[LAU] Ardour: fixing errors in a recorded track

[david]

Paul Davis wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-06-17 at 13:56 -1000, david wrote:
>> Hein Zelle wrote:
>>
>>> Not being an audio-expert I'm 
>>> rather baffled by all the features and terminology used in 
>>> ardour/rosegarden/muse/etc, it seems like you're expected to already 
>>> know what everything means and how it's supposed to be used.
>> Unfortunately, that seems to be how it's done in a LOT of Linux HOW-TO 
>> material.
> 
> go into your local bookstore-with-a-computing-section. using audio
> sequencers/DAWs will likely have at least 1, perhaps 3-4 shelf-loads of
> books on using Sonar, ProTools, Cubase, Nuendo etc. you can sign up at
> an audio engineering school to do 1-3 year courses in this stuff. its
> *not* simple, its *not* trivial and its not condensable into a HOWTO.

Oh, I'm not complaining specifically about audio-related documentation. 
I know the topic is very complex. But I've read a number of Linux 
HOWTOs, and a lot of them assume the reader already understands many things.

> that doesn't mean that there isn't room for some good introductory
> material.

I've done technical writing (to one degree or another) for about 20 
years, so I understand very well how hard it is to communicate in 
written forms. I have plans to contribute at that end when work and 
other life pressures reduce.

> just don't expect it to instantly bring you up to date quickly
> on a field where many people (though a dramatically declining number)
> continue to make a decent living because of their knowledge.

I don't expect to get up to date quickly on the field of audio. I used 
to make a living as a musician, I so have a great appreciation for sound 
techs and audio engineers!

-- 
David
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