[linux-audio-user] Decent reverb, and DSP in hardware?

[davidrclark at earthlink.net]

Mark C.,

A couple of days ago, you posted:

> tool that it would be better in 90% of usage cases that a
> simple set of reliable but convincing presets

Past history, current use, and the proliferation of reverb models strongly
suggest that users don't agree what the presets should be, and that's the
problem.  Even so, I did offer a set to those who request.

You also suggested that I somehow "condemned" you to "never use" my programs.
Linux is user-supported software.  Anyone who uses any type of Linux software,
whether it be audio or whatever, should be prepared to roll up their sleeves
and work on the software as well as "just make music," or whatever they
really wanted to do.  Those who aren't willing to do this condemn themselves.

Now I realize that getting really involved is tough, but anyone who would 
be critical should understand that I didn't know anything about all this
when I started out, either.  I especially hate working on GUI's, yet I learned
all about Gtk+ and Glade, then created some for potential users --- so I'm
"walking the walk."

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To a more general audience:

I would strongly encourage anyone who wants to "just make music" or "just
whatever" to go back to Windows or Mac.  Such people who insist on trying
to use Linux because they despise Microsoft or Bill Gates or because they 
want to make some sort of political statement are setting themselves up for
repeated disappointment and disillusionment.  This message should be 
communicated more often than it is, especially here in Linux Audio or other
multimedia where Linux is far, far behind Windows and Mac for general users.

What I see is that most LAUer's who claim that they "just want to make music"
also "want to save money," "want to stick it to Microsoft," "want to use
only open source software" and so on....

Regards,
Dave.