Re: [linux-audio-user] ANN: JOST, a simple host for native VST

On Tue, 2007-02-27 at 20:33 +0000, Tim Orford wrote: you kind of missed the buzz. literally. that application was as close as it gets in bringing tracker interfaces to the mainstream. fact is that this interface still remains the most accessible one to people who can not afford any kind of midi gear, or are starting with making high-quality electronic music on a computer, and there is a huge community revolving around it, although the program is dead (because it was closed-source and its programmer lost all the source code in a hard disk crash - yes. that hurts. if you ever need an argument for open source, take this example.) people are still extending and hacking that app. check the sheer amount of plugins available: www.buzzmachines.com if you don't believe me, please check www.paniq.org and listen to some tracks that i have made. this is no chicken shit. some examples i consider extraordinary: http://www.paniq.org/tracks/elektronische_musik http://www.paniq.org/tracks/die_gewalt_album_version http://www.paniq.org/tracks/23_is_the_new_42 http://www.paniq.org/tracks/barcode_anxiety (you know this one) i don't care what you call "niche users". if there is a huge user base, it's no longer a niche. it's just that this star died before it could really shine, and aldrin is picking up the torch. you can integrate all these things to provide something that allows to create extraordinary works, and if you consider this approach unprofessional, then, honestly, screw you. "leonard, i am with you, please do not get me wrong. it's what is generally understood as professional audio engineering." and to this argument i have to say that the world is not static, there is no fixed formula to success, and we redefine and dream up reality all the time. this, of course, is not achieved by pointless rants like this one, but by actual results of work, like the kind of stuff that can be found behind those links above. this work emerged from a disagreement with the general definition of reality, and contributes to the dream that we all take part in. i hope you agree with me. if not, please visit #buzz on efnet, claim that noone has ever had any big success with the sole use of trackers, and watch the response. -- Leonard Ritter -- Freelance Art & Logic -- http://www.leonard-ritter.com