One of the main problems is working using mailing lists. Using a platform
like github will not only provide us exposure but it will also help the
user to report bugs, submit changes and see that the program its alive.
Right now the repository is for most of the population "hidden". This being
a program targeted to musicians that have no programming knowledge makes it
even harder to compete with other products as FL studio since they have a
better user interface and design. Which brings me to the second point:
The design is horrible. It looks like a program made on the 90. The name
has the word Linux on it and it claims to be multimedia but it's an audio
program.
The sourceforge website is very simple but not engaging. It doesn't try to
engage any person on using the program.
So, with all this said in my broken English (sorry) I want to offer my time
to help the project. I can provide a better website and take care of some
part in the coordination of this initiative. I have built some simple tools
for my own needs but they can also be used for LMMS to move forward into a
better stage.
Thanks for staying active!
2014/1/9 Tobiasz Karoń <[email protected]>
> [ *listen to this e-mail* - download Ogg <http://goo.gl/Bvrnu4> or
> MP3<http://goo.gl/t0cT56>]
>
> Hi everyone!
>
> My name is unfa and I'm a music producer, songwriter and vocalist. I make
> electronic music with LMMS/ZynAddSubFX duo. My last
> album<http://goo.gl/yTNC4v>sold in 15 copies ;)
>
> I'm nearly a daily user of Linux MultiMedia Studio. However still I came
> to fight a strong feeling that LMMS project is barely alive.
> The project's website seems to change only on new releases. The news
> section changes only once a few months and could be renamed to "Recent
> Releases". The screenshots, demos, and Wiki are old and outdated. The
> releases seem to appear out-of-nowhere and anonymously without any prior
> information or buzz. No one knows if and when will they happen. At least
> that's how it feels to me.
>
> However I'm now sure that there are plans, fixes, patches and discussions
> going on - they are just hard to see, because they all happen in the
> mailing list (or IRC?)
>
> Regardless of what it looks like, this project is huge and to me it is in
> top 6 creative FLOSS tools ever made (LMMS, Ardour, Audacity, Blender,
> Inkscape, GIMP).
> It's THE (as opposed to A) open tool for electronic music creation.
>
> I think we all need to realize this - how important LMMS is to all artists
> around the globe. There's nothing like it out there.
>
> However it's sometimes seem hard to believe. Why?
>
> To find out- I'll reach out to another project I'm in love with - Blender.
> The open 3D toolkit. I'we been watching it closely for more than a while.
> It's as big to have several full-time paid developers working on it and big
> investors helping it's development. Putting out big cooperative projects
> every year or two - blasting another shockwave of excitement that echoes
> with more interest and support.
>
> Watching Blender and LMMS made me think of one reason why LMMS seems
> asleep while it's not.
>
> I'm thinking of the weak social aspects of LMMS' website. The Facebook
> page does a good job but it's not sufficient and not too exposed on
> Sourceforge page. And it doesn't seem to feed enough news anyway.
>
> I am thinking of one way to attract and excite more users and developers
> who will help us build this project.
>
> A Blog. A development journal. A place that'll make all work done on LMMS
> visible to everyone.
>
> We need to show that we're here, show that many great artists use this,
> find them, make music contests, make remix parties, make weekly musical
> challenges, make an official video channel with tips and features
> explained, with videoblog updates every two weeks, put together a 3-minute
> demo video and place it on the front page, make an album of the year
> contest, make a track of the month contest, make every release
> pre-announced and announced with excitement and passion letting everyone
> say "I like it!", make a fundraising campaign, go to Google Summer of Code,
> go to Kickstarter, start interviewing developers and users, start a LMMS
> podcast, make LMMS conferences, festivals, radio stations, stop being
> afraid, stop sitting in the shadow, stop being shy!!
>
> Now, I know this is a bit over-the-top, but hey - possibilities are
> endless, all of what I said is possible. We just need to follow a good
> plan, see our goals, and we'll make it.
>
> There's so much we can do, so many people who are waiting to hear about
> us, who will help us - there are so much creative and capable people out
> here - in this community. *Let's wake up!*
>
> - unfa
>
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