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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