11 Dec
2002
11 Dec
'02
2:44 a.m.
On Tuesday, December 10, 2002, at 10:33 PM, Mark Knecht wrote:
This is a point I made earlier, and I completely agree
with you.
Oh, sorry, I must have missed it. And here I was, thinking I was
keeping tight track of this thread. :)
Acid library compatibility
would be a major advantage. Huge.
Absolutely, but I have a feeling that reverse-engineering their
proprietary format (mentioned earlier by Gerasimos) would invite legal
attack. Now, since this format is used on only *some* Acid libraries,
we could still take advantage of other parts of the total libraries
available. But the person using them would need to legally buy their
own copies.
This is a pretty standard topic of conversation, both
in the Acid world
and in the GigaStudio world. (Wanna talk about another good app to get
on Linux?) ;-)
What, an open library of loops, samples, and patches? And yes, a good,
high-end sampler would be really nice for Linux. Isn't someone working
on one?
Please keep in mind that we do NOT want to encourage
the copying and
distribution of copyrighted material, which is most of the existing
libraries, and also of most of the stock programmed synth sounds. I.e.
-
as much as I love some of the Nord Lead 3 sounds, it's not really
allowed that someone just record them and then make loops. (Or at least
that needs to be checked.)
Again, I'm in agreement. In theory, once you buy a copy of a library,
the loops on it become "royalty free" (whatever that means), but I have
a feeling there are still strings attached.
And as far as I know, the factory patches of any synthesizer can be
used in music, whether that be loops or complete songs. And even if
they're not, I don't see how Clavia can prevent someone from using
their own personal patches for such a use. They made and sold the
synthesizer specifically with the intention of it being used on stage
and for recordings.
IMO You are on base.
First, second, or third? ;)
Thanks for the feedback. I think I'll get started on a design for the
Open Loop Library idea and present it at some not-too-distant future
point.
-Darren