add tooltips for effect unit mix modes

ronso0 · May 31, 2018 · ac8b7be · ac8b7be
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diff --git a/src/effects/builtin/echoeffect.cpp b/src/effects/builtin/echoeffect.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ EffectManifestPointer EchoEffect::getManifest() {
     send->setName(QObject::tr("Send"));
     send->setShortName(QObject::tr("Send"));
     send->setDescription(QObject::tr(
-        "How much of the signal to send into the delay buffer"));
+        "How much of the signal to send into the delay buffer\n"
+        "When the effect unit is in D+W mode, keep this turned up all the way"));
     send->setControlHint(EffectManifestParameter::ControlHint::KNOB_LINEAR);
     send->setSemanticHint(EffectManifestParameter::SemanticHint::UNKNOWN);
     send->setUnitsHint(EffectManifestParameter::UnitsHint::UNKNOWN);

diff --git a/src/skin/tooltips.cpp b/src/skin/tooltips.cpp
@@ -727,19 +727,25 @@ void Tooltips::addStandardTooltips() {
             << tr("Toggle Unit")
             << tr("Enable or disable this whole effect unit.");
     add("EffectUnit_mix")
-            << tr("Dry/Wet")
-            << tr("Adjust the balance between the original (dry) and processed (wet) signal for the whole effect unit.")
+            << tr("Mix")
+            << tr("Adjust the mixing of the dry (input) signal with the wet (output) signal of the effect unit")
+            << tr("D/W mode: Crossfade between dry and wet")
+            << tr("D+W mode: Add wet to dry")
             << QString("%1: %2").arg(rightClick, resetToDefault);
 
+    add("EffectUnit_mix_mode")
+            << tr("Mix Mode")
+            << tr("Adjust how the dry (input) signal is mixed with the wet (output) signal of the effect unit") + "\n"
+            << tr("D/W mode: Mix knob crossfades between dry and wet\n"
+                  "Use this to change the sound of the track with EQ and filter effects.") + "\n"
+            << tr("D+W mode: Mix knob adds wet to dry\n"
+                  "Use this to change only the effected (wet) signal with EQ and filter effects.");
+
     add("EffectUnit_super1")
             << tr("Super Knob")
             << tr("Controls the Meta Knob of all effects in this unit together.")
             << QString("%1: %2").arg(rightClick, resetToDefault);
 
-    add("EffectUnit_insertion_type")
-            << tr("Insert/Send Toggle")
-            << tr("Insert/Send Toggle");
-
     add("EffectUnit_next_chain")
             << tr("Next Chain")
             << tr("Load next effect chain preset into this effect unit.");