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Cabinfever · Post by **Cabinfever** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 3:15 am

although people may disagree on the nuances of what a loop record mode should do, i think the basics are pretty standard:

- you have a pattern of a set length
- the pattern plays to the end and repeats
- any notes you enter on any pass will be added to the pattern

this is how most hardware drum machines functioned since the emu drumulator and seq circuits drumtracks in the late 1980s. it is *standard* functionality.

i agree with previous comments that a few features - including loop record - added to fl would keep it in the big league. this is a need, not a luxury enhancement.

also notice how on ableton's first implementation of midi & vsti they made a very big point of advertising the "loop mode" functionality. i don't think that would have been inspired by just 10 noisy people. the ableton line says:

"Patterns can be built-up on the fly by overdubbing MIDI onto clips while they play in a loop."

JaseisMusic · Post by **JaseisMusic** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 4:17 am

jeanmariecannie wrote:
xg2 wrote:Will you be giving FL Studio 5 a new name so you can get out of the 'Lifetime Free Upgrades' yet again?
Here we go again ...

We changed the name because :

1. Kelloggs is after us because of their Froot Loops brand name
2. To most Americans 'Fruity' means gay (we didn't have a clue about this 6 years ago).
3. No (real) musician wants to be associated with 'loops' (implying he didn't write the music himself)

I never really understood the "name change". You wanted to ditch the words "fruity" and "loops" so you call it FL? what does FL stand for?

[decipher] · Post by **[decipher]** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 4:21 am

JaseisMusic wrote:
I never really understood the "name change". You wanted to ditch the words "fruity" and "loops" so you call it FL? what does FL stand for?

maybe "Forget Looprecording"

Igor 4000 · Post by **Igor 4000** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 4:26 am

JaseisMusic wrote:I never really understood the "name change". You wanted to ditch the words "fruity" and "loops" so you call it FL? what does FL stand for?

Not to mention that other great name change..."FL Studio, Fruityloops Edition".

JMC · Post by **JMC** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 6:38 am

JaseisMusic wrote:You wanted to ditch the words "fruity" and "loops" so you call it FL? what does FL stand for?

To people that don't know Fruityloops it doesn't mean anything but to the millions (150.000/month) of people that already downloaded/tried the demo and/or own the product it sure means a lot.

See ya,

jmc (FL Studio)

JMC · Post by **JMC** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 6:43 am

Igor 4000 wrote:Not to mention that other great name change..."FL Studio, Fruityloops Edition".

Next time I have to convince Guitar Center to buy a couple of 1000 boxes of a product (FL Studio) they never heard of I have to remember to take one of the marketing guru's we have over here along with me

See ya,

jmc (FL Studio)

kode_poet · Post by **kode_poet** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 11:36 am

Pick me Pick me!!!

Igor 4000 · Post by **Igor 4000** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 11:55 am

You're in luck! I took a couple of marketing classes in college

JMC · Post by **JMC** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 1:20 pm

Igor 4000 wrote:You're in luck! I took a couple of marketing classes in college

Guess you missed the class on "phasing out a product(name)" ...

See ya,

jmc (FL Studio)

Vonbrucken · Post by **Vonbrucken** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 2:03 pm

spaceman · Post by **spaceman** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 2:23 pm

jeanmariecannie wrote:
Igor 4000 wrote:You're in luck! I took a couple of marketing classes in college
Guess you missed the class on "phasing out a product(name)" ...

is that with or without PDC

Igor 4000 · Post by **Igor 4000** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 2:56 pm

jeanmariecannie wrote:
Igor 4000 wrote:You're in luck! I took a couple of marketing classes in college
Guess you missed the class on "phasing out a product(name)" ...

See ya,

jmc (FL Studio)

Hey, I'll gladly admit it...if you admit that you missed the class on trademark infringement.

tony tony chopper · Post by **tony tony chopper** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 3:22 pm

if you admit that you missed the class on trademark infringement

I'm the one who missed that class, and I'm the one who was the most in favor of keeping the name - afterall those cereal suers would have lost their lawsuit the same way they lost all of the other ones, and all of the homophobic hip-hop guys who don't like the name could have gone f**k each other.
As for the 'loop' name, I think there's still a need for drum machines, and if it's not FL it's gonna be another one..

Stupid American Pig · Post by **Stupid American Pig** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 5:41 pm

The FL stands for Friggin Loser, if you are that concerned about the name of the software...

jmh · Post by **jmh** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 7:22 pm

I guess they don't teach trademark laws that well in America... or perhaps Igor slept through the classes

These "trademark violation" comments, not just in this case, are always a good laugh

Regards,

JMH

FL Studio 5, when?