Re: [LAU] Yoshimi, in Carla?

On 09/03/2014 11:25 AM, david wrote:
> On 09/03/2014 08:23 AM, Filipe Coelho wrote:
>> On 09/03/2014 07:06 PM, Will Godfrey wrote:
>>> On Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:28:23 +0100
>>> Filipe Coelho <falktx@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 09/01/2014 12:21 AM, Jonathan E Brickman wrote:
>>>>> I am fascinated by Carla's ability to call ZASFX. How could this be
>>>>> implemented for Yoshimi? Are there config files of some sort?
>>>> There is no reason for this to happen.
>>>> ZynAddSubFX is more stable nowadays than Yoshimi and being
>>>> maintained by
>>>> a very good developer.
>>>>
>>>> Very soon I'll be releasing a LV2+VST plugin version of Zyn (based on
>>>> the last stable release).
>>>> Latest Zyn dev/git version now has fully automable parameters,
>>>> undo/redo, OSC and UI<->DSP de-coupling (no more using a super ugly
>>>> master mutex).
>>>>
>>>> As much as you might want to use Yoshimi, it needs to be let go and
>>>> development focused on Zyn instead.
>>> You know, I'm beginning to get a little tired of comments like this.
>>>
>>> Nobody is twisting your arm. If you don't want to use Yoshimi... then
>>> don't.
>>> However why do you think you need to try and dissuade anyone else from
>>> doing so?
>>> Do you know Yoshimi's roadmap? No of course you don't. I'd guess you
>>> don't even
>>> know what Yoshimi can currently do.
>>>
>>> While I intend to keep file compatibility with ZynAddSubFX as far as
>>> possible,
>>> we are going on a different ride - and I see no reason to reveal
>>> exactly what
>>> this is to such a hostile audience.
>>>
>>> As well as having the opportunity to take Yoshimi in directions I and
>>> friends
>>> want, I am learning a great deal about coding in the process.
>>> Therefore, even if
>>> I end up being the only person running it, I intend Yoshimi to stay
>>> around, at
>>> least as long as I do, so you'd best get used to the idea.
>>
>> This is my thing with it. I'd rather have the full focus on Zyn instead
>> of having 2 separate versions.
>> Some stuff will end up in Yoshimi that Zyn will not have and vice-versa.
>>
>> With time the code will differ so much that changes can't be applied to
>> one another.
>>
>> When Zyn did not have a maintainer Yoshimi seemed like the right thing,
>> but this is no longer the case.
>
> As far as I know, Zyn has NEVER been without a maintainer. Where'd you
> get that idea?
>
> My experience with Zyn is freezes when running at low latencies. On the
> same hardware running with the same settings, Yoshimi doesn't.
>
> My experience with both Zyn and Yoshimi is that the UI sucks, with its
> little non-resizable hard-coded window giving almost illegible text on
> high-rez displays.

My understanding is that requests to give Zyn a modern UI fall on deaf
ears because it's the way the developer likes it.

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David W. Jones
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