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I'm aware the self accompianment convert command is to add your own compostions to your playback styles... This is a great feature. This will let each user develop his own pallette of styles to work with.
I'd like to see the accompainment convert function be able to be used as a mixer window, that is more tied into the current arrangement, Not just a mix and convert command.
Volume, panning, reverb changes are much easier using the mixer with it's parameters on right side. You could even copy, step, pause commands quicker, then go to arrangement page to finetune some parameters.
Making the Mixer more integrated with current arrangement makes It is more convenient and easier to grasp things. So a change of mixer's parameters is automatically part of current arrangement,, instead of exporting back into a new arrangement.
Again you want to simplify the GUI without losing functionality. I admit, I'm still new the to program, and far from aware of all it can do.. Just an idea to ponder.
Sat, 2012-02-25 - 01:19 Permalink
The original purpose of the Make Accompaniment feature was to be able to try out chord progressions on the palette, based on your current instruments and phrases.
The converted pattern is no longer linked to the arrangement.
Sat, 2012-02-25 - 17:50 Permalink
I'm suggesting if the accompianment feature could be made more multi-purpose. It's just as easy to add another container with a new chord progression as it is to use 'make accompianment'. Trying to get a good mix out of even 6 instruments is a chore having to move back/forth between each instrument, moving thru containers, then adjusting volume parameter, or tweeking the velocity levels. Some instruments vary in volume from container to container. (difference in velocities of midi taken from different sources). For instance I have been making accompianments to make changes to all instruments quickly then exporting back to new arrangement. And starting again to build song.
I know I lose the basic ability to go back and make drastic changes quickly, but I keep well labelled back-ups of previous arrangements, in case I want to go back and look at container heirachy or make changes to the foundation of the piece.
SFP's ability to go back in after the fact, and make subtle of even drastic chord changes, is a tremendous tool. To do something like that in a DAW, you sometimes have to completely rebuild song.
But my experience over the years, is that if you keep too many of your options open until mixtime, (like all the containers you stack up or all the extra takes you keep in DAW, sometimes becomes a hindrance. You have too many choices and often get lost in the art of creating music.
Yes, using SFP is like no other software. It will and already has changed the way I view and create music.. I've found that I can make a counterpart function (or some of SFP features) and I use them in Logic Pro. The difficulty in using SFP is that there are dozens and dozens of features that don't have the eqlivant in a DAW. For some people there is too much difference, They are not willing to give up the years of doing things one way they know how..