[LAU] renoise vs rosegarden

[Andre Schmidt]

On Sun, 2008-03-30 at 16:59 +0200, schoappied wrote:
> On Sunday 30 March 2008 16:47:46 Dave Phillips wrote:
> > schoappied wrote:
> > > Can someone explain me what the difference is between Renoise and
> > > programs like Rosegarden, Qtractor and reaper?
> >
> > Renoise is built upon the design of a module tracker. The others you
> > mention are more track-oriented audio/MIDI sequencers.
> >
> > The Renoise GUI may be a bit of a shock if you have no experience with a
> > tracker, but it's not really very complicated, perhaps no more so (or
> > even less so) than the contenders. ;)
> >
> > See Brett's post for other difference factors.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > dp
> 
> Ok, so the question must be: 
> 'what's the difference between a module tracker and a track-oriented 
> audio/MIDI sequence?'...

some views,

"real" module trackers have "all" included. that means i can still play
and edit! my fasttracker2 modules that i made like 15 years ago...
(probably also due popularity and open file format)

but my midi tracks made with <pick your favourite midi sequencer> are
"useless" today, as i have sold my midi hardware and don't even have the
sysexs of the sounds anymore...

module trackers are like a midi-(step)-sequencer that have samples and
sample-player built in. some have effects too, newer even synths...

but the biggest difference (beside looks) is probably the "work flow". 

"tracking" is pretty restricting and you stay 99% of the time on the
computer-keyboard (real trackers don't use midi-keyboards;) and
record/play/edit your piece seamlessly...

in "sequencing" you move more between your (virtual-)midi keyboard, the
computer-keyboard and mouse...

.andre


> When do you use which app?
> 
> ~dirk
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