EightySix — Roland JUNO-6 Clone (v1.1 UPDATE - Velocity Response, Poly Aftertouch)

[audiojunkie]

Thanks for the kind feedback!


I've got version 1.1.3 on the bench right now. It'll bring DAW automation for most sliders, plus I've added a sick musical drive/distortion effect at the end of the chain.
I'm considering dropping further Linux support, however. Not a single Linux license has been claimed to date, and the Linux builds take me roughly five times as long to produce as the Windows and Mac versions combined. A fair few weekends went into setting up and maintaining those environments, including a good amount of hands-on support — and so far not a single license has come of it. It's a little disheartening, honestly.

More news as 1.1.3 gets closer, maybe I'll have it done later today. Thanks as always for the support!

Don't drop Linux support. You worked this hard to get it. I'm going to tell you some things that I hope you'll be understanding on. I have not personally purchased yet, because I've been waiting for things to stabilize with the Linux version, and I've been hoping for some automation support. It sounds to me like you are getting started with automation, so I'm nearly ready. You just barely started offering it for sale. You've only given a few days for anyone to purchase. You've priced it right. I see nothing wrong with your asking price.

I PM between other Linux users here, and one person held concerns that you didn't seem too committed to Linux, and he was worried that you'd drop support right after he paid for it. Your comment above and previous before that, doesn't instill confidence with the Linux userbase. Don't quickly drop support right after offering it. Give things some time. Commit to at least a year. I know that I personally don't want to buy something that is going to become immediately abandonware. Once people have confidence in it, I'm com also confident that it will sell well. Like I said, the price is right, and IIRC, you just use serial # copy protection, which we Linux users prefer, so it's bound to be a hit if you don't give up on it so soon.

[trusampler]

Hi, where do we find our serial numbers ?

[Morphoice]

Hi, where do we find our serial numbers ?

licenses/serials are sent to you automatically via email when you purchase them on gumroad

[Morphoice]

Thanks for the kind feedback!


I've got version 1.1.3 on the bench right now. It'll bring DAW automation for most sliders, plus I've added a sick musical drive/distortion effect at the end of the chain.
I'm considering dropping further Linux support, however. Not a single Linux license has been claimed to date, and the Linux builds take me roughly five times as long to produce as the Windows and Mac versions combined. A fair few weekends went into setting up and maintaining those environments, including a good amount of hands-on support — and so far not a single license has come of it. It's a little disheartening, honestly.

More news as 1.1.3 gets closer, maybe I'll have it done later today. Thanks as always for the support!

Don't drop Linux support. You worked this hard to get it. I'm going to tell you some things that I hope you'll be understanding on. I have not personally purchased yet, because I've been waiting for things to stabilize with the Linux version, and I've been hoping for some automation support. It sounds to me like you are getting started with automation, so I'm nearly ready. You just barely started offering it for sale. You've only given a few days for anyone to purchase. You've priced it right. I see nothing wrong with your asking price.

I PM between other Linux users here, and one person held concerns that you didn't seem too committed to Linux, and he was worried that you'd drop support right after he paid for it. Your comment above and previous before that, doesn't instill confidence with the Linux userbase. Don't quickly drop support right after offering it. Give things some time. Commit to at least a year. I know that I personally don't want to buy something that is going to become immediately abandonware. Once people have confidence in it, I'm com also confident that it will sell well. Like I said, the price is right, and IIRC, you just use serial # copy protection, which we Linux users prefer, so it's bound to be a hit if you don't give up on it so soon.

I really appreciate this, it's one of the most thoughtful comments I've had.

Let me be straight with you rather than promise something I can't deliver. I'm a music producer who makes good DSP. I work on Mac, and even getting this to run on PC was a pain. With Linux it's not unwillingness, it's that Linux is genuinely hard for me to support well, by orders of magnitude. The system I build on is a super slow virtual machine, slow enough that everything takes far longer than it should, the Linux side of the framework I use is insanely buggy, and I'll be honest, Linux isn't my area of expertise. So every Linux task costs me several times the time and effort of the equivalent on Windows or Mac, where I'm fast and confident. With real issues still open on the platforms most of my users are on, I can't responsibly make firm long-term Linux commitments right now without overpromising.
What I can say honestly: I'm not deleting anything or breaking what exists today. And if Linux interest grew enough to justify it or I find the spare time, I'd happily look at getting a better setup and improve my skills. But I'd rather tell you where things truly stand than sell confidence I can't back up.

