Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] ardour, LADSPA, a marriage
From: Benno Senoner (sbenno_AT_gardena.net)
Date: Fri Nov 17 2000 - 00:16:24 EET
Steinberg's Houston remote controller seems cool too:
http://aes.harmony-central.com/109AES/Content/Steinberg/PR/SteinbergHouston.html
I suspect that's not available yet (the pic seems a rendered image)
Anyone got an idea how much this beast is going to cost ?
Benno.
On Thu, 16 Nov 2000, you wrote:
> >I used inexact words earlier. Analog mixers I like - as you said, they
> >have been developed for a while now and they tend to work. Copying this
> >metaphor into computer domain a la ProTools is the problem. In a physical
> >mixer you have tons of knobs and meters - with computer you get blurry
> >pixel-crap display (=the monitor) and a few archaic input devices (=mouse,
> >keyboard) that were never designed for this stuff.
>
> I mostly agree, except that I have to note that this is precisely why
> control surfaces like the Mackie HUI, the DigiDesign ProControl and
> the various Cooper control surfaces are growing in popularity. Hell,
> even the lowly PC1600x or the PhatBoy. People recognize that doing it
> in the computer is great, but they want the dedicated input devices
> offered by analog gear. They *don't* want the metaphors and models
> replaced, I believe.
>
> Of course, these don't entirely solve the monitor situation, but I
> think that can be done with good physical engineering in the "studio".
>
> Once the cost gets down on the surfaces, expect to see them in much
> wider use.
>
> --p
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