It's pretty crazy it's Apple's second-largest acquisition ever but it's kinda boring so nobody cares. Of course, Beats was a household name and founded by Dre... a much more accessible story
TBF this ‘startup’ has a somewhat vague product. I read the article and couldn’t come up with a reason for the $2B valuation, what are we missing here?
That is how many synth users feel as well, that they don't need presets because they'll just create a new sound. Neither approach is invalid as there is no right or wrong way to be creative.
I'm not a professional musician but making patches is something I never knew was fun until I tried it and it immediately became my favorite musical activity. Sitting down with my Minilogue XD and spending and evening just making an ephemeral 16 step sequence is a really great recreation activity that I'd recommend for anyone.
As I'm a software engineer I try to avoid software tools for recreation but it's getting harder and harder and vcv-rack is even on nix package manager. I think I might have to break my rule just this once - thanks!
As a counter curse I recommend strudel.cc back at you :)
I think it’s one of the best pieces of software in existence and I don’t say that lightly. In a perfect world we’d have a magic of box of every modular component to build and rebuild to tinker with the physical controls but in lieu of magic vcv rack plus a midi controller is the next best thing
Strudel is very cool. Possibilities are endless with music tools
I'd say "meh" to VCVRack. Just like you, I got into music production to get away from the computer so I avoid software when I can, I basically only have hardware for production, so I can use my hands and not stare at screens, only do mastering in a DAW.
Like you, many people along the years been telling me that I'll love modular synths, and I should try it out VCVRack to get a taste. So I did, maybe once or twice a year. It never felt fun for me, even one bit. Never sure why.
Then at some point I borrow my friend's modular setup as he was going to play in places where he couldn't bring it, and I finally understood what's so fun about it. The hardware is what makes it fun and relaxing for me, not the concepts themselves, and seemingly for me, they don't translate into the digital realm.
I guess the point is: I'm kind of similar to you and I couldn't get into VCVRack but actual real modular synths are fun as hell. Maybe it's the same for you, so don't lose hope if VCVRack ends up not feeling fun :)
Personally I swing both ways. I love to just with, say, a basic sawtooth wave (honestly that, a little filter, and a basic ADSR gets you
To many of the most iconic sounds of the 70s), but I do like presets so when I land in something really special I can snapshot it.
Ahh well that’s very different and equally unlikely to be true! Current and previous household name employers are all-in on SwiftUI and it is unquestionably a valuable thing to learn. Something new always comes along but I’d bet a lot of money we’re not going back to UIKit
Any sources for this? Reason I'm asking is I have some old knowledge in Objective-C, earlier Swift and AppKit/UIKit and I'm considering brushing up my Swift and also learn SwiftUI.
This course was integral in kicking off my career over a decade ago. I think there's no better way to learn to build an iOS app, and the fact that it's free is a true gift. Pre-reqs are in the first lecture:
-Experience writing code (100% of the work in this course involves programming)
-At least CS106A (Programming Methodology) + CS106B or X (Programming Abstractions) and CS107 (Computer Organization & Systems); CS108 (Object Oriented Programming), CS43 (Functional Programming Abstractions), CS11O (Principles of Computer Systems), CS147 (Introduction to Human Computer Interaction Design) are awesome!
-Know some "structured" programming paradigm, e.g. OOP or Functional Programming
-Preferably you know more than one language (cause you're gonna learn a new one here!)
The newest one, EP-40, just came out! It's got the best specs by far and the features are a superset of the original EP-133, so it would be my strong recommendation. Unfortunately EP-1320 never received any updates so it lags behind, but hopefully they remedy that. Just don't buy hardware with hopes of unpromised future updates!
Edit: Because they don't make it totally clear- whichever one you buy, you can clear all the stock sounds and make any genre of music, regardless of the theming.
I own the Index and Vision and haven't tried this yet. I was considering buying PSVR2 controllers since they're officially supported but maybe I shouldn't bother?
Wow, that article is wild! Talk about "aged like milk." I'm not saying iPhone Pocket will be a hit as big as AirPods, but it goes to show how unimaginative early reactions can be.
Expectations vary but I find that regardless of perfect comfort and battery life I don’t want to go more than a few hours without a break. I’ll watch a jumbo movie or a few hours of tv on a flight no problem
Comfort: For me, the answer was “no” out of the box. I had to exchange my light seal twice before I got the right one. This was no charge but obviously it would be great to get it right the first time and it seems like a large number of users never did this and those are the ones who complain most about comfort. Not blaming the users btw, Apple needs to fix this if they care about the product
Onlookers: I always wonder if somebody will bug me and they never have. If you are self-conscious, it might not not be the product for you
Gestures: You learn that they can be done very subtly and you don’t need to bother the person next to you
