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Question: Is that your voice in Winamp "It really whips the llama's ass?"
Asked by Lawrs (202.156.8.x) on January 24 2011, 10:10am
Reply on January 24 2011, 6:43pm:

No that is the wonderful Mr. JJ McKay. Comment...

Question: have you heard of the band "land of talk" ? I think you might like them. "summer special" is a good song.
Asked by Bourgeoisie (69.180.181.x) on January 24 2011, 9:24am
Reply on January 24 2011, 6:43pm:

I'll look em up! Comment...

Question: I really liked this movie. www.netflix.com/Movie/Blood-Into-Wine/70132337
Asked by Kyle O (216.113.168.x) on January 23 2011, 2:08pm
Reply on January 24 2011, 6:44pm:

Ahh, I had no idea. Near where I grew up, neat. Comment...

Question: Do you really think vim is as great as people make it out to be? Aren't modern windows IDEs just as good?
Asked by Will (24.234.128.x) on January 20 2011, 12:14pm
Reply on January 21 2011, 10:04am:

It depends on what you want to do. There's a lot in there, but you can say the same about emacs, I suppose. Suppose you want to convert a file from CRLF to LF, or vice versa? How would you do it in a modern IDE? Not having to move your hands off of the keyboard to the arrow keys etc is a huge win for vi, too, IMO. The concept of "as good" is flawed. It's about what works for you. Comment...

Question: hi Justin, was Walter written by you or your team and if so are you going to develop it further ??
Asked by dave (2.97.210.x) on January 20 2011, 10:39am
Reply on January 21 2011, 10:04am:

Yes, and yes, as needed. Comment...

Question: I love Roads by Portishead :) I will check BSS. Pixies doc was good Ever seen 'The boys: The sherman brothers story'? touching
Asked by AnalSeducer (71.204.133.x) on January 19 2011, 7:49pm
Reply on January 21 2011, 10:04am:

No, I'll see if it's on netflix. Comment...

Question: Justinnn! Sorry I haven't nagged at you in a while. I finally made parole! haha jk Do you have any bands u recommend? I got shit
Asked by JustinsNumber1 a (71.204.133.x) on January 19 2011, 6:49pm
Reply on January 19 2011, 7:25pm:

I've been listening to the Portishead live DVD from NYC, the old Breeders albums, watched the Pixies documentary too, and also went and saw Broken Social Scene last night, who were very good (and happy)! Comment...

Question: Should I quit smoking weed?
Asked by Abel (99.96.10.x) on January 18 2011, 2:50pm
Reply on January 19 2011, 7:24pm:

Probably, but that depends on what your goals are. Comment...

Question: I've been programming for almost 1 year. I want to start making music software. Would you recomend i ditch Java and learn c++?
Asked by Dream Of Sleepin (86.17.97.x) on January 18 2011, 2:38pm
Reply on January 19 2011, 7:24pm:

I don't have much experience with Java programming, so it's hard for me to say. I haven't seen too much music software written in Java, though, so that might be indicative of something. Comment...

Question: From a standpoint of wealth, do you agree? www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GC69eqh67Q
Asked by Will (24.234.128.x) on January 18 2011, 10:09am
Reply on January 19 2011, 7:23pm:

Generally, yeah. Things in general, not just real estate, are more responsibility. Also, the idea of having things is better than having them. Comment...

Question: Can I preview the width of a string will use when displayed with LICE_CachedFont?
Asked by frenchos (141.11.254.x) on January 18 2011, 9:35am
Reply on January 19 2011, 7:21pm:

Yes, you use DrawText with DT_CALCSIZE. Comment...

Question: What don't you like about your current setup that would make you do things differently ?
Asked by Chuck (150.101.96.x) on January 18 2011, 2:00am
Reply on January 19 2011, 7:20pm:

Only when the power goes out for the building it is in for more than an hour, or a transformer a block away blows up taking out our fiber for 2 days... Comment...

Question: Do you have a really good memory for new things you learn? (syntax, DSP algorithms, etc) or do you have to go over stuff alot?
Asked by Will (70.173.150.x) on January 17 2011, 5:41pm
Reply on January 17 2011, 7:52pm:

No, but keeping copies of things you've done is good to refresh your memory. Comment...

Question: With all the things happening in cockos; is it hard or time consuming to host your own servers?
Asked by gio (62.103.65.x) on January 16 2011, 7:33pm
Reply on January 17 2011, 7:51pm:

Nah, but it's just maintenance at this point; if I were starting fresh I'd probably do it differently. Comment...

Question: I have audio samples and want to use WDL FFT library to analyse those samples. wht r steps?
Asked by ruchira (202.129.234.x) on January 13 2011, 9:32pm
Reply on January 14 2011, 12:44pm:

first, call WDL_fft_init(). Then create a buffer of WDL_FFT_COMPLEX, populate its real components with some audio, the imaginary with 0s, then optionally apply a windowing function, then call WDL_fft(), then you can access the results using WDL_fft_permute() to get the correct indices. Comment...

Question: If you could ask Dave Cutler one question, what would it be?
Asked by Will (24.234.128.x) on January 13 2011, 11:08am
Reply on January 14 2011, 12:45pm:

Hmm, I dunno, maybe if there was any way to make a workaround to prevent kernel drivers from keeping things locked too long, wreaking havoc on low latency audio... Comment...

Question: how winamp dsp dee enhance bass? using octave down method?
Asked by ruchira (202.129.235.x) on January 13 2011, 6:09am
Reply on January 14 2011, 12:45pm:

Dunno, I never used any enhancement. Comment...

Question: what is the best buffer size if I use waveout api? coz i hear random spikes...
Asked by ruchira (202.129.234.x) on January 12 2011, 5:19am
Reply on January 14 2011, 12:46pm:

If you want low latency, then you best experiment. Otherwise use a larger size. I can safely do around 4 buffers of 512 samples here, on most built in hardware. For low latency ASIO tends to work better... Comment...

Question: that picture that Will drew of you makes you look like Jesus! That is all.
Asked by Poop (67.88.171.x) on January 11 2011, 1:48pm
Reply on January 14 2011, 12:46pm:

I thought it was of Jesus, not me. Comment...

Question: Which platform/OS you personally prefer and use (everyday work/fun etc.)?
Asked by Alex (92.241.137.x) on January 11 2011, 4:18am
Reply on January 11 2011, 11:15am:

I prefer to use Windows 7/x64. Especially on a quad core with a lot of RAM, mmm. I do also use OS X 10.5 or 10.6 regularly, but it usually annoys me. Comment...

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