Unison Studio (or just Unison for short) is pretty short. 3 syllables. Unison is easy to pronounce (for an american anyway). Unison is a common music term, and memorable. Unison represents multiple things going together, which is what producing essentially is.
But I agree with DeRobyJ. If we're to rename anything, I think we should wait a while. If we ever switch to the single-window UI, that might be a convenient time to change names. So, not anytime soon, lol. On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 10:21 AM, Tres Finocchiaro < tres.finocchi...@gmail.com> wrote: > What sparked the recent idea was watching "XBMC" change to "Kodi". > > I still think something like "Open Tracks Studio" could be an option > > > I feel it is a bit too long. I remember when "GAIM" switched to "Pidgin" and > I thought it was ingenious given the logo (which is a pun, if you didn't > know) in addition to the actual word "Pidgin" (not to be confused with > "Pigeon") which gives it meaning. > > Firefox was once called the Mozilla Navigator (or more commonly installed > as part of the Mozilla Suite) and has a nice ring to it. > > I think balancing a short name (pronounceable too, right?), a memorable > name and a name that means something is the key. > > > - LMMS is short. > - LMMS is PARTIALLY memorable > - LMMS is NOT easy to pronounce. > - LMMS only PARTIALLY means something. > > > I even find "Gimp" to work for the 3 bullet points. > > But then you have something like VLC: > > - VLC is short > - VLC is easy to pronounce > - VLC is memorable (for some strange reason, no one forgets its name) > - VLC stands for "Video LAN Client" (hardly what it is used for), so > the name is PARTIALLY valid like ours. > > > > > > - tres.finocchi...@gmail.com > > On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 12:04 PM, DeRobyJ <dero...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Well... I do like Unison (I wouldn't recommend Dawsonite tho, it's hard >> to say for latin-like languages native speakers like me). >> I still think something like "Open Tracks Studio" could be an option, but >> changing the name right now is quite a bad idea, we just reached 1.1 >> version... >> >> We could, like, wait some years, and then, after the community grows >> (there is no way it won't grow) make a public pull about a new name. >> >> We may find the perfect name in the meantime... >> >> >> Talking about names... Do you find it hard to say "Cortana" or "Siri"? >> They're read as I would read them in Italian, I wonder why would they >> choose these names for a global service. Are they easy to say for any >> language native speaker? >> >> ~DeRobyJ >> >> >> >> Il 14/09/2015 17:43, Ian Sannar ha scritto: >> >> Reading through Rob's post (from 2010) he mentions the name "Unison". >> I think "Unison Studio" sounds nice. >> >> But, you know, renaming and all... difficult. >> >> On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 9:34 AM, Tres Finocchiaro < >> tres.finocchi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I just came across the word "Dawsonite", which conveniently has the word >>> "DAW" in it. :) Just wanted to share. >>> >>> Yes, this email thread is originally from 2010. :) No, I don't think >>> it's wise to rename the software, just food for thought. :) >>> >>> *noun* An orthorhombic mineral, hydrous sodium aluminum carbonate, >>>> NaAlCO 3 (OH) 2, with a vitreous luster, occurring as white blade-shaped >>>> crystals: mined as an ore of aluminum. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -Tres >>> >>> - tres.finocchi...@gmail.com >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 4:46 PM, Kevin < <octosquido...@gmail.com> >>> octosquido...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> oh! I like Rob's suggestions! >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 09:40, Rob < <sourceforge-raind...@kudla.org> >>>> sourceforge-raind...@kudla.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Thursday 05 August 2010 01:03, D.e.L. wrote: >>>>> > - Free Sound Foundry/Factory (F.S.F.) :D >>>>> > - Barrel Binary ( refer to Barrel Organ ) >>>>> >>>>> Well, as long as we're throwing out our LMMS naming ideas, here are >>>>> mine. >>>>> I think I submitted them to one of the developers maybe a year ago, but >>>>> can't find the email now, just the text file I was keeping them in. I >>>>> wonder if there's still a point, though, since Unison is a nice name >>>>> and it >>>>> sounds like it'll make LMMS obsolete eventually. >>>>> >>>>> "Autonomy", because >>>>> - Like other popular Linux audio tools, it's an abstract noun >>>>> starting with "A" >>>>> - LMMS has always been more capable as an "all-in-one", >>>>> self-contained tool than other programs like it >>>>> - The word evokes independence and rugged individualism >>>>> - The word also contains "auto" at the beginning, reflecting >>>>> how much work LMMS does for the user >>>>> >>>>> "Ambition", because >>>>> - Like other popular Linux audio tools, it's an abstract noun >>>>> starting with "A" >>>>> - Ambition is a desirable quality for a musician, and is something >>>>> LMMS will not stand in the way of, unlike some other tools >>>>> - The word also sounds like "ambience" and "audition" >>>>> >>>>> "Audibility", because >>>>> - Like other popular Linux audio tools, it's an abstract noun >>>>> starting with "A" >>>>> - The word is a nice cross between "audio" and "ability" >>>>> - It has one more syllable than "Audacity" but is still catchy ;) >>>>> >>>>> "Freelance", because >>>>> - It has "free" in the name >>>>> - It has the connotation of independence and many musicians would >>>>> describe themselves with it >>>>> - It's not an abstract noun starting with A, if that bugged you >>>>> >>>>> Rob >>>> >>>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> LMMS-devel mailing list >>> LMMS-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lmms-devel >>> >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LMMS-devel mailing >> listLMMS-devel@lists.sourceforge.nethttps://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lmms-devel >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LMMS-devel mailing list >> LMMS-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lmms-devel >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > LMMS-devel mailing list > LMMS-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lmms-devel > >
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