As do I regarding mine
For anyone that just doesnât like the turqouise â
If you use the module âNysthiometerâ you can right click and change the theme to grey or black.
Just restart vcv rack and the theme will change for most nysthi modules
that nysthi guy makes me crazy with no manuals too !
I read somewhere⌠was it the manual that you donât even have to restartâŚ
Definitely compact!
So hereâs the thing @thisguy - maintaining a big open source project is actually quite a lot of work. And itâs super rewarding! You get to interact with a community of folks who want to help, who use your software, who take it in new and interesting directions.
And it is definitely the case that these modules have a distinct aesthetic which may not be for you.
But I think the reason folks reacted negatively to your post is not because it said something like âthese modules are useful but their look is rather denseâ but instead said âplease put some pants onâ and âdonât any devs care about module looksâ.
When volunteer devs read things like that it just takes an ounce of motivation away. It reinforces the trope that all users of free softeware are entitled and ungrateful. And it kinda makes you wonder if you should just close your laptop. I donât think you meant it rudely - I havenât checked your message history - but thatâs why I think you got the reaction you did
So let me encourage you instead to take one of the modules you think is most useful and least in line with your workflow, grab a copy of Inkscape or illustrator or whatever, and take a swing at a design of the panel you may like. Propose that to folks or heck even code it up and see what people think! I know many free software devs love that style of collaboration and maybe it could help make your point a bit clearer and make the community a little less rollicking? Or you could even end up building a module set with someone here which has, as you say, pants!
I used to feel that way until I realized some of the modules in the Nysthi collection are versions of pre euro rack devices. Buchla racks are taller. To look right those modules need to be magnified a little bit more. I am super grateful for what Antonio does!
Because itâs a hobby. Not everyone is a programmer and a graphic designer who exists to serve you for free. Antonio is a super awesome guy who gives away his passion projects for free. Yes, some of them arenât the prettiest. Again, not everyone is a professional graphic designer and a DSP engineer and a musician.
yes, those guys are ugly. I used to not use them, but then they became fundamental pieces of my patches
We must also recognize that there are some that are especially beautiful, e.g. s Simpliciter
and others extremely horrible, like the Polyphonic Recorder, wtf that gradient, it shakes hands with Squinky Labs typography
This reminds me that there was a really cool dark color scheme for NYSTHI modules, I think it was by @funkybot
@synthi could you make that available again to pick it as default theme from the nysthi-o-meter?
When I open the nysthiometer and right click, there are 2 choices for skins, but it doesnât seem to work.
wow, I know that font was not super popular, but as bad a a high contrast gradient over the whole panel? outch! oh well.
btw, in my Ill fated new line I ditched the bad font, and the blue colors. But I did put in a gradient
i know actually somebody who has planned to open sort of a jeans shop for VCV modules. âŚâBloovisâ, or so. Under the motto, get the modules for free, so you can save up the money for the new pants. He sayed, should turn into the next upcoming thingâŚ
Nysthi modules are like your grand parentâs apple pie: you wonât showcase it in a fancy bakery in Paris, but once you have a taste of it, you donât want it any different!
LOL. Antonio has always made clear that he makes his modules for his own purposes, and shares them so other people can also use them, or not.
Search âNysthiâ on this forum and youâll find some of the âmissing documentationâ
And keep in mind that when people listen to your music, they wonât be asking âHow did this look on a computer monitor?â
Its ok I just always hear Nysthi this and that and when I go to grab them even in the dark mode, I cant bring myself to use them. So I dont know if theyâre any good or not.
iâd think the fact that youâre âalways hearing Nysthi this and Nysthi thatâ should tell you theyâre good. or at least, that a whole lot of people like them, despite their appearance.
oh, thereâs all kinds of users. I think that the quality of my modules was very high. But there were plenty of ppl who thought they were too ugly to use. shrug?
No one is forcing you to use them.
For those of us who work in the artistic field (either as a professional or an amateur) aesthetics is important, for many it is the aesthetics of sound, for others also visual aesthetics.
almost all of us can recognize without doubt what the nysthi modules look like, and they also leave no doubt as to the quality, we have a developer who just âlets us play with his toys as they areâ many of them are visually delightful and others not so much.
I have never heard Antonio say âI am closed to collaboration with UI designersâ in fact, I think the opposite happens having collaborated with @pyer for example
I think itâs a bit of âhinchar las pelotasâ to come here and complain that youâre never going to use a module because itâs ugly (which also are free) , and not ask how you could help improve it.
ok all good points.