[LAU] "Laid to rest is Pro Tools LE"...

[David Baron]

On Monday 28 February 2011 21:09:12 Rob wrote:
> On Monday 28 February 2011 13:22, Mark Knecht wrote:
> > I wonder how we could evangelize Linux Audio more effectively  to the
> > outside world?
> 
> Ardour-in-a-box (meaning not a retail box, but a self-contained, optimally
> configured Linux distro that boots quickly from CD or flash drive, detects
> everything, sets up Jack appropriately and autoruns Ardour) would probably
> help some.  I've noticed that most of the studio people I know still get a
> lot of their information from magazines, so maybe some kind of fundraising
> drive to get a full page ad in, like, Mix would be useful.  Preferably one
> that humanizes the software, rather than just a screenshot and some bullet
> points and "free free free".
> 
> I also know a guy who, as recently as 2 years ago, was still procuring old
> equipment so he could keep running Windows 98 and CEP or whatever software
> it is that he's been using all this time.  Workflow conservatism is what's
> driving people like him, in both hardware and software.  I think competing
> with that will be harder than going after noobs, even with "Does more than
> ProTools LE does and it's free and works on more hardware" as a carrot.

Work flow conservation and interoperability (the I-word again!). I have 
important mixes for Cakewalk which ran on Win98, last windows I had but no 
longer works. I have MIDI tools that run somewhat with WINE. Harisson's 
program looks quite good ... for something I start new from scratch.