Brad Fuller wrote:
> Shayne O'Connor wrote:
>
>> definitely not ... you're gonna be in for a lot of frustration if you
>> take this approach. it is the approach i took when first using linux
>> audio - the first step for a windows convert is always to try getting
>> every program they used on windows to work on linux. bit of advice -
>> stop this quest now, and get hip with linux audio apps.
>
>
> It's not using the plugins you're used to ... it's a matter of finding
> the right tool for the job. I'm happy to switch and I switch around all
> the time. The plugins available on Mac and Windows (or just mac, or just
> windows) are just not as extensive, or as deep on Linux. The Wave Gold
> package alone has probably more plugins than all of LADSPA combined (ok,
> don't quote me... I didn't count them -- just making a point) and they
> are very good.
>
> There are no apps like Acid, Reason, Kontakt, Absynth, etc. on linux.
> I'm not suggesting that there be Linux clones. I'm just trying to say
> that Linux just doesn't have the application breadth of the other two OSs.
>
> I don't think this is in dispute.
>
> leonard "paniq" ritter wrote:
>
>> what linux requires most is documentation and user sites. once people
>> find solutions to their problems and answers to their questions, if
>> you have answers, it doesnt matter how hard the system is. the concept
>> of wikis is rather young, so i see the use of linux drastically
>> increasing in the next years.
>>
>
> Documentation would definitely help, that's for sure. But, it
> secondary.. the tools need to be available in the first place.
>
> What we need is for NI or Waves or <fill in here> to produce their wares
> for Linux. (please don't throw anything at me.)
> I don't think the competition will hurt FOSS but only encourage better
> and better linux audio software -- free or for cost.
>
> leonard "paniq" ritter wrote:
>
>> to support your point, paul (which i find amusing), i wonder why
>> someone would insist on using VST binaries. most of them are unstable
>> and each one has its own interpretation of what the standard looks
>> like. the result is a lot of hacked win32 hosts that most of the time
>> only run 80% of all available plugins.
>>
> They fool around with WINE/etc because the VSTs get the job done. I'm
> sure if they found a tool on Linux that could do the job, they'd use
> it... or at least, I would.
>
> I'm with Dave:
> "I find it more astonishing than amusing" that the windows VSTs work at
> all!
hmmm .... i find it astonishing that you're using linux!
;)
shayne
Received on Sat Aug 6 04:15:05 2005
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