Old 04-21-2018, 05:40 PM   #1
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Default v5.80pre4 - April 22 2018

  • + VST3: make compatibility option 'Inform plug-in of track channel count' work, default to enabled
  • + VST3: per plug-in instance option to request bus channel count
  • # MIDI editor: ignore state of hidden parent tracks for various calculations
  • # MIDI editor: when switching context via empty space doubleclick, exchange editability state if control/command not held

GRATUITOUS EDIT: There's probably too many options. It seems difficult to please everyone with these MIDI changes!

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Old 04-21-2018, 06:35 PM   #2
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Old 04-21-2018, 06:56 PM   #3
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From a relatively new users perspective: the midi options/changes and requests are very hard to follow. Is this all about fixing a bug in expected behaviour, or adding features?
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Old 04-21-2018, 07:05 PM   #4
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From a relatively new users perspective: the midi options/changes and requests are very hard to follow. Is this all about fixing a bug in expected behaviour, or adding features?
Mostly about changing the editor behavior with various options set, most of these will not affect casual MIDI users who haven't reconfigured the MIDI editor, I would imagine.
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Old 04-21-2018, 07:21 PM   #5
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[*]# MIDI editor: when switching context via empty space doubleclick, exchange editability state if control/command not held
This seems pretty promising.

for sure:
Would need it to work on background notes, not just empty space. Can't differentiate between many items in same time zone.


impressions:
Doesn't work from Active to Editable, just to Visible? Might be OK (good). Not sure. Seems to cover the unwanted editability aspect.

Edit. Leaning toward having it work in both directions now. Seems more versatile. And consistent. So holding control while double clicking an Editable note/empty space would leave current item Visible.


Alt clears the rest of the editor? Might be useful. Might also be nice to have "toggle editability of background item" or similar. (Being able to temporarily suspend multi item editing and restore the same editable items after would be really slick)

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Old 04-21-2018, 07:22 PM   #6
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Thanks Justin.
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Old 04-22-2018, 03:46 AM   #7
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Mostly about changing the editor behavior with various options set, most of these will not affect casual MIDI users who haven't reconfigured the MIDI editor, I would imagine.
As I posted this in the older thread (didn´t see the new one)... could you please have a look at this:
https://forum.cockos.com/showpost.ph...6&postcount=21
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Old 04-22-2018, 04:01 AM   #8
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Please add new options for spectral editing,in next build:
"Spectrogram: Spectral edit to item preset"

It would be very convenient to save 5 individual presets of editing.

https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=205892
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Old 04-22-2018, 04:09 AM   #9
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Quite a few things are broken now in the Midi editor behavior.

1. If i set Mouse Modifiers on Media item selection to only "select item" https://prnt.sc/j8j4dn
(I don't like if the edit cursor jumps around if i click stuff)
And Active MIDI item follows selection is ON http://prntscr.com/j8jc61
2. And the edit cursor is out of the screen
3. I double click an item on the Arrange View to open, so far so good.
4. I change the item selection on the Arrange View (or in the Midi Editor with double click on emty space)
5. Arrange view jumps to the edit cursor - it should not

Project file:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pn62pkvnuq...20BUG.rpp?dl=0
Just double click on an item, then select another.
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Old 04-22-2018, 04:15 AM   #10
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Please add new options for spectral editing,in next build:
"Spectrogram: Spectral edit to item preset"

It would be very convenient to save 5 individual presets of editing.

https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=205892
Not a focus of this prerelease cycle.
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Old 04-22-2018, 04:26 AM   #11
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Not a focus of this prerelease cycle.
Can you make this function in 5.80 final release?
I ask you to help.
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Old 04-22-2018, 04:31 AM   #12
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Also now if i select Midi Items on the Arrange View, while the editor is open, it retains the zoom level, and automatically positions the items, so they are inside the window.

But if i use double click to open editor (or the 'Open in built in editor.." action), and close it after editing, it remembers each midi clip's own zoom and position setting. So it can sometimes result in opening a midi clip and there is nothing on the Midi editor's screen.

I think it should definitely work like when the Midi Editor windows is left open. Meaning: trying to center the content of the clip that i clicked on.

Project file: (same settings as previous post)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vyz0k474tg...ering.RPP?dl=0
Just click on the first 3 smaller clips
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Old 04-22-2018, 04:41 AM   #13
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Also while we are on the subject a little feature request:

"Restore previous zoom level" in the MIDI editor. (both vertically and horizontally)
It would override the Main shortcut if the Midi editor is focused.
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Old 04-22-2018, 06:18 AM   #14
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ahh my issue is resolved, thanks.

question -- in a track with multiple midi items, their outlines appear with different colors on the notes and velocity bars. why is this and how can i prevent it? my midi is colored by track, so being framed with random colors throws off my game. i'd prefer them to all be the same color per track.

look at the outlines of the blue notes: first item appears as pink-purple, 2nd item appears green, last item is purple.

