Thank you very much for all the work and effort you have put in to make this great synth. All of us cannot wait for the new updates including MSEG. Please continue the work in happiness, with all the beauty and creativity we all know you are capable of!parawave wrote: Mon Nov 20, 2023 9:03 pm Sorry for not being all that active here. Of course we're aware that continuous communication would be preferable for some very social folks here. But the initial release & feedback phase went stale after a few years.
There was every possible feature request gathered. Some were implemented, like the big granular update. Some are still planned -> MSEG. Some were abandoned, like a Wavetable Editor. To be honest, at this point there isn't much to gain here or to show. On both sides. This showed at the end, when the discussion wasn't constructive anymore.
Under the hood development isn't all that exciting. And there aren't any flashy screenshots or videos to show. These will be created after the release of major versions, like the 1.8 Granular Synthesis showcase. It's just that a big part of Rapids development is reiterating on ideas and designs and experimenting with a good and easy workflow that still offers complexity when desired and guarantees that the performance gets not degraded by bloat.
The MSEG Editor for example is already implemented and working. It's just not fully integrated with the other new systems, because they are still subject to change. It almost made it into this release, but it would be more confusing to change the workflow after that again.I know this is a common problem for game servers, or very old products from "another era". They just stop and users are screwed. But to calm your nerves. There is no reason or incentive to stop the service or compatibility updates. We love our synth and will continue updating it. Even if it's just for our own use.DJErmac wrote: Sun Nov 12, 2023 4:29 pmNo regrets here also so far, but I must say I’m a bit worried that they could close for good, because activations when reinstalling...SLiC wrote: Sun Nov 12, 2023 2:48 pm Rapid developers are very quite (on all platforms, facebook, twitter etc) but the synth still works great and sounds great. No regrets here.
And since it’s one of my mainly used synths, this could stop me from doing a fresh new setup if activation isn’t guaranteed to succeed...
Parawave, are you still around please ? Is everything OK ?
The recent update was not intended to be flashy but to guarantee exactly this ongoing compatibility and resolve the recently reported issues.
Hope you guys still have fun using it. As always, I would love to see the stuff you create. It's motivating to see users getting inspired or have fun using Rapid
