Design a synth UI

[ochenk]

Is there an OchenK-logo?
Edit: mean, I want to put a logo to my design.. if there is a logo.

Nope, no Ochen K logo. I usually just add it in whatever logotype I use for the device logo.

[EnochLight]

Since posting the pre-alpha video five days ago, I've implemented two suggestions that were made here and on Facebook (a persistent oscillator mixer and unison on each oscillator), so I'm certainly interested in suggestions and willing to incorporate them if I think they fit with my concept for this synth. (But of course, as always, no guarantees.)

Wouldn't that be three suggestions implemented?

http://www.reasontalk.com/viewtopic.php ... 95#p212595

A few hours later...

http://www.reasontalk.com/viewtopic.php ... 00#p212600

http://www.reasontalk.com/viewtopic.php ... 12#p212612

Also, I feel it looked better when you had the shaded gradients colored in deeper, as in the first videos. Right now, according to the unison demo video the shading from the axis is too light IMHO.

[joeyluck]

I like it with no shading and solid 'color.'

[Laser Rot]

[Puckboy2000]

[boobytrap]

Modified !

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[EnochLight]

Your image is showing up as a broken Dropbox link...

I like it with no shading and solid 'color.'

At least darker.. the way it is currently, I can hardly see the shading anymore.

[Laser Rot]

Hopefully this link isn't broken

[Nirude]

So like, without further ado, I give you, the one and only, but with heavy photoshoppin´:

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Please Gentlemen, hold your orgasms
> right click image > view image - to see it a bit bigger

[riemac]

I like the layout and design from Nirude very much!
The layout is a lot clearer and the proportions are better.
I also like, that it is flatter.

[eXode]

So like, without further ado, I give you, the one and only, but with heavy photoshoppin´:

Please Gentlemen, hold your orgasms
> right click image > view image - to see it a bit bigger

I like most of it but there are is one thing I noticed that doesn't work for me.

The LFO and Filter sections needs to switch place with each other (i.e like a mirror switch). I think a synth should be somewhat easy to follow in terms of signal flow and imho it makes more sense to have the filters right below the oscillators. It would similarly also group envelope and LFO modulation together on the right side. Other than that I like it!

[Lizard]

My design I tried to not deviate to greatly from the original design. Add a little color/texture here and there but nothing too drastic. My interpretation may be slightly different than others but I felt as though Ochen wanted a silk screen image that overlays. Not a redesign as his synth is already pretty solidly constructed. That said... he also said no rules are applicable. Some good stuff submitted so far. I look forward to others.

[jfrichards]

A few design suggestions:
Name - OCEANIC
Brand name - OK
Colors - all shades of blue, like the ocean, maybe a little less Fisher-Price than below
Motif - molded plastic, maybe just a little less Fisher-Price (tiny bit more squared)
Waveforms - pale blue

[boobytrap]

My design I tried to not deviate to greatly from the original design. Add a little color/texture here and there but nothing too drastic. My interpretation may be slightly different than others but I felt as though Ochen wanted a silk screen image that overlays. Not a redesign as his synth is already pretty solidly constructed. That said... he also said no rules are applicable. Some good stuff submitted so far. I look forward to others.

Same Make ! Same Model ! New Paint.
i suggest new name for your Design " Chameleon RE "
and also free logo

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[Lizard]

Same Make ! Same Model ! New Paint.
i suggest new name for your Design " Chameleon RE "

Ahhhh!!!! Original! ..... or not.... Seems someone stole your idea a few years ago.



Joking aside.... it kept me busy for a few hours. I looked at it as a skinning project. I hope to see a lot of other ideas. Redesigns and skinning.

[jfrichards]

A little more work on Oceanic:

[jfrichards]

Hey Ochen, your high-impact molded plastic design sure is skeuomorphic. All the medical devices I recently worked on look that way, as opposed to the older Reason-style HP oscilloscopes and heart monitors. It takes the Reason rack in a new direction, still realistic, but 2014 vs 1982.

edit: I guess technically, the Reason look is based on the analog synths of the 60's and the Ochen look is similar to the futurist plastics of the 80's, but I'm thinking of more consumer designs, not so much the world of electronic music.

