[Rwp] [RWP] OSARA, an open-source ReaAccess replacement in development

[Patrick Perdue]

I don't think I've ever actually had a laptop with separated/spaced out 
function keys, so now I think it's weird when I see them that way on a 
desktop. Ergo, that doesn't bother me.

On 2/3/2015 4:03 PM, James Teh via RWP wrote:
> On 3/02/2015 10:43 PM, Patrick Perdue via RWP wrote:
>> I very much like having single-key access to mute, solo, phase, track
>> arm, etc. especially on a laptop, where I do most of my work these days.
> I agree that single key access is ideal. My problem is the function
> keys. On many laptops (including the one I use), the function keys
> aren't separated at any point, so you have to count them if you want to
> hit a particular key.
>
>> I sort of look at it as if it were a mixing console. You don't have to
>> press several buttons to mute or solo a single channel on a physical
>> board...
> Totally agree. But you also don't have to count potentially 13 keys to
> manage it and the buttons are arranged more optimally for mixing.
>
> Jamie
>