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1 | Timestamp | Are you willing to pay for the 3.0.0 UI rewrite when it is released? | What platform do you use for music production? | Do you use touch screen interfaces for music production? | If you do use touch screens, what is a typical size of your touch screens? | Which window(s) do you spend the most time working in? | What is/was the most painful part of interacting with ZynAddSubFX? | What feature do you feel the UI is sorely lacking at the moment? | How likely would you be to pay for the above feature(s)? | Do you generally prefer user interfaces to have | Which above mockup do you prefer? | Are there any particular elements which make you prefer that particular mockup? | What problems do you see in either mockup? | Do you have a suggested codename for the 3.0.0 UI? | ||||||||||||
2 | 4/23/2016 18:21:40 | GNU/Linux, Windows | No, but I would be interested in doing so | 10.1 inch display | adsynth | workflow, poor browser, ui in general | navigation | 5 | Dark backgrounds | 10 | easy navigation, always visible active preset, number of active part, adsynth,.. | Ena | ||||||||||||||
3 | 4/28/2016 9:07:25 | Yes | Windows | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters, Resonance Graph, Effect Editor, Instrument/Bank Selection, Microtonal Editor, Envelope Editor, Part Mixer | Automations, Unresizable windows | nothing | 9 | Light backgrounds | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | 4/28/2016 9:18:12 | Yes | GNU/Linux | No, but I would be interested in doing so | General Additive Synth, Filter Parameters | Navigation, Understanding parameters, Automations | overall integration as a synth tool, nowadays it feels like you have to go through several windows to change a desired parameter. | 5 | Dark backgrounds | 7 | altough mockup A looks much pretty thab B, I don't like radial knobs because they are some strange beast to use with a mouse, maybe they are useful with a touchscreen, but at the moment my input devices are mouse and keyboards | see last answer | blue thunder | |||||||||||||
5 | 4/28/2016 9:21:57 | Yes | GNU/Linux, OSX | Yes, infrequently | 12" 1920x1080 | Oscillator View | Navigation, Finding parameters, Use in DAWs, Unresizable windows | too deep nesting of windows and controls. 4 clicks to get to voice parameters, 4 windows visible. | 5 | Dark backgrounds | 2 | dial value is easy to read at a quick glance, contrast is better. | too much of the same color. While I generally prefer interfaces that justify every color, both are too monochromatic. | maiden voyage | ||||||||||||
6 | 4/28/2016 9:23:32 | Yes | GNU/Linux, OSX | No, and I am not interested | General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters, Effect Editor, Instrument/Bank Selection, Envelope Editor | Navigation | Related parameters together in one window | 7 | Light backgrounds | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | 4/28/2016 9:24:58 | No | GNU/Linux, Windows | No, and I am not interested | Filter Parameters, Effect Editor, Instrument/Bank Selection | Finding parameters, Use in DAWs, Automations, Often difficult to turn knobs and the need to open many windows | Single window mode | 1 | Dark backgrounds | 4 | I think that knobs are generally better than sliders for many things | Both mockups choose to go either only for knobs or only for sliders. This is incorrect approach. We have to understand why in one case we choose a slider and in another - a knob. Knobs, for example, are good at giving us a quick overview of what we are looking at. Sliders are good at grouping elements that need to work together with each other, like envelopes. | ||||||||||||||
8 | 4/28/2016 9:30:05 | No | Windows | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, Filter Parameters, Effect Editor | Automations | I world love all the parameters to be automateable | 4 | Dark backgrounds | 10 | Botu are cook, but b look cooper. | No | Wing chun | |||||||||||||
9 | 4/28/2016 9:30:12 | No | Windows | No, and I am not interested | I don't think the UI is so bad now ... what I miss is Windows support and integration with Pro Tools. | 5 | 1 | lower contrast, easier on the eye. | too dark. looks like it's made to look "cool"' | Space age | ||||||||||||||||
10 | 4/28/2016 9:43:59 | Yes | OSX, Windows | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Instrument/Bank Selection | Navigation, Understanding parameters, Finding parameters, ugly interface, feeling of being in an Airbus cockpit | Win integration (to many windows opened), but mainly, the all UI seems so complicated that I just use just presets and external plugins. //// To the payment issue : The synth is more important that the UI. I'd be glad if Paul Nasca would not be forgoten... | 7 | let us choose | 5 | colour | Must use it to answer ! | Marylin Monroe (so a sexy UI !) | |||||||||||||
11 | 4/28/2016 9:45:01 | No | Windows | No, and I am not interested | General Additive Synth | Navigation, Understanding parameters, Unresizable windows | 1 window UI with multiple views | 5 | Dark backgrounds | 1 | deep contrast, cool shade of blue | I'd have different shades (or even colors) for different blocks (amplitude, frequency, filter) instead of one, single color for each. monochromatic makes it more confusing visually | AdultStage -- because it finally looks grown up and matured and not some garage made hobby | |||||||||||||
