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AZZZ · Post by **AZZZ** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 10:21 am

erickUO wrote:

Tasteful GUI!

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 1:15 pm

I'm beginning to see why karrikuh might not have wanted to support full user skinning.....

mrperryx · Post by **mrperryx** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 2:27 pm

Yeah me too... real skinning must allow component placement and much more instead quick and dirty paint jobs.

K82 · Post by **K82** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 2:31 pm

AZZZ wrote:
erickUO wrote:

Tasteful GUI!

. should be alternative default!

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 3:07 pm

Well here's a quick and dirty paint job..........

I chose orange because it fits the color scheme of the host I'm using and without it was kind of bland.....needed a splash of color. I tried to make each section look like a separate module and if I knew how I'd add tiny screws on the four corners of each module just for that retro hardware look.

I think Charlatan is a good honest analog synth and should retain that look and feel...a modern look just spoils the vibe in my opinion......

mrperryx · Post by **mrperryx** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 3:22 pm

In that case developer should implement a HUE parameter for components and get rid of all this "skinning" stuff.

Apply HUE to background, label, button and lines and be done with random color schemes forever.

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 3:55 pm

A lot of plugins allow access to all the information required to create complete skins (Tyrell N6 for example). In the case of Charlatan the graphics files are locked inside the .dll and we have no access to the config or ini files to determine knob position, skin size etc......It would probably be easier to allow access to all the files needed to skin Charlatan than it would be to code in HUE parameters for every element...

At any rate the main complaint expressed by several people....the bright red gui that some find harsh on the eyes....can now be changed so I'm satisfied at this point. I hope Charlatan will continue to grow so any skins created now would probably be broken anyway as new features get added....

mrperryx · Post by **mrperryx** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 4:12 pm

The main issue with skins is they don't usually update at the same time as the plugin resulting in broken stuff.

I'm all in for customization but it can manage to get real messy without control.

Also, what was the developer thinking when he used bright red as background? Is he a sadist or what?

noisefields · Post by **noisefields** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 4:14 pm

now some freeaware generous developer could come up with a similar concept (simple, straight to the point ) but for a fm..ish , digital sounding synth!
thanks.

K82 · Post by **K82** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 4:22 pm

i like the fact that the vst is a single dll, and not like uhe products with several files all over. i think that that causes the slight delays when opening the gui. charlatan & synth one dont know that issue , just click on the synthname and bam they open instantly. love it. i like the ErickUO skin but i think just changing the official color from red to "gotham" black would do the trick too!

Sendy · Post by **Sendy** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 11:00 pm

I've said this before but I'll say it again, the ability to give each preset it's own colour scheme is SUCH a nice feature to have. I can think of only one synth that did that... it was some weird mutant chipsynth. But most of us people who create music and sounds are creative people, and like to use colour and other stuff to get in the right mood, or represent aspects of the sound.

BTW Teksonic's yellow and grey one is my favourite so far. I think partly because it reminds me of my favourite Lego Technics kit I had when I was a kid, which had yellow and grey bricks

Sendy · Post by **Sendy** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 11:03 pm

layzer wrote:

silver baby!

I can't read the blue text... and the font is a bit weird IMO. But the 303 styling is awesome! I wonder how well Charlatan does acid, now...

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 12:43 am

Sendy wrote: BTW Teksonic's yellow and grey one is my favourite so far. I think partly because it reminds me of my favourite Lego Technics kit I had when I was a kid, which had yellow and grey bricks

Thanks.........I think......

Anyway if anyone wants the elements for the edit posted above:

Charlatan Tek Edit 1

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Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 12:45 am

Sendy wrote:
layzer wrote:

silver baby!
I can't read the blue text... and the font is a bit weird IMO. But the 303 styling is awesome! I wonder how well Charlatan does acid, now...

I like the concept but it's so fuzzy it looks like something from Windows 3.1

Maybe it's the .jpg compression that's making it look so fuzzy.....

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 12:49 am

I also did this edit for those who want no color at all....

Horribly bland but I could stare at it for hours with no eye fatigue......

Charlatan v1.4.1 - free VA synth (Win VSTi 32-/64-bit)