http://forum.nash.audio nashNET Forums - Research https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3317&posts=1&mid=16454#M16454 https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3317&posts=1&mid=16454#M16454 Flow of Creative Interaction with Digital Music Notations
Nash, C. and Blackwell, A. (2014).
in Oxford Handbook of Interactive Audio (ed. Collins, Kapralos, and Tessler).
29 May 2014. ISBN: 9780199797226. New York: Oxford University Press.
abstract This chapter highlights disjunctions between usability approaches and the needs of creative music practices, drawing on research into creativity and human–computer interaction (HCI) to integrate concepts of flow, virtuosity, and liveness into the design of digital notations. While computers support the production and transcription of creative ideas, current user interfaces are less suited to exploratory creativity, sketching, and the early stages of the creative process. The chapter discusses properties of interfaces and notations that influence such support. It then presents both a set of usability heuristics for virtuosity, to aid the design of user interfaces supporting skill and learning, and a technique for modeling aspects of flow and liveness within the creative user experience, emphasizing user focus and system feedback. Findings and theories are discussed in the context of examples from desktop and studio music software, such as sequencers and trackers, but they can also be generalized to other scenarios in digital creativity.
full text
Available from Amazon and other booksellers, or from the publisher.
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-interactive-audio-9780199797226 ]]> Research Thu, 31 Dec 2015 08:08:28 GMT chrisnash https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3313&posts=1&mid=16450#M16450 https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3313&posts=1&mid=16450#M16450 The Cognitive Dimensions of Music Notations.
Nash, C. (2015).  
in Proceedings of Technologies for Music Notation and Representation (TENOR) 2015. 
May 28-30, 2015. Paris-Sorbonne / IRCAM, Paris, France, pp.190-202.
abstract This paper presents and adapts the Cognitive Dimensions of Notations framework (Green and Petre, 1996) for use in designing and analysing notations (and user interfaces) in both digital and traditional music practice and study. Originally developed to research the psychology of programming languages, the framework has since found wider use in both general HCI and music. The paper provides an overview of the framework, its application, and a detailed account of the core cognitive dimensions, each discussed in the context of three music scenarios: the score, Max/MSP, and sequencer/DAW software. Qualitative and quantitative methodologies for applying the framework are presented in closing, highlighting directions for further development of the framework. 
full text http://nashnet.co.uk/files/TENOR2015_Nash.pdf
presentation slides (with images) http://nashnet.co.uk/files/TENOR2015_Nash (compressed).pptx]]> Research Thu, 31 Dec 2015 08:06:36 GMT chrisnash https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3312&posts=1&mid=15448#M15448 https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3312&posts=1&mid=15448#M15448 Manhattan: End-User Programming for Music.
Nash, C. (2014).  
in Proceedings of New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME) 2014. 
June 30-July 4, 2014. Goldsmiths University, London, UK. pp. 28-33.
abstract This paper explores the concept of end-user programming languages in music composition, and introduces the Manhattan system, which integrates formulas with a grid-based style of music sequencer. Following the paradigm of spreadsheets, an established model of end-user programming, Manhattan is designed to bridge the gap between traditional music editing methods (such as MIDI sequencing and typesetting) and generative and algorithmic music – seeking both to reduce the learning threshold of programming and support flexible integration of static and dynamic musical elements in a single work. 
