Doggiebox August 2002

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4 discussions

10.1 vs 10.2
by Ben Kennedy 28 Aug '02

28 Aug '02

Hey all, I haven't upgraded to 10.2 yet, though I probably will be doing so in the next few days (provided my local shop isn't all sold out...) I'm wondering if there is anyone who plans NOT to upgrade in the near future, but instead stick with 10.1 for awhile. I would like to maintain compatibility with 10.1 as much as possible, but if I upgarde my development box to 10.2 it will be tougher to ensure this without having some testers who still use 10.1. Another option is for me to leave one of my computers (e.g. iBook) with 10.1, but frankly I would prefer to upgrade them both to squeeze some more raw speed out of them... so if any of you will be keeping 10.1 for awhile and would like to be the "10.1 compatibility testing ground", that would be good to know. :) -ben -- Ben Kennedy, chief magician zygoat creative technical services 613-228-3392 | 1-866-466-4628 http://www.zygoat.ca

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share your creations
by maxve＠mac.com 28 Aug '02

28 Aug '02

hi all, just downloaded the app 2 days ago, i really like it... just an idea for your site: let people share there creations, i drummed out about a girl from nirvana and it would be great if you have a place on your site where i can upload the file and share with you all... just an idea... max

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Another idea
by Ryk Groetchen 02 Aug '02

02 Aug '02

Howdy, I've been having fun with db. Thanks again. Another idea, if it's possible, would be the ability to input beats in real time, say, to choose one voice and then be able to click or touch a letter key while a click track keeps time. I remember this feature from the old Linndrum machines. You could set it to either 'snap to grid', so to speak, putting the beats into the nearest chosen subdivision (the 'quantize' feature) or set it to allow the beats to play exactly as they are entered in real time. Hey, maybe you could assign voices to different letter keys, so as to be able to input more than one sound at a time, in real time. Possible? Keep up the good work. Ryk A. Groetchen windrag(a)earthlink.net

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Nice 1
by Pascal Barras 01 Aug '02

01 Aug '02

This is great! A decent rhythm program that combines ease of use and advanced creative control is long overdue. Cheers, mate! I haven't been able to spend a good long spell with this yet, but a few points do come to mind off the bat which go towards 'ease of use'. I think some are variants of what has been said before, but what the hell.... 1) Some sort of roll function. I haven't been able to get drums or cymbals in quick succession to sound 'right'. Along the same lines, what about a flan (I think that is what it is called - a quick double hit at the beginning of a roll) function? Would some sort of accent feature be possible, similar to that on the BOSS DR-5? Apart from the mechanical quality of quickly-repeated hits, the lack of variation in the intensity of the hits is another give-away that the sound is not 'live'. 2) A cut-off for open hi-hats/rides/crashes so that they don't bleed into the next hit. Maybe also a pedal hi-hat as that seems to be one way of choking an open sound? 3) Volume control. Multiple samples per instrument are a pain to produce, but is there a way of incorporating them into a slider function for the individual instruments? Once the export to AIFF function comes along, volume can be altered after importing a file for each instrument into a sequencer, but this won't address the issue of the variations in sound - and it would be rather laborious. On the same topic, what about a volume swell/decrease function applicable to all instruments over a given period of beats? The ability to draw the increase/decrease with the mouse would be great. 4) Given that one of the features of db is the ability to edit sounds, would a web-based library of user sounds be possible? This might reduce the burden of programming by allowing users access to sound variations which mimic a certain function of the software - ie. accents, etc. That said, I admit to not knowing exactly what is possible with the drum editor. This idea comes from the page that Johnson has for J-Station user patches. 5) Not exactly 'ease of use', but... panning - so that the instruments can be placed anywhere in a stereo field to replicate the spread of a drum kit. Keep up the good work and thanks again for giving us the chance to offer comments on a very good program! Cheers, Pascal

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Doggiebox August 2002