Steve Baxter, former head of Excel development team has been given the project and is pleased with the opportunity, 'We have a lot of interesting ideas for this app, even Bill is excited' he mentions and 'The Windows answer to Garageband'.
MS tracktion (working name T2) is to be released together with SP3 in early 2006 and wil be free for all who bought a licence of Windows XP home and pro. Development of a Mac version at this point is unsure.
Exiting features:
Fully wizard driven.
Support of DX and DXi plugins, (support of other plugin types is yet to be announced)
Fully Office XP compatible, specifically Powerpoint.
Tight integration with windows media player.
Up to 5 plugins for every project.
Integrated helpfunction with 32 animated characters.
Micrsoft buys Tracktion.
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- KVRist
- 378 posts since 28 Jul, 2002 from Somewhere in between
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- KVRAF
- 4644 posts since 28 Nov, 2002 from Chicago
rocking! instead of 'clippy', we can have 'hoggy'.amoebe wrote: Integrated helpfunction with 32 animated characters.
Someone shot the food. Remember: don't shoot food!
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- KVRAF
- 25031 posts since 12 Jul, 2003 from West Caprazumia
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- KVRAF
- 37436 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
Bet it has a lot of thoseamoebe wrote: Exiting features:
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- KVRAF
- 4644 posts since 28 Nov, 2002 from Chicago
aMUSEd wrote:Bet it has a lot of thoseamoebe wrote: Exiting features:
Someone shot the food. Remember: don't shoot food!
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- Skunk Mod
- 21249 posts since 10 Jun, 2004 from Pony Pasture
Sorry, you probably heard this on the radio and got the names confused.
In fact, Mackie has bought out Microsoft. The resulting company, to be called Mackriesoft, will phase out all existing product lines in favor of Tracktion and other audio apps.
The official media spokesperson for the project will be Ahnold Schwartzenegger. He's already experienced with T2.
Mackriesoft's next release after T2 will be a specialized SFX synth for simulating disorderly crowds, fights, etc. It will be called Rucktion.
Meffy
ack -- there goes my MS NDA
In fact, Mackie has bought out Microsoft. The resulting company, to be called Mackriesoft, will phase out all existing product lines in favor of Tracktion and other audio apps.
The official media spokesperson for the project will be Ahnold Schwartzenegger. He's already experienced with T2.
Mackriesoft's next release after T2 will be a specialized SFX synth for simulating disorderly crowds, fights, etc. It will be called Rucktion.
Meffy
ack -- there goes my MS NDA
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- Skunk Mod
- 21249 posts since 10 Jun, 2004 from Pony Pasture
There's one thing I particularly like about MS Office -- if you search its help for "KILL CLIPPY!" you'll be directed to instructions for doing exactly that.valley wrote:rocking! instead of 'clippy', we can have 'hoggy'.
Meffy
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 378 posts since 28 Jul, 2002 from Somewhere in between
Ah yeah, sorry. That had to be excruciating of course.Bet it has a lot of those
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- KVRian
- 1222 posts since 6 Jul, 2004
I shudder... Anyone remember Bars & Pipes?
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/ ... pipes.html
Innovative sequencing software... taking a "pipeline" approach to the music flow, from input through tracks to output filters...
Sounds familiar? Well, Microsoft DID buy the developers Blue Ribbon... IIRC, let them produce one dodgy Windows version... and then closed them down.
Sic!
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/ ... pipes.html
Innovative sequencing software... taking a "pipeline" approach to the music flow, from input through tracks to output filters...
Sounds familiar? Well, Microsoft DID buy the developers Blue Ribbon... IIRC, let them produce one dodgy Windows version... and then closed them down.
Sic!
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- Skunk Mod
- 21249 posts since 10 Jun, 2004 from Pony Pasture
Ah, the Microsoft approach to innovation and excellence! Reminds me of "Yellow Submarine," and the Blue Meanies' approach to flowers and butterflies.
Find 'em -- STOMP 'em -- move along.
Meffy
Find 'em -- STOMP 'em -- move along.
Meffy
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- KVRAF
- 2874 posts since 22 Oct, 2002 from "somewhere between digital and analog"
I feel for you Tracktion people... 