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UJAM Finisher (VST) Combi skins

Posted: 05 Jun 2023
by challism
Download here:
Finisher.zip
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Re: UJAM Finisher (VST) Combi skins

Posted: 08 Jun 2023
by Despondo
Cool! Thanks for these!

Re: UJAM Finisher (VST) Combi skins

Posted: 17 Jun 2023
by bigguy1
Maybe I am doing something wrong. I drag these Combinator patches under an instrument, but the sound does not change. If I drag the Finisher Plugin directly under the same intrument it works normal. Any help?

Re: UJAM Finisher (VST) Combi skins

Posted: 17 Jun 2023
by challism
bigguy1 wrote:
17 Jun 2023
Maybe I am doing something wrong. I drag these Combinator patches under an instrument, but the sound does not change. If I drag the Finisher Plugin directly under the same intrument it works normal. Any help?
Did it happen to be the Voodoo combi? I noticed that I saved that one without a Voodoo VST in it. I've updated the zip file above with the a correct combi for Voodoo.

Re: UJAM Finisher (VST) Combi skins

Posted: 17 Jun 2023
by bigguy1
Voodoo and Boost. Yes the VST was missing :-)
And with Boost the VST was on Bypass...

Thank you for your fast response

Re: UJAM Finisher (VST) Combi skins

Posted: 18 Jun 2023
by bigguy1
Sorry. I redownloaded the Zip, but for Voodoo the VST is still missing

Re: UJAM Finisher (VST) Combi skins

Posted: 27 Jun 2023
by challism
bigguy1 wrote:
18 Jun 2023
Sorry. I redownloaded the Zip, but for Voodoo the VST is still missing
Wow, that's really annoying. I swear, I've programmed that Voodoo Combi 3 times now.
OK, I've updated and reattached the zip file.

Re: UJAM Finisher (VST) Combi skins

Posted: 28 Jun 2023
by selig
Is it me, or are there two different shadows going on? Makes it a bit confusing looking IMO, as on many of these I’m seeing a small shadow below the knob and a big shadow to the left of the same knob. Not that it ultimately matters, it’s your ‘universe’ to create as you see fit - but is this intentional or intended to create some other visual effect? I’m not familiar with the UJAM devices so maybe that’s what I’m missing!

Re: UJAM Finisher (VST) Combi skins

Posted: 28 Jun 2023
by challism
selig wrote:
28 Jun 2023
Is it me, or are there two different shadows going on? Makes it a bit confusing looking IMO, as on many of these I’m seeing a small shadow below the knob and a big shadow to the left of the same knob. Not that it ultimately matters, it’s your ‘universe’ to create as you see fit - but is this intentional or intended to create some other visual effect? I’m not familiar with the UJAM devices so maybe that’s what I’m missing!
Yeah, these Combis aren't great GUIs, and there could be some shadow inconsistencies, for sure. Looks like the bigger vintage knobs have shadows, while the smaller knobs don't. All I did was take a screenshot of the different Follower GUIs and put them into photoshop for some minor (albeit poor) editing, then threw them in a combi and added the knobs. Quick and easy job, not intended to hold up to scrutiny. I just don't like having my VSTs' controls always disappearing from that popup window, so I made a Combi for them, unprofessional looking as they may be. I decided to share them here since I made the (minimal effort) to maybe save others some time in doing the same.

Re: UJAM Finisher (VST) Combi skins

Posted: 28 Jun 2023
by selig
challism wrote:
28 Jun 2023
selig wrote:
28 Jun 2023
Is it me, or are there two different shadows going on? Makes it a bit confusing looking IMO, as on many of these I’m seeing a small shadow below the knob and a big shadow to the left of the same knob. Not that it ultimately matters, it’s your ‘universe’ to create as you see fit - but is this intentional or intended to create some other visual effect? I’m not familiar with the UJAM devices so maybe that’s what I’m missing!
Yeah, these Combis aren't great GUIs, and there could be some shadow inconsistencies, for sure. Looks like the bigger vintage knobs have shadows, while the smaller knobs don't. All I did was take a screenshot of the different Follower GUIs and put them into photoshop for some minor (albeit poor) editing, then threw them in a combi and added the knobs. Quick and easy job, not intended to hold up to scrutiny. I just don't like having my VSTs' controls always disappearing from that popup window, so I made a Combi for them, unprofessional looking as they may be. I decided to share them here since I made the (minimal effort) to maybe save others some time in doing the same.
I wouldn’t say they look unprofessional, it’s just a bit confusing (but I’m hyper-aware of stuff like this so take my comments with a large grain of salt) with two different shadows on the same sources - but I understand now that you didn’t have control over that so carry on - great work otherwise, especially if it was just a quick and easy job IMO!
FWIW, other than the shadows these look 100% pro, which I guess is why the shadows otherwise ‘stood out’ to my eye. :)

Re: UJAM Finisher (VST) Combi skins

Posted: 28 Jun 2023
by challism
selig wrote:
28 Jun 2023
I wouldn’t say they look unprofessional, it’s just a bit confusing (but I’m hyper-aware of stuff like this so take my comments with a large grain of salt) with two different shadows on the same sources - but I understand now that you didn’t have control over that so carry on - great work otherwise, especially if it was just a quick and easy job IMO!
FWIW, other than the shadows these look 100% pro, which I guess is why the shadows otherwise ‘stood out’ to my eye. :)
ha ha, I wasn't offended by your comment. I didn't really notice the shadow discrepancy until you mentioned it. I just took a screen shot of U-Jam's devices and threw them in photoshop to remove the obvious things that would stand out when used as a Combi backdrop. Pretty fast and easy job (and admittedly, not that detail focused).

After I finished the GUIs I noticed that the font size changes I made (input/output) were pretty noticeable from the first to the last device. The font size was too small in the first few devices. I like the bigger font in the last few devices. But I don't really care enough to go back and redo them. The point of these was to get rid of having to always open up that horrible VST popup to make adjustment. So I will consider these done. Especially now that I finally got Voodoo saved with the VST device in it! ha ha ha