Any plans to increased the AmigaNG software?

[Wilse]

I know it's pie in the sky but I've wanted a new version of OctaMED for donkey's.

Perhaps more realistic would be Thilo Köhler's HD-Rec; without a doubt the most comprehensive DAW ever made for the Amiga.

[Wilse]

whats wrong with hd-rec as is?

It's not that there is anything wrong with it - I already made the point that it's miles better than any other attempt at a DAW on the Amiga.
That being said, there are many restrictions that, after a couple of years, eventually pushed me away from using it as my DAW and ultimately the Amiga, although I believe many of these are hardware or OS related and not something Thilo could have done much about.

One example (and I think this is more a limitation of the Amiga than HD-Rec), having the ability to record several inputs at once.

hd-rec is also open now and can be improved by third party.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/hd-rec/
it is though written in amiblitz, so it isnt portable, but as long as you can run 68k on your sytem via emulation you are safe.

Yes, if I was a bit younger and had time to both learn amiblitz and spend on HD-Rec, it's something I'd be looking at.
Who knows, I may get around to it yet....

[Wilse]

maybe its just me, but imho hd-rec is great, simple and intuitive tool to make raw recording and cut/edit them on the fly....

It's not just you; I agree with all of that.

Nonetheless, and retunring to my original point, I often need to record 3 or 4 inputs simultaneously. Even if I just want to record an acoustic guitar I'll almost always have two microphones on it. There is nothing on the Amiga that can do this.

If HD-Rec/OS4 could be modernised to accommodate multiple, simultaneous inputs (again, as one example), it would be a considerable improvement.

[Wilse]

im not sure ahi allows this. im not sure too if it could have or ever been done with any sound card on amiga using any alternative driver system. i suppose if this was doable wanderer would have implemented that.

Indeed. As I already said:

I believe many of these are hardware or OS related and not something Thilo could have done much about

If it is AHI that causes it then I guess OS4 will probably never be able to handle simultaneous inputs.

Pity.

[Wilse]

im not sure ahi allows this.

This blog by Lyle Hazelwood from July makes for some interesting reading:

But due to technical difficulties, I was unable to add support for monitoring inputs “Live” and unable to add support for it in the “Mixer” program. I have had to explain this dozens of times, and it was even added to the AmigaOS Wiki X1000 FAQ. Now, just one more time, I’ll detail exactly what went wrong with these features....

The rest is here:
http://blog.hyperion-entertainment.biz/?p=1136