make_it_cool: kdelibs/kdemm

[Thomas Wilczek]

Am Donnerstag, 24. März 2005 15:50 schrieb Arnold Krille:
> Just commenting on the battle-mixer-example:

...and we are getting off-topic here but i will bite ;) 

> With five-band-eq you are in the high-range of mixers. Most have three
> bands. And I think the most DJ's don`t use them. since they are not for
> adopting the sound to the room (this is the job of the clubowner or his
> technician...).

right, but
1. that's the "beauty" of a software implemented mixer - more for less :)
2. yeah, most dj don't - but nowerdays everyone calls himself a dj....*g* 
ever tried to do a 15sec x-fade without "base removal" or "voice cut" or 
similar gimmicks?
 
> You will be amazed how less eye-candy you need.

have you noticed that yellow guy with his tongue sticking out? ;) (in case of 
3.4)

> What information do you get from a fft analyzer?

as a dj or a signal processing dude? ;) some of the latter can even read whole 
sentences from a spectrum print...freaks, i know ;)

> Just a graphical representation of what you hear (or 
> should hear, if you don`t, learn to). It just eats cpu-cycles you could use
> for effects and decoding and realtime-reactions. Same goes for scopes...

sarcasm anyone?! please take most of my comments with a grain of salt...i just 
can't help myself.

> Beat detection is nice to have but with usable controls of pitch and tempo
> most DJ`s won't use it...

ok, you should hear it, right? but some nummeric values are still nice to have 
- and the "bonus": it really sucks to do it right in software *hehe*

> The ones really "using" these things are the ones coming from Winamp, not
> the (semi-)professional ones...

and those "real pros" would smash the laptop you brought with you on your head 
while killing anybody getting to close to their vinyl ;)

> So don't focus to much on the music<->graphical presentation relationship.

i've never done so - see above :) but i just hope a level meter is still 
ok... ;)

Thomas

p.s.: can we sattle the "who-has-the-biggest...sound-effect-rack" match?