Matthew White

Yep, +1 from me. 😀

Looks like a +1 for my 'Delete Our Own Forum Posts' feature request! 😆

Users of my Themes may like to download again and replace the old with new as a small number of corrections/improvements have been made to some, most notably my 'M-Tungsten' Theme has been updated to display the newer style 'Metronome Settings' button icon on the Transport Module, My 'M-Silk' and 'M-Tango Orange' Themes have also been updated with better 'Metronome During Play', 'Metronome During Record' and the newer 'Metronome Settings' buttons on the Transport Module, better icons on the 'Input Echo' buttons (Mix Module, Track and Console View) (As have some other Themes) and also better digits on the Snap Module buttons, the digits on these were the existing digits that I had just painted around when I made the themes, I have now painted over the old digits and added fresh digits to these so they should look a little clearer/sharper now, most Themes have also had an improvement to the 'Audio' and 'Instruments' tabs when in the selected state in the 'Add Track Flyout', the selected tab of these had more height than the unselected but I've now made them equal as I think it looks much better and served no purpose having more height, they were just made that way originally as it's how they display in the 'Mercury' and 'Tungsten' themes included with Cakewalk.

10 hours ago, RobertWS said:

I would be PO'd if my intelligent and insightful and often humorous replies got deleted

I can understand that some might, but say if something changed causing the post and replies to become completely irrelevant, I think it would make sense to delete the post to free up the forum of that irrelevant and possibly confusing information for both current and future users rather than leaving it there, I for one have definitely searched the web and forums for an answer and been left confused and/or frustrated by finding a bunch of information that is outdated and no longer applicable.

11 minutes ago, Lord Tim said:

Another solution for dark mode, if you use Chrome or Edge is this: 

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/super-dark-mode/nlgphodeccebbcnkgmokeegopgpnjfkc/

It's sort of hacky but it works. 

I had added the 'Super Dark Mode' extension in the last couple of days as it happens but removed it today as I noticed Chrome was showing some processor use in task manager all the time when this extension was switched on and never dropped to 0% as it does most of the time usually when there's no activity in Chrome so was worried this extension was doing something iffy. Probably just me being paranoid though lol.

21 minutes ago, satyabrata satapathy said:

Just edit and write delete everywhere, mods will delete it

Tried that a year ago and they're still there.

45 minutes ago, RobertWS said:

If people reply to your post and you delete it....what happens to the replies? 

The would become lost orphans.  We can't have that.

Just like a Facebook post, the replies would also go when you delete the post.

Is there a way to delete our own posts in the forum? If not, can we please have a way to do so? I know we can edit our post title to show the content is deleted but I think being able to delete an entire post would be much better so as to free up the forum of invalid posts just saying 'Deleted' if we'd rather delete the post entirely. Also, a dark mode setting would be great!

13 hours ago, sjoens said:

You can find image type in the Properties box...

True, but this still wouldn't have helped at the time as I was also unaware BMPs don't support transparency, seems I'm still learning little bits now and then even after 4 years making themes. 😆

1 hour ago, sjoens said:

I believe that's normal for BMPs as they don't support transparency w/o a coded color set within the .exe.

I see, I never realized they were BMPs just thought they were PNGs lol.

9 hours ago, Starship Krupa said:

I've encountered multiple objects that go black when I make them transparent.

One I've noticed so far is the 'Scroll Bar Zoom Icons' as I usually make the corners transparent, as soon as I save the Theme then open the icons in paint.net the corners are filled in completely black. 🤷‍♂️

11 hours ago, sjoens said:

22 hours ago, Matthew White said:

Was it since you changed any settings to try to figure out what was causing the 'Forum Site Map Issue'

Yes. But I revisited those settings to rectify this issue... to no avail. Transparency as a whole is fine, only this particular image is affected ATM.

Ah OK, was just a thought.

11 hours ago, sjoens said:

For kicks, anyone care to make one of their Now Markers 100% transparent in a test theme to verify if replicable?

Just tried this and I'm not seeing the issue here, I tried leaving just the Play, Stop etc icons and also making them completely blank.

1 hour ago, sjoens said:

For no reason, today the mask refuses to go away

Just a thought... Was it since you changed any settings to try to figure out what was causing the 'Forum Site Map Issue' you posted about?

1 hour ago, sjoens said:

There looks like a solid black mask behind it in the shape of the default marker that can appear at will.

Default:                                                              Repainted:

     

Are you saying just the green play icon should be showing with nothing around it? I sometimes see the transparency get blacked out briefly on this icon when saving a project, but it displays as a rectangle like the base the image is drawn on (as shown in the image below) so the transparent chequered area is blacked out also , this would suggest some transparency is being honoured on yours but if it's displaying different to what you usually see using the same Theme then I have no idea unless it's due to a change you made trying to figure the 'Forum Site Map Issue'. 

On 8/28/2022 at 3:55 PM, User 905133 said:

The button labelled FX is not an FX on/off button.  It is a Bypass All Audio Effects button.

16 hours ago, David Baay said:

the answer has to be "leave it as-is " given how long the current convention has been in place and that the majority of users appear to be okay with it

17 hours ago, David Baay said:

Since it's all easily addressed with the Theme editor, and there's obviously no universal consensus to be reached, I propose everyone who cares sets it up as he/she/they prefer

Despite changing my mind about this previously, I think I have settled on the above opinions that it is a bypass button and so should be lit when in bypass mode but can be changed via Themes if so desired, I do however think the tooltip could do with changing to how the OP suggested if possible ('Enable All Audio Effects' when it's in bypass and 'Bypass All Audio Effects' when it's enabled.) to help the new or confused.

