Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] read it and drool
From: Benno Senoner (sbenno_AT_gardena.net)
Date: Sun Dec 03 2000 - 20:45:55 EET
On Sun, 03 Dec 2000, Ellis Breen wrote:
> > Hmm, urggh, am I the only one here that hates these lets-imitate-hardware
> > UIs? Really, I couldn't picture myself working with Reason. So no drool
> > here. ;)
> Yep, the stupidest interface I have ever seen... It seems to be trying to
> appeal
> to luddite hardware bigots. What is the point of having mouse-controlled
> knobs?
> The only reason for knobs is their large range in a compact footprint. This
> is not a concern
> with a mouse-controlled GUI. Virtual ribbon controllers make a lot more
> sense. You could
> even use the wheelmouse (or Z-axis controller as it is known to X Windows)
> to provide control log functionality.
I'm not against knobs etc, but what I hate is when the gfx gets TOO heavy.
I'm more for GUI elements like the ones used in Reaktor.
>
> And it's nowhere near as immune to sound break up as Rebirth was (even with
> ASIO drivers),
Interesting , just for curiousity, have you tried the app ?
At least the pressreleases say HW-like latencies , but never trusted too much
press releases too much.
I prefer to trust to my selfmade latency diagrams since they tell you the whole
truth. :-)
> something I wouldn't expect to see if it were to run under a
> LL Linux kernel. So, not so "Hard" after all. And limited to a whatever
> proprietary modules the Propellerheads choose to assign to it. The worst of
> both hard and soft worlds...
This is why we are using linux ..... :-)
MAIA should (when it gets out of the vapourware status) be able the above
wiring, but without any significant limitation in the flexiblity.
Plus it has to be HARD in all senses.
Benno.
>
> Ellis
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