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I am reporting what on paper seems like an interesting product. Among other things, it is something that is almost brand new.
You can find some information here
We will have to see how the matter evolves, the only downside for many: Mac only for now
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Isn't there some way to emulate?
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At best, you can download a pre-made ISO image. The installation of Mac OS X Yosemite is very complex.
Find out about Hackintosh (http://www.hackintosh.com/ )
Then you should run it on platforms like Black-box... however, the result will surely be low-performance.
The only alternative (or rather possibility) is to get MAC hardware and work natively... you'll tell me: "eh... thanks!!!"
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It seems very interesting, but I find that on their page they have been a bit stingy with comments regarding why one should turn to a program like this rather than another. Live coding has already existed for quite a while and there are free programs to do it! Furthermore, it doesn't seem to me that it has any libraries available, so you can only use plug-ins, but perhaps that is the least of it. I believe that the best thing when promoting software is always to provide as exhaustive directions as possible as to why this software is better/an alternative to another. The video showing the live code is interesting, but sincerely they could have done more
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But wouldn't you agree that, for example, Finale doesn't run a campaign claiming it is better than Sibelius or LilyPond? So why should this software do it?
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I thought it was obvious that I wasn't referring to such a blatant example as writing: Finale is better than Sibelius! I explained myself poorly.
In general, I think that expressing one's strengths, especially when a software is new, represents a way to help users understand what the advantages are compared to other programs. It is obvious that these programs are all very well-made by now and one cannot rely solely on a very general assessment, but I believe it is instead necessary to highlight the differences between one and the other. There's a reason why there are comparative tables regarding this on Wikipedia!
Just the page of a very famous program like this contains more information: https://www.ableton.com/en/live/
And it must be said that they are not newcomers, so they have even less need for it than those who are just starting to make themselves known...
Then you mention Lilypond; on their page, there is actually the link "Why switch to Lilypond?"
Hardly more eloquent than that..
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From my point of view, it can be interesting to have the aspects related to material generation and those that are creative coexist in a single software. Obviously, if someone has Max... they already have everything
