What features do you want the most?

[regulus79]

I thought I'd try to get some more indexable discussion over here on github, so I'm asking you all, what features do you want to see the most in LMMS?

(I know we should probably be working on fixing bugs and regressions right now to get 1.3 out, but having this topic here to keep track of wanted features is still useful)

Feel free to suggest any features, big or small! From major core changes, to the smallest of UI tweaks. (Realistically, if it's a major request, it probably won't happen LOL, but it's important that we are all on the same page as to what users want!)

If someone else already mentioned a feature you were thinking of, maybe upvote their post or something.

[TheTwoNamedMan]

multiple instances of the midi editor

[TheTwoNamedMan]

and an internal method to easily change the theme. pitch black is not appealing to me

[djent]

Automation Editor:

• "Clamping" Say the range for a knob is 0-100, I'd like to limit the range to something else. 85-92 for example. Even having a visual indicator of what the desired range is would be helpful. Something like "guide lines" in photoshop.

SF2 Player:

• Volume Envelope. It seems like this should be achievable with fluidsynth built-in generators. (https://www.fluidsynth.org/api/group__generators.html)

SlicerT:

• Clear All Slices. When working with longer samples, sometimes there is just way too many slices. Even when setting the threshold to the highest setting.

[djent]

Song Editor:

• Multi-Select Instruments. I'd like to select a range of instruments so I can change their colors, assign mixer channels, mute, drag to new location, etc.

[TheTwoNamedMan]

would that include the option to copy paste multiple things?

[Mastartiq]

Plugin Manager with scanning instead of Vestige with the addition of VST3 format (maybe CLAP too). VST2 x64 and x32 should not be removed as they are useful for older plugins in case of x32 and for plugins that have not been updated to VST3 in case of x64. Better integration of the Control VST Plugin inside LMMS so we can save as presets when making changes, on an external synth (ex: Helm) or effect plugins like an equalizer (ex: TB Equalizer) so it will remember our changes for future opening of the LMMS Projects. Modern theme / UI for LMMS. I'm not sure if it has been done but automation could benefit of improvements so we can choose any place on the song editor without having to go in the automation editor and try to clean the curves (before and after) the time in the song editor where the automation occurs. And the last, sampler editor should have significant improvements as stretching mode, chop tool, crossfaders, pitch tool, stretching to fit the bpm with and without changing the pitch speed.

[Mastartiq]

I almost forgot. Swing knob in the LMMS Midi Editor and Bus Sends / Channels.

[AW1534]

YES! plugin scanning Is something I desperately want. In the meantime you can make VeSTige presets for your plugins.

[szeli1]

Are you thinking about something like #7317 for the automation changes?

[Mastartiq]

Are you thinking about something like #7317 for the automation changes?

Yes! The pull request is even more advanced than what I want so I'm glad there is one open.

[szeli1]

Yes! The pull request is even more advanced than what I want so I'm glad there is one open.

It will probably go nowhere, I tried to merge it, but others found issues with the core idea. If you believe that feature would help the workflow, you could leave a comment on the PR.

[GitHubUser-2]

VST3 support. I DESPERATELY need that. Also, audio recording.
VST3 is one of the only reasons I'm forced to use anything else. I use many other plugins that aren't supported by LMMS.

Now here are the things I want, but can live without:
SF3 support.
The ability to slide envelope values under others (so I can have a value that is increasing linearly, drop back to 0 without sliding).
Plugin manager that can scan directories.
TripleOscillator updated to have more features as such are available by many other Synths.

And finally:
A finished LMMS 1.3.0

[GitHubUser-2]

@Mastartiq Hi, thanks for correcting me on that! That is some very useful information. I'll edit my comment.

[GitHubUser-2]

@szeli1 When I'm modifying the envelope for my volume, I often want it to climb slowly, and then drop off at a certain point. At the moment, I can only change the quantization value and get it as close as possible.

[djent]

@szeli1 When I'm modifying the envelope for my volume, I often want it to climb slowly, and then drop off at a certain point. At the moment, I can only change the quantization value and get it as close as possible.

You can do this in recent Nightlys with "Draw OutValues mode"

[szeli1]

You can do this in recent Nightlys with "Draw OutValues mode"

So does that mean that its implemented already?

[djent]

So does that mean that its implemented already?

Yup. Just use a nightly version

[firewall1110]

Some incomplete things , that prevent me use LMMS in same speed as Cubase:

(1) Knife mode should work not only for audio clips.
(2) Any clip should be re-sizable as pattern clips
(3) Record button should work (and not only for audio clips in sample track)
(4) Proportional velocity sizing (now sizing make all notes velocity the same)

[bratpeki]

If a sample clip is empty, it would be nice for the loaded sample to extend the full length of the clip, and not just the one bar it's initially restricted to. Come to think of it, it would be good for the sample to stretch the entire length anyway, since we have the knife tool for slicing what isn't needed!

+1 for the SlicerT resetting all points button, and also making the "envelope" textbox a fized size at the top left part of the ADSR, and not having it stretch out like it does now.

[szeli1]

If a sample clip is empty, it would be nice for the loaded sample to extend the full length of the clip, and not just the one bar it's initially restricted to. Come to think of it, it would be good for the sample to stretch the entire length anyway, since we have the knife tool for slicing what isn't needed!

This sounds easy to implement, I would like to put this on my todo list.

[regulus79]

Once #7477 is merged, every clip will have a m_hasBeenResized state which may help. So like, if the sample clip hasn't been resized yet, set it's length to the full sample length, but if the user has resized the clip, don't change the length.

[szeli1]

Once #7477 is merged, every clip will have a m_hasBeenResized state which may help. So like, if the sample clip hasn't been resized yet, set it's length to the full sample length, but if the user has resized the clip, don't change the length.

Does that mean that this feature request will be implemented?

[regulus79]

That PR does not implement this exact feature, I'm just saying that it might add some useful tools to make implementing this feature request easier.

[sakertooth]

I don't think this is a feature request really, but a bug fix request. IIRC, it wasn't always like this, and the clip would extend to cover the full length of the sample.

[Spacemagehq]

How about markers ? Video editors have these to mark areas you want to add or remove stuff or add notes in the timeline.

[Mastartiq]

To keep the discussion open.

Although not urgent, a randomize button for the Control VST Plugin from the LMMS Host would be absolutely cool to be implemented. Useful, mostly, in case of synths and creative effects for random sounds, which we can further refine to suit our tastes and needs.

[headquarter8302]

A small, non-destructive sample editor within AFP or natively will save everyone time from needing to import and export files from Audacity to cut, splice, or stretch audio without leaving the DAW