Modulation overview panel

[mkruselj]

Right now, this is a bit all over the place in Surge. There is no easy way to see and edit all assigned modulators to a particular parameter from one place. We have RMB context menu typeins option (which is neat to have for sure), but I'm thinking a much better way to go about this would be to have a "Show modulations" option in the context menu, which then launches a window where you're greeted with sliders for each and every possible modulator in Surge, so that you can tweak all of them from that very place. Very quick, very convenient.

Additionally, we should have a vice-versa sort of thing on the mod assign tabs themselves. Right now when you RMB them you get a context menu with all currently assigned modulations listed, and yes you can click each and type in a value. But it'd be so much better to just have it with sliders, with additional buttons to clear each individual modulation or clear all. ADDING a modulation target from here might be a bit of a tough ask, but it would be spectacular, for completionist's sake.

[K0rrid0r]

100% agreed on this idea!

[mkruselj]

We can now see which modulators are modulating a particular parameter by changing the font color of the involved modulators - which is nice from a general overview perspective. However, being able to simultaneously see all modulation amounts per target in one place is a considerable workflow boost.

Now that @baconpaul did a modal pop-up window for editing whatever (in this case MSEG), we can reuse this functionality exactly for this specific FR!

[mkruselj]

Notes for @baconpaul.

I can imagine three modes of operation for the new modulation overview panel:

1. Show the whole lot, perhaps filterable by section, modulator...
2. Show only the current parameter, but all modulators that can be assigned to it (even those modulations coming from modulators that are not currently assigned to the parameter we're displaying)
3. Show only a single modulator with everything it modulates (with dropdown to choose which modulator to display)

In modes 1 and 3 we should be able to create new and remove existing assignments. In all three modes we should be able to mute modulations. Removing an assignment in mode 2 should just default it to 0%, but widget for tweaking that modulator's modulation amount should always exist.

[mkruselj]

Would be great UX if the modulation overview panel opens in a different mode based on where you open it from.

• If opening from a parameter, open it in mode 2
• If opening from a modbutton, open it in mode 3

Then perhaps we can figure out a location for a global modulation overview button, perhaps . The redesigned GUI doesn't have a lot of places where this could fit.

[baconpaul]

Note I have to call refresh mod when doing dstedturive or constructive operations from the window

[baconpaul]

Closing and moving to a book of work #5323