If melda supports linux natively, melda can capture a huge share of all linux user market pretty easily.

[Rockis]

These days so many ppl are sick of microsoft, generative AI and privacy security problems.
So lots of ppl are moving to linux these day and linux population is actually increasing pretty rapidly.
even i switched to linux from windows last year.
So i hope melda team really consider to support linux natively.
If they do that first, i think they can attract a huge pie of linux user base. I believe this will be good win win for users and the team.

[audiojunkie]

I'd definitely buy from Melda if they natively supported Linux with their plugins.

[Grizzellda]

He said before that he was not keen about Linux, but I would urge him to rethink this.

Melda plugins native on Linux would be helpful, to say the least.

And MuLab.

[Rockis]

And most linux users use reaper.
Linux and Reaper have something in common: the users love tweakablity, freedom and customization.
Ppl who have these temperamental quality would definitely use melda plugins in linux.
Bc melda plugins are known for its tweakabilty and customization too.

These ppl like me already ditched microsoft(copilot shit) and apple(this is big tech too). And more ppl will ditch these companies.

For example,
only in Zorin OS 18, 2million ppl downloaded it in less than 3 months. if you consider other distros too, you can notice lots of ppl have already ditched microsoft.
This situation might be a good chance for melda team and users too.

[Grizzellda]

Stuff running native on Linux just really makes good sense.

More hardware support is important I think...like PreSonus and Bitwig...real hardware products... not virtual reality! ha haa!

Stuff you can hold in your hands! ...with custom Linux drivers, that would be an awesome start.

[] Peter:H []

I would be happy to see Linux as well ... but since Melda (the person) sold Melda (the company) Melda turned into a disappointment for me personally. I don't care about the next Plugin which is actually like EQ, Saturation and Compression modules thrown into a black box and a given a fancy title ...
For me something like the "Manage all EQs in your project in one UI" use case (see sonible ... note: I'm not talking about AI feature, it's really only about the one UI for the overview and control of multiple instances) is what would make my live easier. Same would be getting a beat synced display in MMultiAnalyzer ...
In the past Melda (the company and the person) listened more closely .. today they just ignore my needs. Yes, I know that is selfish to claim my needs need to be taken. BUt why would I invest in a company any further if it just does turned towards other target group? For me personally it means it starts to suck and I don't have hope to get anything new like another combination of EQ, Saturation and Dynamics modules marketed as the next big thing.
Long story short: I think Melda does simply not care at all about market segmenst other than those that do recording in studios and don't care about Linux. It's legit. But it's not the market segment I'm in. Time to keep eyes open for alternatives, especially for Linux like https://lsp-plug.in/

[Starship Krupa]

According to Statcounter, Linux currently has about 4% of the desktop computer market.

This raises some questions that would be pertinent to a company considering whether to develop and market products on a 3rd platform.

Within that 4%, how many users are doing DAW work? Linux users have an inherent preference for FOSS; how many of the people doing DAW work are eager to spend money on MeldaProduction plug-ins?

Development cost (including testing and subsequent bug fixing) is the same for every platform supported. In order to develop and test for another platform, the developers would have to either be proficient or become proficient with that platform. The same would be true for audio host software common to that platform.

Would the added work needed to develop and test for a 3rd platform negatively impact development and quality assurance for the other 2 platforms? Is the potential revenue that a "huge share of all linux user market" would bring financially worthwhile for a small company such as MeldaProduction? Would the effort and money required to support Linux possibly be better spent on other ways to increase sales?

I'm not supplying answers to these questions; they are things that must be considered by a business when making financial decisions.

[audiojunkie]

I have some problems with the way stat counter does its numbers, and I think the number of Linux users is much higher. They have no problem with grouping various versions of windows together, such as XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows on ARM, Windows for embedded use such as medical equipment, robotics, the Auto industry, the cloud, etc, etc. The same with Apple’s OS—Everything made with PowerPC chips, Intel chips, M1, chips, etc. Furthermore, with Apple, they count everything, even though they have been left behind and no longer are supported by Apple, and current apps don’t run on the previous architectures.

But they love to separate Linux into separate groups, such as ChromeOS, Android, the mainstream distros, etc. If they were all combined, the Linux numbers would be much higher. If they stopped treating Linux as separate entities, the numbers would be much higher.

In short, to me, Stat Counter’s stats are biased against Linux. It may not be intentional, and they may have their reasons and excuses, but it remains true nonetheless. Treat all of Linux as Linux, and count only the current versions of each OS and currently supported architecture, and those stat numbers would be wildly different.

[Grizzellda]

but since Melda (the person) sold Melda (the company) Melda turned into a disappointment for me personally. I don't care about the next Plugin which is actually like EQ, Saturation and Compression modules thrown into a black box and a given a fancy title ...

What? Melda has not been sold, has it? There does not seem to be anything on the website about that.

[No_Use]

but since Melda (the person) sold Melda (the company) Melda turned into a disappointment for me personally. I don't care about the next Plugin which is actually like EQ, Saturation and Compression modules thrown into a black box and a given a fancy title ...

What? Melda has not been sold, has it? There does not seem to be anything on the website about that.

Give source please.

[audiojunkie]

It was a few years ago. IIRC, they were sold to Imageline. Don’t quote me on that though—I don’t remember the details well enough.

[Grizzellda]

Thanks, interesting, did not know about any of this.

The web sight has not changed at all, it seems to me.

Perhaps I will ask Vojtech...does he even post anymore?

I took a break from KVR but now I am back, in full "KVR asshole" mode.

[] Peter:H []

According to Statcounter, Linux currently has about 4% of the desktop computer market.

This raises some questions that would be pertinent to a company considering whether to develop and market products on a 3rd platform.

Within that 4%, how many users are doing DAW work? Linux users have an inherent preference for FOSS; how many of the people doing DAW work are eager to spend money on MeldaProduction plug-ins?

I completely understand what you mean. And I completely understand plugin vendor companies giving a f*** about such small niche customer groups. I'm still stuck on windows myself as of today...
My pain threshold is nevertheless now reached. Microsoft and Apple forcing everybody into the cloud, invasive AI "tools" that spy on you, US-Imperialism threats all over the place, that European judge locked out of his mail by Microsoft, Tech-Bro Psychos collaborating with the Fascist regime ... my next Computer will definitely be a Linux one, or at least dual boot. Only because of the RAM price frenzy I haven't already pulled the trigger.
And my hope is that more people like me now take the chance to consider their buying decisions.
It's gonna be hard. One point of hardship is that many of my dear plgins won't be available for linux ... but I will take that disadvantage. And I will have to take many steps in the future to get us-free. But it's better to start small rather than wait until it's too late. And it might be leading by example if a considerable amount of people will switch and show to others it's working.

[jupiter8]

but since Melda (the person) sold Melda (the company) Melda turned into a disappointment for me personally. I don't care about the next Plugin which is actually like EQ, Saturation and Compression modules thrown into a black box and a given a fancy title ...

What? Melda has not been sold, has it? There does not seem to be anything on the website about that.

Give source please.

Google it yourself is too hard?

[Surgo]

If melda releases native Linux support, I will personally purchase mcompletebundle.