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<blockquote data-quote="Eric Hill - USA" data-source="post: 65775" data-attributes="member: 2100">re: X32 DiscussionActually, there is the concept of holding buttons... DCA assignment.That design created a variance in XControl, in comparison to the board.That also creates an interesting UI problem in XControl:- Click DCA1. It will start flashing. We are now in the mode where Channels/Buses can be assigned to the DCA.- Click the Mute Grp button.- Click the Mute Group 1 button. It will start flashing.- DCA1 is still flashing. At this point, what are we programming? What do we think we&#039;re programming? At this point, it looks like we&#039;re programming both the DCA and the Mute Group. However, the Channel indicators don&#039;t accurately reflect either.Obviously, there’s no logical reason a person would take the steps I just did. But, XControl allowed something that it shouldn’t have.Just as easily as XControl is flashing both the Mute Group 1 button, and the DCA1 button, it could have crashed.Or, worse, I don’t have XControl attached to an X32 right now. But, what if I did? Who knows what it’s communicating to the X32.This is not a rant at Behringer at all. It&#039;s just a good illustration of the challenges of UI design, and how unpredictable end-users can be.Eric H.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eric Hill - USA, post: 65775, member: 2100"] re: X32 Discussion Actually, there is the concept of holding buttons... DCA assignment. That design created a variance in XControl, in comparison to the board. That also creates an interesting UI problem in XControl: - Click DCA1. It will start flashing. We are now in the mode where Channels/Buses can be assigned to the DCA. - Click the Mute Grp button. - Click the Mute Group 1 button. It will start flashing. - DCA1 is still flashing. At this point, what are we programming? What do we [I]think[/I] we're programming? At this point, it looks like we're programming both the DCA and the Mute Group. However, the Channel indicators don't accurately reflect either. Obviously, there’s no logical reason a person would take the steps I just did. But, XControl allowed something that it shouldn’t have. Just as easily as XControl is flashing both the Mute Group 1 button, and the DCA1 button, it could have crashed. Or, worse, I don’t have XControl attached to an X32 right now. But, what if I did? Who knows what it’s communicating to the X32. This is not a rant at Behringer at all. It's just a good illustration of the challenges of UI design, and how unpredictable end-users can be. Eric H. [/QUOTE]

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