Subject: [linux-audio-dev] ppc linux audio (was:re: thanks for you inputs...)
From: Iain Sandoe (iain_AT_sandoe.co.uk)
Date: Tue Jun 27 2000 - 21:50:18 EEST
> The only factor that I see as relevant regarding the question of
> developing for a new platform or not, is the degree of user satisfaction
> on the current dominant platforms. Any other method of evaluating this
> issue will produce the standard chicken and egg conditions for the new
> platform. As an audio platform, Linux is new. Most applications have
> not even reached beta. By definition this means that only programmers
> are using them. I am a composer, not a programmer, though I have a BSEE
> degree, and I have been monitoring the development of audio on Linux for
> over 2 years. I don't use it, I use a Mac. So why do I follow it so
> closely? I am intimately aware of the overwhelming level of user
> dis-satisfaction among musicians using Mac and Windows. Sure the use of
> these platforms for audio recording is at an all time high, but this is
> because the only practical alternative is to spend $50/hr+ for
> commercial studio time. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to do the
> math. The aggravation that we put up with when using mac/win is based
> entirely on economics. This has been true for so long that it has
> become an unspoken truth. When a legitimate alternative arrives there
> will be a massive migration. We will be like freed slaves and I plan to
> use my combined knowledge in music and technology to assist in the
> emancipation. Maybe you like freedom too.
I'm trying to make a start on the linuxppc audio stuff..
as with the x86 side - there is little response/apparent interest on the
linuxppc-dev list ...
How many of you are there out there - lurking for a PPC LAD/ALSA solution?
regards,
Iain.
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