Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] some ide qs [was:Re: Interesting article on SCSI vs. IDE]
From: Kevin Conder (kconder_AT_interaccess.com)
Date: Fri Nov 10 2000 - 00:51:52 EET
On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Tobias Ulbricht wrote:
> O>
> > I've had some extensive conversations with the authors of that
> > article. They are both experienced people, and have used DAW's and
> > RAID systems for years. Their claim is that RAID and multi-disc stuff
> > in general is irrelevant for the DAW scenario:that people today can
> > regularly and fairly easily get 40-60 tracks from Windows98+ATA100,
> > and that there is simply almost never any need for more tracks than
> > that.
>
> I couldn't imagine so far, that this is possible, and under Windows...
> Isn't that sad?
> Doesn't it mean it will be even harder for a the Windows people to switch to
> Linux?
> Is the only obvious advantage then the latency issue, one has?
This is probably OT but there are other benefits to using Linux
and the Open Source software for an audio workstation...
The primary one is the current cost of the proprietary software.
Paying several hundred dollars apiece for a sequencer, soft sampler, soft
synth, etc. is quite an issue for a starving musician or hobbyist. This is
compounded when one has to re-purchase everything when they upgrade their
program, OS, or hardware.
If these programs are from different vendors, they may not work
well with each other. Consider that and the omnipresent Blue Screen of
Death and it's a wonder that any work gets done.
So Linux and Open Source software can offer stability,
interoperability, and a defense against obsolence. Just my two pence.
-=- Kevin Conder, http://KevinDumpsCore.com
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