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Question: Thanks re: optimizing. I had been delaing with large collections of steings and never stopped to consider how slow my goto methods were.
Asked by PunkyBrewster (99.103.116.x) on October 31 2015, 8:52pm
Reply on November 5 2015, 4:39pm:

np, I'm a big believer in not optimizing until needed, and then testing to see what actually is slow and what works. Comment...

Question: Do you know your Meyer-Briggs type? What's your opinion on those kind of tests in general?
Asked by Robin (185.14.29.x) on October 31 2015, 2:38am
Reply on October 31 2015, 8:05pm (edited at October 31 2015, 8:06pm):

I don't remember... I don't put much thought into that sort of thing. I subscribe to the Team America classification system of personalities, if anything. Comment...

Question: Ever cross ways with Elon Musk?
Asked by Will (107.203.156.x) on October 29 2015, 3:44am
Reply on October 31 2015, 8:05pm:

Nope Comment...

Question: Q From A Crappy Coder: How much time do you spend comparing multiple methods to get the fastest performance?
Asked by PunkyBrewster (99.103.119.x) on October 28 2015, 4:14pm
Reply on October 31 2015, 8:04pm:

Depends on how important it is! Most things don't get two looks until they are a problem. Other things get ages and ages spent on them... Comment...

Question: isn't time to upgade WASTE?
Asked by hanna (71.15.24.x) on October 28 2015, 3:47am
Reply on October 31 2015, 8:04pm:

Probably, an OSX port would be nice too. Comment...

Question: Have you heard of Reverend Guitars?
Asked by Zak (72.241.15.x) on October 28 2015, 2:14am
Reply on October 31 2015, 8:03pm:

Nope. Comment...

Question: Glad to hear that; looking forward to it. FWIW, there's quite a few native VSTs already, something for almost every category: linux-sound.org/linux-vst-plugins.html -- and with a big player like REAPER entering the arena, hopefully more developers will show interest in the platform.
Asked by the_penguinist (37.136.79.x) on October 27 2015, 3:31pm
Reply on October 31 2015, 8:03pm:

Cool, probably need to sort out how to pass the VSTs an xlib window in effEditOpen, but otherwise it probably would just work. I hope. Comment...

Question: Any chance for a native Linux version of REAPER within the next 20 years?
Asked by the_penguinist (37.136.79.x) on October 23 2015, 9:52am
Reply on October 25 2015, 3:07am:

Maybe, though the lack of VST plug-ins would make it less attractive. I actually need to update the Linux build, I have some good things I've been meaning to release there. After 5.05. Comment...

Question: Is there anyway to access FX parameters for FX in the MONITOR FX via ReaScript?
Asked by James (50.179.163.x) on October 16 2015, 4:36am
Reply on October 22 2015, 4:49pm:

I don't think so Comment...

Question: Ci. I've known you off and on too since your `burn days in #winprog. :P
Asked by Will (107.203.156.x) on October 16 2015, 3:30am
Reply on October 22 2015, 4:49pm:

ahh yeah Comment...

Question: Have you checked out 'germ's music? soundcloud.com/bbqchinchilla
Asked by Will (107.203.156.x) on October 14 2015, 5:39am
Reply on October 15 2015, 6:24pm:

Yep do you know him? Comment...

Question: Re PDC: Yes, that's exactly what I thought I could avoid, plugins using very short latency would use less ASIO buffers, which in turn would make things much easier for live tracking through them. Please think about it :)
Asked by EvilDragon (141.138.17.x) on October 12 2015, 8:14pm
Reply on October 13 2015, 3:53pm:

Could just disable PDC for those plug-ins ;) Comment...

Question: has having a very open API in Reaper added much work to programming of Reaper?
Asked by fixerdave (92.24.187.x) on October 11 2015, 1:42pm
Reply on October 13 2015, 3:53pm:

Not too much, I don't think.. Comment...

Question: www.mark-henning.de/files/am/Tuning_File_V2_Doc.pdf... I�m using CSE at the moment, but my dream would be a more intuitive system, I did a simple prototype in max/msp with 127 oscillators to tune by ear but I�m too lousy of a programmer to write the exporter to tun file, so I�m copy pasting the numbers into CSE�
Asked by Oblong (94.60.120.x) on October 10 2015, 8:23pm
Reply on November 5 2015, 4:39pm:

Interesting-ish Comment...

Question: How does one edit audio files? What sort of data structure does a timeline and arrange window full of audio clips have? How can one concieve of even beginning to design the most simple of audio editor / arranger software? You guys are geniuses with Reaper!
Asked by aaronp (46.50.126.x) on October 10 2015, 1:34pm
Reply on November 5 2015, 4:40pm:

Well, REAPER doesn't really edit audio files, it more allows you to put them in things and non-destructively arrange them. We use lots of WDL_PtrList<> for tracks, items, takes, etc. I imagine this is similar to a std::vector of pointers, which is a very handy way to organize things. Comment...

Question: what are these www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/finger.pl?id=317 I really like Christophe Thibault's one.
Asked by Hasaranga (123.231.123.x) on October 10 2015, 12:47pm
Reply on November 5 2015, 4:41pm:

Before there were blogs, there were .plans, which could be accessed via 'finger', and later via web interfaces to finger (such as what you linked to). Comment...

Question: Cockos is now on Gearslutz - does that make you feel good or uncomfortable?
Asked by Steve (66.31.84.x) on October 9 2015, 5:52am
Reply on October 10 2015, 12:44pm (edited at October 10 2015, 12:45pm):