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Just to reiterate, Ableton has a very traditional DAW timeline. I did electronic music in college and learned on reel to reel too. Then moved to ADAT, and eventually all DAW. I totally relate. Honestly the tools we have now compared to then are like magic. And maybe we're going to enter...

I'm trying to follow what you're asking me here. You're saying that I should be downloading vibe coded Photoshop, the software that is probably most fundamental to how I make a living, and then use AI to vibe code my own changes to it, right? And then what? Become a slave to trying to...

Was talking to a friend who reminded me of this (her screenshot) because she knew him when it happened: These risks aren't theoretical or tin foil hat. I dunno what it is about "oooh, AI made it" that makes people turn their brains off. But just downloading a big ol' mysterious program from...

Tonight alone I’ve already learned about two other vibe coded Photoshop clones, and I wasn’t even looking for that info, just part of my normal feed. All this energy being burned to race each other to create knockoffs. How long before the scammers move in, and your knockoff comes with a free...

I think you're talking about Session vs Arrangement view. The Session view is the little interface where you can queue up things, and that's part of the whole "Live" part of it. But most people just use Arrangement view, which is a very traditional DAW kind of experience. Here, just pulled up a...

It takes a little adjusting to vs more old school DAWs, but it’s really incredibly powerful and flexible. It’s a great example of software made by people who understood certain creative needs. And maybe we’ll see something vibe coded that breaks ground in new ways. It’s gotta start with...

I know there's a new version of Audacity I haven't checked out. I'm an Abelton user for my DAW, but agreed with having a nice little audio editor still. Have you looked at OcenAudio? https://www.ocenaudio.com/ I find it more useful and intuitive to use than Audacity, personally.

Photoshop’s dynamic layer effects are so incredibly powerful. I would consider any software that couldn’t emulate them to be, well, gimped. If I was testing this vibe coded clone (and I have no intention of doing so) that’s probably the first way I would see how deep they went. I would be...

I just shifted everyone in my family to Apple’s built in manager. It does everything we need. But obviously not much help if you’re outside their ecosystem. I’d rather not self host something. That’s too much security responsibility.

We are closing in on two decades of it being post acquisition. It’s been that long! There’s really no guarantee anything will last that long. But I think at this point overly worrying about Condé Nast as the boogie man is pointless. It’s the same people still, doing our thing. I think as long...

Does GIMP seriously not have layer effects? I’ve never used it, but I didn’t realize it was still so far behind in basic functionality.

Shockingly the reports from people using it aren’t glowing. https://fixupx.com/DanFessler/status/2107889668843000308

I’m sorry, but are we or are we not discussing a project that is literally copying? I don’t care if you’re making a game with your kid with AI. Have fun.

I honestly don't know who it is you're arguing with, but maybe go find the person who said "AI will stop all creativity" and respond to them, instead of me. It's hard for me to really argue with you putting things in my mouth I didn't say.

Hey, that's the guy who saved me the cost of a 1Password subscription every year! What a fella.

You can't read this without a sub, it's paywalled, but my favorite logo design blog covered this change and said it was done in-house. It shows lol. https://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/new_logo_and_campaign_for_jaguar_done_in_house.php

There's a lot to process here, I'm honestly not sure exactly how I feel about it all yet. Which is fine really, it's nice to be confronted by something that feels like it requires thought. But it seems to me that the entire premise here is "we can just copy the work of other people". Which is...

Some people like eating tongue or eyeball tacos. Some people think that's weird. It's just a matter of perspective. There really aren't any universal truths about what you enjoy or don't, just some common sense around what's safe, or requires consent.

Yeah, it's a small canvas to work with for sure. Though you do get a decently sized one if people click on your name. But really, the small size is a great reason to not feel pressure about it. It's okay if it's not super recognizable, that collection of pixels just becomes a little visual...

My strategy is simple: grab the first random cool image I had saved for some reason, and then don't change it for 20 years without putting any thought into it whatsoever. 😂 I had to look up where mine came from, it's a drawing of Mother Harlot by Michelle Wong. I remember seeing it and thinking...