heavymetalmixer wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 7:29 pm Maybe already said millions of times, but: Cakewalk by Bandlab.
Article: a free Windows-based software studio
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- KVRAF
- 2824 posts since 19 Mar, 2008 from germany
There is any paid non-buggy software?
rhetorical question!
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- KVRAF
- 35650 posts since 11 Apr, 2010 from Germany
Is there any non-buggy software? 
I do understand the question though. Unless it's a commercial product like Cakewalk by Bandlab (it is, really), there's always the issue that a developer works on the software in his spare-time, mostly as a one man project. Which of course has a impact on the stability of the software.
I do understand the question though. Unless it's a commercial product like Cakewalk by Bandlab (it is, really), there's always the issue that a developer works on the software in his spare-time, mostly as a one man project. Which of course has a impact on the stability of the software.
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- KVRAF
- 2824 posts since 19 Mar, 2008 from germany
I do understand the question though. Always if it's a commercial product, there's always the issue that a developer works on the software without a real intrinsic motivation, mostly in a nasty competitive team. Which of course has a impact on the stability of the software.chk071 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 14, 2020 7:29 am Is there any non-buggy software?
I do understand the question though. Unless it's a commercial product like Cakewalk by Bandlab (it is, really), there's always the issue that a developer works on the software in his spare-time, mostly as a one man project. Which of course has a impact on the stability of the software.
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- KVRist
- 67 posts since 20 May, 2018
In general the stability of a software largely relies on the size of the codebase and how well it has been maintained. It is possible for a one-man-team or small team making a free project having a tighter, cleaner and smaller codebase, thus making the software more stable over software of commercial nature backed by huge companies, whose interests may align to that of making the software adding more features for the sake of adding them, adds, extensions that ultimately bloat and end up making the software less stable and reliable (caused by increasing the codebase to unmaintainable levels that only disgruntled employees work for). Is a very "It depends" situation though as there are commercial products in which this does not happens.
Longevity is also something that varies depending if the software is of commercial nature or free. Commercial software tends to align with the whims or interests of a company therefore a product can be dropped at anytime based on how profitable the software is, if it has garnered interest or what the charts say essentially while free software done by one-man-teams or small teams largely depends on the motivation and interests of them. How committed they are to the project and how much it means to them, which can ultimately result in projects either being dropped off at the first year or lasting decades and decades to come.
There is no non-buggy software. Every piece of software has them, to say otherwise would be to lie themselves. However, one can make software following best practices (Researching the proper libraries, proper programming language for a project, following guidelines and tips, avoid pitfalls that can make your code harder to read and maintain, etc.) that can minimize the amount of damage the software generates to an absolute minimum. While in this day and age it is common to see programmers opting for the "quick and dirty" solutions that get you poorly-designed and programmed software, there are also those who pitch in more the effort. So inevitably, the quality varies depending on the project, product or even community from which said software is made for.
Longevity is also something that varies depending if the software is of commercial nature or free. Commercial software tends to align with the whims or interests of a company therefore a product can be dropped at anytime based on how profitable the software is, if it has garnered interest or what the charts say essentially while free software done by one-man-teams or small teams largely depends on the motivation and interests of them. How committed they are to the project and how much it means to them, which can ultimately result in projects either being dropped off at the first year or lasting decades and decades to come.
There is no non-buggy software. Every piece of software has them, to say otherwise would be to lie themselves. However, one can make software following best practices (Researching the proper libraries, proper programming language for a project, following guidelines and tips, avoid pitfalls that can make your code harder to read and maintain, etc.) that can minimize the amount of damage the software generates to an absolute minimum. While in this day and age it is common to see programmers opting for the "quick and dirty" solutions that get you poorly-designed and programmed software, there are also those who pitch in more the effort. So inevitably, the quality varies depending on the project, product or even community from which said software is made for.
