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Idea for DAWS - context sensitive tools like Office 2007

If anyone has used Office 2007, you know how less cluttered the interface is because the tools are context-sensitive. For example, you don't see the toolbar for editing charts until you have a chart selected. When you're working with shapes and have a shape selected, the 'shape options' toolbar appears.

I would like to see these kind of features in future DAWs. Click an audio file in your project, and the tools and menus change to audio-specific operations. Same with a midi clip. Less confusion when you need to find the right tool...

The idea of the 'ribbon' in Office 2007 is something I'd like to see not only in DAWs, but in all types of software in the future.

I don't know... maybe I'm just spouting shit...

Discuss..?

Personally, I don't need it. I have more than enough screen space for everything I need. I'm happy about the DAW's I work with, combined with the screen space they offer a good workflow as they are. I'd prefer to see more fresh features or new music production technology.

Mainly talking about Cubase/Nuendo, Ableton & Renoise allthough I sometimes use some other sequencers too.

there are much more important things than this imo.

reaper and logic 8 have probably the best user interfaces of daws available at the moment. ableton is close, but you still can't access all your plugins directly from the main window.

cubase and sonar need to redesign to the single screen paradigm. it's 11ty times better.

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Originally posted by echosystm cubase and sonar need to redesign to the single screen paradigm. it's 11ty times better.

i hope not. it's really annoying with multiple display setups..

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Originally posted by thecYrus i hope not. it's really annoying with multiple display setups..

howso? you can break off any windows you want!
you have the choice between intergrated/separate. eg. you can make reaper look like sonar/cubase, just by not using the dock. i'm pretty sure logic can do the same.

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Originally posted by echosystm reaper and logic 8 have probably the best user interfaces of daws available at the moment. ableton is close, but you still can't access all your plugins directly from the main window.

With Ableton it depends, if you keep the browser on the left open (when you have a big screen or dual) this isn't an issue. Otherwise it's just one click (another one if you've organized everything nicely ) and then drag. Although Logic's Mixer is directly accessible, you also need to click once for the context menu and a second time to choose.

I try to avoid menu's etc. altogether and use as much shortcuts as my gray mass can remember. It'll give your workflow a serious boost.

cubase interface annoys the ballix out of me at times. you'd think for a sequencer being so popular and used by many professional artists they would have sorted it out by now.

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