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Question: Hi Justin, I've taken classes in HTML, CSS and PHP. They have all completely scared the crap out of me and all that happened was that I got absolutely terrified of not doing well at them. What do I do if I'm terrified of being programming? I get completely terrified if I don't understand what's going on and what I have to do. How come you were never scared of not getting an A or messing up a program or being dumber than the rest of the class?
Asked by Nevin McDevin (107.15.131.x) on July 26 2020, 5:33am
Reply on July 26 2020, 3:43pm:

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Question: hey- when you go gig/jam at the open studio,how do you cart all your kit/gear around to such places?? do you drive a van or does someone else help move it all with you??
Asked by 2020 (95.148.58.x) on July 25 2020, 10:23am
Reply on July 25 2020, 1:41pm:

The open studios things are at the studio so no moving required! otherwise, playing in bars usually they have house drum kits (you bring cymbals and snare and often a kick pedal). Sometimes they have amps too. Anyway usually everybody carries their own shit, either by taxi or subway or whatever, I usually take mine by cargo bike (and bike trailer if I need to take my Sonor Bop drum kit). Took the drums to prospect park a couple of times which was awesome! 6 Comments...

Question: Where can I find reaplay? It sounds awesome :)
Asked by Will (184.75.223.x) on July 24 2020, 6:50pm
Reply on July 24 2020, 7:43pm:

www.landoleet.org has it Comment...

Question: hey justin! no offence, but, really, what's the point of developing reaplay? is there any significance of this in reaper? oh well you could utilize that time into adding features and fixing bugs in reaper. also there are tons of media players out there, full-featured, i really can't understand... why... reaplay.... which also, looks like winamp... good for nostalgia stuff, but apart from that... ummm anything else?
Asked by Erangel (122.161.242.x) on July 23 2020, 5:01pm
Reply on July 23 2020, 10:01pm:

It's not a zero-sum game, bro. I also spend a shit ton of time making music and other things. 3 Comments...

Question: Fav Pearl Jam album (other than Ten) ?
Asked by Will (23.125.224.x) on July 22 2020, 9:09pm
Reply on July 22 2020, 9:42pm:

No real opinion, I listened to the next one (self titled, was it?) a bit, then Yield some too, and liked both (though not like Ten), and ended up going elsewhere... Comment...

Question: Hey Justin. What happened to WASTE source code? :)
Asked by average007 (80.110.95.x) on July 22 2020, 5:06pm
Reply on July 22 2020, 6:15pm:

It's still around. I've recently been fixing some bugs in it and getting it to compile on macOS/Linux using SWELL, maybe I'll get it polished up soon... 2 Comments...

Question: Did you know reaper has the most awesome (+unique?) item slip looping function?? - o wow yeah,you put it there!! brilliant!! :)
Asked by 2020 (95.148.58.x) on July 20 2020, 11:48am
Reply on July 21 2020, 11:41pm:

I'm not sure I understand, so no? or yes! maybe. 3 Comments...

Question: hey- so apparently years ago lots of people had 'pen pals'- contacts,friends/family that they used to hand write letters to via snail mail...(often abroad) > did,or do you ever penpal anyone,or write hand written letters to buddies,friends,other work or academic contacts?? (+is it really a dying art to handwrite??)
Asked by 2020 (95.148.58.x) on July 19 2020, 1:24pm
Reply on July 19 2020, 5:02pm:

Not really. I used to try to send postcards to a few people but that never stuck. 1 Comment...

Question: This is wonderful :) With Reaplay my two favourite apps are combined in one. Many thanks!
Asked by Nixon (95.223.117.x) on July 18 2020, 4:04pm
Reply on July 19 2020, 5:02pm:

:) Comment...

Question: If you were to build REAPER again from the grounds up, are there any big architectural changes you'd now make in hindsight that are now near impossible to change?
Asked by p0tato (83.81.253.x) on July 18 2020, 12:33pm
Reply on July 19 2020, 5:03pm:

There have been many that eventually get addressed. There are rarely things you can't change, just things you don't yet understand how to change (or how to change without breaking everything). 4 Comments...

