3ee wrote:Next to the LED Color knob: Accuracy: "Divine"
good one!
The long DIVA thread
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Bronto Scorpio Bronto Scorpio https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=98170 - KVRAF
- 5546 posts since 13 Feb, 2006 from Wiesmoor, Germany
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- KVRAF
- 26961 posts since 3 Feb, 2005 from in the wilds
jupiter8 wrote:Looks just like the texture of a MiniMoog which i'm sure is no coincidence.pdxindy wrote: the texture in the filter section looks a bit odd...
ahhh... I was thinking only from a visual perspective...
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- KVRAF
- 3817 posts since 8 Mar, 2006
Yes,pdxindy wrote:ahhh... I was thinking only from a visual perspective..
Maybe it's the contrast between the darker ring and the brighter knob surface that needs some fine-tuning, but I'm sure that Urs will get it just right.
BTW, if we are at this picky chapter, IMHO:
-The DIVA logo needs a bit more blending in
-uhe logo needs to be better fitted
-Some small alignments to the labels
-The upper left wood edge seems a bit more obvious...
-The filter area background texture feels more like cardboard than steel.
Urs, please don't hate me!
(I know that the GUI is not finished yet, I was just sayin' )-
- KVRian
- 1095 posts since 12 Jan, 2011
Urs,
I hope you don't mind my 2+cents. I used to be a graphic designer and filmmaker wannabe so I am filled with visual opinions . . .
The layout is cool and it looks user-friendly; however, I think more contrast between the colors would make it easier on our eyes as we navigate. Overall, I think It seems a bit on the dark side.
Regardless, it looks exciting and I'm sure you will have a winner on your hands and on "our" desktops!
I hope you don't mind my 2+cents. I used to be a graphic designer and filmmaker wannabe so I am filled with visual opinions . . .
The layout is cool and it looks user-friendly; however, I think more contrast between the colors would make it easier on our eyes as we navigate. Overall, I think It seems a bit on the dark side.
Regardless, it looks exciting and I'm sure you will have a winner on your hands and on "our" desktops!
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- KVRAF
- 3878 posts since 28 Jun, 2009 from Wherever I lay my hat
Nicely done! Very clear-cut and organized. Remember, we're going to spend hundreds of hours with this...
A few niggles: I would leave the wood for the trees, they need it more than we do. And the Diva logo... hmmmm. It looks kinda cheap as of now, and clashes with the rest of the UI. Maybe something with less Schnoerkel?
A few niggles: I would leave the wood for the trees, they need it more than we do. And the Diva logo... hmmmm. It looks kinda cheap as of now, and clashes with the rest of the UI. Maybe something with less Schnoerkel?
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- KVRAF
- 4845 posts since 2 Sep, 2005 from city of lights (nl)
Looking good! 
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- KVRAF
- 4807 posts since 10 Feb, 2006 from Stockholm, Sweden
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- KVRAF
- 24414 posts since 7 Jan, 2009 from Croatia
Agreed with this, especially the suggestions for logos - they do need to look embedded, rather than tacked on.3ee wrote:BTW, if we are at this picky chapter, IMHO:
-The DIVA logo needs a bit more blending in
-uhe logo needs to be better fitted
-Some small alignments to the labels
-The upper left wood edge seems a bit more obvious...
-The filter area background texture feels more like cardboard than steel.
Other than that - a very nice looking UI!
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- KVRian
- 1488 posts since 7 Jan, 2004
This design is pleasing to my eyes.
(perhaps an option in the preferences to have them 'screwed off'?)
(perhaps an option in the preferences to choose between sturdy and flimsy?)
And I would personally leave them on the sidespdxindy wrote:I would personally leave off the wood sides
(perhaps an option in the preferences to have them 'screwed off'?)
They're fine for me. I like a sturdy construction. I don't want it to be easily broken.VitaminD wrote:I don't mind the wood sides but I would say they appear way too fat. Half that would be sufficient.
(perhaps an option in the preferences to choose between sturdy and flimsy?)
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- KVRAF
- 5223 posts since 20 Jul, 2010
Love the colour scheme and general design, makes me think of red wine.
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- u-he
- Topic Starter
- 30206 posts since 8 Aug, 2002 from Berlin
As for he woods. I know it's awkward, but synths sound better with wooden panels. It's a stupid fact of life that I can't change, even if it's a waste of space. I'll think about an option to swap them for 19" ears. Or something.
As for the dark backgrounds. We have four types of backgrounds that correspond to four eras (for a lack of better words). The "slate" one is for a 1972 American synth, the "dark" one is for a mid-70ies Japanese synth, and then there is an analogue and a digital 80ies synth theme. (Digital only refers to control signals though)
Each slot in the vintage section (oscillator, highpass filter, lowpass filter, envelope 1, envelope2) can represent either 3 or 4 such eras with their different backgrounds/styles. Only envelopes come in 3 flavours, we haven't done the mid-70ies Japanese ones. Osc, highpass and lowpass come in 4 flavours, where the American model has a feedback circuit instead (Minis have highpass filters, but they are not adjustable)
All backgrounds are somewhat matched, but yet distinctive enough to tell them apart. The screenshot shows three of them.
The whole idea is "old meets new", with old being the familiar top panel, which corresponds to carefully modelled parts of old synths. The bottom part corresponds to a merely modern scheme, semi-real, semi-vector. The bottom part is all about being the mothership or sanctuary of the old stuff. It's the logic hat keeps the other stuff alive.
I shut up now. Had two Mai Tais. Typing on iPad has become difficult. Will explain more soon. With examples. Might post some more little burps tonite.
As for the dark backgrounds. We have four types of backgrounds that correspond to four eras (for a lack of better words). The "slate" one is for a 1972 American synth, the "dark" one is for a mid-70ies Japanese synth, and then there is an analogue and a digital 80ies synth theme. (Digital only refers to control signals though)
Each slot in the vintage section (oscillator, highpass filter, lowpass filter, envelope 1, envelope2) can represent either 3 or 4 such eras with their different backgrounds/styles. Only envelopes come in 3 flavours, we haven't done the mid-70ies Japanese ones. Osc, highpass and lowpass come in 4 flavours, where the American model has a feedback circuit instead (Minis have highpass filters, but they are not adjustable)
All backgrounds are somewhat matched, but yet distinctive enough to tell them apart. The screenshot shows three of them.
The whole idea is "old meets new", with old being the familiar top panel, which corresponds to carefully modelled parts of old synths. The bottom part corresponds to a merely modern scheme, semi-real, semi-vector. The bottom part is all about being the mothership or sanctuary of the old stuff. It's the logic hat keeps the other stuff alive.
I shut up now. Had two Mai Tais. Typing on iPad has become difficult. Will explain more soon. With examples. Might post some more little burps tonite.