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Don't feel bad if it's hard to wrap your mind around. Data compression isn't exactly intuitive! It is a complicated subject, and I don't begin to understand some of the more advanced kinds of algorithms and file formats used. For a real hoot, check out Iterated Systems, Inc.'s FRACTAL compression an...

draff, I don't ask for your respect. I get that from others in my profession. However, I'll tell you this: I did ask for an adjustment. I did not expect them to provide it, and I didn't get one. As far as I know nobody else who bought before the release got one either. Let's suppose they did this --...

0º, exactly right. Whining is what's "weak." Dealing with it like a mensch -- that's a demonstration of strength.

adonis, there's no sarcasm in my post, just a bit of mild frustration. Analogies there are, and I think they're valid. You assumed, I assumed, and we both spent more money than we'd have liked to. How will continuing to complain improve things? It wastes your time and mine, distracting from more use...

A compressed file works together with a compression/decompression program. Together the two encode and decode data streams. The compressed file represents instructions for reconstructing the original data stream. The program provides the algorithms and data-handling routines to create the compressed...

*sigh* Think for a minute. Whenever a special deal comes out, SOMEONE will have bought just before the special, and missed out on a better deal than they got. There's just one sure-fire way to eliminate this perceived "injustice" -- END ALL SPECIAL DEALS and make everyone pay full price. T...

Few would appreciate this limerick, but a-b, you might enjoy it. :-}

Once I looked at the wealthy and yearned
For a life less banausic, but learned
That because I've no trust fund,
It's sad, but I must fund
My lifestyle with what I have earned.

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Game goes to Live users.

It's largely technique rather than what software you use -- and nothing presently available is going to sound exactly like a real guitar. That said, I'm very pleased with AAS String Studio, a physical modelling synth made to emulate plucked, hammered, and bowed string instruments. It's easier to use...

Robert Henke wrote:There is no numerical read out yet. In a future version
we will have a numerical display / larger sliders / peak level indicators...

Ah! That is good news. :-)

I'm picturing one of those "Elves and the Shoemaker" cartoons, with dozens of industrious elves running around working like crazy to finish the job before the shoemaker and his wife wake up. Okay, you're right, I'm an idiot. But that's the mental image the stream of betas conjures up in my...

Friendly tip to anyone using the beta: Play it safe! PLEASE KEEP BACKUPS OF YOUR PROJECTS -- including the original Live 4 versions and all included stuffs. Never entrust your valuable compositions and arrangements entirely to a beta. There's no guarantee that things will remain compatible. This is ...

smutek: I had NO IDEA where you were going with that, but: *applause* fondue: Sorry you lost the work, but you've got to admit Saint Peter had a good point there. If it's any consolation, consider that the harder a lesson hits, the more effectively it strikes home. I hope you don't learn as many les...

Two days of personal coaching via Internet. And what do you know -- I have a couple days open next week! =^_^=

@Angstrom: Whoa! =@.@= Your eyes are probably much better than mine. Those things give me a terrible headache. Of course, if you find 3D to be useful, that's cool. Whatever interface makes people most productive has got to be good... for them. For me, a 3D look just gets in the way most of the time....