There's not much news about it. Been no new videos on youtube for 6 months.pekbro wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 12:11 am Interesting, personally I will wait until it cooks up a bit more...
Blockhead daw - seriously impressive
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- KVRAF
- 26944 posts since 3 Feb, 2005 from in the wilds
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- KVRAF
- 7027 posts since 19 Apr, 2002 from Utah
Interesting! The fact that it supports Linux is what makes me interested! 
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(Also: I'm Accused of lying about Linux—it boots, runs my pro audio workflow, stays stable, updates--though yearly dismissed as “niche”. Yet I'm the deluded one.)
(Also: I'm Accused of lying about Linux—it boots, runs my pro audio workflow, stays stable, updates--though yearly dismissed as “niche”. Yet I'm the deluded one.)
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- KVRian
- 924 posts since 24 Sep, 2016
Are u a Linux user? May i ask what distro u use?audiojunkie wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 7:58 pm Interesting! The fact that it supports Linux is what makes me interested!
Just curious. i am an Arch user.
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- KVRAF
- 2331 posts since 3 Sep, 2005 from Outer Bongolia
Interesting! My first thought is that Blockhead as a plugin within a more traditional DAW (like the way the plugin version of energyXT worked — a DAW within a DAW) would be fantastic!!
Mostly because, while this freeform approach is something I’ve always wanted, it would still need to somehow integrate into a more standard MIDI/VST environment (for arranging and mixing, multitracking, etc) to really have it all.
Maybe it’s simple enough to export stems or parts to another DAW? I still think eXT-style DAW-as-a-plugin would really open things up in new ways though.
I will probably check it out sometime, I’ll at least keep up on the news.
Mostly because, while this freeform approach is something I’ve always wanted, it would still need to somehow integrate into a more standard MIDI/VST environment (for arranging and mixing, multitracking, etc) to really have it all.
Maybe it’s simple enough to export stems or parts to another DAW? I still think eXT-style DAW-as-a-plugin would really open things up in new ways though.
I will probably check it out sometime, I’ll at least keep up on the news.
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- KVRAF
- 7027 posts since 19 Apr, 2002 from Utah
Nice! I use Fedora. Most people use some derivative of Debian.3lu5iv3 wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 8:21 amAre u a Linux user? May i ask what distro u use?audiojunkie wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 7:58 pm Interesting! The fact that it supports Linux is what makes me interested!
Just curious. i am an Arch user.
Vendor‑Dependent Copy Protection: Customers lose. Pirates win.
(Also: I'm Accused of lying about Linux—it boots, runs my pro audio workflow, stays stable, updates--though yearly dismissed as “niche”. Yet I'm the deluded one.)
(Also: I'm Accused of lying about Linux—it boots, runs my pro audio workflow, stays stable, updates--though yearly dismissed as “niche”. Yet I'm the deluded one.)
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- KVRian
- 924 posts since 24 Sep, 2016
Fedora is an awesome distro!audiojunkie wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 10:28 pmNice! I use Fedora. Most people use some derivative of Debian.3lu5iv3 wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 8:21 amAre u a Linux user? May i ask what distro u use?audiojunkie wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 7:58 pm Interesting! The fact that it supports Linux is what makes me interested!
Just curious. i am an Arch user.
SoundCloud
"I believe every music producer inherently has something unique about the way they make music. They just have to identify what makes them different, and develop it" - Max Martin
"I believe every music producer inherently has something unique about the way they make music. They just have to identify what makes them different, and develop it" - Max Martin
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Touch The Universe Touch The Universe https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=190615 - KVRAF
- 5811 posts since 2 Oct, 2008
I love how each audio wav is treated as its own window with its own menus. That is wild!
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- KVRAF
- 2623 posts since 20 Oct, 2014
Is there any changelog and overview of the current features? Can't find...
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- KVRAF
- 3815 posts since 20 Apr, 2005
I think this project is too ambitious for a single person in their spare time to make good progress.
He should consider making a quite cut down version that just runs as a plug in.
Otherwise, it'll always be vaporware. Too much needed to make a good release.
He should consider making a quite cut down version that just runs as a plug in.
Otherwise, it'll always be vaporware. Too much needed to make a good release.
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- KVRAF
- 2623 posts since 20 Oct, 2014
So it's dead already?
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- KVRAF
- 1991 posts since 12 Mar, 2004
Nope, he does fairly regular releases, it is not a spare time project, he tries to work on it full time, whenever he releases a video and gets a ton of interest he does struggle with all the questions though, he is very clear and plain about his inability to interact on that level and still spend time coding, because he gets stressed worrying that he cant complete everything, so sometime he just disappears and reappears a little later with an update.
He has undertaken some big overhauls of the back end recently, so the updates have been less flashy, but that is so he can flesh out the built in plugin system and some other bits, he does keep everyone updated vis patreon and the discord and he posts a bit on X too.
He has undertaken some big overhauls of the back end recently, so the updates have been less flashy, but that is so he can flesh out the built in plugin system and some other bits, he does keep everyone updated vis patreon and the discord and he posts a bit on X too.
Duh
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- KVRAF
- 26944 posts since 3 Feb, 2005 from in the wilds
Where are the videos? I haven't seen anything new since about 6 months ago.bungle wrote: Tue Mar 18, 2025 11:26 pm whenever he releases a video and gets a ton of interest he does struggle with all the questions though
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spoontechnique spoontechnique https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=418750
- KVRist
- 492 posts since 7 May, 2018
Colugo does dev videos regularly, the last is two weeks ago. I think he's said there's no plans to turn it into a plugin. It's also not vaporware because (depending on what build), it's useable now.
I disagree that it needs to integrate into a standard workflow. That's missing the point. It's a different way of working and that's good.
That said, it does now support track level CLAP plugins, so mixing is fine. All Fabfilter stuff is clamp. I don't remember if there's stem export, but it's not hard to do manually.
I disagree that it needs to integrate into a standard workflow. That's missing the point. It's a different way of working and that's good.
That said, it does now support track level CLAP plugins, so mixing is fine. All Fabfilter stuff is clamp. I don't remember if there's stem export, but it's not hard to do manually.
Linux version?