   Interaction draws on rudimentary knowledge of mathematics and spreadsheets to augment the sequencer notation with programming concepts such as expressions, built-in functions, variables, pointers and arrays, iteration (for loops), branching (goto), and conditional statements (if-then-else). In contrast to other programming tools, formulas emphasise the visibility of musical data (e.g. notes), rather than code, but also allow composers to interact with notated music from a more abstract perspective of musical processes.
   To illustrate the function and use cases of the system, several examples of traditional and generative music are provided, the latter drawing on minimalism (process-based music) as an accessible introduction to algorithmic composition. Throughout, the system and approach are evaluated using the cognitive dimensions of notations framework, together with early feedback for use by artists.
full text http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2014/nime2014_371.pdf
 ]]> Research Thu, 19 Jan 2017 10:24:25 GMT chrisnash https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3284&posts=1&mid=15343#M15343 https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3284&posts=1&mid=15343#M15343 Supporting Liveness and Flow in Computer Music.
Nash, C. (2011).
PhD Thesis
University of Cambridge
abstract
As we begin to realise the sonic and expressive potential of the computer, HCI researchers face the challenge of designing rewarding and accessible user experiences that enable individuals to explore complex creative domains such as music.
In performance-based music systems such as sequencers, a disjunction exists between the musician’s specialist skill with performance hardware and the generic usability techniques applied in the design of the software. The creative process is not only fragmented across multiple physical (and virtual) devices, but divided across creativity and productivity phases separated by the act of recording.
Integrating psychologies of expertise and intrinsic motivation, this thesis proposes a design shift from usability to virtuosity, using theories of “flow” (Csikszentmihalyi, 1996) and feedback “liveness” (Tanimoto, 1990) to identify factors that facilitate learning and creativity in digital notations and interfaces, leading to a set of design heuristics to support virtuosity in notation use. Using the cognitive dimensions of notations framework (Green, 1996), models of the creative user experience are developed, working towards a theoretical framework for HCI in music systems, and specifically computer-aided composition.
Extensive analytical methods are used to look at corollaries of virtuosity and flow in real-world computer music interaction, notably in soundtracking, a software-based composing environment offering a rapid edit-audition feedback cycle, enabled by the user’s skill in manipulating the text-based notation (and program) through the computer keyboard. The interaction and development of more than 1,000 sequencer and tracker users was recorded over a period of 2 years, to investigate the nature and development of skill and technique, look for evidence of flow experiences, and establish the use and role of both visual and musical feedback in music software. Quantitative analyses of interaction data are supplemented with a detailed video study of a professional tracker composer, and a user survey that draws on psychometric methods to evaluate flow experiences in the use of digital music notations, such as sequencers and trackers.
Empirical findings broadly support the proposed design heuristics, and enable the development of further models of liveness and flow in notation use. Implications for UI design are discussed in the context of existing music systems, and supporting digitally-mediated creativity in other domains based on notation use.
full text
http://revisit.info/files/PhD_Thesis.pdf (12mb)
related work
Empirical findings from this research are summarised in the following publications:
Liveness and Flow in Notation Use (Nash and Blackwell, NIME 2012)
http://revisit.info/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3278&posts=1&start=1


