DP6 Wishlist

rcannonp · Post by **rcannonp** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 9:47 am

Here's a couple more.

I would like to have a clipping window in a sidebar of the consolidated window. I often save clippings as chunks, but I would like to keep the chunks window cleaner and not have to go searching for my clipping windows.

Another things is that I don't understand why there are three levels of menus in the effects window. It seems that Insert A could be replaced by the name of the effect or instrument on Insert A. Using the effect window would be more efficient if you didn't have to scroll through each insert to see what is on it.

FMiguelez · Post by **FMiguelez** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 10:07 am

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Ok. There's been dozens of suggestions so far. Some are really essential, and some are more luxurious ones.
I wonder if the MOTU people who actually make the decisions of what does or what doesn't get implemented in future upgrades DO see these suggestions... I REALLY hope they do. I mean, where else would they have hard-core DP users daydreaming and devising the features that would make DP the PERFECT DAW, in just one place?
If they are smart, they are already taking notes, and not only reading through this suggestions, but actually taking them into serious consideration. The other day I sent a link to this thread to MOTUS's suggestions, politely asking them to check them out.

Can you imagine if they surprised us all and implemented most of the things we've been discussing in this post in the next DP revisions? I would be blown away.

I hope I am not sounding too naive...

monkey man · Post by **monkey man** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 10:45 am

Well, Fernando, I gave this some thought today, and can ya guess what I came up with?

I figured we could have a new area for this.
Call it, "MOTU Software: New Feaure Suggestions and Discussion"

There. A public repository of sorts, to which I'd bet the MOTU eyes that be will flock when visiting the forum.
I figured that, not only would it constitute a consolidation of our own meanderings on the subjects, but it would make visits by MOTU staffers an order of magnitude simpler were they interested in perusing our new feature ideas, and lets face it, we've always got new feature ideas.

In my mind's eye, I imagined an area of this sort would see more traffic than our esteemed arrangement room.
I'm tellin' you, as a thought experiment at least, this could be a winner.

andrewj · Post by **andrewj** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 10:50 am

better latency comepensation tools to implement outboard and externel instruments through a MIDI compensation

kill the old bad internal plugins and replace them with professional ones! how a bout a licensed Lexicon reverb a highend Compressor (hello sonnox)

better mixdown algos would also be nice!

vst support

hmm... may i add some wishes later!? have to think about it!

FMiguelez · Post by **FMiguelez** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:06 am

Monkey Man wrote:Well, Fernando, I gave this some thought today, and can ya guess what I came up with?

I figured we could have a new area for this.
Call it, "MOTU Software: New Feaure Suggestions and Discussion"

There. A public repository of sorts, to which I'd bet the MOTU eyes that be will flock when visiting the forum.
I figured that, not only would it constitute a consolidation of our own meanderings on the subjects, but it would make visits by MOTU staffers an order of magnitude simpler were they interested in perusing our new feature ideas, and lets face it, we've always got new feature ideas.

In my mind's eye, I imagined an area of this sort would see more traffic than our esteemed arrangement room.
I'm tellin' you, as a thought experiment at least, this could be a winner.

That's a bright idea! I totally agree, Nicky

I'd say James is very open to listen and evaluate this kind of ideas, and I'm sure that if he gives it some thought and likes it, he could probably do it. He could, or course, count with our help for oversseing that area, if he wishes to...

I suppose this area would have to be easier to navigate than this thread, for instance.
There are great ideas here, but they are scattered through numerous pages, and often sorrounded by OT things, etc.

If we really want them to pay attention, and take it seriously, it would probably have to be restricted for suggestions (no rants, no OT, etc), and probably even categorized, sort of like the tips sheet. That way, MOTU's creative teams could navigate fast and see clear and concise new ideas, etc. They could even participate in that area, and interact with us.

This could become the ultimate goldmine for ideas to them, right?
They'd keep us VERY happy, and since DP would hoplessly become better and better, it would mean more customers (converts) to them in the not so lon run. A LOT of dissatisfied comptetion-DAW users would find refuge in DP.

I say it would be a win-win situation.

Also, sometime ago, I remember reading a post where someone proposed having one of us as a Unicornation embassador to MOTU, or something like that. Some sort of link between MOTU and UN. I know this place is not officialy linked to MOTU in anyway, but I keep thinking it would be a great idea to have this kind of liason.

What do you think?

dave pine · Post by **dave pine** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:36 am

a command shortcut to quantize pitch

monkey man · Post by **monkey man** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:48 am

Thank you for the thoughts, Fernando.

I don't think we need an ambassador.
Magic Dave's pretty close to the action, and he's merely a magic whistle call away.

I also don't think we need worry too much about collating and moderating the proposed area any differently, because the simple fact that it'd be a feature suggestions area would mean it'd be a veritable gold mine for MOTU.
Sure they'd have to read/ignore OT postings, but so what? The threads would still have topic titles, and you know how we Unicorns are; we always return to the subject at hand... eventually.

