Topic: Podium seems to have come along quite a bit…

Hello everyone.
First of all, a BIG thankyou to Frits for this amazing bit of software.
And an even BIGGER thanks for making this free version.

I tried Podium a couple of years ago or so.
I managed to do some stuff, but got bummed out when
I went back to it and my demo had timed out.
Oh well.

I remember it being a bit of a pain what with the scanning of
vst’s etc. etc. so was delighted when this seems to have been
sorted out in this version. Yay!

Also, I remember it being a bit of a chore to get around
(though I didn’t spend hardly any time with it, so my fault
really). This time I just installed it, I had it up and running
in no time, so I don’t know what you’ve done Frits, but
whatever it is, it’s working!

I also just want to say what an absolutely beautiful interface this is.
I’ve used logic, cubase, reaper, energyxt, fruityloops and ableton,
but this is the most delicious GUI of them all.
And that piano roll editor is simply gorgeous.
It also seems to be a bit more logical and functional from what little
I remember. I’ve only spent half an hour with it so far, but I am
really looking forward to making some music with this baby.

Just a couple of things I have noticed off the bat:
1/It seems to take an age to shut down.
2/It seems to be using an awful lot of CPU at idle
(It’s idling with the same CPU hit as when it’s running)

Don’t know if these are known issues or they have been mentioned
here on the forum. I’ll have a look around a bit later on. *

I’m running a 1.6GHz Centrino laptop with 1280Mb of RAM.
With WinXP32 SP3.

I have a blazingly fast i5 DAW that I’ve just built and I will test
it on there, later on.
Just my first observations that’s all 😉

I’m pretty much sorted on the DAW front as well, not really looking
for another one.

But….because of your great generosity and the sheer aesthetic
beauty of this program, I think you might have just made
another sale, Fritz.

*
I just quickly scanned the thread at KVR and it seems the
closing down problem has been noted. I am using Avast anti-virus.
No biggie – I’ll find a way around it.

Oh, and the youtube channel is a major bonus!
And a really nice and clear design on this website.
Great stuff.

I think I’m falling in love…