12 | 4/28/2016 9:49:01 | No | GNU/Linux, iOS | Yes, frequently | 9.7-inc 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi) | Filter Parameters, Instrument/Bank Selection, Envelope Editor | Use in DAWs | vector control alike features | 1 | Light backgrounds | 10 | both are disgusting, but those semicircles of the one I dislike are a PITA | unreadable, odd flashy design | yoshimi ;) SICR | ||||||||||||
13 | 4/28/2016 9:55:15 | No | GNU/Linux | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Understanding parameters, Finding parameters | not sure | 5 | Dark backgrounds | 9 | The rectangular values are easier to understand at a glance than the circular. | Can it work on smaller screens? | |||||||||||||||
14 | 4/28/2016 10:08:21 | Yes | GNU/Linux | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters, Effect Editor | Understanding parameters, Finding parameters | A better help to make sense of the UI. | 5 | Dark backgrounds | 5 | Mockup B seems to be slightly less contrasted. | Modernity | ||||||||||||||
15 | 4/28/2016 10:15:37 | No | GNU/Linux | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters, Instrument/Bank Selection | Navigation, Automations | output compressor | 10 | Dark backgrounds | 3 | rotaries | apollo | ||||||||||||||
16 | 4/28/2016 10:19:47 | No | GNU/Linux, Windows | No, and I am not interested | Navigation, Understanding parameters, Finding parameters, Instrument organization, Use in DAWs, Automations, Unresizable windows | Fast access to every parameter | 1 | Dark backgrounds | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
17 | 4/28/2016 10:24:08 | No | GNU/Linux, Other Unix-like | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters, Part Mixer | Navigation, Finding parameters | Unified window with well thought out navigation, both of which the mockups address. | 3 | Dark backgrounds | 3 | Better contrast, easier to see parameters. | Sliders in mock up B look like they could be buttons and make it harder to find actual buttons. There is less ambiguity in Mock up A. | Codenames don't matter to me :) | |||||||||||||
18 | 4/28/2016 10:29:37 | Yes | GNU/Linux | No, but I would be interested in doing so | 7-10 inch | General Additive Synth, Instrument/Bank Selection | Navigation | Single window | 10 | Dark backgrounds | 5 | Mixing A and B would be perfect - some knobs round, some are sliders - will be more visually memorizable | ||||||||||||||
19 | 4/28/2016 10:31:25 | No | GNU/Linux, OSX, Windows | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Oscillator View, Instrument/Bank Selection, Part Mixer | Use in DAWs | Coherence | 5 | depends, user should be able to chose between both | 1 | Knobs, contrast | Too one-colured, not too coherent interface, still pretty difficult to navigate. | ZynAddSubGFX | |||||||||||||
20 | 4/28/2016 10:39:09 | Yes | GNU/Linux, Windows | No, but I would be interested in doing so | 10.1 inch display | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Effect Editor, Instrument/Bank Selection | Navigation, Understanding parameters, Finding parameters, Instrument organization, Automations | Easy navigation, better instrument browser, single window | 10 | Dark backgrounds | 10 | like sliders, looks more modular,modern, better for touch, logo is cool | Ena | |||||||||||||
21 | 4/28/2016 10:39:40 | Yes | Windows | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Oscillator View, Filter Parameters, Instrument/Bank Selection, Envelope Editor | Navigation, Finding parameters | From looking at the mockup, I think it isn't lacking anything. Usually I like to see detailed knobs that look like 'knobs' (if that makes sense), but I know that UIs can't be easily scaled that way, so I think it is great the way it is. | 10 | Dark backgrounds | 6 | It seems a little easier on the eyes to me. | I like the overall feel of Mockup A better actually, but the blue seems a bit too saturated which would make it a little hard on the eyes after time. | Deep Sea | |||||||||||||
22 | 4/28/2016 10:46:31 | No | Windows | No, and I am not interested | Filter Parameters, Effect Editor | Unresizable windows | all | 1 | Light backgrounds | 10 | Zynic | |||||||||||||||
23 | 4/28/2016 10:46:32 | Yes | GNU/Linux, Windows | No, and I am not interested | Filter Parameters, Resonance Graph, Effect Editor | Use in DAWs | rotary Pot on top UI - macro commander | 2 | Dark backgrounds | 2 | Midi CC - Rewire | |||||||||||||||
24 | 4/28/2016 10:47:04 | No | Windows | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, Filter Parameters, Resonance Graph | Navigation, Finding parameters | one single window | 4 | Dark backgrounds | 1 | readability | readability | bluenote | |||||||||||||
25 | 4/28/2016 10:49:18 | Yes | OSX | Yes, infrequently | 10inch | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, Effect Editor, Instrument/Bank Selection, Envelope Editor | Navigation, Understanding parameters, Finding parameters, Use in DAWs | Vst au plugin | 7 | Dark backgrounds | 3 | Sharpness | Zombie | |||||||||||||
