[linux-audio-user] Best and Worst?

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Chris Cannam <cannam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Greg Reddin wrote:
> > Rosegarden (latest stable version as of 7/15 - forgot the number)
> 
> Probably 0.9.1.
> 
> > [...] I don't like the fact that you have to start your synths
> > externally from the application.
> 
> I personally (as a RG developer) like this aspect; it means that
> you treat every synth in the same way and the program behaves
> more or less identically whether you're using soft synths or
> hardware synths.  For a long time I've been moaning to people
> (and to the LAD list, on occasion) that I'd like to see a
> standalone GUI app specifically for managing soft synths: to me
> that would be better than doing so from within the sequencer.

They {Cakewalk} did mention {project page} the possibility of 
porting this to linux a while back.

http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/Project5/system.asp

:} This would rock.

I've no idea what's up with that.

> In the absence of such a thing, Rosegarden probably will acquire
> the ability to start and stop synths at some point.  I'm not
> sure whether we'll ever go to the extent of running them in-
> process like (I think) MusE does.
> 
> In principle LADCCA should take care of this kind of thing for
> you (restoring soft-synth connection state etc), but Rosegarden
> doesn't support it (or vice versa) yet.
> 
> > you could only record one track at a time.  The main thing I disliked
> > about RG was the lack of a mixer window (maybe I just haven't found
> > it yet).
> 
> No, there isn't one.  Something of the sort is planned for 1.0
> but it's not there yet.
> 
> 
> Chris
> 
> 


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