Suggestions/Requests
Posted: January 26th, 2014, 8:08 pm
Hi all,
So, I used FS Remote Pro on my Android tablet yesterday at a big benefit event (think I did 5 bands on our stage for around 4000 people.) Generally speaking, I loved it. But, I had a few issues.
First (and I know Mattotone has already started addressing this by creating a "hybrid" page) I found it really difficult to switch between the cue-list page and the override page quickly, which I commonly need to do. It would be ideal if I could have a screen of buttons that could be assigned to either cuelists or overrides (aka not separating them.) Or, even a set of buttons across the top that would allow me in one click to switch between cuelists and overrides.
Also, it would be nice if the buttons on the screen were not directly matched to the way they are laid out in FS on my laptop. In other words, it would be nice if, say, on my laptop I have cue-list 1 set as a red cuelist, and cuelist 2 set as a blue cuelist. In FS Remote Pro, I can only assign the first button to cuelist 1, and button 2 to cuelist 2. Now, I can fix this issue (basically, a couple times I accidentally hit my blackout-fade cuelist because it was right next to the tap-sync button) by re-adjusting the order of my cuelists, but it seems to make sense to me that I should be able to assign button 3 to cuelist 1 on page 2 for example.
Also, I find the buttons on Android to be kinda small...I have big fingers, and tended to hit an adjacent button by accident. Also, and I really only noticed this on the overrides...not so much on cuelist buttons, it seemed like I had to push it once to "activate it," and only then would it actually perform that override action when I pressed it again (for instance, triggering a blinder, I basically had to double-click...i know FS Remote Pro was activating the button the first time because I could see it turn blue.) Again, more time to activate an override, and often I only have a second's warning to activate one (like when my singer randomly yells, "Somebody Scream!")
Also, there are no tap-tempo/manual-trigger/master-intensity controls on the override screen.
Finally, and I'm not sure if this was FS Remote or FS itself, but by using FS Remote, it somehow messed up my midi controller physically attached to my laptop that I was hoping to use as an emergency backup...it would shift the keys by a step or so at a time. When I got in trouble, I couldn't just go to it and trigger a basic scene because everything was changed. Again, I'm not sure of where the source of this issue is.
I reiterate, I'm a very experienced programmer, and am perfectly willing to contribute to this project. I just need to know how.
Thanks!
Kendell
So, I used FS Remote Pro on my Android tablet yesterday at a big benefit event (think I did 5 bands on our stage for around 4000 people.) Generally speaking, I loved it. But, I had a few issues.
First (and I know Mattotone has already started addressing this by creating a "hybrid" page) I found it really difficult to switch between the cue-list page and the override page quickly, which I commonly need to do. It would be ideal if I could have a screen of buttons that could be assigned to either cuelists or overrides (aka not separating them.) Or, even a set of buttons across the top that would allow me in one click to switch between cuelists and overrides.
Also, it would be nice if the buttons on the screen were not directly matched to the way they are laid out in FS on my laptop. In other words, it would be nice if, say, on my laptop I have cue-list 1 set as a red cuelist, and cuelist 2 set as a blue cuelist. In FS Remote Pro, I can only assign the first button to cuelist 1, and button 2 to cuelist 2. Now, I can fix this issue (basically, a couple times I accidentally hit my blackout-fade cuelist because it was right next to the tap-sync button) by re-adjusting the order of my cuelists, but it seems to make sense to me that I should be able to assign button 3 to cuelist 1 on page 2 for example.
Also, I find the buttons on Android to be kinda small...I have big fingers, and tended to hit an adjacent button by accident. Also, and I really only noticed this on the overrides...not so much on cuelist buttons, it seemed like I had to push it once to "activate it," and only then would it actually perform that override action when I pressed it again (for instance, triggering a blinder, I basically had to double-click...i know FS Remote Pro was activating the button the first time because I could see it turn blue.) Again, more time to activate an override, and often I only have a second's warning to activate one (like when my singer randomly yells, "Somebody Scream!")
Also, there are no tap-tempo/manual-trigger/master-intensity controls on the override screen.
Finally, and I'm not sure if this was FS Remote or FS itself, but by using FS Remote, it somehow messed up my midi controller physically attached to my laptop that I was hoping to use as an emergency backup...it would shift the keys by a step or so at a time. When I got in trouble, I couldn't just go to it and trigger a basic scene because everything was changed. Again, I'm not sure of where the source of this issue is.
I reiterate, I'm a very experienced programmer, and am perfectly willing to contribute to this project. I just need to know how.
Thanks!
Kendell
