Given all they delivered in 2013, I shouldn't seem disappointed in notable lack of customer facing new goodies in 2014, but I'm wondering if anyone knows what they're cooking up?
I'm eager to see DP 9, if nothing more than to satisfy the curiosity I have over what they could possible add to the product.
New/Improved VIs?
New/Improved interfaces?
More moves into video?
Bigger marketing push into Wintel market?
More forays into iOS?
What's MOTU up to these days?
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What's MOTU up to these days?
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On the banks of the River Eno
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Re: What's MOTU up to these days?
I imagine that everything they do in terms of both hardware and software is driven by the decisions that Apple makes, both in terms of OS changes and hardware evolution.
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Re: What's MOTU up to these days?
DP is certainly dominated by Mac users, but is that the case for MOTU hardware and its other software products? And, I took the introduction of DP for Windows to be a move to reduce dependency on Apple.
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Re: What's MOTU up to these days?
Which as much as I hate to say it is probably very smart and a hedge against whatever crazy direction the Mac takes now that Jobs (RIP) is gone.bayswater wrote:And, I took the introduction of DP for Windows to be a move to reduce dependency on Apple.
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Re: What's MOTU up to these days?
Not so much a dependency reduction as a co-dependency now with both platforms.
Re: What's MOTU up to these days?
Yeah, just wondering if there are rumblings of a DP 9 or movement to release new hardware that is not just an upgrade of existing stuff.
They deserve to catch their breath after DP 8 and the massive effort of re-tooling it for cross-platform compatibility, but I'm always curious.
Any word on how the Windows marketing effort is being received? If the traffic on this board is any indication, I am a bit concerned about that challenge.
They deserve to catch their breath after DP 8 and the massive effort of re-tooling it for cross-platform compatibility, but I'm always curious.
Any word on how the Windows marketing effort is being received? If the traffic on this board is any indication, I am a bit concerned about that challenge.
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On the banks of the River Eno
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DP 8!!!, OSX 10.7.3, 15" MacBook Pro w 16G RAM 256G SSD & 630GHD, MOTU 896HD, MX4, Komplete 8, Apogee Symphony I/O, Neumann U-89, pair of Peluso P12s, Seventh Circle & Demeter preamps, Lava lamp, stuffed frog playing bongos
Huge sound generation & capture facilities
On the banks of the River Eno
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Re: What's MOTU up to these days?
I hope MOTU doesn't follow Apple's practise of an update every year for its own sake. We're still at 8.0x.Todzilla wrote:Yeah, just wondering if there are rumblings of a DP 9
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I agree. I'd like to see maybe an 8.1 before at DP9. I don't think it would hurt at all to slow down and optimize. Oh well. 
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Re: What's MOTU up to these days?
I imagine it must be demoralizing to spend so much time & resources trying to squash bugs and get your software working great whilst knowing that in 6 months Apple will release some new OS and hose everything.
I would be interesting to see a graph showing the time intervals between OS releases.
[EDIT: here it is:]
http://robservatory.com/a-useless-analy ... ase-dates/
I would be interesting to see a graph showing the time intervals between OS releases.
[EDIT: here it is:]
http://robservatory.com/a-useless-analy ... ase-dates/
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Re: What's MOTU up to these days?
Now we know Thunderbolt and AVB is at least part of the answer.
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