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Question: Difference between Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code? How to know which software is for me? Also do you use any of these, or both? Another question, in which software you write your codes?
Asked by Abhi (27.58.68.x) on April 15 2022, 4:01pm
Reply on April 16 2022, 3:48am:

I don't really keep up but when I do use visual studio I use the 2013 version. I write mostly in vim Comment...

Question: Hi Justin! Did you ever try FXRack from eugen2777? if so, can you qualify how much did your sound and joy improved? what do you think of these guy contributions in the past?
Asked by deee (183.89.31.x) on April 14 2022, 6:23pm
Reply on April 16 2022, 3:49am:

Nope Comment...

Question: Do you like memes?
Asked by heya (189.112.211.x) on April 14 2022, 2:52am
Reply on April 16 2022, 3:49am:

Especially if they involve cats Comment...

Question: Where is the download link for the old, classic Winamp (maybe version 5.8?)
Asked by Ampwin (122.181.90.x) on April 12 2022, 4:54pm
Reply on April 16 2022, 3:50am:

I have a mirror of http://1014.org/shiz/winamp508e_full_emusic-7plus.exe (I think that was the last version that "shipped" while I worked at aol) 1 Comment...

Question: Dude you got the link to your instagram account wrong on youtube :D
Asked by Arie (103.213.128.x) on April 11 2022, 8:11pm
Reply on April 11 2022, 10:33pm:

ah oops thanks! Comment...

Question: Hi Justin, I hope you are not tired of being asked this question but I am actually writing a paper on you (and Reaper) and was wondering if you could tell me in your own words, why did you decide to make Reaper when there were other DAWs readily available and what gaps (if any) in the DAW market does Reaper fill that other DAWs either can't or don't want to fill? Thanks for reading my qestion :)
Asked by AnonStudent (175.32.112.x) on April 10 2022, 6:31pm
Reply on April 11 2022, 5:04pm:

The main gap would be not being a pain in the ass. An example of one the initial things that was important to me were being able to record and change things on the fly, e.g. arm/disarm tracks while recording, but really there are too many things to list. 4 Comments...

Question: Hi Justin I'm interested in your old "jesusonic" guitar effect experiment (I think now would be a lot easier to do with the lot of mini pc board around) any possibility that you release that or the jsfx part of the source to the public? I think having jsfx effects would be great in something like jack. thanks
Asked by Nick (37.228.232.x) on April 9 2022, 5:27pm
Reply on April 10 2022, 4:04pm:

I don't think we'll release the source to the classic version but probably the more modern one... you could always run REAPER on any of these devices too. It's not really meaningfully more overhead Comment...

Question: ok so you are a big hairy bloke with flexing hand muscles and rippling brain powers..BUT,what things bring you closest to feeling emotionally saturated to the point of either a: tears of sadness.. b: tears of joy?
Asked by 2022 (95.145.189.x) on April 9 2022, 3:22pm
Reply on April 10 2022, 4:04pm:

It's been a bit but it happens, you know, things that are touching Comment...

Question: Hi dear Reaper creator ! I'm a hudge Reaper fan, and I'm using it for creating music (really love your music BTW). But there are some missing things in Reaper or some minor bugs that I reported on forum (as I'm a developer myself). But anybody from Reaper team seems to look at forum. So maybe 1. do you need some help to make some sorting and fill bugs/feature requests in a bug tracker somewhere? (I would be interested, as I'm enthusiast). 2. I sent you private msg on forum; do you sometimes look? Thks a lot
Asked by Bruno Duyé (84.17.43.x) on April 8 2022, 7:31pm
Reply on April 8 2022, 8:11pm:

We do look at the forum and while things do sometimes get overlooked, often posts aren’t responded to because there’s not much useful to add… 3 Comments...

Question: g'day- do you think reaper is providing encouragment to a more experimental,younger,modern approach to music,sound design (thinking EDM) or have you kinda found the user base/market (other than your goodself) that design was initially intended for? (perhaps a slighty older generation?)
Asked by 2020 (95.145.189.x) on April 7 2022, 9:31pm
Reply on April 8 2022, 3:16am:

It was originally intended for me, and I'm 100% sure most people don't use it like I do, so yay I guess? 1 Comment...

Question: I saw in one earlier reply that you like mountains (to that extend), are you thinking about or about to leave NYC (if you're still living there)?
Asked by wasereb4 (93.206.13.x) on April 6 2022, 10:29pm
Reply on April 6 2022, 11:01pm:

For the winters at least, yeah Comment...

Question: Do you fasting?
Asked by chris (77.64.160.x) on April 6 2022, 10:06am
Reply on April 6 2022, 5:15pm:

No, the closest thing I'll do is a) a 6 hour plane ride or b) going for an easy 90 minute run, after which I'm very hungry. And of course sleeping. 3 Comments...

Question: Answer fast : what is the first good memorie that comes to you right now?
Asked by Notjim (187.71.155.x) on April 6 2022, 8:58am
Reply on April 6 2022, 5:15pm:

My first response was to interpret "first" as in "earliest", and it was of climbing up a pear tree as a young kid. Comment...

Question: JavaScript or Python? Several plain functions or a class? Return whenever you can or, once at the end?
Asked by musicalcode (136.226.74.x) on April 6 2022, 4:34am
Reply on April 6 2022, 5:17pm:

Personally I'd go javascript. Plain functions or a class -- depends on how much instance-specific data is involved? If a long function -- return whenever you can (and if using C++ or whatever, use object-scoping and destructors to handle cleanup), if a short function then whatever works Comment...

Question: I know this does not represent legal or tax advise (i'll get that later:P) but which country would you recommend setting up a company (not physical building or anything) just to register there i mean
Asked by QUestion (188.166.174.x) on April 5 2022, 3:05pm
Reply on April 5 2022, 8:46pm:

I'd do it where you live! Comment...

Question: in lua reascripting if I have a string that I got from a track like "userdata: 0000000013CD6010" can I return it back to as userdata type? without looking into GUIDs?
Asked by Abacaxi (189.112.40.x) on April 5 2022, 7:43am
Reply on April 5 2022, 8:47pm:

Not that I know of Comment...

Question: Would you mind adding version git tags to the ninjam repo so it's easier for packagers to pick up? Ideally including the module name, for example ninjamsrv/v0.080
Asked by cbix (89.1.50.x) on April 4 2022, 11:37pm
Reply on April 5 2022, 8:47pm:

Hmm that's poorly defined anyway, would be a lot of work to figure that out, sorry 1 Comment...

Question: Can Reaper compose music like this Chrome experiment? If not, when? artsandculture.google.com/experime...
Asked by Will (23.125.224.x) on April 4 2022, 9:31pm
Reply on April 5 2022, 8:47pm:

Hah nice. REAPER could be used to do that but not directly 1 Comment...

Question: I'm trying to catch my forth wind as a programmer. Do you have any ideas for an assignment? I've been submitting answers to the test questions on hackerrank.com
Asked by Jesse Campbell (173.63.46.x) on April 4 2022, 12:14am
Reply on April 5 2022, 8:48pm:

Writing forth? no idea, was just reading about that language... Comment...

Question: What's the purpose of gfx.getsyscol()?It's undocumented as far as I can see...
Asked by Mespotine (79.235.143.x) on April 3 2022, 6:27pm
Reply on April 3 2022, 10:29pm:

for the pin mapper jsfx to get the dialog window background color. the parameter to it is currently ignored but it shouldn't be (we should update it before documenting) Comment...

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