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Old 04-22-2018, 06:33 AM   #15
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^nevermind, found/figured out the color map pixel row
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Old 04-22-2018, 06:52 AM   #16
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The current zoom behavior of the MIDI editor has already improved a bit, but I think it goes even better. For example, it makes no sense for me to zoom a 2-bar MIDI item that is looped to a full 80 bars item in the Arrangeview to 80 bars in the MIDI Editor. It would be better if the MIDI Editor just zoomed to the beginning of the 2-bar MIDI item loop. I am not interested in the following 78 bars MIDI loop in the MIDI Editor, because the MIDI notes repeat every 2 bars. It only makes navigation more difficult.

I hate to repeat myself and this is the last time. I would appreciate that when you click on a MIDI item, the MIDI editor shows the beginning of the MIDI item and not anything in the middle or even the end. I also find it very useful if the MIDI editor scrolls automatically to the notes without changing the zoom. This has the advantage, for example, when changing from a bass MIDI item to a high melody MIDI item, which plays in different octaves, you do not have to scroll up or down each time (see here and here).

It would also be nice to save the drum map and piano roll mode per MIDI item. Just as it is the case with the key snap. Now when I have activated the drum map for a drum MIDI item and then switch to a piano MIDI item, the drum map mode is still activated. But I expect that the piano roll mode will be activated again.

Here you can see what I mean.
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Quite a few things are broken now in the Midi editor behavior.

1. If i set Mouse Modifiers on Media item selection to only "select item" https://prnt.sc/j8j4dn
(I don't like if the edit cursor jumps around if i click stuff)
And Active MIDI item follows selection is ON http://prntscr.com/j8jc61
2. And the edit cursor is out of the screen
3. I double click an item on the Arrange View to open, so far so good.
4. I change the item selection on the Arrange View (or in the Midi Editor with double click on emty space)
5. Arrange view jumps to the edit cursor - it should not

Project file:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pn62pkvnuq...20BUG.rpp?dl=0
Just double click on an item, then select another.
Thanks, fixing -- this bug exists in 5.79 too btw.
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Also now if i select Midi Items on the Arrange View, while the editor is open, it retains the zoom level, and automatically positions the items, so they are inside the window.

But if i use double click to open editor (or the 'Open in built in editor.." action), and close it after editing, it remembers each midi clip's own zoom and position setting. So it can sometimes result in opening a midi clip and there is nothing on the Midi editor's screen.

I think it should definitely work like when the Midi Editor windows is left open. Meaning: trying to center the content of the clip that i clicked on.
The problem is that often times one expects it to remember where it was. I think the best solution is the current behavior, and if it is not showing what you want, doubleclick the itemto zoom to the item's contents.
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Devs, could you please update the ARA pre too? Thanks!
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I agree with both of mawi's suggestions.
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I agree with both of mawi's suggestions.
i agree too! extra better focus
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With these settings, I'm getting only one item in the editor when initially opening from closed state. Double clicking same items again will open all of them. (Zooming to content if double clicking same item. I understand why. )

I have imported heavily customized config.
Edit:
New small project still exhibits it.
Fresh portable on same win7 x64 machine does not.

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One editor per PROJECT
Behavior for "open..." [open all selected items]

[ ] Make secondary items editable when opened from arrange
[ ] Avoid automatically setting MIDI items from other tracks editable

[ ] Active item follow selection changes in arrange
[ ] Selection linked to visibility
[ ] Selection linked to editability

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Can you make this function in 5.80 final release?
I ask you to help.
Nope, I'm not the developer. This is not how things work around here. Things happen when they happen, not when you want for them to happen
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The problem is that often times one expects it to remember where it was. I think the best solution is the current behavior, and if it is not showing what you want, doubleclick the itemto zoom to the item's contents.
Problem is, that i have the Midi Editor quite large, and it most of the times open over the whole arrange view, and i can't just click on the item again, as it is behind the editor. That's why i'm using the open/close workflow, i don't have a second screen to leave the editor open.

But I'm actualy OK with the per item remembering, but further testing shows that it's not the case. If i use the middle mouse panning in an other item, and go back to a previous one, it does not remember my last zoom and position.

I will try to narrow it down to a few steps.
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Problem is, that i have the Midi Editor quite large, and it most of the times open over the whole arrange view, and i can't just click on the item again, as it is behind the editor. That's why i'm using the open/close workflow, i don't have a second screen to leave the editor open.
same. midi editor opens to fill all of laptop screen.
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just in case it might be useful. I use Enter to get and escape midi editor from a selected item, really TOP! . I forgot how i have maded the setup tho.
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Justin please make automation on the Take end item Pre Fx Veloume, pan, Pitch ................. Visible track --- Shortcut (Move to media lane) Toggle and other
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  • # MIDI editor: when switching context via empty space doubleclick, exchange editability state if control/command not held
In addition to requesting this in MIDI NOTE context as well, which is needed for multiple items in the same time zone; I also think it would be good to have the ability to penetrate through active notes, to those which are hidden behind, cycling through multiple such items, activating them. For doubled tracks and such.
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