[linux-audio-user] Ableton live user

[Levi D. Burton]

Thank you for understanding.

When I hit "send", I sat back and thought to myself, "You know, I bet 
I'll be called a troll for this one...".  And, I was right. 

Yes, I am ignorant.  Yes, I can be an asshole.

I agree with Andreas that saying "...and probably never will" might be a 
little unreasonable.

And the live thing...

Sure, some programs run very well for long periods of time, but the 
majority do not.  I am not going to point my finger at specific software 
packages, sorry.

And ok, I'm going to actually contribute something to the discussion....

These are the programs I would use live, if i were to only use linux 
software:

Seq24
http://www.filter24.org/seq24/

Specimen
http://www.gazuga.net/

Both are very stable and perform well.  Will it be similar to Abletone 
Live?  Probably not.

Andreas Kuckartz wrote:

>My first reaction to Levi's response also was that he is a troll. But I changed
>my mind. I usually do not like such meta-debates but I will tell you why I
>changed my mind.
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>First: he has subscribed to this mailing list for more than half a year and has
>used several audio applications on Linux. So "uninformed" does not really apply.
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>He wrote:
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>>Sorry, but if your coming to linux thinking that you will find software
>>of comparable performance to something such as Ableton Live, you are
>>very mistaken.  Nothing on linux even comes close to Ableton Live and
>>probably never will.
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>The only parts of that paragraph where I think disagreement is reasonable are
>the last four words ("and probably never will"). In his opinion there exists
>nothing for Linux comparable to Ableton Live now: so what? If someone thinks
>that there currently is something comparable to Ableton Live he or she should
>simply name it.
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>>Why not just use Ableton Live?
>>Save yourself a whole lot of trouble.
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>Well, I have seen similar statements on this list which did not lead to angry
>attacks on the author.
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>>Oh, and using linux audio software live?  I wouldn't.
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>Maybe he has had some frustrating experiences? He did not tell us, which is bad,
>but I can see legitimate reasons to be cautious using any software live.
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>One should also consider the original question posed by Felipe:
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>>>i use ableton live in my show. but now i want use linux.
>>>waht software i have to install to use, looks like ableton live ? or
>>>other good sample.
>>>i edit some samples and play with a group.
>>>      
>>>
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>Felipe explicitely asked for something which "looks like ableton live" and "can
>be used in a show" by a "group".
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>Trolls usually have the intention to disrupt. I do not see that here.
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>Cheers,
>Andreas
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