Create Layout Views for Stages of Workflow

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WillBarnett
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Create Layout Views for Stages of Workflow

Post by WillBarnett » Sat Jan 13, 2024 10:15 am

I want a way of setting up a layout, saving that layout to my library and then enabling that layout with a hotkey. Each layout helps me with a different stage of my workflow.

For instance:

Clicking F1 - gives me full view of my browser, plugins and mixer which is great for building out my tracks and sounds initially

Clicking F2 - Gives me full page view of my session view when Im designing scenes and thinking of structure

Clicking F3 - gives me a full page layout of the current clip's midi with 30% height of velocity and change (which I used all the time and it a pain to keep setting up)

Clicking F4 - gives me full page layout of the arrangement view when Im putting all my recorded scenes in to a timeline

Clicking F5 gives me full view of mastering set up.

Etc. You get the idea hopefully. I want to be able through simple shortcuts to fundamentally change the layout that suits my workflow without having to manually set up each view when Im building a song which is a pain and distracting

Stefan Jantschek
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Re: Create Layout Views for Stages of Workflow

Post by Stefan Jantschek » Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:55 am

WillBarnett wrote:
Sat Jan 13, 2024 10:15 am
I want a way of setting up a layout, saving that layout to my library and then enabling that layout with a hotkey. Each layout helps me with a different stage of my workflow...
This is something quite a lot of users would like to have.
The topic is discussed e.g. here:
viewtopic.php?p=1819167&hilit=screen+layout#p1819167

I tried to move this topic to L12 Centercode, unfortunately it does not get much attention there.
That´s why I got out of the subject.

*S.

S4racen
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Re: Create Layout Views for Stages of Workflow

Post by S4racen » Sun Jan 14, 2024 9:33 am

I've let Nandor, one of our developers, know as this seems right up his street of expertise...

Cheers
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