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Hi!
Necessary due to the way the player currently works!
Sorry, that is an oversight... it says "...to OPEN or RECORD" on the launch screen, but I removed the actual "Record" menu again because I didn't quite finish it. Just ignore this for now
It's a warning message, not an error message 😜 but yeah, in theory mostly any sampling rate can be supported -- the warning message was actually a quick fix: When importing a file with an odd sampling rate, Meow crashed when trying to highlight the corresponding non-existent menu entry in the "kHz" menu 😄 I'll look into a proper way to do this!
Definitely will be added! The closest you can currently get to that is to Select All and then 'Edit -> Delete'. (but beware, there might be some odd bugs with zero-sized buffers. But then again, this is a beta so I'm happy to see reports
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Probably a good gesture, I'll keep this in mind for the future!
Likewise! Although maybe many people would expect this to be 'Select All'...
Suggestions have been brilliant so far, thanks a lot! 🍻
Peak innovation! 🐈
@SevenSystems one more thing before sleep…
Is there any remote possibility to show the file-name of the currently loaded file?
This would be quite handy when re-saving the file later on after the editing is done…
I had this request before, but not totally sure where to show it where it doesn't get in the way on small screens. Suggestions?
There's a discrepancy between the ruler and the tempo setting popup in this file. The popup seems correct, but look at the number of bars displayed in the ruler.
The file is attached.
[edit] Actually it's happening on other files as well. The ruler seems to be displaying 4x the number of bars.
[edit 2] I think it's displaying beats rather than bars because it changes if you change the time signature.
@SevenSystems I’m traveling at the moment, but had a little play with the beta on my iPhone - kinda liking it so far. The latest beta seems easier to grab the handles and the fader points.
I haven’t read through this thread… curious if I can create a blank project then trim, fade and cut and paste to assemble edited pieces into the bank project?
I know this is intended to be a simple editor though. Just asking
About the crossfading. This is something I only use Auditor for - it does it really well but the rest of the app I find awkward to use. And there are very few, if any apps that do this well. Like being able to move the play head and handles to preview the fade in realtime.
This the the Auditor crossfade tool
To create smooth crossfading loops where it might need several seconds of audio in the fade - for environmental sounds and sounds with movement like a slow filter sweep at the start.
This looks like something your app could do if the time could be extended. Maybe something maybe for the future.
@SevenSystems banged buttons and pushed stuff around like a bling monkey. So far so good. I’m going to test keyboard shortcuts soon - thanks for adding those it was a surprise. As a niggle the fade in fade out icons are very demonstrative as to what they are, BUT I’m confused as to what the default non fade state is can we get a straight pipe | for no fade?
@SevenSystems
iPhone 14 plus , bottom parts of some menus hidden like ‘edit’ and ‘process’ , can’t quite scroll to the last items in the menus
@SevenSystems thanks for opening up ios15, testing this on an iphone se 1st gen right now, so far so good 😅
I also have an air2 and and an ipad9 I’ll be giving a spin
I haven’t delved into it yet, but so far I must say I love the icon and the ui aesthetic
Great job!
Is elastic audio (being able to move slice markers with auto stretching) on the road map?
Could this become “simpler for ios” in the future? (not the sampler part, but the audio editing/looping)
How about this, render a translucent filename at the bottom of the screen?
Another option is to use 'named tabs' and allow opening of multiple files for quick copy & paste from one file to another? (Ie. select a bunch of files on open and either open each file in a separate tab or 'join them together' into one file).
But maybe that's something for V2 or V3
😄 thanks for the report, yes I can see what's happening. You can fix this until the next beta by setting the divisor to 1/4 its correct value, i.e. if you want 4/4, set 4/1 instead.
Good to hear, thanks!
You can copy & paste between files, and also keep dragging and dropping stuff into the current file. However, I think what you're asking is probably support for opening multiple files at once and switching between them. That's not currently available or planned, but it would definitely be nice to have and completely trivial to implement, so I will add this to the roadmap.
It all depends on if monthly proceeds from the app are higher than the usual 3.50 EUR 😃
Hey. Yes I thought about better supporting creation of smooth crossfaded loops too. The current crossfade settings are more for avoiding clicks and providing inaudible transitions between processed and unprocessed parts, but yeah, the loop case is totally something that should be looked into.
