MarC wrote: > Today I wouldn't recommend hobbyists should use Linux Audio because in > this way they will always be hobbyists... Actually, hobbyists will always be hobbyists until they acquire professional levels of skill *and* put themselves to the test of performance and/or distribution of their material. The gear they use will not elevate their skills one jot. Owning a guitar does not confer ability upon the owner. I will say this about modern music technology, regardless of platform: It makes a lot of bad music sound much better at the surface level. > However, in my case, I've found Linux Audio very interesting to learn > a lot about the audio software implementation (obviously because of > the open source mentality) and also for understanding what kind of > things can be done (for a user/developper point of view). But for > productive work I simply can't recommend it because Pro Tools, > Reason,..., and a huge availability of VST plugins are too far from us. Strange, I use VST plugins with Linux quite a lot here at Studio Dave. Ardour seems to work pretty well for me too, and its price point is more attractive to me. ;) Best is to use what works for you to make your own music. You can also thank whatever gods you believe in that M$ didn't make the WAV format as proprietary as the DOC format... Best, dp
