Colin Nicholls

I sell my music on BandCamp. I don't know enough to know if the Epic deal is good or bad news. Promotion has always been a problem, regardless of platform.

Might I suggest "Orange Julius" as the theme name

Switch to Tungsten and see if you see the same problem with the Archive button. The Archive button was recently extended from 5 impressions to 8 to handle nested folders, and what you are seeing is a 5-impression image being divided into 8 slices. Hence the cut-off image. Have you ever used any custom themes? Experiment with a few (see the Themes forum) and see if you still observe the problem (with Mercury RS for example) and then switch back. An application restart might help synchronize things also.

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A worthy addition indeed!

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Hi @Sridhar Raghavan, this is not directly related to your request for tools to load Drum Maps from text files, but if you haven't already seen it, my article on drum maps in Cakewalk is here: https://prodigalsounds.com/blog/2021/05/04/drum-maps-in-cakewalk/

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@Sridhar Raghavan, Dimension Pro supports scala files but it may be difficult to find. It used to be bundled with SONAR Professional, and although I think BandLab have the I.P. for Dim Pro, its future is uncertain. This list might be useful to you: https://en.xen.wiki/w/List_of_microtonal_software_plugins I don't think Cakewalk itself has any specific support for non-western scales. SwarShala looks intriguing but I'm sure you're familiar with that. (Note: I'm not knowledgeable about it, just curious).

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It's a short way of referring to "The Young Lady's Illustrated Primer" to creating Cakewalk themes. I think you've already found it ?

@Sridhar Raghavan, Clearly something isn't right, because the behavior you're experiencing isn't normal. We'd like to help you resolve this but I think we're going to need more information. Could you share some screen shots? I'm thinking something like Cakewalk's Preferences > File > Folder Locations page; The contents of C:\Cakewalk Content\Cakewalk Themes These may show up something we can drill down on to find the root cause.

@David Thiel, I want your keyboard.

Is that equivalent to re-opening Cakewalk, or does it still have the problem where some theme elements aren't refreshed correctly in the UI? Not meaning to be "that guy" but curious.

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Hi there, welcome to the forum. Themes don't completely replace the existing graphics of Cakewalk; they just give it a "flavor". So, your expectations of what is possible through Cakewalk theming may not be met. I did a quick comparison between the latest "Logical" theme and some screen-shots of Apple Logic, and I think it would be possible to get closer to Logic's look and feel, particularly in the area of the Control Bar. But it would be a lot of work, and wouldn't change the basic widget shapes and placement from what they are in Cakewalk. I recommend trying a few different themes and switching between them, and you'll soon get an appreciation of what is possible, and what is not. "Same spouse, different clothes" is one way of putting it (okay I read that on a forum somewhere and it stuck with me)

ZIP updated with version 2021.12.3 which includes some cosmetic changes imported from the Revised Standard Editions: Track and Console Phase Expand/Contract iconography Mix Module button polarity

Updated to 1.0.2, Mix Module button changes.

@Starship KrupaWait, what? You've recanted the heretical Turny Triangle creed? Oh, I see. retained it for folder expansion. Okay. I can accept that. Still not fan of the hamburger, but, again, I see where you're coming from. This is a very nice looking theme. Seeing it come to life here, I think I will change what I'm doing with the Mix Module button polarity. Re: Mix Module: Mouse-over on Read Automation doesn't behave the same way as FX and PDC. Intentional? Re: Show/Hide Bus Pane An extra line below the triangle? Why?

I left that as stock because it is used elsewhere to indicate "click here to show a drop-down menu" (i.e., Track Pane Edit Filter, I/O, etc). And that's what it is. I get that the Bakers used the down-triangle based on Windows combo/list widgets, and I'm okay with that. So my argument for that is consistency. I considered this, and will probably do it in the next update. Agreed; I knew they'd still be some places left to clean up. I was prepared to implement the turny-triangles, but then I saw the "Show Bus Pane" and thought, hang on, we have a seriously under-used precedent for "expand/contract", how would it look if I propagated it? And I really liked the end result. So I ran with it. I may have missed the reasoning behind changing this. I'll review. Also, now I'll take a look at Tungsten RS, now that you've released it ?

Challenge accepted. See Mercury RS.

Updated to 1.0.1

False alarm. It's one of those "restart the app to see the actual change in full effect" type problems. (Global > Dockbar Left)

Quick shout-out to @Starship Krupa, this is not a direct copy of Tungsten RS - there are going to be some differences. There could be some cross-pollination between the themes but even after that I don't think it will be a 1:1 match. And that's fine. For example, my choice for a consistent "expand/contract" metaphor isn't the same as yours, Naturally, I prefer mine. (Oh - and consequently I found a UI bug.)

Ah, the humble Mercury theme. The first, and some might say, the most boring. It doesn't get a lot of love, does it? Not since Tungsten arrived on the scene as the default Cakewalk theme. Here is a version of Mercury with many of the tweaks and polishing for consistency and clarity, including some not seen before, all without violating the Mercury-nature. Ideally, if you use this theme, you won't even notice the changes. Here is Mercury - the Revised Standard edition. Mercury_RS.zip What are the changes? Skylight: Dock/Undock icon for Inspector/Browsers Track View: Synth/Instrument Track Icon Swap Ruler +/- Take Lane +/- Scroll Bar Zoom, flyout Pre/Post Send Phase Folder Open/Close triangle Track Pane Expand/Contract Synth Rack: Delete Synth (uses a - instead of x) Control Bar Mix Module: Button polarity/clarity Control Bar Transport: Record Button Text, for clarity Console View: Pre/Post Send Synth/Instrument Track Icon Swap Console Lock/Unlock linked channels Level Meter Backgrounds for clarity Step Sequencer: Expand/Contract button no longer looks like "play" Delete Row (- instead of x)