DP 7.2 is swell but

MIDI Life Crisis · Post by **MIDI Life Crisis** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:29 am

Please continue...

MIDI Life Crisis · Post by **MIDI Life Crisis** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:50 am

dbtucson wrote:It's just a cosmetic upgrade. A very good one, mind you, but when are we going to see 64-bit integration across DP?

ps- Great first post.

Shooshie · Post by **Shooshie** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:27 am

michkhol wrote:Troll or not, 7.2 is a cosmetic update with the purpose of attracting more users and increasing MOTU revenue.

What's wrong with that?

Personally, Themes is a major "conquest" in my view. We users told MOTU en-masse that we wanted a customizable GUI, and they saw that it was clearly in everyone's best interest to provide Themes as a feature. These colors help me to use DP; I've been saying so and asking for as much for many, many years. You know, they can't make movies without cosmetics. Women will hardly leave the house without cosmetics, and men use more than they want to admit. So what's the deal here? This is a wonderful upgrade; they just keep 'em coming, and that's amazing after so many years of slowly getting things stable in OSX.

What's all the remote control business from iPhones and iPads? Is that cosmetic? If that's cosmetic, then you must be Lady Gaga's costume designer.

Right-click menus; contextual, that is. Another coup for cosmetologists everywhere! Why, right-clicking to pop-up a menu is like… um… like mood lipstick! Yes!

Then there is the front-most window solo feature that had a conflict with the Shortcuts Window, making it impossible to use both at the same time. They fixed that. I guess that's similar to pancake makeup that you can pile on in layers. Ah, more cosmetics!

If you have used the search feature, you'll recognize what a huge timesaver it can be. Really nice. Maybe that's like having a whole makeup cabinet that follows you around and… heck, I don't know. But if the original poster says it's cosmetic, then it must be!

And I keep finding other little things, but I haven't been keeping a list. Cosmetic? Maybe so (I disagree), but so what? Who is complaining? I've never seen everyone so happy to use DP. The DP7 boxes with DVD and manuals are flying off the shelves. They can't keep 'em in stock. UPS trucks are running up the white flag

from all the boxes of DP going out to all corners of the map. [needs documentation]

The original poster has one post in this forum. That means he is not tainted with the opinions of the fan-boy/girl culture that exists here, so he can be trusted! You betcha. If he says it's cosmetic, then it's got to be! [worth disregarding]

Shooshie

FMiguelez · Post by **FMiguelez** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:29 am

dbtucson wrote:It's just a cosmetic upgrade. A very good one, mind you, but when are we going to see 64-bit integration across DP?

My DP theme is starting to look with too much make up. It is dangerous. It may become addictive.
And frankly, I ain't no Andy

I think we need a Troll emoticon.

Troll.

MIDI Life Crisis · Post by **MIDI Life Crisis** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:33 am

To quote a world famous, continent jumping, pancake eating, musically gifted, generous, intelligent and eloquent hobbit...

"See what I'm sayin? I'm just sayin!"

And the band played on...

(Now the new emoticons ARE cosmetic - and addictive. And Shoosh, I don't think we are allowed to discuss Lady Goo Goo around here, I mean, what's the deal with her... I mean it?)

Cosmetic?

Wonder if that IP address was from some recently bounced member... hmmm... LOL!

MIDI Life Crisis · Post by **MIDI Life Crisis** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:38 am

FMiguelez wrote:
My DP theme is starting to look with too much make up. It is dangerous. It may become addictive.
And frankly, I ain't no Andy

I think we need a Troll emoticon.

Troll.

My name is Michael and I'm addicted to Digital Performer. I sometimes go to bed with the manual.

Then again, I'm talking to a guy who kisses a lizard that has clamped onto his hand - watch those lips, baby!

A troll emoticon would wear out in a day!

FMiguelez · Post by **FMiguelez** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:46 am

MIDI Life Crisis wrote:
FMiguelez wrote:
My DP theme is starting to look with too much make up. It is dangerous. It may become addictive.
And frankly, I ain't no Andy

I think we need a Troll emoticon.

Troll.
My name is Michael and I'm addicted to Digital Performer. I sometimes go to bed with the manual.

Then again, I'm talking to a guy who kisses a lizard that has clamped onto his hand - watch those lips, baby!

