It's interesting how little comment there's been about colour customisation, after a couple of years straight of people talking like it was the must-have feature of their most feverish dreams.
 

pbognar

dorism
Not seeing much progress in terms of core capability - looks like its a bunch of fx and plugins??

 
I don't know, to me these jump out:

• Skylight Interface enhancements and color customizations

• Craft the perfect vocal performances with Melodyne Essential - (ARA is embedded deep into X3 - this could pave the way for future functionality / extensibility)

• Comp multiple takes together instantly for the ultimate performance

• Improved video support including YouTube export

• Full support for VST3 synths and effects

Colour - its good but brings back something which I had in pre X. Melodyne essential - got V vocal (still a 3rd party tech), takes - was broken so needed fixed. VST 3 is good but no note expression.
 
Where's decent audio quantisation and tempo extraction, scoring, audio engine improvements, customisable  scalable UI... I could go on. Sonar is massively weak in so many areas I was hoping this version would have seen big inroads being made.
 

yevster
No, I'm sure this info is correct (I've heard it from several sources now). i'm just disappointed the Steinberg guy didn't go into that kind of detail.

I see 2 errors in the large list FWIW.

John T
Not especially to me. I understand some people have wanted it due to eyesight issues, but aside from that, yeah, it's always seemed like a mountain being made of a molehill. And now it's here, nobody comments at all!

WHERE'S MCQ??!!!
 
lol

John T
It's interesting how little comment there's been about colour customisation, after a couple of years straight of people talking like it was the must-have feature of their most feverish dreams.
 

 
 
Comment about what exactly John? Nobody knows as yet how this is going to be implemented.
 
As I've mentioned a few times (in a completely rational and non-feverish like manner), my poor low-contrast vision is the reason I've wanted the ability to customise the GUI to a greater extent than X1 and X2 offers.
 
In addition, it's not as if those of us who have been requesting this for the past "couple of years straight" are asking for something brand spanking new, just the reimplementation of an extremely useful feature that was present in previous versions, and was effectively removed from the program.
 
A lot of the speculation and rumour that's flying around is just that. Until we know officially what X3 has and hasn't got regarding colour customisation, I don't understand how you would think anyone could "comment" on it in a favourable, or negative, manner.
 
 
 
 

Beepster
Thanks, dub. Doesn't look like anything new except some extra effects/plugs I don't really need.
 
Hooray.

well.. I think this list is a compromise and made kind of simple to try and make both new and old customers interested..
 
more in depth things like updated editing features and other things that makes more sense for us experienced users maybe will be revealed in a few days.
 
and since it's X3 and not X2b we're talking about I have a feeling that list will be a long one.. :)

colour customization, isnt that why Panups(?) mods were so popular???

 
But, just to keep you happy...
 
[feverish] Yay!! Wow!! Colour customisation is back!! [/feverish]
 
 

SteveStrummerUK
 
But, just to keep you happy...
 
[feverish] Yay!! Wow!! Colour customisation is back!! [/feverish]
 
 

That's better
It's about time young man

TheSteven

Beepster
 
I can understand why people want it especially after being used to it in pre X1 days but the sheer raging about it always seemed... well a little nutty to me.
 
Do the colors make it sound better?

Jeez, common.  How you going to get that Goth sound, if your DAW is all sparkles & sunshine?
 
 

lol... I want color customization but I want all the colors to be BLACK.
 
Then my music can be none more black.

SteveStrummerUK

To be fair, a lot of the other features have received official clarification and details explained.
 
I haven't seen anything that even gives a hint of how colour customisation is changing in X3.
 

'Tis true...   
 
OK, quick - someone ask a really good question about X3's color customization.
 

 

Beepster
Has Audiosnap been worked on?

I certainly hope so.  Audio Snap comes in 5th compared to competing products.

Mod Bod

Beepster
Has Audiosnap been worked on?

I certainly hope so.  Audio Snap comes in 5th compared to competing products.

And it is what is making me eyeball the starter version of a competitor that shall remain nameless. If I can drop $100 just to get a reliable audiostretching feature... well then I guess that's how it's gotta be.
 
Also I wanted to complete my reference from earlier...
 

John T
It's interesting how little comment there's been about colour customisation, after a couple of years straight of people talking like it was the must-have feature of their most feverish dreams.
 

Color customization is a non-issue for me.  It becomes a distraction.  You can spend an amazing amount of time customizing Reaper and you still don't get a project finished.  It almost becomes an obsession.

It's all about having the tools to get a project finished.  Done.  Get the check.  Hand them the project.