26 | 4/28/2016 10:54:58 | No | OSX | No, and I am not interested | Resonance Graph | Finding parameters | open all windows | 1 | Dark backgrounds | 1 | Yoiu have a quick visual idea of what you are creating, without having to read every single parameter sequetially | In A you don't see exact values, they should display at least on hover | Havoc | |||||||||||||
27 | 4/28/2016 10:58:35 | Yes | OSX | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Oscillator View, General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters, Effect Editor | Understanding parameters, Finding parameters | Unified UI | 10 | Dark backgrounds | 1 | Knobs with feedback are more intuitive. | Mockup B is more difficult to quickly find a parameter on. The fields all look similar and to my old eyes it is difficult to discriminate individual parameter fields - as opposed to having my eyes travel to a knob for that parameter. | ||||||||||||||
28 | 4/28/2016 11:04:13 | No | Windows | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, General Pad Synth | Navigation, Finding parameters, Instrument organization, Use in DAWs, Automations | Parameters numbers | 1 | Dark backgrounds | 2 | Dark colour | The most expected update | ||||||||||||||
29 | 4/28/2016 11:05:39 | Yes | Windows | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Instrument/Bank Selection | Navigation | A GUI that is well laid out | 8 | Dark backgrounds | 1 | Easier to read | The color scheme in B makes it hard to read | Jooky | |||||||||||||
30 | 4/28/2016 11:15:44 | No | GNU/Linux | Yes, infrequently | 9 inch | General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters, Instrument/Bank Selection | Finding parameters | Order | 6 | Dark backgrounds | 3 | |||||||||||||||
31 | 4/28/2016 11:27:18 | Yes | GNU/Linux | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters, Envelope Editor | Navigation, Instrument organization, Lack of human readable values like speed in Hz for LFO | Modulators (enveloppes, LFOs) should have a dedicated window and should be assigned to parameters from there. For example, If I want to use the same LFO on multiple parameters, I have to copy/paste it everywhere I need to. Problem is that if I want to adjust its speed after that, I will have to again copy/paste it and there is a great chance that I will lose track of where I should do so. | 10 | High contrast and low saturation ;) | 3 | Knobs! Imho, Skeuomorphism, even if it's a gimmick here as there was no hardware Zyn in the eighties, allows to create a bond between the user and the application. | The second one is a lot less readable. Labels and values mixed in the same space makes it harder to find a parameter | There may be something interesting in the morpho butterfly family that "are colored in metallic, shimmering shades of blues and greens." :D | |||||||||||||
32 | 4/28/2016 11:32:51 | No | GNU/Linux, Other Unix-like | No, and I am not interested | Effect Editor | Navigation, Finding parameters | NONE | 1 | Light backgrounds | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
33 | 4/28/2016 11:58:19 | Yes | GNU/Linux, Windows | No, and I am not interested | General Pad Synth | Navigation, Finding parameters | Not sure | 8 | Dark backgrounds | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
34 | 4/28/2016 12:18:03 | Yes | OSX, iOS | Yes, infrequently | 4.7", 7.9" | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, Filter Parameters, Envelope Editor | Navigation, Finding parameters | Single window workflow | 7 | Dark backgrounds | 2 | Contrast, Rotary dials | Receive NRPNs seems kind of obscure for the main window. Should be able to hide keyboard. | |||||||||||||
35 | 4/28/2016 13:17:13 | Yes | GNU/Linux, Windows | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, Filter Parameters, Effect Editor, Instrument/Bank Selection, Envelope Editor, Part Mixer | Navigation, Finding parameters, Automations | Convenience in the most common parameters (specially PWM and sync) | 10 | Dark backgrounds | 3 | Color contrast, the mockup A is more enjoyable. The slider parameters of mockup B are also good, sounds interesting to mix the strengths of 2 mockups. | Too many parameters on the initial screen... You can do a kind of "easy" section with the most common parameters. | ||||||||||||||
36 | 4/28/2016 13:19:05 | No | Windows | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters, Effect Editor, Instrument/Bank Selection, Envelope Editor | Navigation, Finding parameters, Use in DAWs, Unresizable windows | Well-structured, clear interface in general, one-window mode instead of loads of cluttered single windows, a logical signal flow | 1 | Dark backgrounds | 1 | More clear, more contrast, less milky colours | no contrast, no good colour choice, blurry text | Futurama | |||||||||||||