That's how proper beta testing works, thanks! 😄
Let me know if you find them logical. If not then I'll explain why they are 😄
The fades snap to the selection handle and are then zero. But you're right, maybe indicating this with a different icon in the handle might make sense. But depending on the icon, it might then not be as easy to recognize for new users that these buttons ARE fade handles. (straight line).
Thank you, will be fixed!
Oh I'm surprised! 😃 no crackling during playback?
Brilliant!
Thanks a lot! It's just the standard Seven Systems UI design & toolkit shared by all of our apps. Glad you like it.
Not currently, I think this would be outside the scope of what I want the app to be (simple).
I'll have to have a look at Simpler to make a judgement ☺️ (it does have a cool name too though!)
Yes that could work. Looks a bit cluttered but it doesn't take away space.
I've put this on the roadmap, I've often wanted this too during testing and it'd be quite quick to implement.
😁 No doubts about it!
@SevenSystems Meow still crashes (after a while) when I make a selection with the Apple Pencil and then use my fingers to zoom the wave-form.
Same 'bug' also happens if use a mouse to make a selection and then use the fingers to zoom...
If you can find out how / when exactly this happens or could provide a screen recording, that'd be grand!
I'll try to make a video but nothing special really, just load a *.wav file, use the Apple Pencil to make a selection and use the fingers to zoom the waveform and total 'lock' of the UI...
Oh LOCK! OK, that's something else. I've seen that before -- I think it somehow arrives at an impossibly high or low zoom level and then tries to calculate the preview for like 10 light-years of audio 😄 I'll try to reproduce it but your pencil might "facilitate" causing the issue.
Yeah, no crakles 👍 I only tried small files ~3min
The usability is not the best, the square brackets hide the waveform (but of course you’re not targeting 4” screens, makes no sense)
Simpler is ableton live sampler. I just don’t know of any app on ios that has the ability to drag the slice marlers, but I realize it’s no trivial matter, so that’s ok
I hate making movies LOL.
Btw. it doesn't matter if I use the pencil or mouse it's the same regardless...
Thanks for the Screenshot. Yeah, I might try to adapt the UI when run on a very small screen by maybe removing the padding in the toolbars like in Xequence.
Meanwhile, what you CAN do is go to the system settings, Display, Text Size and reduce that, it'll scale Meow. 🐈
Thanks a lot, you're a great director 😄 so it occurs with drag-select... right... I don't have a Pencil but will try with Bluetooth mouse when back in the office.
EDIT: I guess the problem is the combination of using mouse AND touch input interchangeably.
Yepp, and as long as I don't 'zoom' I can do multiple selections and use the UI with just the pencil (or mouse).
I've tried with a USB-Mouse as well using 'Universal Control' where I can share the keyboard and pointing device between my Mac and the iPad.
And I've also tested in both landscape and portrait modes and various 'window sizes' with StageManager.
BT Mouse should behave the same as 'Universal Control' and 'USB Mouse'.
Could be but shouldn't be. Meow is the only app I have that has this behavior, most other apps either block the use of Apple Pencil or work as expected.
Hopefully You'll figure out what causes it.
Cheers!
Have you considered hiding the nudge and fade squares, and only show the brackets, unless one taps on the bracket (then it would show the other squares)?
When dragging a bracket you could also hide all those elements (or make them transparent) and just show the selection cursor.
Also it is too easy (I suspect even on bigger phones) to be nudging and accidentally tapping outside the selection. I know each one has their preferences, but maybe if there was a global setting that required double-tap to move the playhead outside the selection? I think it's frustrating to have made your perfect selection and losing it because of an accidental touch.
Yeah, I could, but then I wouldn't be able to use anything else on my phone
Anyway, I must be the only one still using a 4" screen here, so don't waste time on that.
Would anyone else prefer to have an alternative method to close an open "menu box", such as "Edit" without having to click on it a second time? For example, to just be able to tap on the blank area on the top between buttons and close it? I use Xequence and it behaves the same, but I guess I don't find myself popping in and out of the menu buttons as often, so it seemed fine there.
Overall: It took me a bit to figure out how to use the controls, but once I got the gist of how it works, I really liked the responsive and direct feel of it, and using the sliders for selection is actually quite helpful. I've found that selecting within the waveform in other audio editor apps can be very tricky, especially on a smaller screen where your finger actually gets in the way, or you have to hold and then drag, and it sometimes slides the waveform instead. The way the fade preview works is also very nice. Looking forward to testing it further. Looks promising.
Thanks!