[druid]

Ah I see where your problem lies now. I can relate, as I used to feel that way about PC gaming moving to consoles. And now look! PCs seem to mostly get ports, a fair portion of which seem to be mediocre at best (in terms of performance). Consoles more often get exclusives than not, get released on first, and have the larger part of social interaction in games (though I don’t miss that part haha).

It’s a tenuous comparison, to be sure, but it was a move that I saw to be impractical, for the worse of gaming as a whole, and didn’t make a lot of sense.

The problem with my comparison, of course, is that consoles are essentially gaming machines, which makes sense for game developers. Here you are concerned about effort by music software developers producing for hardware that isn’t designed for music.

I’m not sure I agree entirely, but I can certainly see your issue. I hated touch when it first came out, but now I think it has a place. I don’t think it’s perfect yet, far from it. And I see voice control becoming bigger later as well. These interfaces I think will grow, whether people like it or not. But only time will tell, and I’m happy to wait on the sidelines for now and see how it plays out.

I can respect Frits for considering new interfaces and how Podium can relate to it. It is forward-thinking. Naturally some will agree, and some will disagree, as with anything. In the near future, I could never see a tablet becoming a main DAW. You’re right about the cables. Do you ever take your guitar out when you go out just to use on the odd occasion in case the mood takes you, though? I’ve known people who do just this. Currently, and in the near future, tablets are good for this. You don’t need all the fancy equipment to just get something down for the relaxation or enjoyment of it. The world is turning to more of a consume when you can model, and tablets fit into that in my view. I can see music production being involved in the same way too.

Whether or not I like where the world is going (which I don’t) I can’t really change it. But there are my general views on it for your consumption. 😉