Hello Michael, Sounds like we are all on the same page then. I was just concerned because earlier version of the code had a hard coded if (channel == 10) then "don't do magic" line in it.
Yes, the default for instrument 10 should be fixed channel of 10 -- for everything you mentioned. Sincerely, Julie S. --- On Sat, 1/28/12, D. Michael McIntyre <[email protected]> wrote: > From: D. Michael McIntyre <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Rosegarden-devel] Logical instruments save and restore fixed > channels now > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, January 28, 2012, 3:46 AM > On Friday, January 27, 2012, Julie S > wrote: > > > I hope we'll le this instrument be toggled just as > you've proposed for the > > other instruments, with the default to be fixed. > > As far as I know, that's the plan. > > > I don't see any reason to treat this channel special > (even though it usually > > is special), though I admit there is heavy emphasis for > this channel to be > > percussion. > > I do, just because there's so much out there that assumes > drums will play on > channel 10, and assumes instrument #10 will play on channel > 10, even without > the percussion check box being checked. More things > are likely to work "out > of the box" with #10 defaulting to being fixed on channel > 10. > > That's just the default to go for when loading an old > composition, which can't > contain any information about which way this fixed/auto > setting should swing. > I never suggested that the setting itself should somehow be > locked in this > position; merely that we should line it up in this fashion > by default, in the > absence of sufficient information to know what to do. > > Which reminds me that we should update the factory > autoload.rg we ship with, > to make sure it _does_ contain information about the > fixed/auto setting. > > > On my device I can just as play percussion on channels > other than 10, I > > don't see a reason to arbitrarily limit it. > > Limiting it certainly was in no way the intent behind my > proposal, Julie. > -- > D. Michael McIntyre > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Try before you buy = See our experts in action! > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft > developers > is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, > CSS3, MVC3, > Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you > subscribe now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 > _______________________________________________ > Rosegarden-devel mailing list > [email protected] > - use the link below to unsubscribe > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-devel mailing list [email protected] - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-devel
