Re: [linux-audio-dev] Question to developers of sound editors.

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Question to developers of sound editors.
From: David G Matthews (dgm4+@pitt.edu)
Date: Mon Jun 04 2001 - 23:46:54 EEST


Try Snd if you want record large audio files. I generally find DAP a
little easier to use, but I've had no problem recording 1-hour+ stereo
44,1khz files with Snd.

On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, brian redfern wrote:

> Actually the gimp doing video and audio would be the
> best, I was just thinking about it myself, as an
> artist I've found that the gimp is really the main
> reason I got into linux in the first place. A gimp
> plugin that can load and edit large audio files makes
> perfect sense to me. I do get a good amount of use out
> of DAP, but it doesn't handle large audio files well.
> I tried to record a dj mix this weekend and went
> through lots of difficulties getting my machine to not
> freeze up while recording an hour of music. We really
> need something that can handle large stereo files.
> Another area where audio gimp plugins could get
> interesting is to have something similar to meta synth
> on the mac, which allows you to draw a sound's
> frequency with images.
> --- Patrick Shirkey <pshirkey_AT_boosthardware.com>
> wrote:
> > How do I start?
> >
> > I am kind of bemused and slightly frustrated at how
> > things are going in
> > linux when it comes to sound editors. There are two
> > projects right now
> > where the developers are creating the music version
> > of the Gimp - Sweep
> > and Glame. Paul and Taybin are also creating a new
> > editor from scratch
> > and Paul has made his point clear on why he feels it
> > is neccesary. Also
> > soundtracker is still being addded to and improved.
> > Don't forget the
> > multitude of Ecasound frontends that keep popping
> > out of the ether.
> >
> > While I'm all for diversity and totally respect that
> > you guys are doing
> > it purely for the love of it, it seems kind of
> > pointless that all these
> > are being worked on seperately. Is there a reason
> > for this indivuality
> > that goes beyond a simple case of disorganisation?
> >
> > We all witnissed how much gets achieved when the old
> > schoolers get
> > together. The last few weeks were pretty hard to
> > digest because of the
> > speed of interaction.
> >
> > So my question is... Is any kind of cohesiveness
> > developing on the sound
> > editor front or are we all going to keep fucking
> > around?
> >
> > I just noticed yesterday that the gimp now has
> > support for mpeg formats
> > so that you can save audio and video. It would be
> > quite ironic if the
> > best sound editor GUI is created by the graphics
> > crowd.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Patrick Shirkey - Manager
> > Boost Hardware.
> > http://www.boosthardware.com for latest stock and
> > prices.
> >
> > Importing Korean Computer Hardware to New Zealand.
>
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