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I would very much like to see the track names throughout the score. It get's very difficult to have a full orchestral score going and then figure out which track is your flute or trumpet .If you are on measure 57 and want to find your clarinet track you have to scroll all the way to the start of the song to see the instrument name then scroll back to the spot were you want to edit or add ,etc.
Thanks ,Joe
Wed, 2009-04-29 - 19:35 Permalink
Good point. We have this on our list for some time already, but have not yet figured how to do it. Separating the instrument sheet in a part that scrolls and one that doesn't seems extremely complicated (for us to implement), so we're looking for a more simple intermediate solution.
Can you do without the level meters and mute switches for a while? Rendering the instrument name every couple measures would not be a problem. There's enough room for this.
Fri, 2009-05-01 - 12:53 Permalink
[quote]Would it not be easier If you set up the tracks more like a sequencer
Not easy, but doable. However, this would consume a lot of window space which is more urgently needed for the vectors and timeline. In order to make room for an average instrument name plus buttons, that would mean 20% of the horizontal window size permanently blocked by passive information.
In a way, Synfire has more in common with notation programs than sequencers, that is, most of the time one is editing stuff on the timeline rather than tweaking a mix. Therefore horizontal space is extremely valuable. Some users even want to get rid of the parameter inspector.
A dynamic solution would be nice: Instrument controls only appear when the mouse hovers over the left side of the instrument sheet. Much like the Windows task bar or Mac dock.
We definitely need to experiment. Suggestions are welcome.