1 Apr
2011
1 Apr
'11
11:44 a.m.
Like I said, I don't want any sequencing in tX, also no audio recording
(the exporting stuff is also going to go). Qtracktor is a sequencer, tX
is a sampler for loops. I think the idea of integrating Tritium would be
the best. My vision of tX is that of a set of turntables with a mixer
and a loop-library capable of downloading loop from a repo (similar to
the sample-databank of Hydrogen), and again with NO sequencing, since
one uses rhythmic loops.
I want to build in a beattracker, so that the turntables synchronise the
loops, regardless of their original tempo.
So the aim is to make the workflow of tX more simplistic and live: load
the loops-> press play-> scratch/ twist params/load more loops. That's
it.
Just like the unix motto: Make a small tool, but make it the best.
Gerald
On Fri, 2011-04-01 at 19:34 +1100, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
On 04/01/2011 07:23 PM, Gerald Mwangi wrote:
Ok First of all, I'm NOT planning on making
tX an "Ableton Live on
Linux". I actually want to keep the basic workflow of tX and take
care of some shortcomings:
- optional Per turntable stereo-jack outputs (got that working, with
my own mixer design)
- LV2 support
- OSC support
- Rubberband support (working in parts, length of slave turntables
get adjusted to master turntable)
- Automatic detection of Beatpattern (don't know yet which lib to
take)
- Take out the sequencing stuff (better done by some external app
e.g seq24, Ardour3 via osc/midi )
- Eventual change to Qt for the Gui (as a programmer, i love Qt),
but that for the far Future
So actually It should rather go along the lines of Traktor DJ (from
NI) (with more than 2 turntables), than Live. I'd also like to
incorporate NI idea of using a physical turntable to control tX
(scratching etc.)
Gerald
So, I wonder why you choose to work with tX when Rui has started a
long way on this path with qTracktor?
Cheers.
--
Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd.