I'm testing if a Wacom tablet would be a viable alternative to using a mouse, and it's going pretty well so far. Unfortunately, the knobs in Melda plugins are super sensitive and XY pads make weird movements when I try to adjust the dot. I think the reason is that the plugin repositions the mouse pointer, but the tablet reports an absolute position.
BItwig and REAPER have an input mode for tablets, but I couldn't find anything for Melda. Does anyone know if there's a solution?
GUI doesn't respond well to Wacom graphics tablet
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MeldaProduction MeldaProduction https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=176122 - KVRAF
- 14339 posts since 15 Mar, 2008 from Czech republic
Try enabling Tablet mode in Settings.
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1282 posts since 3 Jan, 2020
Where in the settings? I can't find it. Is it not available in the 15.00m beta?
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MeldaProduction MeldaProduction https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=176122
- KVRAF
- 14339 posts since 15 Mar, 2008 from Czech republic
Damn! I removed it recently, because of the touchscreen improvements, for which I thought it was and it became pointless... didn't think anyone uses these wacom thingies anymore... Oh well, reimplementation it is 
Btw. you wrote an email as well, right?
Btw. you wrote an email as well, right?
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1282 posts since 3 Jan, 2020
Yes. I wrote here and then remembered that it sometimes takes weeks for you to answer here, so I also wrote an email. Sorry about the spam.
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- KVRist
- 377 posts since 19 Jul, 2013 from Chile
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MeldaProduction MeldaProduction https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=176122
- KVRAF
- 14339 posts since 15 Mar, 2008 from Czech republic
New beta is out 
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1282 posts since 3 Jan, 2020
That was so fast and it's working perfectly. Thank you.
(You posted that in the middle of the night on a Sunday. Are you sure you're getting enough rest? Please don't overwork yourself.
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(You posted that in the middle of the night on a Sunday. Are you sure you're getting enough rest? Please don't overwork yourself.
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- KVRer
- 2 posts since 18 Oct, 2021
I use one of those Wacom thingies too - I have for years: it helps with RSI etc. On updating MAudioPlugins today from 14.16 straight to 15.01, I find the tablet has stopped working - my knobs and sliders are completely uncontrollable! The "Tablet mode" option that I had set in Settings in v14 is not there.
Did the fix described above not make it into the final release, or is there another hidden setting?
Windows 10, Wacom Intuos tablet.
Did the fix described above not make it into the final release, or is there another hidden setting?
Windows 10, Wacom Intuos tablet.
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MeldaProduction MeldaProduction https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=176122
- KVRAF
- 14339 posts since 15 Mar, 2008 from Czech republic
The fix is there, but apparently it's not enough... when you disable Windows Ink (which is probably what you did), things don't go to well... I'll reintroduce tablet mode in 15.02... oh well... you wacom guys 
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- KVRer
- 2 posts since 18 Oct, 2021
Thanks Vojtech, that's greatly appreciated and I'm sure I'm not the only one affected.MeldaProduction wrote: Thu Oct 21, 2021 11:25 am The fix is there, but apparently it's not enough... when you disable Windows Ink (which is probably what you did), things don't go to well... I'll reintroduce tablet mode in 15.02... oh well... you wacom guys
I upgraded to the MCompleteBundle just a few months ago and the thought of suddenly not being able to use it was, well, devastating!
I can't recall the exact details now, but I do remember that Windows Ink caused all sorts of problems.
Maybe, being a KVR newbie, I should change my UserName to WacomGuy
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- KVRist
- 377 posts since 19 Jul, 2013 from Chile
Thank you JoeSaxon, Mr Wacom! for voicing this need. As it's well known, for each actual post there are several (if not many) other users represented by it. I am one of them and in this case and we here might be representing a larger future user base, since this tool offers vastly superior capacities than a mouse-centered workflow, for many uses.
Similarly to what a drum stick movement offers for drumming compared with drumtrack designing with a mouse...
Doing complex 3D movement on the air. Using the fine motor skills the hand-finger organ has evolved into, as compared with the wrist-control of a mouse slide or alternatively with finger sliding on a screen, as touchscreens do.
Simply put, it is the easy extension and increased speed of movement a stick permits, together with the pointing precision of a pen over a sensitive tablet that already detects pressure differences, is highly configurable and comes with quite mature software.
I acquired it just before the pandemic to work with fine spectral selection tools but was greatly surprised with the high quality drawing/painting software the Wacom tablet is bundled with, which clearly shows with examples, the level of potentiality of this interface.
Similarly to what a drum stick movement offers for drumming compared with drumtrack designing with a mouse...
Doing complex 3D movement on the air. Using the fine motor skills the hand-finger organ has evolved into, as compared with the wrist-control of a mouse slide or alternatively with finger sliding on a screen, as touchscreens do.
Simply put, it is the easy extension and increased speed of movement a stick permits, together with the pointing precision of a pen over a sensitive tablet that already detects pressure differences, is highly configurable and comes with quite mature software.
I acquired it just before the pandemic to work with fine spectral selection tools but was greatly surprised with the high quality drawing/painting software the Wacom tablet is bundled with, which clearly shows with examples, the level of potentiality of this interface.
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- KVRist
- 275 posts since 26 Mar, 2017
Another Wacom (Cintiq) user here, nowadays using one of the newer models which have thin glass and good pencil-to-cursor correlation.
I can highly recommend Cintiq displays for DAW work, including drawing MIDI, automation etc.
When well-configured, it feels as natural as if the user interfaces were on paper
Regarding Melda plugins on tablets, I just installed MCharacter as v15.01, and obviously it also updated the free bundle (which I had previously). Gone was the previous tablet compatibility, so I downgraded to v14 for the time being.
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That aside, Melda plugins are amazing. Currently MCharacter is saving my days in a challenging vocal project
Many thanks!
I can highly recommend Cintiq displays for DAW work, including drawing MIDI, automation etc.
When well-configured, it feels as natural as if the user interfaces were on paper
Regarding Melda plugins on tablets, I just installed MCharacter as v15.01, and obviously it also updated the free bundle (which I had previously). Gone was the previous tablet compatibility, so I downgraded to v14 for the time being.
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That aside, Melda plugins are amazing. Currently MCharacter is saving my days in a challenging vocal project
Many thanks!