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I demoed a bunch of plugs just now, using as send effect. I guess it isn't DP, since these plugs act differently. Actually, I've isolated that it relates to even pressing STOP. Some plugs keep going after DP is not playing, some stop sending audio. Some examples: Doesn't cut off that I can tell: Fre...

No, I'm not talking about applying destructive effects, I'm talking about using as a send effect or master effect, or possibly as an insert (which has its place sometimes such as effects that still tail other than standard reverb). I don't think the individual effects have the CPU-saving thing, I th...

I bet this has been discussed in the past... maybe by me even. But I couldn't figure out what to search for to find the answer. I recall knowing some obvious work-arounds, but now I'm doing stuff where I need fast results and I can't be bothered with setting up lots of stuff to get things to work. H...

Thanks for the thoughts so far... What about the idea of using a PC plugin that I know what it does and what to expect, and apply it destructively to a copied file? In other words, if I accept the non-real-time aspect, then it doesn't even need to access hardware... I mean this certainly makes my id...

I was planning to stick with my G5 indefinitely, partly because I knew it would be a hassle to switch, and to have some things not be compatible with the new Intel Macs... But my G5 logic board died, and now I'm selling the computer for scrap and I ordered a new Intel machine. I was bummed about the...

...do you consider things like art grants to exist within your market driven world? I think private grants are hunky dory. However, as far as government art grants, I can't answer that without starting a political debate and that's taboo on this board. That would involved discussing our views on th...

Whatever the solution it will be market driven and none of us know for sure. My "complaint" is an observation about human nature... that's all. I just think "giving away" downloads is gamble. Given the file sharing situation and the rampant violation of software and music copyri...

Dude... I understand where you're coming from. But if it's something I want to read enough, I get on Amazon.com and have it delivered to my house. I don't get in my car, drive to a branch to pick it up, then drive back to return it. To each their own. Well, I only walk or bike to the library and ge...

Well some of that would have to do with the fact that in many cities, the "modern public library system" sucks. Anything I want to read tends to be specialized. We have a main library in downtown San Diego... pain in the ass to get to and park, but that's the only library that you have a ...

Well, James, you're very right about the reading on a computer issue. But I'm sorry to see that you apparently aren't making use of the modern public library system. Getting a library card is easier than getting a computer. It really can be done immediately in under 5 minutes. Additionally, you don'...

You're right about the current realities of publishing. But that doesn't mean it is the only possible reality. Why do I care? I care for the same reasons you do. I'm nervous about the whole status of the economics of recorded music, particularly as to how it relates to my own career. At one point, I...

How is a CD any different than a book? Irrespectively, MY local public library has a VAST selection of popular music, and though it may be a bigger, better library than average, I bet you'd be very surprised to find that YOUR local library is nothing like your old stereotype. You will find all sorts...

The library analogy is interesting. You can even take home videos and cd's free there these days. As far as sunsets, this is not a performance so that doesn't work AFAIC. My point about sunsets isn't about the human economics, but simply that you CAN'T judge anyone's feelings of inherent value by t...

I don't want to get into a rant here, but a good perspective on the history of all this would be warranted. The fact is that the musician's union originally fought the entire idea of recorded music and tried to make it illegal to play recorded music on the radio, instead hoping live musicians would ...

Unless I'm mistaken (which to be fair I often am!) the Velocity is part of the MIDI note-on message, I don't think you will be able to replace the velocity of a prior recorded note by recording again. It's not a separate entity. Well, I'm absolutely certain that it is possible within the MIDI spec,...