Re: [Csnd-dev] John ffitch has passed away

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It is very sad to hear about John's passing. For me, and for so many of us,
John ffitch was present in the Csound world from the very beginning =E2=80=
=94 a
living example of brilliant thinking, self-discipline, and deep awareness.
I hope that someday, in another universe, we will meet again, and I will
have more time to talk with you, John. Rest in peace.

On Tue, 16 Jun 2026 at 19:43, Joel Ross <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thank you Richard. This is terribly sad news.
>
> I fondly remember attending the 2008 Linux Audio Conference in K=C3=B6ln =
at
> which John presented a talk about work by one of his students. John's oth=
er
> contribution to that conference was a panel discussion which I believe wa=
s
> called Maths Rocks (pun intended, and appropriate!) including Julius Smit=
h,
> John ffitch and possibly others talking about the importance of mathemati=
cs
> for music and audio. It was John's words which made the most impression o=
n
> me at the time, he said "Don't filter your inputs", by which I believe he
> meant to emphasise the importance of reading and studying widely in
> mathematics, since you never know what connections you might make and
> besides such an attitude results in a richer and more fulfilling
> experience.
>
> I honestly believe this was one of the most important encounters in my
> life. I was 18 at the time and I have dedicated much of my life since (mo=
re
> than half of it at this point) to trying to live up to John's words and
> studying mathematics, something which I had formerly considered myself to
> be irretrievably bad at. John also recommended a book "Mathematics and It=
s
> History" by John Stillwell which I have been making periodic attempts at
> reading for many years now.
>
> We met at a couple of events after that, probably the LAC and ICMC and he
> was on each occasion both gracious and encouraging.
>
> For his work on Csound alone we owe John a great deal but for many of us,
> as others have been saying, John's presence had a deeper significance.
>
> Rest in peace.
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">It is very sad to hear about John&#39;s passing. For me, a=
nd for so many of us, John ffitch was present in the Csound world from the =
very beginning =E2=80=94 a living example of brilliant thinking, self-disci=
pline, and deep awareness. I hope that someday, in another universe, we wil=
l meet again, and I will have more time to talk with you, John. Rest in pea=
ce.<br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, 16 Jun 2026 at 19:43, Joel Ross &lt;<=
a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>=
&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-col=
or:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Thank you Richa=
rd. This is terribly sad news.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>I fondly reme=
mber attending the 2008 Linux Audio Conference in=C2=A0K=C3=B6ln at which J=
ohn presented a talk about work by one of his students. John&#39;s other co=
ntribution to that conference was a panel discussion which I believe was ca=
lled Maths Rocks (pun intended, and appropriate!) including Julius Smith, J=
ohn ffitch and possibly others talking about the importance of mathematics =
for music and audio. It was John&#39;s words which made the most impression=
 on me at the time, he said &quot;Don&#39;t filter your inputs&quot;, by wh=
ich I believe he meant to emphasise the importance of reading and studying =
widely in mathematics, since you never know what connections you might make=
 and besides such an attitude results in a richer and more fulfilling exper=
ience.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>I honestly believe this was one of th=
e most important encounters in my life. I was 18 at the time and I have ded=
icated much of my life since (more than half of it at this point) to trying=
 to live up to John&#39;s words and studying mathematics, something which I=
 had formerly considered myself to be irretrievably bad at. John also recom=
mended a book &quot;Mathematics and Its History&quot; by John Stillwell whi=
ch I have been making periodic attempts at reading for many years now.=C2=
=A0</div><div><br></div><div>We met at a couple of events after that, proba=
bly the LAC and ICMC and he was on each occasion both gracious and encourag=
ing.</div><div><br></div><div>For his work on Csound alone we owe John a gr=
eat deal but for many of us, as others have been saying, John&#39;s presenc=
e had a deeper significance.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Rest in peace.<=
/div></div>
</blockquote></div>

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