Yesterday I downloaded the latest edition of OpenMPT but somehow it feels clunky, especially that General screen (View menu) I never liked. I know, I know, I was spoiled too much by RENOISE...
Lately OpenMPT seems to have copied the "parameter control" from PSYCLE and Aodix...
Anyway, I like PSYCLE's modular approach better. Some of the generators like Arguru Synth and Pooplog FM sound really cool, and some wild things could be done with effect commands. That's despite the fact I use VST plug-ins a lot with this program. I would like the devs to fix a few things about it: default to saving a single VST preset rather than a whole bank, and add a menu command to name the VST preset.
The Sampler is OK, but it could use an arpeggio command at least. Please don't make us use Sampulse just for that!!!
Some of us using PSYCLE might still have to deal with the lack of volume column and pains to record automation from more than one parameter at a time, on a single track. It's fun using FabFilter Micro with that filter frequency-peak joystick, but if you want to record all the tweaks in PSYCLE with high accuracy, you'd have to use 16 lines per beat or something like that... ugh!
I started this topic because PSYCLE doesn't seem to get mentioned at all around here. I know they have their own forum, but I'm not joining. I'm supposed to choose RENOISE over all the other trackers, but I don't like using just one program. Freedom of choice and freeware are great!!!