37 | 4/28/2016 13:24:50 | Yes | OSX | No, but I would be interested in doing so | iPhone 6+, iPad | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters, Resonance Graph, Effect Editor, Instrument/Bank Selection, Envelope Editor, Part Mixer | Navigation, Finding parameters, ⬆️ UNRESIZABLE WINDOWS | Full MIDI (all CC, not only the ones in your list...) multi-mapping/processing (taking--for example--one CC, and send it to multiple parameters/destinations, but each one with different user-definable reconfigured curve responses; user-definable Smoothers (lag or Slew processors), Reshapers (curve reconfiguring).... | 10 | EITHER (user-definable) | 1 | Obviuos!! ITS CLEARLY GRAPHICAL!! SUPER COEAR AND INTUITIVE!!! | "B" is too 'clinical'... not intuitive userfrindly as "A" | Nope... (sorry!) | ||||||||||||
38 | 4/28/2016 13:28:58 | No | GNU/Linux, Android | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Instrument/Bank Selection | Understanding parameters, Finding parameters, Use in DAWs | Visual indications of which parameters are affecting sound. For example: a "led" that changes intensity with an envelope. | 1 | Dark backgrounds | 4 | Round knobs instead of sliders | Contrast in A might be tiresome. | ||||||||||||||
39 | 4/28/2016 14:28:13 | No | GNU/Linux | No, but I would be interested in doing so | 7" (5"-10") | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters, Resonance Graph, Effect Editor | Navigation, Understanding parameters, Finding parameters, Automations, Unresizable windows | Easy configuration, themeing | 1 | dark, but should be configurable | 7 | colours, bu the circular view is nice as well | ||||||||||||||
40 | 4/28/2016 14:32:05 | No | GNU/Linux | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Navigation, Understanding parameters, Finding parameters, Instrument organization | This is a required answer | 1 | 10 | Avoids harsh contrast, sliders | Lack of color-coding, wash of tone-in-tone, mystery-meat widgets (is it a tab, a button, just a label?) | Blue puddle | |||||||||||||||
41 | 4/28/2016 14:37:55 | Yes | GNU/Linux | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, General Pad Synth, Effect Editor, Instrument/Bank Selection, Envelope Editor | Navigation, Understanding parameters, Browsing for a save/load file path | Feature-wise, I don’t miss much. | 5 | Dark backgrounds | 7 | Mockup A is prettier but in Mockup B, it’s easier to see the difference between knobs. | Phaedra | ||||||||||||||
42 | 4/28/2016 15:18:09 | Yes | GNU/Linux, Windows | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth | Use in DAWs | A single window interface. | 7 | Multiple color schemes | 2 | Mockup B's parameters look too cluttered and hard to distinguish. | |||||||||||||||
43 | 4/28/2016 15:45:43 | Yes | GNU/Linux | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Instrument/Bank Selection, Microtonal Editor | Understanding parameters, Instrument organization | bank categorization, maybe a search by multiple criteria would be cool | 10 | Dark backgrounds | 5 | the joyful noise | |||||||||||||||
44 | 4/28/2016 15:48:21 | Yes | OSX, Windows | No, and I am not interested | Navigation, Understanding parameters, Finding parameters, Use in DAWs | Clarity of what each knob & parameter does, the flow of the program and where to find various things. This is essential for acquiring new users and educating beginners. I have myself many times gotten lost int eh UI, knowing I have seen a knob or setting somewhere, but not being able to find it again. Add a better labels and search for knobs, parameters and settings and better guides to get started. | 10 | Dark backgrounds | 3 | The higher contrast in the UI makes it easier to read and feels clearer. | Mockup B has a bad contrast. Mockup As knob values are more difficult to read than Mockup Bs sliders. | Iris | ||||||||||||||
45 | 4/28/2016 16:21:44 | Yes | Windows | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Effect Editor | Navigation, Unresizable windows | one window | 5 | Light backgrounds | 3 | too dark | sonas | ||||||||||||||
46 | 4/28/2016 16:27:12 | No | GNU/Linux | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth | Navigation, Understanding parameters, Use in DAWs, no randomisation :-( | aesthetics and functionality | 4 | Dark backgrounds | 1 | It's cleaner | no cleaner | LibreAddSubFX | |||||||||||||
47 | 4/28/2016 16:33:42 | No | Windows | No, but I would be interested in doing so | 10" | Instrument/Bank Selection | Unresizable windows | Great Design | 2 | Dark backgrounds | 2 | Prefer knobs in A. Prefer color scheme slightly more in B. Just slightly too much contrast in A, but it's close to perfect. | B will be more cluttered and confusing for beginners. A has a little too much difference between the dark and bright elements. | Sorry, no! | ||||||||||||
48 | 4/28/2016 16:38:24 | Yes | Windows | No, and I am not interested | I don't remember. | I don't remember. | I don't remember. | 6 | Light backgrounds | 1 | Brighter, more distinct, more cheerful, more inspiring. | Darker, less distinct, not cheerful, not inspiring. | Zyn | |||||||||||||
49 | 4/28/2016 17:01:37 | Yes | GNU/Linux | Yes, infrequently | 20" Monitor with Touchscreen | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Instrument/Bank Selection | Finding parameters, Setting precise values | High-Resolution support, it becomes very tiny on large screens | 5 | LIght backgrounds, but dark is the de-facto standard for multimedia apps on Gnome | 10 | The contrasts are much easier to the eyes and better to recognize | Please allow to enter parameter values via keyboard :-) | zynext | ||||||||||||
