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[direct @directofficial]

MiniMeters v1.0 [OUT NOW!!]

✅ Plug-Ins of Each Meter
✅ Audio Clipping / Recording
✅ VU Meter
✅ Quad Layout
✅ Transparent Windows
✅ Color Maps
+ like 100+ fixes and changes...

Free update for current users. $20 for new users.

[FORM @artbyform]

come relive #FORMFESTCHICAGO as we premiere the set recordings on youtube!

3 mounted camera angles, steadycam footage, and YOUR candid clips

tune in TOMORROW (november 7) starting at 1pm pst/4pm est/9pm gmt @ https://t.co/F6V3BvwPBc 🩷

[G Jones @gjonesbass]

in this moment of optimism (but also extreme consolidation of media by right wing billionaires) it’s a great time to subscribe to and support independent left wing media like @democracynow , @zeteo_news , @novaramedia and so many others! a new left media ecosystem is emerging

[Koleman Nix @kolemannix]

making software is 100% art

ART, n. “The disposition or modification of things by human skill, to answer the purpose intended. In this sense art stands opposed to nature.” Webster's 1828 (the best dictionary by the way)

Because ’the programmer, like the poet, works only slightly removed from pure thought-stuff’ (Brooks, 1975) there is an incredible amount of discretion to apply when searching the space of possible designs. It is in this phase that our ideas and desires encounter the constraints of our medium; this is why so many interesting and high-leverage decisions do not occur until programming begins.

[direct @directofficial]

@EssengerMusic @nappytheplug ...all these AI models have been trained on code which is not licensed to be used in this way. It's been happening since the first Copilot versions spit out GPL licensed code. So, I don't feel this could be ethical at this point.

[direct @directofficial]

@EssengerMusic @nappytheplug For me, I'm not going to touch it, but that is for ethical reasons as well as my own sort of struggles with being addicted to it. Instead of thinking through a problem I found myself wanting to ask the AI. But similar to Suno and other AI music tools...

[direct @directofficial]

@directofficial @nappytheplug Definitely would like to hear your take on it. I’ve been pretty vehemently against most modern uses of AI but there are certain cases where i think there is some nuance, but *only* when it comes to uses that don’t replace human agency and are ethically created

[direct @directofficial]

@EssengerMusic @nappytheplug is my interpretation correct that you're saying making plug-ins isn't a creative endeavor?

[direct @directofficial]

anyone who has done art for a living and also programmed for a living - like myself - can tell you that the struggle is the same. the problem-solving is the same. there is a lot of joy in that process and _that_ is what makes it art.

whether you care or not is a different story.

[direct @directofficial]

"code is not art" is bullshit. it's art whether one thinks it is or not, or whether it "works just fine" or not. and regardless, software _is_ most definitely art.

AI music "works just fine" in spotify playlists or in the background of a youtube video, but it's not art.

[camo camo ! @camocamo_d]

am i evil for thinking hate for LLMS in coding is really performative . ai art is bad because art without human intent is no longer art ... code is not an art form , at least not in my eyes, so why get so mad about its presence if it works just fine

[trndytrndy @trndytrndy]

idk the argument of code being "a means to an end" or "not an art cause you do it professionally" is weird to me, its like saying "cooking food is just a means to an end" or "i work at mcdonalds and trust me, cooking is NOT an art"

[jg @jacquesgreene]

Straight up think this happening to art and media and culture would completely extinguish my will to live

[Iglꙩꙩghost @IGLOOGHOST]

CAN INSTANTLY CLOCK A VIBE CODED PLUGIN FROM TINY ALL-CAPS TEXT IN THE USER INTERFACE THAT SMUGLY + VAGUELY DESCRIBES THE PLUGIN . . . "DEGRADE — ITERATE — FADES AWAY A LIKE A SPECTRE" OR SOME SHIT. SHUT DA FUCK UP ! ! !

[CHEE @wtfischee]

So many good indie plugin developers getting finger fucked by the most lackluster, vibe coded cash grabbing fodder.

Not trying to beat a dead horse but it feels AI is fundamentally overriding the trial & error phase in the creative process.

[direct @directofficial]

very happy to report the underscores pop up last night fixed me

[direct @directofficial]

@EffinOfficial the first time i watched this video it actually got stuck in my head for a week

[VALORANT @VALORANT]

“If The Sun Burns Out Tonight”

This is your sneak peek of the Champions 2026 anthem featuring @grabbitz, @olobersyko of @bmthofficial and @corklezlaplante of @spiritboxband

[direct @directofficial]

open your third ear

[FORM @artbyform]

the day approaches……….. our selection of releases by all the performers @ #FORMFESTCHICAGO to familiarize yourself if you have not already 🙂‍↕️

full playlist link below

[RocketLeague.Radio @rl_radio]

Ghost is BACK! @directofficial

[direct @directofficial]

mr @Ohthatkazuki and i have a lovely new song called 'twisted love' and it is out now!

stream it here if you want. or don't. you could youtube to mp3 or something too i dont really care tbh: https://t.co/9Bsdb6OZHO

[ramonpang @RamonPang]

the three best plug-ins I recommend for every producer:

1) mixed in key studio edition — reads the key and BPM of any audio

2) sononym — machine-learning sample organizer

3) minimeters — helps you visualize problems in mixes / frequencies, esp if you dont have an ideal setup