Re: [Audacity-quality] Disabling realtime effects while recording
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From: Vaughan J. <va...@au...> - 2014-12-02 06:16:06
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Sure seems like a lot of ongoing discussion here. Ready for 2.1? Resolvable in time? Thanks, V On 12/1/2014 4:31 PM, Gale Andrews wrote: > Bill wrote: > >>> If the RTP effect can stay open after rendering, the button that > does the > >>> work should be named "Render" or "Apply" or some such, and there > >>> should be a "Close" button instead of a "Cancel" button. > > Leland wrote: > >> It originally did say Apply, but Ok and Cancel seemed to be more > desirable. > >> > >> But, this "solves" the problem with Ladspa effects that provide > output after > >> processing. Currently they do not close to give the user a chance > to see > >> what those output values are. In those cases I will change the > buttons as > >> you suggest...great idea. > > Steve wrote: > > Does that mean that all RTP effects will remain open after "applying" ? > > I think that would be the preferable behaviour. > +1. I think it could be confusing for some effects to cause an interface > change in Audacity. > > Gale wrote: >>>> Can you grey out OK in the RT effect (and Settings too if that is dangerous) >>>> if recording is in progress? Perhaps throw a message if those buttons are >>>> activated? It seems less intrusive of workflow to me than disabling start of >>>>recording when an RT effect is open. >>> > >> I do like the idea of leaving the dialog open and disabling the OK > button. I personally > >> hate to have to constantly open and close things.[...] But really, > at this time, there's no >> benefit to leaving the dialog open during a > recording since it doesn't play a role in that >> recording. > > I think there could be benefit, similar to the example you gave - you > could be > recording songs piecewise after applying a RTP effect a song at a time. And > given I agree the RTP window should be modeless, I think we're not > giving user > maximum benefit of that modelessness by making them close the window > before recording again. > > It's certainly not a regression to make user close the window, but I don't > see what we are going to do any time soon that makes it more agreeable > to leave the window open. > > Steve wrote: > > Why add new transport buttons to the effect interface, when we already > > have a transport toolbar that we can use? > > Because it's potentially much more mousework to use the buttons > in Transport Toolbar than use buttons that might be in the effect. And > because if you use SPACE to Stop/Start, it's too easy to apply the > effect prematurely. By making transition between effect adjustment > and transport fairly hard, I think we're limiting the flexibility of the > new feature. > > I think any RTP buttons would have to be below Settings/Apply/Close > or whatever they are. I've at least one VST that is tall and narrow > and there might not be space for even Play and Stop. Transport > buttons in the RTP effect could be another "Option". > > Or could there be a control or shortcut to enable transport shortcuts > in the effect? This would be so much easier and faster IMHO. > > Aside: I actually thought for a long time now that effect Preview should > be a Play button. Play the preview until you want to stop, rather than > worry about a preference for it. > > > Gale > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server > from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards > with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more > Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > > > > _______________________________________________ > Audacity-quality mailing list > Aud...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/audacity-quality > |