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Post 23 Dec 2022

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Yes, that must be it. It would be more fair to compare in 100% thou - and then it's rather big, at least not microscopic.
Totally agree at 100% (Reason zoom), Portatron is rather large (easily larger than a stock rack device). But that’s why actual GUI/UX zoom is needed in Portatron - many users (myself included) prefer to run Reason zoomed in, especially when running on higher resolution displays. Just saying - it’s not an unreasonable feature request in 2022.
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Post 23 Dec 2022

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The GUI looks big and super sharp on my retina display (3456 x 2234), with one graphics pixel for each retina pixel. So I'm guessing that the scale is messed up on the Windows version somehow? And I have no idea if it's like this for all Windows users or for some of them?
If you were running this on a 32” or larger 3840 x 2160 display, would you keep Reason at 100% zoom? Please don't take my comments in the wrong manner - I think you all did a wonderful job with Portatron and the GUI/UX is just gorgeous! I was just surprised that it didn't release with a proper zoom setting (or any at all!) that is independent of your DAW/OS, and truly think adding this will help a lot of people (especially those with vision impairments, of which I am one). :thumbup:

We're moving towards 8K displays in the professional space with the consumer space not far behind, and Portatron - in its current state - is like Reason pre-version 12 as far as the GUI/UX resizing goes. We need high-res graphics and the ability to zoom in on Portatron. :clap:
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Post 23 Dec 2022

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In your screenshot, Reason devices look comically small.
Agree, but they're totally "normal" sized - I just have a lot of extra space to view more at once :)

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Post 23 Dec 2022

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In your screenshot, Reason devices look comically small.
Agree, but they're totally "normal" sized - I just have a lot of extra space to view more at once :)
Haha true! Just curious - what is the size of your display? Full disclosure: I haven't used a display smaller than 26" in almost 20 years (currently using 2 actually). I need to go ultrawide but plugins with Portatron's GUI/UX limitations have me stuck. The 49" wide Samsung Neo G9 is calling me at 5120x1440 like the sirens called to Odysseus.
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Post 23 Dec 2022

Looks good. Like the Yamaha MT4X :) Is based on that old device?
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Looks good. Like the Yamaha MT4X :) Is based on that old device?
That MT4X was awesome. I'd wager Portatron took some influence from many machines like these from back in the day...


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Post 23 Dec 2022

I still have a functioning tascam 244 with all the wows, flutters, and speed variations an old machine has.
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Many years ago, when the speed variations began> I took it into the music store I bought it from.
It was taken apart. They took pictures of the belt and pulley mechanism that was in the 4 track that I had purchased new at that music store many years prior....We wanted? needed the replacement belt to get it working like it did... so we contacted Tascam, who maintained there was never a belt in this model, even though the proof was in front of their eyes :shock: After , to save all my work, I saved loads of songs to digital format, and have used some of the recordings , manipulated and cleaned up a tad, in many of my later tunes. I created 100's of hours of material on this machine over the years (in the before times and the long ago). :puf_wink:
Wow>CRAZY :exclamation: !!!! I just checked... These prices on eBay are unbelievably high in my opinion...
Maybe it's making a retro come back of sorts :?: :clap:
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Lol... anyone know where I can purchase a belt???
EDIT> As we knew, Tascam lied... I think I may have found some... HMMMMMMMMMMM
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Post 24 Dec 2022

Oh yes! And good looking Tascam that is!!
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Oh yes! And good looking Tascam that is!!
thanks... I got many, many years of use out of it... so... I ordered the belts I found on eBay, and they are now on the way. WOOHOO
I am looking forward to going back in time, and possible transferring the rest of the songs that were recorded with it from 3 bands I played in, and some solo stuff ... a few more hundreds of hours of recordings. I am excited. I am glad I stored it away from dust. The speed variations were driving me nuts, as that is difficult problem to fix ( not impossible but not perfect either) When you know how it should sound and no longer does, it is kind of depressing... so I only transferred the ones that were more fixable than others, back when it got retired.
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Post 30 Dec 2022

buddard wrote:
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Thanks for all the nice words about Portatron by the way!

We have some really cool updates planned further ahead. :thumbup:
Any time frame on when they might be introduced? :thumbup:
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Post 31 Dec 2022

EnochLight wrote:
23 Dec 2022
arnigretar wrote:
23 Dec 2022
Looks good. Like the Yamaha MT4X :) Is based on that old device?
That MT4X was awesome. I'd wager Portatron took some influence from many machines like these from back in the day...



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Oh, I still has one of these but the 8 track version. Times they are a changing.

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Post 31 Dec 2022

Still got my Yamaha MT120.
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Post 31 Dec 2022

Tascam 488 here, in pristine condition. Not connected to anything, though.
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Post 04 Jan 2023

Do I understand correctly that the tape selection is only for aesthetic purposes and actually serves no audible difference?
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Post 04 Jan 2023

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Do I understand correctly that the tape selection is only for aesthetic purposes and actually serves no audible difference?

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In that sense, yeah it’s just atheistic. But the Normal / Chrome switch emulates different tape types.

This is a pretty interesting plugin but I couldn’t work out how to use it in the way I make music so had to let it go.

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Post 04 Jan 2023

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Do I understand correctly that the tape selection is only for aesthetic purposes and actually serves no audible difference?
That is correct, it's only for cosmetics. We have a separate Normal/Chrome selector that changes the characteristics of the sound.

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Post 22 Feb 2023

buddard wrote:
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Wait.. what? I mean - on a 1080p panel I guess it's tolerable, but it's very small (less than a Reason rack width) even compared to stock Reason synths like Europa. Here's a couple of comparisons to larger instrument GUI with Reason set to 140% zoom:
Well, the reason that I'm asking is not because I don't believe you, it's because that it's not looking like that at all on any of my Macs. Portatron is bigger than uTonic and wider than the Reason rack, both on my 13" and 16" MBPs. Here's what it looks like on my 16", with Reason at 100%:


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The GUI looks big and super sharp on my retina display (3456 x 2234), with one graphics pixel for each retina pixel. So I'm guessing that the scale is messed up on the Windows version somehow? And I have no idea if it's like this for all Windows users or for some of them?
Hey man - just wanted to personally thank you for adding GUI/UX resize in 1.2 - it looks awesome! XOXOX


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Post 22 Feb 2023

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Hey man - just wanted to personally thank you for adding GUI/UX resize in 1.2 - it looks awesome! XOXOX
yes... thank you for the update :clap:
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