joeyluck wrote:What do you think the ARP button at the top does?
I'm curious if and where it appears for editing...
The arp button at the top likely does absolutely nothing in its current form, as there's no arp - nor any room to place one.
joeyluck wrote:Well currently what you see is about 7.5U
Granted, that still doesn't leave but so much space...
But you could fit a mod matrix in there, in the style of Thor:
And of course, this doesn't answer the 5 pages of mod matrix available on the AU/VST (not sure how many presets use that many assignments...)
I've owned Spire for quite some time, and honestly - I have no idea how many current presets use the 5 pages of mod matrix slots available. But the fact remains - if porting removes the possibility, it'll be one more thing for people to batch about and VST-land to laugh about.
joeyluck wrote:I'm not aware of limitations of not having a mod matrix on the back. I know Revival has it's control routing on the back.
Control routing is not a mod matrix. Again, if there was no limitation of placing a fully functional mod matrix on the rear panel of an RE, it's
insane to think that no dev has implemented it yet. I mean, the additional screen real estate that it would free up on the front would be incredibly useful.
Question: how often have you seen buttons, sliders, or anything else on the rear of an RE (or native Reason device) automated?
joeyluck wrote:In any case, it's anyone's guess on most of this. I'm merely pointing out what is possible given the current layout of the pre-alpha teaser image. There's some room down there for something and as far as I know, you can have a mod matrix on the back.
I have to admit, your optimism is inspiring (even if misplaced). I truly hope you're right - as a 1:1 port of Spire would be game changing for Reason. I hate having to fire up Studio One just to use it. Anything to keep me in Reason 100% is a step in the right direction, IMHO! When v9 introduced the new audio pitch editor, I have literally went back to Melodyne Essentials exactly ZERO (except to compare results for my own self satisfaction). Spire RE would be one more reason to keep me in Reason.
Now, about Sonic Charge Permut8, MicroTonic, and Synplant...
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