Re: [SoundDiver] SoundDiver dies with Lion - what to do?

Hi Philippe,

I did consider starting a petition as well, but I'm not sure it would be as effective as simply sending in feedback at Apple's support page.

As for a "template" to send, how about this:

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I am a long-time user of SoundDiver software, which was originally created by Emagic and then taken over by Apple. Apple has put a lot of effort into advancing and updating Logic (and also Waveburner) but SoundDiver seems to have been totally neglected and possibly even shelved.

SoundDiver is used by many audio professionals and amateurs alike and was the top app for interfacing with studio hardware like keyboards, synthesizers, samplers and effects units. Many of us still rely on SoundDiver to edit settings on our hardware as well as to back up settings and patches to libraries on the Mac. 

It is a hugely valuable tool.

However, SoundDiver is a PowerPC application and with Lion soon to be released, many of us are faced with a difficult choice: either lose the essential functionality of SoundDiver when upgrading to Lion (a terrible option) or stay with Snow Leopard or lower and lose out on the great new features of Lion.

I would like to request that Apple does the following:
- Update SoundDiver to be a Universal app
- Include SoundDiver in the next version of Logic Studio
or
- Sell SoundDiver as a separate app

Failing any of the above, we as a large group of users respectfully request that Apple releases the code for SoundDiver so that users may perform these updates themselves.

PLEASE give this request your careful consideration. We understand that Apple's future is in software synths and samplers, but many of us have essential legacy hardware that is not near to becoming obsolete. We want to continue having the superb control of our hardware that SoundDiver offers.

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Obviously everyone can modify the wording above and add or remove sections to personalize the submission.

Hope this helps

Colin

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On Jun 07, 2011, at 17:28, Phil a wrote:

> Hi Colin,
> 
> I think your idea is great, but to maximize participation and Apple's identification of the request I would suggest :
> 1. either to phrase a general email and share it with the list so that everyone sends the same email (in addition, all those who wouldn't know how or would not have the time to phrase it would just have to copy-paste your text instead of forgetting the idea), this would make the request much more identifiable from Apple's offices I am sure.
> 2. either to open an internet page like a petition page where anyone could sign and then send the link to Apple, although the latter seems less efficient to me.
> 3. either both solutions together.
> 
> Just my 2 cents...
> 
> Philippe




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