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colin@loomer · Post by **colin@loomer** » Wed Dec 13, 2017 9:23 pm

Can midi VSTs be used with Architect? Or just Instruments and Effects?

Yes: it supports MIDI out from plug-ins .

FYI, I'm aware there was a 'suggest a name' competition for a free license when !Epoch (Architect) was released ... so when I did a forum search to see who the lucky winner is, I see that it is a user who has disappeared for quite some time. In fact there are threads about him with people worried because they can't contact him.

I hope he's well ... but maybe you should consider giving the still active followers of this monumental development another crack at the prize

That seems sensible. I will try to track down the original suggester. Otherwise, usernames in a hat, I guess.

Just to know, will this beast be compatible with trusty (Ubuntu 14.04) or should I be prepared to switch to something more recent based on 16.04 (Xenial)?

It's compiled against 10.10, but with a recent GCC. Anything with a glibc newer than what was current back then - I would need to check to confirm the exact version - and you'll be fine. You'll be fine with 14.04.

apondinthestream · Post by **apondinthestream** » Wed Dec 13, 2017 10:13 pm

gonna be weird calling !Epoch "Architect"
I guess I can get used to it

(good choice on the name)

firepile · Post by **firepile** » Thu Dec 14, 2017 1:09 am

Architect is a great name.

abstractcats · Post by **abstractcats** » Thu Dec 14, 2017 7:14 am

Architect! Very good, indeed! Bauhaus Architecture, for sure!

starla* · Post by starla* » Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:44 am

colin@loomer wrote: I still hope to make a release before the clocks strike 2018, but it really depends on how much I get done over the Christmas season.

I remember reading something similar a couple of years ago. With a comment like that you expect it to be released around new year or shortly after. Its hard to understand why it would take years.

VariKusBrainZ · Post by **VariKusBrainZ** » Thu Dec 14, 2017 9:08 am

starla* wrote:
colin@loomer wrote: I still hope to make a release before the clocks strike 2018, but it really depends on how much I get done over the Christmas season.
I remember reading something similar a couple of years ago. With a comment like that you expect it to be released around new year or shortly after. Its hard to understand why it would take years.

I think he's going by the Islamic calendar, Gregorian 2018 is Hijri 1439/1440 depending which of our months you take it from.

So almost another 600 years till release

apondinthestream · Post by **apondinthestream** » Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:21 am

If nothing else, you have to admire Colin's determination and persistence

coincidental · Post by **coincidental** » Thu Dec 14, 2017 6:48 pm

apondinthestream wrote:gonna be weird calling !Epoch "Architect"
I guess I can get used to it

(good choice on the name)

Perhaps the ! could be moved to the end, so it's called Architect!? That would maybe ease the transition (and express our excitement)

Have a peaceful (and somewhat productive) holiday season, Colin!

dave dove · Post by **dave dove** » Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:58 pm

dave

bungle · Post by **bungle** » Sat Dec 16, 2017 8:47 am

I really hope this is cheap, because it passed relevance a long time ago, like i say, I am already running Euclidean sequencers and such as plugins on IOS for £10 (Brambos Rozetta collection)
In its first couple of years this looked immense.
No disrespect mean't here by the way, I own everything by Loomer, but with no audio tracks, no clip launching etc etc, this looks dated already.

lnikj · Post by **lnikj** » Sat Dec 16, 2017 9:02 am

bungle wrote:I really hope this is cheap, because it passed relevance a long time ago, like i say, I am already running Euclidean sequencers and such as plugins on IOS for £10 (Brambos Rozetta collection)
In its first couple of years this looked immense.
No disrespect mean't here by the way, I own everything by Loomer, but with no audio tracks, no clip launching etc etc, this looks dated already.

VariKusBrainZ · Post by **VariKusBrainZ** » Sat Dec 16, 2017 10:26 am

bungle wrote:I really hope this is cheap, because it passed relevance a long time ago, like i say, I am already running Euclidean sequencers and such as plugins on IOS for £10 (Brambos Rozetta collection)
In its first couple of years this looked immense.
No disrespect mean't here by the way, I own everything by Loomer, but with no audio tracks, no clip launching etc etc, this looks dated already.

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Michael L · Post by **Michael L** » Sat Dec 16, 2017 10:46 am

Finally, a 'readable' design that unites different midi tools into one polished product. I like the pages and multiple windows; the variety of midi generation approaches including Pd/Max type graphs, scripting and tuple; and I hope Variables is similar to Scripter or Noatikl. I am curious what it reports to a host, but we will all find out soon enough. Congratulations!

kylie · Post by **kylie** » Mon Dec 18, 2017 6:56 pm

I just hope

- it is going to be released this or next year
- it is not called "Architect"

...waiting for confirmation...

firepile · Post by **firepile** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 8:53 pm

bungle wrote:I really hope this is cheap, because it passed relevance a long time ago, like i say, I am already running Euclidean sequencers and such as plugins on IOS for £10 (Brambos Rozetta collection)
In its first couple of years this looked immense.
No disrespect mean't here by the way, I own everything by Loomer, but with no audio tracks, no clip launching etc etc, this looks dated already.

Not interested in cheap iToys.

Loomer

KVR Audio

!Epoch, for the next 4 years