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Old 12-28-2010, 12:51 AM   #1
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Default REAPER 4 needs some cosmetic improvements for better usability (not skins / themes !)

1. Make the MIDI editor easy on the eyes - color notes by velocity *and* channel at the same time ('hue' for channels and 'saturation' for velocities)

2. Color selected tracks in the arrange view/mixer with a gradient: Select a bunch of tracks --> Pick two custom colors --> Auto-color the selected tracks with intermediate colors computed from the two selected colors.

3. Bar/beat shading in the MIDI editor Piano Roll

4. Thick outlines for the MIDI notes in the MIDI editor

5. Separate colors for the 'MIDI piano key color (selected)' and the lines separating the piano keys on the testing keyboard in the MIDI editor. Currently they share the same color :



6. Tint VU Meters based on track colors

7. Option to DISABLE the computing of gradients for the VU Meters (no gradients between the top, middle and bottom VU meter colors). Real LED VU meters don't have gradients.
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Old 12-28-2010, 01:18 AM   #2
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Also I would really like separate colors for vertical edit cursor and horizontal note cursor.
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Old 12-28-2010, 01:40 AM   #3
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1 With 16 colours for midi channels, this is a recipe for a real clash of colours. Can't see this working. I need to be able clearly see the different channels
2 I use 24 colours from a colour palette to differentiate the tracks. Ok if its optional.
3 OK
4 Roll your own, with your own midi colour map.
5 Ok.
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Old 12-28-2010, 02:55 AM   #4
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I think that this kind of discussions would be more appropriate in the FR forum, otherwise the prerelease forum can turn in a duplicate of the FR one.
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Old 12-28-2010, 03:21 AM   #5
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Agreed that aesthetic changes would be beneficial for midi use. That and fixing up some of the abnormal behavior traits like how it handles zooming.
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