Topic: feature request: global or "macro" sound controls
I know that PT pro has individual key control of an enormous number of parameters, so that a determined and knowledgable user can probably achieve exactly what they wish to hear. I only have Standard but already, tweaking possibilities are vast...one can easily get lost, as parameters interact with each other. I assume that most users would rather spend time playing than tweaking sound (although I tweak a lot myself;)
Here is my suggestion: why not, in a future version, implement a SMALL number of "global" controls that would simultaneously move multiple parameters to achieve overall changes which could be labeled (for example) "brightness", "expression", "resonance", "warmth", etc. These are evidently quite subjective, but at least they invoke something that most players can understand. In fact, the name of these global parameters don't matter so much because users would rapidly learn how they affect the sound, and how to use them to get closer to the sound they are looking for.
Let's take a simple example and call it "Brightness". The affected parameters could include: all three "hammer hardness", soundboard cutoff, equalizer, Effects section EQ, reverb tone, keyboard scaling, etc. A proper "cocktail" of all (or just some) of these could be tweaked by a single global slider. In the case of "expression", the global slider could simultaneously change dynamics, Compressor settings and the velocity curve. These are merely examples and I am sure the developers would know much better what to do...
BTW, I am NOT suggesting that these Global controls would be replacing the existing individual controls! They would simply act as a fast, direct way to sculpt the sound (for example in a live situation, or when playing on a different set of speakers)...or when the mood calls for it!. Like I said, they should come in a small number (something like five or so) plus a simple reset button to re-center them. Just a thought. Probably other people have had the same idea?