lol. I dont know how to make this stuff.... THats what i need help with, how to make the animation moves.

One thing more aswell. I checked ur Virknob. it was awesome how did u make the 3d look like. I wana try to learn this by my self so i can do my own knobs. Im sry guys. Im not gona make u do my work tbh. I wana do it my self like AM says, I need to learn aswell. Hmm just explain how to make the 3d looke do u have any PSD file photoshop file i can check and see how its made..... Wana learn this bit. would be very cool actually 😀 hmm And woudl be great with nice 3d tutorial aswell..... on knobs :P i try find it on youtube aswell 🙂 thnx for all helps guys anyway.

Hlis93 · 14 Jul 2009

Heres a little experiment that might help. Make a circle keep it red now play around with the Hue, you'll see that it changes color. see the animate triangle next to it click on that and now adjust the second hue slider. now go to the menus and open the animation curve, make a nice pattern, and apply that to the animation of the hue.

There is all sort of things you can do in knobman alone and in combination with photoshop, but mostly you really have learn the tools first and become comfortable with them, then find creative ways to abuse and combine them that when you make really cool stuff. No one can show you how you how, there really can never be a do this and do that type of guide, you really need to explore that for yourself and it takes time. You wont make that really cool knob and switch collection the first time or even the 600th time, but it should get better over time 🙂 if you keep at it. "There's a hundred ways to skin a cat" is something my grandfather always says and with this it is very true. You will find that niche that works for you. I say just digg in and forget the tutorails, you will learn more by doing it on your own and have good referance books for the tools in photoshop so you can learn what they are.