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Last post Tue, Jun 06 2023 by Dietz, 8 replies.
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Posted on Tue, Jun 06 2023 11:14
by dagmarpiano
Joined on Thu, Feb 14 2008, Merseyside, UK, Posts 162

When you have quite a few MIR instruments running the icons are so big that they crowd out the GUI and you can't see what the hell is going on.

See example:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vhgnspntp9mteth/Screenshot%202023-06-06%20at%2012.08.52.png?dl=0

I can't find an option to reduce the icon size.  Does that exist somewhere?

thanks!

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Trailer music publisher: https://gothic-storm.com
Posted on Tue, Jun 06 2023 11:36
by johngildersleeve_16932
Joined on Tue, Oct 11 2005, Posts 5

I find using abbreviated legends. eg Swam Flute  = SFl helps with the legibility. ( Save them to a new preset ) John

Posted on Tue, Jun 06 2023 11:39
by dagmarpiano
Joined on Thu, Feb 14 2008, Merseyside, UK, Posts 162

Originally Posted by: johngildersleeve_16932 Go to Quoted Post

I find using abbreviated legends. eg Swam Flute  = SFl helps with the legibility. ( Save them to a new preset ) John

I guess.. but even with titles turned off those fat ovals are just too big.  

18-core iMac Pro | Vienna MIR | 16" M1 MacBook Pro

Trailer music publisher: https://gothic-storm.com
Posted on Tue, Jun 06 2023 11:48
by Dietz
Joined on Tue, Aug 06 2002, Vienna / Europe, Posts 8329

The "Hide" option was meant to be used for cases like that. You can also use groups (either temporary "Selection Groups" or the actual Group feature) to handle different views.

The Icons also serve to keep track of the actual dimensions (especially the width) in conjunction with the optional 1 by 1 meters grid layer,  so reducing the size of the Icons would interfere with one of their main functions.

Kind regards,

/Dietz - Vienna Symphonic Library
Posted on Tue, Jun 06 2023 12:06
by dagmarpiano
Joined on Thu, Feb 14 2008, Merseyside, UK, Posts 162

overlapping width outlines would be ok if the circles could be optionally shrunk.

Yes I'll use hide as a workaround but it's nice seeing everything together so that you can place nearby instruments relative to each other, not do it from memory while you hide and unhide...

18-core iMac Pro | Vienna MIR | 16" M1 MacBook Pro

Trailer music publisher: https://gothic-storm.com
Posted on Tue, Jun 06 2023 13:38
by Dietz
Joined on Tue, Aug 06 2002, Vienna / Europe, Posts 8329

Thanks for sharing your ideas. I'll put the request on the "to be discussed" list of features, but at the moment there are no plans to leave the "1 by 1 meter" paradigm of the Venue Maps (... the diameter of the Icon's main circle is also 1 meter).

Kind regards,

/Dietz - Vienna Symphonic Library
Posted on Tue, Jun 06 2023 16:23
by dagmarpiano
Joined on Thu, Feb 14 2008, Merseyside, UK, Posts 162

BTW my company Gothic Storm did a big 75-piece recording at your Synchron stage last month so as a client you have to pretend my ideas are all great now :) 

18-core iMac Pro | Vienna MIR | 16" M1 MacBook Pro

Trailer music publisher: https://gothic-storm.com
Posted on Tue, Jun 06 2023 17:02
by Dietz
Joined on Tue, Aug 06 2002, Vienna / Europe, Posts 8329

Ha! I'm all "VSL", but I have little to do with Synchron Stage (as much as I like the place). Seems that I got off easy. ;-D

Great that you had the chance to work at SSV! You have to hear that space to believe the hype.

/Dietz - Vienna Symphonic Library
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