Old 08-28-2007, 11:39 AM   #1
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I've been working on this one for a while....mostly done now.
I still have to work on transport controls, scrollbars, toolbar icons, vu's and the overall colour scheme.

It's usable just now and I think I need some input from you kind people. Why don't you give it a try and give me some feedback?

UPDATED 30/8 : New transport buttons and much nicer vu meters. Better?





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Old 08-28-2007, 11:52 AM   #2
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ok, sorry haven't tried this yet, but just wanted to say that I really like those faders

- they're so... big!

looking forward seeing the endresult, keep it up!
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Old 08-28-2007, 11:54 AM   #3
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I like it!

The sliders buttons (is that the right term?). Anyway... they look very "Cold Steelish" and life like!

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Old 08-28-2007, 12:08 PM   #4
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Old 08-28-2007, 12:17 PM   #5
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Hey Cojomo,


That looks nice to me!!
Amazing what some of you folks come up with...



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Old 08-28-2007, 12:18 PM   #6
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ok, sorry haven't tried this yet, but just wanted to say that I really like those faders

- they're so... big!

looking forward seeing the endresult, keep it up!
It is HOW you use the faders....
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Old 08-28-2007, 12:21 PM   #7
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Oh Baloney.....size does matter....
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Old 08-28-2007, 12:23 PM   #8
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Oh Baloney.....size does matter....
could we expect anything else from someone named Big Woody?


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Old 08-28-2007, 01:45 PM   #9
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Very nice indeed. I like the wood look transport and icons panel.



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Old 08-28-2007, 01:50 PM   #10
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I really like those faders

- they're so... big!!

That's the word I was trying to think of... FADERS!!! (DOH!!)
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Old 08-28-2007, 02:08 PM   #11
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Looks like a late 70's Pioneer stereo receiver my brother had...

All shiny and chrome-y with big ol' buttons and knobs. That thing sounded awesome BTW...

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PS Actually... it looks like a Case pocket knife!
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Old 08-28-2007, 04:41 PM   #12
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One of the rare ones where I didn't feel inclined to start tinkering with it right away! Good choices of colours etc IMHO.

The engravings on the buttons might be just a little too subtle for a new user perhaps?

But very nice and a favourite here right away!
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Old 08-28-2007, 07:43 PM   #13
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I'd scale the faders down just a bit and cjange that brown to pure Chrome!

Looks sweet!
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Old 08-29-2007, 07:11 AM   #14
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very nice theme !! i like that
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Old 08-29-2007, 07:38 AM   #15
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I like this as well. Very sharp looking. Nice work.
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Old 08-29-2007, 08:45 AM   #16
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This is a great theme! Nice work.
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Old 08-29-2007, 08:55 AM   #17
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Wow, thanks for all your kind comments. Getting to work on it now...should be 99% finished in a day or 2!
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Old 08-29-2007, 10:58 AM   #18
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I think that the vertical faders should be the same size than horizontal faders. Also the mixer bockground is a bit too shiny, and the buttons are still not very easy to read (maybe grey button with black label?). The meter backgrounds and record button could also be improved.


BTW...Excellent theme!!!
This is the most fotorealistic I'v seen.

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Old 08-29-2007, 02:01 PM   #19
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UPDATE (bump!)
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Old 08-29-2007, 02:24 PM   #20
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Great Theme!
I just wish I could see the fx,phase,etc.. symbols better...
they are almost invisible until you put mouse over when they turn white.....
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Old 08-29-2007, 02:47 PM   #21
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I spent a little time using this theme today and I must say I like it. 2 things I think would make it even better...

1. fader slider in mixer same size as on the track

2. darker symbols on the buttons. They are very hard to read without mousing over them.

Other wise awesome, I love it!! Nice job and thanks so much for all the hard work. The stuff you guys come up with is amazing.
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Old 08-30-2007, 11:11 AM   #22
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BIG FADERS! YES!

Love 'em,
shaves a second off aiming for them with the mouse
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Old 08-30-2007, 07:43 PM   #23
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Hmm... consensus seems to be that the buttons are hard to read. Would it be better if I made them as bright as the mouseover state?

Also the big faders were meant to help people who don't have a hardware controller...something big to grab hold of. (with the mouse)
I could easily make a smaller one for those who want it.
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Old 08-30-2007, 11:22 PM   #24
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Nothing wrong with big faders IMHO. Screens are progressively getting higher res over the years and so what's big today is shrinking tomorrow.

Yes, I guess if the present mouseover state became the normal state of the buttons, and the mouseover state became darker than that, it would be clearer. For some of us, the function and location of each button is now sufficiently familiar that if they were totally invisible at all times we'd probably manage, but newer users need a bit more help.
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Old 09-01-2007, 12:05 AM   #25
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You hit it on the head. I'm running @ 1920x1200,
all the Themes I use have nice big fader buttons.

It's not like the size of the fader button
takes space away from anything, so why not..

I'd rather have button surface area over "white space" anyday.
(so long as there is a bit of "white space" for definition)
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Old 03-25-2008, 02:17 PM   #26
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Cojomo, I liked this one so much that I made it my default theme.
The only thing I would complain is the small button size in the transport bar...
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damn this one is nice,love the look
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