We should add a mixer view

[swesterfeld]

Here are a few screenshots of other DAWs:

• Ardour
• Cubase
• Bitwig
• Ableton Live, other screenshot
• Reaper
• FL Studio

Level 1: really basic functionality

I think the most basic functionality would be per-track

• mute property
• solo property
• pan property
• volume property
• volume meter

Some of the code is already in PR #19.

Level 2: master should be master

The routing of traditional mixers involves that we have a master channel. The device chain of the master channel is applied to all other channels. So for instance putting a reverb or compressor on master should affect all other channels. Right now Anklang doesn't do this, but it should.

Level 3: FX Channels

Other DAWs tradtionally have effect channels. Normal mixer busses then have a send-amount that goes to the FX channels. For instance creating an FX channel and putting a reverb on it doesn't change anything. However it adds a control to all other mixer channels to allow a send-to the FX channels. Then you can for instance specify that track 1 sends 30% of its output to FX channel 1 and track 2 50% of its out. Which will make the reverb on the FX channel process some amount of track 1 / 2 and send this to master.

Level 4: Groups

It would be nice to be able to group tracks in order to have for instance one master volume for all string tracks, one master volume/pan for all drum tracks and one master volume/pan for all vocal tracks.

How to proceed?

I'd like to see these added step by step into Anklang and I'm willing to help with PRs as needed.