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Thank you Justin Frankel for this wonderfully whimsical piece of software and all the code you have shared over the years. I wouldn't have been a programmer if

by xal 13y ago

Thank you Justin Frankel for this wonderfully whimsical piece of software and all the code you have shared over the years. I wouldn't have been a programmer if it weren't for you being providing such a stellar role model.

paws 13y ago
Amen! Winamp was not only whimsical, but also one of the first widely adopted catalysts to the rise of the digital economy.
MrBra 13y ago
And I bet many people don't even know that after Winamp Justin Frenkel started making his hands dirty with digital audio workstation coding and made a fantastic one! http://www.reaper.fm/ http://www.reaper.fm/ with a unbelievable set of features for 4 Mb (yessir!) and super competitive licensing options (but you can still try the full software free with no limitations whatsoever!). If you make music with your Pc or Mac this will shock you on many levels, starting from filesize! This guy knows what he's doing! Thanks Justin! If winamp code will be made public there will be a lot to learn!
- diminish 13y ago
  Wow, i learned Reaper as part of a coursera course on Earsketch of Georgia Tech. I would never have guessed reaper was connected to winamp this way. Reaper is indeed a non-bs daw, among so many great ones....
- sethhochberg 13y ago
  I used Winamp for years, and have used Reaper for years and didn't realize they were connected. Makes perfect sense now that I think about it. Thanks for pointing that out.
- zem 13y ago
  love this bit from http://www.reaper.fm/purchase.php http://www.reaper.fm/purchase.php: Honest Business Model We offer a good product at a fair price. We don't spend money and effort on marketing, complicated piracy protection, or other things that do not directly improve REAPER and the user experience. We think the good will generated by playing fair and being responsive to users is more valuable to our business than short-term profits.
- ___1___ 13y ago
  Reaper is a fantastic piece of software!
boolean 13y ago
Some insights from him: http://bigthink.com/users/justinfrankel http://bigthink.com/users/justinfrankel
johnx123-up 13y ago
Dmitry Boldyrev's take on this https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6773648 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6773648

by xal 13y ago

paws 13y ago

Amen! Winamp was not only whimsical, but also one of the first widely adopted catalysts to the rise of the digital economy.

MrBra 13y ago

And I bet many people don't even know that after Winamp Justin Frenkel started making his hands dirty with digital audio workstation coding and made a fantastic one! http://www.reaper.fm/ http://www.reaper.fm/ with a unbelievable set of features for 4 Mb (yessir!) and super competitive licensing options (but you can still try the full software free with no limitations whatsoever!). If you make music with your Pc or Mac this will shock you on many levels, starting from filesize! This guy knows what he's doing! Thanks Justin! If winamp code will be made public there will be a lot to learn!

diminish 13y ago
Wow, i learned Reaper as part of a coursera course on Earsketch of Georgia Tech. I would never have guessed reaper was connected to winamp this way. Reaper is indeed a non-bs daw, among so many great ones....
sethhochberg 13y ago
I used Winamp for years, and have used Reaper for years and didn't realize they were connected. Makes perfect sense now that I think about it. Thanks for pointing that out.
zem 13y ago
love this bit from http://www.reaper.fm/purchase.php http://www.reaper.fm/purchase.php: Honest Business Model We offer a good product at a fair price. We don't spend money and effort on marketing, complicated piracy protection, or other things that do not directly improve REAPER and the user experience. We think the good will generated by playing fair and being responsive to users is more valuable to our business than short-term profits.
___1___ 13y ago
Reaper is a fantastic piece of software!

boolean 13y ago

Some insights from him: http://bigthink.com/users/justinfrankel http://bigthink.com/users/justinfrankel

johnx123-up 13y ago

Dmitry Boldyrev's take on this https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6773648 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6773648