--- Dave Phillips <dlphilp@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > It's often overlooked how incredibly conservative the whole > industry > really is. Innovative trends like Linux may be perceived more as > disruptive than smoothly continuing "things as we've always known > and liked them to be", especially to the higher-level professional > studios. You know that never ceases to amaze me. How is it that this industry is so stuck on doing things in a prescribed way? I mean, the thing that made the recording craft what it is was people thinking outside the box, sometimes even doing unheard-of things to create a sound. So why does the industry as a whole seem to have a "one-track" mind about how we do things? You wanna record professionally? Better get schooled on ProTools. If you wanna run live sound you better get schooled on setting everything up in a prescribed manner and don't deviate. Always use certain brands. Always avoid certain brands. Don't even bother putting your brain to use. Just throw a '57 on the snare and don't think about it. So, now someone who innovates is considered "unprofessional." That really bothers me. The thing that keeps me coming back to Linux audio is that spirit of innovation. People in this community are not afraid to do things differently. Who cares if the industry says I need a soundcard with certain features? If I can make a good sound with an SBLive, then why not? Do what you can with what you got and when it becomes more of a burden than a resource, upgrade. The thing that I don't get is the philosophical stuff. I can see the point, but I just don't see how it really matters. If I can make my gear work with a closed-source driver and move on to more important things, I'll download that puppy in a second. If I'm gonna be a coder, I'd much rather work in the application space than maintain drivers anyway. Besides, it's still better than Windows :-) Greg __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com
