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Question: hey- so have you been asked about all the reaper icons over the years?? any special interest in how the 'rooster' and 'scythe' 'plectrum' related designs came about? any special early unreleased designs you fav'd?
Asked by peterparker aka reporterx (95.145.189.x) on November 27 2020, 2:38pm
Reply on November 28 2020, 8:31pm (edited at November 28 2020, 8:32pm):
    No real good story there just things evolve over time. The rooster of Cockos came about years later haha, an afterthought (which I now love). also:
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Question: I'm having massive trouble passing variables between c# scripts in Unity. Just setting on a counter on one script to control a text component controlled by another script was a nightmare. What can i do to understand it all better?
Asked by pipelineaudio (141.239.105.x) on November 26 2020, 5:04am
Reply on November 26 2020, 6:18pm:
    Sorry I have no idea about either C# or Unity... :/
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Question: When was the last time you spoke to Schwa? What did you guys speak about?
Asked by Mommy (142.196.50.x) on November 25 2020, 1:47am
Reply on November 25 2020, 3:51am:
    Text-based was today, about a macOS REAPER bug in 6.16. Phone was probably a few months ago about something stupid like resetting a password. In person was before the pandemic about who-knows-what.
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Question: Are there any other potential future removals from WDL that I should be aware of? (Just-in-case... I take pleasure running HEAD all the time) -- Happy to see tinyxml go. Also localize.cpp needs some love concerning min/max and snprintf cause
Asked by Gio (94.70.25.x) on November 24 2020, 10:27pm
Reply on November 25 2020, 3:51am:
    Not planning on any!
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Question: Hello Justin, hope you're doing well. I'm a student interested in interviewing you (or John, or a contributor) sometime in the next two weeks for my music business class. I can't seem to find a good place to ask, so I'm asking here. The interview would take about 15-30 minutes. If you're interested, or you think somebody else would be, how can I contact you?
Asked by Ethan (192.249.3.x) on November 24 2020, 9:28pm
Reply on November 25 2020, 3:51am:
    You can post the questions in the comment field here haha. If you need it to be via video chat, sorry, I've got other priorities :)
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Question: Hey, how can I add a server to autosong.ninjam.com/server-list.phpand does have an API?
Asked by cbix (84.44.170.x) on November 24 2020, 4:01pm
Reply on November 24 2020, 7:15pm:
    You have to manually request it, but at this point I don't think there's a shortage of public servers?
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Question: hey- do you think the "reaper forum gang" (ususal suspects) hinder or enhance sales of product?
Asked by 2020 (95.145.189.x) on November 24 2020, 12:01pm
Reply on November 24 2020, 7:13pm:
    I would imagine they would have a net positive -- most users don't use the forum, but those users probably are out in the real world (or elsewhere on the internet) evangelizing...
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Question: Why 000-REAMDE...?
Asked by wasereb4 (87.167.85.x) on November 24 2020, 1:15am
Reply on November 24 2020, 3:39am:
    google it without the 0s
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Question: What do you enjoy most about what you do?
Asked by James (78.156.18.x) on November 23 2020, 10:55pm
Reply on November 24 2020, 3:39am:
    It's really satisfying making tools and then using them to make stuff :)
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Question: so,did you know the alphabet goes like this these days > youtu.be/3MZNxNd0vrY 72 takes later lol! love a bit of mac lethal - how about you? (check his> The History of America...Told in 27 Rap Styles) heheh.
Asked by 2020 (2.25.95.x) on November 21 2020, 5:52pm
Reply on November 22 2020, 4:37am:
    That's pretty good, if arbitrary ;)
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Question: How do you feel about the "I'm leaving REAPER if you don't implement feature X" threads?
Asked by Jonas (84.62.157.x) on November 20 2020, 8:36pm
Reply on November 21 2020, 2:45am:
    They're a bit silly really, but like anything the attitude is as important as anything else.
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Question: How do You perceive people, who's native language is not English, but who writes on broken English on forum, does it trigger You somehow?
