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* Progress docs to the craftrules standard; full re-measure against Pro Tools 2026.4.1 Stage: alpha. Menu breadth 482/512 (94.1%, measured), feature breadth ~70%, ready for real work ~40%; ~350-570 agent-hours to beta, ~950-1,450 to full parity, calibrated on this repo's PR history. - ROADMAP.md rewritten: stage banner, two numbers, dimension/feature/language tables - docs/target-app-parity.md: authoritative assessment (area table moved from ROADMAP) - docs/gaps.md: 22 ranked gaps with evidence and estimates - docs/roadmap.md: milestones, current focus, beta plan - docs/ui-, file-format-, hardware-, plugin-, localization-parity.md: new checklists - docs/parity.md -> docs/parity-checklist.md (generated by cargo xtask parity) - architecture.md: video, vst3-host, au-host crates; device I/O limits Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]> * Stage: pre-alpha under the core-workflow gate Add the alpha gate to docs/roadmap.md: interface recording at a chosen buffer size, MIDI recording, and session interchange with Pro Tools fail, so the stage moves from alpha to pre-alpha (~5 points and ~110-180 agent-hours to alpha). Mark the alpha blockers in docs/gaps.md; update ROADMAP.md, target-app-parity.md and README. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]> * Add mainstream-practitioner and essentials-user readiness numbers Mainstream practitioner ~36% (weekly-area depth 50.6% x 0.90 interaction x 0.92 stability x 0.85 file exchange) and essentials user ~57% (core-feature depth 72.4% x 0.90 launch/stability x 0.90 discoverability x 0.97 files), with written weights, discounts and GitHub user evidence. Full ready-for-real-work checked against its written dimension weights (40.6%); unchanged at ~40%, stage unchanged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]> * Readiness by audience: hours to ~95% for full, mainstream and essentials Full ~40% / 950-1,450 h, mainstream ~36% / 380-600 h, essentials ~57% / 110-200 h, calibrated on this repo's PR history. The full number is already an additive weighted sum over the written dimension table; method unchanged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>
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UI parity
Last reviewed: 2026-10-10 · Last updated: 2026-10-10 · Change: major (first interaction checklist against Pro Tools 2026.4.1) · Target: Avid Pro Tools Ultimate 2026.4.1
How SoundCraft feels in the hands of a Pro Tools user: tools, modes, modifiers, shortcuts,
windows, meters. Measured from crates/model/src/session.rs (tools, modes), the command
registry (shortcuts), crates/ui-egui/src (windows, gestures) and user issues; compared with
reference screenshots kept locally under plan/protools/screenshots/ (16, never committed).
UI/UX fidelity: ~55 % ready (estimated). Remaining ≈ 60–100 h.
Legend: ✅ matches · 🟡 partial · ❌ missing.
Tools and modes
| Feature | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tools: Zoom, Trim, Selector, Grabber, Scrubber, Pencil, Smart (7) | ✅ present | Trim variants (TCE, loop, scrub trim) and Grabber variants (separation, object) partial; Multitool fade/trim handles don't adjust audio (#5) |
| Edit modes: Shuffle, Slip, Spot, Grid (absolute/relative) | ✅ | Spot dialog present |
| Grid and nudge values, all timebases | ✅ | Bars/Beats, Min:Secs, Timecode, Feet+Frames, Samples |
| Keyboard focus modes (Commands, Clip List, Groups) | 🟡 | Commands focus single-key editing ✅; list focus partial |
| Link timeline/edit, link track/edit, Tab to transient, insertion follows playback | ✅ | |
| Mirrored MIDI, MIDI merge, layered editing | 🟡 | Stored and partly honoured |
Keyboard and mouse
| Feature | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Default shortcuts | 🟡 146 bound (measured: distinct Some("…") shortcuts in the registry) |
Pro Tools' default set is several hundred incl. numeric keypad and focus keys. Collisions: Mix/Edit toggle vs zoom (#144), Heal (#140), Export (#7) |
| Ctrl as Cmd on Windows/Linux | ✅ since #15, #41 still open in some builds | #62 shows Ctrl in labels |
| Numeric keypad transport and memory-location recall | 🟡 | Classic / Transport / Shuttle modes not all present |
| Modifier gestures (Alt for all tracks, Shift-Alt for selected, Cmd-click fine faders, Ctrl-click defaults) | 🟡 | Main ones on faders and pan; not across every control |
| Scroll/zoom: wheel, trackpad pinch | 🟡 | Anchored trackpad zoom in open PRs #112, #137 |
| Drag and drop: Clip List → tracks, files → tracks | ✅ macOS/Windows; 🟡 Wayland (PR #150) | |
| Context menus (clip, track name, ruler, Clip List) | 🟡 | Clip and track menus exist; depth lower than Pro Tools'; Clip List delete (#4) |
Windows and panels
| Window | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Edit window: rulers, track headers, view columns, Clip List, Groups, Tracks list | ✅ | Track Pin (new in 2026.4) ✅ (track.pin) |
| Mix window: strips, views (inserts, sends, I/O, comments, EQ curve, preamps, instruments, object) | ✅ | Narrow Mix ✅; Delay Compensation view and HEAT missing |
| MIDI Editor, Score Editor, Event List | 🟡 | Dock height bug fixed (#113); notation editing shallow |
| Transport, Big Counter, Memory Locations, Automation, Video, Universe, Renderer, UI Customization | ✅ present | |
| Workspace / sound browser with previews | ❌ | G-16 |
| I/O Setup | 🟡 | Busses and paths; no hardware channel matrix (G-01) |
| Preferences | 🟡 | Many settings stored, fewer honoured |
| Window configurations, Tile/Cascade | 🟡 | Configurations ✅; Tile/Cascade in PR #151 |
| Plugin windows | 🟡 | Generic parameter sliders; Pro Tools plugins have bespoke GUIs (#138 asks for skeuomorphic design); multi-page plugin views (#6) |
| Command palette (Search) | ✅ | Over every command |
Look and meters
| Feature | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dark theme close to Pro Tools' | ✅ | Light theme (#32) and live system appearance (#85) beyond Pro Tools |
| Interface scaling | 🟡 | Slider in PR #147 |
| Meter types and ballistics (peak, RMS, VU, K-scales, gain reduction) | 🟡 | Peak/RMS; meter type choice and GR meters partial |
| Clip indicators, track colours, waveform views (peak/power/rectified/outlines) | ✅ | |
| Fader resolution, fine adjust, numeric entry | 🟡 | |
| macOS system menu bar | ✅ | #10 |
Revision history
| Date | Change | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | major | Created: tools, modes, shortcuts, windows and meters checklist against Pro Tools 2026.4.1 |