Custom Controls with multiple valueObjects

Ideas / Feature requests
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Sometimes I use XY Pad to be able to change more than 36 parameters on page, for example to have a compact control for the same parameters for different LFOs, Tones (like palette mode on Roland JV-1080).

But with XY Pads it’s not so intuitive because the parameters have no orthogonal semantics and the discrete values are not displayed in detail view (setName is displayed in the original bounding box of the control) .

So I tried to give custom controls a chance: Electra One App

In order to have more than one valueObject associated with the custom control I added an additional valueObject in the project JSON and I’m not sure whether this is / will be supported, but it seems to work.

It would be great if this would be supported or even to have the possibility to add valueObjects in the editor.

Some other ideas/wishes regarding creating a detail view for cutom controls:

  • „opaque“ detail view:

    • when drawing a detail view for a custom control in a bigger bounding box, other controls are also displayed in this bounding box. It would be nice to have it like a modal box without showing controls outside the bounding box

  • detach/reattach pots/controlSets

    • to be able to use multiple pots in a detail view (like in envelopes) a possilbiity would be needed to take control of the pots and give it back to original controls when detail view is closed. Afaik it’s not possible to get the assigned controlId for a pot/ControlSet to be able to reassign it when a detail view is closed
Custom control for envelopes anyone?
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@Mertingk you basically described the direction where the custom controls are heading. I am planning to add support for multiple values (mostly web editor), possibility to assign more pots.

PS: I saw your preset the other day and I was quite surprise to see that. I assumed you made edits to the JSON :slight_smile:

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Hi Martin, thanks, sounds good that you plan to go in that direction.