Thank you again for advocating for the Linux side. Genuinely.

[Morphoice]

no news on 1.1.3 yet, i'm trying to factor in the midi learn aswell before the next update but it's going slow. There are again a few bugs in the underlying framework that make life hard.

[audiojunkie]

Thanks for the kind feedback!


I've got version 1.1.3 on the bench right now. It'll bring DAW automation for most sliders, plus I've added a sick musical drive/distortion effect at the end of the chain.
I'm considering dropping further Linux support, however. Not a single Linux license has been claimed to date, and the Linux builds take me roughly five times as long to produce as the Windows and Mac versions combined. A fair few weekends went into setting up and maintaining those environments, including a good amount of hands-on support — and so far not a single license has come of it. It's a little disheartening, honestly.

More news as 1.1.3 gets closer, maybe I'll have it done later today. Thanks as always for the support!

Don't drop Linux support. You worked this hard to get it. I'm going to tell you some things that I hope you'll be understanding on. I have not personally purchased yet, because I've been waiting for things to stabilize with the Linux version, and I've been hoping for some automation support. It sounds to me like you are getting started with automation, so I'm nearly ready. You just barely started offering it for sale. You've only given a few days for anyone to purchase. You've priced it right. I see nothing wrong with your asking price.

I PM between other Linux users here, and one person held concerns that you didn't seem too committed to Linux, and he was worried that you'd drop support right after he paid for it. Your comment above and previous before that, doesn't instill confidence with the Linux userbase. Don't quickly drop support right after offering it. Give things some time. Commit to at least a year. I know that I personally don't want to buy something that is going to become immediately abandonware. Once people have confidence in it, I'm com also confident that it will sell well. Like I said, the price is right, and IIRC, you just use serial # copy protection, which we Linux users prefer, so it's bound to be a hit if you don't give up on it so soon.

I really appreciate this, it's one of the most thoughtful comments I've had.

Let me be straight with you rather than promise something I can't deliver. I'm a music producer who makes good DSP. I work on Mac, and even getting this to run on PC was a pain. With Linux it's not unwillingness, it's that Linux is genuinely hard for me to support well, by orders of magnitude. The system I build on is a super slow virtual machine, slow enough that everything takes far longer than it should, the Linux side of the framework I use is insanely buggy, and I'll be honest, Linux isn't my area of expertise. So every Linux task costs me several times the time and effort of the equivalent on Windows or Mac, where I'm fast and confident. With real issues still open on the platforms most of my users are on, I can't responsibly make firm long-term Linux commitments right now without overpromising.
What I can say honestly: I'm not deleting anything or breaking what exists today. And if Linux interest grew enough to justify it or I find the spare time, I'd happily look at getting a better setup and improve my skills. But I'd rather tell you where things truly stand than sell confidence I can't back up.

Thank you again for advocating for the Linux side. Genuinely.

I understand. If you truly feel this way (which I do believe you do), it would probably be more fair to Linux users to drop support now, before anyone gets a license and it becomes abandonware right after. I think that's probably the best thing you can do for your business right now.

[Morphoice]

The MAC version 1.1.3 has Midi Learn/CC Assign now, and a super sick distortion/drive effect added.
1.1.3 for the PC will probably take another day, then I'll attempt to port this to Linux, no promises. That will probably be another couple of days.

[pekbro]

Using a VM is not the way to go, you can put Linux on any cheap used pc.

$10 used pc is not unheard of where I live anyway.

[knob_monster]

You shouldn't be compiling locally on a slow VM in 2026!

Just set up a free GitHub Actions workflow. You can trigger a build on every git push, compiling your macOS, Windows, and Linux binaries in parallel on high-speed cloud runners for free.