After all the bellyaching in this thread (Including mine!) about accessibility issues I thought I’d try the suggestion that has been bandied around of Studio One, and downloaded the trial.
Very nice UI, if a bit garish on the demo projects, but straight away it was clear that I couldn’t see myself losing 10 years of acquired CB knowledge and the inevitable drop in productivity while re-learning something so fundamental to my work.
So rather than pay three times the price of the C13 upgrade for S1 crossgrade I jumped in with both feet for C13. And you know what … I really do like the new mixing window! Yes, it could be improved, but there is more to like than not, including the flat faders et al.
However, the Project Window white text ABSOLUTELY HAS to be toned down. I’d also prefer losing the Caps on the buttons, but with my failing eyesight, the track names just appear as a complete jumble of letters.
I’ve resorted to tweaking the colour settings to help with clarity (I normally just work with the vanilla settings) but I guess when the inevitable maintenance update comes along I’ll be able to revert back.
Lots of other stuff to enjoy on the new version, so give it a try - you may be surprised.
Okay Steinberg, you’ve snagged me for another year, so do the right thing now and TURN DOWN THE VOLUME ON THOSE LOUD WHITES!