That's because, (here come the flames) Mac's suck!! oh no, I said it :p
;)
Peace,
Chad
quoted 86 lines From: "M Mercer" <vletrmx@hotmail.com>
>From: "M Mercer" <vletrmx@hotmail.com>
>To: idm@hyperreal.org
>Subject: RE: [idm] scary shit / reason software
>Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2000 17:44:41 -0500
>
>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
>
>
>>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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