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On 08/05/2011 01:12 PM, Jeremy Jongepier wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:4E3BD019.9090902@autostatic.com" type="cite">On
08/04/2011 11:59 PM, rosea grammostola wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">Unbelievable that we are missing the
chances here.
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That's no wonder. You'll probably agree with me that there are
like 4 or 5 people using Linux audio on a serious basis in the
Netherlands. The Netherlands has 16,7 million inhabitants,
worldwide there are 6,9 billion souls so some maths yields: (5 /
16.700.000) * 6.900.000.000 = 2066 serious Linux audio users world
wide. If this would be a realistic figure we have a long way to
go, it is just a too small user base.
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My 2¢: social media don't work for Linux Audio. I think the only
thing that does work is good video tutorials, that's really big at
the moment, good blogs and decent articles on authorative sites
and in printed magazines. All the other things are imho not
useful. Twitter, Facebook, Google+ won't work, simply too much
dispersion, people don't collaborate on these platforms, they only
click on buttons and leave pointless comments. My girlfriend just
bought me the latest Linux Format and the only audio related
article it contains is an article by Jono Bacon who recommends
using Jokosher. Ok, it's about podcasting but we can do better
than that! There are so many people making music with their
computers and still Linux is considered not a viable option
because it's supposedly for geeks, nerds and technically savvy
folks. I call BS, with the band I convinced the others to ditch
Cubase in favor of Qtractor because every rehearsal session we
were totally lost again on how to record a simple track. And it
takes me longer to properly configure a Windows machine than a
Linux one for audio usage. People need to open up and look further
than what they get crammed in their mouths. And some others on the
list have said it before, musical breakthroughs don't always come
from talented artists but also from people who do things
differently. Who cut up speaker cones to get a distorted sound
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_distortion#History">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_distortion#History</a>), who
experiment with multitrack recording while it doesn't even
properly exist
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multitrack_recording#Process">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multitrack_recording#Process</a>) or who
start using autotuners as an effect
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autotune#In_popular_music">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autotune#In_popular_music</a>). And you
know what? Linux Audio is the perfect starting point imo for doing
things differently, not only because it is different but also
because it's completely free. And that's what musicians might
appeal in the near future, sheer freedom. Within 50 years the
record labels have managed to destroy their own businesses simply
by taking away the musician's freedom, it's a matter of years
before musicians start to follow the examples of Radiohead and
Nine Inch Nails and regain their freedom. So yes, we have to play
that political card, the time is right, more and more people are
considering FLOSS as a viable option (that includes Neelie Kroes,
the EU Commissioner for Digital Agenda:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neelie_Kroes#Commissioner_for_Digital_Agenda">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neelie_Kroes#Commissioner_for_Digital_Agenda</a>)
and those are not just the people buying biological food or pieces
of land in the Amazon to reduce their ecological footprint.
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And what we really need is quality stuff, quality music, quality
videos, quality live stuff. There is waaaaaaaay too little
available at the moment while it is perfectly possible to create
quality music with Linux. We need more Ken Restivo's, more Sebkha
Chott's, more Louigi Verona's (and any other talent hanging around
here that I might forget, sorry beforehand). We need a buzz, a
technique, a workflow that yields something unique that makes
people wonder how it was done, that makes people crave to
reproduce that uniqueness so they can start destroying it again ;)<br>
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Wow, you took your time! :)<br>
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I agree for 98% with you. But don't you think that we should do
both? I am not talking about a advertising campaign, but don't you
think that a active Ardour account on social media could help to
make people aware of the possibilities of Ardour and Linux for music
production in general? It's a nice way to inform people about the
plans and progress of Ardour 3 for instance. MuseScore is proven
that it works as we speak.<br>
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<span class="st"><em>Wat een boer niet kent</em>, <em>dat</em> eet
hij <em>niet</em></span>!* :)<br>
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\r<br>
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