Zynewave.
wanyzeI’m wondering if there is an official thread, timeline showing on what date function x is planned to be implemented. It doesn’t need to go too far into the future, maybe just a simple plan for the next 6 months or so?
I’d like to know if if there are functions like Timestretching planned at all, and if we can expect them in the next 12 months to be implemented? What are the next features we’re looking into?
It would definately feel like there is any development happening and some security to see podium is alive and healthy, and future versions to look forward to. The worst thing is if it feels like an abandoned product with no future hope and too slow development, which i think many people are scared of (like some other hosts).
I also noticed some kind of VST-Host-Race is going on. I might be wrong but i’m reading more and more every day that the big player Sequencers are loosing their users because of instability, too many bugs, upgrade prices or licensing problems (hardware dongles) etc… I think right now is as people are willing to change their hosts or at least try them out.
I’m just one on them although i can only speak for myself.
Conquistador@wanyze wrote:
I’m wondering if there is an official thread, timeline showing on what date function x is planned to be implemented. It doesn’t need to go too far into the future, maybe just a simple plan for the next 6 months or so?
There is a future thread here… 😉
http://www.zynewave.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12
I think Frits very wisely tries to avoid giving specific dates for certain features to avoid breaking promises if he fails to deliver. I magine it would put him under quite a bit of needless pressure as well.
On average new features arrive every two – four weeks. Frits will also sometimes post screen shots of work in progress and ask for ideas on certain new features. Not always, but he has done this at times in the past here are just two examples…
1.Preview of the Sound event fade feature
http://www.zynewave.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1018&start=0
2. Preview of Device icons
http://www.zynewave.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=925&start=0
You can serach through the future forum to find more.
I’d like to know if if there are functions like Timestretching planned at all, and if we can expect them in the next 12 months to be implemented?
Time stretching has been discussed and Frits has definitely confirmed he will look into implementing this.
Have a look here…
http://www.zynewave.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1147&highlight=timr+stretching
What are the next features we’re looking into?
Frits usually adds features we ask for sometimes within a very short timescale. He will sometimes even say what is coming up next, but I think only if he feels ready to do so (maybe because he has almost finished the implementation of a new feature) then he will say what it is, but I don’t really think he will always say point for point what is coming up in the next update.
Of course that does not mean you cannot ask. 😉
It would definately feel like there is any development happening and some security to see podium is alive and healthy, and future versions to look forward to. The worst thing is if it feels like an abandoned product with no future hope and too slow development, which i think many people are scared of (like some other hosts).
Podium has been in development for 10 years! Really. Only the last 2 years or so has it been made public, so Frits has been working on it for a very long time.
As for Podium being alive and healthy, you might want to have a good look at the Releases forum and check the frequency of the releases, at least two to four weeks on average…sometimes one week.
http://www.zynewave.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=2
There have been instances where it was just days between updates, although that is rare.
Frits likes to take his time to get things just right and IMO has got the balance between bug fixing and new features just right. Podium is very stable indeed. A highly reliable host IMO that has a very healthy development process.
I also noticed some kind of VST-Host-Race is going on. I might be wrong but i’m reading more and more every day that the big player Sequencers are loosing their users because of instability, too many bugs, upgrade prices or licensing problems (hardware dongles) etc… I think right now is as people are willing to change their hosts or at least try them out.
I’m just one on them although i can only speak for myself
Certainly dongles are seemingly a quick way to lose sales based on feedback on KVR. I am no fan of dongles either. Perhaps things are starting to change.
Certainly there are many people who are quite happy to look at a host like Podium and try something new. It certainly does not cost much considering the long list of features it offers for music production.
Zynewave@wanyze wrote:
I’m wondering if there is an official thread, timeline showing on what date function x is planned to be implemented. It doesn’t need to go too far into the future, maybe just a simple plan for the next 6 months or so?
I prefer to work without the restraints of a timeline. I tried in the past to maintain a list, but discussions in this forum often resulted in a change of course and turned that list upside down. I like the peace of mind of working with a feature until it is ready, and not have to rush it out because I made promises on the forum.
I’d like to know if if there are functions like Timestretching planned at all, and if we can expect them in the next 12 months to be implemented? What are the next features we’re looking into?
If you keep an eye on the posts from me on this forum, you will get a sense of what I am working on. As I’ve posted recently, I’m currently experimenting with SRC/time-stretching, so that feature should hopefully appear within a couple of months.
It would definately feel like there is any development happening and some security to see podium is alive and healthy, and future versions to look forward to. The worst thing is if it feels like an abandoned product with no future hope and too slow development, which i think many people are scared of (like some other hosts).
I hope that reading the posts in the release and future forums should reassure you that there is plenty of development going on.