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Automation labels & tooltips

Discussion in 'Feature Suggestions' started by darkwaves, Apr 9, 2021.

  1. darkwaves

    darkwaves NI Product Owner

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    See the image. I've automated both sends. Can you tell me which is which?

    One easy option that can be extended across a lot of functions in maschine: Mouse over tool tips. If I hover my mouse over, give me a basic tool tip with the full label.

    While you're at it; put tooltips everywhere. If I hover over the play button, show a tooltip of "Play/Stop [spacebar]". They're really helpful.
     

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  2. D-One

    D-One Well-Known Member

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  3. darkwaves

    darkwaves NI Product Owner

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    Renaming would work too; but mostly it's just the ability to know what you've automated. I used the sends as an easy example that I run into all the time, but the same issue happens with anything being automated when the label is more than a few characters.

    Pick a synth with two oscillators. Automate both. Which lane is which?
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  4. D-One

    D-One Well-Known Member

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    That's Modulation (Automation is when Maschine Plugin is hosted in a DAW and the DAW is controlling a parameter)

    In that specific scenario and assuming you want to see the Knob names in the GUI or Controller screens you can just rename them; for example i renamed 2 Modulation Knobs controlling 2 detune knobs from a Synth. Doing this for Sends might be possible depending on the scenario, but if it implies changing the Output names then it's not possible.

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    The modulator name shrinking in the lanes is still annoying tho, it would be much better if it just used the name we chosen.
     

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