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Re: ethics
> A lot of the "buzz" around Mobius is that it is based on the EDP.
> In effect you are using the EDP name to promote your software.
Yeah, I can see that. I'm in an awkward position. Either I'm
a deceptive charlatan by not mentioning the EDP and implying
I invented all of this, or I'm an opportunistic leach riding
on the coattails of greatness :-) Somewhere in between
lies balance.
It may be helpful to know that my goal here is not to copy the
EDP. Architecturally Mobius is more like a multi-track sequencer with
a large built-in looping plugin. Over half the code has nothing to do
with looping per se. I am attempting to build a general purpose sound
processing "engine" that can be "scripted" to build applications.
Roughly similar to Max/MSP or Synthedit, only with a bias toward
live looping. I thought the EDP would be a good place to start learning
what that would take. In hindsight, the EDP bias has probably lost me
more users than I have. There are lots of people that have difficulty
with its....statistical density.
A year from now it may start looking more like Ableton Live, giving me
a whole new audience of developers to annoy :-) At that point I will
start de-emphasizing the EDP heritage. EDP-style looping will be
just one of the "modules" you can load into the engine. Who knows,
I may never get there, but I enjoy trying.
Jeff