postlude

ノイズと音楽の狭間

ReBirth開発終了

postlude2005-09-01

本日届いたプロペラさんからのお手紙。
303&808&909クローンでこれ以上のソフトは無い
rebirthがついに開発終了した模様。

OSXには対応しないらしいです。(WIN使いなんで関係無いですが)

ショックですな。REASONをメインで使っているので良いっちゃ良いんですが
たまに使っていたんでね。
画面が小さかったり、打ち込みがやりにくかったりしたんで、改善をしてほしかったんだが・・・


Dear ReBirth user,

We at Propellerhead Software have made the decision to discontinue our product
ReBirth RB-338. You are receiving this letter because you are a registered user
and we wanted to inform you about what this means for you.


Why did Propellerhead make this decision?

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ReBirth was the first successful software synthesizer. It pioneered and
shaped a lot of what we now take for granted in software synthesizer type
products. However, it was designed almost ten years ago. Musical styles and
music technology have both changed dramatically since then, and we decided that
the foundation for the product just wasn't valid anymore. We're a small company
with limited development resources and we think it makes much more sense for
everybody involved - even you as a ReBirth user - that we concentrate our
efforts on our more current products and on future projects.

The practical ramifications of this decision are: