Re: [linux-audio-dev] Modular synths of the world, unite and takeover :-)

[Lukas Degener]

that isn't actually part of LADSPA. 

Ah ok, i mixed that up. sorry.

there actually isn't really any commonality between what, say, pd
versus beast do. or between jMax and gAlan. the similarity exists only
on an abstract conceptual plane, which is where algorithms
live. however software isn't abstract - its always instantiated. the
problem here, i think, is that we look at different systems, note
their abstract conceptual similarities and wonder why they need to
both exist when they appear so similar. yet they are not similar as
software, only as ideas. and its the software that is being worked on
- the ideas were worked out years ago - and its the software that is
where the fun is.
Hmm...good point.

i've said many times before: i don't believe that "the desktop" is
something that developers of "music" apps should concern themselves
with. 

another good point. That's why i said i don't care. :-) 
It was ment as an example. see below again.

And if you think of it, the situation with all those modular synth apps 
   

the situation is no different to the one in the h/w world. 

actualy there is a difference. we don't have to be afraid of each other, 
since we don't have to compete for market shares.
Oh well... forget it.

i don't
hear anyone suggesting that doepfer should quit because moog is making
modular stuff again, or even that they should work together. 

Just for the records, i never would be so bold to suggest anyone to quit.
Actualy i would be the first to quit if i felt that what i am trying to 
achieve has already been achieved.
Thats part of the reason why i am asking this. There just has to be a 
way of making sure that what i am doing does make any sense at all. The 
last weeks, there were discussions about redesigning ams from scratch, 
and how to do this. But it seems so pointless sometimes, to spend night 
after night, thinking about problems that have already been solved 
nicely in some other project.

Man, i hate this. every time i try to give smart answers to your posts 
on some list, i run out of arguments. :-)))

Guess i better stop now and think it all over.

Kind Regards,
Lukas