I have spent some time trying to figure out the new logic as its playing with my brain IT DOES NOT FEEL RIGHT, ST3 has a much better flow, i am now getting things i don't want happening and the things i need are not immediately there , some things also don't make sense , its so frustrating , as i can feel it falling in to place like a jigsaw puzzle thats not complete.
Using it simply by finger, IN STOP MODE,i select the loop i want , it does not highlight, yes this is something known and will probably be fixed.
If i PLAY this non highlighted loop highlights now and lets me know its playing , then hit STOP
now you cant unselect this loop it goes through a 4 button push mode system , the only way not to select this loop as next is choosing another loop which also now does not highlight to let you know its next.
The MODE system is Fing with my brain and my actual needs while performing, thats the main problem.
I expect to enter a song select a loop, i hit start it plays , i tap this loop once IT REPEATS ONCE, i tap it twice it PERMANENTLY LOOPS , one more single Tap it CANCELS looping.NO MORE functions needed.
If a loop is playing and i select another loop its highlighted as next , if i change my mind and need to repeat the now playing loop i simply do the above mentioned procedure , the app ignores next till i am finished looping then it goes to next , this allows me to have absolute control of what i need in the moment.
At the moment if i have a loop playing and select a next loop , if i now need to change the now playing loop status its ignored and the next selected loop takes precedence, this is wrong , as i am clearly wanting another repeat of now playing loop by a simple single touch of this loop, if i needed a permanent loop i would double tap do my stuff then one more touch releases this or another touch on the already selected NEXT loop makes it next or choosing another next loop is another option that releases the now playing loop.
This logic FLOWS it does not lock us in or forces us to go through the existing elaborate UNNECESSARY MENU SYSTEM system , this is doing my head in .
Surely we can come up with a logic that flows and aids instead of jerking us around and making us hit options we don't need.
The continue arrow is totally unnecessary distraction, the STOP at end of loop is not appropriate as a choice when performing and manipulating functions on the run as i described elsewhere that is possible to be done without selecting anything and its possible to be programmed in the REGIONS EDITOR if needed.
SKIP is a good addition in this same area , STOP should be the same as SKIP, please get rid of STOP in the loop menu and just have single repeat with one tap on a loop double tap for permanent loop and another tap to release the permanent loop, the reason for this is normally you might need one or two repeats of a section using a single touch is quick to engage and then you don't necessarily need to tap again if you are playing through , this reduces button pushing , while permanent repeat is something you might need rarely a double tap is still quick and obviously you will be there for a while giving you time to move around the stage and a single tap on the same button releases the repeat, its more streamlined and logical.
Skipping is easy just choose a loop you need next , you automatically skip, program skip in Region editor if you need this permanently there .
The point I'm trying to drive here is make things react immediately and give us full control so when we do something its the next thing the software will do and after its done it goes back on track to whatever was programmed.
Sorry for the long description, but it has to be ironed out , i run simply on stage but this logic of audio segment control is not good yet, just like ST3 was not till we found the issues.
Im sure I've probably missed something so please feel free to but in, no matter what view you have so we can bash it out to suit all or at least majority of users.
Rock on!