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agreed please please port to mac 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 >> > >