John Paul Anthony Dela Cruz Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) Hello guys. I just recently finished making my own theme for my projects. I would like to share this because someone asked if I could post it, if I will make one. The base UI for this theme is from the FLAT_WHITE theme. Thanks to @Colin Nicholls for making it. @chris.r Not completely inspected for overlooked color assignments. There are some few drawbacks for the colors selected but I believe this works for my workflow. Merry Christmas everyone. AFUI version1 AFUI v1.3 (sends background, piano black keys, track view sliders values revised) AFUI v1.4 (3d sliders) AFUI 1.5 (flat sliders with shadows) Almost Flat UI Theme.sth AFUI 1.3 (new values for piano black keys, track sliders, sends ).sth AFUI 1.4 (3d sliders).sth AFUI 1.5 (flat sliders with shadows).sth AFUI 1.5 (flat sliders with shadows).sth Edited December 20, 2020 by John Paul Anthony Dela Cruz 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.r Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) Ah, I didn't realize it's going to be a white skin. Still am going to try it, thanks ? Love these gain and pan pots Edited December 19, 2020 by chris.r 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Paul Anthony Dela Cruz Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 I was planning on making dark theme too but I had to make it for my own project. I will try to make a dark theme if I have time soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Nicholls Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 I can appreciate the work that went into that, over and above your starting point. Nice. Clear. Love the contrast of the MIX controls. The "baby blue" highlight works well against the mid-grey. I see you're going for the balance of "not too light, not too dark", a brave goal. (It does make me wish for "contrast/bright" sliders as featured in Studio One, I always thought that was a nice way of allowing a user preference without introducing UI anarchy.) I recommend re-visiting the color of the volume sliders for Tracks. The "Grey on Grey" isn't working, IMO. Maybe White or Light Grey for tracks? Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
730819 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Really nice. Love the Control Bar and track view. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Paul Anthony Dela Cruz Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Colin Nicholls said: I can appreciate the work that went into that, over and above your starting point. Nice. Clear. Love the contrast of the MIX controls. The "baby blue" highlight works well against the mid-grey. I see you're going for the balance of "not too light, not too dark", a brave goal. (It does make me wish for "contrast/bright" sliders as featured in Studio One, I always thought that was a nice way of allowing a user preference without introducing UI anarchy.) I recommend re-visiting the color of the volume sliders for Tracks. The "Grey on Grey" isn't working, IMO. Maybe White or Light Grey for tracks? Great work. I appreciate the inputs. I also noticed the sliders are a little mixed up. I will try to change it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceakay Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 That's a clean theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceakay Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 I noticed that the piano roll is inverted, kinda. The white keys are black and the black keys are white. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Paul Anthony Dela Cruz Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 @Colin Nicholls You are referring to the main sliders right? Not the smaller ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Paul Anthony Dela Cruz Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 @seakay beats I have assigned darker values for the black keys background AFUI 1.2 (new values for piano black keys, track sliders).sth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Nicholls Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 56 minutes ago, John Paul Anthony Dela Cruz said: @Colin Nicholls You are referring to the main sliders right? Not the smaller ones? Right - although I also noticed that the "horizontal sliders" were not as visible as I would prefer, but I wanted to avoid the popular "if you just change this and this and this to suit ME it would be perfect" kind of post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Paul Anthony Dela Cruz Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 One thing to take note is that the sends background and the sliders in track view are affected by one color in the theme editor. I decided to make a darker background to compensate if the user prefers a lighter value for the track view sliders and sends titles. AFUI 1.3 (new values for piano black keys, track sliders, sends ).sth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Paul Anthony Dela Cruz Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 @Colin Nicholls Thanks for the heads up. I forgot to look closely onto the sliders. I will try tweaking it. What's a little tricky with regards to those small sliders; the color assignment tends to affect different parts of the theme w/c are also primary elements for the UI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceakay Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 2 hours ago, John Paul Anthony Dela Cruz said: @seakay beats I have assigned darker values for the black keys background AFUI 1.2 (new values for piano black keys, track sliders).sth 571.5 kB · 0 downloads Thanks!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Paul Anthony Dela Cruz Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 @Colin Nicholls I might soon try making a way to make flat sliders work for the theme but currently I find this 3d slider set from cakewalk working decently with the UI. AFUI 1.4 (3d sliders).sth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Nicholls Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 14 hours ago, John Paul Anthony Dela Cruz said: @Colin Nicholls What's a little tricky with regards to those small sliders; the color assignment tends to affect different parts of the theme w/c are also primary elements for the UI. Ha ha you don't need to tell me that ? >> currently I find this 3d slider set from cakewalk working decently The important thing is that YOU are happy with the theme. I do agree that the sliders look better in AFUI 1.4 in your screenshot above. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Walton Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 The FLAT WHITE theme from Colin as I've noted in the original thread is one of my favories. This is a fantastic "mod" of that theme to give something diffierent, but similar. Thanks for sharing it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Walton Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) So this is one of my favorite and most used themes. I made some mods to it (not to make it "better" just more in line with how I like to work). So thanks to @Colin Nicholls for the Flat White Theme that inspired @John Paul Anthony Dela Cruz to create AFUI 1.5 theme that I've created a few tweaks to. So it isn't really a new theme, just a slight variation UPDATE::: 2021.12 compatible. Main idea of changes that I made: Remove lots of the word clutter (pro-channel, Effects, Sends, I/O, Performance, gain/pan) - where any experienced user already knows where these are. Change FX active/inactive button in track and console view. I went for the traditional green is on, red is off type of look. Adjusted the color of at least one of the faders Just posting if anyone finds the variation interesting of an already brilliant theme created by someone else. AFUI 1.5 - BW Pro_2021-12.sth AFUI 1.5 - BW Pro_2021-04.sth Edited December 17, 2021 by Brian Walton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Nicholls Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Brian Walton said: I made some mods to it (not to make it "better" just more in line with how I like to work). Very nice. I'll be adding this to my "select choice" list of themes I alternative with. I do think you maybe went a little to far with the Performance Module, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Walton Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Colin Nicholls said: Very nice. I'll be adding this to my "select choice" list of themes I alternative with. I do think you maybe went a little to far with the Performance Module, though. It is just a personal preference thing. That section isn't one where you can click and get functionality from and the fact it has constant movement It is already drawing your eye up there so my brain doesn't need the distraction of reading a word, I know it is related to performance, so I know what it is. The idea is to declutter some of those distractions that don't add value to me personally. It is a little extreme perhaps, but that word "performance" is pretty big up there and I found I liked it better with it removed. Other areas where I'm selecting a tool, or something of that nature, I want some indication of what it is. (and it does say performance if you collapse it) Edited January 23, 2021 by Brian Walton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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