On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:22:22 +0000 allcoms <allcoms@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Hartmut Noack <zettberlin@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: <snip> > > And it is not very surprising, that software for a complex task like > > recording and editing a song with a band, comes with a complex UI. > > > I see your point and 'most people' was prob they wrong way to phrase it as I > personally have never used ecasound and I totally agree about the many > advantages of a GUI for audio production. I think the point I was trying to > make is that I'd expect Linux users on the whole to be less concerned about > a pretty GUI than Windows and especially OSX users. Personally, If I have a > choice between a super-shiny, CPU hogging GUI or a much more plain yet just > as functional and much less CPU intensive GUI I'd go for the latter every > time. Nice looks don't mean the program is any easier to use although bad > colour schemes, un-intuitive layouts and GUIs that don't fit on your screen > are obviously a real problem. Nice GUIs are cool and are desireable but pale > into significance when compared to usability, stability, performance, > features and in the case of synths sound quality. Ironically one of the criticisms I've heard about Zyn/Yoshi interface is that it's too old-fashioned and not flashy enough :o There is an enormous amount of control you have in those programs, and, as far as I can see, no 'small' way it can be represented. I agree there is an amount of wasted space in Rosegarden, but not enough to be a problem for me. -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