Tracking Virtuosity and Flow in Computer Music (Nash and Blackwell, ICMC 2011)
http://revisit.info/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3277&posts=1&start=1 Theoretical work from this research is discussed in following publications:
Flow of creative interaction with digital notations (Nash and Blackwell, 2012 - in press)(due to appear in the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Interactive Audio)

Liveness in Notation Use: From Music to Programming (Church, Nash, and Blackwell, PPIG 2010)
http://revisit.info/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3276&posts=1&start=1
]]> Research Tue, 21 Nov 2017 11:24:15 GMT chrisnash https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3278&posts=1&mid=15322#M15322 https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3278&posts=1&mid=15322#M15322 Liveness and Flow in Notation Use.
Nash, C. and Blackwell, A.F. (2012).  
in Proceedings of New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME) 2012. 
May 21-23, 2012. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. pp. 28-33.
abstract This paper presents concepts, models, and empirical findings relating to liveness and flow in the user experience of systems mediated by notation. Results from an extensive two-year field study of over 1,000 sequencer and tracker users, combining interaction logging, user surveys, and a video study, are used to illustrate the properties of notations and interfaces that facilitate greater immersion in musical activities and domains, borrowing concepts from programming to illustrate the role of visual and musical feedback, from the notation and domain respectively. The Cognitive Dimensions of Notations framework and Csikszentmihalyi’s flow theory are combined to demonstrate how non-realtime, notation-mediated interaction can support focused, immersive, energetic, and intrinsically rewarding musical experiences, and to what extent they are supported in the interfaces of music production software. Users are shown to maintain liveness through a rapid, iterative editaudition cycle that integrates audio and visual feedback. 
full text http://www.eecs.umich.edu/nime2012/Proceedings/papers/217_Final_Manuscript.pdf]]> Research Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:35:34 GMT chrisnash https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3277&posts=1&mid=15321#M15321 https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3277&posts=1&mid=15321#M15321 Tracking Virtuosity and Flow in Computer Music.
Nash, C. and Blackwell, A.F. (2011).  
in Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC 2011).
July 31-August 5. University of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK.
Published by International Computer Music Association. pp. 575-582.
abstract This paper explores the concepts of virtuosity and flow in computer music, by looking at the technological, interactive and social factors in soundtracking; a textbased, computer keyboard-manipulated notation for real-time computer-aided music composition. The role of virtuosity in both the personal user experience and the wider demoscene hacker-artist subculture are discussed. Comparisons are made to mainstream music interaction paradigms, such as performance capture and sequencing, where support for virtuosity is present in MIDI devices and episodes of live performance recording, but otherwise impeded by mouse-driven interfaces designed around visual metaphors for novice use, rather than the development of practised skill. Discussions and observations are supported by initial findings from a large-scale, 2-year user study of over 1,000 tracker and sequencer users.
full text http://www.nashnet.co.uk/files/ICMC2011-Nash&Blackwell.pdf]]> Research Sun, 11 Nov 2012 09:15:10 GMT chrisnash https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3276&posts=1&mid=15320#M15320 https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3276&posts=1&mid=15320#M15320 Liveness in notation use: From music to programming.
Church, L., Nash, C. and Blackwell, A.F. (2010).  
in Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Workshop of the Psychology of Programming Interest Group (PPIG 2010).
September 19-22, 2010. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Leganès, Spain.
Published by Maria Paloma Díaz Pérez and Mary Beth Rosson. (ISBN 978-84-693-3416-4), pp. 2-11.
abstract In this paper we draw an analogy between musical systems and programming environments, concentrating on user experience associated with feedback and its implications for flow. We present a number of different analytical frames all of which, we suggest, influence the nature of this feedback and with it, the user experience. We introduce a new diagrammatic analysis format, and use it toexplore the kinds of feedback loop present in musical systems, what such systems might teach us inthe analytical description of programming languages, and vice versa.
full text http://www.nashnet.co.uk/files/PPIG2010-Church&Nash&Blackwell.pdf]]> Research Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:49:54 GMT chrisnash https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3248&posts=1&mid=15197#M15197 https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3248&posts=1&mid=15197#M15197 Hello all,

 Thanks to everyone who took part in the reViSiT Experiment! 
 Get your copy of reViSiT 1.5 Pro now! 
The research and experiment are now drawing to a close - and, as promised, a new version of reViSiT Pro without the data collection for the experiment, now awaits you.
Before you start using it, you simply need to complete a short End-of-Experiment Questionnaire.
Afterwards, your new activation code for reViSiT 1.5 Pro (and all future 1.x versions) will be promptly emailed to you.
This new Christmas bumper-version of reViSiT features:
MIDI file import.
Load any of the 100,000's of musical works on the Internet and edit them in the pattern editor. Picking apart other pieces is a great way to learn about music and song writing - and giving an old track a new lease of life, with the odd remix, can be immensely fun!
  
Annotation / comment feature.
Scribble notes to your self over the pattern, using the annotation feature. Move to a row, or make a selection, and hit @ to switch to annotation mode, then write anything you like, beside your music. For examples, you could label sections of your music, put down place-holders for things To Do later, write an introductory page for your piece, send greetings to your listeners or jot down any kind of notes to yourself - the options are literally endless!
  
Improved host window integration.
Depending on your host, reViSiT's editor window need no longer float above and apart from the host - but appear inside it. Combined with the link windows feature, this innovation gives you all the advantages of a single-window reViSiT, whilst retaining reliable keyboard support and a resizable window - no more losing the reViSiT window behind the host! (Let me know how you get on with this one - and whether you'd like a toggle for the feature. At the moment, the rule is, the editor window will try to appear in whichever container the toolbar window floats in. So, if you have your reViSiT toolbar separate from the host - e.g. always on top - then the editor window will be too).
 
