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glokraw · Post by **glokraw** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 11:53 pm

Urs wrote: It's just that the space-ship-type looks position it

I've seen plenty of documentaries and sci-fi flicks,
and I never once associated Hive with any space ship,
real or imagined. And the Hive sounds would have had to be
exceedingly mundane in order to distracted/bored enough
to contemplate whether or not spacecraft designers
have stolen concepts from the U-he graphics designers.

After thinking about Hive gui, without looking at it,
I would associate it with chemistry, instead of space travel.
Cheers

Klinke1 · Post by **Klinke1** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 3:43 am

glokraw wrote:
Urs wrote: It's just that the space-ship-type looks position it
I've seen plenty of documentaries and sci-fi flicks,
and I never once associated Hive with any space ship,
real or imagined. And the Hive sounds would have had to be
exceedingly mundane in order to distracted/bored enough
to contemplate whether or not spacecraft designers
have stolen concepts from the U-he graphics designers.

After thinking about Hive gui, without looking at it,
I would associate it with chemistry, instead of space travel.
Cheers

Classic Tie-Fighter layout...

spunkmuffin · Post by **spunkmuffin** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 8:43 am

Urs wrote:It's incredibly stuff.

Urs wrote:We'd be stupid if we didn't start shitting out products and updates like there's no tomorrow. And also, I really, really enjoy doing this

Delightful imagery there Urs. Cant wait for you to poop all over us.

spunkmuffin · Post by **spunkmuffin** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 8:44 am

spunkmuffin wrote:
Urs wrote:It's incredibly stuff.

Urs wrote:We'd be stupid if we didn't start shitting out products and updates like there's no tomorrow. And also, I really, really enjoy doing this
Delightful imagery & sentiment there Urs. Cant wait for you to poop all over us.

spunkmuffin · Post by **spunkmuffin** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 9:14 am

Urs wrote:Furthermore I've written 3 completely new effects for it that IMHO sound totally awesome. I'm on the fence with a fourth one, I might just reuse one we got

I remember trying Alpha earlier this year with a bit of compression and reverb and it sounded incredible. This thing is going to be so great.

EvilDragon wrote:One thing that I think could be slightly toned down is the diagonal light reflection going from Undo/Redo to the bottom left-center. Other than that, it looks sweet!

Surprisingly EvilDragon is totally wrong here. Don't listen to him! That diagonal light reflection thing is perfect as is. Please do not change it!

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 11:23 am

Well that's just my humble opinion. I don't like it and find it distracting.

Robmobius · Post by **Robmobius** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 11:33 am

EvilDragon wrote:Well that's just my humble opinion. I don't like it and find it distracting.

I didn't notice it until you mentioned it... Now I see it all the time.

fmr · Post by **fmr** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 11:52 am

Robmobius wrote:
EvilDragon wrote:Well that's just my humble opinion. I don't like it and find it distracting.
I didn't notice it until you mentioned it... Now I see it all the time.

I also dislike that "lightning" crossing the image. IMO it would be better without it. Some lightning effects come completely out of place (Diversion new GUI, anyone?)

Cyoon · Post by **Cyoon** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 11:57 am

there will still be the gamma options, so you could lower them to have a darker GUI.

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 11:59 am

That's not the point - the GUI is just the right amount of contrast, I don't feel it needs to be darker, it just doesn't need that accent in such a blatant manner.

Shabdahbriah · Post by **Shabdahbriah** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 12:25 pm

fmr wrote:
Robmobius wrote:
EvilDragon wrote:Well that's just my humble opinion. I don't like it and find it distracting.
I didn't notice it until you mentioned it... Now I see it all the time.
I also dislike that "lightning" crossing the image. IMO it would be better without it. Some lightning effects come completely out of place (Diversion new GUI, anyone?)

+1

I concur about the Diversion GUI also, which took the gorgeously tasteful (IMO) 'Tantra' aesthetic OTT.

xalama qo · Post by **xalama qo** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 12:33 pm

I agree with toning down the "reflective" light. Generally I'd prefer a darker background and a less fuzzy "resolution" (but the visual fuzziness can be said of most u-he synths IMO...just personal opinion). The GUI is kinda brown, and not a cool slate gray like in the realistic angled render posted earlier. Pity. Anyway, at least u-he GUIs are easy to tweak to taste!

But what I dislike the most is the unnecessary top view of the input/output jacks at the back of the synth! Too Arturia Jupiter 8! Yikes!
Unless there's any practical reason for seeing the back panel jacks (like some sort of modular patching, which I doubt) can we rather just pretend they don't exist and cut the top of the GUI off at the end of the front panel? That and perspective-ing are my biggest skeuomorphic turn-offs!

spunkmuffin · Post by **spunkmuffin** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 3:14 pm

EvilDragon wrote:it just doesn't need that accent in such a blatant manner.

Oh no! This is terrible!

Before you pointed to it nobody minded and now everybody does.

It's hardly 'blatent'.

Maybe when you see the GUI in full resolution you will change your mind.

Urs please keep it as it is. If you are going to listen to these people please make it tweakable / optional so that the lighting can be turned on / off. I like it as is.

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 3:20 pm

We should continue the UI discussion once people have it right in front of them.

There might be changes still, I don't know.

spunkmuffin · Post by **spunkmuffin** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 3:29 pm

Urs wrote:We should continue the UI discussion once people have it right in front of them.

There might be changes still, I don't know.

Heehee ok.

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