Been awhile since I heard from him. Is he ok?
I'm 71 and love Reaktor, my ears are shot but my brain fills in what I can't hear. I guess we an audio cortex or something, but when I play a guitar I've had for 55 years I think the memories fill in the high frequencies. I can barely hear up to 4k anymore without eq and impossible to 8k no matter what volume it is. Yet that guitar sounds the same as it always did. Even the back pickup.
Last activity is still the same - I'll send him an email to see if we can get some news.
My statement:
I'm out of order after jumping down inside the hospital yard.
The doctors told me about two cases of cancer: lung and kidney, the bladder issn't okay also.
Another hospital can't confirm the first two. But there is somthing wrong with my bladder, so you've computer by yourself. My time is gone. Setting in my wheelchair get cold legs and the feet feel thick and painful. I can't do it on my right leg stand until the inflammation heals. I can't leave the apartment on my own yet and am waiting for a rehabilitation place.
That's the momentary situation. It was entirely my fault for jumping into the yard. Please no expressions of condolence, only best wishes for a speedy recovery are permitted.
Yeah same, said July 13th he had to go to hospital due to « too much salt in blood ». Then no news, despite asking him and several people here. But he’s not the easiest guy to reach (no cell phone IIRC), so hopefully he went direct from hospital to cool holidays…But it’s been more than a month now
This thread makes me think about time passing,i started on Reaktor 3 and joined this forum in 2004...about 20 years ago! I am not that young guy anymore,i will be 50 in a few months.
Getting older i see more and more people passing away around me and it makes you think a lot.We all get to that door eventually and it is not as distant as we would like to think.
Reaktor has been a huge part of my life,probably a bit too much but i needed that to nurture very strong dreams i had about music and sounds.
Wishing the best to fellow Reaktorians on facing difficult events.
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Wishing him the best though I feel concerned.
hopefully he's doing well.
I haven't heard from Paule in some time.
I also am having serious medical conditions.
I have transferred all my NI software to a friend.
This will probably be my last post here. I can't make music anymore...
Good luck to you all, Reaktor has been a fantastic experimental tool for me.
He's in hospital last I heard.
Same here, It's been extremely hot here in the US but not sure about Germany.
your work gives me a lot of joy and inspiration. Thanks for that. I wish you all the best! I hope everything will turn out ok for you!
Maybe I shouldn't say anything. Words don't matter much.
I am truly sorry to hear that you Jim will stop making your amazing instruments. I'll be 50 years old in less than a month too and I can feel myself getting older and older. Get well and come back!
@arachnaut , sorry to learn about the condition of you and Paule and wishes you both recovery !
50 seems to be great age to one who almost aproaches 60. But everything heavily depend on the health.
As I have had my first baby at the age of 53, I have resposibilities to care for my son till my age of 75 at least. More probably till almost 80. That is real challenge to stay vital till that age....
And I have to care for my software "babies"!! Some of them 30+ years' old and still in use and development. I hope I will be able to do it till my seventies, or better till 75.
People speak about old NI codebase, but it is nothing comparing to age of mine codebase, which is 30+.
Looks like he's back! Where have you been, @Paule ?
