Re: [LAU] Some thoughts on making electronic music

From: Simon Wise <simonzwise@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Tue Jun 02 2009 - 13:33:56 EEST

alex stone wrote:

> power user who uses linux audio and midi apps are part of a fulltime
> working environment, i share this view in the hope that you'll
> consider the efficiency of using keystroke maps as an added asset, and
> code accordingly. Using a mouse for so many tracks, items, and
> actions, is counterproductive, and introduces an element of building
> frustration that works against creative workflow. Gaining momentum and
> keeping it is essential, imho.
>

some of the graphics apps - gimp and blender come to mind - have
addressed this very well, in their own ways. In the commercial world CAD
programs and Final Cut Pro, with big development teams and huge budgets,
have done this in their fields - for a price.

Using an app for graphics almost always involves mouse/pen, keyboard,
screen very closely. With audio one can completely leave this interface
behind, or work text-only, in some workflows. Think the braille/CL
interfaces that some on this list use, or the various midi or
tactile/hardware interfaces to boxes with little or no gui that some
people use. Here the modularity and flexibility of linux really stands out.

Simon
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