After using Cross extensively at home for the last year and having my first gig out with Cross this weekend (everything went great, not a single issue with the software!).
However I have been thinking about the future and have come up with a few suggestions, some that might be easy to implement and others are more just dreams for the future of Cross. Here they are….
1. Save names on locators:
Renaming locators is great, however not very useful for me as they do not save after unloading the track and reloading it.
2. Search key/MIDI command (instead of/in addition to perform secondary action on active browsable):
I currently use the perform secondary action on active browsable command as my search command. For the most part it works well, however when I select anywhere outside of the tracks browser the command no longer functions. I would like to see a command that will search no mater where I last clicked.
3. Edit multiple track tags at once:
Sometime’s when I am doing prep it would be useful to edit multiple tags with the same info.
4. Save audio settings as presets (like key and MIDI presets)
I often use different soundcards with Cross depending on the situation. I think it would be very useful to be able to save the audio settings in the same way I can save a keyboard or MIDI map, that way I don't have to check to make sure everything is routed correctly every time I switch soundcards.
5. Timecode sync link issues:
I have found sync link to be mostly unreliable when using timecode. I almost always have to manually change the master deck.
This is very important to me, as I always try to mix in key and if the master deck isn’t properly displayed I may not get the right key feedback in the browser.
6. Speed pitch mode key feedback:
When using Speed mode on a deck the key becomes greyed out. My idea is to provide key feedback based on the pitch fader. 1 semitone is about 6% of movement on the pitch fader.
7. Loop recorder :
I mainly want this so I can record live played one shot samples and then drop them into an empty sampler slot.
8. Show video FX names when video FX only are enabled:
Not a major deal, but it would be nice if when you are only using video FX, the GUI would display only the video FX names.
9. Video EQ FX & channel fader transitions FX:
This is probably my most complicated suggestion.
What I would like are some sort of Video filters that would be linked to the EQ when mixing internally, or could be MIDI mapped if mixing externally.
It could be something as simple as color filters connected to each frequency band (Highs = Yellow, Mids = Blue, Lows = Red). Basically I want to be mixing the video in the same way I mix audio and not have to even think about it.
Also adding transition FX to the channel faders in a similar fashion, would provide more video mixing possibilities but in a way that any DJ should be comfortable with.
Keep up the good work and I can't wait to see what the future brings for Mixvibes and Cross!
-Hawn Solo