Gforce Software Oberheim SEM

[cptgone]

The coffee cup is too small for immersion

[MrJubbly]

The coffee cup is too small for immersion

Noted!

GForce office memo:

"GUI border increased by 20% ... to accommodate for larger coffee cup and coaster.

Functional controller surface area reduced accordingly."

[Echoes in the Attic]

Did Admiral Quality get hired at Gforce?

That was the last time I saw a big uproar about 3D synth GUI.

[chk071]

Did Admiral Quality get hired at Gforce?

I hope for their company peace that they haven't.

[cptgone]

The coffee cup is too small for immersion

Noted!

GForce office memo:

"GUI border increased by 20% ... to accommodate for larger coffee cup and coaster.

Functional controller surface area reduced accordingly."

For faithful emulation, all you need is 29 x 21 x 13cm (and a screen that weighs 2.7kg).

[martiu]

[zvenx]

If you click in that area it closes the Preset Browser.
rsp

Also if you double click on the preset, it loads and closes the preset browser.
rsp

[vertibration]

I don't think Gforce is about to change it...

I heard back from Graeme @ GForce and he said "...we are taking on board the criticism the GUI has received and will reflect upon it."

So they are listening. And thinking...

Meanwhile...

Deep from within the rumbling catacombs of GForce Software HQ a press release is being prepared ...

"Ladies and Gentlemen, we heard you liked the recent update to our Oberheim SEM.

Well if that whet your appetites, get ready for ... impOSCar 3" ...



Now, more IMMERSIVE than ever before!

Eat your hearts out Arturia!

This is great lmao, I hope they see this so they can see the error of their ways haha

[martiu]

at least the sound is more analog now with the wood on the UI

[abernathy]

This feels like beating a dead horse (laying in a very spacious corral) but I keep telling myself this is no big deal...and then I open SEM and it's jarring how amateurish it looks. That whole "uninspiring" to work issue. One thing about the perspective GUIs is if you're determined to do it you need to know how to do it right, where it doesn't just look weird and cheap. At least Arturia goes all in - they're GUIs are works of art even though they aren't my thing.

[abernathy]

Here's my compromise tweak of the new 3D GUI. Less wasted space, black end panels like the real SEM, and perspective tweaked to make it more realistic. Oh, and it's not falling off the back of the desk now!

SEM_Redesign.jpg

[egbert101]

See, KVR is not full of bitter old men, but it's full of funny bitter old men. Very big difference.

[abernathy]

Oops. How do I post an inline image? I thought I just linked to my Dropbox file, but that's not working now... Thanks for any tips.

[cptgone]

Oops. How do I post an inline image? I thought I just linked to my Dropbox file, but that's not working now... Thanks for any tips.

Imgur is free (you don't need an account)
(be advised you need to link to an URL pointing to the image file for it to work here)

[revvy]

Oops. How do I post an inline image? I thought I just linked to my Dropbox file, but that's not working now... Thanks for any tips.

Another way is to open the full editor here and add as an attachment, then you can choose how it displays