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digitaldj:
Well, as you can see i don't use a led wiz. Matter of fact i don't think RandyT likes me to much and gives me crap all the time. I actually use processor boards that control 64rgb leds each. For the ledwiz after he has given me crap a couple of times i am working on my own circuit that will be much better for jukebox use. What people have to realize you have to watch who you p--s off around here. First of all i think we should all work together not against each other.
Jukeman

headkaze:
I saw your little "conflict" in Howard's "Johnny 5 and LedWiz" thread. Thing is, this has nothing to do with the LEDWiz directly. I'm just saying this has brought up the subject of controlling LED's using software. My personal belief is that we should work together on things like this, and me, swindus, loadman and edge have proven that working together works out best for the community rather than with an anti-competition philosophy like some others in the community.

digitaldj:
I agree, i am not in competition with anyone. Matter of fact i am offering any of my information and findings on the led lighting if anyone wants to build one. I am also offering my drawings to anyone that wants to build a jukebox like mine.

I tried to be friends with RandyT and even had sent him some private messages about programming but he still wants to attack me in the forums. Anyway i think we can accomplish alot more by sticking together.

Let me know if you come up with anything! I appreciate your help!
Thanks,
Jukeman

Howard_Casto:

--- Quote from: Jukeman on October 23, 2006, 08:28:35 pm ---I tried to be friends with RandyT and even had sent him some private messages about programming but he still wants to attack me in the forums. Anyway i think we can accomplish alot more by sticking together.

--- End quote ---

Don't feel bad, he does that to everybody.  I was having a perfectly innocent conversation about adding led support (other than the default) for mala I happened to mention that the ledwiz is too slow to change the lights as it's scrolling through a list, which was really only a side note and he jumps all over me. 

There are some other lighting methods out there, but unfortunately if you want to do color gradiation with leds, randy's product is the easiest and most cost-effective to work with.  Now if you merely wish to any lights (as in non-leds) the easiet way is with a color organ.  No pogramming necessary, you just split the audio out and send it to some very simple circuits. Also I've found that no software can control lights as good as good ole raw energy conversion from a color organ. As this is halloween time and color organs are used for props it should be really easy to track down a kit. 

Just a thought.


Since we all seem to be a little frustrated with softwrae dealings lately:

As a purely personal opinion towards current goings on in the software area, I am a little disappointed in almost everyone.  A community that used to be all about giving it way has degraded into a lot of "this software is free but only if you use it my way" and nag screens and even (gasp!) a fe that you have to pay for.  Remember people as great as our stuff is, it's worthless without the emulators and emulator developers.  Guess what?  All of their stuff is free so when we try to "sell" our stuff it's kind of like giving away a free 25$ christmas present that someone else gave you and then charging 30$ to gift wrap it.  I respect the programmers right to keep things closed source, but charging for software that is simply a tool to run free, more important software, eh that's a tad lame. 

headkaze:
Howard I really hope your not opening another can of worms on this one. The fact is about having a nag screen to encourage donations has NOTHING to do with the Mame developers and the hard work they put into Mame. Nor has it ANYTHING to do with the coders who write the emulators. People should donate money to these people first if they use these emulators. Period. There is enough room in this place to have people donate to all the people who contribute down the line and including the people devoting time to write software for a FE, and I'm a little disappointed that you would say this Howard as you of all people should know the hard work that goes into writing one. Noone is comparing writing a FE to an emulator, and it's rediculous to say that asking a registration fee for a FE somehow is riding the emulator coders success or taking advantage of their hard work. Like I said clearly in Youki's thread is that all this work by the emulator coders dosn't take away the hard work done by FE authors. It now comes down to choice. Either you want to ask for donations, nag for donations, or make your FE commercial, it's up to you. As it is with Emulator authors, it's all about choice. Just because you decide to make your software free, free, free, don't bloody knock other people who have real lives, and expenses devoted to the software when registration helps out. Stop bloody knocking other peoples ways of doing things. Lets not start another thread like this for Gods sake.

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