"Hi folks,
Stefan Bilbao from Physical Audio here---just got word of this thread from Michele and Craig.
Our own philosophy, in the Acoustics and Audio Group at Edinburgh, is to try to be open with the things we work on in our group. That is, we publish them, sometimes even before we have a product coming through PA. This was definitely the case for Michele and Craig, who made the details of PA1 public before it was available for sale. We also have a great relationship with others in industry (Eventide, UA, SoundToys, etc.) with whom we feel like we can enter into technical discussions without worrying about someone stealing an idea (rather than building on it, which is very different, and clearly so). It’s good for everyone, and we also learn a lot about the plugin business---and there’s a lot to learn, that’s for sure!
As far as UVI goes---I think the high road is best. We’re just going to steer clear of those guys in future.
To the person who said that having an acknowledgments section in a book makes it read like a PhD thesis---just check out any respectable audio or acoustics text. Like, for example, Pierce’s “Acoustics.” I used these texts as a kind of style guide. Plus, it’s polite.
In any case, it’s cool to see such a lively discussion about PA1. I’d be curious to get opinions about PA3 “Derailer,” which is the one I was directly involved with."
