Feature search: generic MIDI control template, switch between interface views, recalling complete mixes

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Feature search: generic MIDI control template, switch between interface views, recalling complete mixes

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This is inspired by some indispensable (when you've tried them) features of Cakewalk/SONAR. Looking for anything similar somewhere in Linux land. I don't mind running two or more different sequencers or DAWs for audio or different MIDI tracks if needed (like one for drums only, another for keys and so on).

#1
Cakewalk's standard MIDI controller template layer is called ACT.

Say you have 8 faders, 8 knobs and 8 buttons on your controller. Say you flick between
  • recording a track or two
  • mixer views for 8 or more channels
  • single track view to change gain, volume, eq, etc. in the channel strip
  • plugins with various controls for their settings
ACT's generic template can be trimmed to automatically pick the most obvious parameters. It can jump between tracks 1-8, 9-17, etc.

So you can let go of the mouse and don't need a larger hardware controller either to speed up workflow.

http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?p ... es.15.html

#2
in Cakewalk lingo workspace, screensets, lenses

I use them to switch (with num keys 1 - ....) between
  • a editor window for tracking
  • a mixer window with busses
  • a mixer window without busses
  • a mixer window with busses only
- and to define which parts of the interface I want visible at any given time

Easy on the eye, removes clutterm, speeds up workflow.

#3
Cakewalk's mix recall is genius, it's basically a snapshot like you'd have on any digital mixer to store and recall all settings.

Practical when mixing decisions are tricky and you'd like to A/B/C compare or make a quick experiment and then go back to the base mix afterwards.
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