by Tdarcos » Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:37 am
AArdvark wrote: Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:57 am
Mixcraft. I believe they are up to 9.something now. Download it from their website snd try it free for a week.
Or even longer. I just had an interesting thought. Consider the following: someone downloads a copy of Windows from Microsoft's website, then installs it in a virtual machine under QEMU or Virtualbox (or uses a pre-built virtual image), installs the Mixcraft software, without starting it, shuts down the virtual machine, creating a frozen image of that virtual environment, makes a copy of the image with the additional software, then spins it back up, and runs the software for the first time, now beginning the 7 day free trial. All work is saved regularly to external disk: a real device like an SD card and reader, Jump Drive, or portable hard drive. On the 7th day, save all work, shut down and erase that virtual machine, copy the original virtual machine image, spin it up, then go right back and start Mixcraft for the first time, beginning a new and different 7 day trial, load your files from external storage, then lather, rinse, repeat.
[quote=AArdvark post_id=141846 time=1708340227 user_id=20]
Mixcraft. I believe they are up to 9.something now. Download it from their website snd try it free for a week.[/quote]
Or even longer. I just had an interesting thought. Consider the following: someone downloads a copy of Windows from Microsoft's website, then installs it in a virtual machine under QEMU or Virtualbox (or uses a pre-built virtual image), installs the Mixcraft software, without starting it, shuts down the virtual machine, creating a frozen image of that virtual environment, makes a copy of the image with the additional software, then spins it back up, and runs the software for the first time, now beginning the 7 day free trial. All work is saved regularly to external disk: a real device like an SD card and reader, Jump Drive, or portable hard drive. On the 7th day, save all work, shut down and erase that virtual machine, copy the original virtual machine image, spin it up, then go right back and start Mixcraft for the first time, beginning a new and different 7 day trial, load your files from external storage, then lather, rinse, repeat.