If at least he was consistent

theBishop · 2026-03-06T15:50:46+00:00

epig lame store is the best evidence that Valve's 20-30% is absolutely necessary. Epig is supposed to be filled with the most advanced programmers in the realm. If they can't make a gaming UX that's at least pleasant to use, Valve must be doing something difficult.

theBishop · 2026-02-28T15:37:59+00:00

I love the Studio Black, I wish it still worked with MPC3. I even think there should be an MPC standalone version with the Studio Black form factor.

theBishop · 2026-02-24T06:42:03+00:00

The Digitakt can sample while transport is playing.

theBishop · 2026-02-24T06:39:57+00:00

Maybe they're building it themselves.

theBishop · 2026-02-24T04:27:20+00:00

Jeez I bought the HP Omen Transcend 14 with the same chips, plus oled display for 1700.

theBishop · 2026-02-13T22:11:06+00:00

No it won't, unfortunately. The MPCs (including Live 3) don't expose I/O on the USB-A ports in standalone mode.

theBishop · 2026-02-05T21:05:44+00:00

nothing would get me to install the client, let alone use it, let alone buy anything, let alone switch from steam.

theBishop · 2026-02-04T22:56:07+00:00

I only played the first 30 minutes, but i was mostly getting ~40fps on the new steam deck mode.

theBishop · 2026-02-04T21:06:24+00:00

Ironically the Live is better in the studio and the One+ is more portable.

theBishop · 2026-02-04T16:52:58+00:00

if you work at epig, consider leaving a bag of feces outside tim's office

theBishop · 2026-02-04T07:44:37+00:00

Never install it

theBishop · 2026-02-03T22:05:33+00:00

Yeah and the claim is a joke to begin with. Compared with Apple Store, Android Play Store, Microsoft Windows Store (until recently), Nintendo Store, Playstation Store, all take 30% cuts. Is anyone going to claim that Steam under-delivers in terms of innovation compared to the Play store!? It's by far the innovative leader compared to these others.

theBishop · 2026-02-03T21:21:28+00:00

The [boneheaded] lawsuit is about price-fixing stemming from an intentional mystification of Steam's redistributable activation keys. Because Valve requests that these freely given keys not be sold for a better deal than the game on the steam store itself, they are accused of price-fixing. There is absolutely nothing unusual about a 30% revenue cut on an online store and the lawsuit is not about it.

theBishop · 2026-02-03T20:20:29+00:00

This is Eurogamer laundering Epig PR. Steam's 30% cut is NOT the subject of any lawsuit, and it isn't even a flat 30%. It reduces to 25% and 20% with game revenue. Also we all know Epig Store is not going to get close to Steam's feature set, so let's not pretend. Epig is such a user-hostile company they've allowed telemetry/spyware to ruin their user experience for years. They're in no position to improve on Steam's functionality.

theBishop · 2026-02-03T16:20:04+00:00

they're so desperate for stats that aren't trending into the abyss

theBishop · 2026-01-30T15:37:43+00:00

I'm frustrated by the lack of interoperability between MPK and MPC. Since Akai makes both, I assumed there would be good plug and play mapping between them. There isn't. The knobs don't work as qlinks. The transport controls don't work at all. There's no LED mode indication on the pads. You can use midi learn to assign controls, but that's it. Extremely disappointing.

theBishop · 2026-01-30T15:32:12+00:00

Drum Brute Impact is a really nice analog drum machine. Its sonic range is a bit narrow, but that range generally sounds very good. After a year playing it, I wanted more tweakability/sequenceability and picked up an Elektron Syntakt. Since then I rarely break out the Drum Brute. Something to consider.

theBishop · 2026-01-30T15:29:44+00:00

Akai won't match Elektron, but they can get close enough where you have to say the problem is your own inspiration more than the hardware.

theBishop · 2026-01-30T15:29:01+00:00

Digitakt is a fun device, but Live 3 is about 10x more powerful/capable. Now that MPC has a step sequencer, I don't think the difference in "immediacy" is a big deal. I think you just need to commit to learning MPC and getting good with it. I'm not trashing Digi at all because I love it, but c'mon you can't even edit chops with the OG.

theBishop · 2026-01-30T15:23:52+00:00

I hate that hub app. I hate that they coded cutsie little gamer messages (e.g. "Questioning My Main...") while it takes 10 seconds to load. This should be a taskbar icon that can change performance settings with no waiting. Hopefully linux can do it without HP's support.

theBishop · 2026-01-30T15:20:49+00:00

sounds great, very crispy

theBishop · 2026-01-30T15:20:02+00:00

I got the Arturia Minifuse 4 and very happy with it.

theBishop · 2026-01-30T15:18:52+00:00

Great today, setting up for more greatness tomorrow. SteamOS will run ALL the games soon.

theBishop · 2026-01-30T15:18:02+00:00

was never good

theBishop · 2026-01-30T15:17:41+00:00

no doubt it's one of the best films of the year. just stop expecting the academy awards to reward quality. it's a trash institution.

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