Faders with mouse farked up

[chip mcdonald]

I'm sorry... Without using cntrl it's incredibly difficult to control. Even with the "Curve" set to 3.0 and bottoming at 72db, you end up at -22 db down halfway through the travel; then it ramps up seemingly faster? Yeah, I could set the bottom higher up - but then what happens when I *do* need it to go lower than say 24 db....?

Again, it's the audio-taper sensation thing.

I'd still prefer the fader to pop big like the master in Cubase, that makes the most sense to me - or at least the option of having the fader act as it does with cntrl held down; I don't have to actually *see* a fader, I can listen. As it is now it's a pain in the butt to use without cntrl; which doesn't make any sense to me, if I have to use it with cntrl ALL the time, it should be able to default to that behavior? Yeah, I *can* use cntrl to get more accuracy, but *why*? I see a 'full travel" fader but past the midway point it's basically an on/off switch...

[eightnine]

I agree that I'd like to be able to set the ctrl thingie to default behavior.

[norbury brook]

Hmm,this is something I've noticed too.I'm used to Cubendo and the way the faders operate in reaper 'feels' a bit weird,and that's exactly what you describe.THe sends seem that way for me too,compared to cubendo where I can hear FX's from a low amount of send,in reaper the send fader has to be twice as high for the same effect.

It means,like you say, there's only a small area of usable fader movement which doesnt seem right.Is there a way round this?


MC

[chip mcdonald]

To me, it feels like the ratio of mouse movement>onscreen movement is too minute. Even if he changes the "curve" of the movement, it's still going to be difficult.

So I suggest a "FADER THROW" setting: from a 1:1 feel like it is now, to a "I've got to scroll the mouse across the equivalent of 6 virtual screens for full-travel" feel.

+ a more audio taper curve - which may be in effect already, but it's hard to tell.

the "feel" of the faders is a significant thing to the overall "look and FEEL" of the program, IMO... just as a fader on an analog console. The faders should imply the "feel" of a Penny&Giles or Alps; not "twitchy old Peavey/Radio Shack/American DJ gunged up worn out short-throw fader". That probably would require a little bit of fooling around with the "throw" distance and the "curve" as well.. I suspect you'd have to have actually maybe two curves, so that the impression of coming to the end 1/3rds of the "fader" doesn't start "closing up" too fast or slow.

Tricky, but I think if it's done right it can make the overall feel of Reaper "nicer".