On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 7:06 PM, Paul Davis <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Thu, 2008-03-13 at 22:17 +0100, Hartmut Noack wrote: > > > But to have proprietary VST-plugins running perfectly well on Linux will > > not help promoting the development of free software for Linux like LV2 > > or AMS. > > I respectfully disagree. If it was possible to run arbitrary win32/x86 > VST's on linux/x86 with no hassle, there would very little barrier to > people moving to linux for their audio needs. plugins are often the > blocking issue to this migration, not host applications. like it or not, > the plugins exist, and they are not appearing for linux at anything > close to a sufficient rate to justify any active audio users migrating > at present. > > --p > I agree with Paul. It's a big issue even on various Windows DAW platforms where certain manufacturers use their own plugins (non-VST) to hold customers in their grips. Once people have started using a plugin set they are VERY careful about moving to some new platform where they have to learn a new plugin set to attempt to get the sounds they are already getting elsewhere. Running *every* VST should be the goal. The low monetary cost of the Linux OS and Ardour as a platform hardly matters when compared with the EXTREMELY high learning costs associated with moving over. My 2 cents, Mark _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
