martian wrote:yeah some kind of embedding would work for me
but if you just need a quick adirty cut/boost on a high shelf - this "new" way is quick - since my channel strip and hence gain control is in same place - then muscle memory on my wacom gets me there real quick..... ( use mapped mode not mouse mode on wacom is much better! )
but I think for some work, the graphical interface is easier? ie drag both freq and gain at the same time - only can do one control other wise with the pointer...
I'm starting to dig a little deeper into my new MCmix. suspect there's a way to splash the EQ's for a channel across the LED like the HUI could..
that would nail it for me pretty much...
( sort of surprised motu hasnt come out with a control surface actually? )
My first DAW was Vision DSP, which had EQ integrated into its channel strip -- even so, it opened a new GUI window to initially allow you to set up the controls, then displayed however many bands in the actual channel strip (up to four), which you could manipulate without having to re-open the GUI again. The downside to this was, you couldn't control where the EQ was in relation to anything else in the channel's signal path, so it was always last. Cubase had/has a slightly better setup for its in-line EQ/dynamics, but since it's Cubase, you then have to deal with the rest of the program. I have no problem with just slapping an instance of ParaEQ onto a track as an insert (at this point, it's pretty much second nature), or a more intricate EQ if the track calls for it ... same goes for dynamics. I also always liked DP's versatility in allowing part or all of the inserts to be pre- or post-fader, something you might not get to do if those effects were integrated.
I stated in another post that I was intrigued by Harrison Mixbus, which I think was partially designed to allow another DAW (like DP) to slave to it. In theory, you could channel all your audio tracks' outputs in DP to Mixbus's inputs (via Jack OS X), then treat DP like a tape machine and Mixbus like a Harrison mixing console. The advantage to this is, Mixbus has integrated "analog modeled" EQ and dynamics on every channel, plus the ability to use all your AU plugs, plus 8 channels of "summing" and built-in tape/analog dynamics on your master channel. The disadvantage of this is, and especially on a slow machine like mine, you now have two DAWs running concurrently, so, in my case, I would have to record all my VI audio in DP (Mixbus has no built-in MIDI or VI capabilities), then port the audio into Mixbus directly and do the audio portion of a project completely inside Mixbus. I'm likely gonna try mixing something in DP and then, doing more or less the same mix in Mixbus and see if there's even any advantage to doing this.
I was almost dead certain that the Euphonix control surfaces would end up being bought out by MOTU, ala M-Audio being bought out by Digidesign, since the MCMix stuff was being promoted heavily by MOTU there for a while as being the de facto control surface for DP. At the very least, I'd love to see MOTU come up with an all-in-one control surface/keyboard controller with specific DP controls.
anyways I just made one key stroke change that has made life quicker still..
to move selection up/down.... 
