[LAU] off topic (was: Re: ableton live in vmware)

Patrick Shirkey pshirkey at boosthardware.com
Thu Sep 3 06:40:41 EDT 2009


On 09/03/2009 08:29 PM, cunnilinux himself wrote:
>> I feel that cleanly integrating a sampler interface with existing apps will provide a competitive Linux based solution.
>>      
> i don't think so :)
>
> what makes existing win/mac solutions unbeatable are thousands of VSTs
> with thousands of presets working just out of the box.
> in fact, there is no more real need to learn anything. just pick some
> amount of VSTs, run them in some all-in-one application, use some
> ready presets, and you've done.
> so, why run all that VST stuff on linux with extra emulation layer if
> one can run it all directly on win/mac?
>
> imnsho, linux could be _really_ competitive solution if it had the
> same single-buttoned interface with a huge button "yes" a.k.a.
> "proceed" :-D
>
>    

Why stop there? We could have a choice of musical formats and a go 
button and the system would spit out a generic super compressed radio 
friendly audio file with autotuned lyrics of your choice...





Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd






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