[pjeudy]

So like, without further ado, I give you, the one and only, but with heavy photoshoppin´:

aega.jpg

Please Gentlemen, hold your orgasms
> right click image > view image - to see it a bit bigger

I really like this design ! Other then adding eXode suggestions this is the one I like most!
Can I suggest some other color option ? maybe bring back the orinal off white Access virus polar color ? that should really make the contrast of the red LED stand out. Maybe render another 2 more color.... I'm not against the color that's there, I'm simply curious to see what impact some other colors might have.
maybe even a duo or tri tone color. Good job on your first layout !

[Nirude]

Thanks Pjeudy and others, I will change it tomorrow like eXode suggested, I will also do a second color variation.
I can do also a third like Pjeudy suggested.
Here is the same but not so much photoshopping and in 3k, right-click view image to see bigger.

[joeyluck]

I like the layout and design from Nirude very much!
The layout is a lot clearer and the proportions are better.
I also like, that it is flatter.

I like it too, but find it looks a bit too sterile.
The layout and design by Ochen makes it unique and would allow it to stand out in the shop.
I feel that if you are to remove the uniqueness by totally reimagining it, something else should be brought to the table to make it unique.
Not sure what that would be...

On another note, if you're going for a flat looking synth, take a look at Polysix and Mono/Poly for texturing.

But I like the look of the original better, even if just left white.
Maybe a happy medium could be found?

[JiggeryPokery]

So like, without further ado, I give you, the one and only, but with heavy photoshoppin´:

aega.jpg

Please Gentlemen, hold your orgasms
> right click image > view image - to see it a bit bigger

I know you have a lot of upvotes, but that would fail on a number of levels, no widgets within 3mm of the sides.

(all osc and LFO buttons, mod wheel and the stuff below it)

[selig]

So like, without further ado, I give you, the one and only, but with heavy photoshoppin´:

aega.jpg

Please Gentlemen, hold your orgasms
> right click image > view image - to see it a bit bigger

I know you have a lot of upvotes, but that would fail on a number of levels, no widgets within 3mm of the sides.

(all osc and LFO buttons, mod wheel and the stuff below it)

More than that, it would fail "plausibility" since you can't have a control on the rack ears of any "real world" device. Leave 20 mm on each side to cover this issue and you'll be safe. Also, don't forget you'll ultimately need to design the "folded" view as well, fwiw.
That being said, this is my favorite so far!

[JiggeryPokery]

I know you have a lot of upvotes, but that would fail on a number of levels, no widgets within 3mm of the sides.

(all osc and LFO buttons, mod wheel and the stuff below it)

More than that, it would fail "plausibility" since you can't have a control on the rack ears of any "real world" device. [/quote]

Hardly more than that, it's exactly the same as that: it's what I was pointing out!

[jfrichards]

...Giles: More than that, it would fail "plausibility" since you can't have a control on the rack ears of any "real world" device. Matt: Hardly more than that, it's exactly the same as that: it's what I was pointing out!

Great minds think alike. But I'm still loving Ochen's drastically different molded plastic design. So many synths look alike. Ochen is also taking a big step forward in making advanced modulations simple to access. Really looking forward to running a combinator of 8 of these off one Shape.

[selig]

I know you have a lot of upvotes, but that would fail on a number of levels, no widgets within 3mm of the sides.

(all osc and LFO buttons, mod wheel and the stuff below it)

More than that, it would fail "plausibility" since you can't have a control on the rack ears of any "real world" device.

Hardly more than that, it's exactly the same as that: it's what I was pointing out!

OK Matt, if you say so - though I think we are about 17 mm away from saying EXACTLY the same thing here!