Would people want an audio plugin thats like a video game

[Zeisner]

Fl studio is basically a video game.

If you're using it as a video game, sure. Any DAW can be used as a video game. But why not playing an actual game instead?

[blairjack37]

Here's a better GUI-related idea: A plugin that enables you to create your own custom GUI to control other plugins via VST and MIDI automation like FL Studio's Dashboard/Surface with formula support. It could come in a raster and vector version and you have the option to import your own graphics.

thats a cool idea! I just like messing with the idea of what an audio tool can be. And I come more from the creator/artist side of production

[blairjack37]

Fl studio is basically a video game.

If you're using it as a video game, sure. Any DAW can be used as a video game. But why not playing an actual game instead?

For me its just a fun reason to try something new. As more of a producer/artist sometimes I get stuck in the numbers and math of mixing music when I should be trying to be creative and playful. But to each there own for sure!

[blairjack37]

Sheesh, you guys! I had a look and think its cool. Good for you blairjack37 ☻

Nothing wrong with trying something fun whilst crafting your exquisitely tooled and serious masterpieces.

Thanks! Sometimes I just like a little creative spice while listening to the track for the 1 millionth time lol

[Zeisner]

The custom GUIs with formula support is one of the reasons why I stick with FL Studio. It makes working with several plugins at once more convenient. Like building your own multiband compressor out of several singleband compressors and filters and controlling it all from one GUI as if it was just another plugin. Much better than having to deal with lots of windows.

Sure, it's nothing new, Blue Cat Audio had custom GUI MIDI controller plugins (You could in fact create new GUIs for all their plugins). But they were quite heavy on the CPU and making your own controllers wasn't as simple and straight-forward as FL's Dashboard/Surface.

[mcbpete]

For Ableton users Mark Towers has a nice collection of video-gamey sequencers

[skarvika]

Reminds me of all the gimmicky plugins you could find 20 years ago, which I always thought were fun. I'd never use it in a serious production, but it's a neat little toy to play with.

[CapnLockheed]

Reminds me of all the gimmicky plugins you could find 20 years ago, which I always thought were fun. I'd never use it in a serious production, but it's a neat little toy to play with.

What he said.

[blairjack37]

Reminds me of all the gimmicky plugins you could find 20 years ago, which I always thought were fun. I'd never use it in a serious production, but it's a neat little toy to play with.

What he said.

Wait this is awesome. I'm inspired haha

[foosnark]

I like video games, I like audio plugins, but I don't want a plugin that has a game-like interface.

[VariKusBrainZ]

There seems to be a whole glut of new devs coming out with interesting GUIs of late, or at least embedded with creative, dynamic sections of the interface

[MJACau]

Fl studio is basically a video game.

But why not playing an actual game instead?

Because I don't want to.

Let me expanded upon what I mean, FL Studio can be non-linear unlike you traditional DAW, the exploratory exploration in arrangement of work flows, you can can make the same arrangements many different ways not just on a linear grid (like a video game) and it can be a traditional DAW (not the best nor the most stable) and it can be an instrument.
A Video game is a sandbox as is FL.

[Cuauhtli]

Here's a new one (well, actually it's an old one):

https://www.eventideaudio.com/software/music-mouse/

Tie it to something like space invaders so every time you hit an alien it triggers a note/chord.

[Teksonik]

"Would people want an audio plugin that's like a video game?"

No one over the age of ten......

[Tiles]

Such a "tool" actually existed for Playstation one. I had my fun with it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_(video_game)