50 | 4/28/2016 17:22:12 | No | GNU/Linux | No, and I am not interested | General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Envelope Editor | Navigation, Understanding parameters, Finding parameters | Easy navigation | 5 | Dark backgrounds | 3 | Controls stand out, unlike in Mockup B | Mockup A is dark and may hurt my eyes. Mockup B seems like a mix of similar colors. | False pregnancy | |||||||||||||
51 | 4/28/2016 17:54:13 | Yes | GNU/Linux, Windows | No, but I would be interested in doing so | 8" | Oscillator View, Filter Parameters, Envelope Editor | Navigation, Unresizable windows | modern looks, font rendering, accessibility, the usability of a musical instrument, | 8 | Dark backgrounds | 2 | no visualization (waveform, spectrum) | ||||||||||||||
52 | 4/28/2016 23:39:00 | No | GNU/Linux | Yes, frequently | 1080p | Oscillator View, Filter Parameters, Envelope Editor | Navigation, Understanding parameters, Use in DAWs, Automations, Unresizable windows, window clutter | good design. it's very cumbersome to navigate | 6 | Dark backgrounds | 8 | the desaturation makes it more pleasant to look at but i prefer the knob-like interface since the parameters are visually distinct/ distinguishable. i also prefer the logo in the second design but the font and font color in the first | plugin version should not have a mixer/multiple parts | egg tree | ||||||||||||
53 | 4/29/2016 0:56:18 | No | Windows | No, but I would be interested in doing so | 10'' | Instrument/Bank Selection | Understanding parameters, Finding parameters, Automations | nothing here. more important part - is how to automate all parameters of synth through MIDI | 1 | Dark backgrounds | 1 | |||||||||||||||
54 | 4/29/2016 1:02:26 | Yes | GNU/Linux, Windows, Android | Yes, frequently | min 1024 x 600 | General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters, Effect Editor, Envelope Editor | Finding parameters, Use in DAWs, Automations, Unresizable windows | organization and modern GUI style | 7 | depends on level of integration with native desktop window controls. dark backgrounds prefered if there are no native window controls | 3 | better contrast aids visibility | the knobs in mockup A look like panner controls. i would prefer a blend of the two, using sliders as in mockup B but with more contrast, and also added slider color differentiation for different sections | Zooey | ||||||||||||
55 | 4/29/2016 1:31:18 | Yes | Windows | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters | Navigation | Organisation | 10 | Light backgrounds | 7 | The light colours, but prefer the turning knobs on A | NoIHaveNot :) | ||||||||||||||
56 | 4/29/2016 2:07:03 | Yes | Windows | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters, Envelope Editor, Modulator | Understanding parameters, Use in DAWs, Automations, Crashes and output routing | Output routing matrix? Or if you mean the gUI, then: Clarity. | 7 | Either is fine as long as the style is coherent. (read: easy to look at and understand.) | 1 | Contrast brings important elements forward. B is too uncontrasted in comparison. | Parameters like "P.STC.", "FRCR" or "A.R." are still not clear unless one reads the manual. | "Project Makeover"? "Invader Zyn"? Or just "Let's fix this $#!£". | |||||||||||||
57 | 4/29/2016 4:04:06 | No | GNU/Linux | No, but I would be interested in doing so | General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Instrument/Bank Selection, Part Mixer, Main Window? | Distinct icons for each window; Possibility to enter exact numerical values for parameters (knobs) | 1 | Allow user to chose and possibility of UI which conforms to user's Desktop environment 'theme' | 4 | From the screenshots Mockup A seems 'criespier' | tl;dr: reconsider single window as it generates confusion and focus loss. Single window. IMHO multiple windows are a feature, and as much as single window is the de-facto standard on Windows and Mac, let me give you a practical use case: on Linux I am often keeping various windows open (e.g. Main window, instrument selection, and instrument parameters to tinker with ADSR). Now, having these windows independent improves my workflow because for each 'environment' I can quickly locate knobs etc. And of course I can hide, 'pin' (aka always on top) windows etc. (distinct icons to quickly locate windows with ALT+TAB would be a nice improvement...). As a Linux user I strongly believe in this paradigm and that's why I've gone the length to try and explain this in detail. | We love blue? :) | ||||||||||||||
58 | 4/29/2016 9:00:10 | Yes | Windows | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Effect Editor, Part Mixer | Navigation, Understanding parameters, Finding parameters | Parameters randomizer | 10 | Dark backgrounds | 1 | Mockup A: Clear contrasting elements. | Mockup B is worse because it looks foggy and less contrasting elements are less visible. | Monarch | |||||||||||||
