Author Topic: Ability to see your filter setting (Read 3785 times)

Rakib · « **on:** May 19, 2009, 11:12:31 »

The name of the topic is a bit wrong but didn't find a better way to explain it.
I want to see when I'm the instrument tab and working with filter settings and see which macro setting I have to use to get the equlient setting in the pattern.

Saga Musix · « **Reply #1 on:** May 19, 2009, 16:38:28 »

I fear this can't be done. The filter envelope always works the same way, but you can configure your midi macros as you want, you can map every single value to a different function, and it doesn't even have to be a filter.

Rakib · « **Reply #2 on:** May 19, 2009, 17:30:07 »

How about giving it a value between 1 - 128/0 -127

g · « **Reply #3 on:** May 19, 2009, 20:36:57 »

Quote from: "Jojo"

I fear this can't be done. The filter envelope always works the same way, but you can configure your midi macros as you want, you can map every single value to a different function, and it doesn't even have to be a filter.

It could be done for the default macro, Z00-Z7F for cutoff and Z80 to Z8F (or is it Z80 to ZFF? I have the memory of a goldfish) for resonance. If the default macro isn't used, it just wastes a little space. Theoretically, I suppose it's even possible to check what the default macro (macro 0 (SF0) to keep things simple)) is and display accordingly?

Saga Musix · « **Reply #4 on:** May 19, 2009, 21:24:49 »

That's the problem, AFAIK modplug's default configuration for res filters is Z80 to ZFF, however in IT it's Z80 to Z8F. If I just did this for the default setup, this would confuse people a lot.

g · « **Reply #5 on:** May 20, 2009, 15:29:00 »

Quote from: "Jojo"

That's the problem, AFAIK modplug's default configuration for res filters is Z80 to ZFF, however in IT it's Z80 to Z8F. If I just did this for the default setup, this would confuse people a lot.

Or you could fit both. Z80-Z8F and Z80-ZFF beneath the top slider and Z00-Z7F and frequency beneath the lower slider.

Most of the time when people get confused they are just about to learn something new, so confusing them a lot certainly has potential. Perhaps hovering over respective number could show a help balloon like on the buttons? "Shows filter setting for controlling resonance with Z80-Z8F" kind of.