[LAD] GUI for audio application

[Louigi Verona]

Just to add a little more agreement to the original poster, the debate is
not about "clear" interfaces
and "funfair". Unfortunately, most of the time Linux audio apps have not
"clear" style, but "standard
button/standard slider" style. It has nothing to do with being "clear" as
one can make a confusing interface
even with those.
At the same time having beautifully drawn knobs and sliders and graphs is
important to me as a musician
since it indeed adds to your inspiration. Working with tools which look more
like some open office spreadsheet
dialogues is not too much fun.
Qtractor looks cool, but Qtractor has a mixer and colorful wave tracks. It
does add a bit to the cheerfulness and
coolness.

Louigi Verona.

On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 2:20 AM, Philipp Überbacher
<hollunder at lavabit.com>wrote:

> Excerpts from Adrian Knoth's message of Mon Dec 28 23:04:32 +0100 2009:
> > On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 09:11:44PM +0100, Carlo Ascani wrote:
> >
> > > A library that provides 4 or 5 controls but solid like a rock and of
> > > course accessible.
> >
> > Ah, libprolooks. I guess it could use some updates from CALF again, so
> > try to get hold of hansfbaier or kfoltman (both hang around in #lad on
> > freenode)
> >
> > > A knob, a slider, a vumeter, a toggle button. All packaged in a
> >
> > I agree with almost everything except the vumeter. They are for analog
> > equipment, but we're talking digital domain here.
> >
> > The usual criticism applies: unclear headroom, something like 50% of the
> > meter for the upmost 3dB, multiple definitions for the needle's attack
> > and release, just to name a few.
> >
> > VUmeters are no more than eye candy, if possible, stick to digital bar
> > meters. It's also worth to have a look at the K metering system, i.e.
> > K14, K12 and K10.
>
> For a nice implementation of that, have a look at jkmeters
> http://kokkinizita.net/linuxaudio/downloads/index.html
>
> It would be nice if more apps used them where they make sense.
> The idea seems to be from Bob Katz.
> Basically they are a peak and a rms meter in one, supposed to be used
> with a calibrated monitoring system. You can find some explanation on
> Bob Katzs website.
>
> Regards,
> Philipp
>
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