Steven Slate wrote:Hi guys, it's nice to back at MOTUNATION. Thanks for the interest in the RAVEN.
I will admit in full disclosure that it wasn't until coming back here that I realized the sheer number of DP guys who continue to use this great DAW to make music.
The RAVEN is a wonderful way to mix and edit in a very efficient way, and I want to support DP. But I will need a lot of help from you guys.
First, I need you to hit up the higher ups and MOTU and let them know you want this. You are the most important thing to them, and I know a company like MOTU will do what it takes to meet the demands of their customers.
On our end, we'd need to talk with MOTU programmers so that we can optimize the DP mixer so that the faders are multi touch. Then we can create some custom toolbars that would communicate with the MIDI and EDIT windows.
The more that MOTU works WITH my developers, the easier, quicker, and less expensive this is. I think that with MOTU cooperation, we can create a way for DP to work seamlessly in a multitouch environment, turning the DAW itself into an efficient control surface that will help you work faster, and more creatively.
So let's go! I'm in.
Cheers,
Steven
I'm late to this discussion. Steve, thank you so much for jumping in and getting in on the conversation. I want to say a couple of things for the benefit of members here:
1) Steven is right that it has to make sense financially for him to support DP. He runs a business, not a charity. We all understand that business that are run like charities don't survive very long. Given the current economic and regulatory climate (especially in California) my utmost admiration goes out to anybody who's able to have the kind of success Steve has had. I know it's the result of a lot of hard work.
2) And one small thing. I know Steven is sincere about his interest to support DP. He's been really helpful here at this forum in the past and is always gracious and has time for people when I've seen him at NAMM. He also, by the way, has even donated software plug-ins as door prizes for our annual MOTU-MAC Dinner that we hold each year at NAMM. It may not seem like much, but it's tangible evidence of his support and goodwill toward DP users.
I know I'll pass this topic along to the people I know at MOTU. I'm sure MOTU would want to do what they can to help work with Slate Digital to get this done if there's a demand for it. There has to be a good indication that there are enough DP users out there that will put their money where their mouth is and buy one for it to make sense for Slate to support DP.