>>> https://i.imgur.com/4qcr4tV.pngEdit: To avoid confusion, this is NOT an attempt to redesign the GUIs - just using the Style Editor to see what is possible right now, without Vojtech changing a thing.
Vertical sliders?
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- KVRAF
- 10376 posts since 2 Sep, 2003 from Surrey, UK
What do you think of these vertical sliders?
>>> https://i.imgur.com/4qcr4tV.png
Edit: To avoid confusion, this is NOT an attempt to redesign the GUIs - just using the Style Editor to see what is possible right now, without Vojtech changing a thing.
>>> https://i.imgur.com/4qcr4tV.pngEdit: To avoid confusion, this is NOT an attempt to redesign the GUIs - just using the Style Editor to see what is possible right now, without Vojtech changing a thing.
Last edited by DarkStar on Sun Jan 20, 2019 2:03 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 10376 posts since 2 Sep, 2003 from Surrey, UK
The link should take you to the full-size image.
But here's one at 200%; I'm adjusting the Gain so it is brighter:
But here's one at 200%; I'm adjusting the Gain so it is brighter:
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- KVRist
- 282 posts since 22 Jun, 2018
I don't hate it... My concern is that the GUI would just get too big doing this
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- KVRAF
- 1759 posts since 11 Nov, 2009 from Northern CA
I voted "no thank you" because I can't see a situation in which I would prefer them to a simple knob. But the "how did you do that" selection begged to be picked as well. 
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- KVRist
- 495 posts since 18 Aug, 2006 from Italy
No problem with vertical sliders for me (but I strongly dislike the orange plus black colors…)
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- KVRist
- 488 posts since 6 Jan, 2015 from Earth
For some Parameters i would prefer the vertical (e.g. Volume, Cutoff, Threshold)... but i must say, i would choose a knob over vertical and horizontal sliders almost all the time.
With the poll you only could choose YES or NO (the other answers aren´t that purposeful)...
is it possible to add an answer to the poll: "I prefer them to horizontal slider in some cases"
With the poll you only could choose YES or NO (the other answers aren´t that purposeful)...
is it possible to add an answer to the poll: "I prefer them to horizontal slider in some cases"
Everyone knows more than I do...
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- KVRist
- 224 posts since 4 Jun, 2016
Vertical sliders aka faders will certainly work with some designs (eg ADSR sliders in the style of analog synths). But here a vertical sliders set next to a horizontal value bar. Not very pleasing to my eyes. Maybe its the vertical alignement of the sliders and the bars. And as Fourstepper wrote, the UI gets larger with this layout.
But I'm not a professional designer.
Masi
But I'm not a professional designer.
Masi
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- KVRist
- 377 posts since 19 Jul, 2013 from Chile
Yes x10
Always preferred sliders to rotary controls. Apart from needing less GUI space, always relate those with Vertical Faders, that allow for much finer simultaneous hands-on tuning of whatever parameter you need, which is needed in case of multiple and closely located bars.
A classical need example being for Graphic Equalizers, but not limited, with those widespread and mature/quality external motorized fader surfaces ready to be automated, they could be set for several novel and amazing uses. Like fast hands-on controlling (that could be later finely corrected) of amplitude per selected freq ranges in Spectral effects/instruments. Something that would bring the classic "riding the faders" a step closer to the Spectral side in which Melda excels.
Apart from track volumes, EQs or spectral goodies, comes to mind messing with Melodyne's V4 creative formants, and I have yet to check what the ARA connection protocol allows.
Thankfully, apart from all the impressive creativity coming out of the Software side at all levels; plugins, effects, virtual instruments, modelling, algorithms, DAWs, connecting protocols, etc. computing capacities have been also promising advances, so it wouldn't seem too far to think of some the above expressed, as accessible for real time uses... or wise to leave open doors for novel ones.
Always preferred sliders to rotary controls. Apart from needing less GUI space, always relate those with Vertical Faders, that allow for much finer simultaneous hands-on tuning of whatever parameter you need, which is needed in case of multiple and closely located bars.
A classical need example being for Graphic Equalizers, but not limited, with those widespread and mature/quality external motorized fader surfaces ready to be automated, they could be set for several novel and amazing uses. Like fast hands-on controlling (that could be later finely corrected) of amplitude per selected freq ranges in Spectral effects/instruments. Something that would bring the classic "riding the faders" a step closer to the Spectral side in which Melda excels.
Apart from track volumes, EQs or spectral goodies, comes to mind messing with Melodyne's V4 creative formants, and I have yet to check what the ARA connection protocol allows.
Thankfully, apart from all the impressive creativity coming out of the Software side at all levels; plugins, effects, virtual instruments, modelling, algorithms, DAWs, connecting protocols, etc. computing capacities have been also promising advances, so it wouldn't seem too far to think of some the above expressed, as accessible for real time uses... or wise to leave open doors for novel ones.
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- KVRian
- 710 posts since 7 May, 2002 from Phoenix, Arizona, USA
+1 masitito. I agree with his comments. Ideally somehow the label and value could be integrated into the vertical slider so as to save GUI space.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 10376 posts since 2 Sep, 2003 from Surrey, UK
I think I have sent you off down the wrong track. I should say that this is NOT an attempt to redesign the GUIs - just using the Style Editor to see what is possible right now, without Vojtech changing a thing. I've edited the first post to clarify.
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- KVRist
- 377 posts since 19 Jul, 2013 from Chile
No problem at all. The question is good anyways: "What do you think about vertical sliders?".
I took the chance to bring what the results -so far- seem to be validating; that most users here are generally more familiar to GUI controls related to keyboard style, rotary analogue gear or possibly push button MIDI controllers. So a call for sliders, be it an improvement on actual or potential GUI is very welcomed and I immediately think on their associated hardware control and the rest of the dream setup.
Hope it gets perceived as complementing ideas, rather than being off topic.
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- KVRist
- 495 posts since 18 Aug, 2006 from Italy
I can do nothing, I really dislike these colors together (and orange, in particular, I find it "aggressive" and not natural). I would never use a UI with them (of course, no problems if others do!). I saw that sort of style for the first time on Ableton Live, a software which I never liked for the user interfaces, sorry.
I'm presently using the brown "wood" interface with knobs and a warm rather dark green as secondary color, for Melda plug-ins. I probably have very "classic" tastes for this! But let's return to vertical sliders…-
- KVRAF
- 2807 posts since 8 Sep, 2009
You're right, back to vert sliders and DarkStar's question: Imho the background of the sliders distract the eye but I see the need of somehow displaying their range. The pin/needle idea is not bad, though. Other than that there are certain cases when vert sliders do make sense (see other member's comments about it).