Time signature changes within compositions for Mulab?

[outbackyak]

Hi all - I know that Jo has said that being able to change time signatures within a composition is on the wishlist. I thought I'd put up a poll to gauge how important this feature is for Mulab users.

For me it's vital - most of my music uses time signature changes, and since I Rewire Reason/Record to Mulab it's a real pain, as the Reason/Record click track syncs to Mulab's time signature. I love Mulab but I'm finding myself using it less frequently because of this limitation.

What do you reckon? Do you want time signature changes incorporated in Mulab?

Cheers!

[pljones]

I voted 2 from a personal view point. Whilst I think it's essential, eventually, that MU.LAB supports it, personally I can live without it.

[Improviser]

.... I thought I'd put up a poll to gauge how important this feature is for Mulab users.
........ What do you reckon? Do you want time signature changes incorporated in Mulab?

Cheers!

If there was a category 1(a), eg "very important/almost vital", that's where my vote would lie.
As it stands I'll default to 2.

Les J.

[TheGuysanIdiot]

Hi All,

I tend to use 4/4 for all my stuff.

I vary the tracks feel with dynamics and tempo changes.

For me the per composition is fine.

But I can see that some users may want 4/4 verse and 3/4 chorus etc.

I voted option 3 personally as I am happy with my style of music writing.

OZ

[robenestobenz]

I don't use time signature changes that often meself, but I do see it as a fundamental feature that a DAW should be capable of.

[jpumphandle]

I can see going from 4/4 to 2/4 occasionally or even 3/4 to 6/8. These can be done by just moving the position of a part.

So I voted #3.

[Simon Posford]

I abolutely need this so i voted one.And the time sign shange is fundamental for a daw.
I hope it's on the top of the wishlist Jo

[liquidsound]

I vote 1 for two reasons:

Reason 1: I have music to import in M3 (yes Reason) with those time changes. Not much but I do have it and there is more on the way. I usually use 4/4....

Reason 2: MuLab future. We need more professionals here. This DAW must go to another level to really be market stable/financial. So this feature needs to get in. It is not really a feature but a Music reality and can not be delayed too long.
Not a super rush but a look-ahead safety move.

[MuTools]

No doubt that time signature changes is a more pro/advanced feature.
The question is whether that's the direction MU.LAB should evolve. I don't think so. Which does not mean i don't want to further enrich MU.LAB's functional palette. Of course i want that. But i doubt whether it's a good choice to push MU.LAB towards Logic, Cubase, Reaper etc, the 'DAW' apps.

Don't get me wrong, i'm not saying time signature changes are not important. But i think there are more important things on the wishlist. I hope to startup some polls and discussions about this around mid june.

[hudson_m4000]

No doubt that time signature changes is a more pro/advanced feature.
The question is whether that's the direction MU.LAB should evolve. I don't think so. Which does not mean i don't want to further enrich MU.LAB's functional palette. Of course i want that. But i doubt whether it's a good choice to push MU.LAB towards Logic, Cubase, Reaper etc, the 'DAW' apps.

Don't get me wrong, i'm not saying time signature changes are not important. But i think there are more important things on the wishlist. I hope to startup some polls and discussions about this around mid june.

Well that's just stopped me buying it! I've been enjoying using/testing to MULAB FREE, but this is one feature that is IMHO just daft to leave out of any DAW. MULAB isn't going to become just another DAW like Cubase if TimeSigs are added as a feature. Time Sig changes have been used by musicians for hundreds of years.

I just don't understand this reluctance to implement?

[MuTools]

Don't get me wrong, i'm not saying time signature changes are not important.

It's all a matter of how you sort the items of the wishlist. What's on top will be implemented first. But the what gets on top? That's the question!

Other very important things on the wishlist (unsorted), just to name a few obvious items: Even more easy workflow, multicore support, stretchable audio loops, more modular modules, breakpoint automations from within composer, much larger preset libraries, enhanced exchangability, etc...

Maybe for you time signature changes is more important than a much larger preset library, and for someone else multicore support is more important than time signature changes etc.

I hope to startup some polls and discussions about this around mid june.

[liquidsound]

Well that's just stopped me buying it! I've been enjoying using/testing to MULAB FREE, but this is one feature that is IMHO just daft to leave out of any DAW. MULAB isn't going to become just another DAW like Cubase if TimeSigs are added as a feature. Time Sig changes have been used by musicians for hundreds of years.

I just don't understand this reluctance to implement?

This feature may be very important to you like many others are crucial to me.

I just hope you evaluate and balance the Pro and Cons before walking away from this increasingly powerful DAW. I spent months evaluating it working with Jo and other smart and advanced users and, one by one, feature by feature, Jo was able to implement most of our requests and some.

Believe me, it was and it's still worth the wait.
Your request it's important because as a user you mean a lot for MuLab.
Stick around, we'll have fun!

[robenestobenz]

No doubt that time signature changes is a more pro/advanced feature.

I disagree with this. I had ideas for songs in 3/4 and other signatures well before I even touched a DAW, as I'm sure many others have. It is a feature, but it's one that makes it easier to work with a musical idea that anyone might have and for that reason I can't see how it can be conceived of as a pro feature.

[MuTools]

To avoid a misconception: it's about time signature changes.

You can make a 3/4 composition in MU.LAB.

[robenestobenz]

To avoid a misconception: it's about time signature changes.

You can make a 3/4 composition in MU.LAB.

Ah, composition properties. I hadn't realised! Good stuff.

Anyhow, I think the point still stands that this feature can't really be considered a pro type feature in a DAW, because an amateur DAW user could easily have this fairly basic musical idea.