"While it is nice to have lots of different apps, plugins, whatever, I think you
find most musicians quickly settle on a very small range which they get to know
extremely well."
This is true. However, before you settle, you do need to have a choice. And there is
very little right now.
@Dan:
"He made a number of valid points but I have to agree it was a bit overly negative. Linux audio has come a long way in the last few years- if still trailing some way behind commercial offerings in some areas but its unrealistic to expect otherwise when the big boys have large teams working full time on development plus some of the apps (Cubase etc.) effectively pre-date Linux back to the 80's."
You point out the reason why things are as they are. I did not speak about the reasons, I tried to capture how I see the state of things, independent of the reasons. Noting that Linux has come a long way and that we cannot expect hobbyists to do as well as professionals has nothing to do with a completely independent statement that Linux has few plugins compared not even to Windows but to some musicians' needs. ;)
I think sometimes it is useful to take such perhaps a slightly negative look. As long as it is not desperate, this kind of reflection can be useful to always be realistic about one's achievements or about state of things.
Also, I have a hidden hope that someone disproves my view and shows that in reality everything is not so bad ;)
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