Re: [LAU] Migrating from Garage Band to Free Software: Choices?

On Tue, 27 Oct 2015 18:42:20 +0100, fred wrote:
>Le 27/10/2015 16:02, Paul Davis a écrit :
>> shorthand: the tools ARE limits, but the limits are the wellspring
>> of real creativity, as imagination collides with the possible.
>>
>>
>Remembering the first records at home, with very limited tools (4
>tracks on Tascam cassette deck, Boss DR-5, bass played
>with guit..)

IOW you didn't experience the limitations of GarageBand instead you
experienced an approach similar to Qtractor, Ardour or Rosegarden.

Remember, this thread is about migrating from GarageBand to Linux.
GarageBand comes with a special kind of limitation. As already pointed
out, it e.g. provides a virtual acoustic guitar with an autoplay
feature for 4 playing styles. It sound absoultely realistic, even a
very good soundfont doesn't provide guitar playing techniques, to get
this, there is the need to carefully play the sample and most of the
times there's also the need to edit the MIDI events, but assumed you're
willing to spend that time, then you get more than just 4 playing
stiles.

IOW if somebody used to the GargeBand tool migrates to Linux, it could
be that this person is missing soundquality, not because Linux sounds
less good, but because this user isn't aware about the advantage not to
use GarageBand features. OTOH for some "musicians" this might not be an
advantage, they might not have the skills and don't want to get the
skills to play (and edit) on their own, what's provided by a GarageBand
auto-feature.

Am I the only one who tested GarageBand ;)? Note, I was a 4-Track user
and I'm a Qtractor, Ardour etc. user, even on the iPad I use something
similar to Qtractor and Ardour. I do not use GarageBand. My standpoint
is that GarageBand comes with limitations, I only tested it to help
those who want migrate.

However, those GarageBand feature experiences likely raise
expectations, IOW we need to know what work-flow a GarageBand user has
got, to give useful hints for the first migration steps.

If possible take a look at GarageBand too, a 4-Track + Boss DR-5 + the
ability to record a real guitar, is much more than GarageBand provides.
GarageBand is more comparable to an ElCheapo home organ that provides
e.g. an absolutely realistic sounding virtual guitar. The only problem
is that the absolutely realistic sounding instrument is limited, if you
play 20 songs using 4 patterns, you might consider to spend more time
using no autopaly tools, but as recompense for your efforts you get
your own 20 patterns. It take hours instead of minutes and it requires
knowledge, but you aren't limited. Using GarageBand you very quick and
easily get very good sounding results, but I doubt that you can use
GarageBand very long, after a while you'll experience that a 4-Track +
Boss DR-5 + the ability to record a real guitar or using Qtractor or
Ardour is not that limited, even if your first impression was, that a
4-Track + Boss DR-5 + the ability to record a real guitar or Qtractor,
Ardour etc. are limited compared to GarageBand.

Regards,
Ralf
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Received on Wed Oct 28 00:15:02 2015