Brad Fuller wrote: > Shayne O'Connor wrote: > >> definitely not ... you're gonna be in for a lot of frustration if you >> take this approach. it is the approach i took when first using linux >> audio - the first step for a windows convert is always to try getting >> every program they used on windows to work on linux. bit of advice - >> stop this quest now, and get hip with linux audio apps. > > > It's not using the plugins you're used to ... it's a matter of finding > the right tool for the job. I'm happy to switch and I switch around all > the time. The plugins available on Mac and Windows (or just mac, or just > windows) are just not as extensive, or as deep on Linux. The Wave Gold > package alone has probably more plugins than all of LADSPA combined (ok, > don't quote me... I didn't count them -- just making a point) and they > are very good. > > There are no apps like Acid, Reason, Kontakt, Absynth, etc. on linux. > I'm not suggesting that there be Linux clones. I'm just trying to say > that Linux just doesn't have the application breadth of the other two OSs. > > I don't think this is in dispute. > > leonard "paniq" ritter wrote: > >> what linux requires most is documentation and user sites. once people >> find solutions to their problems and answers to their questions, if >> you have answers, it doesnt matter how hard the system is. the concept >> of wikis is rather young, so i see the use of linux drastically >> increasing in the next years. >> > > Documentation would definitely help, that's for sure. But, it > secondary.. the tools need to be available in the first place. > > What we need is for NI or Waves or <fill in here> to produce their wares > for Linux. (please don't throw anything at me.) > I don't think the competition will hurt FOSS but only encourage better > and better linux audio software -- free or for cost. > > leonard "paniq" ritter wrote: > >> to support your point, paul (which i find amusing), i wonder why >> someone would insist on using VST binaries. most of them are unstable >> and each one has its own interpretation of what the standard looks >> like. the result is a lot of hacked win32 hosts that most of the time >> only run 80% of all available plugins. >> > They fool around with WINE/etc because the VSTs get the job done. I'm > sure if they found a tool on Linux that could do the job, they'd use > it... or at least, I would. > > I'm with Dave: > "I find it more astonishing than amusing" that the windows VSTs work at > all! hmmm .... i find it astonishing that you're using linux! ;) shayne