Man, this time you literarily made me laugh out loud. I almost spit my guts out!
I'm proudly wearing my iguana-love little scar in the hand

That picture is amazing. Taken at the point of no return.
I hope she didn't get any closer!

FMiguelez · Post by **FMiguelez** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 12:30 pm

Shooshie wrote: I've never seen everyone so happy to use DP. The DP7 boxes with DVD and manuals are flying off the shelves. They can't keep 'em in stock. UPS trucks are running up the white flag from all the boxes of DP going out to all corners of the map. [needs documentation]

I really hope this brings good extra revenue for MOTU. If so, it is EXCEPTIONALLY well deserved.

And this will get the ball rolling: If they see that tending to DP and making it so f***** great directly translates into good tangible economic growth, this will encourage them to want to make DP even better every time!

I think the future looks bright in MOTULand

bkshepard · Post by **bkshepard** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 1:17 pm

Maybe this is the problem. BTW, my order of cosmetics arrives Monday (along with Finale 2011)!

goner · Post by **goner** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 1:26 pm

michkhol wrote:Troll or not, 7.2 is a cosmetic update with the purpose of attracting more users and increasing MOTU revenue.

Ooooh yeah, attracting more users and increasing revenue. We all know how evil THAT is.

MIDI Life Crisis · Post by **MIDI Life Crisis** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 1:28 pm

bkshepard wrote:Maybe this is the problem. BTW, my order of cosmetics arrives Monday (along with Finale 2011)!

And timely! I'm impressed. I hope you ordered a nice pancake makeup for your monitor and eyelashes for your mousie. Uh oh... I said pancakes...

bkshepard · Post by **bkshepard** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 1:30 pm

MIDI Life Crisis wrote:Uh oh... I said pancakes...

Is there a drooling smilie?

YouTube · Post by **James Steele** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 1:39 pm

shaman wrote:
Sure you can - and BTW it's got nothing to do with democracy. This is a private and there is only one rule... James.
Oh please.... Are we in Inquisition Age? People that doesn't think like you must die?

Oh yeah. That's what he meant. Absolutley. No ridiculous hyperbole on your part at all. So... I've loaded two clips for my Springfied XD .40 cal semi automatic pistol with hollow points. I just need an address.

Seriously, I will defend anybody's right to say something clearly misinformed in a forum. But I can't be expected to then shield them from the consequences. I don't think he was a "troll"... I just don't think he really understood just how much went into the 7.2 update before he said this, else he wouldn't have said it. He's not the only person who's said something ignorant in this forum. I've done it several times. Each time it's because I gambled and stated an opinion before really KNOWING what I was talking about. Almost every time I've done that in life I've regretted it, because there is ALWAYS someone reading your post who knows more about something than you do, and if you get it wrong you'll be called out on it. I've had it done to me. You'd think I'd learn by now.

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than open one's mouth and remove all doubt."

michkhol · Post by **michkhol** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 1:41 pm

Shooshie wrote:
michkhol wrote:Troll or not, 7.2 is a cosmetic update with the purpose of attracting more users and increasing MOTU revenue.
What's wrong with that?

Nothing. I never said it was wrong. It only shows where MOTU's priorities lie. There is quite a few areas where DP could be improved but only a few users would notice/use it. So instead MOTU did something for the "masses" because the business model required it and apparently it was quite right for them.

Themes? I'm indifferent, I looked through them but never bothered to switch from default. Besides there is still no individual coloring of the soundbites which would make much more sense. Right-click menus? Matter of taste, keyboard shortcuts are still the fastest with or without them. Search? A welcome feature but it never was on my wish list. OSC? I don't have an iPhone or iPad and am not planning to. All I'm saying is that the update did not affect my workflow in any way that's why I call it cosmetic.

YMMV

YouTube · Post by **James Steele** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 1:51 pm

FWIW... MOTU does not announce to the world when they have tinkered under the hood with the audio engine and much of the stuff that's "under the hood" and the sorts of things that need to be done to get DP ready to become. 64-bit app. I sometimes am told a few tidbits in confidence from MOTU people about the amount and scope of work that is going on. I'm not at liberty to say much without betraying their trust-- which is something I could never do. But what I will say is that there is FAR more going on than meets the eye, and to look at DP 7.2 and see just "themes" is like looking at an iceberg from the surface.

MOTUnation.com

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