[nama] Re: If we include LV2, why not libosc?

  • From: Julien Claassen <julien@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: nama@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:33 +0200 (CEST)

Hey Massy!
From my usability lecture: Minimise the user's memory load. Numbers are generally harder to remember than useful names. So in your example: 
Nama> fxreg add 1891 compressor
Nama> fxreg add 3309 hard_compressor
Nama fxreg add etd stereo_delay
It's a little longer to type, but sticks better in the mind. Certainly one could use just a number, which would internally be stored as a string. But so the user has the choice to help her workflow and make Nama appear less frightning, especially when beginning. I don't mind my effects, but if you think, it would help you, I could certainly see a general use in that. One could for example create a standard fxreg to get newbies started, with all those compressors and all those delays, it's hard to decide, when being introduced to it all. :-) 
  Even more bed-tmely yours :-)
         Julien

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