12 hours ago, User 905133 said:

Please keep in mind, that I was specifically addressing Matthew White.  He is someone I have interacted with previously and have much respect for what he contributes and for how he communicates respectfully in the forum.  That is why I felt comfortable posting my reply. 

 

@User 905133 Thanks for your kind comment, it's much appreciated!

On 8/22/2022 at 2:20 PM, Matthew White said:

On number 2, I agree it's a bypass button so lit in bypass makes sense and think that any change to that would only confuse everyone but folks new to Cakewalk who learn that it's that way, I do however think that something such as an 'X' or diagonal line over the text like on the 'Clear all Automation Write Enables' button could be a helpful hint for newcomers, those who have fear of the manual (lol) and those who forget these things sometimes, I know I've forgotten about things like this before!

I've been thinking about this some more and have changed my mind, I think that when the mix module FX button is lit should mean FX are on, this would mean it would follow pretty much every other button i.e. lit means on/selected and unlit means off/unselected, I just won't make changes to my own Themes for this to avoid confusion for those who know how they already work or to go against the manual and any tutorials covering these, I would however like BandLab to change these to work this way though and would then obviously change my Themes to match. FWIW I think any changes to the Mix Module's 2x and Read Automation Buttons (as mentioned in comments above) are unnecessary as they already work as lit=on unlit=off.

On 8/22/2022 at 11:27 AM, Mark Morgon-Shaw said:

1. The tooltip for the FX button states the same message regardless of the state.  I think it should say " Enable All Audio Effects " when it's in bypass and " Bypass All Audio Effect" when it's enabled.

2. I also think the colour scheme is backwards. When the FX are engaged its' grey - when they are bypassed it's blue which doesn't make sense to me. I would rather have a positive indication that my FX are engaged and have it go grey when they are in bypass which would follow the logic of the rest of the toolbar.   

Now I understand where you're coming from as I'm sure the idea is that this an  FX "Bypass" button so it lights up when in bypass - However it isn't labelled as a bypass button either !

My thoughts... On number 1 , yes, that would definitely be better the way suggested. On number 2, I agree it's a bypass button so lit in bypass makes sense and think that any change to that would only confuse everyone but folks new to Cakewalk who learn that it's that way, I do however think that something such as an 'X' or diagonal line (as @Lord Tim said) over the text like on the 'Clear all Automation Write Enables' button could be a helpful hint for newcomers, those who have fear of the manual (lol) and those who forget these things sometimes, I know I've forgotten about things like this before!

And it just got bigger, new theme 'M-Tango Orange' added.  😃

'M-Tango Orange' Cakewalk Theme is derived from my 'M-Silk' Theme but has darker backgrounds and off/unselected buttons, most on/selected buttons have been changed to orange as has most of the text, all inspired by a can of 'Tango' fizzy Orange drink. 

A few other small changes have been made here and there including the coloring/shades of the Audio and MIDI meters and a new on/off button for the Pro-Channel Strips, text color for clips in the track lanes have been left white (light blue when selected) as orange clashes and can become illegible if the Audio/Midi data behind it is also orange, the colors used here seem to work well whatever the background data color.

As with any Theme, and especially using colors like this, I know it won't be to everybody's taste but it's another Theme in the list of choices for the Cakewalk community to use if they do like it.

Free Download Here.... 'M-Tango Orange' Cakewalk Theme

A combined total of around 150 hours, sometimes much more, goes in to creating each Theme I make, then there's more time spent to update them whenever BandLab makes changes or additions to the Cakewalk GUI to ensure any changed or new items display correctly and match the Theme, I also don't make all these Themes for myself, it's more of a hobby and to share the end results with the Cakewalk Community for their use and enjoyment at no charge, Any Tips/Donations via the following link for my time and efforts in creating and updating these are greatly appreciated, however small. Thank You! ❤️ https://www.paypal.me/MatthewJohnWhite

12 hours ago, Mark MoreThan-Shaw said:

What is the perceived benefit ?

Some may find it of benefit as a more eye catching way to highlight particular buttons which are active amongst a screen full of static buttons although I know they're not all lit at once but still thought it may be useful/preferred for some, other than that.... oooh! Flashy lights! lol

2 hours ago, Mark MoreThan-Shaw said:

Not for me thanks, I see no benefit. 

That's fair enough, as with everything, it won't be wanted by everyone but it doesn't mean the idea shouldn't be implemented, just that there should either be a way to disable it or for theme creators/cakewalk to provide alternative static theme versions.

One of the many unchangeable items unfortunately. 🙁

Another unchangeable item unfortunately. 🙁 

11 hours ago, Gewa said:

Can someone help me find the location of pan/gain knobs in theme editor.

Knob and Knob (Small) are for Pan, Knob Unipolar and Knob Unipolar (Small) are for Gain.

1 hour ago, Sridhar Raghavan said:

Great Matthew. If you can also include the download link, it would be nice/handy.

I've changed the font size to make it stand out a bit better now, I meant to do that anyway but forgot lol. It's been a busy day so I'm a little fatigued.

56 minutes ago, Sridhar Raghavan said:

Great Matthew. If you can also include the download link, it would be nice/handy.

It's there but named as the pack name rather than a URL.