After playing around with Sumu for some time, it has quickly become my favorite synth. Here are some ideas that would make it even better in my opinion:
- Add the ability to save individual presets for the space module. It takes considerable time to create a great patch within the space module, so being able to recall settings for use in other patches would be highly beneficial.
- Adjust versioned preset naming to use a sequential format like 01, 02, 03 ... 11, 12, etc. Currently, presets are named 1, 11, 12 ... 2, 3, etc., which is not ideal for comparing multiple versions of the same patch.
- Enable slower LFO rates. The current lowest value isn't slow enough for creating truly slow-evolving patches.
- Allow lower values for LFO amounts. Even the lowest setting is often not subtle enough for precise adjustments.
- Add LFO control for the attenuverters.
- Prevent button values from changing immediately upon clicking. This behavior makes it difficult to dial in tones with precision.
Thank you for reading!
These are some good ideas! Thanks for the feedback.
- I like this idea
- It's just how they are sorted when they are shown in the file chooser. I can fix this.
- I agree - done for the next release.
- done
- I have some other plans that this would get in the way of.
- Can you give an example? Buttons change value when the mouse is released, and I can't think of how this would make dialing in tones hard.
Thanks for your reply! Regarding point 6, adjusting the value of a knob currently requires clicking on it first and then dragging to change its position or value. For example, when the position of the "time" knob is set to 2 and needs to be changed to 1.5, the expected behavior would allow clicking on a random spot on the knob—such as around value 3—and dragging it to 1.5. However, the current behavior causes the value to jump to 3 upon clicking. Scrolling instead of clicking works as expected, but the values change too quickly for precise adjustments. Another idea would be to implement fine adjustments by holding down SHIFT.
Oh! you said "prevent button values" which was confusing. I see now that your point is about dials (also called knobs).
If you click in the area of a dial that is not in the filled circular area, such as directly over the number, there you can drag from the current value without jumping to a new value first.
Also, holding down shift to fine-adjust should work. You can either press shift before or after the dial is clicked, or hold it while you scroll.
I wish there was an option to change the behaviour in settings so it would not jump around because my natural inclination is to click on the knobs as this is generally how most other vst instruments work.
Having an option would not be a bad thing. I'll add it to the feature requests list.
Hi, one more feature idea and one general request.
- LFO for partials loop start and stop! This would be awesome.
- Would it be possible to separate bug fix releases from new feature releases? Some bugs/issues have been identified on this forum half a year ago and without a bug fix release since. The LFO bug for instance has been bugging me since day one of release.
Thanks for reading!
Adding popups to UI elements that move is going to be a little tricky, but it's not rocket science and I will definitely do it at some point. The popup menu can stay put while the "tail" follows the loop bracket.
I hear that the slow pace of bug fixes can be frustrating. I'm working to improve that this year. One way is by making it easier to deploy my software so that doing so doesn't take me away from other work for too long. (if you are a software person, think CI / CD)
I believe I am very close to shipping a 1.1.0 version of Sumu right now. Please stay tuned, and thanks for your patience.