On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:30:52 -0700 Russell Hanaghan <hanaghan.osaudio@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Patrick Shirkey wrote: > > > > On 09/29/2009 01:20 AM, Russell Hanaghan wrote: > >> I am almost convinced that I want to go Linux audio in my studio. I > >> have a x64 3ghz dual core AMD based box that is my dedicated DAW. I am > >> now deciding which distro to use that will give me stable performance > >> with minimum effort. > >> > >> 64 Studio would seem like an obvious choice but because I would like > >> to have VST's available, I seem to recall that is a possible issue? > >> > >> > > "Note that there are native Linux vsts and a large amount of native > > Linux plugins these days so you should be able to find an alternative > > to your favourite windows vst plugins if they don't work over wine." > > > My thinking is starting to veer toward the reality that often times, I > "feel" the absolute need to have something (in this case, VST's plugins) > and will spend eon's trying to make it work!! And ultimately, if I am > successful at willing my way into existence with that, the practical > output is questionable! Ah yes, the 80/20 rule... actually for music I think it's more like 95/5! > In my current environment, it is now critical to produce results via > whatever means. That means less time on farting around and more time > rolling tape (er....disk!), as it is now revenue related. > > The only VST's that come to mind that I would really like (and not > having had much exposure to more recent LADSPA's or LV2) are the awesome > Ambience reverb and a full midi soft synth I used to use (HyperCanvas), > as I don't have a hardware midi module and soundfonts never seemed to > quite get it to my ear. > > > thanks for the input. > > Russell Talking about softsynths, have you tried the rather delightful ZynAddSubFX, or, as appears on here, yoshimi (which is a very stable derivative)? -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
