free positioned annotations in wav area

[charles.monteiro]

for you extension gurus , it would be very helpful I think to be able to insert text notes at specific spots in time within the wave/track area. An arrow would pinpoint the specific spot and said arrow would be connected to a text box that could be dragged around and free positioned within the wave/track area.

I don't want to create splits and name my item accordingly i.e. use the name of an item as a note.

thanks

[credit.crunch]

+1 for this feature !!!

[Gerry G]

Where did you get that idea from? or did it just spring. That could be very useful such as making notes of possible changes as they fly into the consciousness.

It could help both composing and editing. I could see "try doppler here" and "maybe drop the bass here".

It would be a quick way to just throw ideas in for reflection later on.

[charles.monteiro]

well for one I had built something like that into a GIS app and pen based pipe maintenance app I had worked on for the gas utility here in NYC.

it was as apparent then as it is now to me that to associate thoughts/notes to physical objects whether in physical space i.e. buildings/gas pipes in a street grid or objects in a sonic landscape just helps solidify the big picture which includes what needs to be made better.

I struggle to understand the evolving big picture. Scoring can do it for some but to me composition starts with recording and evolves with recording which is why some of these feature requests for Reaper would be immensely enabling for me. Hopefully for others as well.

[Gerry G]

Charles that is the best, the very best, feature request I have seen in Reaper for ages.

Come in Justin! I just think it is a fantastic idea.

It is even more brilliant that it comes from gas mains to music.

This sort of cross pollination is the stuff of great practical solutions.

[Mr. Data]

What about markers with two (or more) heads?
My idea is this: set a marker and it looks like we're used to, but you can pull the head down to the track or item you want and enter a comment to and if pulling down, a new head is created at the top (if you want). The upper head of this, call it "multihead-marker" or whatever, could have a different shape or color to indicate that it is one of these, so you can see in the ruler "there is something" even if you can't see all tracks of your project.

Just an idea.



-Data

[Winfield]

Hi

Originally Posted by Mr. Data

"multihead-marker"

This would be useful! +1

-W

[three_eyed_otter]

A list view of the notes would pretty cool as well...Printable, like a pdf will shoot out for you after you've added notes to it.

have a good one
3Eo

[Klemperer]

If this was easy to implement it would be just great. I'd be happy with such a feature, great idea, charles.

[Mr. Data]

Originally Posted by three_eyed_otter

A list view of the notes would pretty cool as well...Printable, like a pdf will shoot out for you after you've added notes to it.

have a good one
3Eo

Yes 3Eo,

this list should also contain the positions where the notes are set in the project.



-Data

[Gerry G]

Don't wanna burst your bubbles but this is achievable from midi stuff. It can produce a score.

But I think this may add a lot to Reaper and make it really big. I think it is achievable with add ons like 'flower' something or other. If it could be done really quickly then ok but I think it would need a big module to do this with Reaper and from a 'sleek harley' you would be producing a 'large limo'.

I may be wrong and the midi implementation may be able to do this in a simple way without too much extra programming but I kind of doubt it.