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Feature request for a tablet/touchscreen mode.
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Feature request for a tablet/touchscreen mode.

el-bo
11:39 AM - 25 February, 2023
Hi!
I use a wacom tablet for most of my 'mousing' around, but unfortunately 'Sample' (Presumably 'Studio', also) doesn't offer a tablet calibrated mode. This means that when I try to move any knobs or sliders there's a bit of initial inertia followed by a over-exaggerated movement increase or decrease e.g flying from 0 - 100% with the tiiest of movements. This obviously makes it unusable.
The reason I called it 'Touchscreen' modes is because that's how Native Instruments refer to it, or at least they used to. When they first released Replika Delay, the same issue was present. Shortly after, they added a menu option for 'Touchscreen Mode' which solved the problem. And though I've never used a touchscreen laptop before, the naming convention suggests to me that anyone doing so will find the same difficulty.
While I'm sure there're other updates in the pipeline (I'm also an 'eagerly-awaiting' Apple Silicon user), I don't believe this feature is difficult to implement. Back in the day, Ableton Live suffered the same issue. The workaround, until the feature became native, was to replace a text-file with another, editing the mouse to work in 'Absolute' mode.
Suffice to say, between the above NI and Ableton examples, I'm sure it wouldn't be difficult to find out how it's done.
Hopefully this can be added as soon as possible.
Thanks :)
I use a wacom tablet for most of my 'mousing' around, but unfortunately 'Sample' (Presumably 'Studio', also) doesn't offer a tablet calibrated mode. This means that when I try to move any knobs or sliders there's a bit of initial inertia followed by a over-exaggerated movement increase or decrease e.g flying from 0 - 100% with the tiiest of movements. This obviously makes it unusable.
The reason I called it 'Touchscreen' modes is because that's how Native Instruments refer to it, or at least they used to. When they first released Replika Delay, the same issue was present. Shortly after, they added a menu option for 'Touchscreen Mode' which solved the problem. And though I've never used a touchscreen laptop before, the naming convention suggests to me that anyone doing so will find the same difficulty.
While I'm sure there're other updates in the pipeline (I'm also an 'eagerly-awaiting' Apple Silicon user), I don't believe this feature is difficult to implement. Back in the day, Ableton Live suffered the same issue. The workaround, until the feature became native, was to replace a text-file with another, editing the mouse to work in 'Absolute' mode.
Suffice to say, between the above NI and Ableton examples, I'm sure it wouldn't be difficult to find out how it's done.
Hopefully this can be added as soon as possible.
Thanks :)

el-bo
7:29 PM - 31 March, 2023
Hmmm...Interesting!
Got an email from Serato yesterday about the update that fixes the stuck knobs problem from the last update. Not only was that fixed, but along with it came touchscreen/tablet mode.
Great job!
Thanks :)
Got an email from Serato yesterday about the update that fixes the stuck knobs problem from the last update. Not only was that fixed, but along with it came touchscreen/tablet mode.
Great job!
Thanks :)

Cillian Howard
6:10 AM - 27 April, 2023
Any gadget would benefit from a tablet/touchscreen mode request. It would be designed for touch input and display, making it easier to use. This mode may also improve device usability and make menus and settings easier to explore.
Touchscreen mode might be adjusted to save battery life and storage. Finally, this mode would make the gadget more user-friendly than standard navigation ways.
Touchscreen mode might be adjusted to save battery life and storage. Finally, this mode would make the gadget more user-friendly than standard navigation ways.
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