Re: Help needed in rec.audio.pro

From: George Jones IV (georgejonesiv_at_cox.net)
Date: 06/03/05 

Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 21:23:20 -0700

> BLABLABLA... How so?

Read, I gave you an answer.

> >
> > It's a shame, I was hoping to
> > see some advancement with it. Ardour looks good right now, but still
falls
> > short of most pro level apps (there's still no MIDI sequencing, that's
VERY
> > important!).
>
> Rosegarden -> Qsynth -> Jack -> Ardour. Or just Rosegarden by itself if
> you don't want to use soundfonts and record it to wav.

Why not just have it all in one app like Cubase, ProTools, Sonar, Logic,
Digital Performer, and even the cheapie apps like Magix Studio, PowerTracks
Pro, Cakewalk Home Studio, etc.. They're all modular and can use 3rd party
fx and synths without having to go outside of the application itself. With
Rewire you can add even more to your environment (like Reason, FL Studio,
Rebirth or other combinations like rewiring Cubase SX3 to ProTools)

>
> Latency is also an issue with audio cards (if they're supported
> > by ALSA)
>
> Numbers please...

How about 300-400ms using a shitty Audigy or SBLive under Linux (with ALSA),
but being able to get 20ms with the same card under 2000 or XP using
Creative's drivers (7-11ms if I use the KX Project drivers)

Even though a card is supported, basic fuctionality may be all that's
enabled.

>
> and many pro-level audio cards still are not supported under Linux,
>
> Nothing made by digidesign...what else?

Nothing by Creamware, STAudio, The new Emu series, and AudioTrak's Maya
series for starters.

>
> > not to mention control surfaces, USB and FireWire audio interfaces, and
> > whatnot.
>
> What about them?

They have no support under Linux, that's what. The USB audio interfaces seem
to have some form of support, but since a lot of the interfaces have
additional functionality that's not supported, they're still unuseable.

>
> Every OS has it's strengths and weaknesses; MIDI/Audio is
> > DEFINITELY one of Linux's weak points.
> >
> > Before y'all attack me, I use Linux for my firewall, NAT, proxy, web
server,
> > file server, FTP server and have 2 dedicated Linux desktops running
Mandrake
> > and Debian 2.2R2.
>
> I drive to work every day....you don't see me saying I am an expert
> semi-truck driver do you?

I'm not saying that I'm an expert at anything. Don't read too deeply into
that statement.