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Ah loves the Win32 version :) The next track feature is nifty and a heck of a lot cheaper then owning (and hauling) eight EDP's, wo... -----Original Message----- From: Gunnar Backman [mailto:brakophonic@telia.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 9:56 AM To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com Subject: Re: [LOOP] Re: The Mobius Technological Enslavement Device is now available + ME OSX REQ Gunnar Backman Brak(E)man Prod/Brakophonics E-mail brakophonic@telia.com http://www.brakophonic.com 2005-02-16 kl. 15.43 burnett@pobox.com: wrote > On Wed, 16 Feb 2005, geoff smith wrote: > >> agreed >> please please port to mac > > +1 to the request for OS X porting. > > thanks, > Steve B > Phasmatodea http://www.phasmatodea.net/ > Subscape Annex http://www.subscapeannex.com/ > >> geoff >> On 16 Feb 2005, at 05:22, todd reynolds wrote: >> >>> Please please please PLEASE port this thing. >>> >>> We mac folks need it. Of course I'll try to run it on virtual pc. >>> >>> Good job. >>> >>> T. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 2/15/05 12:23 PM, "Jeff Larson" <Jeffrey.Larson@Sun.COM> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Some of you may recall that about 9 months ago during an >>>> embarrassing bout of hubris, I announced that I was writing a >>>> Windows looping application that emulated a Loop IV EDP. It >>>> probably comes as no surprise that I underestimated how hard that >>>> was going to be :-) >>>> >>>> But I'm pleased (and relieved) to finally say that a public beta of >>>> the Mobius looping device is now available. You can find it at >>>> www.zonemobius.com. It was developed on Windows XP, should run on >>>> W2K and ME, but might not run on 98. >>>> >>>> Mobius is essentially 8 independent stereo EDPs with the ability to >>>> copy loops and timing between them. Extensive MIDI, computer >>>> keyboard, and UI button control is provided. Progress through the >>>> loop is displayed as a horizontal "thermometer" annotated with >>>> markers that show when quantized functions will occur. Loops >>>> (including complete layer histories) may be saved to and loaded >>>> from files. >>>> >>>> I believe there is fairly complete coverage of features except for >>>> three notable areas: Loop Windowing, Interface Mode, and external >>>> synchronization. I'm working on loop windowing now. Andy Butler >>>> made the wise suggestion not to get too fixated on a perfect >>>> emulation and instead implement features the way they made sense to >>>> me. I do have an EDP and use it to cross check behavior, but if >>>> you are an expert you will notice some differences. Most of these >>>> are discussed in the user's manual. >>>> >>>> While anyone is welcome to try it out, it would be best if you >>>> already have some knowledge of the EDP. For obvious reasons I >>>> don't have the resources to replicate the EDP manual, the >>>> documentation I do have is concerned mostly with configuration and >>>> how Mobius is different than the EDP. This is a true beta, so it's >>>> still a little rough around the edges. Basic operations should >>>> work but as you explore the fringes you may find problems. PLEASE >>>> report them. >>>> >>>> There is no immediate plan for a Mac port or a VST plugin. I am >>>> finding it easier and more interesting to evolve Mobius as a >>>> standalone application that can host VST plugins and provide the >>>> optimized performance features I want, rather than having it be a >>>> VST plugin and wrestle with host interaction issues. That may >>>> change once I start exploring Ableton Live, but not for awhile. >>>> >>>> I hope some of you find this as entertaining as I do. >>>> >>>> Jeff >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > -- > Steve Burnett burnett@pobox.com http://www.pobox.com/~burnett/ > System Administration Technical Documentation Information Retrieval >