This has been a long time coming..... Is it just me or is the Audia/Nexia software in need of a desperate, complete overhall, GUI wise?
Personally I find it clunky and not very smart. As someone who spends a fair amount of time designing, modifying and tweaking layouts, I often find myself frustrated with the overall usability and appearance of the software.
I use a lot of other audio applications, DAWs such as Logic, Pro Tools, Cubase etc, with thrid party plug-ins. If you consider the overall appearance and funcionality of these programs compared to Biamp's software, you would think that Biamp is stuck in the 80's. Don't get me wrong, the software works at the end of the day, and this is the number one priority. But how much longer can Biamp contnue to offer such outdated software for its otherwise awesome audio DSP platform. Just remembering that we are dealing with PC GUI based DSP here.
Just a couple fo examples of things that always cause me irritation and waste time:
Labelling- often can't fit the text I need in. Lack of ability to add additional labels to IN/OUT blocks.
Cable lines- aren't very smart and don't always move corerctly when selecting several blocks and moving them around the layout.
Block sizes- why are single channel blocks fatter (higher grid spacing) than multi channel blocks? For example if I want to insert 4 single EQ blocks directly after a 4 channel input the ins and outs don't match up horizontally, and you end up with diagonal lines (messy as hell) or alternatively you have to draw in right angle turns in the cable lines. Multiply this example over and over again for a large layout and you end with a spider's web. I can't stand messy layouts.
Other block issues- Limited resize ability, where are the text size/alignment options?
Now, these are just a couple of quick ones of the top of my head, and I know all of the work arounds for these niggles, but really I'm talking about being to work efficiently as possible. Not to mention the joy that working with a nice looking application would bring into my life everyday, LOL.
Anyone else have any thoughts on this?
Personally I find it clunky and not very smart. As someone who spends a fair amount of time designing, modifying and tweaking layouts, I often find myself frustrated with the overall usability and appearance of the software.
I use a lot of other audio applications, DAWs such as Logic, Pro Tools, Cubase etc, with thrid party plug-ins. If you consider the overall appearance and funcionality of these programs compared to Biamp's software, you would think that Biamp is stuck in the 80's. Don't get me wrong, the software works at the end of the day, and this is the number one priority. But how much longer can Biamp contnue to offer such outdated software for its otherwise awesome audio DSP platform. Just remembering that we are dealing with PC GUI based DSP here.
Just a couple fo examples of things that always cause me irritation and waste time:
Labelling- often can't fit the text I need in. Lack of ability to add additional labels to IN/OUT blocks.
Cable lines- aren't very smart and don't always move corerctly when selecting several blocks and moving them around the layout.
Block sizes- why are single channel blocks fatter (higher grid spacing) than multi channel blocks? For example if I want to insert 4 single EQ blocks directly after a 4 channel input the ins and outs don't match up horizontally, and you end up with diagonal lines (messy as hell) or alternatively you have to draw in right angle turns in the cable lines. Multiply this example over and over again for a large layout and you end with a spider's web. I can't stand messy layouts.
Other block issues- Limited resize ability, where are the text size/alignment options?
Now, these are just a couple of quick ones of the top of my head, and I know all of the work arounds for these niggles, but really I'm talking about being to work efficiently as possible. Not to mention the joy that working with a nice looking application would bring into my life everyday, LOL.
Anyone else have any thoughts on this?
