KVR Audio

Ja.x · Post by **Ja.x** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 8:12 am

Still unreleased, therefore no idea how it sounds, but this is probably the best GUI ever: http://www.kvraudio.com/get/1699.html

Not only gorgeous, but everything is clear and in place.

mandolarian · Post by **mandolarian** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 9:20 am

Uh, that's ok. If you like that sort of thing. But here's one that is released and works as well it looks and is The Very Best GUI ever that you can stick that other best GUI into: http://www.kvraudio.com/get/358.html

Ja.x · Post by **Ja.x** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 10:04 am

A matter of personal taste, of course. I'm not too fond of Tracktion's GUI: not in love with the graphics and I hate the editor, so I don't use it, although I've downloaded the NFR version.

Did I mention that I hate that editor?

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 10:59 am

Yeah man, I was gonna say... UGH.. Tracktion is just horrible to look at.

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 11:12 am

In my opinion Tracktion is the WORST gui ever.

cdq · Post by **cdq** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 11:19 am

Tracktion looks ugly even compared to Buzz.

Komplexer looks good with clean UI. Best UI of any music software must Impulse Tracker's. It's still unbeatable fast and intuitive.

My 0.02 euros..

Evan · Post by **Evan** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 11:30 am

Agreed... that is one of the best looking virtual synths I have ever seen.

Ja.x · Post by **Ja.x** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 12:51 pm

cdq wrote:... Best UI of any music software must Impulse Tracker's...

Got a link?

BONES · Post by **BONES** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 11:51 pm

Komplexer looks nice enough, if a little on the large side. But look at what you get for 199 euros! f**k-all, your Honour. It would want to sound really, really, really good for that kind of brass.

xoxos · Post by **xoxos** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:13 am

Ja.x wrote:Still unreleased, therefore no idea how it sounds, but this is probably the best GUI ever: http://www.kvraudio.com/get/1699.html

Not only gorgeous, but everything is clear and in place.

aah.. the ubiquitous design standards make it look almost exactly like one of those chrome-painted plastic boomboxes by companies you've never heard of they have at warehouse sales and stuff.

in fact, damn.. for inspiration...

nuffink · Post by **nuffink** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:15 am

xoxos wrote:
Ja.x wrote:Still unreleased, therefore no idea how it sounds, but this is probably the best GUI ever: http://www.kvraudio.com/get/1699.html

Not only gorgeous, but everything is clear and in place.
aah.. the ubiquitous design standards make it look almost exactly like one of those chrome-painted plastic boomboxes by companies you've never heard of they have at warehouse sales and stuff.

in fact, damn.. for inspiration...

That's exactly what it looks like. Sub-Amstrad.

pd · Post by pd » Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:17 am

Too big.

xoxos · Post by **xoxos** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:17 am

"i wish i could milk like that"

Ja.x · Post by **Ja.x** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:25 am

I'm not talking only about the aesthetics, I'm talking about the whole ergonomics: I don't have to try to guess what's written below that button, or turn off the lights, or put my nose right in front of the screen (no jokes about my glasses, please: new ones two months ago). Everything is very well laid, that's what I mean. A good interface doesn't have to look like hardware, but for some reason the best interfaces (IMO of course) follow a hardware approach.

xoxos · Post by **xoxos** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 1:31 am

i agree.

but 'for some reason the best...' emulates hardware because they're coddling your expectations, perhaps?? :p

just because they're coddling your expectations doesn't necessarily mean it's bad either :p

..and just because it looks like h/w doesn't mean it's coddling blah blah..

but let's cover the options, is good postin

now what i'd really like to know about is gui logos.. shiny or like computer?

Talking about GUIs...