New Intro Point A and B

[matteolop]

Hi, some well-known radio broadcast software has been including the ability to add up to three intro points in their Track Editor for many years.

Since I'd like to see this feature, including in RadioBOSS, we could currently limit ourselves to up to two Intro Points and a new Start Point for Auto Intros or Voiceovers only (I know it's already partially present).

My request is the following: I'd like to set the start point, where exactly the track begins to play, the Intro A Point where the most "lively" part of the song begins or where the "kick" begins, and finally the Intro B Point where exactly the singer begins to sing.

All of this is visibly managed by different colors and a progressively moving bar.
Some radio broadcast software also has the exact same feature for the Outro Point (Outro A and Outro B).

Having multiple points set on the song, I think it might be more effective to decide exactly where the speaker should speak.
At one point during the day, you might start speaking from Intro Point A, and at another point from Intro Point B.
(Or even depending on the time available for the talk.)

I invite you to look at my attached photo and listen to the song "Elton John, Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)" that I used in the reference photo.
I hope you can integrate this feature, and I'd love to hear what other users think.

 

[djsoft]

This sounds interesting, however I think we should wait and see what other users have to say about it.

If there are two or more intro/outro points, what "intro countdown" will show, or should there be some sort of switch between A/B markers?

 

[matteolop]

Point A would be the current intro point.
The second intro point (point B) is an "extension," or "completion," of the intro.
Even though they are executed in action, they are executed in the following order: Intro point A starts and reaches intro point B, then intro point B continues until its end and the singer starts singing.
In the absence of Point B, only Point A will be activated, and the Point B button cannot be enabled/validated without first setting Point A.
(You can also apply this reasoning to Outro, but currently I see it working more for the Intro).

On a graphic level, you can redesign the PLAYER and INTRO user interfaces.
You can create a moving bar that will light up (or remain fixed and then dim once the intro command is executed) when at least one Intro Point is present, and the colored progress bar will move smoothly to the end of the horizontal segment.
When Point B is set, the colored progress bar (from Point A) will move for x seconds, then transform into Point B, where it will take on a different (but similar) color, indicating that we've entered Point B and are approaching the true end of the intro.

It's the same concept as now, except that they're divided in half, all managed by dedicated lines, colors, segments, and colored seconds.

Furthermore, you'll need to keep all the data and parameters set for the current songs in the archive and database valid, and the song's current "INTRO" value must be automatically converted to the new word "INTRO A," and if set by the user, the "INTRO B" point must be added later.

You can see in my photos that I've attempted to design a sort of user interface with the playback line advancing, bringing the two intros (A and B) to life and adding color.
The two colors and segments automatically adjust based on the duration and distance between them.