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