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> Date: Wed=2C 3 Aug 2011 13:43:13 +0400

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> From: alexandre.prokoudine@gmail.com

> To: linux-audio-user@lists.linuxaudio.org

> Subject: Re: [LAU] An appeal to famous artists?

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> On Wed=2C Aug 3=2C 2011 at 12:51 PM=2C sim a wrote:

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> > time spent learning a whole new way of working could potentially kill a=

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> > inspiration you have.

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> I think a lot of people are investing their time into Maschina and

> getting ready to ditch discontinued Kontakt this very minute :) It's

> because the benefit is quite clear.

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> Let's decompose that.

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> 1. NI presented a new tool and made sure the news got around.

> 2. NI marketing team did a good job producing impressive demos that

> sent the message of the potential.

> 3. NI got coverage by mainstream magazines and industry blogs.

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> Then when the public was ready

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> 4. NI discontinued the old product and focused on the new one.

NI might be discontinuing support for kontakt but that doesn't mean people =

will be left short if they don't jump onto maschine. ableton's own sampler =

is capable of dealing with kontakt files as are some others (i think). some=

 people will go over to maschine but most will just continue to use what wo=

rks for them=2C most people who make music will just settle on what works f=

or them. until recently jon hopkins was using cubase sx3 and cool edit pro =

on a 10yr old laptop=2C he had the means and resources to upgrade but didn'=

t.
funnily enough the one linux music making package i think that fulfills the=

 all-in-one program criteria is probably the one least mentioned and least =

liked by the linux audio community=2C LMMS. i reckon you could get quite a =

few people used to using windows music programs and they would get on with =

LMMS.

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e.prokoudine@gmail.com&gt=3B To: linux-audio-user@lists.linuxaudio.org<=

br>&gt=3B Subject: Re: [LAU] An appeal to famous artists?&gt=3B &gt=

=3B On Wed=2C Aug 3=2C 2011 at 12:51 PM=2C sim a wrote:&gt=3B &gt=

=3B &gt=3B time spent learning a whole new way of working could potentially=

 kill any&gt=3B &gt=3B inspiration you have.&gt=3B &gt=3B I thi=

nk a lot of people are investing their time into Maschina and&gt=3B get=

ting ready to ditch discontinued Kontakt this very minute :) It's&gt=3B=

 because the benefit is quite clear.&gt=3B &gt=3B Let's decompose t=

hat.&gt=3B &gt=3B 1. NI presented a new tool and made sure the news=

 got around.&gt=3B 2. NI marketing team did a good job producing impres=

sive demos that&gt=3B sent the message of the potential.&gt=3B 3. N=

I got coverage by mainstream magazines and industry blogs.&gt=3B &g=

t=3B Then when the public was ready&gt=3B &gt=3B 4. NI discontinued=

 the old product and focused on the new one.NI might be discont=

inuing support for kontakt but that doesn't mean people will be left short =

if they don't jump onto maschine. ableton's own sampler is capable of deali=

ng with kontakt files as are some others (i think). some people will go ove=

r to maschine but most will just continue to use what works for them=2C mos=

t people who make music will just settle on what works for them. until rece=

ntly jon hopkins was using cubase sx3 and cool edit pro on a 10yr old lapto=

p=2C he had the means and resources to upgrade but didn't.funnily e=

nough the one linux music making package i think that fulfills the all-in-o=

ne program criteria is probably the one least mentioned and least liked by =

the linux audio community=2C LMMS. i reckon you could get quite a few peopl=

e used to using windows music programs and they would get on with LMMS.=
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