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Deluge firmware is going opensource !
https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2023/05/10/synthstrom-deluge-goes-open-source/
Now just think some good dev takes it and ports to iPad … how amazing that would be ?
@jimpavloff what do you think ? 🤣
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The Deluge is certainly a powerful groovebox. But in terms of functionality I don't think there's anything it can do that can't be done with a combination of, say, Drambo, Strokes and a few plugins - in fact with those you can do things not possible with Deluge. The Deluge stands out because it's hardware (hands on) and may have more CPU power and stability, at least over older iPads. If someone ports it to iOS and the interface is sleek and easy to work with, I guess it could be very popular, but in terms of the functionality and capabilities of it's SW, it's all available - and more - in iOS already
I think it’s been released under GPL, so like Blender probably won’t be license compatible with iOS anytime soon; the main stipulation that can’t be bridged is that any derivatives have to also be fully open source - I don’t see Apple opening their gear up…
I did read they considering selling via music retailers outlets at some point.
This is entirely just up to developer. This kind of licence allows commercial use you just must release whole source code as open source too.. So in case you grab whole project source code and release it let's say on GitHUB with same licence, you are free to release it on iOS and even ask money for it .. problem is only that other DEV can grab your code, and without changes can release it too lol :-)
So yeah, probably very unlikely somebody will do this, from the business point of view it makes no sense to release something what can anybody else re-release too
For me, Drambo can't replace groovebox with predefined architecture and fixed set of features with UI optimalised for this architecture and set of features. It's biggest power (modularity, open approach) is also it's weakest side here. Using HW grooveboxes for years and even through i tried to use Drambo and wanted to get in flow with it a lot, there is just missing that simplicity and fixed pre-defined workflow from HW grooveboxes, i would say it's "too much powerfull and opened"
wow.. that would be amazing !
just watched interview with dude from Synthstrom and realised I got this wrong.. what they plan to do is really great.. if i understand it correctly, they released source on github where everybody can develop and propose improvements of firmware and they will take best implementations and merge them back to original firmware build, so new updates of Deluge will be community driven - which may pretty up significantly increase improvements and new features..
If this will work then this may make from it most feature packed and actively improved and update musical piece of sw/hw on this planet. Looking forward how this evolves
here is their official statement https://synthstrom.com/open/
FWIW, this sounds very similar to what has always been the case with Linnstrument, for which the firmware has always been open source and is available on github. (This firmware was developed by Geert Bevin, also author of Midi Tape Recorder, which is open source and on github.)
I don't know how Linnstrument compares to Deluge regarding number of users. For Linnstrument I think it's in range of 3k to 5k units out there. Having the firmware as open source is a great thing, and reassuring. But for Linnstrument it's not something I'd call a "game changer". A few people have made mods, mostly for some particular feature they wanted, and made their changes available. I don't think there's been much adoption of these extensions, other than by the person that created them. Part of the reason having as open source doesn't have more impact may have to do with the Roger Linn supplied firmware being already solid and having lots of features.
The community firmware effort is truly amazing. There's so much talent in the community, and it's all being developed with the Deluge's existing hardware ethos in mind.
A couple of highlights:
I haven't dug into the new clip launcher view much, but it seems very useful and I gather that it's going to be further refined to make it more readable after community feedback. Looking forward to seeing the Grain FX make it into the full nightly build, as I was playing around with it last night and it was big fun.
Anyone else checking out all the new stuff? There's so much more than I've listed here.
cool … i think - me purchasing deluge sooner or lter is inevitable 😂
Do it! I recently got mine upgraded with the OLED screen, and it's made a big difference to readability and workflow even without all these new features. It's such a fun, all-in-one device. It may not be the 'best' at any one thing, but it does everything!
yup, definitely will go for oled version..
same, this is high on the shopping list, just gotta save the pennies now.
Only comparable though in terms of having open source firmware, given the Linnstrument has a much smaller range of possibilities being based on an Arduino Due, not being audio, not being synthesis, not being fx, not DSP, not a workstation, and no spec or power to be so. you could try to stretch that I suppose and some genius maniac will prove me wrong with a chiptune mod using a piezo! and maybe push the envelope of midi sequencers, but i think most linnstrumentalists being interested in the expressive playing of it, aren't massively inclined towards experimental midi generating (of course some will be, just probably not most). The Deluge seems to be a performance workstation, more like having the Akai Force be open source, but of course has the scope to be something far besides depending on imagination.
I have two linnstruments, I would love to have a deluge to plug them in to.
Following Alter on YouTube, guy is doing some great stuff(check his video on new granular stuff plus master compression) . New community firmware is coming out today/tomorrow with some amazing updates. Looking forward to it