Re: [linux-audio-dev] Is ladspa actually la-dsp-a? Is JACK the ultimate solution?

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Is ladspa actually la-dsp-a? Is JACK the ultimate solution?
From: Marek Peteraj (marpet_AT_naex.sk)
Date: Thu Jun 10 2004 - 02:37:22 EEST


On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 23:21, Jan Depner wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 04:49, Alfons Adriaensen wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 10:06:00AM +0200, Marek Peteraj wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, 2004-06-08 at 21:15, Fons Adriaensen wrote:
> >
> > > > - When I saw the collection of VST plugins that Paul Davis used
> > > > to show his VST hosting in Karlsruhe, I asked myself "My god,
> > > > do they all look that childish ?".
> > >
> > > Ask win32 and mac users how the linux audio UIs look like :)
> >
> > Whatever they think about linux audio UIs, that will not change
> > my opinion expressed above.
> >
> > There are various kinds of users of audio SW; their requirements
> > and opinions will vary. In my experience, most serious and
> > professional users prefer a UI that is first of all functional,
> > with as little clutter as possible, i.e. a UI that is designed
> > by people who understand how something works and how it is
> > used, rather than by the marketing department. This type of
> > user may be a minority, but they are the only ones that really
> > matter to me - I am neither a politician nor a salesman, and I
> > have no desire to be popular.
> >
> > In a more general sense, a majority is not 'right' by itself,
> > a majority of informed people probably is. And having paid for
> > something does not qualify someone as informed. In other words,
> > the consumer is not always right by definition. If he were,
> > there would be no place for marketing, which has been defined
> > as 'the art of disturbing rational decision making'.
> >
> > The audio business is full of hype and irrational behaviour.
> > Lots of people seem prepared to pay 5 Eur for a meter of
> > 'directional oxygen free left-twisting copper' loudspeaker
> > cable. Should I take their opinion seriously ? I prefer not to.
> >
>
> <sarcasm> Didn't you know that the consumer is *always* right. Now
> stop bothering me - I want to go watch my Betamax, but first I have to
> do some number crunching on my Windoze system. </sarcasm>

s/Betamax/VHS ;)

Marek


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