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Originally Posted by dawhead  I don't want to downplay the significance of some of the I/O handling used in the X-Dubber, but realistically it can be said that Harrison took the wise move with the dubber of outsourcing the majority of the software development to the open source world (and more specifically, me and the rest of the Ardour team). We're fast, we're good, and the best part is: any body else can use the work that has been put into Ardour to make the dubber work. Even Reaper  |
your comments are noted, but when you consider the numbers of possible installed units (which I would gather to expect would not exceed 250) the value of open source does lessen. If Harrison does abandon the platform, which is not an "if" but a "when" statement, the users could take over the software development. In past instances this does not generally prove workable. The system will be run until its core components suffer entropy and fail.
When you compare this to the installed base of an app like ProTools, you end up with many more user vested in the ongoing success of the product family. I hope it proves to be a successful product, I am concerned that it may prove to be too late though.
charles maynes