Honestly I would just like to see them clear up the 'Sequencer' window, it's a really good idea, that needs a few things to make it shine. Being able to edit MIDI and audio, automation etc. on one page is a great idea, it's just not easy enough to see MIDI data etc..... again, a more object oriented approach would help.ChiDJ wrote:I agree.
The tracks over view needs to be updated. That's where I do all of my composition and the fact that you can't zoom vertically is a real downer and has been requested by users frequently.
Movement of measures, (or re-arrangement of parts) can be done fairly easy if you highlight the row above the conductor track, (it highlights all tracks for as many measures as you want. Then you can apple+C: copy and then insert apple+K or snip apple+J into any other area for quick arrangement. This goes pretty quickly if you zoom out to 1 column = 8 measures.
But, it sounds like Logic does handle this more intuitively.
Absolutely, Logic definitely handles editing an arrangement very well! but it's good to know those sort of tricks, thanks, sounds a bit like how Live handles this in the Arrangement view.
Logic pretty much smokes everybody in the key command department, but yeah, I've already started to set up DP equivelants to the ones I use in Logic. I started in DP, and switched to Logic at DP 2.7.2, due to some small snags that ticked me off.... they all have them, but I needed a break I think.Don't forget key commands. DP really excels with the ability to customize shortcuts with single key commands. And the new pitch tool is like getting auto-tune / melodyne for free.
Recently upgraded 2.7.2 to 5.1 and it's a strange experience for sure. In 2.7.2 I used chunks as folders basically, verse, intro, chorus etc. With Mackie Control etc. it's not as useful..... really wish Chunks could be rethought out.
Another snag to me is that DP records everything as SDII. I would rather use WAV or AIFF. Though Live can handle SDII I would rather use AIFF personally, simply because Apple is developing tools for audio into AIFF that Live and other apps might be able to use some day.
One of the selling points to DP for me is that it can print FX to audio in the sample editor, and record virtual instruments to a track in DP. To me, because I will eventually want anything I do in any other DAW in Live, it would be nice to be able to use the audio file format I want to without doubling the amount of hard drive space that a song takes up.
I never realized that could be a problem. In future I'll start a new thread and include a link to the old discussion instead. Thanks for pointing it out.
