Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Hi Derek,

I'm new to this group, so hopefully this post will show up.  Anyway, great news on the 
update.  Here are some ideas I have:

1.  It would be nice if you could have multiple windows open at once, especially for those 
of us with multiple screens.  You can kind of do this now, but it's not quite there yet.  It 
would be nice if you could keep your program and combo edit windows open, while also 
having your combo and program patch lists open as well, so you could jump around much 
easier as far as editing goes.  If you want to get really crazy, maybe even something like 
Screen Sets in Logic, where for a certain wavetable patch, the wave editor would be open 
as well as the program editor, etc.  All of this could be accessed with a few keystrokes.

2.  I'm not sure how realistic this would be, but it would be REALLY nice for those of us 
who only have a PEK if, when using an external keyboard controller, you moved an 
assigned knob/fader, the appropriate knob/fader on the editor display would move as 
well.  This would make programming with a controller soooo much easier and with a lot 
less guess work.

To take this one a step further, one of the things I love about Kontakt is the fact that when 
you modulate something, you can see how the modulation is effecting that parameter 
because the value indicator move accordingly.  Why not have the parameters in the 
interface do the same?

3.  If you have the source/destination assignment windows open for a particular 
modulator, you cannot have any other source/destination window open.  It would be very 
nice if you could.  Simply name them "LFO Source 1," "Modulation Destination 3," etc.  
Maybe even have each LFO/Modulation section be a different color and the windows would 
correspond, colorwise.

4.  I'm coming up with more as I think about this, but I'll save those for another time 
perhaps, and this will be the last one.  How about a page for modulations where you can 
simply click and drag arrows to and from sources and destination.  So if you wanted to 
modulate the filter with 4 LFOs and a Modulator, you would just click and drag an arrow 
from each of the 5 straight to the filter.  Then you could increase the amplitude of the 
modulation in some other window.  Maybe that could even change the color of the "cable" 
between the source and destination(s) to indicate a "hotter" signal.  

I hope I didn't go way overboard here, but you asked for!  Hope to see some of these in 
the next episode.  Thanks for doing this.  -Andy

--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "soundtower_helpdesk" 
<soundtower_helpdesk@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> Just a quick note to all to let you know that SoundTower is working on 
> the upgrade for the Mac version of the editor now. We are hoping for a 
> honest list of suggestions and comments relating to functionality and 
> GUI development that would make your use of the product more 
> pleasurable/functional. 
> 
> Post them here on this board or if you want off board send me a note 
> at either:
> 
> soundtower_helpdesk [at] yahoo [dot] com  or
> derek [at] soundtower [dot] com
> 
> Thanks in advance. I look forward to any and all comments.
> 
> A further note: the PC Evolver help file will be available by Sunday 
> evening/Monday morning. I believe we have the Mac help file bundled in 
> the setup exe currently to get new user up and running. Thanks for 
> your patience on this.
> 
> Thanks
> Derek
> www.soundtower.com
>