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No more about Pro Audio and Linux
Normally, I post to these groups from my XP desktop. One of my posts drew
the ire of someone who ****ingly responded with what looked like my header showing I'm running XP... Whatever. I'm posting from one of my Linux boxes so as not go through that b.s. again. Anywho, this garbage about recording with Linux needs to stop. We need to realize that certain platforms do certain things better than others. Right now, Win32 and MacOS are a better choice for anyone looking to work with audio and sequencing just like Win32 and Linux are bettwer choices for anyone looking to do serious CGI/3D animation work. This could change in the near future, but only if enough of the "influential" people in the recording industry express an interest in using Linux for ProTools, Cubase, Sonar, or anything else related to recording. The guy at home using a crappy Audigy to "make beats" isn't going to be enough. The call for Digidesign to support Linux is cool and all, but remember that this is the same Digidesign that initially refused to support the PC in any way years ago, then created ProTools NT for use on a select few PC's they tested it on. Digi does not like to support a lot of platforms as it is. The Mac get preferrential treatment because the hardware comes directly from one vendor and they can work with that one vendor to make sure their products work properly on that platform. If Digi DID support Linux, I guarantee you it would be on one vendor's PC's with one distro and that's it. Yeah, better than nothing, but a far cry from truely supporting Linux. In order for audio hardware vendors to support Linux, there needs to be a compelling reason to do it. If Steinberg were to port Cubase and Neuendo to Linux and release ASIO driver specs as well, then we might see more hardware vendors jumping on the bandwagon. 12 Tone/Cakewalk would find it harder to do so since their product relies heavily on DX. Propellerheads could test the waters with Rebirth, then Reason. Honestly, I really don't see a real reason for them to NOT support Linux as their applications are not tied to any API. I think Linux can be a great platform for Pro Audio (Final Scratch proves that to a degree), but there's going to be a long wait before we see any type of commercial movement in that area. If one of the major players decides to test the waters, the rest will follow as long as there's success to be had with this platform. -- George Jones - Logic7 http://www.geocities.com/labwerx |
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