Significantly improved file loading.
Thanks to tweaks and optimisations, sample and song loading is now up to 10x faster, which should help you as you browse through your sample / instrument libraries. File format support is also expanding - this version sees support for FLAC lossless audio files (8, 16 or 24 bit, mono or stereo), and more will be added later. Vote here to see your favourite formats in future versions of reViSiT!
reViSiT 1.5 Pro also includes many other improvements, changes and fixes to help your music-making - see release notes for full details.

Download reViSiT 1.5 Professional here.
Thanks again - have a good holiday - and hope to see you down the road!
Chris]]> Research Fri, 13 Jul 2012 02:49:24 GMT chrisnash https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3233&posts=1&mid=15149#M15149 https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3233&posts=1&mid=15149#M15149 Hello everyone,

I'm pleased to announce reViSiT v1.4.2, available in both Standard and Professional Editions. Among several minor changes, the two main developments are:
New Link Windows feature
This feature anchors the reViSiT editor window to the reViSiT toolbar, so that the two reViSiT windows no longer feel divorced from each other. This is designed to address the interaction issues arising from the dual-window UI (which is required to ensure keyboard support) and should make the whole user experience a little more cohesive. The setting, which is saved with the Preferences (F12), is on by default, but can be toggled using the 2nd button in the top-right control box of the editor window.
Significant performance improvements
Using SIMD extensions on SSE-compatible processors, audio performance has been improved by up to 80%. Basically, these optimisations allow certain parts of audio processing to do up to 4 things at once, without requiring extra threading or multi-core processing. SSE is supported on Pentium III and later processors, so reViSiT's requirements haven't changed - and, indeed, you should now get more mileage from your old laptops and netbooks. 
Thanks for all the user feedback from the last release. Check the release notes for the full list of changes, and let me know how you get on! 

Download reViSiT v1.4.2 Standard from http://revisit.nashnet.co.uk
Download reViSiT v1.4.2 Professional from http://experiment.nashnet.co.uk (registration required)
Enjoy!
Chris
]]> Research Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:49:11 GMT chrisnash https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3215&posts=1&mid=15090#M15090 https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3215&posts=1&mid=15090#M15090
I’m pleased to announce the availability of reViSiT v1.4 Pro, comprising several eagerly-awaited features, notably including Sample and Instrument Library screens. These screens are designed to allow you to seamlessly handle file operations (e.g. sample loading) as an integral part of your composing workflow, without having to tackle clunky Windows point-and-click dialogs. As such, the main features of 1.4 are...

File browsing and previewing...
Before you can lay down any notes, you have to setup an instrument or sample. With reViSiT 1.4, the goal is to make this process easier and quicker. The previous host-supplied open file dialogs have been replaced with dedicated library screens, allowing you to browse and audition samples and instruments on your computer, before loading them into your song. In the library, any selected sample or instrument can be played using the keyboard, with full pitch control – then, if it passes muster, it can be loaded into the current sample or instrument slot, by simply hitting Enter. Other file dialogs (e.g. save) have also been changed to give reViSiT more control over their appearance and windowing behaviour.


Sample and instrument ripping...
One of the great things about tracking is the amount of tracker files out there, on the Internet, combined with the tradition of sharing tunes and sounds. There are literally thousands of great tracks, featuring great, professional-sounding samples – almost all in open formats. reViSiT 1.4’s libraries allow you to browse inside these tracker songs, preview their samples or instruments, and directly “rip” (extract) them for use in your own piece. It’s a great way to learn and get started – cutting straight to working on the music in the Pattern Editor without having to spend ages preparing instruments or looping and mapping samples – just be careful how you use other people’s works, and respect the effort they have put in! I’d hate to have to code the first tracker with DRM...