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- KVRer
- 5 posts since 9 Apr, 2020
Ooh, this looks great
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- KVRian
- 928 posts since 2 Mar, 2018
Sorry none of this is true. Many companies publish free plugins, DAWs etc which are quite stable, and many of them are excellent. I know as I've used many. In fact, while I may not like a particular plugin or DAW, I've run into extremely few that were "buggy."chk071 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 14, 2020 7:29 am Is there any non-buggy software?
I do understand the question though. Unless it's a commercial product like Cakewalk by Bandlab (it is, really), there's always the issue that a developer works on the software in his spare-time, mostly as a one man project. Which of course has a impact on the stability of the software.
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- KVRist
- 30 posts since 28 Oct, 2019
Back on topic:
If you havent checked lately, the newest update to Zenralette (2.9) has greatly improved the instrument. For one thing the GUI has been redone - much easier to read and the layout is better. There are new changes to the preset browser and a few more controls thrown in.
For those not in the know - you download Z2 and install it and Zebralette gets installed along with it. Then you can uninstall Zebra2 if you so wish.
You will find yourself using this little synth wondering how the hell it is free.
It would make a great addition to a "free windows based studio".
James
If you havent checked lately, the newest update to Zenralette (2.9) has greatly improved the instrument. For one thing the GUI has been redone - much easier to read and the layout is better. There are new changes to the preset browser and a few more controls thrown in.
For those not in the know - you download Z2 and install it and Zebralette gets installed along with it. Then you can uninstall Zebra2 if you so wish.
You will find yourself using this little synth wondering how the hell it is free.
It would make a great addition to a "free windows based studio".
James
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- KVRian
- 928 posts since 2 Mar, 2018
There are tons of great free (and stable/not buggy ) plugins. I was amazed when I first started trying. u-he (who makes the Zebra synths among others) is a great example. Several outstanding free synths.
) plugins. I was amazed when I first started trying. u-he (who makes the Zebra synths among others) is a great example. Several outstanding free synths.-
- KVRAF
- 2973 posts since 31 Jan, 2020
The link in the 1st message doesn't work.
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- KVRian
- 928 posts since 2 Mar, 2018
Not surprising seeing how old it is...but yeah being a stickied thread, it should probably be removed.
In addition to KVR, PluginBoutique, and the Bedroom Producer sites linked earlier, some good freebie sites I've found over time (some probably also mentioned earlier, didn't read the whole thread):
https://www.embertone.com/instruments/f ... ebies.html
https://freevsts.com/?s=
https://www.audiopluginsforfree.com
https://klang.cologne/klang_free.php
http://www.microforj.com
https://labs.spitfireaudio.com/#categor ... =&new=true
http://www.synthfont.com/links_to_soundfonts.html
https://trisamples.com/free-soundfonts/
http://vstplanet.com
https://vst4free.com
In addition to KVR, PluginBoutique, and the Bedroom Producer sites linked earlier, some good freebie sites I've found over time (some probably also mentioned earlier, didn't read the whole thread):
https://www.embertone.com/instruments/f ... ebies.html
https://freevsts.com/?s=
https://www.audiopluginsforfree.com
https://klang.cologne/klang_free.php
http://www.microforj.com
https://labs.spitfireaudio.com/#categor ... =&new=true
http://www.synthfont.com/links_to_soundfonts.html
https://trisamples.com/free-soundfonts/
http://vstplanet.com
https://vst4free.com
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 2540 posts since 18 May, 2002 from up on Cripple Creek (CO)
Hi there... haven't been around these parts much lately, didn't realize this was still stickied here. Cheers to mixyguy2 for the newer links.
It is indeed an old and outdated article, but I just updated that first post with a Wayback Machine link, so at least it doesn't lead nowhere anymore.
I may get around to doing an updated version of this article... if that's something folks would be interested in, feel free to say so here, it might help motivate me.
It is indeed an old and outdated article, but I just updated that first post with a Wayback Machine link, so at least it doesn't lead nowhere anymore.
I may get around to doing an updated version of this article... if that's something folks would be interested in, feel free to say so here, it might help motivate me.
