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Subject: Re: [NSL] NAMM and Mac?????
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On 1/27/04 10:11 AM, "Jamm!n Wheeler" <@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@> wrote:


> Looks like porting to MacOSX is already well underway. That's what I
> mean by it would seem to be a waste of resources for Apple to write
> something of their own in this vein, as opposed to (say) contributing
> some funds and development effort to Ardour instead. It would *very*
> much be in their interests to do that, because Linux is unlikely to
> ever replace Macs in pro studios, but it *could* replace Windows in
> home studios...

VERY cool! Will definitely keep an eye on this.

>>> and Ardour. Of course as a sequencer platform it still doesn't compete
>>> with the ST :)
>> 
>> But when we say "doesn't compete with the ST", I hope
>> you agree that we are being fondly nostalgic,
> 
> No, read carefully. I'm talking about Linux specifically,

I know what your talking about..was quoting you ...perhaps didn't make
myself clear. What I was/am talking about is that the ST, not Linux, isn't
in the position to compete with anything. Competition requires action and
often reaction!

> that Linux does not compete with the ST as a sequencer platform at
> the moment. There are a few sequencers to choose from but they are
> not yet of sufficient quality to satisfy me. Let alone good enough
> and flexible enough and with the right modus operandi to tempt me away
> from Notator. 
> 
ST/Notator has indeed set a high standard.

> I have no nostalgic attachment to the ST whatsoever

I do, but I'm just that type of guy. I've spent a LOT of hours with the
ST/Notator combination...6 nights/week...300 + days/yr...MANY years! :-)

> 
> Sure, eventually the world will run out of STs. But I've got 2 spares,
> and currently there are plenty to be had off eBay for two a penny. Of
> greater concern in the meantime is running out of dongles/Log3s/Unitors,
> so we continue to push for NSL to be open sourced.
>
Well, sold the Log3 a year ago, but I still have an extra dongle if you are
ever in need. One's sufficient for me, now.
 
> To take your metaphor: Those who stay close to the surface of the sand
> are the ones who have a perpetual fear of being buried... got to keep
> moving, keep upgrading, to stay afloat. Me and my Atari, well, we're
> in an underground bunker, watching the shifting sands above our heads
> through a little window, but immune to their effects... until either
> (a) I spy a favourable current and decide to leave, or (b) the weight
> of the sand becomes too much and the bunker starts to collapse. I'm
> hoping (a) will happen before (b) [the latter ought to be at least
> another decade away yet], but I have a little escape plan ready
> just in case...
...time and place for everything under the sun. Sounds like you're
practicing good wisdom.

Craig

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