What's gonna happen to our plugins when Windows 8 launches?

[myrna]

if windows tablets will run vst, rather than toysh ipad apps, it's a little revolution among musicians.

Then why hasnt that revolution happened? Windows tablets that will run VSTs have been around for years.

I think he's thinking about touch tablets. Maybe they have been around, but a very well kept secret, not much promotion for them

of corse i am referring to real tablets haha

Please define the technical difference between what you're calling a 'real' tablet running Windows and a slate-format Windows tablet. And lets you try and use the standard meanings for words instead of your own private little definitions, just for a change.

The difference?

The difference is like the one between my macbook pro and this Olivetti M10 (year 1983, when italy was still the first computer producer in the world, second to IBM haha). Guess what? M10 did not produce any revolution among musicians, alas

[whyterabbyt]

The difference is like the one between my macbook pro and this Olivetti M10

So you're claiming that a current slate PC tablet, say one of Samsung's models, that runs Windows 7 right now on an i5 processor, is going to be rendered 30-years worht of obsolete by slate PC tablets that come out in 6 months and run Windows 8?







could you enumerate the exact technical reasons for that?

[myrna]

wait, if you need it I give you the 300 baud modem, too: so you can download the rest of "logic pro" from apple store...

[Numanoid]

I'm very much considering switching early on! From what I've heard/read it looks like there could be very genuine performance advantages from switching to Windows 8 (at least from Windows 7, I've not seen anyone compare Windows XP to Windows .

As I understand one can get it straight away, as release preview

[myrna]

could you enumerate the exact technical reasons for that?

Come on, everyone knows it is just a marketing matter, as with ipad. I own it, but honestly, apart animoog, the rest of the so-called "synths" are toys. By the way, you can see lots of musicians playing ipad on stage

It is just a trend not a necessity. Playing ipad on stage is cool, playing music with an office, businessman powerful yet crappy pc isn't. Just this.

[whyterabbyt]

could you enumerate the exact technical reasons for that?

Come on, everyone knows it is just a marketing matter, as with ipad.

Everyone knows what? Im asking you to tell us why running VSTs on a Windows 8 tablet will be a 'revolution', as you claimed, when we can already run VSTs right now on a Windows 7 tablet. Thats all.

Are you saying your 'revolution' is just marketing? Then why bring it up?

You're really making no sense. Its like you say something, but dont bother to remember what you're actually talking about.

[Numanoid]

Im asking you to tell us why running VSTs on a Windows 8 tablet will be a 'revolution', as you claimed, when we can already run VSTs right now on a Windows 7 tablet.

Do these VST come in special tablet versions or are they just regular VST's?

Are there any youtube windows one can look at where this is showcased, would be interesting

[debra1rlo]

could you enumerate the exact technical reasons for that?

Come on, everyone knows it is just a marketing matter, as with ipad.

Everyone knows what? Im asking you to tell us why running VSTs on a Windows 8 tablet will be a 'revolution', as you claimed, when we can already run VSTs right now on a Windows 7 tablet. Thats all.

Are you saying your 'revolution' is just marketing? Then why bring it up?

You're really making no sense. Its like you say something, but dont bother to remember what you're actually talking about.

it's kinda prevalent today, innit?


my theory on the matter is that the predicted zombie apocalypse is happening, but just on very gradual basis

[Eric C.]

i'm sticking with 7 until I get a new computer. If it ain't broke...

[whyterabbyt]

Im asking you to tell us why running VSTs on a Windows 8 tablet will be a 'revolution', as you claimed, when we can already run VSTs right now on a Windows 7 tablet.

Do these VST come in special tablet versions or are they just regular VST's?

which VST? Since you can get Windows 7 on a tablet, you can run plugins which run on Windows 7 on a Windows 7 tablet?

[whyterabbyt]

my theory on the matter is that the predicted zombie apocalypse is happening, but just on very gradual basis

You know, that so f**king scarily rings true...

[loachm]

...I'm running my current computer with Windows 8 Beta, since I broke my laptop two months ago. So, to give you a hint of what might be running - everything is totally fine here (Komplete 7, Kore 2, Maschine, Razor, Pro-53, Z3ta+, ABL2, String Studio, Drumaxx, Recycle 2) and I even like the handling of this new OS. The only thing that is not running is Live 8 . So I switched back to Live 7 . Hopefully Live 8.4 will run on the W8 Beta...

[myrna]

could you enumerate the exact technical reasons for that?

Come on, everyone knows it is just a marketing matter, as with ipad.

Everyone knows what? Im asking you to tell us why running VSTs on a Windows 8 tablet will be a 'revolution', as you claimed, when we can already run VSTs right now on a Windows 7 tablet. Thats all.

Are you saying your 'revolution' is just marketing? Then why bring it up?

You're really making no sense. Its like you say something, but dont bother to remember what you're actually talking about.

It's easy: the new windows8 tablet will be an "anti-ipad". The old windows tablets were for business etc. and ugly. Now that tablets on stage are considered "cool" , if the new "surface" will run vsts and not toyish pseudoinstruments, musicians will port it on stage. Just this. But if you want, you can play on stake this, too, of course:

[Numanoid]

which VST? Since you can get Windows 7 on a tablet, you can run plugins which run on Windows 7 on a Windows 7 tablet?

Yeah, but the thing about tablet versus regular desktop/laptop is that the tablet has a touch responsive screen. So can you twiddle the knobs of the VST's by touching the screen on the tablet?

[quayquay17]

A reason I may move to windows 8 is if I get one of the ultrabook/tablet hybrids.
One came out recently, the acer aspire S5. It has a 3rd gen i7, 256 GB SSD, HDMI, USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt ports, and a multitouch screen.
Paired with my external drive which can apparently do usb 3.0. This thing could replace my studio computer as well as be amazing for performance, alongside midi controllers and hardware synths I could feed a projector with a webcam over the screen, touching ALL THE THINGS.



Then again this is half dream.