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Title: Octamed SoundStudio V2 for Amiga Dead???
Post by: DanDude on November 11, 2002, 06:14:23 PM
The latest news (http://www.med.uk.com/amiga.htm) has been posted not only in the newsgroup, but at their MED Soundstudio website (http://www.med.uk.com/) as well.  Orders to destroy all the source was mentioned.

Title: Re: Octamed SoundStudio V2 for Amiga Dead???
Post by: kd7ota on November 11, 2002, 06:20:38 PM
Wow~ :-o Octamed is such a sweet music tracker.... Sucks to see them going downward.  I will just have to use Cyber-Tracker for Commodore 64 and bust out 3 sound SID channels! Woooooooo!  :-D
Title: Re: Octamed SoundStudio V2 for Amiga Dead???
Post by: blubbe on November 11, 2002, 06:20:42 PM
...As it has been now for years... only now its official.
Should have been buried and forgotten long ago.
Title: Re: Octamed SoundStudio V2 for Amiga Dead???
Post by: Skippy on November 11, 2002, 07:16:43 PM
I've revoted my comments, coz I'll get my butt kicked.

This sucks, I'm leaving it there.

I've been a very big fan of Octamed ever since it was introduced: My "preferred" tracker, to say.

To the developers, "Cazzo"

Il Skippo
Title: Re: Octamed SoundStudio V2 for Amiga Dead???
Post by: Dagon on November 11, 2002, 09:14:44 PM
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Orders to destroy all the source was mentioned.


Doh! why do they have to do that? What if someone wants to develop it further? Are they stupid?
Title: Re: Octamed SoundStudio V2 for Amiga Dead???
Post by: jumpship on November 11, 2002, 10:21:19 PM
@Dagon

I think it is only refering to the the sources that the current "developers" have, not the orginal sources from the first program.

Have a look on ann.lu it had a report there about it
Title: Re: Octamed SoundStudio V2 for Amiga Dead???
Post by: FuZion on November 11, 2002, 10:25:12 PM
It's a shame it has to belike this but we really DO need to get hold of some of the industry standards, programs like CueBass, Reason, Hallion & the like.

I know it won't happen over night but it does need to happen (You know, the killer app thing ;-) )

Anyway, R.I.P OctaMed SoundStudio, may the pieces of music you have helped many talented (& untalented) producers create live long into the future even if their Daddy cannot.
Title: Re: Octamed SoundStudio V2 for Amiga Dead???
Post by: Zadoc on November 11, 2002, 11:04:49 PM
Well this (among a few other things) makes me less enthusiastic to go towards OS4/MorphOS.  Yes, I'm sure that OSSv1.03c will be made to run on OS4/MorphOS using NallePuh, but the lack of MIDI capability is a serious problem for me.

Sadly, lack of a decent MIDI tracker/sequencer means my A1200T will probably see more usage than an A1/Pegasos.
Title: Re: Octamed SoundStudio V2 for Amiga Dead???
Post by: Calen on November 11, 2002, 11:15:52 PM
umm This news sux
I was really looking forward to new version for the next gen Amiga.

Hmm can't Amiga inc do something on this? great software like this deserves to go on and can only help the user base.
Its not always ports we want ya know, updates to fine examples of current Amiga software to is  big steps in the right direction.
Title: Re: Octamed SoundStudio V2 for Amiga Dead???
Post by: Housey on November 11, 2002, 11:52:57 PM
mmmmm yeah it sux but nothing says they won't think of supporting OS4 *IF* the user base was big enough.

This just says to me they have dropped the 'classic' Amiga because the guy(s) coding V2 'gave up'....
Title: Re: Octamed SoundStudio V2 for Amiga Dead???
Post by: jahc on November 12, 2002, 03:06:25 AM
Why can't another team port this to AmigaOS? Just because one team failed doesnt mean we have to give up entirely. The only problem we have is that we dont have many (or any) coders who can spend a fair chuck of their time on this.
Title: Re: Octamed SoundStudio V2 for Amiga Dead???
Post by: blubbe on November 12, 2002, 04:01:34 AM
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Why can't another team port this to AmigaOS? Just because one team failed doesnt mean we have to give up entirely. The only problem we have is that we dont have many (or any) coders who can spend a fair chuck of their time on this.


It seems it contains proprietary pieces of code,
so it cannot be made public.
Title: Re: Octamed SoundStudio V2 for Amiga Dead???
Post by: Wilse on November 12, 2002, 09:21:47 AM
Hi Zadoc,

Quote
Sadly, lack of a decent MIDI tracker/sequencer means my A1200T will probably see more usage than an A1/Pegasos.


I'm in the same boat.
Title: Re: Octamed SoundStudio V2 for Amiga Dead???
Post by: whabang on November 12, 2002, 10:25:58 AM
:cry:
Title: Re: Octamed SoundStudio V2 for Amiga Dead???
Post by: Rudei on November 12, 2002, 12:05:43 PM
I`ve e-mailed Amiga as per the post on the RBF Octamed website to see if they`re is anything they can do - I really really don`t want to see this application die - its an Amiga App through and through and is worth fighting for - someone must be able to port this to AmigaOne/OS4.0 - I know of no sequencers/trackers that are to be available!

Lets not give up on this
Title: Re: Octamed SoundStudio V2 for Amiga Dead???
Post by: Wilse on November 12, 2002, 03:18:09 PM
Hi Rudei,

> I`ve e-mailed Amiga......
> ....Lets not give up on this

Which e-mail address did you send to & I'll do likewise?
Title: Re: Octamed SoundStudio V2 for Amiga Dead???
Post by: Rudei on November 12, 2002, 05:19:26 PM
@Wilse

I e-mailed it to Fleecy Moss,
Fleecy@amiga.com.

He did, after all, welcome us at the WOASE to e-mail him if we have any issues... he is very busy though so I`m not expecting a reply just thought I`d bring the matter to Amiga`s attention as I`m sure countless other users have.
Title: Re: Octamed SoundStudio V2 for Amiga Dead???
Post by: DanDude on November 12, 2002, 07:51:00 PM
[color=0000FF]Please keep this tracker alive!!![/color][/b]   I REALLY hate to see it go, after I spent a lot on working songs.  I was also looking forward to see new features, new plug-ins, even for new AmigaOne platform.  [color=FF0000]Please don't destroy the source![/color]


Man, I hate to see it go....
 :-(
Title: Re: Octamed SoundStudio V2 for Amiga Dead???
Post by: Wilse on November 13, 2002, 11:30:25 AM
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I e-mailed it to Fleecy Moss,


Cheers. I've just done likewise.
Title: Re: Octamed SoundStudio V2 for Amiga Dead???
Post by: Tomas on November 13, 2002, 12:28:19 PM
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Orders to destroy all the source was mentioned.


This means those as*holes are evil...

Why the heck cant they make it open source instead of destroying it?. :-?  :-?
Title: Re: Octamed SoundStudio V2 for Amiga Dead???
Post by: Wilse on November 13, 2002, 01:29:14 PM
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I e-mailed it to Fleecy Moss,


As did I and I've just received a very prompt & positive reply - which was nice! :-)  :-)  :-)
Title: Re: Octamed SoundStudio V2 for Amiga Dead???
Post by: graffias79 on March 06, 2004, 04:02:35 AM
I sent an email off as well.  I cut my teeth with music on OctaMED.  The best times of my computing life were behind my A500 with Kick 2.04, 2MB chipram, 2 floppy drives, MegaLoSound digitizer and OctaMED 4.0

Please let OctaMED live!!