Changing instrument with the instrument list in the mixer
The instrument list of the mixer lacks a vertical scroll, which makes it cumbersome to change an instrument, particularly if the list is extensive, as is the case when several soundfonts are loaded for a particular score.
Another auxilliary item that could help to navigate the list across instruments of different soundfont banks would be some sort of division, say a horizontal line, separating the groups of instruments, that's to say, separating the soundfonts. That would be a good visual aid to navigate across the list, going from one soundfont group of instruments to another.
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There are several redesign ideas being discussed in other threads, you might want to do a search and comment there. Meanwhile, be aware you can just type the first few letters of whatever you are looking for to go straight there/
In reply to There are several redesign… by Marc Sabatella
I find that typing the first letter works, but not multiple letters.
In reply to I find that typing the first… by emailly
you must type quickly. I can type any two letters by putting a finger on each and find an instrument that way. I can get some 3 letter combos using that method but not all, like z (in piz) never works.
In reply to you must type quickly. I can… by mike320
I think that's because "Z" gets trapped by the shortcut for the symbols palette. Which is a bug, it's been mentioned here before as I recall. Fix probably involves changing the definition from "application shortcut" to "window shortcut" or some such in shortcuts.cpp, but I kind of suspect that will break the ability of "Z" to close the palette again. On the other hand, maybe this is going away as a separate window for 3.3.
In reply to you must type quickly. I can… by mike320
I now keep a list by my computer with the exact names of the instrument sounds I want for those that don't begin with the instrument name itself. For example, "Gagliano violin","3Celli", "Trem celli" etc.
It would be great if there was a standardized naming convention like "VIOLIN - Gagliano", "VIOLIN - 2nd pizzicato" etc. with the instrument name first, followed by its modifier. Also standardizing the instrument name itself - Violoncello versus Cello, for example.
Looking forward to having the instrument list challenges and sound font associations adjusted in version 3.3. Thank you for doing this.