Question: I have two questions. Do you think that it is important to be a super fast typist (over 100 WPM) to be a very high quality coder? Also, may I ask what is your personal typing speed?
Asked by Joey (73.91.212.x) on July 17 2020, 4:21am
Reply on July 17 2020, 6:22pm:

No I think you only need to be fast enough to not annoy your brain which is trying to express itself. The actual throughput needed is quite low! Not sure how fast I am these days, my accuracy has definitely been deteriorating. Comment...

Question: Hey Justin. What are the lessons for building traction from Winamp? How would you do it today? Thx
Asked by average007 (194.166.71.x) on July 15 2020, 7:53pm
Reply on July 15 2020, 10:12pm:

I think in any case you make something you want to use, let other people use it, and when people make suggestions that you like, add them. It's best to do it quickly, too. People get excited by things happening. 1 Comment...

Question: What is the name of the "REAPER-only media player" you are talking about? What are the features? Will it be included in REAPER or will it be a standalone plugin?
Asked by MS_from_Sweden (82.100.127.x) on July 15 2020, 7:46pm
Reply on July 15 2020, 10:12pm:

Everything is still up in the air, it's mostly a nostalgia project. I'll post a build soon. 3 Comments...

Question: Hey- ever listened to library music from the 70's? >> youtu.be/CLM2H7dqwdo?t=2912 your cuppa tea
Asked by 2020 (95.148.58.x) on July 15 2020, 1:07pm
Reply on July 15 2020, 7:08pm:

Listening now, liking it so far! 2 Comments...

Question: Hello Justin. Thank you for winamp and NSIS, you are kind of a hero of mine. I want to write a new music player inspired by winamp. Ideally I'd like to include a modified version of the original skin from winamp 2 so that my program looks almost identical to winamp. Do you own the copyright to the winamp 2 built-in skin, or AOL? Are you able to give me permission to distribute an extracted/modified version in an open source project? And if you are able to grant that permission, will you?
Asked by Dale (59.167.120.x) on July 15 2020, 10:15am
Reply on July 15 2020, 7:09pm:

I don't own shit. The owners of winamp.com probably do. I actually spent a few weeks in May writing a REAPER-only media player VST which is modeled after Winamp, though with a new skin. Gotta release that one of these days... 4 Comments...

Question: GDK/SWELL: WM_ACTIVATEAPP TRUE does not broadcast, FALSE does. Any thoughts that could lead to a possible solution? Currently use GetActiveWindow() and send the msg manually as a workaround but it's not ideal when I know that swell_gdk_reactivate_app exists...
Asked by Gio (79.130.179.x) on July 14 2020, 9:43am
Reply on July 14 2020, 12:20pm:

Hmm it should get broadcast in response to a GDK_FOCUS_CHANGE event, no? 6 Comments...

Question: Is it possible to FIRST make an android app and if that app becomes successful, then later make that app for Windows PC natively (not using emulator) ?? Or that android app must rewritten from scratch for PC version?
Asked by Android to Windows (117.97.136.x) on July 12 2020, 7:35am
Reply on July 12 2020, 10:01pm:

I dunno, would the android app be written in Java? I imagine you could write a porting layer, if someone hasn't already? Comment...

Question: This isn't a question, I just want to thank you for making a bunch of awesome audio software over the years!
Asked by gribbly (192.182.148.x) on July 11 2020, 10:57pm
Reply on July 12 2020, 10:01pm:

Thanks! Should I delete this since it's not a question? Well there's a question so uh maybe. Comment...

Question: Can somebody make a complete story and present that story only in form of songs?
Asked by Mirage (182.64.179.x) on July 10 2020, 6:36am
Reply on July 11 2020, 7:32pm:

I think it can be done 1 Comment...

Question: Have you ever seen this project? Interested to hear your thoughts. github.com/Const-me/vis_avs_dx
Asked by Will (23.125.224.x) on July 8 2020, 4:42pm
Reply on July 9 2020, 11:42pm:

I hadn't, and I haven't tried it, but I like the idea of it! Comment...

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