Good but with serious Interface problems
Thanks to the developer for responding to my possibly too harsh criticisms. Actually the functionality of the app is very good but it’s let down by the interface. Clicking on tracks to bring up the editor regularly simply moves the track by accident (just put a drop down menu on top of the screen). There should be full ‘tape style’ controls visible at all times (not just ‘play’); the huge drop down menu should be either custom-ordered or at least have drop-down panels to avoid continuous scrolling for every single edit. While previewing effects it should be possible to move the play head to the desired point in the audio file instead of having to play the whole thing to the end and restart. These and other basic, simple interface redesigns could make Hokusai a great audio editor on a platform where, bizarrely, there are so few real contenders
