Hi, I have some contractual obligations that this project could never override, though I'll definitely put it up on the web with a Pay Pal tip jar that'll help with support costs and, hopefully, pay for some Mac development tools. Best wishes. Tim Burgess Raised Bar Ltd Phone: +44 (0)1827 719822 Mobile: 07989 486976 Web: http://www.raisedbar.net Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Atherstone-United-Kingdom/Raised-Bar-Ltd/12023 4896800 Don't forget to vote for improved access to music and music technology at http://www.raisedbar.net/petition.htm -----Original Message----- From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bryan Smart Sent: 13 September 2009 22:39 To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: native or Mackie emulation Tim, it is good of you to offer it for free, but getting rid of the financial carrot really drops projects down the to-do list behind the work that pays the bills. Personally, I'd be thrilled to pay for such software if it gave you insentive to devote more of your valuable time to wrapping up the project. Perhaps you could sell it as nagware. track 6 mute is on Hey, aren't you glad you have this software? How about registering? Pan track mode eq gain/freq mode Tim is a busy man. If you'd like to see version 1.1 some day, you might want to thank him with your PayPal account. Punch on from 4.1 to 8.1 Did I tell you that Tims gots bills tah pay? If you don't contribute , he might put the next version off forever. With talking software, you have captive listeners. hehe Bryan -----Original Message----- From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Burgess Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 5:33 PM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: native or Mackie emulation You won't be as pleased as I am to get the reader out the door. Unfortunately, earning a living eats into the available development time and I've promised this product as a freebie to the community. The interesting thing about doing this project is that, the more accessibility I add, the more I find is possible using the hardware, so the scope of the project expands. Best wishes. Tim Burgess Raised Bar Ltd Phone: +44 (0)1827 719822 Mobile: 07989 486976 Web: http://www.raisedbar.net Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Atherstone-United-Kingdom/Raised-Bar-Ltd/1 2023 4896800 Don't forget to vote for improved access to music and music technology at http://www.raisedbar.net/petition.htm -----Original Message----- From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bryan Smart Sent: 13 September 2009 22:17 To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: native or Mackie emulation I'll be very happy when the Mackie Display Reader is finished. The FW1884 is a great piece of gear, but us users aren't in such a good position with regard to how the drivers are developed. With the software for the Mackies, units like the ProjectMix should be as accessible as the FW1884. There are also many devices with Mackie support, but poor interfaces. For example, many blind keyboard players have Motifs, and the Motifs support a control surface mode via Mackie Control. However, the Motif doesn't have enough buttons to select all functions for the knobs and sliders, so the Motif uses lots of buttons as rotors that step through several modes. For example, press the pan button once to assign the 8 knobs to control pan for 8 tracks, press it again to control the current track plus its aux sends, and, I think, you can press it again to control pan for the master buses. The ProjectMix does some of this, but the Motif is overkill on this stuff. Plus, the Motif not so helpfully remembers the last mode for a rotor, so unless you're certain what mode you were in the last time for pan, for example, you'll accidentally change the wrong setting. I'm all for choices, especially since the FW1884 is becoming older, and Tascam will undoubtedly and sadly discontinue it before too long. Bryan -----Original Message----- From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of HF Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 2:15 PM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] native or Mackie emulation Was wondering on this. Why is native better for the FW1884 for example? Seems like the Mackie emulation has more support for things that the FW1884 can't do. Like for instance, selecting pieces of audio directly from the unit. There are already dedicated buttons for cut copy and paste, but the actual selection must be done directly from the keyboard. BTW if anyone hasn't realized it yet, Tascam seemed to break the arming feature from the unit. Can't do it on three different units with the new update. HF PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribe For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! 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