I guess the question is pretty easy, I would be thinking around time of NAMM? but has anybody got any possible timings on this they can or can't share

This post has been edited by Custa: Sat 17 Dec 2005, 11:11

Out of interest, what sort of improvements/new features would you be hoping for?

A new sample editor (the thing is seriously showing it's age). I know you can launch SoundTrack Pro with a key command, but not having the same timing grid between the apps sucks.

The ability to show/hide the transport in the Matrix editor (it's in the Hyper editor of all places!?).

Full support for live compression and expansion of audio (not just Apple Loops) like in Ableton Live.

Arrangement scripting would be fantastic: play between bars 1 to 9 2 times, then goto 33 to 65 play through till 128, etc, etc. It make rearranging a song a breeze.

The ability to highlight with color, channels/tracks in the track list to more easily locate them.

A quick way to find the most processor intensive track to freezing.

Spuce up the MIDI Transform window. The things hasn't been touched in years.

Also badly needs;

* a better way to bounce down a region of audio
* better importing and handling of good 'ol fashioned midi files
* a complete interface rethink
* fewer 'dance' sounds; more basic, usable, everyday patches
* fewer bugs
* new stuff in the score editor, eg automatic slurs

I do most of my work to picture - to introduce a simpler way of locking smpte frame points to beats of a bar, currently using beat mapping can be a slog, with audio changing elastically as well as midi, as someone suggested earlier.

The EXS24 needs to be modernised, better implimentation of sample key mapping, similar to Kontakt or Mach 5. Improve import of Giga files. Improve on-board filters.

Some of the included plug-ins need to be modernised i.e. I have to use 3rd party Limiting plug-ins 'cos the Adaptive Limiter is rough as a mastering limiter.

Working in surround - Nuendo has just introduced stereo referencing of a surround mix, also talkback monitoring.

It would be great if there was a 'soft' monitor level control, at the moment the master fader reduces mix levels globally, which if you are working totally from within the software, say in a surrround mix, means that any mix bounces are attenuated by the master fader too!

A more logical implimentation of multi-channel VSTi's like Stylus RMX or Sampletank. It's all a bit fiddly at the mo', puts you off using the multichannel potential.

i'm sure there's more....