I was using Renoise yesterday and focusing on the pattern arranger extensively.
I noticed there are a few features missing that would be good to include.
Firstly, there is no “Delete Selection” option in the menu. When I want to delete a load of pattern, I have to do it one at a time and this gets me all confused.
Secondly, the wording of some of the processes is a bit ambiguous…
Example;
“Make Selection Unique”
and
“Make Selection Block Unique”
Confusing and when you read it, they are the same thing.
Moreover, the second one should actually read “Make Selected Block Unique” (nit-picking, admittedly)
Insert / delete one position at focus position = CTRL+insert / CTRL+delete
For doing this with a selection focus needs to be on the position arranger (ctrl+x), i’ll admit that this is not really a fast workflow but most work is done in the pattern editor itself, not in the song position arranger.
Would implementing an arranger intersect in any way with implementing “pattern instruments” or “instrument patterns” or whatever? Because with that the pattern editor (when editing the “top level” so to speak) would be an arranger…
Adding different views and ways to manipulate pattern data (arranger, score sheet, etc.) would then apply to the song as well as the patter instruments thingies… and you could do both separately/at the same time?
Maybe we could use the wiki to collect a list of “must haves” and “don’t, at any cost”… of both of these features, and then discuss this list? And then we just shut up and the Renoise team creates something that respects those cornerstones but otherwise is made up as you go along?
What I’m trying to say is, you don’t have to get it perfect the first time, and you can learn a lot by making mistakes, too. Maybe there could be a temporary branch to try out some ideas?