Re: [LAU] renoise vs rosegarden vs cubase

On Wednesday 02 April 2008 21:02:54 Andre Schmidt wrote:
> On Sun, 2008-03-30 at 16:59 +0200, schoappied wrote:
> > On Sunday 30 March 2008 16:47:46 Dave Phillips wrote:
> > > schoappied wrote:
> > > > Can someone explain me what the difference is between Renoise and
> > > > programs like Rosegarden, Qtractor and reaper?
> > >
> > > Renoise is built upon the design of a module tracker. The others you
> > > mention are more track-oriented audio/MIDI sequencers.
> > >
> > > The Renoise GUI may be a bit of a shock if you have no experience with
> > > a tracker, but it's not really very complicated, perhaps no more so (or
> > > even less so) than the contenders. ;)
> > >
> > > See Brett's post for other difference factors.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > dp
> >
> > Ok, so the question must be:
> > 'what's the difference between a module tracker and a track-oriented
> > audio/MIDI sequence?'...
>
> some views,
>
> "real" module trackers have "all" included. that means i can still play
> and edit! my fasttracker2 modules that i made like 15 years ago...
> (probably also due popularity and open file format)
>
> but my midi tracks made with <pick your favourite midi sequencer> are
> "useless" today, as i have sold my midi hardware and don't even have the
> sysexs of the sounds anymore...
>
> module trackers are like a midi-(step)-sequencer that have samples and
> sample-player built in. some have effects too, newer even synths...

Ok, but you could also use Linuxsampler with rosegarden isn't it? Then you
have also a sampler...

And isn't it possible to convert midi to *.wav?

>
> but the biggest difference (beside looks) is probably the "work flow".
>
> "tracking" is pretty restricting and you stay 99% of the time on the
> computer-keyboard (real trackers don't use midi-keyboards;) and
> record/play/edit your piece seamlessly...
>
> in "sequencing" you move more between your (virtual-)midi keyboard, the
> computer-keyboard and mouse...

mmh, ok..... It seems to me that a midi keyboard is an advantage when you make
music...

And how does this programs relate to cubase?

dirk
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Received on Thu Apr 3 00:15:03 2008