*IF YOU ARE A FILM COMPOSER, PLEASE ADD YOUR THOUGHTS TO THIS THREAD! It would be great to see some of this stuff in future updates.
Priority Requests:
1. ability to view multiple midi tracks in piano roll at once for building harmonic structure quickly. Basically, I'd love to have the option to select tracks from within multiple groups and show midi note data (as different colors) within the same piano roll view— or at least a combined split view window where they're all lined up. This would give users more control and speed when creating harmonic structure between multiple tracks/parts. I know Cubase does this, and it is a very powerful feature for composers.
2. surround mixing support so I don't have to export stems into another DAW!
3. Visibility Support so I can program a controller to SHOW/HIDE tracks, groups, automation, etc (like Cubase's "VISIBILITY AGENTS"). Of course, there are multiple programs like TouchOSC for control, but Ableton doesn't seem to have the Visibility support. Basically, I'd like to be able to program "show/hide" functions for different groups and scenarios. One primary example: I'd like to show/hide tracks that have audio or midi note data at the currently selected NOW TIME cursor. This would be very helpful to see what is currently active in my template, and it would save me from having to scroll and sort through a thousand pre-loaded tracks.
4. organization, so in addition to the show/hide feature— perhaps subfolders are possible? Dealing with a thousand tracks is just too much of a chore at the moment.
5. OMF/AAF import/export
6. MP3 export (guessing this exists, maybe somebody can help me below. I used to use LAME with Sonar, does this work for Live?)
7. Smpte lock so I can change the tempo around the film without altering the smpte.
Secondary Requests:
1. option to make the time selection bar more pronounced on the screen (perhaps have the option to move it to the top bar?). I'd love to have the NOW TIME arrow (currently the tiny red arrow) more like a vertical cursor that extends from top to bottom. Something more stable, easier to see and drag-able. It seems to reset and I seem to lose it way too often.
2. make the loop start punch in/out moves undo-able. I use this to frame up scenes in the film with in/out times, and I will often bump this when I use the zoom in/out on the beat time ruler. This happens often and I have to go back and PRAY that I marked the correct cue start time in my spreadsheet.
3. video playback works fine when the video is the bottom track, but I still can't export video without crashing. I'm on Win7, great specs, good encoders, etc. I use Premiere to create multiple mp4s each for most scenes because Live's video export still doesn't work for me.
4. more quantize randomization options
5. zoomable/scalable waveform view for audio within arrangement view to help quickly line up the transients of low level audio.
6. a slightly darker/sexier theme than what comes preloaded, and one that isn't too bold or painful on the eyes (like every other 3rd party template I've encountered).
7. maybe an option for multiple loop punch in/out bars, so I can leave the film in the template and just select the appropriate loop in/out before exporting that cue. This way they can all save in one project file. I imagine this could be a useful feature for DJs as well.
I'm counting on somebody to educate me here if any of this already exists or if there are "work-arounds." Now back to work!
*IF YOU ARE A FILM COMPOSER, PLEASE ADD YOUR THOUGHTS TO THIS THREAD! It would be great to see some of this stuff in future updates.
tags: score, composition, film score, wish, zimmer, picture, request, please, cubase, composer, orchestral, Junkie XL, touchscreen, feature, movie, Ableton, Live 10, future release
