KVR Audio

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Tue May 25, 2021 5:13 pm

Kr3eM wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 5:00 pm That's most likely to the fact that most people have not set their display properly.

My displays are perfectly calibrated. I just dislike overly bright GUIs for long periods of viewing.

If you're just calling up a plugin to select a preset that's one thing but if you're spending hours creating patches then it becomes an issue at least for me. Of all the plugins I own that have different skins or themes I always select the darker themes. They're simply more comfortable to my eyes.

Funkybot's Evil Twin · Tue May 25, 2021 5:19 pm

I think room and lighting conditions are the factor outside of calibrated displays. Musicians may frequently work at night and/or in dark rooms with dim to no lights. Darker UI's better suit those environments. And frankly, there's nothing wrong with the GUI contrast/appearance as-is IMO (except the dark "white keys").

But hey, I say make the whole the thing skinnable! I'll make my own keys!

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Tue May 25, 2021 5:24 pm

Making any plugin skinnable allows the most options to the end user.

Here's a side by side comparison of my crude mockup of a screenshot and the original. I could easily work with either but would prefer the light version. That's the first thing I would edit if Invader were skinnable.

Invader LightDark.png

e-crooner · Post by **e-crooner** » Tue May 25, 2021 5:52 pm

Teksonik wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 5:24 pm Making any plugin skinnable allows the most options to the end user.

Here's a side by side comparison of my crude mockup of a screenshot and the original. I could easily work with either but would prefer the light version. That's the first thing I would edit if Invader were skinnable.

Invader LightDark.png

Yes, that looks much better.

e-phonic · Post by **e-phonic** » Tue May 25, 2021 6:04 pm

UPDATE v1.0.5

Fix: Saving presets works again

UI has slightly more contrast

Fix: Stepped controls no longer have in between states in Reaper

Preset browser now closes on escape key

Preset browser now skips to next / prev folder using left / right keys

Preset readout now shows preset category

Invader LCD font updated

Envelopes renamed and swapped filter envelope to top, amp env to bottom.

Fix: Recording notes no longer cuts sound of overlapping notes

Knobs rotate a bit further to match the indicator lines

https://www.e-phonic.com/invader.html

Funkybot's Evil Twin · Tue May 25, 2021 6:09 pm

Just opened the GUI real quick so can't test everything but the improved contrast looks great, the envelope order being changed makes sense, the knobs matching the indicator is great, really nice stuff!

Will give it a proper test after work and confirm the more functional issues. Nice stuff. Thanks very much!

e-crooner · Post by **e-crooner** » Tue May 25, 2021 6:38 pm

Cool update

PhaseTransition · Post by **PhaseTransition** » Tue May 25, 2021 7:02 pm

There is a white pixel which I can't oversee since I noticed it.

Is there a way to enable sustain pedal support and touch control?
All the other synths I own support both.

white.png

Skipping presets via arrow keys is great!

e-crooner · Post by **e-crooner** » Tue May 25, 2021 7:13 pm

I don't have that white pixel...

e-crooner · Post by **e-crooner** » Tue May 25, 2021 7:18 pm

e-crooner wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 7:13 pm I don't have that white pixel...

So, I just wondered if it appears with other GUI sizes, so I increased it to 140% or so. The problem is that now I can no longer access the GUI size selector because it is hopelessly outside the right margin no matter what I do. How do I reset the size? Restarting the DAW does not fix it since the synth remembers the last size set

PhaseTransition · Post by **PhaseTransition** » Tue May 25, 2021 7:19 pm

e-crooner wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 7:13 pm I don't have that white pixel...

Well you could take mine then

It's even visible on the website.
Maybe its because I'm on 200% on a 34''

e-crooner · Post by **e-crooner** » Tue May 25, 2021 7:27 pm

PhaseTransition wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 7:19 pm
e-crooner wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 7:13 pm I don't have that white pixel...
Well you could take mine then
It's even visible on the website.
Maybe its because I'm on 200% on a 34''

Maybe my wood is from another tree

e-phonic · Post by **e-phonic** » Tue May 25, 2021 7:31 pm

e-crooner wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 7:18 pm How do I reset the size? Restarting the DAW does not fix it since the synth remembers the last size set

You can set it to 1.0 in the settings.ini file:
C:\Users\{YOU}\AppData\Local\E-Phonic Invader\settings.ini

e-phonic · Post by **e-phonic** » Tue May 25, 2021 7:37 pm

PhaseTransition wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 7:02 pm There is a white pixel which I can't oversee since I noticed it.

It's in the wood texture I use, they didn't sand it properly!

PhaseTransition wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 7:02 pm Is there a way to enable sustain pedal support and touch control?

It's not implemented atm. So I'll have to look in to it.

PhaseTransition · Post by **PhaseTransition** » Tue May 25, 2021 7:38 pm

I didn't notice it before. My new screen arrived just a few days before. And now with the sligthly lighter tone and the larger size the pixel shines through.

E-Phonic Invader 2 v1.0.11 (WIN / OSX)