What Would You Change?

OAX has been around for a number of years now. If you could, what would you change/add to OAX? What features are missing? What features are not needed?

Bill sent us a list of things he would like to see improved in OAX to get the conversation started.

• Live Organs
  • VB3: Advanced editing screen allowing direct access to VB3 VST console, including the saving of all settings.
  • OX7: New advanced editing screen for all features.
• Hauptwerk integrated into live organs for direct control
• New displays for W, DX, CD, Farfisa, and VOX Continental organs

• Revised controllers for sounds
  • 3 Sections, Manual, Sound, and Effects
  • Manual = Volume, Panorama, A.D.S.R, Bass & Treble
  • Sound = all 6 unique controllers to be available for each individual sound (As in OAS & pre V2.00 software)
  • Effect = Reverb, Chorus, Delay and 2 user VST Effects options

• WersiChord
  • All features of manual sounds above
  • Up to 4 (or more) independent Wersichords available simultaneously with user key range assignment
  • User assignable trigger key range
  • (Similar to what is available with styles)

• Styles
  • Style controllers available for all style tracks independently, including all features of manual sounds above with the ability to store in a Total Pre-set 

• Midi sequencer
  • Midi controllers to be added for each track as in style controllers above
  • Part sequencer to be added as was available in OAS

• VST Host
  • Effects page to be added
  • Ability to read loaded VSTs settings function
  • User assignable controls should be available for a complete bank as well as individual (As in OAS)

• Misc
  • All drawbars and controls to be made assignable ASAP
  • Sound effect buttons should have Midi loops available as well as audio loops with the option to lock to Style/Midi tempo
  • Ability to save audio recordings in Wav, Mp3 or Flac format
  • Support for external Midi/VST controllers via Midi & USB
  • Ability to load either Pre V2.00 sounds or Post V2.00 sounds during a fresh install
  • Proper Yamaha style converter to replace the apology that is currently available
  • Additional converters for other manufactures
  • Cubase Elements option (Or similar) to be added to allow full editing and creation of Styles, Midi Files and Audio Files (Including score display)
  • Advanced Sound Editor Option (More complete than the one available for OAS)
  • Advanced Drum editor option as in OAS