Sampletank 3 first impressions

[Glenjb]

I think the GUI is fine, especially when compared to sampletank 2x which was hideous to me.

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by Glenjb

I think the GUI is fine, especially when compared to sampletank 2x which was hideous to me.

Have to disagree; ST2 was a LOT more readable on a variety of screens even with the small gui it had. ST3 on a glossy screen is a nightmare. Note that a lot of us are talking about readability, not so much functionality. The color selection for ST3 isn't good at all, especially for those of us who are getting on in years or have eyesight problems. Give us the color capabilities of ST2 with contrast and brightness controls and I'll be happy. And it's not that my monitor is crappy - it's color corrected with the same hardware I use to calibrate my Photoshop computer's monitor.

[Glenjb]

Originally Posted by musicman691

Have to disagree; ST2 was a LOT more readable on a variety of screens even with the small gui it had. ST3 on a glossy screen is a nightmare. Note that a lot of us are talking about readability, not so much functionality. The color selection for ST3 isn't good at all, especially for those of us who are getting on in years or have eyesight problems. Give us the color capabilities of ST2 with contrast and brightness controls and I'll be happy. And it's not that my monitor is crappy - it's color corrected with the same hardware I use to calibrate my Photoshop computer's monitor.

I've only seen it on my 2009 mbp screen and my 2nd monitor Which is an older 30" apple cinema display. I'm all for your improvement ideas but just saying, looks fine to me and I don't find any parts hard to read.

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by Glenjb

I've only seen it on my 2009 mbp screen and my 2nd monitor Which is an older 30" apple cinema display. I'm all for your improvement ideas but just saying, looks fine to me and I don't find any parts hard to read.

You've got better eyes than I do; good you find the new gui not hard to deal with. You mean you can find everything okay in the gui? There are some of the grey on black indicators and icons on the screen very difficult to make out.

[Benoni]

I created a quick song with SampleTank 3 after having it for only a day. I'm very impressed with the usability factor. I haven't even cracked the manual yet and was able to easily find everything I was looking for.

It's very user friendly IMHO. There are some improvements and bug fixes needed. But for such a huge overhaul from ST2, IK did a fantastic job - (I've definitely seen worse)

SampleTank 3 - Quick Look and Listen - Beauty & Beast (Mellow Glitch Dubstep) - YouTube

[Peter - IK Multimedia]

Originally Posted by Benoni

I created a quick song with SampleTank 3 after having it for only a day. I'm very impressed with the usability factor. I haven't even cracked the manual yet and was able to easily find everything I was looking for.

It's very user friendly IMHO. There are some improvements and bug fixes needed. But for such a huge overhaul from ST2, IK did a fantastic job - (I've definitely seen worse)

SampleTank 3 - Quick Look and Listen - Beauty & Beast (Mellow Glitch Dubstep) - YouTube

Wow you were the one that did a fantastic job with that! After only a day, that's quite a great demo. Thank you so much.

[musicman691]

Other than the known issues ST3 has been working really well. Did an Enya cover with 8 instances of ST3, one of Kontakt, three instances of the IK 670 compressor emulation, an IK channel strip on my 2 bus and cpu usage is well under 20%. Glad to have an old friend back in the arsenal.

[Glenjb]

Originally Posted by musicman691

You've got better eyes than I do; good you find the new gui not hard to deal with. You mean you can find everything okay in the gui? There are some of the grey on black indicators and icons on the screen very difficult to make out.

I see what you mean.

I am near sighted and need glasses to drive etc. but I can see pretty good up close. I do see now where those little grey on black indicators could be hard to make out.

[Peter - IK Multimedia]

I wanted to be sure those following this thread were aware... UPDATE: SampleTank 3.0.1 update is available in your IK User Area now! Release notes specify what changes are included.

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by Peter - IK Multimedia

I wanted to be sure those following this thread were aware... UPDATE: SampleTank 3.0.1 update is available in your IK User Area now! Release notes specify what changes are included.

Still no fix for the PT crash on close session with ST3 gui open.