a lot of sampler modules (i.e. canard) don’t mention the loaded file’s name anywhere so having this information at the top while you are picking the next sample you want to play, would be super useful during a live performance.
another useful feature could be to have the currently loaded file selected automatically when you go to load a new wav file. so all you have to do is pick the next file down: in the case that you have all your files named(i.e. playlist) so they show up in order that you want to play them in.
another useful feature could be to have the currently loaded file selected automatically when you go to load a new wav file. so all you have to do is pick the next file down: in the case that you have all your files named(i.e. playlist) so they show up in order that you want to play them in.
I think this would best be implemented in the plugin itself. E.g. the MM firmware can’t know the context of what the module is doing with a file and whether knowing the name of the last opened file is relevant or not.
But the sampler module could add that information to the call to the file chooser. It can put the last loaded file name in the “title” parameter (available in the native and rack apis), and it could specify the starting directory to whatever it wants.
Though – there isn’t a parameter in the dialog box for pre-selecting a particular file within the directory.
Some sample player modules let you choose a folder, and then play the samples in that folder in order (Next/Prev). That’s another way of addressing the need to play a list of samples in order without having to manually pick them.