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Does it have a tracker-style interface? I think trackers are more intuitive than the piano rolls many audio software have.
by billfruit 5y ago
Does it have a tracker-style interface? I think trackers are more intuitive than the piano rolls many audio software have.
- emsy 5y agoTrackers are just vertical piano rolls with all tracks visible concurrently. Piano rolls are is better, I’d argue, when working with audio clips and automation.
- pierrec 5y agoI use and like both, but I'd say they're quite different. With trackers, you're editing a series of events. Events can be notes, parameter changes, or commands such as "reverse this sample's playing direction now" or "move the playhead for this sample to exactly 50%". Those are common tasks when making electronic beats. With pianorolls, everything has to be represented as a note or an automation curve. The examples I gave above become difficult to represent properly, and are often done with plugin-specific keyswitches or velocity switches. You end up with a D sharp that actually means "change to sample number 2", that kind of thing. I don't really see how it's better for working with audio clips.
- alextee 5y agosomeone requested it but it's very low priority https://todo.sr.ht/~alextee/zrythm-feature/482 https://todo.sr.ht/~alextee/zrythm-feature/482
- iostream23 5y agoI disagree. I used trackers for decades but I’ll take piano roll any day.