Metagrid Pro Control Series library requests

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Hi folks -

I’m gearing up for the first release in the Control Series, and I’m wondering what libraries people would like to have deep dedicated grid sets to control. The goal with these is to not just make a grid with articulation buttons and faders on it, but to offer controller systems that address functionality that is very specific to a given library. First out of the gate will be Cinematic Studio Strings, addressing the kinds of things a user needs when working with one of the most ubiquitous stand-alone string libraries available. If you have a library you’d like to see available, post the name here, and let me know what kind of added functionality if any you’d like to see.

Examples :

BBCSO users: Want a clear mixing grid to go with the articulation switches, and do you have particular parameters you want to automate?

SampleModeling Strings users: Want a cool interface that groups parameters meaningfully?

Spitfire Symphony Orchestra users: Want color-coded grids with consistent articulation layouts so you can always reach for what you need in the same place?

AcousticSamples VWinds users: Want individual scene-based control over harmonics and all other parameters?

Want intuitive controls for your Impact Soundworks or Orange Tree Samples guitars to make creating authentic and expressive tracks much quicker? or maybe for some of the new Native Instruments libraries?

Want quick ways to manage the billion articulations in OT Berlin Strings? Or your VSL library?

Do you have effects you’d like to control in a more tactile way, like for instance your NeuralDSP Archetype plugins?

All requests and suggestions are welcome.

And I suppose I should say that no mention of any company by name here implies any endorsement of any kind from them or association with them. Just that these are libraries people use.

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Can’t wait for these! BBCSO and SSO for me, definitely.

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Any particular features about these you would like to have access to?

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I find colour coded is better than layout when it comes to articulations. An example would be when one instrument has 5 variations of staccato and another has 1. To avoid wasting space, I bunch things together, but with easily identifiable colour schemes. Works well.

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One has to be flexible, absolutely. My usual yardstick is the corner-of-the-eye rule - how easy it is to get to something without looking too hard at the grid, because I will inevitably be using it in a hurry or when I’m tired or something like that. I do find that having things in a similar order across like-enough types of grids makes things easier - it’s more of a tendency for things to be in analogous places so one isn’t hunting and pecking rather than a strict regimented “this articulation will always be in column 2” scenario.

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So looking forward to getting these!

When will the first release come out?