Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] recording delay in Ardour...
From: Ken Locarnini (renueden_AT_earthlink.net)
Date: Wed Oct 08 2003 - 18:03:27 EEST
I think the strength of Reaktor is the resources in that central
program. Right now in Linux we have Pd which is probably the closet to
it and a bunch of synths that are seperate and different from each
other. It seems we need a similar program in terms of functionality.
Ams is probably close, but its not multi-timbral, multi-channel, or is
it. Like it or not, Reaktor works but I wouldn't go back into that big
money arena again if you gave me the money!
Ken
Mark Knecht wrote:
>>>>I think we Linux soft synth users should try to make that happen.
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>>Reaktor users == thousands
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>>Linux softsynth users == dozens
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>>Umm, maybe it's a numbers thing ??
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>I think you're probably right, although of the thousands I wouldn't venture
>a guess as to how many of those are warez types. More than NI might want to
>admit.
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>That said, Reaktor Session comes with 35-40 prebuilt instruments, and each
>instrument has many sounds ready to go. It comes with a large library of
>wave files built into the instruments, but they can be extracted and reused
>elsewhere. I think the method to that madness is that NI creates enough
>usability out of the box to get users really turned on to create more. Then
>the library comes, which benefits all the users again.
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>I'd love to see that happen with one or more of the Linux tools. I simple
>don't have the time or interest to become a programmer. When I turn on my PC
>and try to write music I need tools that get me there faster. I don't want
>to spend an hour grabbing blocks and wiring them together. By the time I get
>that done I've lost my inspiration for making music.
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>I may be the odd man out around here. I'm not sure...
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