tsss27 wrote:As a blind musician myself who loves to design sounds, I'll take working on hardware over software editors every and any day, assuming the interface is good of course. I couldn't care less what the value on screen says. I just listen until the control is dialed in where I want it. Now if Nords were not as accessible as they are I would totally agree, and some of the functions you've listed could be helpful for everyone, but having messed around with many instrument editors the likelyhood of such a program even being accessible, let alone as easy to use as the hardware interface, is very low.
Re: copying related settings to different patches, Nords already allow you to copy programs on the hardware, and unless I am misunderstanding you I thought you had mentioned to me in the past that you can do this in Sound Manager?
I can only speak for myself regarding offline mode, but I would never desire such a feature unless the software could play the results. This wouldn't work as they'd basically need to design a software recreation of all the Nord engines that can play all their formats, modeling, effects etc. This would be waaaaayyyyy more time consuming than twisting a few knobs on the hardware, for me at least.
Now, as far as user-created Nord Piano Library files, we have discussed that before and I would absolutely love it if this became a reality. I suspect there is a well thought-out reason why Nord has not allowed users to create these files, but I have no idea what that would be. I wish they'd open up the format; we could then have all kinds of other non-piano sounds in that section too, the obvious advantages being multi velocity samples and release samples.
ey up, good hearing from you.
there is a huge difference between copying programs and copying particular settings. The example being. say you're using the sample synth and using a particular sample, but NSE has created particular values for the .nsmp3 file you don't want, such as filter change, ADSR values, etc but you are layering the sample between panel A and Panel B with differing effects or octave shift, say you are after particular ADSR filter values, then you would need some form of information as to what's presented. tell me you can between layers on switching, compare exact timing points for ADSR without creating phase offsets etc. OK I do this a fair bit and getting a particular sound takes some time to fully sculpt, etc.
The other example of the above is where you have programs using other instruments but would like to use particular filter, ADSR, etc values in other programs, without a full reprogramming of the synth section.
The behaviour of the sample synth as an example is that of where an .NSMP3 file is called up and contains pre-defined parameters such as ADSR, filter amount, cutoff amount, assigned parameters, etc, you change from one sample to another which has different characteristics from the file's creator. to change those settings requires you to know the values originally there and then modify to values you like, if you're like me, it's not just a basis of feeling and listening to what's created, but also the math behind it.
If NSM had a combined editor, it would be advised to design it not necessarily as an emulated UI, but more on the basis of a table with rows and columns which give values, button enable / disable, etc. I do agree that thinking this through that an offline mode isn't worth the hassle, though I've used 2 editors with offline mode and they've helped a heck of a lot. So to make editing easier and accessible, the described interface would work with any screen reader, rather than a GUI / Emulated layout which is too much mess.
The Stage and other instruments do not contain functions like you'd have on a motif, kronos or fantom, to copy settings, layers, etc as they are more workstation based tools. The stage isn't.
I hope that settles the comments raised.
lew