new users like documentation :)

[schoekah]

Hi Devs,

Just a reminder that new users like me probably are much more likely to buy something if we have a good idea what it does. Descriptions by themselves are good for experts, but noobs like me are more likely to spend money if there are at least a few demos, step-by-step tutorials, connection diagrams, youtube videos, sample patches, web pages, soundcloud samples, musical jams, quick guides, and manuals with pictures and arrows. I'd suggest what the DIY electronics company adafruit does, at https://learn.adafruit.com. When they come out with a new product, they have a tutorial on a web page ready to go, with lots of pictures and step-by-step instructions, and links to click for impulse purchasing.

Gotta say that I'm not buying new stuff now because I've got my hands full figuring out the old stuff, and it ain't easy with just descriptions adequate for people who don't need instructions anyhow.

Anyone that doesn't know how to do that stuff can take a look at OBS Studio for free desktop capture videos, edit those vids in Da Vinci editor for free. Or paint.NET for good free marking up of pictures with arrows and circles on Windows OS. I'd suggest a web page with a few marked up photos, links to your youtube page for rough-and ready video demos, and a link to soundcloud so we can taste your cooking. If you need a push in the right direction, shoot me a message. Best wishes!

[ShoeHorn]

Great point.

I'm fine with the basics, but get lost going any further. Presets are great, but following them is often impossible for newbies

It'd be great if we could have patch sheets like at http://www.modular-planet.de/modular-planet-survey.html

[khapahk1956]

Both of the above posts get my vote, and whole-hearted agreement. I would add that screenshots of module layouts for patches are OK, as long as the cable connections are opaque enough to be seen; sometimes they are just too faint to be seen.

Thanks, devs

[seal58]

I also want to remind Cherry team, that there isn't a documention for manufacturer's site yet.
Function of some fields in product pages is not clear without explanation, like "name", "slug", "tagline".

[11ivan11]

where I can read manual for modular designer?

[UrbanCyborg]

Download the VM SDK (same version as the VM and VDM you're running) and have a look through that. It largely consists of a function/variable database and a bunch of examples. Work through the examples, compiling them and examining the code. You can also download Grant's code for all his modules (Dome Music Technologies, which isn't the same as DMT), because he's been kind enough to put it out for free. You'll find it on his web site, which you can reach from his Manufacturer's page in the Cherry Audio store (we've all got pages there, mostly to show off our modules).

Apart from that, there really isn't much. If you don't already code Java, get some good books and learn. I did, although it helped a lot that I was pretty much a shark at C and C++ already. Some developers have a presence on YouTube, and you can find instructional videos on a lot of their modules there.

Reid