59 | 4/29/2016 13:18:34 | No | GNU/Linux, OSX, Windows, Android | Yes, infrequently | phone to tablet | General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Microtonal Editor | Understanding parameters, Use in DAWs, Stability | nothing | 1 | switchable | 5 | b has more contrast, but rotaries are better to grasp in a single moment | a has not enough contrast, b requires reading labels again and again | not there yet | ||||||||||||
60 | 4/29/2016 14:33:00 | Yes | GNU/Linux | No, but I would be interested in doing so | 10" | Filter Parameters, Instrument/Bank Selection | Finding parameters, Instrument organization, sheer amount of separate windows | Right font size | 9 | Light backgrounds | 8 | Prefer sliders to knowbs | Not so much of a problem but both mockups are rather dark. | Ganymede | ||||||||||||
61 | 4/29/2016 17:31:26 | Yes | GNU/Linux | No, but I would be interested in doing so | General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters, Effect Editor, Instrument/Bank Selection | I like it as it is. | 6 | Light backgrounds | 1 | The text appears blurred in mockup b | Too much blue and green | |||||||||||||||
62 | 4/29/2016 19:03:56 | No | GNU/Linux | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, Filter Parameters | Navigation, Automations | A envelope measured in seconds for all parameters. | 2 | Dark backgrounds | 1 | Distinctness | |||||||||||||||
63 | 4/30/2016 7:55:32 | Yes | GNU/Linux | No, and I am not interested | Instrument/Bank Selection | Navigation, Understanding parameters | Good documentation | 5 | Light backgrounds | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
64 | 4/30/2016 16:46:42 | No | GNU/Linux, Windows, iOS | Yes, infrequently | 10 inch (iPad 2) | Filter Parameters, Effect Editor, Instrument/Bank Selection | Finding parameters | It's not lacking, it has too much of everything | 3 | Backgrounds with high contrast to the foreground | 8 | Better contrast and it looks DX7-ish ;) | A: low contrast B: horizontal sliders are awkward Both: the i/o icon is ambiguous. Does it hide a feature or turn it on/off? | |||||||||||||
65 | 5/1/2016 4:18:12 | Yes | Windows | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth | Navigation, Understanding parameters, Use in DAWs | Easily Understandable paramater names. It should be clear what each feature does simply by looking at the name. | 10 | Dark backgrounds | 4 | The colors are very nice and stand out well. All the controls seem well-positioned with little wasted space. | Mockup B has some nice ideas, but the colors are washed-out and hard to look at. There needs to be a little more contrast. I enjoy the look of the bars for controls, but there seems to be a lot of awkward, empty space in the Amplitude/Frequency sections. | ||||||||||||||
66 | 5/1/2016 5:28:26 | Yes | Windows | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters | Navigation, Instrument organization | dont know | 10 | Dark backgrounds | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
67 | 5/1/2016 5:31:00 | No | Windows | Yes, infrequently | 9 | General Additive Synth | Navigation, Understanding parameters, Finding parameters, Use in DAWs, Automations | unique window | 5 | Dark backgrounds | 6 | |||||||||||||||
68 | 5/1/2016 8:07:45 | Yes | Windows | No, and I am not interested | General Pad Synth | Navigation, Finding parameters | A comon layout | 6 | Dark backgrounds | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
69 | 5/1/2016 8:42:16 | No | GNU/Linux | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Oscillator View, Filter Parameters, Effect Editor, Instrument/Bank Selection, Envelope Editor | Navigation, Understanding parameters | size of windows. Best for me : several windows in same time | 3 | Light backgrounds | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
70 | 5/1/2016 8:48:44 | Yes | GNU/Linux, OSX | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters, Effect Editor | Use in DAWs, Automations | Dragging across the harmonics tables to easily set up multiple faders without clicking them individually. | 10 | Dark backgrounds | 2 | Knobs instead of faders, higher brightness and color contrast, better Zyn logo, more efficient space use because of the knobs replacing faders. | Different parts of the interface could be accessed via keyboard shortcuts. Also parts could be switched with hotkeys too. This could allow two-hand operation and a great workflow speedup for advanced users. | ||||||||||||||
71 | 5/1/2016 12:34:54 | Yes | Windows | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Oscillator View, General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters, Instrument/Bank Selection, Envelope Editor | Navigation, Unresizable windows, Similar to "use in DAWs", current Zyn VST wrapper (2.4.1.496) is all around clumsy in Windows DAWs; also, MIDI learn doesn't work well | A single, main window, with tabs to easily navigate to detailed parameter sets (think U-he's Zebra); also, tool tips; also, a well organized preset browser | 10 | Dark backgrounds | 2 | Prefer rotary vs. slider, and it's a bit brighter on the controls. | Nothing yet. | Rise | |||||||||||||
