hello
on a side note from all this, I've been informed that there is no compatible
version of Reason for Mac OSX, so if you are planning on getting a new mac
anytime soon with OSX (in january when it ships) and are planning on running
Reason... think again. according to someone at propellerheads, it has to do
with OSX's handling of MIDI/etc... and that they will "eventually" have a
compatible version, whenever that is.
just fyi...
matt
quoted 51 lines From: "aaron" <step@systorm.com>
>From: "aaron" <step@systorm.com>
>To: "IDM" <idm@hyperreal.org>
>Subject: RE: [idm] scary shit / reason software
>Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 10:59:10 -0500
>
>i think that propellerheads have a great idea..
>they are making the gear accessible on a computer..
>but they are KEEPING the gear metphor..
>
>i perosnally know about 10 musicians who refuse to use a comptuer for
>music..
>simply because they are gear-heads.. they look at reaktor's interface and
>cringe.. they see audiomulch and almost lose their lunch.. these guys want
>knobs, cables, & leds.. and lots of em.. Reason could very well be the
>software that blurs this line enough to tempt them to use it..
>
>and any of you people who think the graphics on screen on Reason are taking
>up serious system resources.. you need to look into visual programming a
>little more.. interface design is always negligible compared to realtime
>audio processing..
>most of the knobs are repeated.. there's only like 10-ish face plates.. and
>most of the grapics are bmp's anyway.. which take no overhead once
>rendered.. especially with directx..
>
>and yes it DOES have to look like roland gear.. that's what makes it
>usable..
>anyone who's been playing with gear for a few years knows that you can pick
>up any new roland box, and learn it in a few minutes.. they are always very
>straight forward and simple.. which makes them classic..
>
>granted.. the older boxes (303 etc) could have been a little easier to
>use..
>but they didnt have much options for processing then..
>
> >> Whoever wrote this is a very smart man....it looked
> >> cool to me at first but now that i hear this it really
> >> makes me think otherwise...that stupid graphics crap
> >> is a waste of computer energy!!
> >
> >This is exactly what I think. I want a purely functional interface on
>these
> >things - Windows/Mac style would suit me fine. I thought Rebirth was far
>too
> >fiddly as well as wasting processor time. The point is to sound like the
> >Roland products, it doesn't have to look like them too.
>
>
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