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Question: if you weren't dev of reaper, would you spend your time making and justifying feature requests? why?
Asked by deee (79.168.107.x) on March 13 2018, 4:32pm
Reply on March 13 2018, 8:05pm:
    That's hard to say, but I can't remember the last feature request I submitted for any bit of software... Maybe that Winamp-in-javascript thing, asking for http playlist support :)
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Question: What was the last thing that frustrated you?
Asked by Will (50.84.190.x) on March 13 2018, 2:54pm
Reply on March 13 2018, 8:05pm (edited at March 13 2018, 8:06pm):
    Waiting on hold when calling a bank, and them reading news headlines. Terrible. Music or silence on hold is WAY better, having no hold (or call-you-back) is infinitely better.
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Question: 'nother SWS q: goo.gl/37jt3Glast comment, is this ok / save to do ? Asking b/c goo.gl/8J9WNw(#2405 ff). (Generally ok to ask SWS q's here from time to time as fb from other contrib. is rare currently ?)
Asked by nofish (87.123.192.x) on March 12 2018, 12:47pm
Reply on March 12 2018, 1:29pm (edited at March 12 2018, 1:31pm):
    It is better to email me. That patch looks fine, though if you had a line "TAKEFX_NCH 6666" it would buffer overflow, no? not that you'd see that ever, but still...
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Question: Are you always resting financially easy and secure, or do you have times of worry where you wonder what if you lost it all?
Asked by Will (23.125.224.x) on March 12 2018, 6:01am
Reply on March 12 2018, 1:27pm:
    This question is confusing as to whether it's a "should you be worried about money" or "do you worry about money" sort of question. In either case, though, probably not, unless something crazy or stupid happens.
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Question: Why is REAPER's OSC control name for peak meter value is named "VU" when it doesn't actually output a VU value? Are there plans to add proper VU metering to OSC parameters? I'm making a custom-made Arduino-based control surface, and i'd really like to use a real VU meter driven by REAPER's OSC output, but it seem to be not possible at the moment (in part due
Asked by aburakov (212.17.34.x) on March 11 2018, 3:01pm
Reply on March 12 2018, 1:47am:
    We're not the most pedantic
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Question: "King Gizzard & Lizzard Wizard" Did you hear them? More common question: how do you about complex musical stuff like syncopes, complex time signatures, microtones, abstract sound design, modular synths? Is that an evolution or should we keep simple to still be a humans?
Asked by MPL_ (46.72.72.x) on March 10 2018, 5:50am
Reply on March 12 2018, 1:47am:
    I haven't heard them, and as far as simplicity goes, I guess if you like it, do it...
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Question: cat or dog ?
Asked by wasereb4 (88.130.48.x) on March 10 2018, 1:08am
Reply on March 12 2018, 1:47am:
    I am a human. I don't have pets but I love dogs and cats!
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Question: Ever considered Android? So much of iOS philosophy seems contrary to (what I can infer of) yours
Asked by Colin (103.21.51.x) on March 9 2018, 3:45am
Reply on March 9 2018, 7:48pm:
    I've used some Android phones and it has its own set of problems... if someone made a nice, open, and not terrible Linux phone I'd be game though.
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Question: I want to create a reverb vst plugin which has feedback to generate pad like sounds. how to implement feedback? how to feed output to input?
Asked by ruchira (123.231.122.x) on March 7 2018, 4:38am
Reply on March 7 2018, 12:16pm:
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Question: Whad do you think of Lisp as a programming language?
Asked by Auvi (128.175.188.x) on March 6 2018, 1:09am
Reply on March 6 2018, 7:24pm:
    I get it, and appreciate the simplicity, but never have enjoyed trying to program with it...
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Question: Thanks for answering the previous question. I was really into something 3 days ago and now I just don't want to do anything, with your kind of progress I'm doubting it's happened much to you? HOW do you snap out of it, it's not lazy but more of a focus issue... any info on this?
Asked by sam2short (67.21.182.x) on March 4 2018, 12:16pm
Reply on March 4 2018, 6:21pm:
    Hah I feel that way sometimes too... the end result has to be worth it, for the most part.
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Question: Is P=NP?
Asked by Neil (84.74.182.x) on March 3 2018, 10:53pm
Reply on March 4 2018, 2:09am:
    Seems like probably not...
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Question: I'm doing a CS program and trying to learn some audio programming on the side. For practice, i'm going to make a web calculator app that contains useful converters/calculators for music and audio programming. Do you have any ideas for things to include? I.e. things you frequently find yourself referencing that a noob like me wouldn't know to think of.
Asked by knoob (69.120.228.x) on March 3 2018, 6:09am
Reply on March 3 2018, 2:24pm:
    I dunno, sorry
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Question: DHH shows off his quesitonably ostentacious lifestyle on instagram: instagram.com/dhh79... as someone who hit it rich in the .com boom, how did you avoid falling into the trap of buying a lot of fancy stuff?
Asked by Will (50.84.190.x) on March 2 2018, 11:23pm
Reply on March 3 2018, 2:23pm:
    I've wasted my share of money in the process of learning what's important to me... so I can't say much.
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Question: Will you ever make a new music player like Winamp? Thank you! Listening from Winamp since 1998, when I was about to become a programmer, lot of inspiration from your work dude!
Asked by striker_gt (186.103.201.x) on March 2 2018, 8:18pm
Reply on March 3 2018, 2:22pm:
    I'd never say never, but I don't have any plans! I have wanted a better player for my iphone though, the apple music app drives me nuts. Also being able to sync music/share music wirelessly with friends from the phone would be really nice. Having to keep one computer synched with my phone and not being able to manage the library from the phone is lame...
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Question: Could you elaborate on designing a sequencer, how to design where the playhead meets a sample in order to play it? Is this information stored in a list and the gui follows this? I'm not quite understanding how to relate the two.
Asked by Sam2short (67.21.182.x) on March 1 2018, 2:54pm
Reply on March 3 2018, 2:21pm:
    That's a pretty open ended question, specific questions are probably easier to deal with... but anyway, audio is processed in blocks. When you want to render a block of audio for a track, you scan the list of items in the track for items that intersect the block (maybe caching the index of the first item that matches, to speed up subsequent blocks), then render those items and sum the results...
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Question: Do you read non-tech books (e.g. novels) in daily life? if yes, what's the name of the book you read last?
Asked by dave (113.200.157.x) on March 1 2018, 9:15am
Reply on March 1 2018, 9:56am:
    Yes! I just finished Gnomon by Nick Harkaway which i thought was fantastic.
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Question: How does a digital EQ work? Is it actually based on phase cancellation like in analog models? ethanwiner.com/EQPhase.html
Asked by Albi (177.247.239.x) on March 1 2018, 5:05am
Reply on March 1 2018, 10:01am:
    I skimmed that article, which seems to sound like a comb filter. There are FIR filters and IIR filters which are typically used in EQs. IIR filters are generally a lot more efficient...
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Question: Is the cockos name from the bar scene in office space?
Asked by 2sexy4myshirt (67.21.182.x) on February 28 2018, 6:00pm
Reply on March 1 2018, 10:01am:
    Yup, though sort of second order
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Question: Did your mom know you were coding in the womb? What is the first thing you bought when you had a big sum of money? Can you further explain the Cockos name?
Asked by Sam is a shortna (67.21.182.x) on February 24 2018, 9:54am
Reply on February 28 2018, 10:36am:
    I don't think I could've coded in the womb. First thing I bought? Hmm I think I ordered a 2000 Audi S4, and (let Cody plan) a group trip to Tahiti.
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