Bazille sequencer feature request: scribble
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 833 posts since 29 Jul, 2006
Can we have a mode where we can scribble in values with the mouse across the controls, the way we can across the value columns in the mapping generator tables? It's laborious to click one slider at a time. Maybe this could be set up with a CTRL / CMD modifier key. Sometimes you want slow very deliberate control, sometimes you want to do something more freeform.
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- KVRian
- 1353 posts since 31 Aug, 2007 from wales
was going to ask exactly the same thing...
dave
dave
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 833 posts since 29 Jul, 2006
The mod mappers don't have all the neat morphing features, and just ignoring the step sequencer because it's clumsy to use negates a big chunk of what makes Bazille special.
I don't understand. Is there some technical reason why this feature request would be difficult or impossible to implement? Is it a philosophical difference of perspective?
This is a plugin, not a physical product. On most computers, there's one point of contact with the plugin's control surface: a mouse(*). It can only manipulate one slider at a time. If this were a physical product we could manipulate a bunch of sliders at a time with our hands. If the point is to treat the step sequencer's sliders as closely as possible to their physical analogues, then that's a poor goal with respect to usability on a desktop computer.
(* not sure how Bazille would respond to multitouch - even if it did the faders are packed pretty closely, so a drag and scribble with one finger would STILL be more useful)
I don't understand. Is there some technical reason why this feature request would be difficult or impossible to implement? Is it a philosophical difference of perspective?
This is a plugin, not a physical product. On most computers, there's one point of contact with the plugin's control surface: a mouse(*). It can only manipulate one slider at a time. If this were a physical product we could manipulate a bunch of sliders at a time with our hands. If the point is to treat the step sequencer's sliders as closely as possible to their physical analogues, then that's a poor goal with respect to usability on a desktop computer.
(* not sure how Bazille would respond to multitouch - even if it did the faders are packed pretty closely, so a drag and scribble with one finger would STILL be more useful)
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- KVRAF
- 25391 posts since 3 Feb, 2005 from in the wilds
I've asked for that feature as well... There is a difference between the sequencer and Modmappers... the step sliders on the sequencer are each midi mappable. I'm only speculating, but perhaps that makes it more complicated to implement what you are asking for... I've fantasized about a 16 slider midi controller specifically for the Bazille sequencer!~Pd~ wrote:The mod mappers don't have all the neat morphing features, and just ignoring the step sequencer because it's clumsy to use negates a big chunk of what makes Bazille special.
I don't understand. Is there some technical reason why this feature request would be difficult or impossible to implement? Is it a philosophical difference of perspective?
This is a plugin, not a physical product. On most computers, there's one point of contact with the plugin's control surface: a mouse(*). It can only manipulate one slider at a time. If this were a physical product we could manipulate a bunch of sliders at a time with our hands. If the point is to treat the step sequencer's sliders as closely as possible to their physical analogues, then that's a poor goal with respect to usability on a desktop computer.
(* not sure how Bazille would respond to multitouch - even if it did the faders are packed pretty closely, so a drag and scribble with one finger would STILL be more useful)
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- KVRAF
- 35265 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
Would be nice also if they were automatable so I could map them to my Kore controller.
Actually I bet a Lemur controller would do it.
Actually I bet a Lemur controller would do it.
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 833 posts since 29 Jul, 2006
So is this a "no"?
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- KVRist
- 183 posts since 20 Oct, 2010
rob just suggested a substitute in the meantime, they could still consider it for a future update.
I'm in favor of this suggestion as well. It would be nice if the sequencer had all (or all the ones that made sense) of the modmapper's contextual menu options too.
I'm in favor of this suggestion as well. It would be nice if the sequencer had all (or all the ones that made sense) of the modmapper's contextual menu options too.
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- KVRAF
- 35265 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
Would be great if you could freely draw into the sequencer like you can in Tera's sequencer.
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 833 posts since 29 Jul, 2006
Yeah I'm finding various workarounds to get the results I want more easily. Sorry if I sounded impatient or strident! I just really want this feature.News From The Sky wrote:rob just suggested a substitute in the meantime, they could still consider it for a future update.
Good idea. I can see most if not all of the functions as being useful in the sequencer, especially randomize, normalize, make unipolar, invert, quantize....I'm in favor of this suggestion as well. It would be nice if the sequencer had all (or all the ones that made sense) of the modmapper's contextual menu options too.
My other big request for the sequencer, and this is probably less feasible, is movable taps so they don't have to be stuck at multiples of 4.
