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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yea you might be right... Also why does Zrythm says "Zrythm-trial" during install under Linux? Is it really a trial only? wth

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I didn't know this either! Just seen their site, they have several packages: https://www.zrythm.org/en_GB/download.html

I think it is fair enough that they need to make money somehow but looks like they have only made £155 in November which is a shame. I have been a low-level donor for Ardour for 12 years now, and you can see they make something like £4000. I will check out Zrhythm properly as they obviously put a lot of effort in.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That is really a shame! Owh this £155 in November is that only donations? Maybe they also earn via Purchases?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I had assumed that was both but not sure

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Their download page lists different payment tiers that include things like "Unlimited tracks" and "Z Series plugins". I presume you get those features for a limited time with the trial.

On the other hand, I presume all those features are available to you perpetually if you build it yourself from source instead of installing from a prebuilt binary.