[linux-audio-user] Linux-Music and making a living...

[Michel Pondeville]

Good night,
Rosegarden in linux has the same quality what cubase.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken" <renueden at earthlink.net>
To: "A list for linux audio users" <linux-audio-user at music.columbia.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Linux-Music and making a living...


> Jon Stutters wrote:
>
>> Hector Centeno wrote:
>>
>>> Yesterday I was having a little of a debate with a good friend about the 
>>> possibilities of Linux/open-source audio and music software in the music 
>>> market. What are your opinions about this? Is someone there actually 
>>> making money using Linux and/or open-source software? Is it possible to 
>>> be competitive in a market full of musicians/composers using 
>>> Win/Mac+proprietary software (Cubase, Reason, ProTools and  friends)? 
>>> Probably this has been addressed more than once previously, so sorry for 
>>> insisting... I think I need some encouragement!
>>
>>
>> Why would it not be possible?  The medium you're working in is sound and 
>> the sounds that come out of Free software are equal to those coming out 
>> of non-Free software.  There's already more than enough software on Linux 
>> to ensure that you're only ever going to be limited by your imagination 
>> and other intangible skills.
>>
>> The only difficulty I could see is if you were attempting to work with 
>> clients using proprietary formats but that's a different question really.
>>
>> Jonny
>> www.jeremah.co.uk
>>
> i think there needs to be a better modular soft-synth/fx like reaktor 
> still, otherwise i agree...
>
> k
>