72 | 5/1/2016 12:54:32 | Yes | Forgot to add these to my earlier submission: I don't like the "Apply" button in the current version of Zyn, would like to hear the change(s) in real time. And, also want an "undo" button in case I made a change that I don't like. | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 5/1/2016 14:41:36 | No | Windows, Android | Yes, frequently | 2560x1600 | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, Filter Parameters, Resonance Graph, Effect Editor, Envelope Editor | Finding parameters | comfortable taxiing with muzzle | 5 | Dark backgrounds | 1 | contrast, color matching tones | I do not see | zynmorphytelium | ||||||||||||
74 | 5/1/2016 19:15:11 | Yes | GNU/Linux | No, and I am not interested | Filter Parameters, Effect Editor | Understanding parameters, Automations | nothing special | 10 | Dark backgrounds | 1 | knobs instead of sliders | |||||||||||||||
75 | 5/1/2016 23:36:45 | Yes | Windows | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Oscillator View, Microtonal Editor | Navigation, Instrument organization | n/a | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
76 | 5/4/2016 16:17:28 | No | Windows | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters, Resonance Graph, Effect Editor, Instrument/Bank Selection, Microtonal Editor, Envelope Editor, Part Mixer | Navigation, Understanding parameters, Finding parameters, Instrument organization, Use in DAWs, Automations, Unresizable windows | Advanced sampling and advanced sample import/export | 1 | Light backgrounds | 10 | None | Revolution | ||||||||||||||
77 | 5/4/2016 19:33:25 | Yes | GNU/Linux, OSX | No, but I would be interested in doing so | 5" | General Additive Synth, Filter Parameters, Envelope Editor | Finding parameters, Instrument organization, Automations | Clarity, order. | 7 | Dark backgrounds | 4 | Since I prefer a hardware interface, knobs (mockup A) are more intuitive at first sight because they relate to real knobs I might have on a physical control surface. In the meantime, mockup B looks a little bit cleaner. | None, right now. | Zapper ;) | ||||||||||||
78 | 5/5/2016 1:59:34 | Yes | GNU/Linux | No, and I am not interested | Filter Parameters, Resonance Graph, Effect Editor, Instrument/Bank Selection | Navigation, Instrument organization, Unresizable windows | very small | 5 | Dark backgrounds | 10 | wanderer | |||||||||||||||
79 | 5/5/2016 3:06:56 | Yes | GNU/Linux, Windows | No, and I am not interested | General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters | Use in DAWs, Unresizable windows | Order and usability | 7 | Dark backgrounds | 8 | More clarity and precision | None | finallyabeautifulone | |||||||||||||
80 | 5/5/2016 4:22:09 | Yes | GNU/Linux | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, Filter Parameters, Envelope Editor | Use in DAW with offline 32/384KHz rendering. | offline rendering | 4 | Dark backgrounds | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
81 | 5/5/2016 13:23:02 | No | GNU/Linux | No, and I am not interested | Effect Editor, Instrument/Bank Selection, Envelope Editor, Part Mixer | Finding parameters, Instrument organization | an arpeggiator | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
82 | 5/7/2016 12:26:12 | No | GNU/Linux | No, and I am not interested | General Pad Synth, Envelope Editor | Navigation, Finding parameters | clarity | 1 | Dark backgrounds | 3 | Mockup B is blurred | Enveloppe graph is too large | ||||||||||||||
83 | 5/7/2016 15:19:02 | Yes | GNU/Linux | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, Filter Parameters, Instrument/Bank Selection, Microtonal Editor, Envelope Editor, Part Mixer | Navigation, Automations | Its logic of organization is difficult to grasp. Buttons are too small. Something like an "undo" to return a button to its previos setting would also be nice. | 5 | Dark backgrounds | 4 | Higher contrast makes the settings clearer. | Difficult to say without using it. The logic of mouse interaction especially could make a difference (which way do you drag to increase/decrease a setting, is it the same with buttons and with sliders ?) If it’s the same, I simply prefer the colors in A. | ||||||||||||||
84 | 5/7/2016 17:04:32 | Yes | GNU/Linux | No, and I am not interested | Instrument/Bank Selection | Use in DAWs | - | 7 | Dark backgrounds | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
85 | 5/7/2016 18:45:49 | Yes | GNU/Linux, Windows, Android | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Instrument/Bank Selection, Envelope Editor, Part Mixer | Navigation, Understanding parameters, Finding parameters | Vsti port | 10 | Light backgrounds | 3 | I prefer pots | Both looks like they are aimed for scientists at the Cern accelerator. No musical instrument-feel at all. | zyn-theraphy | |||||||||||||
86 | 5/7/2016 20:46:03 | No | GNU/Linux | Yes, infrequently | 7" tablet | Instrument/Bank Selection | Unresizable windows | Full size, resizable window; readable fonts; finding patches ('Now, just what bank as that patch in?') and wish it had a search for patch function. I'm not a sound designer. | 1 | Flexibility is best. Only the one who is looking at it using their own eyes knows whether they can read or use it or not. | 4 | A is clearer. B looks muddy. I suspect B's contrast is too low to meet visual accessibility guidelines. | Want separate windows that I can position where I want, including on other monitors. | Cash Cow? | ||||||||||||
