Re: Mobius part 2

[David Coffin <dpcoffin@earthlink.net>]

On Jun 26, 2006, at 11:43 AM, Per Boysen wrote:
> Usually people  make the choice for either Max or Reaktor, since  
> they are somewhat similar although at different levels. They say  
> that if you know Max you can build your own Reaktor ;-)


When I decided to pick up my guitar again after years of neglect,  
back in the late 80s, I started out thinking how cool it would be to  
build one “just like I wanted...” After buying a bunch of books on  
the subject, talking to folks, checking out suppliers, etc., I  
finally realized that what I actually wanted was to PLAY the damn  
thing, not set up an elaborate and endless alternative playground  
between me and the real goal.

Much as I love Reaktor and as often as I’ve set out to prove its  
awesome and incontestable power, I must admit that my various love  
affairs with cool hardware have all led to much more actual playing,  
much more quickly accomplished and sustained over longer periods,  
than anything I’ve done using Reaktor's "endless alternative  
playground.” It’s all too easy with software as vast as Reaktor to  
get seduced into moving quickly on, endlessly hunting out and  
stockpiling potential toys from the User Library and to looking for  
"ever more powerful" toolkits, instead of exploring what you've  
already got ever deeper. Totally fun, of course, but it's good to  
remember the original vision now and then.
dc