[Geert van den Berg]

Originally Posted by TRW

I wonder how long it will take them to allow the user to freely configure the interface (they mention working on it on the Tango site).

I am not sure what you've read, but maybe that was about the Edit Panel, which is freely configurable.

I don't think they'll will open up the layout of the console. Offcourse as a user you can let them know what you like and what you don't like, if there are more users with the same idea's, it's very likely they'll change the design, but so far, the GUI design has gotten little complaints.

I do have some GUI complaints but those are about very little details. The GUI works and is quite inspiring.

Originally Posted by TRW

I'd love to be able to remove the stock EQ or Dyn and I also wish steinberg would remove them from the channel altogether. How does it work with Logic where there aren't default channel dynamics in place? Does that part of the screen even do anything?

Logic does have a 'stock EQ' its 'channel EQ' or its 'Linear Phase EQ' is displayed in the EQ section if one is enabled. Or you can quickly add a channel EQ by double tapping on the empty EQ field.

I agree with you that most people do not use the stock EQ's. Mapping of 3rd party plugins will be supported in the future. They're working on a way to make it happen, but it's not an easy task.

In the meantime, it not be so crazy to compare your favourite 3rd party EQ to the stock EQ, you might be suprised, unless the 3rd party plug add something like saturation or softclipping you can match it for the most part. There's only a couple of EQ plugs that really are head and shoulders above the stock plugs and I can count those on one hand. Offcourse this is my opinion. The control surface enables you at least to mix without staring at a computer screen which for me translates in better mixes.

Originally Posted by TRW

I could use the extra screen real estate to display a large Arc and slightly larger inserts and sends view as well as visible I/O routing, I don't see auto modes on the pictures, does that exist (touch, latch etc).

IMHO the inserts and the ARC are really big enough when you sit behind the console.

Automation modes are visible on the channels just above the channel number or on the ARC. You can easily alter auto modes on the ARC while holding a modifier key on the expert panel on the left.

Right now only 'isolate / read / write' are visible or 'read & write' which is basically 'touch'.

You can see the automation is a bit Cubendo oriented at the moment, while it works great with Logic I hope they'll make it visually more matching to Logic when you select the Logic profile on the console.

Originally Posted by TRW

Will this thing ever work with Pro Tools?

Looking forward to the videos though HHaynes...

-T

I only briefly tried the Alpha, which didn't work well yet, but I expect this is going to work really well. (there have already been 2 or 3 other versions after I tried!) Offcourse the limitation of HUI are there. But you still get all the benefits of track selection via the MonArc and switching automation modes. Also plugin control is still going to be pretty good.