Thank you for understanding. When I hit "send", I sat back and thought to myself, "You know, I bet I'll be called a troll for this one...". And, I was right. Yes, I am ignorant. Yes, I can be an asshole. I agree with Andreas that saying "...and probably never will" might be a little unreasonable. And the live thing... Sure, some programs run very well for long periods of time, but the majority do not. I am not going to point my finger at specific software packages, sorry. And ok, I'm going to actually contribute something to the discussion.... These are the programs I would use live, if i were to only use linux software: Seq24 http://www.filter24.org/seq24/ Specimen http://www.gazuga.net/ Both are very stable and perform well. Will it be similar to Abletone Live? Probably not. Andreas Kuckartz wrote: >My first reaction to Levi's response also was that he is a troll. But I changed >my mind. I usually do not like such meta-debates but I will tell you why I >changed my mind. > >First: he has subscribed to this mailing list for more than half a year and has >used several audio applications on Linux. So "uninformed" does not really apply. > >He wrote: > > > >>Sorry, but if your coming to linux thinking that you will find software >>of comparable performance to something such as Ableton Live, you are >>very mistaken. Nothing on linux even comes close to Ableton Live and >>probably never will. >> >> > >The only parts of that paragraph where I think disagreement is reasonable are >the last four words ("and probably never will"). In his opinion there exists >nothing for Linux comparable to Ableton Live now: so what? If someone thinks >that there currently is something comparable to Ableton Live he or she should >simply name it. > > > >>Why not just use Ableton Live? >>Save yourself a whole lot of trouble. >> >> > >Well, I have seen similar statements on this list which did not lead to angry >attacks on the author. > > > >>Oh, and using linux audio software live? I wouldn't. >> >> > >Maybe he has had some frustrating experiences? He did not tell us, which is bad, >but I can see legitimate reasons to be cautious using any software live. > >One should also consider the original question posed by Felipe: > > > >>>i use ableton live in my show. but now i want use linux. >>>waht software i have to install to use, looks like ableton live ? or >>>other good sample. >>>i edit some samples and play with a group. >>> >>> > >Felipe explicitely asked for something which "looks like ableton live" and "can >be used in a show" by a "group". > >Trolls usually have the intention to disrupt. I do not see that here. > >Cheers, >Andreas > >
