2.5 sucks!!!

So, I'm going through the list of new features (I mean the website, don't even think I'm going to install this monster) and I just don't know what all the hype has been about.

I mean, just look at these stupid features:

1) Multiple Audio I/O: What is this for? Who in their right mind would want to do something like recording several tracks (e.g., a choir, or a drum kit) at the same time? Why would anyone want to use extra audio outputs to run softsynth tracks through external effect devices and such? Useless.

2) Configurable MIDI Outputs and External MIDI Tracks: Do I look like I still use hardware synths? Has anyone at cakewalk taken a look at the studio pictures thread? We want more premade loops, baby, not the ability to use old phat hardware MIDI gear.

3) Pre/Post Aux Sends: Why do they have to make everything more complex? Can't they just leave things as they are? I have already pulled all my hair in desperation when trying to set up a drum bus in P5. Now you're denying me the right to that feeling. Thank you very much.

4) Export Pattern as MIDI: There we go again with this old and abused MIDI thing. With all this stupid sh*t you have included in the update, who would EVER use this feature?


All this useless stuff you had us waiting half a year for, and still no extra 150-bpm 4-on-the-floor dance loops. Oh, yeah, good ol' Dimension now supports REX (most of us have Dim Pro, anyway), but where are the DAMN LOOPS?

You forgot about how dumb input quantize is as well (I hope I'm reading this right - tongue-in-cheek - I've never been that good at wiseassology. That's one area I'm really challenged in the music biz. I spend too much time learning music and not enough time learning how to be a better wiseass.)

ORIGINAL: Nick P

You forgot about how dumb input quantize is as well

Oh, you're damn right about that. Reminds me of Microsoft Word's stupid spellchecker.

Judaman, I think you read his post "wrongly". Try thinking of reading it like it was said sarcastically. The complaint was so over the top that it made it more obvious, but as usual the written word is so easily misunderstood when taken out of context. My own post was in a similar vein, there is much to admire about the new P5 2.5, there are still a few things I can see, but its definitely a good step in the right direction.

ORIGINAL: fac
4) Export Pattern as MIDI: There we go again with this old and abused MIDI thing. With all this stupid sh*t you have included in the update, who would EVER use this feature?

I was wondering whether Cake was going to get this one in.

Yeah, but the velocity kits would end up meaning a much, much larger download, which by the looks of things may become the main way of selling Project5.

fac,

wow i guess i totally didnt get the sarcasm. Thats the thing about text...sometimes it just doesnt translate. peace

I thought I'd have to argue in here. But it's just another luuv fest!

All this useless stuff you had us waiting half a year for, and still no extra 150-bpm 4-on-the-floor dance loops.

Oh well. There goes my Hampster Dance Super Megamix idea.

Unfortunately I've run into more than a few idiots in my life to make his comments totally believable. I think you would have to be a regular blogger here to know it was sarcasm to know. I'm finally learning not to overestimate peoples intelligence.

8. Reverse CPU meter to show how much [%] we have left to use...it's almost rude the way we have to decipher it now

I'll do you one better, what about a lil animated head that goes into a complete panic and changes beet red just before he explodes from overloading the cpu

ORIGINAL: EarthBound

4. We absolutely must have the ability to change the font for the time/measure window....MUST

Of course. And we should be able to do this while the project is playing.

ORIGINAL: EarthBound

6. Animated Cartoon "helpers" that spring up with the click of the "Help-button" to guide us through the canals of P5

And a wizard to guide you through the creation of a track from start to finish. It would be something like:

What kind of track do you want (me) to do?

1) Dance
2) Trance
3) Danceable Trance

etc.

fac is a bad, bad boy. Bad fac. Bad!

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well...I got sick of waiting...so I jumped ship, and bought fruit loops studio.

so, nice knowing you all......

See ya on tha FLipside