To rip from Brennan, because of the "fake-time", NINJAM really encourages *listening*, and collaboration. Furthremore, the open source aspect is huge. (Frankly, I'm still baffled by that...it almost seems like it's too big a gift...but anyway....)
Indeed, the article was written poorly, and given such a crappy place.

Anyway...to reiterate, these are some of my perceived truths, which are NINJAM's shield:
1) NINJAM will survive any corporate instability / bullshit
2) The other software is so nebulous in it's initial presentation it does look vapourish. If you got the goods, showem. It's not 1992. This is 2005 knocking on your head asking for the software, please.
3) As a shitty bedroom guitarist I, and others, knee jerk the following phrase "???MIDI hardware???"

Yeah... and "critics have dubbed" is the most lazy-ass shit phrase ever. As Egon says, print is dead. ps can I reiterate my preference for the phrase "virtual time"?

Rock, Rock On!

No critics, eh? I'm a critic! Let's see, hmm...
Well, NINJAM is bad because music is a tool of satan. Uhh, NINJAM makes the baby Jesus cry. Oh, and NINJAM has the potential to capture musicians and put them to work in special camps eventually resulting in their heinous slaughter. NINJAM is too scantily clad and will cause millions of children to be preoccupied with sex at an early age. I do have a personal vendetta against NINJAM because it raped and killed my mother and it forces my father to work 23 hours every day at a used needle factory.

Just kidding, man. NINJAM is amazing and something to be proud of. It may change the face of music. The first band that came to my mind as being able to benefit from it was The Postal Service. Keep the cool software coming and keep rocking.

brennan/all: how about synthetic time instead of fake/virtual time? :)

Ninjam doesn't support all of the audio I/O options on my 828 (I figured this would come within time so I didn't say anything before) plus I just felt I'd try to learn how to create the works myself since you gave us the source. :)
Though the memory leaks are bit... crazy in the X environment - I still think Ninjam rules!
I've always wanted to sit in my bedroom for band practice and mute the arrogant guitarist that thinks he needs to solo after every song at practice! :)
Ninjam works great for us electornic musicians too because now we can actually sit infront of our own workstations at home to create... now, some people need the MIDI sync.
sorry I can't think of anything else negative to say about it and I'm usually able to bitch about anything!
The idea is there, fake-time works, keep it Rockin!

where is the cake? Anyway, I can see only *possitive* things in ninjam even if i'm hungry. NINJAM Rocks

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Ah yes, the press! Love 'em. In fact, I love 'em so much I'm going to spend two days with them in NYC next week! So look for MANY fantastic mis-quotes with my name attached to them in the coming weeks.

This author really captured the essence of NINJAM, though, by pin-pointing its oft-overlooked innovative use of The French. Using The French as a chasm-crossing marketing technique is completely under-utilized, except perhaps by the American Goverment.

I could afford the $20 but I'd still prefer NINJAM, thanks.

ian