Then this.
Then this thing.
And now, this.
I have to say it, I think I'm done. As in officially, last word, retired from my crusades.
I'm not going to beat myself up re-inventing the wheel and try to scientifically patch a tire that is not so much flat as it is a few tattered scraps of tired, worn out rubber that can't be inflated. These guys are flying around through hyperspace, having left the concept of "wheels" far behind them in the distant past.
My god, what I could do with that kind of immediacy and hands-on productivity. Just look at Push 2. More than just the hardware, look at the forward thinking, the innovation, the attempts of doing something new that exceeds mere customer requests. Look at the engagement with the product and the progression of techniques and tools. It's thriving. It's living. It gets me excited.
It took me three to six months to come up with a wonky and highly flawed way to distort audio, but in Live 9.5 it's not just included, it can be played like a keyboard while retaining proper tempo in real time. I could go on and on for hours. Seriously. That's it.
I have surfed the outer rim of what's possible in Reason, I have attempted and accomplished things that no one else has, I have vacillated enough on this point already and I simply can't deny it anymore. This platform is not the right place for me. That is full stop, end of story. I will still try my hand at developing as and when, but I'll do it where I can be a part of a thriving future that is filled with signs of life.
It'll be a case of too little too late, perhaps, but I'll finish out my run here with promotion of my work once its completed. Then, that's it.
Just felt like sharing how I felt in response to the Push 2 demo, and to sort of explain why I won't be seen as often (and eventually not at all).