Various Odds And Ends...

As you can see, DronestationX, the iPad iteration of Dronestation, is coming along nicely. I decided to make the UI a PNG-free zone; it is entirely done with CoreGraphics drawing commands, even the logo. This proved to be a somewhat nonsensical decision on my part, but (a) it will result in an incredibly small binary, which makes me happy, and (b) it was a valuable learning experience. This will make porting difficult if I decide to do an Android or WinTablet version, of course, but making things easy on myself has never been one of my strong suits.

Anyhow, give me a week or two and it should be ready for app store submission. I’ve cropped part of that image, as the UI isn’t finished yet. When I’ve got it totally done, you’ll get the whole thing. It is orientation-agnostic, which is causing some annoyance but isn’t a deal breaker.

Also too, I swapped out my Stereo Memory Man w/ Hazarai for an Eventide TimeFactor. No offense to ElectroHarmonix, as they’re making some pretty cool shit these days, but this TimeFactor is an order of magnitude more better. I know that I’ve got an H8000 and all, and all these programs are in the new H8000 OS, but it’s really not the same at all. The pedal is much more immediate, and it’s much, much easier to tweak a preset while you’re playing on this than on the H8000. I’ll put up a full review next week, once I’ve spent some quality time with it, but for now, as @jamescigler pointed out on Twitter, any Digital Solution For Streamlining My Workflow is a good option.

And finally, it seems Goldbaby has a new product out. I _just_ whacked the download button, so I can’t say WTF about it at all, but given Hugo’s track record, I’d just go ahead and assume it’s awesome. ’Tis here.