Re: [Seq24-devel] Advice wanted - a project to upgrade seq24

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Hello Oliver,

Sorry for the confusion, I meant to write a windows PC ...

But don't worry about me, I was giving this feedback for statistics.
If your project becomes the perfect App I need, and it only works on
Linux, then I will setup a Linux boot partition just for it ! :)

On a side note, I am starting to look into a setup with an iPad, and
there are some apps that start to be really usable for a live set.
Promidi is one of the apps that has most of the features I need (very
similar to Seq24).
You should check it out ... (any chance to port seq24 to iPad ? :))

Cheers,
Xavier.

----- Original message -----
From: "oli_kester" <oli...@zo...>
To: ro...@fr...
Cc: seq...@li...
Subject: Re: [Seq24-devel] Advice wanted - a project to upgrade seq24
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 17:31:10 +0000

Thanks Xavier, I've downloaded that and will give it a test :)

The pattern / song mode switching is something I want to add - having to
dive into the prefs all the time gets old quick! And at the moment you
have to pause all playback too.

There is already MIDI pattern control I believe, but you have to set it
all up in a text file (I'm yet to use it). I want to make this more
accessible with MIDI learn.

By PC, do you mean you run Seq24 on Windows? I've been wondering if
dropping Windows support (at least for the duration I'm working on this)
might be necessary to avoid fighting compatibility issues with my new
features. However, if lots of people run it on Windows then I'll have to
seriously consider keeping support!

Thanks

Oliver

---- On Thu, 10 Dec 2015 11:48:07 +0000 <ro...@fr...> wrote ---- 
 > Hello Oliver,
 > 
 > Nice project ! :)
 > 
 > If it can be of any help, when searching for advanced features
 > developped on top of seq24, I came upon this :
 > http://www.subatomicglue.com/seq24/
 > I suggest you at least install it and run it, it also gives other ideas
 > of improvements.
 > Some of the features that you want to implement may even have been
 > developped in this project.
 > 
 > If I can add my two cents :), I would add the capacity to switch between
 > pattern and song mode while playing. (so that with a band, you can
 > launch the song, play the instruments, have one of the musicians come up
 > to the PC, switch to pattern mode for more improvisation, and when
 > finished, switch back to song mode to finish the song with the other
 > instruments)
 > 
 > Also, maybe control groups and patterns with a midi device ?
 > 
 > My music computer is a PC, and I would definitly use your project with
 > this switch capacity and groups (which have been implemented in the
 > project I mentioned above).
 > 
 > Good luck, and keep us posted !
 > 
 > Cheers,
 > Xavier
 > 
 > 
 > ----- Original message -----
 > From: "oli_kester" <oli...@zo...>
 > To: seq...@li...,
 > lin...@li..., ahl...@gm...,
 > rc...@fi...
 > Subject: [Seq24-devel] Advice wanted - a project to upgrade seq24
 > Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2015 20:17:23 +0000
 > 
 > Hi Seq24 developers, 
 > 
 > For my final year university project, I am taking on an overhaul of
 > seq24. Below is an excerpt from my project proposal - the list of
 > features I would like to implement - 
 > 
 > [quote]
 > 
 > << Basic (simple changes that should be quick to address) >>
 > - Swap default on midi autoconnect to second value (add to config file)
 > - Song / loop mode switch in main UI 
 > - Recent files list 
 > - Move config file to .config folder in /home
 > - Label keys correctly on loops past bank 1
 >  
 > << Medium (bug fixes, smaller new features) >>
 > - Don't take scene change inputs when renaming loops
 > - With dual screens, remember window placement
 > - Darken Song mode (overall dark theme like Ardour?) 
 > - Fix glitch with overlaps in loops
 > - Session manager fixes
 > - Toggle loops in song mode
 > - Click time bar to position transport
 > - Draw and re-position snap in song mode should behave identically
 > - Add one shot loops
 > - Decrease size of grid in song mode
 > - Add name of scene to the side when in song view
 > - Add autosave function
 > - Midi send if halfway through note (can be enabled / disabled in    
 > preferences)
 > - Draw whole notes instead of cutting off early in song mode loops
 > - Add configurable defaults for note length/ grid snap      
 > - Add note stop/panic button 
 > - Loop colouring
 > - Fix bug where certain slots cannot contain loops
 > 
 > << Challenging (significant new features) >>
 > - Add Box select in song editor (REAPER style) 
 > - Add redo in song mode
 > - Add Record in song mode
 > - Allow splitting of song loops at mouse pointer
 > - Zoom in song mode
 > - Window title should just have the song name
 > - Fix jack sync bug/reset button
 > - Relative velocity altering (REAPER style)      
 > - Add a double / half timing switch for live performance
 >  
 > Where I note “REAPER style”, I plan to source inspiration from the
 > REAPER audio workstation I use under Windows (http://reaper.fm/). The
 > “Ardour” I mention is a Linux audio workstation, and probably the most
 > significant audio project on Linux (http://ardour.org/). 
 > 
 > [end quote]
 > 
 > What do you all think? I have a decent amount of programming experience,
 > but little in the field of audio and no knowledge of GTK+. My tutor
 > suggested that it might be necessary to drop Windows support to make
 > this feasible in the three months I'll be working on it - might this be
 > true?
 > 
 > What is the state of the Launchpad repo? This project will be open
 > source too and I'll happily have my changes pulled back into the main
 > seq24 codebase if people are happy with them.
 > 
 > It'll also be great to have a few people test it during development.
 > I'll send a separate email out to users too.
 > 
 > @Chris Ahlstrom - I'm aware of your current Sequencer64 project, and
 > might use it as my codebase instead of seq24 - please get in touch.
 > Building it as I type!
 > 
 > Any advice greatly appreciated, 
 > 
 > Best, 
 > 
 > Oliver
 > 
 > 
 > 
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