Hey Kusakanaka!
Nice to see you in the forums!
As you know, I'm a big fan of your work! I've been using Instrument themes since I first heard of them!
What I didn't like in Instrument 4 and 5, is that you got rid of the flat AND coloured mixer sliders. I also disliked the white lines on the transport bar. But those are personal preferences so I hope I'm not offending you! I've been using Instrument 3 so far.
What I'd love to see you tackle on your themes, is something similar to what @FeedTheCat has done with Realogix and Mammoth themes with the TCP FX list. After the FX list feature was introduced, I've been using it heavily and now it's part of my workflow.
The problem I run into with Instrument 3 is that when scrolling down the TCP with mouse to see all the tracks, I accidentally often scroll the FX list. With the TCP FX list being on the right side of the TCP in Realogix and Mammoth themes, this doesn't happen. The Realogix and Mammoth themes also integrate the theme adjuster perfectly so that would be awesome to see happen with Instrument too!
I love the clean look of the Instrument themes and would love to support you on a new "Instrument 6", if it's something you'd be up to!
So here's what I would love to see in a "Instrument 6":
- Loved the darker look on the Instrument 4 so that would be a good colour scheme. The orange (or red) meters, when recording is enabled, was the only thing colour wise I didn't like on any of the Instrument themes. It feels too "funky" to me. On 3 it's less contrasty because it's a lighter theme but on 4 and 5, it pops too much to my eyes.
- Instrument 4 (and 3) had the missing corner in the FX button. Loved that! Those design choices are what made me try them in the first place!
- Flat AND coloured volume sliders in MCP
- TCP FX list on the right side of the TCP like on Realogix and Mammoth themes
- Integrated theme adjuster. Is it Instrument 5 that had the TCP track name expanding? That was awesome! With the theme adjuster, that would be up to users to decide.
- Media explorer has been given a new life with the recent updates. I think it has more themable parts now so you might want to have a look at what you could do with it.
- Anything else you can come up with! Your themes are AWESOME!
So, I'm not sure if your interested in the workload but just needed to share this with you! So good to have you on the forums!
Thanks!
PW