Now that I've been uncharacteristically negative, may I say that I agree with the rest of your comments?
Well, I agree with the rest of your comments, Fernando!

andrewj · Post by **andrewj** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:26 pm

yep a real good idea, hopefulla motu will follow!!!

julien breval · Post by **julien breval** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 12:21 pm

Hello,

I am very new to DP, I made only one project with it, and moreover I didn't have the time to read all this topic. I am almost sure that what I am writing here has already been suggested before, but ... who knows ?

When it comes to audio editing, there are 3 things that you find in most DAW softwares, but not in DP (though DP looks like having far more features than any other DAW). These suggestions concern the sequence editor.

1. Possibility to snap the wiper or the scissors to zero-crossings of a waveform
2. Graphic editing of each soundbite gain directly (similar to trimming the edges, but vertical of course)
3. Snap the wiper to the beginning / end of the next or previous soundbites with two different keyboard keys (one for going forward, one for backwards)

Sorry if it has been mentionned before or if you can actually do these things in DP ...

Best regards,
-j

daniel.sneed · Post by **daniel.sneed** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 4:24 pm

Hi Julien

If it can help to answer to your 3rd question/sugestion :

If you select any soundbite in S.E., then :
- "Command + 4" starts play from begining of the soundbite
- "Command + 6" starts play from end of the soundbite
- "tab" selects next soundbite
- and so on...

Very effective IMHO

rainmaker · Post by **rainmaker** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:05 pm

I'm sure it has been said in this thread already but I'm going to say it again since Motu needs to hear it over and over again.

Please add support in DP 6 for the Mackie C4 and better support for the Mackie MCU control surface. Or, if you're feeling really ambitious, develop a real control surface for DP made exclusively by Motu. Wouldn't that be amazing.

I think a lot of good DAW's are going to be left behind in the future for lack of support for good hardware control. It may seem trivial to a lot of part-time users, but for those who use these DAW's to make a living day-in and day-out, we need a good control surface so we feel like we're mixing again. Don't get me wrong, I love DP and the technology it provides, but I feel Motu and a lot of other DAW companies are missing the boat by not making their own control surface or at least supporting the closest thing to a standard that's out there, Mackie MCU. And DP's support for the MCU line is sorely lacking.

I have been thinking more and more lately about joining the dark side (Digi) simply because they are the only company who seems to understand that a hardware interface to our DAW's is important to professionals who record and mix every day. I WANT my mixer again... damn, that ICON looks good. Why couldn't Motu make an Icon for DP for musch less? THEY COULD!!!!! Please Motu, help me not go to the dark side!

Rainmaker

Frodo · Post by **Frodo** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:53 pm

rainmaker wrote:I have been thinking more and more lately about joining the dark side (Digi) simply because they are the only company who seems to understand that a hardware interface to our DAW's is important to professionals who record and mix every day. I WANT my mixer again... damn, that ICON looks good. Why couldn't Motu make an Icon for DP for musch less? THEY COULD!!!!! Please Motu, help me not go to the dark side!

"Fear is the path to the dark side... fear leads to anger... anger leads to hate.. hate leads to suffering. Suffering leads to Pro Tools." ~Yoda

I'd love a DP-specific control surface. Goodness-- Garage Band has its own surface, and how does it rank with the rest?

At the very least, DP6 really needs to update the inelegant and awkward Custom Consoles feature. This could be one the most important developments of DP where VIs and plugin control are concerned.

Don't know if any remembers this control surface:
http://www.soundcraft.com/product_sheet ... duct_id=38

It came with DP Consoles!!

julien breval · Post by **julien breval** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 2:42 am

daniel.sneed wrote:Hi Julien

If it can help to answer to your 3rd question/sugestion :

If you select any soundbite in S.E., then :
- "Command + 4" starts play from begining of the soundbite
- "Command + 6" starts play from end of the soundbite
- "tab" selects next soundbite
- and so on...

Very effective IMHO

Thanks for that idea. I just have to check there are "4" and "6" keys on a laptop that has a f....... french keyboard (maybe using "verr num" ?)

daniel.sneed · Post by **daniel.sneed** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 3:10 am

No worries julien
No num locking necessary.
I use these shortcuts on my macbook !

Frodo · Post by **Frodo** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 2:48 pm

Here's one I don't think has been mentioned:

How about a DP setup wizard of some sort? This would provide a wonderful walkthrough of the entire DAW with all the features and preferences in a single step without having to set up features scattered throughout the app. Different setups could be created much the same way different templates and bundles are created and stored-- all of which could be imported and exported as needed.

One could then go back at any time to edit their wizard setups should they have decided to skip certain features when the wizard was first used, such as setting up a custom console, waveform edit prefs, or to refine their setup more easily in whatever manner is most fitting.

It would be a very deep utility, but a powerful one-- and would be simpler than fishing through numerous sub-menus to the same result.