[RWP] ReaAccess development update (of sorts)

[Jim Snowbarger]

I guess old Ivan fell in the vodka tank.

Maybe there are others around, hopefully closer to us,  smart enough to 
develop a similar pluggin.
One can always hope.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Chesworth" <scottchesworth at gmail.com>
To: <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 9:22 PM
Subject: [RWP] ReaAccess development update (of sorts)


> Hey all,
>
> I relay this news to RWP with the proviso that nobody shoots the
> messenger. Cyber handshake on that before reading any further.
>
> As most of you will be aware, a few months back Ivan issued a list of
> features and fixes expected in ReaAccess 2.0 for a September release.
> At this point, nobody English-speaking involved in ReaAccess's upkeep
> has a clue what's going on. I've written to Ivan for info, but having
> given him fair time to respond and received nothing, I thought I'd
> fill RWP in on what's hot on the rumour mill.
>
> Word on the street is that the ReaAccess project has a new
> Moscow-based owner or owners unknown. I've heard rumblings that the
> plugin will be a paid product from 2.0 onward, but haven't seen
> anything about a price. Similarly, haven't been able to track down
> anything about a firm release date.
>
> I think it's worth pointing out that this is exactly why ReaAccess
> doesn't have a proper site, doesn't have anything beyond the absolute
> bare bones of documentation, and has struggled to make a positive
> impact. Beyond the first few versions when time spent translating and
> bug swatting felt like time well spent, I haven't been able to justify
> pouring resources into the project (much as I love the DAW it enables
> me to use. There have been plenty of offers of what would have been
> valuable contributions flat out declined by the development end of
> this opperation, and even more contributions promised that never
> materialised due to a lack of faith in the way the project has been
> run from day one. Sad to say it chaps, but it seems like those
> reservations have been realised. If that applies to you, take comfort
> in the fact that you guessed the correct basket to place your eggs in.
>
> For now, that's all I've got in the way of an update. Russian speakers
> on here may wish to investigate www.reaaccess.ru, perhaps there's a
> list like this one being maintained where you might be able to get
> more info from our elusive developer (or his new boss). Should you
> have any success, 75 plus RWP's here would appreciate the heads up.
> This list will still be actively moderated and the latest build of
> ReaAccess that I have will remain available, until the man says
> otherwise.
>
> Remember what we shook on a couple of minutes ago...
>
> Scott
>
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