Dave Phillips a écrit : > Again, I still agree with your basic contention. Software should never > ignore the user's potential for confusion, especially when the software > in question is complex by nature. Ah, but how to balance access and > power, that is the question. Classic Csound resolves the issue by > tossing it out the window, i.e. you are required to learn its language > or you will be limited by the design limitations of whatever front-end > you prefer (though some are certainly better than others). I don't > disagree with that tack, but it's difficult to attract new users without > giving them polished and shiny GUIs. That's not a complaint, it's just > "where we at" in the general sound & music software world. > > Indeed, it's all a question of time. Unfortunately, we can't spend all the time we want on 'discovering' and this will always somehow lead our path. When I first found about Csound (man that was years ago) I was baffled because it was all I ever dreamed of. However, in the long run, I realised its 'interface' made everything a long crawl. Although it's a mighty program to do experiments, I realised I could do more interesting stuff with, let's say, a Nord Modular, than Csound. Not because of the power but because of the hit/miss ratio and the time a whole cycle of test would take. I haven't tried it since the day of the Csound book tho (I wrote a chapter in it :) and it is possible it is a lot more friendly now. (I know the nord mod isn't based on an os, but I find it to be an interesting case.. it's just software after all) > In other words, if you want a better out-of-the-box Linux audio > experience then you should open a more appropriate box. > Thanks for pointing that out. I will indeed try. My vaio should, I guess, be no problem (finger crossed) but how many chance would I get to run that on a EEE in your opinion ? > Btw, please don't take this commentary as a personal jab. I truly > believe that more problems come from new (and not so new) users naively > believing that *any* Linux distro is good enough for pro-quality audio > performance, if they just toss in the right kernel, and set those > priorities, and find the necessary drivers and firmware, and tweak those > JACK and ALSA settings... Gahh, what a pile of work, and it usually > results in the conclusion that Linux just isn't up to the task. The > conclusion is wrong because the starting premise (i.e. the distro) was > wrong. > I'm not taking it personally at all, and see, with the discussion, I learned something. But I wonder why most people (not here but other sources I chatted with) told me to fiddle with kernel recompilation & pam security rather than pointing me to a special distro. It's kind of interesting... > Thanks for sharing your POV, Marc. Please continue to do so. :) > I will, no problem ! Regards, Marc. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