Other innovations, changes and fixes...
reViSiT 1.4 makes it easier for you to copy patterns that you have already written, so that you can subtly vary your song over time. In the Order List (F11), Duplicate Pattern (Ctrl-D) will make a copy of the pattern referenced by the previous list entry, and insert a reference to it, at the cursor. The copy is created in the next available empty pattern, and can be inspected by selecting the newly-inserted entry and pressing the Go To Pattern (g) command. Other changes include a few workflow improvements, better memory and resource handling, and fixes for the odd niggle introduced by previous 1.x features.
Check the release notes for a full list of changes, but otherwise let me know how you get on!
Download reViSiT v1.4 Pro from http://www.nashnet.co.uk/experiment/download.asp.
(not registered? Register for free, as part of the reViSiT Experiment)
Enjoy!
Chris
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v1.4
Sample & Instrument Libraries - integrated file
browsers with audition before loading and ripping
from modules and archives.
Order List Duplicate Pattern command (Ctrl-D) -
inserts a copy of the last pattern, in the order.
Resizing more forgiving when moving cursor.
Editor window no longer hidden for file dialogs.
Auditions use mapped MIDI channel (if appropriate)
Improved mouse selection dragging in centred view.
Wider support for mouse scroll wheel (tree, list).
Playback cursor no longer ticks during audition.
More economic use of OS graphics objects.
Improved memory usage in playback engine.
Shift-Delete/Backspace (clear note) not working.
Labels on trees not drawn correctly.
Minor resource leaks in interface.
Blank patterns with lots of host windows open.
Halve/Double Selection not working properly.
(Silent) hanging notes during audition.

v1.3.4
More intuitive mix behaviour for main rows/subrows
No manual keyboard input after hiding editor.

v1.3.3
New, improved (queue) timing for External MIDI.
Help and font files now extracted at setup, to
address UAC issues, in Vista/Windows 7.
External MIDI stops working after MIDI reset.

v1.3.2
Improved External MIDI timing precision.
Clicking selections without dragging now deselects.
New reViSiT logo on toolbar (links to website).
MIDI Delay not working for External MIDI.
Shift- not triggering hanging notes.
Interpolate not working with maximum values.
Drag outline extends one row too far.

v1.3.1
Subrow selections.
Swap, double and half now update selections.
Alt key menu activation removed.
Instability switching instruments to MIDI during playback.
Tempo change support accidentally disabled.]]> Research Mon, 10 May 2010 00:47:38 GMT chrisnash https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3209&posts=1&mid=15069#M15069 https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3209&posts=1&mid=15069#M15069 Hi everyone,

I've released reViSiT 1.3.4 Pro, with a quick fix to address keyboard input problems in some hosts, and a slight tweak of the mix macro behaviour when subrow editing.
Download reViSiT v1.3.4 Pro from http://www.nashnet.co.uk/experiment/download.asp.
(not registered? Register for free, as part of the reViSiT Experiment)
Enjoy!
Chris
]]> Research Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:09:42 GMT chrisnash https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3206&posts=1&mid=15065#M15065 https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3206&posts=1&mid=15065#M15065 Hi everyone,

I'm pleased to announce reViSiT 1.3.3 Pro, with a couple of major improvements:
Following continuing bugbears with external MIDI timing, I decided to code a completely new timing approach for external MIDI (e.g. LoopBe1, MIDIOX, hardware interfaces). reViSiT now uses queue timers, the cream of Windows timers; replacing the previous multimedia timer-based approach. The result should be a noticeably tighter performance, especially when bouncing down or exporting to audio. For the best timing performance, in general, try to use low-latencies with your audio driver.

