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Re: eLearning & Reaktor (utilzing HP's Virtual Learning Room)



Hi Kris.
Sounds like a cool project. So you just got Reaktor? I've been REALLY into 
it
for about 6 years now, what an amazing program. You might want to try out 
some
of the stuff I've built:

http://www.marksmart.net/sounddesign/bysynth/reaktor/reaktor.html

I used it for all my Continuum Fingerboard demos at the NAMM show in 
January.

Dunno if I have time to help much with the Reaktor education project, but 
feel
free to ask me questions if you have any.

Mark Smart
http://www.marksmart.net/
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Krispen Hartung" <khartung@cableone.net>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 4:58 PM
Subject: eLearning & Reaktor (utilzing HP's Virtual Learning Room)


Hey David (I am copying others here to see what is up my sleeve) -

I will be out of the town next week, but I wanted to see if you would be 
willing
to do something with me.

I really learn best by doing and watching, being guided in a practical 
setting,
and I don't have the time to be traveling to face-to-face workshops. 
Reading is
great, but I learn best by experience and doing. I'm in the training 
business,
and I manage HP's WW services sales training program (over 1400 sales reps 
and
60 managers),  and this is a very significant learning style that we 
address in
our programs....and I believe this learning style is neglected by the music
industry, in software, especially. This has always baffled me. There are a 
lot
of smart people in the music industry, yet they don't seem to smart when it
comes to understanding how people learn and how many diverse learning 
styles
there are out there. I tend to see the same type of learning methodologies 
used
over and over again, which aren't effective for all learners. I can see
potential for companies to make A LOT of money, if they just use the right
technology for learning and set it up correctly...but this is a different
topic..maybe I'll retire early. :)

Manuals, tutorials, face-to-face training in the classroom, etc...all 
great for
some folks, but they completely neglect a major learning style in human 
beings.
There is tons of research on this, which I could go on and on about for 
pages
and pages since it is my specialty, but I'll spare everyone.

I have access to this thing called Virtual Training Room (used to be called
Virtual Classroom), a product of HPs. I can setup a room and we can enter 
it,
where you can view my desktop or visa versa, and we talk on a conference 
line,
which I also setup. We can take control of each other's desktops too for
demonstration.  I'd like to conduct an experiment with this learning 
technology,
and have you walk me through some really basic procedures of Reaktor, like
changing ensembles on the fly from a menu, storing them, saving presets (or
snapshots) of an ensemble and accessing it on the fly, etc. Once I have 
this
down, I can do the rest. I've tested out all the effects your mentioned on 
the
reaktor effects user group, and they are outstanding!  I can tell that 
Reaktor
is going to do everything I need and more. I am blown away. I may never 
even
need another VST effect again.

Maybe in a few weeks we could hook up and try this virtual training room 
out?

Heck, I may even look into purchasing some space, and hosting some formal
training sessions online. The room can hold up to 250 people, all viewing 
one's
desktop, and listening in real time on a conference line. I can launch 
learning
checkpoint questions, host group chat, group discussion groups, and even 
conduct
surveys in real time. I manage programs that do this stuff all of the time 
at
work. The technology is powerful and totally under-utilized by the music
industry.  I'm shooting for some Music Software eLearning. I can also pay 
to
have the sessions recorded so that they can be played back in real time, 
like a
virtual, self-paced training session. Much of this is in the future and 
will
take time, of course.

Anyway, I'll do some more research and see what the costs are, how I can 
set it
up for the public, etc.

Now, while I am on this topic, I would be interest to know if any music 
software
companies are actually conducting live, interacrtive elearning (not just 
talking
heads and lecture) and charging per seat.  Anyone know?  Can you direct me 
to
any info? I'd like to see who has caught on to this.

Kris


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David Coffin
  To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
  Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 11:18 AM
  Subject: Re: Reaktor FX, Was: Thoughts on the Eclipse, Fireworx, 
G-Force, and
PCM81


  You can download my Reaktor FX pdf tutorial here:


  http://snipurl.com/s9xt-ELG0S


  On Jun 26, 2006, at 10:03 AM, Kevin Mulvihill wrote:


    I have never plugged my guitar into Reaktor, but I will try that now...
thanks for the suggestion.