James' DP6 Mixing Board mod 1.13 (links on 1st post)

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Re: James' subtle Mixing Board mod 1.06 (links on 1st post)

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I guess the upside of the triangle showing up is that sometimes the selection color doesn't contrast that much with the insert colors (on my setup), so at least this tells me which one is selected :P
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Re: James' subtle Mixing Board mod 1.06 (links on 1st post)

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jlaudon wrote:I guess the upside of the triangle showing up is that sometimes the selection color doesn't contrast that much with the insert colors (on my setup), so at least this tells me which one is selected :P
That's true. The shade of blue I chose for effects on inserts is the same shade of blue as used in the Control Panel buttons when activated. However it's the exact same color blue as one of the default choices for the OS's selection colors, so I had to set a new system wide selection color.
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Re: James' subtle Mixing Board mod 1.06 (links on 1st post)

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For a laugh I selected the old blue anodizing look of the previous Unicornation. I'm keeping it in there for old times sake. You can paste anything really like the dash of your car or Ringo's first Ludwig drums if you like...
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Re: James' subtle Mixing Board mod 1.06 (links on 1st post)

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Timeline wrote:... still miss any actions on my multi requests for a longer, more resolute fader throw. One can only dream I guess. ;)
Agreed, Gary; if MOTU made this a mixing board mini-menu option, everyone would be happy IMHO.

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Re: James' subtle Mixing Board mod 1.06 (links on 1st post)

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I like it - you are a programming genius!!

If I was still using I 6.01 would drop it in -

I had to go back again to 5.13. I can't work in 6.01 - it is too unstable. It crashes and hangs up all the time and it is slow when I go to change MIDI channels. Same set up works fine in 5.13. I am using all the usual suspects everyone is on a nice rig.
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Perhaps a new section in the forum for DP Skins? :)
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Re: James' subtle Mixing Board mod 1.01

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BobK wrote:...
Speaking of those buttons, somebody tell me why the words 'solo,' 'mute', 'record,' and 'input' need to be written out. It's true that 'input' is not a standard mixer control, but the others are. This is another design choice that seems absurd to me. A considerable amount of space could be freed up by using square buttons with single-letters in the middle for these functions (like in Pro Tools, for example), replacing the four oversized buttons with two rows of two buttons (solo/mute and record/input). The freed-up space could be used for other things - such as to make the fader tracks longer, which would be much more useful...
I can't think of any other program where they are written out in their entirety. Sort of like writing "level" next to the fader.

Input is a standard control, if you consider that it's also the recorder.

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Re: James' subtle Mixing Board mod 1.08 (links on 1st post)

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Okay... after much agonizing and going back and forth on pan knobs, etc. I've posted 1.08. I think this'll do me for a while.
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Re: James' subtle Mixing Board mod 1.08 (links on 1st post)

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Looks cool (esp the hidden inserts). Just one suggestion - you might have change the subject of this thread to 'not so subtle' now :)
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Re: James' Mixing Board mod 1.08 (links on 1st post)

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Nice to see de-clutter on the inserts James. Good idea in a complicated world. :)

Is there though a way to leave some sort of outline or small button or even slightly tinted select area in it's place or do you just grab the empty space and do the insert?
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Re: James' Mixing Board mod 1.08 (links on 1st post)

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Timeline wrote:Nice to see de-clutter on the inserts James. Good idea in a complicated world. :)

Is there though a way to leave some sort of outline or small button or even slightly tinted select area in it's place or do you just grab the empty space and do the insert?
You just click the empty space where the insert would be. I tried an outline and it really detracted. I even did very subtle triangles without an outline... also didn't like it as much. Thought I'd just try and get used to it. Any way, I'm putting up version 1.10 which fixes a problem in 1.08. One of the graphics in the 1.08 package was incorrectly named "3D Inserts.png". It wouldn't harm anything, but you might want to remove it before installing 1.10.

Coolest thing about 1.10 is that I've included a small icon to distinguish a MIDI track from an audio track.
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Re: James' Mixing Board mod 1.12 (links on 1st post)

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James Steele wrote:Okay everyone... I haven't heard anything back from MOTU, so until I do I'm going to go ahead and post this. Please note that if I do get word from MOTU that they'd rather not have us passing these around, I will remove this and other threads from the board.

James, thanks for clarifying this at least from the perspective of a forum policy. I too have been waiting to hear from MOTU to get clarification on their position regarding the GUI mods. I'd like to post my mods, but reading the EULA has me concerned that doing so does violate the letter of the EULA, even though GUI mods would seem to be okay in the spirit of things.
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Re: James' Mixing Board mod 1.12 (links on 1st post)

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I kind of think that MOTU probably won't reply one way or the other - here's why I think this - if they say no, they will be concerned there'll be some 'unhappy' feedback about inflexibility, and a call to make a better GUI, etc. If they say yes, they would be concerned that it sends the message that their GUI design 'needs' help. Silence is the best bet, unless some modders start making money from them. Anyway, my .02 (not sure which forum to post this, but mainly as a response to biilf - I want your mod! :) )
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I think you have a good point jiaudon if they do not respond I will tend to think this is a fact.
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Re: James' Mixing Board mod 1.08 (links on 1st post)

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Timeline wrote:Is there though a way to leave some sort of outline or small button or even slightly tinted select area in it's place or do you just grab the empty space and do the insert?
I put a small oval indicating where the insert is. Also, I do have a version I haven't put up yet, eliminating the hard border on everywhere where the is a drop down menu. In a way, the more 1 pixel black lines in the mixer, the more I get a sense of feeling overwhelmed by the mixing board. Maybe I'll post that version as well.
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