Re: [Doggiebox] Doggiebox Digest, Vol 49, Issue 3
Guys, First, my reference to Doug was a confusion in my own mind. I was using a music scoring tool (MuseEdit) that was developed by Doug Rogers, that like DB fell by the wayside. So apologies for the confusion. Second, I still LOVE the DB grid UI. Funny how no one out there has replicated it. That's why I share your concerns and would like to see DB survive. This was some great work, but it is nearing 2 years since it was updated. Third: I bit the bullet and bought Strike from DigiDesign. As an electronic drummer, it sounds incredible. However, the pattern editor is not very good. It could sure use a DB makeover. Also, it only works with Pro Tools. I have that and just bought Logic Studio (mainly for all the bundled instruments - PT is still my preferred music sequencer). The bad news is right now PT doesn't work on leopard. Digidesign is going to release an update, but that could be a month from now (for all I know). Logic wouldn't start on leopard until I renamed the Rewire folders in the application support folders. Fourth: I have also bought several drum loop packages from Betamonkeymusic.com . These are high quality, and if you watch the specials, you can get them at a very good price. He also has samples that you can map to DB. Hopefully, we will hear something about DB soon. regards dave
Basically, I am ready to upgrade to Leopard, but I won't until I have a decent software drum solution.
I don't suppose any new products have appeared on the market that work as well as DoggieBox? (Or even almost as good as DoggieBox?) I am still surprised there aren't similarly designed products out there. It really is a great product.
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On Oct 31, 2007, at 1:14 PM, David Sampson wrote:
Digidesign is going to release an update, but that could be a month from now (for all I know).
With Tiger, it took Digidesign almost two and a half months. Let's hope it's not a repeat.
As an electronic drummer, it sounds incredible.
I bet. Strike looks pretty cool, though for $299, I would rather have new *actual* cymbals than a sequencer with a really-hard-to-use-with- a-mouse interface. I think the simple, unencumbering interface Doggiebox is/was one of its most charming features.
On 31 Oct 2007, at 15:33 , corey knafelz wrote:
I think the simple, unencumbering interface Doggiebox is/was one of its most charming features.
Agreed, though some capacity to support multiple velocities would be a handy addition. These days, even many free or cheapish sample packs come with a range of differently "velocitied" samples for the various drums, and it would be nice to see a fairly brainless way of setting velocities in a updated DB for those of us who want more realism without massive hand-tweaking of every hit :) The other thing that I think would be a way-cool update to DB would be the ability to select different drums or groups of drums for output. (Like, export an AIFF with just the snares, or export another AIFF with just the hats and cymbals ....) Oh Mighty Ben! Grant us your wisdom! Tell us what the future holds for Doggiebox! Cheers, Carl -- Carl Edlund Anderson http://www.carlaz.com/
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