On Thursday 08 May 2003 17.05, Paul Davis wrote: Well, I tried to make some sense of that site, but I can't say I succeeded... * There are icons for Mac OS X, and Linux, but no others. * The list of features includes "Runs on Mac OS X (10.2.3) and PC/Linux*", where the footnote says "Runs on standard PCs, operating on Linux OS (all needed software included)." * The package is supposed to contain (among other things) "Final Scratch v1.1 for MAC OS X (10.2.3) and PC/Linux. Both versions in the same box." * "Minimum requirements" (wrong header) says "MAC OS X (10.2.3)" for minimum and "MAC OS (10.2.3)" for recommended. The missing X must be a plain typo, considering the version numbers. * For PC requirements, they're talking about various Windows versions - while so far, we've been lead to believe it does not run on Windows *at all*... Linux is not even mentioned in this section. * There is a link "MAC - FAQ" ("MAC" as in Mac OS...? If so, it's another error.), including sections named "FS MAC" and "FS Linux". This is where it gets *really* weird: "Is FS for PC compatible with Windows XP? FS comes with its own Operating System, which is Linux-based. However, you will still need Windows for all other software. Windows XP is preferred for stability." WFT does that mean!? What's "all other software"? To me, it sounds like you're supposed to run the real time audio engine on a dedicated Linux box, and "the rest" - which *might* include tools you need to actually use FS - on a Windoze box. Or maybe you don't really need Windoze at all, if FS does all you need...? Can't tell. Looks like whoever created that site had about ten minutes to do so, or has no fscking clue what (s)he is talking about. I don't know for sure what to make of it. //David Olofson - Programmer, Composer, Open Source Advocate .- The Return of Audiality! --------------------------------. | Free/Open Source Audio Engine for use in Games or Studio. | | RT and off-line synth. Scripting. Sample accurate timing. | `-----------------------------------> http://audiality.org -' --- http://olofson.net --- http://www.reologica.se ---

On Thu, 8 May 2003 11:05:23 -0400, Paul Davis wrote: I'm not sure about Traktor, since I got the first generation of the Final Scratch, but it's interesting to note that N2IT (the company that designed the Final Scratch technology) recently open-sourced their previously binary-only USB scratchamp driver. To my knowledge the actual data it transfers hasn't been reverse-engineered yet, but now with the driver that should be much easier: http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/06/1712242 http://www.opimus.com/scratchamp/ David ------- David Parker <david(a)neongoat.com> Neon Goat Productions http://www.neongoat.com 0xF90FFFE5 / F362 51F7 6D51 85EB AF68 75B9 D29B 1AFC F90F FFE5 -------