- la (like in "later") - ti (like in "teeth") - Do (the note) Dough, as in bread
On 14 September 2015 at 18:05, DeRobyJ <dero...@gmail.com> wrote: > ... Latido Music Studio? > > Wait, how do you pronounce Latido? > Is it, > - la (like in "later") > - ti (like in "teeth") > - Do (the note) > ? > > > Il 14/09/2015 18:55, Dave French ha scritto: > > Latido sounds catchy to me > > I often myself pronouncing LMMS as LMS, ~The extra M seems to make me > stutter, but thats just me. > > In regards to Unison, This is also the name of a Daw, although on first > glance it has not been updated since jan 2014 > > https://github.com/pgiblock/unison > > I have proven a few times, that I fail at marketing, so I feel i am not > man to ask about timming a rename, but I have no objections > > > > On 14 September 2015 at 17:42, Tres Finocchiaro < > tres.finocchi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Another idea... Latido. >> >> The Spanish translation is "Beat, throb". >> >> It is a conjunction of the chord-learning solfeggio, i.e. >> >>> DO RE MI FA SO *LA TI [DO]* >> >> >> >> - tres.finocchi...@gmail.com >> >> On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Tres Finocchiaro < >> <tres.finocchi...@gmail.com>tres.finocchi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Do you think we should first start a pull about having either a short >>>> name or a longer name with a good acronym? >>> >>> >>> No. We've been down this road too many times to start misleading >>> people. When the right name comes up, you'll know it (much like our >>> logo). When the time is right, the name will be liked by most everyone. >>> >>> -Tres >>> >>> - tres.finocchi...@gmail.com >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 12:31 PM, DeRobyJ < <dero...@gmail.com> >>> dero...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Yea that's a good strategy to find a great name. >>>> But you compared 3 different things: >>>> - LMMS is a name hiding an acronym >>>> - VLC is an acronym >>>> - While Firefox is a name, or Open Tracks Studio is a name (and you may >>>> call it OTS, which is close to OST, Official Sound Track, so it's quite >>>> easy to remember too, I think) >>>> >>>> I find VLC easy to remember thanks to its logo. I don't know why. >>>> Seriously. I may find one of those things on the highway and call it "a >>>> VLC". >>>> >>>> Unison seems easy too (even tho I just had to read the mail again to >>>> read it) >>>> But if we end calling it Unison Studio... well... it's "US". >>>> Firefox isn't called "MF" tho... >>>> >>>> >>>> Do you think we should first start a pull about having either a short >>>> name or a longer name with a good acronym? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Il 14/09/2015 18:21, Tres Finocchiaro ha scritto: >>>> >>>> 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>tres.finocchi...@gmail.com >>>> >>>> On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 12:04 PM, DeRobyJ < <dero...@gmail.com> >>>> 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>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>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>LMMS-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>>>>> <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lmms-devel> >>>>>> 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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