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[elektron] Re: MD Machine Lab (and why it's not finished yet)

2004-10-20 by drammy2004

Fair does,

I understand and to be honest I wasn't expecting a "yes".  I asked 
just on the off chance.  I will take my MD into another studio where 
we have Macs and try out your software.

Ta,

Drammy

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "sidstationownsyou" 
<sidstationownsyou@h...> wrote:
> 
> Coding it for PC (whether we're talking Windows or Linux) would
> require completely re-writing the code from scratch. This is because
> my app is written in Objective-C, and relies upon Mac OS X's Cocoa
> library and Core MIDI. Therefore, I won't be releasing a version 
for a
> non-Mac OS any time soon. Sorry.
> 
> Andrew
> 
> --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "drammy2004" <martyn@r...> 
wrote:
> > 
> > Sounds great.  i don't suppose there are any plans to release 
this on 
> > a PC?
> > 
> > Yours hopefully,
> > 
> > Drammy
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > > Here's the description of MD Machine Lab which I plan to post 
on 
> > my
> > > > website:
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > MD Machine Lab    
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > A Perfect Symbiosis of Mac and Machinedrum
> > > > 
> > > > Imagine being able to harness the power of Machinedrum's 
synthesis
> > > > engine with your Mac. This dream is now a reality! MD Machine 
Lab
> > > > allows you to create, tweak, and save individual machines 
(drum
> > > > sounds) on your Mac! It provides a slick, easy-to-use 
interface,
> > > > giving you complete control over your sonic design.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Fast and Lightweight
> > > > 
> > > > I wrote MD Machine Lab on a 400 MHz iMac DV SE. While it's 
not THE
> > > > slowest machine out there, it's still pretty freakin' slow! 
> > Therefore,
> > > > ensuring that my programs run as efficiently as possible is a 
top
> > > > priority. MD Machine Lab is a Cocoa application, written 
entirely 
> > in
> > > > objective-C. Furthermore, it's multi-threaded, and includes
> > > > optimizations for the G5.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Undo! Undo!
> > > > 
> > > > Make a mistake? No worries: MD Machine Lab features unlimited 
> > levels
> > > > of undo and redo! This means you can tweak all you want — 
without
> > > > fear
> > > > of losing a precious creation.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Randomize!
> > > > 
> > > > The randomize feature of MD Machine Lab gives you the ability 
to 
> > set
> > > > machine parameters to random values. Additionally, you get to 
> > choose
> > > > which parameters get randomized!
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Internationalized
> > > > 
> > > > Speak a language other than English? No problem! MD Machine 
Lab
> > > > supports many different languages, including Swedish, French, 
> > German,
> > > > and Japanese.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I'll let everyone here know when I finish it ;)
> > > > 
> > > > Andrew

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