Asked by Pony (94.230.196.x) on November 20 2020, 4:07pm
Reply on November 21 2020, 2:47am:
    English is a pretty great language in that it's usually possible to figure out what people are saying even if it is used incorrectly. There's lots of redundancy. So using broken English isn't so bad. Does it "trigger" me? no.
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Question: Should Chinese government and WHO face the consequences for of their irresponsibility?
Asked by Vitali (148.81.197.x) on November 19 2020, 8:25pm
Reply on November 19 2020, 8:50pm (edited at November 20 2020, 3:29am):
    And should ours (mine) too, while you're asking?
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Question: What music player do you use currently ? (wrong answers only)
Asked by pmarin (83.44.17.x) on November 19 2020, 7:12pm
Reply on November 19 2020, 7:32pm:
    Super8
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Question: are you into social media? i mean you like spending time there or nah?
Asked by alpine (27.58.103.x) on November 19 2020, 5:17pm
Reply on November 19 2020, 7:33pm:
    Just twitter for news and random ramblings
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Question: Hey- is the wife into coding or any of your musical adventures?
Asked by 2020 (2.25.95.x) on November 16 2020, 4:18pm
Reply on November 16 2020, 4:56pm:
    Nope (other than coming to the shows etc)
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Question: Have you curious into new Apple M1 ARM-based macbook? Or maybe you just have preordered for one?
Asked by Thiekus (45.76.148.x) on November 15 2020, 6:35am
Reply on November 15 2020, 3:04pm (edited at November 15 2020, 3:07pm):
    Ordered one of the mac minis for our build farm. These days the appeal of portable computing isn't there so much, as all of my days are at home or the studio :/
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Question: REAPER wins the "favorite software" award on KVR again kvraudio.com/blog/best-audio-and-m...Congrats :) Any comment about winning another year?
Asked by MS_from_Sweden (82.100.127.x) on November 15 2020, 3:22am
Reply on November 15 2020, 3:04pm:
    That is very nice of everybody!
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Question: Since you incorporate in the pre-release desccription the term "Includes branch:" I am trying to understand what this mean.!! Using a translate the results ar icohoerent inmy lenguage! Could you help me to understand the meaning of this term? Thanks Justin.
Asked by javiramallo (84.76.39.x) on November 14 2020, 9:38pm
Reply on November 15 2020, 3:05pm:
    We use branches of the source code for REAPER to work on certain features/etc, which are combined into +dev builds. When those branches are deemed suitable for release, then we combine them into the main branch which is what the non-+dev builds are (releases and release candidates).
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Question: I really respect you and your team a lot, I think you're geniuses. But aren't you worried BLM (the organization, not the phrase) is dangerous and dividing our society? I went to their website and their payment processor is owned by the DNC. It all just makes me uncomfortable, like the DNC is fundraising off this. What are your thoughts?
Asked by bill (172.58.155.x) on November 13 2020, 12:27am
Reply on November 13 2020, 2:55am (edited at November 13 2020, 4:10am):
    There's a few things to unpack in your question:
    • As you mention, the phrase vs the organization is an important distinction.
    • But having said that, I'm looking at blacklivesmatter.com/about and everything seems pretty reasonable to me. It seems there has been a lot of poisoning of the term by various pundits and media organizations.
    • I'm not sure how the BLM organization is dangerous, and if an organization "whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes" is divisive, surely it's between those who are in favor of white supremacy and those against?
    • The biggest criticism I've seen of BLM (organization) is that (some of?) the founders are allegedly Marxists? If true, I don't see that as particularly interesting thing in and of itself. What is this, the 1950s?
    • ActBlue (the payment processor you mention) is a non-profit, not owned by the DNC, see wikipedia/actblue.

    If you think I missed something important and want to have a good-faith(!) discussion about it in the comments, I would be happy to. Otherwise --perhaps it would be worth re-evaluating and re-fact-checking the concerns you have about it?
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