I'm using Buzz under Wine. It's working great but I haven't really pushed it yet with many custom machines and samples. -l[e^2] ------------------------------ http://www.fallingforward.net/ people experimenting with music, art and technology On Wed, 20 Aug 2003, Rick Taylor wrote: > On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 13:06:41 -0700 > Mark Knecht <markknecht@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Rick, > > Cubase SX under Wine on Linux with the sound actually being handled > > by Alsa? That would be quite an accomplishment! ;-) > > They used to have a section up that referred to earlier versions. I'm > thinking they worked {tho' it's been a long time since I've visited > that page.} which follows... that SX has a good chance. Sound Forge does > {Tho, personally, I like snd better} > > Look how complex new versions of buzz are... it's pretty highly rated > on the wine pages. It would be nice if we could get that community to > join this community. It is something of the same idea.} > > What would be wrong with OSS? Have you seen the specs on > their new drivers? > > > Pro Tools isn't possible as thee is no Linux driver to talk to the > > hardware. From the links below it looks like no one has tried Cubase SX > > yet. > > I've not used Protools because of the hardware thing... I've messed > around with the free version on '98... I didn't get it to do much > other than play sounds. I didn't spend any time with it either. > > > On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 12:54, Rick Taylor wrote: > > > R Parker <rtp405@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Mark, > > > > > > > > On my side I've given up completely, for the > > > > > foreseeable future, using Linux > > > > > > http://appdb.winehq.com/appbrowse.php?catId=13 > > > http://appdb.winehq.com/appview.php?appId=825 > > > http://appdb.winehq.com/appview.php?appId=529 > > > > > > and > > > http://appdb.winehq.com/appview.php?appId=132 > > > > > > This has massive potential: > > > http://frankscorner.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=88&page=1 > > > > > > > The crossover stuff is pretty interesting, but I have another issue > > which is physically it doesn't make sense for me to run everything I use > > on the same PC. I have too many cards and too many Windows apps that are > > version specific. Since I have to have multiple machine, I have no > > issues with one or more of them being Windows. > > I have several machines. I have several systems in removable drive > casings {$20-50} Switching systems is as easy as restarting. {The > file drives are swappable as well. I don't trust security on any > system. {Especially seeing as I know next to nothing about it. > {And really don't want to waste the time learning}}} > > > Once I got my mind into this place the world got easier. I (almost) > > don't care what the $$$ cost is. I just want to use the apps that are > > best for me, and I'll do it in whatever native environment they were > > designed for. > > > For instance, I do all email on Linux, but I do almost all my multimedia > > web browsing in Windows. Why? Because Linux provides natural shields > > from all the email virus nonsense that's out there and none of the Linux > > distributions provide a plug and play multimedia experience in either > > the audio or video domains. (Windows ain't prefect either - I don't get > > to play *.ogg files...) ;-) > > {You can} > > > Anyway, I don't feel that my 'freedom' is being taken away by using a > > Windows app, whether it's in Windows or under Wine. It has become a > > choice, and I try to use what's best and makes my life easy and > > productive. > > For me the system, especially linux, is a growing thing. Linux needs > to be worked into... configured and scripted as one goes. It take a > lot of setup but, hopefully, when you're done you've got a highly > individual system that matches your needs and requirements specifically.} > > {"Out of the box" just don't get it.} > > You can do the same with win or mac but... that's where you're limited. > With linux you got virtually no limits... with commercial systems you're > tied in to that system. > > Look at how much simpler a quick batch file or shell script can make > your life... multiply that times hundreds and you start getting a working > system. > > >
