MeldaProduction

Chandlerhimself · Post by **Chandlerhimself** » Sun Nov 18, 2018 3:09 am

Dohicky
Thingamajig
Whatchamacallit
Thangamabob
Dat Thang

Seriously, how about just “Device” or “Gaget”.

spektralisk · Post by **spektralisk** » Sun Nov 18, 2018 7:31 pm

How about TEMPLATE?

To me active presets were always like this. They served as a template for making certain types of sounds/fx. They are nothing else but a subset of parameters available in a given plugin. Whoever is designing such an active preset is actually making a template to create a set of certain type of presets with it of prepares a framework to achieve some specific thing with it more or less. Hence I think TEMPLATE applies here nicely and everybody is rather familiar with the word

MeldaProduction · Post by **MeldaProduction** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 3:15 pm

Template is not bad, but it would be a bit misleading imho. But I like the DEVICE!!

zappsunzorn · Post by **zappsunzorn** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 4:39 pm

Interfaced Presets

Panagiotis Kouvelis · Wed Nov 21, 2018 12:10 am

If they include a high level abstraction of an activator, a generator, a modifier, and a logic that links them all together into one entity that performances can be made upon them in a deterministic or even stochastic way, they should be called "instruments".

MeldaProduction · Post by **MeldaProduction** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 10:48 am

Yes, but I'd like a single name for APs even for effects, where instrument could be misleading. Hence my favourite DEVICE now.

Panagiotis Kouvelis · Fri Nov 23, 2018 10:48 am

MeldaProduction wrote: ↑Wed Nov 21, 2018 10:48 am Yes, but I'd like a single name for APs even for effects, where instrument could be misleading. Hence my favourite DEVICE now.

I agree, if you also have processors then "Device" is much better.

masitito · Post by **masitito** » Fri Nov 23, 2018 12:50 pm

If there has to be one name for AP that covers both sound generating presets (reacting on MIDI input) and sound processing presets (requiring audio input) then device is reasonable. Personally I favour a dual naming scheme where instrument is used for sound generating presets and device sound processing presets. Device feels odd and disconnected when applied to an instrument.

Masi

MeldaProduction · Post by **MeldaProduction** » Fri Nov 23, 2018 4:45 pm

Makes sense, I'll think about that!

Panagiotis Kouvelis · Post by **Panagiotis Kouvelis** » Fri Nov 23, 2018 6:38 pm

masitito wrote: ↑Fri Nov 23, 2018 12:50 pm Personally I favour a dual naming scheme where instrument is used for sound generating presets and device sound processing presets.

I think in your words hides a cool idea, don't know if it's already stated previously.

Generators
Processors

Right?

MeldaProduction · Post by **MeldaProduction** » Fri Nov 23, 2018 10:22 pm

I think these 2 words could be a bit hard to understand for some. And there may be an ambiguity with "Processors" in MDynamics/MSpectralDynamics.. for example.

valsolim · Post by **valsolim** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 8:09 am

I like Dashboard so much! It emphasizes the visualizing as well as simplifying aspect of a preset.

Tagirijus · Post by **Tagirijus** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 10:10 am

Set
Metaset
Microset
PRE-Set
Pre-Preset
Premade
Instance
RTG (ready-to-go)

Some not so serious ideas:

Thing
APPWRHO (active presets people worked really hard on)
WYSIWYG
MST[ i ] (melda studio technology [instrument])

I also like "device" and "dashboard", by the way!

masitito · Post by **masitito** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 12:06 pm

Tagirijus wrote: ↑Sun Nov 25, 2018 10:10 amWYSIWYG

That's it

Masi

MeldaProduction · Post by **MeldaProduction** » Mon Nov 26, 2018 10:19 am

ok, device it is

But APPWRHO is awesome too

MeldaProduction

KVR Audio

MSoundFactory active presets are now called Instruments