My project SoundGroove

Hey guys! I have a new version ready (yes, another one :)) 0.9.97, which I hope to release later today.

This version drastically reduces CPU usage when working with subgraphs/modules. On my computer, your project went from around 18% CPU in 0.9.96 to about 8% in 0.9.97, so you should notice a significant improvement in CPU usage as well.

I’ll upload it shortly.

Great to hear Mario,

Looking forward for it, as every other day with much enthusiasm.

Finally got around to have a play with your project … I’m in awe of your skill with MNodes, my attempts are so basic haha

It’s clever how your knob labels change when you move a knob, but for a user I feel the final value they select with a knob needs to persist in the UI. You can only check your current setting by moving a knob…

I have no issue with reading text, even on your lowest text size setting. Plus everything is responsive - Mac Studio M2 Max 64 GB RAM, Logic Pro 12.2

I would need more time to examine the actual sound tweaks your project is delivering

Great to hear that things where responsive. With the latest update the cpu usage went a lot down so that was good.

Yeah the problem that i had and why i did label + value in the same display was because while i was testing things out i had less space.

That’s always an issue, you get an idea and then you start to have new ideas and then you figure out that you need more space :wink:

In general the main thought is to sequence the FX on a sound and while i get more idea’s the whole UI was not the best visualization of how all would have to work and be logical. To much happening on a screen and so on.

So currently i am redesigning it and knobs just will have names and there values separated.

There are so many ideas in my head :slight_smile: but every sequencer panel will have his own screen and will look like this (just a part of the interface).

I just used chatgpt to build a design where these buttons will fit in and its design example was :

For me this is just a reference image, it inspires me to think differently.

It also helps out to start out a new design, doesn’t have to be the same but you get a feeling about the space it uses.

ChatGPT example looks quite elegant…

My skills with MNodes are lacking and I need to spend a time learning. Seeing everybody else’s examples is useful…

designing a good user friendly gui is probably harder than the audio part in my experience been busy building a toolbar creating tool that adds custom macro toolbars to any windows program because every toolbar i ever put out only pleased a few so make your own lol

the chat gpt example does look very nice i must say i am curious to see what you come up with

Things keep you busy like that :slight_smile:

A few concepts. But i don’t like all of them, some do not fit my imagination yet.

the oldschool looking digits in red is very nice as is the red box imo

Yeah just trying things out, what fits or not.

you could spend a year doing this ya know haha good thing mnodes has modules

what if the row having the red box design and a green version and reversed the red box that of the row i think that would have a very high readability and contrast but thats me just an idea

Yeah, The intention is to design it once and re-use it in all my designs.

Ah i have a type, lets call it a glass shader where i can change that layers colour:

I have to think about how to make readability of the numbers based on the changing glass colour. Most likely it will be more black for the knobs who are on OFF and those who are ON a bit brighter colour. something like that i was thinking.

the yellow one seams to work quite well perhaps you need shade on them so you can use same red and green on them

Ah at least i made all of them text sizeable, for in any case somebody loves to have them larger, makes is more readable also:

yeah that is very readable and red is less important anyway coz it is off :slight_smile:

This is just a demo, as i have designed some items, could you try it out and see if it all does look readable for you.

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yes looks fine here and i am asuming the bleu text is not part of what i needed to view

Now i wonder, what blue text?

I hope this is what you have been seeing :slight_smile:

sorry but no this is what i see

Ah ok, it seems that the project has not included the images of course. (didnt think about that)

Forgot to export it :slight_smile:

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yes i see what you see