On February 22, 2021 10:15:38 PM HST, Lorenzo Sutton <lorenzofsutton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 22/02/21 19:37, Paul Davis wrote: > > In relation to the Francesco's original post: > > One other aspect would be: why such a focus on a network for audio and > not audio cables and some hardware (mixer(s), monitors, etc.). I > understand network for control (e.g. having a mobile device > controlling > play/stop/ transport / record of the DAW), but for audio why not just > use (balanced!) cables and stuff? If as I understand this would be a > relatively small studio (e.g. 2-3 adjacent rooms). > > Finally, one thing to keep in mind would be compatibility > (interoperability to use a more fancy word), with the 'outside' world: > while wanting to do a 'FLOSS studio' is commendable, you will > inevitably > have to send stuff around, so software which is able e.g. to stem > export, or use decently supported formats (MusicXML for scores?), etc. > (I was surprised to learn from one of the people at the studio during > the scoring that they didn't want a FLAC file I sent them because it > 'wouldn't work on a Mac' and only AIFF.. but that's another story). > > Lorenzo Well, nothing's more compatible inside a studio than audio cables. :) Odd about FLAC and Macs. Macs support FLAC for playback. What DAW were they using on Mac? --- David W. Jones gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx authenticity, honesty, community http://dancingtreefrog.com Sent from my Android device with F/LOSS K-9 Mail. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