Also, this release brings improved support for Vista and Windows 7. Specifically, for anyone suffering help/font problems; I've changed the installation procedure for reViSiT to addresss these issues, which were caused by the infamous UAC (User Access Control) features of these OS's. As a result, the download is a little bigger, and manual installation a little more complicated. For this reason, I'm discontinuing the alternative .ZIP distribution for future reViSiT releases. (Note, however, that you can still open the .exe as an archive file, in any program supporting the WinRAR format.)
Download reViSiT v1.3.3 Pro from http://www.nashnet.co.uk/experiment/download.asp.
(not registered? Register for free, as part of the reViSiT Experiment)
Enjoy!
Chris
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v1.3.3
New, improved (queue) timing for External MIDI.
Help and font files now extracted at setup, to
address UAC issues, in Vista/Windows 7.
External MIDI stops working after MIDI reset.]]> Research Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:05:13 GMT chrisnash https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3202&posts=1&mid=15046#M15046 https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3202&posts=1&mid=15046#M15046 Hi everyone,

I'm pleased to present you with reViSiT 1.3.2 Pro, which includes a number of fixes and small tweaks, most notably towards improved external MIDI timing. There'd been elusive issues with this for some time now, but a flash of inspiration has allowed me to significantly increase the precision of live and recorded MIDI events sent to external drivers (e.g. LoopBe1, hardware interfaces). A number of other minor refinements are also included in this release (see below).
Download reViSiT v1.3.2 Pro from http://www.nashnet.co.uk/experiment/download.asp.
(not registered? Register for free, as part of the reViSiT Experiment)
Enjoy!
Chris
--------------------------------------------------------
v1.3.2
Improved External MIDI timing precision.
Clicking selections without dragging now deselects.
New reViSiT logo on toolbar (links to website).
MIDI Delay not working for External MIDI.
Shift- not triggering hanging notes.
Interpolate not working with maximum values.
Drag outline extends one row too far.]]> Research Tue, 2 Feb 2010 20:20:37 GMT chrisnash https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3197&posts=1&mid=14978#M14978 https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3197&posts=1&mid=14978#M14978 Hi everyone,

After much toiling, I'm happy to present you with reViSiT 1.3.1 Pro, featuring a number of improvements - notably subrow support for selections, clipboard and editing macros, which should help you get the most from reViSiT's high-definition features.

Check the release notes for a full list of changes, but otherwise let me know how you get on!

Download reViSiT v1.3.1 Pro from http://www.nashnet.co.uk/experiment/download.asp.
(not registered? Register for free, as part of the reViSiT Experiment)

Enjoy!
Chris

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v1.3.1
Subrow selection, clipboard and macro support.
Halve, double and swap now update the selection.
Alt key menu activation disabled.
Crash toggling MIDI for instruments, in playback.
Tempo change support accidentally disabled.]]> Research Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:49:44 GMT chrisnash https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3194&posts=1&mid=14953#M14953 https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3194&posts=1&mid=14953#M14953
It is my great pleasure to announce reViSiT v1.3 Pro, delivering a huge step forward in tracker usability – making reViSiT not only much easier to use but also much easier to learn, without compromising the fluid user experience already enjoyed by reViSiT’s more-practiced composers!
So, if you aren’t hooked on tracking yet, or have friends who are haven’t heard about the best thing since sliced sequencing; now’s the time to download – as reViSiT now boasts...

Comprehensive mouse editing and data entry...
With so many features and keys to learn, trackers can be daunting. So, in reViSiT 1.3, you can now enter and edit your music, using the mouse. With new widgets for selecting pitch, instrument, volume, panning, depth and even effects, it’s easy to learn what everything does. With a flexible new drag-n’-drop feature, you can directly manipulate and arrange your music. And with the new right-click editing menu, you don’t have to look up features in the manual and work out the keyboard shortcut.

Graphical representations and visual guidelines
The tracker pattern, a big page full of text, can also be off-putting. So, reViSiT now includes an Info Bar (‘?’), that graphically shows what everything in the pattern does – using a piano keyboard for pitch, visual scales for volume and spatialisation, and visual explanations and scales for each of the many different effects. Choose a note or number and see the description, as well as the current value, which can be edited directly with the mouse.

New methods to discover new methods...
With new menus for editing and data entry, you can now browse through the various musical possibilities afforded by reViSiT. Discover not only new features, but also new ways of interacting – start in you own time, with the mouse; then get into flow, using the keyboard with the menu mneumonics (e.g. Alt or Menu, to open the menu, then ‘F’, to select File); and then step it up a gear, learning the keyboard shortcuts, which are also shown, in the menu.
Check the release notes for a full list of changes, but otherwise let me know how you get on!

