8 posts were split to a new topic: Audulus 3 Library Reface
Just curious, is there any sort of rough ETA for A4? I don’t really mean in terms of a date but is it on the order of the next few months, before the end of the year or just totally unknown?
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Before the end of the year is the only ETA right now. It’s definitely going to be worth the wait though! 
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Some interesting UI considerations/developments from iZotope:
https://www.izotope.com/en/learn/products/neutron/izotope-product-design-creating-the-gauge.html
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Speaking of UI developments, I think it is very important to pay attention to Native Instruments reface of Massive. Luckily we get a thick review from one of the most creative, transparent youtube based music producers:
WARNING! THIS VIDEO MAY ANNOY YOU VERY MUCH. USE CAUTION.
- I want to add as well; look, IMO we are in a time of abundance which usually requires some discipline. That is, a lot of the techniques and flashy synths are not that innovative. They just have nice packaging, form factors etc. – which is important. However, so much of this has been happening with NI Reaktor. I believe that one of the reasons that Reaktor is so far reaching is because the user interface for curating everything has been taken very seriously.
A user created a great little tool called “instrument browser” that allowed you to see all of the modules in graphic form so when you are in your workflow you can just draw from a visible shelf of modules.
In the new VCV Rack 1.0 release, they managed to do the exact same thing, but since the platform itself integrated the feature, the full feature set has a nice balance b/w texted based archiving and visual representation.
It has always bothered me that people make these beautiful modules in Audulus and they get buried and forgotten. That’s why I have been trying to create patches with the modules and share them.
So I guess I am hoping there is some interest in providing the tools for the builders to create tools that utilize visual graphic representation techniques to aid in understand complex synthesis. I think the new Massive X is a great example of this moving forward.
Of course, if you watch the Massive X review you will get to some heavy criticism about visual feedback. So, @taylor, I think this is a great opportunity and I imagine you probably have the background to consider such things, given you career in graphics.
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@futureaztec We’re working on an improved module browser for A4, which will be a full-screen sort of thing, with images.
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