Subject: Re: Not Really OT Rant was Re: [linux-audio-user] Pro Audio Software RANT!!!
From: Paul Winkler (pw_lists_AT_slinkp.com)
Date: Sat Jan 26 2002 - 02:05:18 EET
On Fri, Jan 25, 2002 at 11:03:39PM +0100, Mitch Pirtle wrote:
> I am a linux-only guy, and the thought of fdisking a machine and
> splitting it up so I can do audio in Windows just hurts. But I would
> rather swallow my pride and get on with the music, rather than remain
> proud, stubborn, and get very little recording done.
I feel your pain :(
> My question to everyone on this list - not an argument, but a request
> for honesty - am I better off with a NTFS partition and something like
> an Echo Gina24 (and the bundled Cubasis), or can I really trudge onward
> with a Midiman Delta 66 and the 'great unknown' (or should it be 'great
> unfinished')?
What do you need to be able to do, at a minimum?
If your tracking needs are *really* simple, heteca (a simple GUI
around ecasound) might do the trick. 8 tracks, volume, pan, and a
metronome; that's all. (I haven't really tried it lately, don't know
how it's working these days.)
BTW, there's nothing to prevent you from using a Delta with Windows if
you so desire. And there are bundles available - here's a place with a
reasonable price on Delta 66 or 44 with some version of Logic:
http://www.musiciansbuy.com/midiman_delta1010_delta66_44.htm
I've also seen bundles with Vegas, which I don't know much about.
--paul winkler home: http://www.slinkp.com music: http://www.reacharms.com calendars: http://www.calendargalaxy.com
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