Download reViSiT v1.3 Pro from http://www.nashnet.co.uk/experiment/download.asp.
(not registered? Register for free, as part of the reViSiT Experiment)

Enjoy!
Chris

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v1.3.0
Info Bar ('?') - graphical representation of data,
with visual guidelines and mouse interaction.
Intelligent effects browser, with effect menu,
visual guidelines and mouseable parameter scales.
Command menu for both mouse users (right-click)
and keyboard novices (Menu key / Alt), with
underlined mneumonics + keyboard shortcuts.
Mouse drag & drop (move/copy,overwrite/insert/mix)
(see status bar when dragging for details).
Auto-scroll for mouse selection and dragging.
Minor changes to input handler.
Selected additional keys now user-definable.
Shift-tab goes to 1st column, then previous track.
New memory management for active notes.
Channel volume now affects MIDI volume.
Status bar redesigned to accomodate info switch.
reViSiT ident now triggers menu.
Mousing beyond Channel 64 causing crash.
Help bar sometimes not greyed out losing focus.
Mousing over help bar heavy on CPU.
Delay after help bar closed, before redisplay.]]> Research Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:19:54 GMT chrisnash https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3187&posts=4&mid=14947#M14947 https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3187&posts=4&mid=14947#M14947
I have added new VSTs to Reaper which show up fine.

What I am attempting to describe, is that ReBus appears in the list of VSTs I can add to a track in Reaper, but ReViSiT itself does not. I can load it as a recently used instrument/effect and once it is in a track it behaves fine. Midi in and out all work, I can edit patterns etc, but in the mixer view in Reaper the slot where ReViSiT is located just shows an un-named item. If I click on it to edit or anything it comes up fine as above, but is anonymous in the item tag.

1.2.4 worked fine, can't recall 1.2.5's behaviour. Oh, um, well just checking again and well it now seems to be there and is showing the automap instance too - weird - must have been operator error :]]]> Research Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:42:29 GMT sceyefeye https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3187&posts=4&mid=14928#M14928 https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3187&posts=4&mid=14928#M14928
The only change I can think of that might affect detection is that the vendor string was changed from "nashNET" to "Chris Nash" at some point - otherwise, I can't explain it. Perhaps try refreshing/redecting Aodix's list of VSTi's?

When you say the main revisit window isn't showing, where is it not showing and what exactly isn't showing? Can you not see the reViSiT entry in the list, or can you not actually see the reViSiT window when it appears?

Chris]]> Research Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:53:54 GMT chrisnash https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3187&posts=4&mid=14925#M14925 https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3187&posts=4&mid=14925#M14925
Though it is working, just a bit of unusual behaviour]]> Research Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:08:45 GMT sceyefeye https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3189&posts=1&mid=14914#M14914 https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3189&posts=1&mid=14914#M14914 Hi everyone,

A slight update to fix various problems with keyboard shortcuts:

Download reViSiT v1.2.6 Pro from http://www.nashnet.co.uk/experiment/download.asp.
(not registered? Register for free, as part of the reViSiT Experiment)
Best,
Chris]]> Research Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:39:46 GMT chrisnash https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3187&posts=4&mid=14910#M14910 https://forum.nash.audio/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=3187&posts=4&mid=14910#M14910 Hi everyone,

A small, but critical update this time 'round - reViSiT v1.2.5 Pro - subrow processing somehow got disabled in v1.2.4. Thanks to gewfz, for reporting back on that. It's back now, along with a couple of other minor changes. Notably, reViSiT now defaults to the Manual Keyboard Mode, since even Cubase has forgotten how to handle keyboard input properly, and - yes, Maarten - tab keys now work as before.

Download reViSiT v1.2.5 Pro from http://www.nashnet.co.uk/experiment/download.asp.
(not registered? Register for free, as part of the reViSiT Experiment)
Best,
Chris]]> Research Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:23:20 GMT chrisnash