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2011/3/2 David Robillard :

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> On Wed, 2011-03-02 at 22:15 +0100, Olivier Guilyardi wrote:

>> On 03/02/2011 08:55 PM, Stefano D'Angelo wrote:

>> > What I don't really get is why you would ever want visualization,

>> > since that is more related to sound analysis, that LV2, as of now,

>> > doesn't really support (yes, you can do whatever you want, but don't

>> > tell me about spectrograms... that stuff is better suited to Vamp and

>> > the like as of now - this may change, hopefully, however).

>>

>> Visualization can allow realtime feedback of the applied effect as well as

>> improved interaction.

>>

>> About my previous compressor example: imagine a single area where you have both

>> the input and the output waveform. It allows you to see the applied compression

>> but not only. The threshold above which the compression is applied can be

>> represented as an horizontal line which could be moved up and down.

>>

>> Another example is a visual EQ as the one found in Jamin, where you both see the

>> live spectrum and can adjust frequency bands level.

>

> Yawn. Personally I've always considered my ears better judges of audio

> than pixellated waveforms on a screen.

>

> Knobs and speakers were good enough for some of the most brilliant sonic

> artists ever, and they're plenty good enough for me too. They also have

> the benefit of being tactile and spontaneously creative, unlike clickey

> screeney uninspiring computer staring nonsense. Feel free to spend your

> time on screen things, but I would much rather spend my time on sound

> things. It's sort of the whole point...

>

> Just my opinion, if anyone cares. It's heavily influenced by the severe

> lack of developer manpower around here - we're talking about what colour

> to paint the car with no engine. More people with wrenches and time -

> and fewer people with paintbrushes and opinions(*) - certainly wouldn't

> hurt.

But you can't pretend everybody has the same "workflow" and

understanding as yours. I'm, for example, more a visual kind of

person.

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