GUI related issues and ideas

[trummerschlunk]

• [x] target fader needs some label 'target'
• [x] mb-ms-comp: name needs multiband reference. Let's make it 'Multiband MidSide Comp'. Hope it fits.
• [x] mb-ms-comp: numeric readout or scale on the meters.
• [x] mb-ms-comp: rename 'output-gain' to 'makeup'
• [x] mb-ms-comp: put 'low' and 'high' below the paramters, so parameters are in horizontal line with kneecomp and limiter.
• [x] all: separator before meters without 'Outputs:'
• [x] 'enable' left of pluginname?
• [x] change plugin name to 'master_me'
• [x] gate meter missing

[falkTX]

mb-ms-comp: name needs multiband reference. Let's make it 'Multiband MidSide Comp'. Hope it fits.

mb-ms-comp: put 'low' and 'high' below the paramters, so parameters are in horizontal line with kneecomp and limiter.

these 2 are done, please check latest build

mb-ms-comp: rename 'output-gain' to 'makeup'

should be done on faust dsp file side, you should be able to change and try it out

[falkTX]

please update the first post for adding new items.

[falkTX]

• target fader needs some label 'target'

• all: separator before meters without 'Outputs:'

• change plugin name to 'master_me'

these should be done with d833f8474293cf636013cee50d7f6eafae9b4602

on the mscomp meter labels, not sure where to place those, suggestions welcome. perhaps using the right-side space for it?

[falkTX]

• gate meter missing

what meter is this? I dont see it exported.. maybe the "leveler_gate" one is misplaced?

[trummerschlunk]

• gate meter missing

what meter is this? I dont see it exported.. maybe the "leveler_gate" one is misplaced?

dammit, it has none... I will investi-gate, harr harr

[trummerschlunk]

multiband midside compressor: the meters are in the wrong order. lowest frequency should be on the left.

[trummerschlunk]

on the mscomp meter labels, not sure where to place those, suggestions welcome. perhaps using the right-side space for it?

we could place 'brickwall' under 'limiter', make 'mb-ms-comp' wider and place numeric readout in the meters, which could then be wider.

[falkTX]

on the mscomp meter labels, not sure where to place those, suggestions welcome. perhaps using the right-side space for it?

we could place 'brickwall' under 'limiter', make 'mb-ms-comp' wider and place numeric readout in the meters, which could then be wider.

that was my intention, specially considering the still missing arrows

[trummerschlunk]

Good! Maybe not even arrows but 'connections'. Just a straight line, connecting the modules?

[falkTX]

how would we indicate the flow with a single line?

testing arrows.

too silly?

[magnetophon]

I just noticed that the EQ is in fact between the knee compressor and the MB comp. So unless we want to change the GUI layout or change the DSP, it might be better to leave out the arrows, as they might be confusing otherwise.

[trummerschlunk]

how would we indicate the flow with a single line?

testing arrows.

too silly?

maybe a bit smaller, darker?

[trummerschlunk]

I just noticed that the EQ is in fact between the knee compressor and the MB comp. So unless we want to change the GUI layout or change the DSP, it might be better to leave out the arrows, as they might be confusing otherwise.

my bad. EQ section is before the kneecomp.

[falkTX]

is anything incorrect on the UI positioning?

[trummerschlunk]

no, all correct

[trummerschlunk]

dammit, I am so sorry, @falkTX The EQ-module needs to be before the leveler. thanks @magnetophon for pointing me in this direction.

[falkTX]

ah just swapping the 2 then. quite ok to do.

[falkTX]

so this is correct now?

just needs the gate meter

[trummerschlunk]

yes. two more arrows?

[trummerschlunk]

ah, you did them already :)

[x42]

Maybe align the bottom row to the right?

Anyway, each of the sub-parts having a different width and height looks rather weird to my eye. Are the plans to clean this up?

[falkTX]

Anyway, each of the sub-parts having a different width and height looks rather weird to my eye. Are the plans to clean this up?

Got any ideas. If you run the latest build you can click on the plugin name to open the theme editor which has a widget list with some properties below it, allowing us to fiddle with position and sizes.

Making everything have the same height doesnt look to me tbh, tried it just now:

We could vertically align the groups perhaps?

[falkTX]

* mb-ms-comp: numeric readout or scale on the meters.

does this work?

[falkTX]

or maybe the other way around. from -3 in the center to 0 on the edges?

[trummerschlunk]

or maybe the other way around. from -3 in the center to 0 on the edges?

I really like this last one! But labels need to be swapped. 0dB in the middle and -3dB top and bottom.

Also, I think we can drop the numbers above the bands. Saving one row of space.

[trummerschlunk]

The gate meter becomes all black, when it reaches -70dB, when it should be all yellow.

[falkTX]

or maybe the other way around. from -3 in the center to 0 on the edges?

I really like this last one! But labels need to be swapped. 0dB in the middle and -3dB top and bottom.

if we make -3db on top and bottom and 0db in the middle, we cant really use the same style of metering where it flows from the middle to the edges, because typically these meters are in -3dB and slowly grow into 0dB. which means their meters flow from the edges into the middle.

[falkTX]

wait no, I am wrong. 0dB is the default and it slowly goes till -3dB. seems same issue as with the gate meter

[falkTX]

The gate meter becomes all black, when it reaches -70dB, when it should be all yellow.

fixed now too, along with the rest on this ticket.

please check and confirm (closing ticket if all good)