87 | 5/8/2016 7:01:28 | Yes | GNU/Linux | No, and I am not interested | General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters | Navigation, Use in DAWs | At the moment, it's annoying to have up to ten windows spawning in my window manager's control bar. You always have to concentrate to find the window you need. It gets much more worse if you have multiple Zyn instances (e.g. in a DAW with multiple instruments). | 8 | Light backgrounds | 9 | I like the green-gray color combination. | Problem in A: The sliders might be difficult to control: Do you have to slide the mouse in a circular way to turn them up. I know those sliders already exist in the FLTK GUI. They are usable, but it takes more time/longer mouse drags to increase them by large values. Problem in A: The contrast (black->light blue) is too high for me. It's not so pleasant for the eyes. | ||||||||||||||
88 | 5/8/2016 9:37:48 | Yes | GNU/Linux | No, and I am not interested | Instrument/Bank Selection | Unresizable windows | not sure | 5 | Light backgrounds | 3 | Tomita (for current reasons) | |||||||||||||||
89 | 5/9/2016 11:47:48 | Yes | GNU/Linux | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Instrument/Bank Selection, Part Mixer | Navigation, Instrument organization, Use in DAWs, Unresizable windows | Better integration with DAWs and MIDI sequencers (GUI and feature improvements, not sure which but I have trouble using it in more elaborate setups.) | 6 | Dark backgrounds | 8 | I like sliders for manipulation and visualization of parameters, the keyboard visible in both mockups is good | Too much stuff in the same screen, not sure I'd use everything there. The left sidebar seems to have a lot of stuff I'd use, but the focus seems to be a lot of the parameters in the middle. | AmaZyn | |||||||||||||
90 | 5/10/2016 16:13:23 | No | GNU/Linux | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters, Envelope Editor | Navigation, Unresizable windows | the possibility to see the value of a knob or fader, before clicking on it, and the possibility to set it to a default value with a keyboard shortcut. | 1 | in between | 3 | the round knobs | that you don't see numeric values in mockup A | ||||||||||||||
91 | 5/10/2016 19:52:03 | No | GNU/Linux | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters, Resonance Graph, Effect Editor, Instrument/Bank Selection, Microtonal Editor, Envelope Editor, Part Mixer | Finding parameters, Use in DAWs | Less window opening for simple changes | 3 | Light backgrounds | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
92 | 5/11/2016 7:03:40 | Yes | GNU/Linux | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, General Pad Synth | Navigation, Finding parameters | none | 1 | Dark backgrounds | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
93 | 5/11/2016 7:47:04 | No | GNU/Linux | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, Filter Parameters, Resonance Graph, Instrument/Bank Selection | Unresizable windows, too many multiple overlapping windows | showing/hiding the whole GUI with something like a kbd shortcut when running standalone (probably i just have not found it?) | 5 | Dark backgrounds | 2 | yes. knob-style parameter tuning is easier to associate with hardware MIDI controller knobs that i'm actually controlling ZynAddSubFX with | actually, none. btw, i like its color scheme more than mockup A. | Thelema :) | |||||||||||||
94 | 5/11/2016 21:28:21 | No | Windows | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, Envelope Editor | Navigation, Use in DAWs, No Windows support | Cohesiveness | 5 | Dark backgrounds | 1 | Cleaner, better colour scheme, like the knobs | None. | ZynAddEase | |||||||||||||
95 | 5/15/2016 3:43:16 | No | Windows | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Oscillator View, Filter Parameters, Part Mixer | Understanding parameters, Use in DAWs | mixer | 2 | Dark backgrounds | 1 | ZynAddSubFx3 | |||||||||||||||
96 | 5/19/2016 11:33:15 | No | Windows | No, and I am not interested | Effect Editor, Instrument/Bank Selection, Part Mixer | Navigation, Understanding parameters, Unresizable windows | cool | 1 | Light backgrounds | 10 | yes | |||||||||||||||
97 | 5/21/2016 10:17:54 | No | GNU/Linux, Windows | No, but I would be interested in doing so | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth | Understanding parameters | none | 3 | Dark backgrounds | 5 | Both are cool | None and I wish both available in V 3 | Revolution | |||||||||||||
98 | 5/21/2016 12:49:15 | No | GNU/Linux, OSX | No, and I am not interested | Oscillator View, General Additive Synth, General Pad Synth, Filter Parameters, Envelope Editor | Finding parameters, Use in DAWs, midi sync | timing features - temp | 7 | Dark backgrounds | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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