Ivica Ico Bukvic wrote:
All this, however, is a byproduct of the fact that Linux is meant to run on
everything from a washing machine to a supercomputer. Audio being a very
specialized area begs for total integration of OS with specific hardware. In
other words, we could definitely benefit from a vendor which specializes in
professional low-latency hw/sw combo sales if we are to expect the level of
polish expected from a modern OS.
Remember that Windows also requires considerable tinkering and tweaking
to become a feasible audio workstation. Several people I know of have
more troubles with their Windows DAWs then I have with my CCRMA
installations. In fact I was pretty amazed with CCRMA, I set up two
different audio boxes in less than an hour each, complete with RT
patches and latest version of ardour and many other apps.
Generally, as you point out, Linux Audio is a niche market, and
specialized distros being unstable is probably due to much less testing
and community than ordinary distros wich have many times as many users.
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