I think the strength of Reaktor is the resources in that central program. Right now in Linux we have Pd which is probably the closet to it and a bunch of synths that are seperate and different from each other. It seems we need a similar program in terms of functionality. Ams is probably close, but its not multi-timbral, multi-channel, or is it. Like it or not, Reaktor works but I wouldn't go back into that big money arena again if you gave me the money! Ken Mark Knecht wrote: >>>>I think we Linux soft synth users should try to make that happen. >>>> >>>> >>Reaktor users == thousands >> >>Linux softsynth users == dozens >> >>Umm, maybe it's a numbers thing ?? >> >>== dp >> >> >> > >I think you're probably right, although of the thousands I wouldn't venture >a guess as to how many of those are warez types. More than NI might want to >admit. > >That said, Reaktor Session comes with 35-40 prebuilt instruments, and each >instrument has many sounds ready to go. It comes with a large library of >wave files built into the instruments, but they can be extracted and reused >elsewhere. I think the method to that madness is that NI creates enough >usability out of the box to get users really turned on to create more. Then >the library comes, which benefits all the users again. > >I'd love to see that happen with one or more of the Linux tools. I simple >don't have the time or interest to become a programmer. When I turn on my PC >and try to write music I need tools that get me there faster. I don't want >to spend an hour grabbing blocks and wiring them together. By the time I get >that done I've lost my inspiration for making music. > >I may be the odd man out around here. I'm not sure... > >- Mark > > > > >
